Q:What are the main categories of SGS website? A: THE INDEX HAS ANSWERS, LIKE IN A BOOK. ALSO NOTE: MAIN SECTIONS ARE LABELED AT TOP OF SCREEN, WITH SUB-LABELS SHOWING WHEN YOU HOVER OVER THE MAIN LABEL. MOVE CURSOR OVER THEM AND CLICK!
Q: Near the home page are a series of pictures of historic significance for Saginaw. Some have captions describing a Saginaw scene. Some are not labeled. Is there a way of identifying and labeling those pictures? A: WE WILL GET LABELS FIXED ASAP
Q: How do members access the 'members only' pages? A: THEY MUST SIGN IN WITH EMAIL ADDRESS AND A PASSWORD (THAT THEY CREATE)
Q: How do I know what is happening and who are the upcoming speakers for SGS meetings? A: PLEASE GO TO TOP OF SCREEN, HOVER OVER ‘NEWS & MORE’, CHOOSE EITHER ‘WHAT'S NEW’ OR ‘CALENDAR PAGE’ (What's New shows you current month and Calendar Page will give what is scheduled month by month)
Q: How do I access the SGS records for Saginaw County information? A: GO TO TOP OF PAGE, CHOOSE SAGINAW COUNTY. YOU WILL FIND: MILITARY, CEMETERIES, POOR FARM, SCHOOLS (under construction) ATLAS, MAP, FUNERAL HOMES, HISTORICAL CHURCHES, PUBLICATIONS, AND COURTHOUSE INDEX PAGES.
Q: Where can I pay my membership fee online, or by mail? A: To pay ONLINE: GO TO MEMBERSHIP AT TOP OF PAGE, CHOOSE ‘PAYMENT PAGE’ (we use ‘Square’ for our payment option, a SECURE website) A: To pay by MAIL go to MEMBERSHIP> PAYMENT PAGE> FIND THE INFO NEAR TOP RIGHT OF PAGE 1. CLICK on the GREEN $ BUTTON 2. FILL out payment page here online.3. PRINT out Payment page 4. MAIL check and payment page to:Saginaw Genealogical Society P.O. Box 6584 Saginaw, MI 48608-6584 Q: For my SGS membership what do I get? A: 1. ABILITY TO VOTE FOR LEADERSHIP, (either nominated choice or add a write-in choice) 2. ARCHIVES OF THE TTL NEWS (TTL is still active) 3. ARCHIVES OF THE OLD SGS NEWSLETTER (SGSNEWS closed now, but ARCHIVED HERE with accessible info) 4. OLD NEWS (abridged from the SGS website monthly pages, A WORK IN PROGRESS)
Q: How do I get my ancestors, who helped build Saginaw, a pioneer certification through SGS? A:SEND US THE FOLLOWING: 1. DOCUMENT REQUEST FORM choose which (Pioneer, Settler, or First Families) 2. A PRINTED PEDIGREE CHART 3. PRINT A FAMILY and GROUP CHART 4. ONE PRIMARY DOCUMENT FOR BIRTH OR DEATH
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE ADDRESS TO THE SGS WEB MASTER :[email protected]
