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OPEN SGS MEETINGS FOR ANYONE TO COME AND VISIT
This year is the 50th anniversary of the SGS! WE ARE CELEBRATING ALL
'FISCAL YEAR' LONG THAT IS...FROM JUNE 2021 TO MAY 2022 NOT A MEMBER? NO WORRIES, COME SEE WHAT WE DO FOR FREE! |
CONTACT USFOR MEMBER INFO: saggensoc@gmail.com
FOR WEBSITE INFO: sgsmi1971@gmail.com MAYTHIS MONTH WE WILL HEAR FROM:
Karen Reynolds and Nancy Pavlik ON INDEXING 101 A great time to go over the updated FamilySearch indexing website! bring your pen and paper and get ready to INDEX! |
REMEMBER TO VOTE * SGS BOARD MEMBERS
MAY IS VOTING MONTH!
IF YOU WISH TO CAST YOUR VOTE, PLEASE DO SO EITHER ONLINE OR THROUGH A MAILED IN BALLOT
TO VOTE ONLINE: Sign in with user name and password and go to MEMBERS and then to SGS ELECTIONS
A LIST OF ALL CONTENDERS AND WINNERS WILL BE LISTED IN MAY AND JUNE WHAT'S NEW PAGE
IF YOU WISH TO CAST YOUR VOTE, PLEASE DO SO EITHER ONLINE OR THROUGH A MAILED IN BALLOT
TO VOTE ONLINE: Sign in with user name and password and go to MEMBERS and then to SGS ELECTIONS
A LIST OF ALL CONTENDERS AND WINNERS WILL BE LISTED IN MAY AND JUNE WHAT'S NEW PAGE
SGS NEWSTHIS JUST IN...![]() here at SGS would like to take a moment to thank our Treasurer Kathy Landes. Kathy has been an absolute angel and has always done a great job, as our Treasurer. But she and her hubby have moved away and are living the dream as retirees and she was not able to continue with her position here. We want to take a moment and thank Kathy for all she did, and to wish her the very best in the future! You will be missed kiddo!!!
THE MONTH OF MAY, will hold for SGS members tons of fun and new beginnings; It will be the last of the gift-giveaways that we will hold in celebration of our 50th Anniversary year. If you want to receive a really cool SGS Genealogical gift, you MUST attend the ZOOM mtg!
ALSO IT IS THE MONTH ALL MEMBERS MUST VOTE! YOU MUST SIGN IN WITH USER NAME AND PASSWORD and Go to MEMBERS and then to SGS ELECTIONS. You only have the month of May to vote! MAY 1 - MAY 31 THE MONTH OF MAY...CELEBRATE!Mothers Dayclick on the carnation below to learn more
Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world. In the United States, Mother’s Day 2022 will occur on :
Sunday, May 8 ANCESTRY
Now through May 8, save up to $50* on AncestryDNA® offers for Mother’s Day. MAY may seem like a little simple name, but its origin is actually fairly complex and interesting. Sit back and read up on this little word’s … big history.
What does May mean? The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, May, is defined as “the fifth month of the year, containing 31 days.” Got it. But where did this name come from? The name for the month of May-- along with the rest of the months of the year—comes from Latin. We can thank the Romans, from emperors to popes, for instituting the modern calendar. May entered English in the 1050s. It developed from the Old English Maius, borrowed directly from the Latin Maius, short for Maius mēnsis, “Maia’s month.” But who is this Maia? The Greek goddess Maia was one of the Pleiades, the companions of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. This Maia was the mother of Hermes, the messenger of the Gods. But the Romans had yet another goddess named Maia, who just happened to share a name with the Greek goddess. The Greek goddess became conflated with the Roman Maia Majesta, a goddess of fertility and spring—appropriate for the growth and increase we see in the month of May. Want to dig a little deeper? The Greek name Maia comes from a root meaning “mother, nurse, midwife.” The Roman Maia appears to be related to magnus, meaning “great” and source of such words as magnify. May vs. may That there is a month, May, and an auxiliary verb, may, is a small linguistic coincidence, not a meaningful overlap. The verb may came from the Old English mæg, ultimately related to a Germanic root meaning “to be able, to be strong, to have power.” Fun fact: a native Old English name for the fifth month of the year was þrimilce. It literally meant “three milkings,” apparently because it was touted that the cows were so productive in ancient England that they could be milked three times per day. CLICK BELOW TO LEARN MORE MEETING RECAPLAST SGS MEETING IN: APRIL
SGS BOARD MEMBER RON ROGGOW HOSTED THE MEETING WITH SPEAKER TOM KOSELKA - who taught us all about the 1950 census and all the little quirks it currently holds until it is indexed. How does it get indexed? By VOLUNTEERS...LIKE ME AND YOU. WANT TO HELP INDEX? KEEP READING AND FIND THE HISTORY KEY! SGS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS!Yes, you read it here. And we have answers for you... THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU !
TO THE PUBLIC AND ON ZOOM! Next meeting is on MAY 10TH @ 6:30 PM est Not a member? PLEASE REGISTER NOW BELOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT THESE FLOWERS
HELP TO REMEMBER? ONE MEANING IS... In Newfoundland, Canada, there is a special celebration in honor of the Forget-me-nots. The flowers are worn on garments every July 1st in memory of all those who died during the First World War. RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESSTOOLS TO GET
YOU STARTED How can we most effectively build a kinder world?
This is our leading question and informs all that we do. Through Kindlab, our research hub, we explore the causes and consequences of kindness, and use our findings to build the tools that empower anyone, anywhere to choose kindness more often. To see the website and get started with performing small acts of kindness, click below. MICHIGAN GENEALOGICAL COUNCILSQUARE IS NOW READY!Pay your SGS membership or donate online in just a few clicks. SQUARE is EASY, SAFE and NO HASSLE! RENEWAL MONTH IS MAY!
(click SQUARE icon below to pay) ANNOUNCEMENT!!THE SAGINAW FHC IS OPEN!![]()
WED 6:30 - 8:30 PM SAT 10:00 - 2:00 PM PLEASE WEAR A MASK *FOR SPECIFIC HELP*
Please reserve a time, call the FHC Director at: 1-989-295-8605 ASK FOR KAREN TIMBERTOWN LOGMisplaced your last issue of the Timbertown Log?
Not a member, and curious to see? TO READ MORE, CLICK THE LINK BELOW MORE INTERESTING STUFFNOW OPEN AND RARIN' TO GO!
to view video CLICK ON PHOTO ABOVE
A PLACE TO ASK QUESTIONSAND HERE'S HOW IT WORKS....
By providing a free guide that shows you exactly how we traced one branch of our family back to the 1780's. The guide shows you how to find billions of free -birth, death- marriage and census records. ANCESTRAL FINDINGSA closer look at ORAL HISTORIES...Oral histories are a valuable genealogical resource. They give a unique perspective that only one person on the face of the earth could ever give, which is that of the person giving the history. They are historical treasures for so many reasons. This is what you need to know about the value of oral histories, where to find them, and how to do them yourself with your own relatives. Click below to learn more.
23 AND ME
MOTHER'S DAY OFFER Gift for Mom. Gift for yourself. Gift of a health journey together. Enter your email to unlock $50 OFF one Health + Ancestry Kit, now through May 8 MICHIGAN LIBRARY CARDSAre you a Michigan library card holder?
GET READY FOR SUMMER! Did you know that you can now access hundreds of Michigan’s state parks, historic sites, recreation areas and camp grounds for either FREE or discounted admission? You can even use it to visit any of the SEVEN NATIONAL PARK venues in THIS state of MICHIGAN! CLICK BELOW FOR MORE INFO SAGINAW PUBLIC LIBRARIESHOYT LIBRARY
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FOOD AND FAMILY HISTORYFOOD...it binds us together as a family, with memories of those who came before and cooked for all of us...So give these a try!
May 16th, is National Barbecue Day
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Donna Carlevato
SECRETARY |
Lynn Evangelisti
TREASURER |
Click above to see the whole board, appointed members
and those running for office, AND THEIR STORIES.
and those running for office, AND THEIR STORIES.
INDEXING - LINK UPDATES
For those of you who saw the live May SGS meeting this is a reminder of the Rootstech indexing links. For those who were not able to attend, we will also add a link to the video INDEXING FOR EVERYONE below.
(Its only 9.37 minutes)
(Its only 9.37 minutes)



CENSUS NEWS!
Census Release
Nancy Battick, Special to the Fiddlehead Focus
Nancy Battick, Special to the Fiddlehead Focus
This year genealogists will have something extra to be thankful for! In April 2022, the 1950 U.S. Census will be released by the National Archives and Records Administration!!! HURRAY!
Many genealogists have been waiting for this for a while now as they trace their families through time. The 1950 census was taken post World War II and will begin recording the postwar baby boom. Many of us will show up enumerated for the first time making our debuts so to speak.
There are three parts to the 1950 census, the population census, the Indian Reservation Schedule of Natives living on reservations, and population forms for Canton, Johnston, Midway and Wake Islands. Included in the population census was the continental United States, the territories of Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Panama Canal Zone, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM
Unfortunately, it is unlikely that the release will be indexed.....
Many genealogists have been waiting for this for a while now as they trace their families through time. The 1950 census was taken post World War II and will begin recording the postwar baby boom. Many of us will show up enumerated for the first time making our debuts so to speak.
There are three parts to the 1950 census, the population census, the Indian Reservation Schedule of Natives living on reservations, and population forms for Canton, Johnston, Midway and Wake Islands. Included in the population census was the continental United States, the territories of Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Panama Canal Zone, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM
Unfortunately, it is unlikely that the release will be indexed.....
WHAT DID YOU SEE?
HOW OBSERVANT ARE YOU?
DID YOU NOTICE THE
one lady bug?
DID YOU NOTICE THE
one lady bug?