Image Note: The Page header photo was taken at a DDGS meeting at the Dover Library. Claude AI created the event graphics; some include DDGS members' headshots.
Updated October 07, 2026
EVENTS
Upcomming DDGS Events
Date: October 24, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Ask A Genealogist with Tom Mercer
Ask a Genealogist is our society’s open, welcoming help session for family historians.
Date: December 12, 2026
Time: 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM
Speaker TBA at the Dover Public Library - Followed by a membership meeting
Presented TBA
Date: February 06, 2027
Time: 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM
Cracking the Slave Wall in African American Genealogy - Followed by membership meeting
Presented by Syl Woolford
Date: March 16, 2027
Time: 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
"The ABC's of Researching Your Family's Story"
Week 1 - Beginning your genealogy journey - With Tom Mercer
Date: March 23, 2027
Time: 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
"The ABC's of Researching Your Family's Story"
Week 2 - Types of records and where to find them - With Tom Mercer
Date: March 30, 2027
Time: 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
"The ABC's of Researching Your Family's Story"
Week 3 - vital statistics & census records - With Tom Mercer
Date: April 06, 2027
Time: 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
"The ABC's of Researching Your Family's Story"
Week 4 - Military records & immigration records with Tom Mercer
Date: April 10, 2027
Time: 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM
Speaker TBA at the Dover Public Library - Followed by a membership meeting
Presented TBA
Date: June 12, 2027
Time: 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM
Share and Tell at the Kent County Public Library - Followed by a membership meeting
Presented TBA