September 2024
Dear Members,
As the beautiful fall of Michigan is beginning, so too our new membership year is starting up! Over the summer, your board has been busy – we have a new Recording Secretary, Nora Hummel from Oxford and a new Treasurer, Dorothy Catella from Clarkston. Please be sure to welcome them at our in-person meeting in October!
Thank you to Maureen Elliott for the creation of our Program Schedule for this year – some great speakers will be coming to you either via Zoom or in-person in the coming months. Note that our October meeting is on October 8 at the Bloomfield Township Library for our “Help Night” – an opportunity to meet with other family historians and receive help at tables dedicated to particular topics, as well as networking with other researchers over coffee or tea.
Our November 9th meeting (NOTE – a Saturday!) is our annual Joint Meeting with the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, featuring the Allen County Public Library and its holdings. Please check the list of programs for more great topics in the coming month and always check our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ocgsmi) for updates on weather, any last minute changes and information to help you from societies, libraries and more to help your research.
As you renew your membership, don’t forget that you can also “round up” your membership to help with records preservation! The OCGS receives donations for the Ruth S. Kennedy Fund which supports the preservation of Oakland County Records, the Michigan Historical Center in Lansing where genealogy collections in the Library and Archives of Michigan benefit anyone with ancestors in the state, and the Stern NARA fund which supports preservation and digitization efforts at the National Archives and Records Administration. These donations are collected throughout the year and checks are sent to the respective organizations collectively.
And finally, we need volunteers! For so many functions of our society, we are asking you to consider a role in backing up our great team of volunteers who keep our society going – from indexing projects, to help with social media posts and information, to joining a committee, consideration in running for an officer position, writing articles for our quarterly, and much more. Contact me, Judy, at judynmuhn@gmail.com to let me know about your interest – let’s talk! Thank you to all of the existing volunteers – we hope you will join the fun.
Judy
Download the program schedule (February and March will be updated soon)
