St. Louis Genealogical Society
@stlgs.bsky.social
Promoting family history research through education, community services, and records preservation. The largest local genealogical society in the nation.
St. Louis has weathered floods, fires, and frontier chaos… but few events shook our city like the Cholera Epidemic of the 1800s.
🗓 Saturday, November 8, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM
📍 Clark Family Branch, St. Louis County Library
🎤 Speaker: Lauren Rhodes, SLCL
Details: stlgs.org/meetings-and...
🗓 Saturday, November 8, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM
📍 Clark Family Branch, St. Louis County Library
🎤 Speaker: Lauren Rhodes, SLCL
Details: stlgs.org/meetings-and...
November 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
St. Louis has weathered floods, fires, and frontier chaos… but few events shook our city like the Cholera Epidemic of the 1800s.
🗓 Saturday, November 8, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM
📍 Clark Family Branch, St. Louis County Library
🎤 Speaker: Lauren Rhodes, SLCL
Details: stlgs.org/meetings-and...
🗓 Saturday, November 8, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM
📍 Clark Family Branch, St. Louis County Library
🎤 Speaker: Lauren Rhodes, SLCL
Details: stlgs.org/meetings-and...
The Society has updated several datasets this month. A full list is at stlgs.org/new-on-this-...
November 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Society has updated several datasets this month. A full list is at stlgs.org/new-on-this-...
📜Uncover your ancient roots! Join the STLGS Irish Special Interest Group for a fascinating journey with Dr. Thomas J. Finan of St. Louis University.
🗓️ October 25, 2025, 1:00 PM Central
🍀Details & Registration: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
#IrishGenealogy #History #StLGS #FamilyTree
🗓️ October 25, 2025, 1:00 PM Central
🍀Details & Registration: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
#IrishGenealogy #History #StLGS #FamilyTree
September 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
📜Uncover your ancient roots! Join the STLGS Irish Special Interest Group for a fascinating journey with Dr. Thomas J. Finan of St. Louis University.
🗓️ October 25, 2025, 1:00 PM Central
🍀Details & Registration: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
#IrishGenealogy #History #StLGS #FamilyTree
🗓️ October 25, 2025, 1:00 PM Central
🍀Details & Registration: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
#IrishGenealogy #History #StLGS #FamilyTree
📢Genealogy Resources at St. Louis Public Library – StLGS Monthly Meeting
📅 Saturday, 11 Oct. 2025 | ⏰ 10:00 a.m. CT
📍 In-person at Clark Family Branch
💻 Or join us via Zoom
Join Preston Petermeier for an overview of resources available at the Central Library.
📌 Details/registration: stlgs.org
📅 Saturday, 11 Oct. 2025 | ⏰ 10:00 a.m. CT
📍 In-person at Clark Family Branch
💻 Or join us via Zoom
Join Preston Petermeier for an overview of resources available at the Central Library.
📌 Details/registration: stlgs.org
September 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
📢Genealogy Resources at St. Louis Public Library – StLGS Monthly Meeting
📅 Saturday, 11 Oct. 2025 | ⏰ 10:00 a.m. CT
📍 In-person at Clark Family Branch
💻 Or join us via Zoom
Join Preston Petermeier for an overview of resources available at the Central Library.
📌 Details/registration: stlgs.org
📅 Saturday, 11 Oct. 2025 | ⏰ 10:00 a.m. CT
📍 In-person at Clark Family Branch
💻 Or join us via Zoom
Join Preston Petermeier for an overview of resources available at the Central Library.
📌 Details/registration: stlgs.org
It was wonderful to meet lots of new people today at the Local History Expo. Thanks for joining us!
September 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It was wonderful to meet lots of new people today at the Local History Expo. Thanks for joining us!
Join us for our German SIG meeting to learn more about St. Louis Freie Gemeinde:
📅 Date: Saturday 20 September 2025
📍 Location: STLGS Office & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Robin McDonough
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
📅 Date: Saturday 20 September 2025
📍 Location: STLGS Office & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Robin McDonough
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
August 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Join us for our German SIG meeting to learn more about St. Louis Freie Gemeinde:
📅 Date: Saturday 20 September 2025
📍 Location: STLGS Office & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Robin McDonough
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
📅 Date: Saturday 20 September 2025
📍 Location: STLGS Office & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Robin McDonough
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
Our office is normally open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays but we will be closed this Saturday, August 30, for the holiday weekend.
August 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Our office is normally open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays but we will be closed this Saturday, August 30, for the holiday weekend.
Join us for the Local History Expo in St. Louis!
The St. Louis Genealogical Society will be there to share how we help people connect with their roots, preserve family stories, and explore the rich history of our region. Stop by our table to learn more about our resources, programs, and membership.
