Category Archives: Announcement
Siuslaw Genealogy Society – Researching Females
CLUES FOR FINDING FEMALES A family search for females can be more challenging of a task than one can expect. You may have run into this problem a time or two during your research. This month’s Genealogy Society presentation will … Continue reading
DNA Day and Genealogy Articles
ANCESTRY CELEBRATES DNA DAYApril 25th is DNA Day! View Ancestry DNA tools and features to assist your family research. SideView Technology – This tool displays an ethnicity inheritance to show “the portions of each region you inherited from each parent”. … Continue reading
Fun Genealogy Workshop; Myths and Misconceptions Article
The March 16th meeting will feature a workshop/demonstration known as Relatives Around Me. This hands-on exercise will be hosted by Jacquie Beveridge, who was recently introduced to this app. We’ll be using a FamilyTree app on your phone (either IOS … Continue reading
SGS News
SGS Fundraising Efforts Help our fundraising efforts by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards card with Siuslaw Genealogical Society! Doing so will enable Fred Meyers to make a donation to SGS each time you shop at the store. There is no … Continue reading
SGS February 16th Meeting
Identifying Types of Old Photographs The February 16th genealogy meeting will feature a presentation with a “hands-on” workshop to identify a variety of vintage photographs. Pat Rongey will have samples of Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, Tintypes, and Cabinet Cards. These images range … Continue reading
Genealogy Journal
A leather bound Our Family Keepsake Journal is for sale. 67 pages for family names, special events, genealogical resources and much more. This is a new, boxed journal. The perfect gift or working repository for any genealogy enthusiast. On sale … Continue reading
Interviewing Relatives Webinar
The January 19th SGS meeting features an American Ancestors webinar on Tips for Interviewing Relatives. The webinar features Stephanie Call of the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center. Join us for this valuable presentation. Raffle Volunteer for Meetings After many years … Continue reading