Monthly News items
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Meetings are the SECOND TUESDAYS on the months that we meet and begin promptly at 6:30 pM (Unless Otherwise Noted)
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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
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)
DON'T LET THOSE FAMILY STORIES GET LOST FOREVER!
RECORD THE MEMORIES! COME LEARN HOW TO DO THIS AND GET IT DONE TODAY! |
Next meeting :
NOV 2019
CREATING FAMILY STORIES - PART II - Stacy Wells Tuesday
November 12th 6:30 pm at 1415 N Center Road, Saginaw, MI 48638 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
REMEMBER: THE STORIES WE REMEMBER AND PASS DOWN ARE THE WAY WE HELP TO KEEP THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS FROM BECOMING JUST A NAME. |
SGS NEWSCHECK IT OUT!
THE 'MEMBERS ONLY' PAGE FOR THE ARCHIVES OF THE TIMBERTOWN LOG ARE OFFICIALLY COMPLETED TO DATE (yeah!)
IF YOU HAVE MISSED ONE OF THE NEWSLETTERS YOU CAN NOW ACCESS THEM ALL FROM HERE. OCTOBER'S SPEAKER WAS...OCT 2019
DIGITIZING AND RESTORING YOUR OLD PHOTOS By Jeff Haney working on this story....
Notes From our last timbertown logTO READ MORE CLICK THE LINK
DID YOU KNOW
Brick wall? Stumped? Out of Ideas?
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 OR CLICK ON MISS BETTY FOR HELP PS. We don't charge for the help but we do take donations. THE 'ASK MISS BETTY' ANSWERS
Click on the OWL to see what Miss Betty found
IN REMEMBRANCEHelen T McDonald Kleinfeld
len was a member of the Saginaw Genealogical Society, and we thought some of you would like to know...
Kleinfeld, Helen T. Saginaw Twp., Michigan. Loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Hoyt Nursing and Rehab Centre. Daughter of the late Archie and Helen (Reis) McDonald, Helen was born May 24, 1939 in Saginaw, Michigan. She was Valedictorian of the 1957 Class of SS. Peter and Paul High School. She married her loving husband of 60 years, Frederick Kleinfeld, on October 3, 1959. He survives her. Helen was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and its' choir. She loved singing and was a member of the Germania Choir. Helen was a loving caregiver for many family and friends. Surviving besides her loving husband Fred are two daughters and two sons, Jane (John) Smiros, Overland Park, Kansas; Kevin (Rose) Kleinfeld, Freeland; Karen (Kurt) Chornoby, Harrison Twp.; Brian (Jessica) Kleinfeld, Saginaw; 10 grandchildren, Stephanie , Scott and David Smiros, Melissa, Michael and Jennifer Kleinfeld, Ashley and Zachary Chornoby, Alex and Sarah Kleinfeld; a great-granddaughter, Sophia Smiros; a sister, Catherine (Wally) Fowler, Saginaw Twp.; many nieces and nephews. Funeral Liturgy will take place 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 5, 2019 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 5376 State Street, Saginaw. Rev. Fr. Steven Blaxton will officiate with burial in St. Andrew Cemetery. Friends may visit at The Snow Funeral Home, 3775 N. Center Rd. (between Shattuck and McCarty), where the family will be present on Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass. A Vigil Service will take place 7:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish or Amazing Grace Animal Rescue. Published in Saginaw News on MLive.com from Oct. 4 to Oct. 8, 2019 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 TO: saggensoc@gmail.com 
Only a genealogist views a step backwards as progress.
IN LOCAL NEWS
FOOD AND FAMILY HISTORYOLD RECIPE FAVORITESYou 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! 
What is the difference between a pierogi and a piroshki?
A pierogi is (in north america) a square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling while piroshki is small bread pastries filled with finely chopped meat, vegetables or fruit either baked or fried. SO TODAY WE ARE MAKING PIROSHKI ! PIROSHKI: meaning a poor mans dinner, is a very old family recipe that came through the women in our family from Ukraine to Russia to America. My grandmother taught it to me when I was very little, she said we always had to wear a babushka on our heads, for luck when we cooked. And that the secret ingredient in the recipe was ...the 'three sisters'. Submit your own family favorite recipes here
and we will publish them! Please send photos to: sgsmi1971@gmail.com 
FREE GENEALOGY HELP
the beginning': Using DNA and genealogy to crack years-old cold cases SAGINAW RESEARCH HELP
THE SAGINAW FHC
FREE HELP OR WHEN EVER YOU WANT TO DO A LITTLE MORE DIGGING AROUND YOUR TREE! 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 
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.
Dr Matt Deibel and wife Emily Deibel and SGS President Nancy Pavlik for 'First Family' Awards
John Cammin and the very 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
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
I CAN'T 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. LIBRARY CARDSAre 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! CLICK ON THE BUTTON BELOW |
DESCENT FROM ROYALTY
An Ancestry.com user recently discovered a knight in her family tree. Noble families have typically kept excellent genealogical records. Following this trail, she was able to go back several centuries and discovered she is a 26x great-granddaughter of King Edward III of England and all the royalty who came before him. Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death; he is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe. His long reign of 50 years was the second longest in medieval England (after that of his great-grandfather Henry III) and saw vital developments in legislation and government, in particular the evolution of the English parliament, as well as the ravages of the Black Death. Edward was crowned at age fourteen after his father was deposed by his mother, Isabella of France, and her lover Roger Mortimer. At age seventeen he led a successful coup d'état against Mortimer, the de facto ruler of the country, and began his personal reign. After a successful campaign in Scotland he declared himself rightful heir to the French throne in 1337. This started what became known as the Hundred Years' War. Following some initial setbacks, this first phase of the war went exceptionally well for England; victories at Crécy and Poitiers led to the highly favorable Treaty of Brétigny, in which England made territorial gains, and Edward renounced his claim to the French throne. This phase would become known as the Edwardian War. Edward's later years were marked by international failure and domestic strife, largely as a result of his inactivity and poor health. What a tree!!! MILITARY HISTORY & NEWS2 Years at arlington
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. 
THIS JUST IN...mICHIGAN gENEALOGICAL cOUNCILIn case you haven't heard ....
MGC's 2019 Fall Family History Event will be held on Saturday, November 9th, 9am-4pm at the Michigan Library and Historical Center 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing MI. The Archives of Michigan and the Library of Michigan are partnering with MGC to feature DNA specialist, Diahan Southard. (From Rootstech!) Complete registration information, including session descriptions, speaker biographies, registration options, lunch ordering, and more is available at MGC's website: mimgc.org FYI Early bird registration ends October 31st at 11:59 pm. Attached is a press release with information about the seminar. LINKS FOR OUR READERSfOR QUICK LINKS - CLICK ON THE BLUE ICONS
Saginaw County Records
Timbertown log on the SGS Links Page
(tons of links) aMAZING STORIESYour DNA test: Readers share amazing ancestry tales, surprise family members
Do you have an interesting genealogy story?
Send us an email and we will be happy to post it! sgsmi1971@gmail.com GENEALOGY TUTORIALS
ITS FREE CHECK THEM OUT !
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 ROOTSTECH CONFERENCE MORE INTERESTING STUFF
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
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
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