Ozarks Genealogical Society

Map Sources on the Internet workshop

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:36:01 +0000

 

 GENERAL

 

David Rumsey Map Collection: http://www.davidrumsey.com/ Click "Launch Collection in LUNA Browser."  You can search.  You can browse and narrow options by the "What," "Where," "Who," and "When" in the left column. 

Use maps in Google Earth: http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&cat=featured&preview=on

 

Library Of Congress American Memory: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Maps

 

Big Map Blog: http://www.bigmapblog.com/

 

USGS Map Locator & Downloader: http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/b2c/start/(xcm=r3standardpitrex_prd)/.do

 

Lesser Known Genealogical Websites

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:53:49 +0000

Most everyone is familiar with the larger genealogy sites such as Ancestry and FamilySearch. This presentation will focus on sites that are not as well known.

New York post cards and digitized newspapers (free): http://fultonhistory.com

DAR Genealogical Research System http://www.dar.org/library/online_research.cfm You can search to find if any of your ancestors of the right era have been claimed by DAR members and therefore proved to have served in the Revolutionary War. You can also search for descendants to see if any of your ancestors appear as descendants of patriot ancestors. Records can be obtained from the DAR showing proofs. 

OGS is on Facebook

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:27:17 +0000

OGS is now on Facebook.  Join your friends and stay in touch with the news and 
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Even easier, you can also click on the Facebook link on this page.

Facebook for Genealogists (Revised)

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:38:01 +0000

 

Facebook is a web-based social networking service that allows us to interact with friends and families. It was launched in 2004 with one million users, and has grown to over 800 million.

The first step in participating in Facebook is to set up account at http://facebook.com

Once you fill out basic information (name, e-mail address, password and birthday), you will receive a confirmation e-mail from Facebook.

Genealogy in Digitized Books

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:41:57 +0000

Each of us is familiar with the information available in printed form, and probably have book shelves groaning with their weight. In the past few years, there has been a trend toward similar information in a digital format. There are several reasons for this shift:

- Storage space. A typical book of about 300 pages is about an inch thick and weighs two or three pounds. Digitally, it consumes less than 20 megabytes of drive space and weighs nothing. To put this in perspective, a small flash drive (2 gb) could easily hold over 100 books of information. Or you could have a book shelf nine feet long, weighing over 200 pounds.

Immigration

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:53:48 +0000

 

As a follow up to this morning's workshop, here is an excellent article from The Library of Congress which discusses published sources of passenger lists. Particularly read the section on published passenger lists. 

Google For Genealogists

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:35:53 +0000

Google is a multi-national corporation specializing in Internet search and cloud computing. The company is best known for its web search capabilities, but also offers several other applications (desktop, mobile and web-based) that can help genealogists. This discussion will cover a few of the more popular applications, then look at the web search in some detail.

2011 Conference

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:14:50 +0000

 

A good time was had by all at the Ozarks Genealogical Society 2011 Annual Conference with speaker Barbara Vines Little, CG, FVGS, FNGS. The faithful work of many people resulted in a successful event. 

 

To see photos of the conference visit the following pages:

 

Photos of conference attendees

 

Photos of conference speakers

 

Photos of conference exhibitors

Annual Conference is This Week

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:16:22 +0000

The 31st Annual Conference "Research Between The Lines" featuring Barbara Vines Little will be held at the Clarion Hotel on 23-24 September 2011. It's not too late to register and attend.
Come on Friday evening at 6:30 and do some shopping, get a syllabus, and attend the presentation "Granny Possum's Pointers" for only $20. Barbara offers time-tested methods for uncovering new leads and avoiding pitfalls and false trails, drawn from over thirty years of research experience.
For only $50, you can also attend all the Saturday sessions, which will include three more presentations by the featured speaker, your choice of mini-sessions, and lunch.
If you just want to shop, remember the vendors are open to the public on Saturday from 9 a.m. to about 4 p.m. Maia's Books will be here with a great selection, along with several other regional and local vendors. We also have a conference special of many selected OGS publications at greatly reduced prices.

Conference: Early registration deadline coming soon!

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:26:15 +0000

The OGS annual conference is fast approaching.  Early registration deadline is September 9th.  Register online or mail your registration by the 9th to receive the discount.  Click here for more information.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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