The St. Louis Genealogical Society will be there to share how we help people connect with their roots, preserve family stories, and explore the rich history of our region. Stop by our table to learn more about our resources, programs, and membership.
August 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Join us for the Local History Expo in St. Louis!
The St. Louis Genealogical Society will be there to share how we help people connect with their roots, preserve family stories, and explore the rich history of our region. Stop by our table to learn more about our resources, programs, and membership.
The St. Louis Genealogical Society will be there to share how we help people connect with their roots, preserve family stories, and explore the rich history of our region. Stop by our table to learn more about our resources, programs, and membership.
Join us on Sunday, August 24 at 1 PM (Central Time) for “Understanding Jewish Cemeteries.” Led by Ilene Murray, the session will demystify the rich symbolism of Jewish tombstones—think stars, pitchers, trees halved, lambs, urns, and more.
Register for Zoom or plan your visit now! www.stlgs.org
Register for Zoom or plan your visit now! www.stlgs.org
August 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Join us on Sunday, August 24 at 1 PM (Central Time) for “Understanding Jewish Cemeteries.” Led by Ilene Murray, the session will demystify the rich symbolism of Jewish tombstones—think stars, pitchers, trees halved, lambs, urns, and more.
Register for Zoom or plan your visit now! www.stlgs.org
Register for Zoom or plan your visit now! www.stlgs.org
🪦 What Did They Die From? – StLGS Monthly Meeting
📅 Saturday, 13 Sept. 2025 | ⏰ 10:00 a.m. CT
📍 In-person at Clark Family Branch
💻 Or join us via Zoom
Join Ilene Murray as she unpacks the illnesses our ancestors faced—and how “cures” sometimes made things worse.
📌 Details/registration: stlgs.org
📅 Saturday, 13 Sept. 2025 | ⏰ 10:00 a.m. CT
📍 In-person at Clark Family Branch
💻 Or join us via Zoom
Join Ilene Murray as she unpacks the illnesses our ancestors faced—and how “cures” sometimes made things worse.
📌 Details/registration: stlgs.org
August 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🪦 What Did They Die From? – StLGS Monthly Meeting
📅 Saturday, 13 Sept. 2025 | ⏰ 10:00 a.m. CT
📍 In-person at Clark Family Branch
💻 Or join us via Zoom
Join Ilene Murray as she unpacks the illnesses our ancestors faced—and how “cures” sometimes made things worse.
📌 Details/registration: stlgs.org
📅 Saturday, 13 Sept. 2025 | ⏰ 10:00 a.m. CT
📍 In-person at Clark Family Branch
💻 Or join us via Zoom
Join Ilene Murray as she unpacks the illnesses our ancestors faced—and how “cures” sometimes made things worse.
📌 Details/registration: stlgs.org
Help Preserve Veteran Land Bounty Records!
StLGS endorses this worthwhile effort. These valuable documents will continue to deteriorate without genealogists stepping up to digitize them and preserve them for the future.
Learn more and find out how to donate at: stlgs.org/help-preserv...
StLGS endorses this worthwhile effort. These valuable documents will continue to deteriorate without genealogists stepping up to digitize them and preserve them for the future.
Learn more and find out how to donate at: stlgs.org/help-preserv...
August 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Help Preserve Veteran Land Bounty Records!
StLGS endorses this worthwhile effort. These valuable documents will continue to deteriorate without genealogists stepping up to digitize them and preserve them for the future.
Learn more and find out how to donate at: stlgs.org/help-preserv...
StLGS endorses this worthwhile effort. These valuable documents will continue to deteriorate without genealogists stepping up to digitize them and preserve them for the future.
Learn more and find out how to donate at: stlgs.org/help-preserv...
🎉 Join Us Sept. 27 for an All-Day Hands-On AI Workshop for Genealogy!
Space is limited so sign up today. Prior technology experience is recommended. See registration link for more details: stlgs.org/all-day-hand...
Space is limited so sign up today. Prior technology experience is recommended. See registration link for more details: stlgs.org/all-day-hand...
August 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🎉 Join Us Sept. 27 for an All-Day Hands-On AI Workshop for Genealogy!
Space is limited so sign up today. Prior technology experience is recommended. See registration link for more details: stlgs.org/all-day-hand...
Space is limited so sign up today. Prior technology experience is recommended. See registration link for more details: stlgs.org/all-day-hand...
St. Louis Genealogical Society will be available at the Local History Expo on Saturday, 6 September 2025. We hope to see you there! www.slcl.org/events/local...
