Category Archives: Announcement

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 →

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 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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →