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Oct 28
OCGS Library Display
Ruth DuFrense and Richard Fellrath have created an updated display. The display is ending it’s current run at the Bloomfield Township Public Library on October 30. Look for the display at the Pontiac Library in November and the West Bloomfield Public Library in February. Thanks to two great volunteers!
Oct 15
Oxford Township Added to the 1890 Census Substitute Project
The 1886, 1889 and 1892 assessments of Oxford Township, Oakland County, Michigan have been added to the Oakland County Genealogical Society 1890 Census substitute project. The assessments contained 2,012 individual records and were digitized, and indexed, proofread by members of OCGS, and used with permission of the Northeast Oakland Historical Museum. The images are available …
Aug 29
New Program Year!
The Society is ready for an exciting new program year. We hope you will join us for our presentations and programs. Your membership may be expiring soon , please check by logging in to see your expiration date, and renew if that is the case. Download the 2025-26 program schedule. Here is a message from …
Aug 21
Help Make Additions to the 1890 Census Substitute Project
Great News! With the permission of the Northeast Oakland Historical Society we have imaged three volumes of Oxford Township assessment records. We will add them to our 1890 census substitute database as soon as they are indexed. It will take less than an hour to complete a group, which will be sent to you via …
Aug 19
Genealogy Research Help Session
The Oakland County Genealogical Society presents a special “Help Session” on Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. There is no charge and all are welcome. This special session will be held at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 5500 N. Adams Rd. (between Long Lake and Square Lake Roads), Troy, MI 48098. Join …
Aug 05
Index Records to Help Researchers!!
Transcription Projects One stated purpose of the Society is preserving records. We have concentrated on local record sets that major companies are not interested in and several projects are underway, or will be soon. Time to help us fulfill this important mission. Quarterly Editor Jay R. Taylor has arranged access to several volumes of Oxford …
Jun 17
Acorns to Oaks July 1 Deadline for Contributions
The deadline for submissions for the third quarter issue of Acorns to Oaks is fast approaching. We are all enjoying Michigan’s summer but hopefully you can send in your articles by July 1. Remember that our Editor, Jay R. Taylor, is happy to help if you need help. Please send your articles to: qeditor@ocgsmi.org on …
Jun 05
 email spoofing
Please be cautious if you receive an email, which seems to be from the Society. Someone is spoofing our email, but you can see that it is not at our domain. It is at Gmail. Please delete and block. You can reach us using the valid addresses on our contact page.
May 22
Additions to our Store
Digital downloads of past issues of all issues of Acorns to Oaks, our quarterly publication, are now available in our store. If you find a surname of interest in the public index, the option to purchase just an issue or two is now available to you. Our public index lists the surname, given name, and …