Local History Expo | St. Louis County Library
Connect with the history of your family and community! Representatives from over 35 St. Louis-area local historical societies and repositories will be available to discuss their work in documenting, p...
www.slcl.org
July 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
St. Louis Genealogical Society will be available at the Local History Expo on Saturday, 6 September 2025. We hope to see you there! www.slcl.org/events/local...
🔍 Dig deeper into the National Archives!
Join StLGS on Aug 9 @ 10 a.m. CST for a free talk with Nancy Schuster on hidden genealogical resources.
📍Clark Family Branch or
💻 via Zoom.
Details: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #StLGS #NationalArchives
Join StLGS on Aug 9 @ 10 a.m. CST for a free talk with Nancy Schuster on hidden genealogical resources.
📍Clark Family Branch or
💻 via Zoom.
Details: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #StLGS #NationalArchives
July 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🔍 Dig deeper into the National Archives!
Join StLGS on Aug 9 @ 10 a.m. CST for a free talk with Nancy Schuster on hidden genealogical resources.
📍Clark Family Branch or
💻 via Zoom.
Details: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #StLGS #NationalArchives
Join StLGS on Aug 9 @ 10 a.m. CST for a free talk with Nancy Schuster on hidden genealogical resources.
📍Clark Family Branch or
💻 via Zoom.
Details: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #StLGS #NationalArchives
Every family has stories—some inspiring, some mysterious, and some that sound too good to be true. 🧐 Learn to separate fact from fiction using practical techniques that every genealogist should know!
📅 23 August 2025
🧑🏫 Instructor: Judy Belford, StLGS librarian
🔗 Register: stlgs.org/education/cl...
📅 23 August 2025
🧑🏫 Instructor: Judy Belford, StLGS librarian
🔗 Register: stlgs.org/education/cl...
July 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Every family has stories—some inspiring, some mysterious, and some that sound too good to be true. 🧐 Learn to separate fact from fiction using practical techniques that every genealogist should know!
📅 23 August 2025
🧑🏫 Instructor: Judy Belford, StLGS librarian
🔗 Register: stlgs.org/education/cl...
📅 23 August 2025
🧑🏫 Instructor: Judy Belford, StLGS librarian
🔗 Register: stlgs.org/education/cl...
Today at 10AM! Attend in person or sign up to attend online at stlgs.org/events/meeti...
July 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Today at 10AM! Attend in person or sign up to attend online at stlgs.org/events/meeti...
Are you just starting family history? We now use more online records, but is there a best-use method? How do we find additional records? Let’s refocus on the basics and adapt to our ever-changing circumstances! Join us for our monthly meeting on July 12. www.stlgs.org
June 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Are you just starting family history? We now use more online records, but is there a best-use method? How do we find additional records? Let’s refocus on the basics and adapt to our ever-changing circumstances! Join us for our monthly meeting on July 12. www.stlgs.org
Join us for our Irish SIG meeting to learn more about Irish naming conventions.
📅 Date: Saturday 26 July 2025
📍 Location: STLGS Office & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Susan McKee
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
📅 Date: Saturday 26 July 2025
📍 Location: STLGS Office & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Susan McKee
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
June 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Join us for our Irish SIG meeting to learn more about Irish naming conventions.
📅 Date: Saturday 26 July 2025
📍 Location: STLGS Office & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Susan McKee
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
📅 Date: Saturday 26 July 2025
📍 Location: STLGS Office & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Susan McKee
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
German genealogy friends!
Sat, Jun 21 • 1 pm CT—“Status Designation in German Church Records: A Mirror of Local Society” with genealogist Ute Brandenburg. Free hybrid meeting (in person @ StLGS Maplewood or on Zoom—register).
Details 👉 stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
Sat, Jun 21 • 1 pm CT—“Status Designation in German Church Records: A Mirror of Local Society” with genealogist Ute Brandenburg. Free hybrid meeting (in person @ StLGS Maplewood or on Zoom—register).
Details 👉 stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
June 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
German genealogy friends!
Sat, Jun 21 • 1 pm CT—“Status Designation in German Church Records: A Mirror of Local Society” with genealogist Ute Brandenburg. Free hybrid meeting (in person @ StLGS Maplewood or on Zoom—register).
Details 👉 stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
Sat, Jun 21 • 1 pm CT—“Status Designation in German Church Records: A Mirror of Local Society” with genealogist Ute Brandenburg. Free hybrid meeting (in person @ StLGS Maplewood or on Zoom—register).
Details 👉 stlgs.org/about-us-2/s...
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Join us for our monthly meeting in June to learn more about Special Places in St. Louis.
📅 Date: Saturday, 14 June, 2025
📍 Location: Clark Family Branch, SLCL & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Chris Naffziger
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
📅 Date: Saturday, 14 June, 2025
📍 Location: Clark Family Branch, SLCL & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Chris Naffziger
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
May 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Join us for our monthly meeting in June to learn more about Special Places in St. Louis.
