Timely Reminders and an Upcoming Meeting

Irish SIG Meeting

The first Irish Special Interest Group meeting of 2018 will be held this Tuesday, 30 January, at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium at St. Louis County Library Headquarters. SIG co-leaders, Carol Hemmersmeier and Kay Weber, will discuss "Irish: The Movers and Builders." Curious about why and how early Irish immigrants came to Missouri? Want to know where they lived and what they did? Come learn the answers to these and more questions. SIG meetings are always free and open to everyone.

Reminders . . .

New on This Site

Are you checking the "New on This Site" button on the StLGS website's home page? Whenever we add anything new to the site, we link it to that button so you can find it easily. For instance, in December 2017, we added:

1. The 2018 StLGS calendar
2. The 2018 monthly meetings and special events flyer
3. More biographies to the StLGS City/County Biographies project
4. Records from Compton Hill Congregational and Centenary Methodist Churches

And, so far this January, we have added:

1. The winter/spring class schedule
2. The handout from the January 2018 monthly meeting, "Ask Your Questions," which is packed full of helpful information from our panel of genealogy professionals.
3. Records from St. Andrew UCC
4. Indexes and records from Messiah Lutheran Church 

Ready to check it out? You can click here to go to the 2018 "New on This Site" page.

Registration Open for Classes, Trivia Night, and the Family History Conference

Classes and Trivia Night tables are filling; you don't want to be left out! Have you registered yet? The first of our winter/spring classes is coming up next Sunday, 4 February, followed by four more interesting classes on the schedule. Classes are free to StLGS members and open to non-members for a fee. If you haven't yet taken a look at our early 2018 offerings, click here to go to the "Classes" page on our website.

As we mentioned last week, Trivia Night, our largest fund raising event, will be held on Saturday, 3 March 2018, at the Richmond Heights Community Center. This event is always a wonderful way to show support for the society while having lots of fun. Enjoy the wide variety of questions, the silent auction, the snacks, the extra ways to win prizes, and the camaraderie as you help us continue our mission of education, preservation, and publication. For more information and/or to register for Trivia Night, click here.

Our 47th annual Family History Conference, "Genealogy . . . Finding Your Way Online!" is coming up on Saturday, 7 April 2018, at Orlando Gardens, 2050 Dorsett Road, Maryland Heights, Mo. Featuring Pam Sayre, CG, FUGA, and Missouri State Archivist, John Dougan, this year's conference will also have five additional local speakers, exhibitors, prizes, raffles, and much more. This all-day event is a perfect way to enhance your research skills as you learn from experts in the field of genealogy. The doors open at 7:30 a.m. for registration material pick-up. The program begins at 8:15 a.m. You can learn more about the program, get directions to the venue, and/or register by clicking here.