PROGRAMS > GENEALOGY
Monday, April 6, 2020
- CANCELED - Exploring Genealogy
Library Center in the auditorium
7 p.m. for adults
The Battle of Springfield. Local author and speaker Tim Ritter will provide a lively look at the Civil War battle on January 8, 1863, including animated troop movements overlaying a modern map of the area, to show where the battle took place where modern structures are today Sponsored by Ozarks Genealogical Society.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
- CANCELED - Exploring Genealogy
Library Center in the auditorium
10 a.m. for adults
Find A Grave. Findagrave.com is a great resource for burial information, tombstone photos and genealogy research leads. Carmen Boyd, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, will cover how to use the site and tips for contributing and citing information Sponsored by Ozarks Genealogical Society.
Monday, May 4, 2020
- Exploring Genealogy
Library Center in the auditorium
7 p.m. for adults
"Savior and Sinner: Emma Molloy and the Graham Murder." Hear author and historian Connie Yen discuss her latest book, "Savior and Sinner: Emma Molloy and the Graham Murder," about the "Graham Tragedy" that took place on the Molloy farm in 1885. Books will be available for purchase and signing Sponsored by Ozarks Genealogical Society.
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
- Exploring Genealogy
Library Center in the auditorium
10 a.m. for adults
Land, Horses, Neat Cattle, Polls and More: Tax Lists and Your Genealogy. Bill Eddleman, associate director at the State Historical Society of Missouri, will discuss using tax lists for genealogy research, including legal basis for taxation, the types of information collected on tax lists and the genealogical information they provide Sponsored by Ozarks Genealogical Society.
