Saturday, February 17, 2024 Probate Workshop 9 am to 1 pm Instructed by Patti Hobbs, Certified Genealogist Ozarks Genealogical Society Library, 534 W. Catalpa, Springfield, MO Probate records are among the most important for identifying relationships of our ancestors. This workshop will include a lecture, hands-on analysis of a probate file or two, and practice […]
Monday, November 6, 2023 Genealogy Problem Solving (Program) 7:00 pm OGS Library, 534 W. Catalpa St.., Springfield, MO and Zoom for OGS members This three-part series will use a genealogy problem identifying a distant ancestor to demonstrate the types of resources and methodologies applicable to any research question. Audience participation is expected. Each session will […]
Monday, May 1, 2023 North Carolina Land Grants (Program) 7:00 pm The OGS Library, 534 W. Catalpa St., Springfield, MO and Zoom for OGS members Did your ancestors live in or pass through North Carolina? Land grants by North Carolina may establish your ancestor's location in either North Carolina or Tennessee. Records may exist even […]
Saturday, April 1, 2023 OGS Used Book Sale 9:00 am to 4:00 pm OGS Library, 534 W. Catalpa St., Springfield, MO At this one-day event, OGS will be offering for sale used books, reports, journal issues, DVDs and miscellaneous other itms of genealogical interest. There will be a section of “Better Books” and a number […]
Reliving Springfield History (Program) Monday, February 6, 2023 - 7:00 pm The OGS Library, 534 W. Catalpa St., Springfield, MO and Zoom for OGS members Sean FitzGibbons, Executive Director of the History Museum on The Square, will share what's new and what is planned for the future. The History Museum has continued to evolve since […]
Monday, October 3, 2022 Scanning Genealogical Pictures and Documents (Program) 7:00 pm The OGS Library, 534 W. Catalpa St., Springfield, MO and Zoom for OGS members Do you have a treasure trove of pictures and documents stored away? Let's examine how you can digitize those treasures. John Carter will cover the basics of scanning (file […]
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Searching for the Edwards Trace (Program) 10:00 am to 11:00 am The Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield, MO, and Zoom for members Tracy Garrison, genealogist and surveyor for over thirty years, will discuss the work of amateur archaeologists, local historians, and surveyors to document the Edwards Trace in Illinois. […]
