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September 6 - No computer-interest workshop because of the Labor Day holiday

September 8 - OGS member Irene Palmer will talk to us about Churches of America 9:30 a.m. at The Library Center.

September 10-11 CONFERENCE!

September 22 - Which Pile is it in?  Come and share your organizing tricks.  9:30 a.m. at The Library Center
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Historic Missouri Quilts at St. Louis Art Museum PDF print email
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Written by Steve Olson   
Tuesday, 11 March 2008 18:00
From the Art Museum website notes on Missouri Made Quilts, 1850–1940 Featuring nine quilts made in Missouri, this beautiful exhibition complements Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection. Missouri Made Quilts focuses on work created from the mid-19th century through the first revival of quilt making in the early 20th, and it shows the continuing influences of technology. The styles of quilts produced during this period also reflect social, economic, and political changes. The Post-Dispatch comments The exhibition offers a view of American quilt making's roots and how quilting evolved from an avocation of wealthy women of leisure to a broader and more inclusive middle-class pastime.
Last Updated on Monday, 21 April 2008 22:01
 
Branson is "Top Pick" for Family Reunions PDF print email
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Written by Steve Olson   
Saturday, 08 March 2008 18:00
Press Release Branson Chamber of Commerce The family-friendly vacation destination Branson, Missouri has recently been honored as a "Top Pick" among lakeside spots by Midwest Living© in the recent article 24 Best Family Reunion Spots. Midwest Living is a popular bimonthly publication that provides 3.8 million readers with trusted information on topics such as home, family, travel, and food. The article addresses the "growing trend (more than a third of us will travel for family reunions in 2008)" of family travel. The idea to publish a travel article focused solely on family reunions spurred directly from readers' interests, which came to Midwest Living in the form of questions much different from traditional travel inquiries, according to Senior Travel Editor Barbara Morrow. "People want to reconnect … and travel with their families," she says. Branson was visited by Midwest Living last June, and scored an outstanding 5 out of 5 stars in 3 factors rating appeal, lodging choices, and planning help. Branson's 3-star rating in the location factor was also the top rating given among lakeside spots. These ratings earned Branson the "Top Pick" for the lakeside spots category. Four Branson lodging facilities received top honors, and Table Rock Lake, Silver Dollar City, Thousand Hills Resort, and the Branson Chamber of Commerce were mentioned as key aspects of Branson's award-winning experience.
Last Updated on Monday, 21 April 2008 21:18
 
Genealogy Online Series Continues Monday Night PDF print email
Written by Steve Olson   
Saturday, 01 March 2008 18:00

If you are looking to jump start your research efforts, especially using online resources, consider attending our monthly Computer Workshop, held the first Monday of the month at the Library Center on South Campbell Avenue. The original session in February provided an outline and list of nine topics that will be addressed during the course of the year. In February we looked at Vital Records, as outlined below.

Genealogy Online
1. Define Your Goal
2. Determine Which Fact You Want to Know
3. Identify a Possible Source of the Information
4. Search the Possible Source
5. Analyze the Fact(s)
6. Record and Organize What You’ve Learned (including source citations)

Source: Porter, Pamela Boyer, CGRS, CGL and Amy Johnson Crow, CG. Online Roots (Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 2003).

Topics:
1. Vital Records
2. Census and Other Lists (Tax lists, Voter lists, School lists)
3. Military Records
4. Immigration Records
5. Courthouse Records
6. Work and Worship
7. Libraries and Archives
8. Other resources online (fraternal groups, photographs, ethnic research)
9. Evaluation of sources (FamilySearch, RootsWeb WorldConnect, Ancestry.com, GenCircles, Kindred Connections, One Great Family, Genealogy.com)

Vital Records

To learn what records are available for the state you’re researching check out vitalrec.com

Research Outlines from Family History Library often include information about which records for an area are available on microfilm or in published indexes. Head over to familysearch.org where you find them by following › Library › Family History Library Publications › Research Outlines (include foreign countries)

Google Online Birth Records/Death Records/Marriage Records


Social Security Death Index

Google Funeral Home Records by location at Funeralnet.com and Funeralhomesdirectory.com

LDS International Genealogical Index
› Search › International Genealogical Index

look for extracted records; other records can be used as clues
Ancestry.com › Search

Click on location and look at databases available including
Obituaries
Newspapers of the World
Media Online
Last Updated on Saturday, 19 April 2008 19:37
 
Ancestry.com Announcement Regarding Online Family Tree PDF print email
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Written by Steve Olson   
Friday, 18 January 2008 18:00
Robert Eastman pointed to this press release last month...
Since 1999, our Online Family Tree system has helped almost 2 million people build family trees, upload GEDCOM files and add their trees to Ancestry World Tree. We’ve maintained this system for some time, but the it’s finally become outdated and will soon be replaced with the Ancestry Member Tree system introduced in July 2006. We realize this is a bitter disappointment for some of you who have worked in our Online Family Tree system for years. This is an important step for us that lets us focus all our ability on creating one great system for everyone to use. At nearly 8 years old, Online Family Tree is an ancient product (in internet years anyway), and we feel it is important to move everyone to the new system while this one is still running. If we prolonged this, it would be much more difficult to do this while the OFT system is on life-support. What does this mean for you? For those that have a file in the old Online Family Tree system, you’ll be able to access your tree in that system through about March 2008. Between now and then you can easily transition your family tree file to the Ancestry Member Tree system and get used to it before the Online Family Tree system expires. We know how much time and energy you’ve put into your tree and we’ve done our best to make sure you don’t lose a bit of it as you change systems. There are basically two phases to this transition period for Online Family Tree:
If this effects you, I'd suggest visiting the original posting that includes a chart identifying the differences between the services. There is also an active set of comments related to the potential impact, including issues of privacy.
 
Ethics in Publishing Family Histories PDF print email
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Written by Steve Olson   
Friday, 11 January 2008 18:00
Facts can’t be copyrighted. I was surprised when a friend of mine who practices copyright law first passed this information on to me. Reflecting on this statement, it makes sense. How could anyone claim copyright to the name of the ship on which their immigrant ancestor sailed, or the date of death of their great great grandfather, or the amount that an ancestor paid in monthly rent? Recent legal opinion has even decided that certain compilations of facts, such as telephone directories, are not subject to copyright. But what about compiled genealogies? What can I include in a published genealogy without infringing on someone else’s rights? And what rights do I have to the compilations I produce? If you'd like to learn more, visit Steve's Genealogy Blog to read his entire article. Hat tip to Eastman.
 
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