Calendar of Events 2025
StLGS meetings are 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.
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- 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:
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Find a copy of the entire 2025 Meetings and Special Events calendar here.
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| Sat., 13 September Hybrid: Clark Family Branch |
10:00 a.m. | Monthly Meeting: What Did They Die From? |
Ilene Murray |
| Most of us have used death records of one kind or another, but sometimes what we see on them is baffling. Vague causes of death were labels for what we now know are serious medical conditions. Join us as we explore some of the illnesses our ancestors suffered and how the “cures” may have made bad situations worse! The recording of this meeting is on the Monthly Meeting page. | |||
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| Sat., 20 September Hybrid: StLGS Office |
1:00 p.m. |
German SIG Meeting: St. Louis Freie Gemeinde | Robin McDonough |
| Explore the German Freie Gemeinde, or “freethinkers” in St. Louis. Learn their history, beliefs, activities, and where to find records if you have an ancestor who may have been a member. Registration for this meeting is open on the German SIG page. | |||
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| Sat., 27 September In-person only: StLGS Office |
All-day workshop |
Exploring AI for Genealogy: A Hands-On Experience |
Jim Ross |
| Discover how artificial intelligence can transform your genealogy research in this interactive, hands-on workshop. You’ll learn the basics of using ChatGPT and other AI tools to enhance your research, interpret records, and share your findings through written stories, summaries, and visual aids. With guided instruction and dedicated practice time, you’ll build practical AI skills you can apply to your family history projects right away. This workshop is full. If you have questions, please email webmaster@stlgs.org. | |||
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| Sat., 11 October Hybrid: Clark Family Branch |
10:00 a.m. |
Monthly Meeting: Genealogy Resources at St. Louis Public Library |
Preston Petermeier |
| Join Preston Petermeier, genealogy librarian at St. Louis Public Library, as he gives an in-depth overview of the genealogical resources available at the downtown branch. Some of these records are unique and cannot be found anywhere else—making them incredibly valuable for researchers. In addition, Preston will share how to utilize SLPL’S award-winning obituary index, which includes more than a million entries! Registration for this meeting is now on the Monthly Meeting page. | |||
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| Sat., 25 October Hybrid: StLGS Office |
1:00 p.m. |
Irish SIG Meeting: Medieval Irish Genealogical Sources: Bridging the Gap to the Modern Genealogist |
Dr. Thomas J. Finan |
| The medieval era (The Middle Ages or Dark Ages) began around 476 CE and spanned nearly 1,000 years. We will explore how the medieval Irish established and documented the ancestry and heraldry we pursue today. Many source records remain accessible, including textual documents, maps, and landscape information. Registration for this meeting will open soon on the Irish SIG page. | |||
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| Sat., 8 November Hybrid: Clark Family Branch |
10:00 a.m. | Monthly Meeting: The Cholera Epidemic in St. Louis and the Effects it Had on Immigrants |
Lauren Rhodes |
| The year 1849 saw a cholera epidemic sweep up the Mississippi River and take the lives of nearly five thousand St. Louisans, one-tenth of the city’s population. This presentation will examine the factors that contributed to the epidemic and its impact on the city’s immigrant population. Registration for this meeting will open soon on the Monthly Meeting page. | |||
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| Sun., 7 December Zoom only! |
1:00 p.m. |
Jewish SIG Meeting: How to Find Any Shtetl on Topographic Maps |
Andrew Kapochunas |
| It is possible to find even the smallest shtetl on highly detailed and downloadable topographic maps. Our speaker will give step-by-step directions on how to do so for Eastern Europe, Germany, and the Austro-Hungarian empire. Registration for this meeting will open soon on the Jewish SIG page. | |||
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