Category Archives: Announcement

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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1950 Census Preview

Posted on May 3, 2021 by siuslawgenealogy

Genealogy Gems presents a Preview of the 1950 Census on the questions as well as differences from previous census years. The actual 1950 census responses will not be released until April, 2022 (to be followed by the digital version). This … Continue reading →

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24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon

Posted on March 28, 2021 by siuslawgenealogy

My Heritage/Legacy Family Tree will be hosting the second annual FREE 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon on April 8-9th. Registration is now open! Many titles to choose from: Factors Influencing DNA Ethnicity Results (Diahan Southard); Create Your Own YouTube Channel to … Continue reading →

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