This is the third session in a three-part series of using a genealogy problem in identifying a distant ancestor and to demonstrate the types of resources and methodologies applicable to any research question. Audience participation is expected. Each session will begin with the known information which—in this case—includes DNA test results. Attendees will analyze the known information and brainstorm logical next steps in a research plan. Before the next meeting, participants are welcome to follow through with those research steps and report their findings for the known-information portion of the next meeting. Discussion led by

 Patti Lee Hobbs, Certified Genealogist

 

in person at the OGS Library

Members will receive a Zoom link by email or find the link at ozarksgs.org, programs. Members must login for access.

A memorial service will be held honoring OGS members and their close family members who passed away over the past year. This will be followed by the Installation of Officers for 2024. Come meet the new officers for OGS.

 

We will also celebrate the Christmas Holiday season. Bring your favorite appetizer, sweets or treats to the meeting for sharing.

 

In addition, Certified Genealogist Patti Hobbs will share her adventures from her recent trip to the United Kingdom: how she prepared, the research facilities visited in England and Northern Ireland, and lessons learned. 

 

 

 

Kim Richardson will help us discover how to use simple items like index cards and sticky notes to overcome confusion caused by “too much” information swirling around in your mind. Interact with research in a new way and engage in activities that transform you from a passive data reader/collector into an active data user/thinker.

 

 

Join former Reference Librarian Barbara Mulvihill in exploring ways of searching for original page images of your ancestor’s Catholic baptism, marriage, or burial records on the National Archives of Ireland website.

 

 

 

Prospective land owners purchased most federal land at the land offices on credit or by cash payment. However, there were several other situations by which first title holders may have received U.S. land, including saline lands, school land, swamp land, military bounty land, homesteads, and other categories. This session will discuss the legal basis for these non-standard lands, records generated by the various processes, and how you might use these records for genealogical research. Presented by Bill Eddleman.

 

 

This program continues the series began in the fall as we work our way through identifying ancestors demonstrating principles and sources universal to solving any genealogical research question. This session will cover accessing records with the clues provided in the previous session as well as showing methods of compiling research results to more easily track and correlate information to arrive at a solution. Discussion led by Patti Hobbs, CG.

 

in person at The Library Center

Members will receive a Zoom link by email or find the link at ozarksgs.org, programs. Members must login for access.

Anne Baker is head of Special Collections and Archives, a part of the Missouri State University Libraries. Join us as she describes resources available online and in MSU’s Meyer Library. While not focused on genealogy, the collections can help fill in the stories of your family.  If your grandmother was a co-ed at Southwest Missouri State Teachers College in the 1920s, she might be in the yearbook. If your great-uncle was among the students who went on a USO Tour in the 1960s, you can look for him in scrapbooks and theatre programs. Stepping off campus, there are newsletters, photographs, and minutes from several local labor unions; oral histories from area veterans; and photos and other documents from the local African American community. The search won’t always locate your family members but can give insight to the world your people experienced.

 

 

You don’t have to be a DAR member to use the Genealogical Research System (GRS) online portal. Leslie Wyman, Registrar for the Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will provide guidance on how to use the site when searching for family members, including those who served in the Revolutionary War.