StLGS meetings are now mostly hybrid; they are held both in-person and as webinars that are recorded with speaker permission. All times listed are for the Central Time Zone. In-person meetings are held at the locations specified. Only Zoom attendance and paid events require advance registration, and instructions for each event will be posted on the appropriate page on this website.

Many of our meetings are now available as digital recordings.

        • To watch previously recorded monthly meetings, go to the Monthly Meeting page.
        • To watch previously recorded Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings and for the current year’s schedule of meetings, go to the appropriate SIG page:

 

Find a copy of the entire 2024 Meetings and Special Events calendar here.

 

Sat., 13 January 2024  Zoom only! 10:00 a.m. Monthly Meeting: Ask Louie at Your Service!
Ask Louie Team + Assistants
Bring the team your questions concerning basic researching, immigration and naturalization, Irish, German, and Jewish genealogy, technology, orphanage care in St. Louis, and many more. Our experienced genealogists will try to provide answers. You can watch the recording of this meeting now on our monthly meeting page.
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Weds., 17 January
Zoom only!
7:00 p.m. German SIG Meeting: Following an Ancestor with a German Farm Name or Hofname
Carol Whitton
Prior to the mid-1800s, parts of Germany had farm names or Hofname. Learn what a Hofname is and where in Germany to expect to find them. Identifying an ancestor with a Hofname requires recognizing the clues in the records and then carefully and thoroughly following them. You can watch the recording of this meeting now on the German SIG page.
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Sat., 20 January
Zoom only!
1:00 p.m.
Irish SIG Meeting: It’s Time to Ask Those Questions
Mike Bridwell, Carol Hemmersmeier and Kay Weber
Join us with your questions and comments regarding our favorite but sometimes frustrating pastime, Irish research. Hopefully, we can help with some of those rock walls! You can watch the recording of this meeting now on the Irish SIG page.
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Sun., 4 February
Zoom only!
1:00 p.m.
Jewish SIG Meeting: Jewish Foodways: 1870–1930
Margi Lenga Kahn
Many of us enjoy delicious Jewish food as part of our everyday lives without giving it much thought. Learn how immigration, tradition, and the observance of the laws of kashrut shaped Jewish food culture here in America. You can watch the recording of this meeting on the Jewish SIG page.
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Sat., 10 February Hybrid: Grant’s View branch
10:00 a.m. Monthly Meeting: Using the St. Charles County Historical Society Website as Your Gateway to St. Charles County History
Greg Hilton
Did you know that St. Charles was Missouri’s first capital city? That Daniel Boone and Lewis and Clark have ties to the city? The history of St. Charles goes back hundreds of years, and the society’s website may help you discover your own ancestors’ stories. You can watch the recording of this meeting on the Monthly Meeting page.
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Sat., 9 March
Hybrid: Grant’s View branch
10:00 a.m.
Monthly Meeting: Genealogy in Newspapers
Robin McDonough
Newspapers are an excellent genealogy resource. Explore the information you can find in them, and learn how to access historic St. Louis newspapers. You can watch the recording of this meeting on the Monthly Meeting page.
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Weds., 20 March
Zoom only!
7:00 p.m. German SIG Meeting: Breaking Through Brick Walls with the German Immigrants in American Church Records Series
Joseph B. Everett, AG, MLS
The associate editor of Dr. Roger Minert’s German Immigrants in American Church Records books will walk us through solutions to brick walls using these valuable tools for tracing German origins. Registration for this meeting is now open on the German SIG page.
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Sat., 23 March
In person only
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
StLGS Open House
 
Everyone is invited to visit our office, learn more about our website, shop our book sales/Trading Post offerings, meet our SIG leaders, and discover volunteer opportunities. More information is now available on the Open House page.
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Last modified: 14-Mar-2024 10:00