St. Louis Genealogical Society

Registration information for Irish SIG meeting on October 25.

📜Uncover your ancient roots! Join the STLGS Irish Special Interest Group for a fascinating journey with Dr. Thomas J. Finan of St. Louis University.

🗓️ October 25, 2025, 1:00 PM Central

🍀Details & Registration: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...

#IrishGenealogy #History #StLGS #FamilyTree

Genealogy Resources at SLPL

📢Genealogy Resources at St. Louis Public Library – StLGS Monthly Meeting
📅 Saturday, 11 Oct. 2025 | ⏰ 10:00 a.m. CT
📍 In-person at Clark Family Branch
💻 Or join us via Zoom

Join Preston Petermeier for an overview of resources available at the Central Library.

📌 Details/registration: stlgs.org

STLGS expo

STLGS expo

STLGS expo

STLGS expo

It was wonderful to meet lots of new people today at the Local History Expo. Thanks for joining us!

Join us for our German SIG meeting to learn more about St. Louis Freie Gemeinde:

📅 Date: Saturday 20 September 2025
📍 Location: STLGS Office & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Robin McDonough
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...

Our office is normally open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays but we will be closed this Saturday, August 30, for the holiday weekend.

Join us for the Local History Expo in St. Louis!

The St. Louis Genealogical Society will be there to share how we help people connect with their roots, preserve family stories, and explore the rich history of our region. Stop by our table to learn more about our resources, programs, and membership.

Join us on Sunday, August 24 at 1 PM (Central Time) for “Understanding Jewish Cemeteries.” Led by Ilene Murray, the session will demystify the rich symbolism of Jewish tombstones—think stars, pitchers, trees halved, lambs, urns, and more.

Register for Zoom or plan your visit now! www.stlgs.org

🪦 What Did They Die From? – StLGS Monthly Meeting
📅 Saturday, 13 Sept. 2025 | ⏰ 10:00 a.m. CT
📍 In-person at Clark Family Branch
💻 Or join us via Zoom

Join Ilene Murray as she unpacks the illnesses our ancestors faced—and how “cures” sometimes made things worse.

📌 Details/registration: stlgs.org

Help Preserve Veteran Land Bounty Records!

StLGS endorses this worthwhile effort. These valuable documents will continue to deteriorate without genealogists stepping up to digitize them and preserve them for the future.
Learn more and find out how to donate at: stlgs.org/help-preserv...

🎉 Join Us Sept. 27 for an All-Day Hands-On AI Workshop for Genealogy!

Space is limited so sign up today. Prior technology experience is recommended. See registration link for more details: stlgs.org/all-day-hand...

It was pointed out to me that this should say CDT instead of CST. Sorry about that! Either way, 10:00 in St. Louis! 🕰️

St. Louis Genealogical Society will be available at the Local History Expo on Saturday, 6 September 2025. We hope to see you there! www.slcl.org/events/local...

🔍 Dig deeper into the National Archives!

Join StLGS on Aug 9 @ 10 a.m. CST for a free talk with Nancy Schuster on hidden genealogical resources.

📍Clark Family Branch or
💻 via Zoom.

Details: stlgs.org/events/meeti...

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #StLGS #NationalArchives

Every family has stories—some inspiring, some mysterious, and some that sound too good to be true. 🧐 Learn to separate fact from fiction using practical techniques that every genealogist should know!

📅 23 August 2025
🧑‍🏫 Instructor: Judy Belford, StLGS librarian
🔗 Register: stlgs.org/education/cl...

Today at 10AM! Attend in person or sign up to attend online at stlgs.org/events/meeti...

Are you just starting family history? We now use more online records, but is there a best-use method? How do we find additional records? Let’s refocus on the basics and adapt to our ever-changing circumstances! Join us for our monthly meeting on July 12. www.stlgs.org

Irish SIG meeting; register at stlgs.org

Join us for our Irish SIG meeting to learn more about Irish naming conventions.

