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Want to participate in a genealogy program? The safest approach during this pandemic is to view the programs through a Zoom meeting or through Facebook.
The Springfield-based Ozarks Genealogical Society offers both types of approaches to its programs. Before each program, OGS sends an email to members with a link to the Zoom meeting. Non-members can watch each program through the company’s Facebook page at https://facebook.com/ozarksgs. No registration necessary.
The next program is titled “Pioneers of Great Appalachia: Researching the Draper Manuscript Collection”. This program will take place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 7. Daniel Lillienkamp, JD, will lead the discussion on indexes and transcriptions. It will present three case studies and describe strategies for solving them using the collection.
From 10 am to 11 am on Wednesday June 16, the company will be offering a “Looking Beyond the Obvious” program. Alan Barasch will lead the program and discuss working techniques with case studies containing little known or misinformation.
Ann Raymont will be leading the Do-It-Yourself Genealogy Case Studies program from 7 to 8 pm on Monday July 5th.
From 10 am to 11 am on Wednesday, July 21, Rita Wallace will lead the “Using Online Records for Family Tracing” program. She will explain how to navigate the website and find pictures of county registers.
On Monday August 2, Patti Lee Hobbs will lead the “Courthouse” program. She will discuss the types of documents found in a courthouse and how they can be useful in your search. The program will run from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Taylor Baldwin presents the program from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 18. Participants will learn how to use Ancestry.
The company has a membership fee of $ 20 for individuals and $ 30 for a family.
Membership includes a newsletter published twice a month and a discount on publications and program fees. The company’s phone number is 417-831-2773 and its mailing address is: OGS, PO Box 3945, Springfield MO 65808. Further information about the company, its members, programs and resources can be found at company website at the following address: https://ozarksgs.org.