Category Archives: SCVGS

Memorial Day Weekend Freebies

Two online systems are offering free access to their military records this coming Memorial Day weekend: FindMyPast.com has “26 million U.S. and International military records,” and offers free searching from this Friday the 24th through Monday the 27th; FamilyLink.com also … Continue reading

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Minutes of the May 2013 General Meeting

President Mike Carroll called the meeting to order at 1 PM. The meeting was attended by 31 members. ANNOUNCEMENTS:  The next meeting of the Green Valley GS will be in October. Pima County GS meets Saturday May 18 at 1 … Continue reading

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FGS 2013 Conference

The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) is holding its 2013 conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from August 21st to 24th. There are over 20 talks on Midwest genealogy, religious groups, and record repositories. If you’re a snowbird summering in the … Continue reading

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Day 3 & Day 4 – LV Conference

WOW ! Friday was quite a day. 13 hours total including the banquet. Lots of awards went to very deserving individuals from the national scene. Also, many drawings for lots of prizes from various vendors, sadly. . . they all missed … Continue reading

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Day 2 – NGS Conference

We started out with a “First Timers” breakfast with about 200 who were attending the conference for the very first time. Exchanged biz cards and related a short story about our research, etc. I’ve met some from outside Atlanta, Carnation, … Continue reading

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