PROGRAMS > GENEALOGY
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
- Exploring Genealogy
Library Center in the auditorium
10 a.m. for adults
Obituaries: The 34-Year Process. OGS Obituary Committee Chair Connie Daughtrey reviews the arduous process of building an obituary database from its inception in the early 1980s to its current status. Bring the names of obits you've been searching for in surrounding counties to help us test the database Sponsored by Ozarks Genealogical Society.
Monday, October 7, 2019
- Exploring Genealogy
Library Center in the auditorium
7 p.m. for adults
Normal School: Its History and Legacy. Anne Baker, head of Special Collections and Archives at Missouri State University, will talk about the earliest years of MSU, known as Missouri State Normal School, Fourth District, when it was founded as a teacher's college in 1905. Using items from the University Archives, Anne will explore the school's beginnings, curriculum and student life Sponsored by Ozarks Genealogical Society.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
- Exploring Genealogy
Library Center in the auditorium
10 a.m. for adults
Google for Genealogists. OGS member John Carter will discuss Google's search functions and offer ideas for searching images, maps and other genealogy resources. We'll also look at Google's applications for documents, web browsing and organizing photos Sponsored by Ozarks Genealogical Society.
Monday, November 4, 2019
- Exploring Genealogy
Library Center in the meeting rooms A and B
7 p.m. for adults
Cemeteries: Rescue to Restoration. OGS members and cousins Barbara Brauch and Nora Lee Faulkner rescued the burial place of their great-great-great grandparents, Samuel and Catherine (McNabb) Phariss, from a farm field. Find out how they did it and the people who helped. Members Fran Black and Rose Jones will discuss the process of tombstone maintenance and restoration, featuring the historic Squibb Cemetery in Greene County Sponsored by Ozarks Genealogical Society.
