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Monthly News items

Meetings are the SECOND TUESDAYS ​on the months that we meet and begin promptly at 6:30 pM ​​(Unless Otherwise Noted)
Located at: 1415 N Center road, Saginaw, MI 48638 
(The Church of jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 
​Which is also the home of the Saginaw Family History Center


Notes And Handouts From Previous Speakers 
​As A Courtesy To Our Members We Will Include The Highlights From Our Monthly Speakers Presentations Along With Any Printed Information They Gave Out To SGS Members, (NOT ALL DO THIS) So That Those Who Were Not Able To Attend Can Still Have Some Of The Benefits Of Membership. GO TO: SPEAKERS NOTES/ SYLLABUS

2019 CALENDAR
SCHEDULED MEETINGS AND EVENTS FOR 2019/2020
  • JANUARY -   WORKSHOP- BRING IN YOUR BRICK WALLS - Karen Reynolds
  • FEBRUARY- THE SEARCH CONTINUES - Ann Clynick
  • MARCH - ROOTSTECH VIDEOS - Debbie Sheets
  • APRIL -  DNA EXPLAINED IN DETAIL - Dan Earl
  • MAY- to be determined
  • JUNE - (elections) - POTLUCK PICNIC
  • JULY - NO MEETING, SUMMERTIME FUN... SEE YOU IN SEPT!!
  • AUGUST - NO MEETING, SUMMERTIME FUN
  • SEPTEMBER - UNDERSTANDING LAND PATENTS - Berta Schumacher
  • OCTOBER - DIGITIZING AND RESTORING OLD PHOTOS - Jeff Haney
  • NOVEMBER - CREATING FAMILY STORIES - PART II - Stacy Wells
  • ​DECEMBER - NO MEETING- MERRY CHRISTMAS!
  • ​(CALENDAR subject to changes, please check monthly)

Next meeting 
September 2019
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Tuesday, September 10th 
​6:30 pm

at 1415 N Center Road, Saginaw, MI 48638
​The Church of Jesus Christ
​of Latter-day Saints

SGS NEWS

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​YES, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. ​SUMMERTIME FIELD TRIPS!!

Contributing your headstone photos  
Findagrave HOW TO'S
Oldest Cemeteries in Each State
OLDEST CEMETERIES
15 Cemeteries in Saginaw to visit
15 CEMETERIES
So where did you go this summer and what did you find? 

sEPTEMBER'S SPEAKER

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ALBERTS SCHUMACHER
​UNDERSTANDING LAND PATENTS
What is a 'land patent' and why do we need to understand them? This and other questions
​answered by Berta as she helps us to under
stand their importance and usefulness in our
​never-ending search for our family history and genealogy.

Notes From our last timbertown log 

TO READ MORE CLICK THE LINK​
CLICK FOR LINK

DID YOU KNOW

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Did you know that if you are having a hard time finding an answer to a genealogical question that there is help?
The combined efforts of
our members may be
​able to find you an answer!
Go to the ASK MISS BETTY
page and post your question 
​PS. We don't charge for the help but we do take donations.  
CLICK ON MISS BETTY ABOVE
​TO FILL OUT THE FORM


THE 'ASK MISS BETTY' ANSWERS

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CLICK ON THE OWL to see what we found
Click on the OWL to see what they found


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IN REMEMBRANCE

PLEASE REMEMBER US IN YOUR WILL
 REMEMBRANCE FUND
Where you can have monies ​donated to the
Saginaw Genealogical Society.
We then look for places in our county or state
that are in need of extra help in regards to
GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH or PRESERVATION,
that we deem of great value to the community.
The donation to these places is then made in your name.  

FOR MORE INFORMATION
PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL AT:

saggensoc@gmail.com 
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Only a genealogist views a step backwards as progress.

MEMBERSHIP REMINDER

REMEMBER ...membership dues are due in either APRIL or MAY each year. NEW Memberships started mid-year are now prorated. All other memberships
are LATE unless paid for BY MAY 31.
Please either mail them in to the new address:
P.O. Box 6584 Saginaw, Mi 48608-6584
or bring them to the MAY Meeting. Thank you!​​
PLEASE NOTE:

IF MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE MORE THAN 6 MONTHS LATE, THE MEMBER ONLY ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE WILL BE
DEACTIVATED
​
REMEMBER THE TIMBERTOWN LOG HAS GONE GREEN 
The TTL now comes thru your email
unless the extra $5.00 fee is included with your annual membership fee


ALL PAST TTL'S WILL BE ARCHIVED ON THE
SITE 
LOOK UNDER> MEMBERS ONLY​

IN LOCAL NEWS

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HOYT LIBRARY INDEXING PROJECT
YES, IS STILL GOING ON!

