Oregon Genealogical Society

OGS is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library 
  
The Oregon Genealogical Society is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library which means 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.
 
Library Closed for the Holidays
December 15, 2024 through January 2, 2025
Open by Appointment: 541-517-0984
 
Half-Day Seminar
Saturday, February 8, 2025
10:00 am - 12:30 pm 
Speaker: Dorothy Coltrin
Topics: Somebody Stole My Family and Use of DNA to Verify a Family Tree 
More information...
 
Upcoming Classes - check the calendar for the details
 1/11  Integrating AI into Your Genealogy Research (Hybrid class) 10 am - 12 pm PT 
 1/18  Map to the Future (Hybrid class) 10 am - 12 pm PT
 2/01  Clustering Your DNA Matches - Beginning (Hybrid class) 10 am - 12 pm PT
 2/08  Finding Female Ancestors (Hybrid class) 10 am - 12 pm PT 
 2/15  Transcribing & Extracting Document Information (Hybrid class) 10 am - 12 pm PT
 3/15   Accessing Free Digital Collections for Genealogy Research (Hybrid class) 10 am - 12 pm PT
 4/19  Clustering Your DNA Matches - Advanced (Hybrid class) 10 am - 12 pm PT
 
LUNCH & LEARN - Meets In-Person 
Saturday, January 25, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm PT
OGS Annex, 965 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR (next to the OGS Library)
11:00 am Roundtable Discussion Topic: Jump Start Genealogy - Start Something New (Open Discussion) 
12:00 pm Potluck salad and dessert lunch
  1:00 pm Program: Update on AncestryDNA Ethnicities and Tools (Bob McDonald)
 
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
DNA SIG
Friday, January 3, 3:00 - 4:00 pm PT
OGS Annex, 965 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR
 
OGS Writers' Group is on hiatus.
Scandinavian Research SIG is on hiatus.
 
The Oregon Genealogical Society is on Facebook. Click on the blue square (the ) at the bottom right to go directly to our official society Facebook page and follow us there.
 
Oregon Genealogical Society Sharing Forum
Join our Facebook Sharing Forum to share genealogy stories, new websites you have found, new or interesting tips to pass along to others, and connect and share info with others researching your family. This site is for all things related to genealogy. It is meant to be fun and educational. The OGS Sharing Forum is open to all people who are interested in genealogy or who have Oregon ancestors.

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UPCOMING
EVENTS
January 18
Map to the Future (Hybrid class)
A discussion of how maps change over time & the impact of these changes on genealogical research. Review the ...
January 25
January Lunch & Learn (Meets In-Person)
  This monthly educational and social gathering by OGS is open to OGS members and the public. We start at 11:00 am Pacific with ...
February 1
Clustering Your DNA Matches - Beginning (Hybrid class)
  Description coming soon! The class will be recorded and available for those registered to view for two weeks ...
February 8
OGS Half-Day Hybrid Seminar
  Someone Stole My Family If, in genealogy, you follow a common name, such as Graham, you might stumble across other ...
February 15
Transcribing & Extracting Document Information (Hybrid class)
One of the best tips I received was to transcribe and extract the data in the genealogy documents I ...
February 22
February Lunch & Learn (Meets In-Person)
  This monthly educational and social gathering by OGS is open to OGS members and the public. We start at 11:00 am Pacific with ...
March 8
Finding Female Ancestors (Hybrid class)
Description coming soon. The class will be recorded and available for those registered to view for two weeks following ...
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