Discover the center's collection of more than 100,000 books for family history research, including some of its unique resources. Learn how to search the catalog, initiate a lookup request, operate the movable shelves, and more. Featured Speaker: Robin McDonough, Outreach and Programming Coordinator This meeting will be Zoom only! To attend, you must register […]
Canva is a set of free online graphic design tools that can help you celebrate and share your genealogical discoveries. This class includes a "grand tour" of the Canva platform, essential design and text tools, and inspiring genealogy project examples. You’ll also learn where to find free fonts, textures, and graphics that give your work […]
Harley Hammerman, creator of Lost Tables.com, will revive culinary memories of old St. Louis restaurants which were dear to us and our ancestors, with an emphasis on the St. Louis Jewish community. He will also share some of the research techniques he uses to unearth information about these closed establishments. Featured Speaker: Harley Hammerman, retired […]
Bring the team your questions concerning basic genealogy research, immigration, naturalization, German, Irish, Italian, or Jewish genealogy, technology, and more. Our experienced genealogists will try to provide answers. Help us prepare to help you by sending in your questions by the end of December to asklouie@stlgs.org This meeting will be Zoom only! To attend, you […]
Pennsylvania was the gateway to America for most eighteenth-century German immigrants. Many of their descendants went west over the years, scattering across the country. Learn more about their history and strategies for researching this unique group. Featured speaker: Katy Bodenhorn, professional genealogist with expertise in Pennsylvania research This meeting will be hybrid. You […]
Our newest Special Interest Group (SIG) is ready to launch! The inaugural meeting will take place in St. Louis's historic neighborhood, the Hill, and will combine a traditional meeting with a celebration of the area's Italian heritage. The group will meet in the Hill Neighborhood Center and then take a walking tour, concluding with an […]
East St. Louis, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, over the Mississippi River, had a thriving Jewish population in the early twentieth century. We’ll explore the congregation of Agudath Achim in East St. Louis, organized in 1911. We’ll look at the evolution of the congregation as well as the evolution of the neighborhood it once […]
Explore the St. Louis Genealogical Society’s redesigned website—its first major redesign since 2013—in this live walk-through. Discover a layout that adapts to phones, tablets, and computers and makes it easier to find the information you seek. Highlights include clearly organized categories of datasets with advanced search options, along with an expanded collection of historic maps […]