​If you or your teenagers have time over the summer and wish to help please contact Hoyt Library
HOYT LIBRARY
​505 Janes Avenue
Saginaw, MI 48607

Phone: (989) 755-0904

OR CLICK ON THE BUTTON BELOW TO VOLUNTEER
VOLUNTEER TODAY!

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FOOD AND FAMILY HISTORY

OLD RECIPE FAVORITES

​You might not have considered food as being connected to family history, but it is!  Good food has a way of bringing families together.  And anytime families gather, even if to JUST EAT --
That's when Family History is made!​

Kate and the upright Eggs

How my daughter Kate taught us that there are no mistakes in the kitchen, only new ideas and delicious creations!
(ok, some things take time)  
Family stories are always fun to recount during family gatherings and this is one that we always love to share while in the kitchen preparing big family meals.

Click on link for THE REST OF THE STORY
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NANA'S DEVILED EGG RECIPE
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Submit your own family favorite recipes here
and we will publish them! Please send photos to sgsmi1971@gmail.com
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CLICK TO SUBMIT RECIPE

FREE GENEALOGY HELP
 the beginning': Using DNA and genealogy to crack years-old cold cases

SAGINAW RESEARCH HELP

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THE SAGINAW FHC
​FREE HELP  OR ​WHEN EVER YOU WANT TO DO A LITTLE MORE DIGGING AROUND  YOUR TREE!


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TUES 1-4 / WED 6-9 / SAT 9-3
 1415 N Center Road, Saginaw, MI 48638     
 Call: 989-793-1696 x2

PLEASE NOTE:
FamilySearch will no longer rent out
microfilm at any of its affiliate centers as of Sept 7, 2017.
​The entire microfilm collection, stored within the Granite
Mountain in Utah, has been digitized and is now being made available online for FREE. Some films that are available may
​only be viewed at Family History Centers. Microfilm on loan currently may be kept at the facility it was sent to. If you need help viewing a film, please contact the local FHC in Saginaw at the above location 
Or contact FamilySearch directly at
1-866-604-1830
​24 hrs a day / 7 days a week

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SGS PIONEER CERTIFICATES
Pioneer, Settler or First Family certificates are for any PROVEN ancestors who may have lived in Saginaw County from 1822-1884.
Give a gift the family will forever remember.  Your ancestor will be noted in our website and you will receive a handsome embossed Certificate of Record that will be vetted by our Society. Suitable for framing, or for documentation, of your ancestors presence in our county along with their pedigree.
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Dr Matt Deibel and wife Emily Deibel and SGS President Nancy Pavlik for First Family Awards

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John Cammin and the first Certificate in the Pioneer/Settler/First Family Awards Program
The Saginaw Genealogical Society began the issuance of Pioneer, Settler and First Family Certificates in 2017, and
to go to the History tab in the menu and then to PIONEERS
or just click on the pioneers link.

CHECK OUT OUR Fb SITE

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There are lots of cool and interesting things to read there! You can connect to Fb right from our website.
​1.Go to our main page and choose ​"Fb link" or
2.Click HERE 
3.You will need to sign into your own Fb account
​   to enter the site.

Old Memories, New Traditions

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Read story here

MILITARY HISTORY & NEWS

2 Years year at arlington​

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​THE STEPS THE GUARDS PERFORM HAVE SPECIFIC MEANING.
Everything the guards do is a series of 21, which alludes to the 21-gun salute. According to TombGuard.org:
The Sentinel does not execute an about face, rather they stop on the 21st step, then turn and face the Tomb for 21 seconds. They then turn to face back down the mat, change the weapon to the outside shoulder, mentally count off 21 seconds, then step off for another 21 step walk down the mat. They face the Tomb at each end of the 21 step walk for 21 seconds. The Sentinel then repeats this over and over until the Guard Change ceremony begins.
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WATCH THE CEREMONY
CLICK FOR THE STORY
Tidbits

DIGGING UP THE PAST

what ancient DNA reveals to us today

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More than 10,000 years ago, Native peoples in Brazil started interring their dead at Lapa do Santo. In 2014, excavations revealed the remains of this adult man.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ANDRÉ STRAUSS
Read story here


I'm not stuck, I'm Ancestrally challenged. 

