Next IRGS Meeting
OUR NEXT IN PERSON MEETING:
Tuesday May 14, 2024
IRC Main Library's Multimedia Room
10:30-11:00 am Social
11am-12:30 Business/Program
“Kitchen is the Heart of the Family"
Speaker: Tamara Hallo
Join the monthly Indian River Genealogy Society program, The Kitchen is the Heart of the Family with Tamara Hallo on Tuesday, May 14 from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. The program is free and open to the public and will be held at the Indian River County Main Library, Media Room.
From daily dinners to holiday gatherings, the kitchen is where family comes together. Learn how to make the most of this time together to discover more about your family and its traditions. Then, learn how easy it is to create and publish a family recipe book that can be passed down to future generations. IRGS will continue with an in-person opportunity on this topic again in the Fall to create a family cookbook.
With over 25 years of experience as an educator and a Master of Library Science degree, genealogy is a perfect complement to Hallo’s repertoire. She holds a certificate of genealogical research from Boston University and has completed ProGen, an 18-month professional genealogy study program. She completed the Advanced Genealogical Methods and Public Speaking courses at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy Academy for Professionals, the Fundamentals of Hispanic Genealogical Research, Writing and Publishing for Genealogists, and Beginning DNA courses at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, and Law School for Genealogists at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh. She specializes in Southern United States and Miami, Florida research.
Bring a friend who may be curious about IRGS and the many benefits of membership. Individual membership is $25 annually. IRGS holds monthly programs, free and open to the public. The Society will resume monthly meetings in September. Check the website for summer socials, membership information, resources, volunteer opportunities and many areas of special interest at www.irgs.org
The program is free and open to the public.
We look forward to seeing many of our members and friends at the meeting but understand that some will not be able to attend in person. For those who choose to join virtually, please register for the event using this link:
Please address questions to info@irgs.org.
Youth Genealogists
IRGS Newsletter Update
As most of you may know, the decision has been made to cease the monthly newsletter with the official motion being completed on Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 at the Executive Board Meeting. I know that this was met with some dismay at our monthly member meeting.
With that said, the idea was proposed that we could switch to a Quarterly; and, this does have precedent in the society. Colleen Butler will be leading this endeavor.
The idea will be to focus primarily on genealogical information and stories, not for meeting reminders or upcoming events. I would call upon any of those in the membership who may have been concerned or upset by the ending of our monthly newsletter to make your interest known in helping with the Quarterly. Thank you.
Brian McQuade
President
Check out our new 2023 - 2024 brochure!
GIG NEWS
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The Scandinavian GIG will meet on Monday May 6th at 10:30 am in the History Room at the IRC Main Library.
The Irish GIG will meet on Tuesday May 7th at 2:00 pm in the History Room at the IRC Main Library.
The Write Life group will meet on Thursday April 25th at 1:30 pm. During May they will meet on May 9th and 23rd. All meetings are virtual. Newcomers are welcome to observe a meeting to see if the group is a good fit. No writing experience necessary. Write Life is a community collaboration of IRGS and the Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation.
The DNA GIG will meet virtually on May 23rd at 2:00 pm.
The FamilySearch GIG will meet on Thursday May 16th at 4:30 pm. Participants can attend virtually or in person at the Vero Beach LDS FamilySearch Center. This meeting will focus on doing German Research on the FamilySearch website.
The Scottish GIG will meet on Monday May 20th at 10:30 am in the History Room at the IRC Main Library.
Contact the GIG leaders to join or email info@irgs.org to be added to a GIG distribution (please specify which GIG) The GIGs welcome new members! We ask all GIG members maintain an active IRGS membership.
Beginner's Introduction to DNA
We invite anyone interested in learning more about the basics of DNA testing and analysis to review the following video prepared by our DNA Genealogy Interest Group Leader, Janet Hunter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kuFIflOIiw
We encourage you to join our DNA GIG by becoming a member of our society to view additional educational videos of our past meetings.
Check out our Facebook page to see the latest announcements and suggestions. We post many announcements that come to our society that may not be reported on our website.
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