Yes, it will eventually be warm enough to call it spring! Or, for those of you in the St. Louis area, it is quite likely that we will skip spring entirely and just jump into the hot, humid puddle we know as summer. As you enjoy the cool temperatures and abundance of rain in the Midwest (or whatever is happening in "your neck of the woods"), think about filling your leisure time with virtual learning. Our 2021 virtual schedule is expanding, as we continue to add new family history meetings, classes, and events. We are currently in the planning stages for a wonderful Summer Speaker Series, and are looking forward to new monthly meetings and classes. Read on for details!
No Monthly Meeting in May
Please 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.)
The conference was held over two days, with four lectures on Saturday and four lectures on Sunday during the first weekend of May. Your registration now covers seven of the eight lectures, which were digitally recorded so you can watch at your leisure.
Saturday, 1 May 2021 (All times are Central Time Zone)
9:00 a.m.: "U.S. Military Pension Files: A Window into Your Veteran's Life," by Patti Hobbs, CG
11:00 a.m.: This lecture was NOT recorded.
1:00 p.m.: "Migration to Missouri," by Patti Hobbs, CG
3:00 p.m.: "Family History Research at the Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library," by Sara Hodge
Sunday, 2 May 2021
9:00 a.m.: "Tracking Territorial Families through Missouri Repositories, Part 1," by Patti Hobbs, CG
11:00 a.m.: "Finding Female Ancestors," by Jake Eubanks
1:00 p.m.: "Tracking Territorial Families through Missouri Repositories, Part 2," by Patti Hobbs, CG
3:00 p.m.: "Our Missouri Irish Immigrants," by 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 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 will be available to you as downloadable PDFs from that page also.
Questions? Send an email to programs@stlgs.org. Due to the pandemic, we are working irregular hours in our office, so please do not call.
May StLGS Virtual SIG Meeting
StLGS Jewish Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting: Wednesday, 26 May 2021
"St. Louis Stories: Four Jewish Family History Case Studies," by Martin Fischer 7:00 p.m. (Central)
This is a four-in-one presentation highlighting some fascinating anecdotes about Martin Fischer's St. Louis family. Meet Col. Abraham Slupsky, "the Most Famous Man in America"; Elda Slupsky Duke, accused of murdering her mother in the late 1930s; the Fischer family, owners of a dry goods store in Carondelet; and the Gogolinsky family of Warsaw, who became the Barney family of St. Louis.
Special Interest Group meetings are free and open to all, but registration is required. More details and instructions for registering are on the Jewish SIG page on the StLGS website.
June 2021 Virtual Upcoming 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 will open for this meeting in mid-May, but be sure to save the date!
Upcoming Virtual Classes
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 Classes
* Reunion for the Mac: Saturday, 15 May 2021
* Reading German Handwriting: Saturday, 26 June 2021
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