The Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society provides many opportunities to help members learn more about genealogical research and resources through meetings, workshops, special interest groups, field trips, and online instruction.

Meetings are usually held on the third Saturday at 2:00 pm in the Athens-Clarke County Public Library auditorium, but variations in this schedule are not uncommon. Meetings are announced in the COGS Quarterly, via email, and at this web site on the Meetings page. Although most meetings are free and open to the public, membership is encouraged to enable us to bring in quality speakers that will help further our understanding as family history researchers. Dues are also used to purchase resources for local libraries and offset costs to preserve historical data.

Special interest groups provide an informal opportunity for members working in particular areas of research to get together to problem solve and focus on resources and techniques available to assist them with their research. We currently have one active special interest group "African American Research". Meetings for this group are also posted on the Meetings page.

Dr. Jim Rice has graciously developed and shared online instruction designed to guide the reader through genealogy resources found on the internet. This information is based on the workshops he taught on this topic at the Athens-Clarke County Public Library. To access his instruction click on the Genealogy on the Internet link provided in the left menu bar.

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last update Monday, 29-Jun-2009 12:03:08 MDT