THIS JUST IN


learn more about the NGS

To link to the NGS website click
​on their logo above
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CLICK TO READ MORE

LINKS FOR OUR READERS

fOR QUICK LINKS - CLICK ON THE BLUE ICONS

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​​Beginners Guide to ​Starting a Family Tree


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      Saginaw County Records 


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Ellis Island Records and Info

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       Timbertown log SGS Links Page
​               (tons of links)


aMAZING STORIES​

​Your DNA test: Readers share amazing ancestry tales, surprise family members

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CLICK FOR THE REST OF THE STORY

Do you have an interesting genealogy story?
Send us an email and we will be happy to post it!

sgsmi1971@gmail.com

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GENEALOGY TUTORIALS
​

​ITS FREE
CHECK THEM OUT !

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Learn how to D.I.G. 
​(Discover, Index, Genealogy) 

Click on link below to connect
History4you.com
TUTORIALS ON :
HOW TO GET STARTED IN BUILDING A TREE
​HOW TO LOOK FOR INFORMATION
HOW TO INDEX
INFORMATION ON THE NEXT GENEALOGY CONFERENCE
 

hELP US INDEX LOCALLY

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​US, Michigan
Obituaries
1820–2006
​[Part B]

FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME, OR WITH HELP AT THE FAMILY HISTORY CENTER, INDEX RECORDS SO THAT EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THE AVAILABLE ONLINE DATA TO USE FOR FREE!  *OR* 
GO TO HISTORY4YOU.COM
AND FOLLOW THE STEPS TO LEARN HOW TO INDEX
  • In this project,index only documents pertaining to a death. Any image that does not show at least one death record should be marked as a No Extractable Data image.
  • The obituaries and death notices are typically in chronological order.
  • Each batch includes up to five images.
  • Each image usually shows just one document, but some obituaries may extend across multiple images, and some images may contain more than one obituary.
CLICK to connect

MORE INTERESTING STUFF

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NEWSBANK ​can be used for free with your public library card ID number. This website has newspapers to search for obituaries!

DID YOU KNOW?

Saginaw News Obituary Index

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​With over 200,00+ obituaries for you to find. ​​Click on the photo link below or go to:
 
​
http://obits.netsource-one.net/


Seekingmichigan.org
 Format/ Address Changes!!!

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​The biggest change to our website...THE NAME AND ADDRESS IS GOING TO CHANGE!!! THIS ALL BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
CHECK THIS OUT ASAP:

https://seekingmichigan.org/look/2019/07/29/seekingmichigan-org-is-moving
The second biggest change to our website – the search box in the top right corner of every page, the ability to narrow search results, the option to add comments and tags to digital objects – are all features of our host’s upgrades. As we began to incorporate these new features, we also took the opportunity to change the structure of the website as well. These changes are meant to enable our staff to handle most of the web development work necessary to maintain and expand the website.
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Click the image above
​to link to learn more

FREE- FREE- FREE!

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CLICK ON TITLE BELOW TO GO TO LINK
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50 Free Genealogy Sites
​


TOO FUNNY

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I CANT FIND THE FAMILY HISTORY CENTERS ​NEAR ME​
No Problem...check this out...


FamilySearch has 4,600 local facilities in 126 countries where anyone can access genealogical records and receive personal assistance with their family history. These centers include the world-famous Family History Library in Salt Lake City, large regional facilities in places like Mesa, Arizona, and Los Angeles, California, and smaller centers that are usually found inside Latter-day Saint meetinghouses.
Family history centers are free and open to the public and staffed by knowledgeable volunteers. Each facility offers both novices and experienced family historians the tools and resources to learn about their ancestors.


LINK TO MAP

​STRANGE BUT TRUE
Who were the ancient Philistines?
​DNA tells us more..
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AMAZING STORY
Christmas in July?
​No .....just a story to warm your heart

​LIBRARY CARDS

Are you a Michigan library card holder?  Did you know that as of May 24, 2016, you can now access hundreds of Michigan’s state parks, historic sites, recreation areas and campgrounds for either free or discounted admission?  ​You can even use it to visit any of the Seven National Park venues in the state!
​

Read More About It: 
​
Your Michigan Library Card Is
​Good At More Than Just Libraries! 
​ 
 

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CLICK TO CONNECT

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 Eventually, all genealogists
come to their census.



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