Happy New Year to our members and friends from the Oakland County Genealogical Society!
Thanks to those who were able to attend our January joint meeting with
The next OCGS meeting will be held at the Troy Community Center, 3179 Livernois Road, Troy, MI 48083 (just north of Big Beaver) on Febraury 5, 2013 at 7 p.m.. This is our annual "help" night. Watch for a more complete listing of topics to be published soon.
The Monroe County Historical Museum has notified us of their January events. See the calendar here: http://www.co.monroe.mi.us/government/departments_offices/museum/calendar.html .
The Genealogical Society of Monroe County has scheduled their Spring Seminar for Saturday, April 13. See more and download a registration form here: http://gsmcmi.org/events.php .
A descendent and researcher of Jacob and Hannah Lake recently shared a file containing her research with us. It is available on our site at: http://www.ocgsmi.org/free-genealogical-data/family-files/ .
We are once again in need of volunteers to transcribe and index Oakland County Records. We have several projects ready to go. Some are published in our Quarterly, and some are posted on our website. This is an opportunity to help the Society and other researchers. You may help by replying to this e-mail, or by phoning Pam Warren: 248-250-8139. Please leave a message with your name and phone number if there is no answer. Thank you!
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