StLGS June Genealogy Meetings, Classes, and Special Events

Happy Memorial Day! Summer is on its way in spite of its chilly start. Our June calendar starts with our monthly meeting in which we learn about the role that women played in defending our country during World War II. That will be followed later in the month by a German Special Interest Group meeting and a class on reading German handwriting. Finally, we are excited to offer you a fabulous Summer Speaker Series scheduled for mid-July, in which you can learn about different DNA tests and websites. Keep going for more!

June 2021 Virtual Monthly Meeting

Saturday, 12 June 2021

"The Lamps of Experience are Dim: Missourians in the Women's Army Corps in WWII," by Mary Stansfield, 10:00 a.m. (Central)

Explore the creation of the Women's Army Corps and the experiences of women in the U.S. Army during World War II. Although the presentation focuses on Missouri women, the issues they faced are the same that affected all women who served during this time period. Registration for this meeting is now open on the StLGS website.

June 2021 StLGS Virtual SIG Meeting

StLGS German Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting

Wednesday, 16 June 2021

"German Settlement in Missouri" by Carol Whitton, CG, 7:00 p.m. (Central)

German-Americans arrived before Missouri statehood. In the nineteenth century, German immigrants poured into the state, altering the population and keeping Missouri in the Union. Explore the counties with the largest influx of German immigrants.

Special Interest Group meetings are free and open to all, but registration is required. More details and instructions for registering are on the German SIG page on the StLGS website.

Upcoming Virtual Class

Free Spring 2021 genealogy classes are now posted on the StLGS website. Check out the website for the complete schedule and for instructions on how to register. (NOTE: Classes are currently only open to StLGS members.) More classes will be posted as we add them, so be sure to take a look at the "Classes" page on the website!

Spring 2021 Class

* Reading German Handwriting: Saturday, 26 June 2021

 

Coming in July . . .

Virtual 2021 Summer Speaker Series

Navigating DNA Testing Websites

Saturday, 17 July and Sunday, 18 July 2021

Featuring Diahan Southard

and

Martin Blythe and Amy Horwood (Living DNA); Janine Cloud (FamilyTreeDNA); Lisa Elzey (AncestryDNA); and Daniel Horowitz (MyHeritage)

Three lectures each day:

• 3 DNA Tests = 3 Times the Fun (Diahan Southard)
• All About Living DNA (Martin Blythe and Amy Horwood)
• Making Family History Discoveries with AncestryDNA (Lisa Elzey)
• Integrating DNA and Family History Research at MyHeritage (Daniel Horowitz)
• Behind the Scenes at FamilyTreeDNA (Janine Cloud)
• Comparing the Big 5 Genetic Genealogy Companies (Diahan Southard)

Complete schedule, details on each talk, and photos and biographies of the speakers are now on the StLGS website on the Summer Speaker Series page. 

Registration for the Summer Speaker Series 

Registration for the livestreaming, including access to the digital recordings, is $50 for StLGS members and $60 for non-members and you can now register in our online store. Prefer to register by check? A mail-in form is on the website.

Once you have registered, you will receive an invitation to access the web page holding links and passcodes to all the recordings after they are posted. Copies of all the handouts will be available to you as downloadable PDFs from that page also. Questions? Email: programs@stlgs.org.

You can still enjoy the digital recordings of our 2021 Virtual Family History Conference

All Roads Lead to Missouri

Featuring Patti Hobbs, CG

Also: Jake Eubanks, Sara Hodge, Carol Hemmersmeier, Mike Venso, and Kay Weber

(Sponsored by Steven H. Nichols, M.D.)

• U.S. Military Pension Files: A Window into Your Veteran's Life (Patti Hobbs, CG)
• Migration to Missouri (Patti Hobbs, CG)
• Family History Research at the Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library (Sara Hodge)
• Tracking Territorial Families through Missouri Repositories, Part 1 (Patti Hobbs, CG)
• Finding Female Ancestors (Jake Eubanks)
• Tracking Territorial Families through Missouri Repositories, Part 2 (Patti Hobbs, CG)
• Our Missouri Irish Immigrants (Carol Hemmersmeier and Kay Weber)

Complete details of each lecture and speaker bios are on our website. When you go to the conference page, be sure to click on the links to the Lectures and Speakers pages.

Registration for the Family History Conference

Registration for the digital recordings of the 2021 Virtual Family History Conference webinars will remain open until July. The cost is $50 for StLGS members and $60 for non-members. All of the information you need to register is on our website. 

Once you have registered, you will receive an invitation to access the web page holding links and passcodes to all the recordings. Copies of all the handouts are available to you as downloadable PDFs from that page also. Questions? Email: programs@stlgs.org.