September Genealogy Meetings and Classes

And just that quickly, summer is almost over! As we look forward to pumpkin spice everything, shorter days, and, hopefully, cooler evenings, we are gearing up behind the scenes for next year. We will soon have an StLGS election for officers and will be booking our featured speaker for the 2025 Family History Conference, taking our annual research trip to Salt Lake City, and finalizing next year's busy program of meetings, special events, and classes. Meanwhile, here's what's on tap for September.

September StLGS Hybrid Monthly Meeting

Saturday, 14 September 2024

"Overwhelmed by DNA Results?" presented by Carol Whitton; 10:00 a.m. (Central) at the Clark Family Branch, St. Louis County Library, 1640 South Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131; free, open to all. Learn to use the tools DNA testing companies provide. Look at other resources, like DNA Painter, to help you focus, organize, and better understand your DNA results. You do not have to pre-register if you are attending in-person at the library, but if you want to attend via Zoom, you will need to sign up ahead of time. More details and instructions for registering are on the StLGS website.

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StLGS German SIG Meeting

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 (In-person only)

"German Resources at the St. Louis County Library"; 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. (Central) at the Clark Family Branch, St. Louis County Library, 1640 South Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131. Free and open to all. No registration is necessary to attend in person. More information is on the German SIG page on our website.

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Upcoming Class 

Saturday, 21 September August 2024

"Advanced Legacy Family Tree (Genealogy Software for PC Only" Taught by Cathy Amen, 1:00 p.m. (Central); pre-registration required for everyone. (More information and instructions for registering at the link below.) 

Classes for StLGS members are hybrid. You may attend in-person at our office or via Zoom. Classes are free for StLGS members. Non-members are welcome to attend in-person classes for a fee. Livestreaming on Zoom and class recordings, however, are only open to society members, so why not join StLGS to get free access to our live and recorded classes!

Check out the website to register.

AND . . .

• If you are a member of StLGS, please remember to vote for the amended bylaws. Voting will end on 31 August 2024, and we really do want your input. The "Proposed Bylaws Amendments" page has the old and new bylaws for you to compare, and you can vote by scrolling down to the bottom of the page. 

• For more German genealogy, our StLGS projects director and specialist in German genealogy, Carol Whitton, is presenting "Following an Ancestor with a German Farm Name (Hofname)," for the St. Clair, Illinois, Genealogical Society on Thursday, 5 September at 7:00 p.m. (Central). This will be a Zoom webinar and is open to everyone. If you missed this talk when Carol last gave it for the StLGS German SIG, you will want to hear her now! Space is limited, but you may still be able to register on the St. Clair Genealogical Society website.