📅 Date: Saturday 26 July 2025
📍 Location: STLGS Office & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Susan McKee
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...

German SIG meeting on June 21 @STLGS in St. Louis

German genealogy friends!

Sat, Jun 21 • 1 pm CT—“Status Designation in German Church Records: A Mirror of Local Society” with genealogist Ute Brandenburg. Free hybrid meeting (in person @ StLGS Maplewood or on Zoom—register).

Details 👉 stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...

STLGS monthly meeting on June 14, 2025

Join us for our monthly meeting in June to learn more about Special Places in St. Louis.

📅 Date: Saturday, 14 June, 2025
📍 Location: Clark Family Branch, SLCL & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Chris Naffziger

🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/events/meeti...

Please join us for a free StLGS class; Navigating Ancestry.com; Finding the Treasures While Avoiding the Minefields. You do not need an Ancestry subscription to take this class, but you should have some familiarity with the site. Registration is at stlgs.org/education/classes/current-stlgs-classes

STLGS monthly meeting on June 14, 2025

Join us for our monthly meeting in June to learn more about Special Places in St. Louis.

📅 Date: Saturday, 14 June, 2025
📍 Location: Clark Family Branch, SLCL & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Chris Naffziger

🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/events/meeti...

✨ Don't miss out on our Irish Superstitions and Curses session!✨
Explore ancient beliefs from your Irish ancestry with Gabrielle Ni Mheachair Woeltje.
Date: April 26, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Attend in-person or virtually
Sign up to dive into your family’s mystical past!
🔗 stlgs.org/.../sigs.../...

Let your past meet the future! Join us May 3 at the STLGS Family History Conference and hear from featured speaker Steve Little, AI Program Director for NGS & co-host of The Family History AI Show.
🎟️ Register: www.stlgs.org/events/family-history-conference
#STLGS2025 #FamilyHistoryAI

🌿✨ Join us for an enchanting exploration into Irish Superstitions and Curses! ✨🌿

📅 Date: 26 April 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00 p.m. CST
🖥️ Attend virtually or in person!

🔮 Featured Speaker: Gabrielle Ni Mheachair Woeltje
💻 Register: StLGs Website

#IrishSuperstitions #Genealogy #IrishCurses #StLGS

📣 StLGS April Meeting – FREE!

📅 April 12, 2025 | ⏰ 10 AM CST
📍 Clark Family Branch, St. Louis, MO or 💻 via Zoom

Topic: Widowhood in French St. Louis with Sharon Person

🔗 Register: stlgs.org/events/meeti... #Genealogy #History #STLGS #StLouis

Join us at our 53rd Annual Family History Conference for an exciting deep dive into AI and DNA!

📅 Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
📍 Location: Maryland Heights Community Center, MO & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Steve Little, AI Program Director for NGS

🔗 www.stlgs.org/events/family-history-conference

Enrollment is now open for our 2025 StLGS trip to Family Search Library in Salt Lake City. The trip will be from 5–12 October 2025. You can register at stlgs.org/events/salt-...

Dupre's 1838 Atlas - St. Louis Genealogical Society Dupre’s Atlas of the City and County Of St. Louis, By Congressional Townships shows all the surveys of what was then public land and of the confirmed French and Spanish land grants, New Madrid locations, and entries of public lands … Continued

StLGS has finished indexing the 1838 "Dupre’s Atlas of the City and County Of St. Louis". The pages show the land grants and public lands with owner info. The data has been added to the Society's database to allow search by name to find the land.

stlgs.org/research-2/c...

https://stlgs.org/about-us-2/sigs-and-special-programs/german-special-interest-group-2

📢 Ready to refocus your German research? Join us for the Refreshing Your German Research - German SIG Meeting

📅 Date: March 15, 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Attend in person or online!

Featured Speaker: Carol Whitton

stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #GermanAncestry #StLGS

Our office will be closed today, Tuesday February 18, due to inclement weather. Stay safe out there!

Our office will be closed today, Tuesday February 18, due to inclement weather. Stay safe out there!