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2024-25 Programs

Our October Help Night meeting returns! The meeting is on October 8 at 7 pm at the Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield Township, MI 48032. We will meet in the Community Room.  (Please note the change in location) Experts in various research field will help you as you build your family …

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Eaton County Genealogical Annual Symposium

Midwest Genealogy Center Lock- 2024

Tell Your Story!

Attention: Members Interested in Telling Their Stories! Our new Acorns to Oaks Editor, Jay Taylor, is on the hunt for articles for our quarterly newsletter and has offered to help you write your story. If you want to share something with our members, don’t hesitate to contact Jay at qeditor@ocgsmi.org for help. With your story …

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May 2024 Board Minutes

The May 2024 board minutes have been uploaded and may be accessed by logged in members on the Minutes page.

New Issue of Acorns to Oaks is Published

Acorns to Oaks Issue 45-3 is Available Members may download Acorns to Oaks from the member area of the website. You must be a current member and log in to download this issue and any of the back issues. If you are a current member and do not remember your password, please use the FORGOT …

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Our June Meeting Will Be Hybrid

“Finding Courage to Accept the Good, the Bad and the Unexpected in your Family History” We hope all our local members will join us on June 4 at 7 p.m. at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 5500 N Adams Rd, Troy, MI 48098. We will be “broadcasting” via Zoom for our more distant members. A case …

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Our Quaker Ancesters

  Quakers were among the earliest settlers in North America and as they moved west, they were often the earliest settlers in newly-opened territory. Quakers were amazing record-keepers. Not only did they record births, marriages, and deaths, they kept extensive records on those who came into their local meetings and those who left. Transgressions by …

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Acorns to Oaks Volume 45 Issue 2

Acorns to Oaks Issue 45-2 is Available Members may download Acorns to Oaks from the member area of the website. You must be a current member and log in to download this issue and any of the back issues. If you are a current member and do not remember your password, please use the FORGOT …

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Lumber Barons and the Shanties that Worked for Them

Our next meeting is via Zoom on April 2, at 7 p.m. A historical look at the Michigan lumber industry and the men that worked for it. Available records to locate them will be discussed, and sources identified. Register in advance for the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpcuGhqTkoG9wUKJLziJqPlLsF0QrYC5Yo This program is scheduled to be Zoom only. We would …

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