Category Archives: Guest Speaker

We were treated to a variety of great stories at the November SGS meeting during another segment of Genealogy Shorts. Many thanks to members Louise Carlson, Pat Rongey and Merilee Mulvey. If you weren’t lucky enough to be in attendance, … Continue reading →

The October 15th Siuslaw Genealogy Society meeting will feature a presentation by SGS member June Braun on Family Research in England.  June has a wealth of genealogy experience and knowledge in family research.  Her feature story was published on this … Continue reading →

The June 18th Siuslaw Genealogy Society meeting will feature “Family History Via Picture Book – wanna be an author?” a presentation by Mark Buehrig.   See how to create a professional looking, custom photo album.  The presentation will be followed by … Continue reading →

Merilee Mulvey will introduce us to the story behind the first Rhododendron Pageant of Florence in 1908. We’ll hear how it all began, and the role of 3 young ladies – the festival’s first queen, the Indian girl who recited … Continue reading →

The April 16th Siuslaw Genealogy Society meeting will feature Shirley Peterson Redmond, speaking on the topic of Cite Your Sources. Ms. Redmond’s interest in genealogy began 15 years ago, upon seeing a 1900 census with her father as a 2 … Continue reading →

Siuslaw Genealogy Society member Kevin Mittge will provide an introduction to land records presentation at the March 19 SGS meeting. He’ll show how land records can be a valuable resource in our genealogy research. According to Kevin, “land records can … Continue reading →