August Genealogy Meetings and Some Announcements

The summer seems to be flying by, and we hope you have been staying cool and haven't been affected by the floods, the heat, or wildfire smoke. You can stay nice and cool at all of our meetings, either in the air-conditioned comfort of our meeting room at the Clark Family Branch of the St. Louis County Library or from your home, if you join us via Zoom. Here's what's coming up, as well as a reminder about our September writing workshop and an announcement about a new Italian Special Interest Group.

Ideas for Preserving Your Family Stories: Hands-on Workshop Coming in September!

 

From Researching to Writing: Preserving Our Family Stories

A Hands-On Experience

Featuring StLGS publications director, Ilene Murray

Obtaining Citizenship Based on Descent

Do you have Canadian ancestors?  Do you think you might be interested in Canadian citizenship? Perhaps your ancestry takes you to another country that permits citizenship based on your recent ancestors. If so, you may want to learn more about how to go about applying. (Many thanks to StLGS secretary and Ask Louie researcher, Debbie Benoit, for writing the first part of this week's post.)

Orphanages, Newspapers, and Congregations: Some Updates

As we mentioned to you a few weeks ago, we are in the process of reviewing many outdated blog posts in preparation for moving to our new website. Although many of the oldest posts were short and restricted to events occurring at specific times and places, some are still quite relevant, and we want to share some of those this week.

Happy 250th Birthday, America!

(We published this post in 2021, and in view of the fact that this weekend was a very special July 4th, we thought you might like to read about the origins of the holiday again. In spite of the terrible heatwave and strong storms covering most of the country, we hope you had a  chance to celebrate this historic occasion.)

StLGS July Genealogy Meetings

Summer has arrived most definitely throughout the world, so we hope you are staying cool and dry! We have some interesting meetings this month, air conditioned at both our office and the St. Louis County Library! Please don't forget that the deadline for early registration for our Salt Lake City Research Trip is tomorrow, June 30th, and remember that you can still watch the digital recordings of our Family History Conference for another two weeks by registering to view them. All the information you need is below. . . . 

Juneteenth and Father's Day: A Weekend to Celebrate!

This past weekend was one for honoring the men in our lives, particularly those who helped make our very existence possible. The courage and perseverance of our ancestors who fought for our rights, stood up to injustice, and worked tirelessly for our betterment is vividly portrayed in the following short biographies of some lesser-known but outstanding St. Louisans. We wrote recently about Archer Alexander and John Berry Meachum; if you missed that post, you can find it here. And now we hope you enjoy learning about the contributions of some additional important men of color.