Timothy Dollens, president of MOSGA 1990 – 2018 from Columbia, MO has been a genealogy enthusiast for over 37 years and calls himself the “cheerleader” for genealogy. This program will tell about what Missouri has to offer for genealogy research.  Missouri has some cool repositories that make us not only unique but VERY SPOILED. 

 

Resolutions, Goals, Organization, Looking Forward to 2019.

OGS members will be asked to share how they organize their research and what “system” they use.  Did you get a new electronic tool to aid your research?  Bring it for Show & Tell.  This is to be a time to enjoy coffee and goodies while we sit around the fireplace discussing an assortment of topics.

Exploring Federal Records. OGS member Rita Wallace will show us research in Federal Government Records go beyond military records. The discussion will include the many other record groups found at the National Archives you may never have thought to explore, such as court records, public laws for individuals in the early United States Statutes at Large. If your ancestor worked as a federal employee, you might be surprised at what is available.  

“Who Were the Settlers of the Old Ozarks?”    
Brooks Blevins will give a presentation titled “Who Were the Settlers of the Old Ozarks?” Using his new book, A History of the Ozarks, Volume 1: The Old Ozarks, as the launching point, Blevins will discuss settlement patterns in different parts of the Ozark region. Among the topics covered will be the ethnic and national origins of those who immigrated to the area between the 1790s and the beginning of the Civil War and the social institutions and lifeways they brought with them.  He is the Noel Boyd Professor of Ozarks Studies at Missouri State University. He is a seventh-generation Ozarker and the author or editor of eight books.