New Mailing Address!
P.O. Box 651404
Vero Beach, FL 32965
New IRGS Website Coming
The IRGS website will soon have a new look! The content of the current site will still be available, just presented in a more useful format. Watch this video for a preview of how the site will appear once it goes live. Please send any questions, comments or suggestions to webmaster@irgs.org.
Current Newsletter
Next IRGS Meeting
OUR May MEMBERSHIP MEETING:
Tuesday May 13, 2025
IRC Main Library's Multimedia Room
10:30-11:00 am Social
11am-12:30 Business/Program
Janet Stanton
Organizing, Storing, and Preserving Artifacts
IRGS member Janet Stanton was honored to receive the Martha Dodd Scholarship from the society and it enabled her to attend the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy's week-long "Organizing, Preserving, and Disaster-Proofing Your Family Archives" presentation. She is excited to connect with others who share her enthusiam for uncovering family stories.
Janet is a retire elementary school teacher with a passion for genealogy and a deep commitment to preserving family history. Known as the "Keeper of Family Treasures," she has a special focus on preserving and safeguarding precious heirlooms and artifacts.
Join the monthly Indian River Genealogy Society program on Tuesday, May 13 from 10:30 am-12:30 pm. The program is free and will be held at the Indian River County Main Library, Media Room. The social will begin at 10:30 am followed by 11:00 am business meeting and program.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting but understand that some of our members and friends may not be able to attend in person. For those, the business meeting and program can be attended via Zoom beginning at 11 am but registration is required. The link to register:
The program is free and open to the public.
Please address questions to info@irgs.org.
GIG NEWS
May GIG Calendar
Irish GIG will meet Tuesday May 6, 2:00 pm, in the History Room of Main Library
Scottish GIG will meet Monday May 19, 10:30 am, in the History Room of Main Library
DNA GIG will meet Thursday May 15, 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.
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