Welcome to the Oregon Genealogical Society
The OGS FamilySearch Affiliate Library is open.
Masks are required to be worn in the library.
The Oregon Genealogical Society is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library. You can access online records that are not available from home at our library on one of our patron computers or bring your laptop to the library. Most of the records that have a camera icon with the key above are accessible at the OGS Library.
It's Time to Renew Your Membership
OGS memberships are for a calendar year and expire on December 31st. Please send in your renewal form, which can be found on the Membership page.
UPCOMING CLASSES on ZOOM (see the calendar for details)
Preregistration Required for ALL classes. Watch for details on attending classes in person. The $ symbol indicates there is a charge for that class.
DNA Workshop 4-part series $
Jan 13 & 27 and Feb 10 & 24
Jan 29 Preparing for the 1950 Census - What You Can Do Now $
Feb 5 Mapping Your Ancestors (Land Platting) $
Feb 5 Intro to Genealogy - Free
Feb 12 Intro to Ancestry $
Feb 19 Finding Your Family in Historic Newspapers $
Apr 2 Adoption Research $
GENEALOGY CHAT, Saturday 22 January 2022
Please join us for our January Genealogy Chat on Zoom from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM.
Everyone, members and nonmembers are invited to join us, so invite your friends, family, and genealogy buddies.
Topic: Comparing the different browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and more. Debra Sorensen will show us the differences in the different browsers available for us to use to access the internet.
Program: Tennessee State Archives. There has been a number of changes to online record availability that will make it easier to find records.
** Register in advance for this meeting using this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsdO-ppzoiE9ILykCbNK8RphuP-GCsBh0l After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the meeting on the day of the event.
The Oregon Genealogical Society is also on Facebook.
Click on the blue square (the 
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OGS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit so your donations are tax-deductible.
