Land records are an important piece of any genealogical puzzle, especially in years that pre-date census records and vital records. We will review the various types of land records that are typically held in a courthouse. This is a hybrid meeting. Plan to join us in person, or online if you are unable to be …
During the heyday of the French at Fort Detroit, a devastating war was sparked there against the nearby Fox (Meskwaki) Tribe. This horrifying conflict would spread throughout the Midwest with catastrophic consequences for everyone in the Old Northwest. The speaker will be Logan Knight of the Allen county Public Library. Logan Knight hails from Henderson, …
Currently schedule as virtual. Board members will receive a Zoom link in advance. Members who wish to attend should email info@ocgsmi.org with their request.
Currently schedule as virtual. Board members will receive a Zoom link in advance. Members who wish to attend should email info@ocgsmi.org with their request.
From extensive experience in tracking the founding French families of New France, researching the Acadians and French Canadians is made easier by years of documentation that you’ll learn about! This session includes information about online research resources, key social media help areas, and the fundamental tools of this elaborate and well-documented group of people. This …
Learn how adoptees and others find biological parents and siblings through DNA testing. Review the case that started it all and see today’s recommended strategies. View examples of surprise discoveries and see the tools used to identify relationships. Speaker Richard Hill was the first adoptee to identify my birth family through genetic genealogy DNA testing. …
The presentation discusses the unique challenges of African American genealogical research, sharing some of the relevant history and resources available to research. It includes a case study of researching freedom seekers (Underground Railroad), free blacks and enslaved persons. Our speaker is Rozlyn Kelly. This is a hybrid meeting. Plan to join us in person, …
Currently schedule as virtual. Board members will receive a Zoom link in advance. Members who wish to attend should email info@ocgsmi.org with their request.
Currently schedule as virtual. Board members will receive a Zoom link in advance. Members who wish to attend should email info@ocgsmi.org with their request.
Following the clues from your U.S. paper trail, this program will help show you different resources and examples of that paper trail and then we will talk about different Irish websites that will help you once you are researching over the pond. This is a hybrid meeting. Plan to join us in person, or online …
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. This is a hybrid meeting. Plan to join us in person, or online if you are unable to be with us in person. A link for the virtual meeting …
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 members of the community were publicly discussed and recorded, and as they came to believe that slavery was evil their records on Quakers who kept slaves became extensive. Learn about the history of these pioneering Americans and …
