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All Meetings of the Flint Genealogical Society are free and open to the public. Anyone is welcome to attend. These are announced in our monthly Newsletter and, at times, through special membership mailings and the local media. Next Meeting
Membership Meetings - 7:00PM on the first Tuesday of each month, except December, July and August. Guest speakers cover a variety of topics. Light refreshments are provided at the close of the formal meeting by the FGS Hospitality Committee. Remember to bring your written questions. Someone has probably had a similar problem and will be glad to assist you.
Executive Committee Meetings The Monday following the first Tuesday of each month, except December, June and July. Subject to change, but usually held at the Flint Public Library. See Map.
Ongoing
Genesee County Courthouse, Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Our genealogy volunteers are located on the 2nd floor of the Courthouse.
See Map.
Ongoing
Perry Archives Volunteers, Wednesday 10:00am - 4:00pm
Our genealogy volunteers work on our collection and are available to help with inquiries.
See Map.
5 Nov 2009, Thursday 4:00 pm Note date, time and location change!
FGS Monthly Meeting,
at the Flint Public Library, Basement Meeting Room See Map.
We welcome Stephen Morse as our speaker. Steve has received numerous awards, including the first ever Excellence Award from the Association of Professional Genealogists, for his "One-Step Website". His presentation will not only cover the "One-Step Website: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools" but will also include a presentation on "A Hodgepodge of Lesser Known Gems".
The "One-Step website" started out as an aid for finding passengers in the Ellis Island database. Shortly afterwards it was expanded to help with searching in the 1930 census. Over the years it has continued to evolve and today includes about 200 web-based tools divided into 16 separate categories ranging from genealogical searches to astronomical calculations to last-minute bidding on e-bay. This presentation will describe the range of tools available and give the highlights of each one.
"A Hodgepodge of Lesser-Known Gems" is a sequel to the Potpourri talk. There are too many utilities on the One-Step website to be covered in a single talk, so many of them found their way to the cutting room floor when the Potpourri talk was being edited. However several of those are quite useful. This talk describes those gems that you might not otherwise be aware of. They range from problems with genealogical searches to problems with identity theft to problems with DNA.
He is best known as the architect of the Intel 8086 (the granddaddy of today's Pentium processor), which sparked the PC revolution 30 years ago. Morse is also a computer professional with a doctorate degree in electrical engineering. He has held various research, development, and teaching positions, authored numerous technical papers, written four textbooks, and holds four patents. Steve has given his various presentations all over the world.
Steve Morse's presentations will begin at 4:00 pm at the Flint Public Library, 1026 E Kearsley, Flint, MI. There will be a Q&A time, break for 15 mins. and the other presentation will follow and then Q&A.
If you are interested in learning more about Stephen P Morse go to
www.stevemorse.org and check out his site.
Visitors are always welcome.
9 Nov 2009, Monday 1:00pm
FGS Executive Board meeting
at the Flint Public Library, Room 205. See Map.
5 Jan 2010, Tuesday 7:00pm
FGS Monthly Meeting,
at the Burton Senior Activity Center, 3410 South Grand
Traverse, Burton, MI 48529, 810-744-0960. Just north of Holy Redeemer Church See Map.
TBA
Visitors are always welcome. A genealogical research "Question Table" will be available one half hour before the meeting begins. Bring written or unwritten problems, questions, or dilemmas and a knowledgeable helper will be there to offer assistance, encouragement, or empathy.
11 Jan 2010, Monday 1:00pm
FGS Executive Board meeting
at the Flint Public Library, Room 205. See Map.
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