Calendar of Events 2026 - St. Louis Genealogical Society

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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 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:
      - German SIG
        
        Irish SIG
        
        Jewish SIG

Find a copy of the entire 2026 Meetings and Special Events calendar here.

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Sat., 13 June Hybrid: Clark Family Branch	10:00 a.m.	Monthly Meeting: Researching Railroad and River Transportation in the Later 19th and 20th Centuries	Nicholas Fry
Did you have an ancestor who worked on a railroad or riverboat after the Civil War? Learn what resources are available to help you find people who worked on the railroads and the inland waterways from 1865 to the end of the 20th century. Registration for this meeting is now open on the Monthly Meeting page.
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Sat., 20 June Hybrid: StLGS Office	1:00 p.m.	German SIG Meeting: Emigration from the Prussian Province of Westphalia to the Midwest of the U.S. in the Nineteenth Century	Holger Strugholdt
Learn more about emigration from Westphalia’s Catholic region in the 1800s. What sources in Germany may contain information about emigrants? How did they obtain documents in Prussia? What is a farm name, and what exactly is Low German? Registration for this meeting is now open on the German SIG page.
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Sat., 11 July Hybrid: Clark Family Branch	1:00 p.m.	Monthly Meeting: Beyond the Document: Extracting Evidence from Context	Jake Eubanks
Experienced genealogists learn to understand documents by exploring historical context: seeking out ancillary documents, scrutinizing record citations, and thoroughly analyzing documents to understand their context. Learn how you can do this too! Registration for this meeting will open soon on the Monthly Meeting page.
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Sat., 25 July Hybrid: StLGS Office	1:00 p.m.	Irish SIG Meeting: Understanding Land Ownership in Ireland from 1600–1900	Gabrielle Woeltje
The Irish Catholic farmer, for the most part, had no rights to land ownership from the mid-1600s to the early twentieth century. How was this possible and how did it come about? Our speaker will explain how the Anglo-Irish landowners acquired Irish property, and how the lifestyle of those landowners impacted the predominantly Irish Catholic tenant population. Registration for this meeting will open soon on the Irish SIG page.
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Sat., 8 August Hybrid: Clark Family Branch	10:00 a.m.	Monthly Meeting: A Visit to the 1904 World’s Fair	Jason Stratman
Meet us in St. Louis. Meet us at the Fair! Learn some of the fascinating stories of the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis through visitors’ eyes, courtesy of items from the Missouri Historical Society collections. Registration for this meeting will open soon on the Monthly Meeting page.
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Sat., 15 August At the StLGS office only	9 a.m.– 1 p.m.	Special Event: Ask A Genealogist	StLGS Staff
Do you have genealogy questions? Need some guidance in your research? Think an extra set of experienced eyes might help you determine next steps? Plan to come by the office and conference with someone who can help you. More details and registration will be coming soon, but save the date!
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Sun., 23 August Zoom only!	1:00 p.m.	Jewish SIG Meeting: Rituals and Superstitions of our Ancestors	Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh
Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh will share “shtick” and stop knocking on wood, discussing the superstitions and rituals that were beliefs of our Jewish ancestors. How did these superstitions impact their behavior? And what is the difference between ritual and superstition? You may be surprised! Come and learn––“kenya hora!” Registration will open soon on the Jewish SIG page.
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Sat., 12 September Hybrid: Clark Family Branch	10:00 a.m.	Monthly Meeting: Using St. Louis Court Records for Genealogical and Historical Research	Bill Glankler
Come learn about the Missouri State Archives branch in St. Louis, how the court system worked in the 19th century, and what the local archives holds in its collection. View many examples of its holdings and find out how to access the records. Registration for this meeting will open soon on the Monthly Meeting page.
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Sat., 19 September Hybrid: StLGS Office	1:00 p.m.	German SIG Meeting: AI and the Old German Handwriting: Will it Work?	Katherine Schober
Can AI (artificial intelligence) translate old German handwriting? We’ll dive deep into some AI tools to determine what works best for your genealogy documents and what tools you may want to avoid. Registration for this meeting will open soon on the German SIG page.
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Sat., 26 September At the StLGS Office only	9 a.m.– 3 p.m.	Hands-on, All-day Workshop: From Researching to Writing: Preserving Our Family Stories	Ilene Murray
Our family stories are too precious to lose, and sooner or later we need to stop researching and begin preserving our own memories and the stories we’ve gathered. We’ll look at a variety of ways you can get started, some techniques for doing things the best way possible, lots of creative ideas for those not ready to write a book, and more. There will be time to write and collect ideas during the day, and we’ll follow up with a “bonus” class on Saturday, 3 October from 1 till 3 p.m. for more sharing. Lots more information and registration coming soon.
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