May's StLGS Genealogy Meetings and Classes; Last Chance to Register for the Family History Conference!

Because of the annual Family History Conference (FHC) scheduled for Saturday, 4 May 2024, there is no regular monthly meeting. We hope you will join us in June, and we'll tell you more about that meeting later on in this post. It's not too late to register for the FHC! You can still attend in person or watch the livestreaming next Saturday. Plus, everyone who registers will have access to all eight of the recordings, which will be available for ninety days after they are posted. You won't want to miss this chance to hear David Rencher, chief genealogical officer of FamilySearch, plus four other outstanding regional speakers! Here is what is coming up this month.

52nd Annual Family History Conference!

Successfully Navigating Websites for Your Genealogy

Saturday, 4 May 2024

Featuring David Rencher, AG®, CG®, FUGA, FIGRS

Also featuring: Heather Richmond, Jim Ross, Brent Trout, and Katelyn "Katie" Ziegler

Maryland Heights Community Center, 2300 McKelvey Road, St. Louis, MO 63043

This will be held as a hybrid event. Join us for a full day of lectures, exhibitors, and a chance to chat over morning coffee or lunch. If you can't attend in person, join us via Zoom. All the lectures will be recorded, and registered attendees will have access to all eight lectures after the conference. For those coming to the Maryland Heights Community Center, a box lunch can be purchased for an additional fee.

Saturday's Program (All times are Central Time Zone)

9:30 a.m.: Doors open

9:50 a.m.: Opening Remarks 

10:00 a.m.: "What's New at FamilySearch and the FamilySearch Library?" by David Rencher AND "Genealogy and Local History Research at Your New St. Louis County Library Clark Family Branch," by Brent Trout

11:15 a.m.: "Using the FamilySearch Catalog and the FamilySearch Library Catalog," by David Rencher AND "Researching Family and Local History in the State Historical Society of Missouri's Digital Collections" by Heather Richmond

1:15 p.m.: "Worldwide Record Gathering at FamilySearch," by David Rencher AND "Use the News: Research with the Missouri Digital Newspaper Project," by Katelyn "Katie" Ziegler

2:30 p.m.: "Using Irish Internet Resources," by David Rencher AND "Hidden Treasures on the St. Louis Genealogical Society Website," by Jim Ross

Complete details of each lecture and speaker bios are on our website. To see them, click on the Lectures and Speakers links in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

Conference Registration

All of the information you need to register is on our website. Once you have registered, you will receive an invitation to the FHC via the email address you provide. (Note: The email will come to you this week.) Those attending in person will receive a paper syllabus. All registrants will have access to the syllabus as a downloadable PDF from a link on our website as well as all eight digital recordings.

Questions? Email programs@stlgs.org and the vice-president for programs will get back to you. 

We can't wait to see you at "Successfully Navigating Websites for Your Genealogy"!

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Upcoming (In-Person Only) Jewish SIG Meeting

Jewish Special Interest Group Meeting: Sunday, 2 June 2024

"J-SIG Meet and Greet," 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. (Central); free, open to all. This meeting will be in-person only; NO preregistration required. Come visit us at the StLGS office, and see what the SIG has to offer! More information and directions to the office now on the Jewish SIG page on the StLGS website.

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Mark Your Calendar for the 

June StLGS Hybrid Monthly Meeting!

Saturday, 8 June 2024

"Recently Digitized Atlases at the Missouri Historical Society," by Emily Jaycox, 10:00 a.m. (Central); free, open to all. This meeting will be livestreamed but will NOT be recorded; registration required to attend via Zoom. More details and instructions for registering are now on the Monthly Meeting page on the StLGS website.

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StLGS Spring Genealogy Classes

Our genealogy classes are free to StLGS members and are posted on the StLGS website. Classes are hybrid; you can attend in-person at the StLGS office in Maplewood or via Zoom.

Check out the Current Classes page on our website to register. Classes are a benefit of membership, so why not join StLGS to get free access to our live and recorded classes!

"Lineage Societies"

Saturday, 18 May 2024

Taught by Judy Belford; 1:00 p.m. (Central); preregistration required. (More information and instructions for registering on the Current Classes page link above.)

"German Genealogy Begins in the U.S."

Saturday, 29 June 2024

Taught by Carol Whitton; 1:00 p.m. (Central); preregistration required. (More information and instructions for registering on the Current Classes page link above.)