In attics and basements, in repositories and museums, lie postcards, photograph albums, autograph books, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings -- all resources generally kept by women and telling the stories of women’s lives. Local History Associate Konrad Stump will discuss what these sources can tell and where to find them.

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

In 1918, a company of soldiers from Jasper County, Missouri, took part in one of the bloodiest battles of the "Great War."  Jeff Patrick, editor of the book "A Machine-Gunner in France," will discuss Captain Ward Schrantz and his men, his source material, and how he documented the experiences of one American unit in a forgotten war.

 

 

This three-part series will use a genealogy problem identifying a distant ancestor 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.

This is the second 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. 

 

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.

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.