We are happy to let you know that the program schedule for 2022-23 is complete and posted on the website. Please go to https://ocgsmi.org/events to review this year’s offerings. Our president, Judy Muhn has prepared a message to our members, please access it here. In addition, we have sent membership renewal notices to members who …
Category: OCGS News
Jun 21
Survey of interest in Free Family Tree Maker Webinar
Family tree Maker has offered to present a webinar about the program to our members. This would be in addition to our normal programs. We wish to gauge interest prior to making a decision on the offer. Please fill out his survey to help us. The results will be recorded and reported to the membership. …
Jun 13
Next Season
The Board has met and scheduled meetings or the next year. Derek Blount, our VP and Program Chair, is busy confirming next year’s topics and dates. We are planning for hybrid meeting so those who choose canl be in person at the church. Testing on that is ongoing. We will be posting them as soon …
Apr 01
Helpful Sources for African-American Genealogy
Searches for African American ancestors on most of the well-known genealogy platforms such as Ancestry.com and MyHeritage.com often lead to dead ends, particularly for those who lived only in what became the Confederate States of America. However, there are records from the Freedman’s Bureau, AfriGeneas.com and even Canadian records that can be extremely helpful. Speaker: …
Feb 20
Finding Your Detroit and Wayne County Ancestors
You are invited to an Oakland County Genealogical Society Zoom meeting. When: Mar 1, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Many of us who live in Michigan have ancestors who migrated through Detroit and Wayne County. What records did they leave behind and how can we access them? This session examines the records …
Jan 27
Register for for February 1 Meeting
And There I Take My Stand: Women’s Suffrage in Michigan Presented by Katherine Willson. A celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage with an overview of historical contributions from Michigan’s passionate and determined citizens. Please register for the meeting at this link.
Jan 21
New Index in Member’s Area
A new index of articles published in Acorns to Oaks has been added to the member’s area. The index can be searched by “location” or key word. If you are searching for articles pertaining to a certain location use that location as a search term. Most locations are in Oakland County, but there are articles …
Nov 08
2021 OCGS Survey
Please take a few minutes to help your board by answering our survey which is at this link.
Oct 30
Ethnic & Religious Group Migrations to Michigan
Our webinar will examine the sources that exist about the various ethnic groups that came to Michigan, mainly focusing on the Allen County Public Library’s collection. We will look briefly at the histories of these groups and examine books, and occasionally, websites, that will allow one to do further research on these groups. This is …
Oct 28
Email Issues
Some members are reporting that the email from the Society is going into their spam folders. Please add list@ocgsmi.org, membership@ocgsmi.org, and info@ocgsmi.org to your contacts or mark it as safe. If it continues to be sent to spam, complain to your provider. Spam controls seem to have been tightened across the board. That means …
