Category Archives: Announcement

SGS Meeting Nov 16 – Genealogy Software

Posted on November 10, 2021 by siuslawgenealogy

A presentation of two popular genealogy software programs – Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic will be featured at the TUESDAY, November 16th meeting at 3 pm. Join us at The Mustard Seed, 509 Kingwood Street. The public is invited.

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Irish Traditions and Celebrations

Posted on November 2, 2021 by siuslawgenealogy

Merilee Mulvey shares a recent post from the Ireland Reaching Out website. The timely article discusses All Hallow’s Eve (October 31), All Saints Day (November 1) and All Soul’s Day (November 2). A very interesting read with links to superstitions, … Continue reading →

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SGS Meeting Thursday, 10/21 at 3 PM

Posted on October 16, 2021 by siuslawgenealogy

Ray Plumery, retired Federal Law Enforcement Special Agent, will be this month’s featured speaker. He’ll discuss his involvement with the DNA Doe project, which utilizes genetic genealogy to identify John and Jane Does.  During the presentation we’ll be guided through the … Continue reading →

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Viewing Family Names for First Time

Posted on October 10, 2021 by siuslawgenealogy

SGS member Mary Gill’s interest in family research has spanned more than 40 years.  She recalls the ‘early years’ when she and her husband spent evenings after a dinner out, with a stop at the Morman Church library or genealogy … Continue reading →

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FamilySearch Digitizes Billions of Church Records

Posted on October 5, 2021 by siuslawgenealogy

FamilySearch reports completing a project which digitized more than 2.4 million rolls of family history records onto microfilm.  The records include 11.5 billion people from over 200 countries.  Though the indexing and publishing of all of the digital images is … Continue reading →

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SGS Meeting Thursday, Sept. 23, at 3 p.m.

Posted on September 14, 2021 by siuslawgenealogy

Adoptions and Illegitimacies: Using DNA to Solve the Adoption Mystery The meeting will feature a webinar which could very well help solve a family mystery! Adoptees are increasingly turning to DNA in the search for their biological families and many … Continue reading →

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SGS Meeting July 15, and Other News

Posted on June 29, 2021 by siuslawgenealogy

OTHER NEWS Why Are We All So Obsessed with Genealogy? A recent post on the Literary Hub website used that title for Libby Copeland’s book The Lost Family. While the phrase ‘obsessed’ may be a bit strong, the author looks … Continue reading →

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