New Mailing Address!
P.O. Box 651404
Vero Beach, FL 32965
Current Newsletter
Next IRGS Meeting
OUR NEXT IN PERSON MEETING:
Tuesday November 12, 2024
IRC Main Library's Multimedia Room
10:30-11:00 am Social
11am-12:30 Business/Program
“Food & Family"
Join the monthly Indian River Genealogy Society program on Tuesday, November 12 from 10:30 am-12:30 pm. The program is free and will be held at the Indian River County Main Library, Media Room. Bring your recipes and family stories. Members will share sweet samples and recipes and examples of stories and family cookbooks.
The social will begin at 10:30 am followed by 11:00 am business meeting and program.
The program is free and open to the public.
Please address questions to info@irgs.org.
GIG NEWS
November GIG Calendar
Scandinavian GIG will meet Monday November 4th, 10:30 am, in the History Room of Main Library
Irish GIG will meet Tuesday November 5th, 2:00 pm, in the Genealogy Department of Main Library
WriteLife Group will meet Thursday November 14th, 3:30 pm virtually.
Scottish GIG will meet Monday November 18th, 10:30 am, in the History Room of Main Library
DNA GIG will meet Thursday November 21st, 2:00 pm virtually
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.
Visit the local Library!
The Julian W. Lowenstein Archive Center and Genealogy Department is an excellent resource for researching your family history and is not limited to Indian River County or Florida. Visit online at IRC Library Genealogy Department or in person at the library’s Main Branch at 1600 21st Street in Vero Beach, FL.
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.