📅 Date: Saturday, 14 June, 2025
📍 Location: Clark Family Branch, SLCL & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Chris Naffziger
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
📅 Date: Saturday, 14 June, 2025
📍 Location: Clark Family Branch, SLCL & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Chris Naffziger
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
Please join us for a free StLGS class; Navigating Ancestry.com; Finding the Treasures While Avoiding the Minefields. You do not need an Ancestry subscription to take this class, but you should have some familiarity with the site. Registration is at stlgs.org/education/classes/current-stlgs-classes
May 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Please join us for a free StLGS class; Navigating Ancestry.com; Finding the Treasures While Avoiding the Minefields. You do not need an Ancestry subscription to take this class, but you should have some familiarity with the site. Registration is at stlgs.org/education/classes/current-stlgs-classes
Join us for our monthly meeting in June to learn more about Special Places in St. Louis.
📅 Date: Saturday, 14 June, 2025
📍 Location: Clark Family Branch, SLCL & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Chris Naffziger
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
📅 Date: Saturday, 14 June, 2025
📍 Location: Clark Family Branch, SLCL & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Chris Naffziger
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
May 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Join us for our monthly meeting in June to learn more about Special Places in St. Louis.
📅 Date: Saturday, 14 June, 2025
📍 Location: Clark Family Branch, SLCL & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Chris Naffziger
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
📅 Date: Saturday, 14 June, 2025
📍 Location: Clark Family Branch, SLCL & Online
🎤 Featured Speaker: Chris Naffziger
🔗 Register now if attending online: stlgs.org/events/meeti...
✨ Don't miss out on our Irish Superstitions and Curses session!✨
Explore ancient beliefs from your Irish ancestry with Gabrielle Ni Mheachair Woeltje.
Date: April 26, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Attend in-person or virtually
Sign up to dive into your family’s mystical past!
🔗 stlgs.org/.../sigs.../...
Explore ancient beliefs from your Irish ancestry with Gabrielle Ni Mheachair Woeltje.
Date: April 26, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Attend in-person or virtually
Sign up to dive into your family’s mystical past!
🔗 stlgs.org/.../sigs.../...
April 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
✨ Don't miss out on our Irish Superstitions and Curses session!✨
Explore ancient beliefs from your Irish ancestry with Gabrielle Ni Mheachair Woeltje.
Date: April 26, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Attend in-person or virtually
Sign up to dive into your family’s mystical past!
🔗 stlgs.org/.../sigs.../...
Explore ancient beliefs from your Irish ancestry with Gabrielle Ni Mheachair Woeltje.
Date: April 26, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Attend in-person or virtually
Sign up to dive into your family’s mystical past!
🔗 stlgs.org/.../sigs.../...
Let your past meet the future! Join us May 3 at the STLGS Family History Conference and hear from featured speaker Steve Little, AI Program Director for NGS & co-host of The Family History AI Show.
🎟️ Register: www.stlgs.org/events/family-history-conference
#STLGS2025 #FamilyHistoryAI
🎟️ Register: www.stlgs.org/events/family-history-conference
#STLGS2025 #FamilyHistoryAI
Family History Conference - St. Louis Genealogical Society
53rd Annual Family History Conference: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and DNA: Tools for Unlocking Your Past Featuring Steve Little Jim Brewster, and Josiah Schmidt Saturday, 3 May 2025 9:00 a.m. ...
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April 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Let your past meet the future! Join us May 3 at the STLGS Family History Conference and hear from featured speaker Steve Little, AI Program Director for NGS & co-host of The Family History AI Show.
🎟️ Register: www.stlgs.org/events/family-history-conference
#STLGS2025 #FamilyHistoryAI
🎟️ Register: www.stlgs.org/events/family-history-conference
#STLGS2025 #FamilyHistoryAI
🌿✨ Join us for an enchanting exploration into Irish Superstitions and Curses! ✨🌿
📅 Date: 26 April 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00 p.m. CST
🖥️ Attend virtually or in person!
🔮 Featured Speaker: Gabrielle Ni Mheachair Woeltje
💻 Register: StLGs Website
#IrishSuperstitions #Genealogy #IrishCurses #StLGS
📅 Date: 26 April 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00 p.m. CST
🖥️ Attend virtually or in person!
🔮 Featured Speaker: Gabrielle Ni Mheachair Woeltje
💻 Register: StLGs Website
#IrishSuperstitions #Genealogy #IrishCurses #StLGS
April 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🌿✨ Join us for an enchanting exploration into Irish Superstitions and Curses! ✨🌿
📅 Date: 26 April 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00 p.m. CST
🖥️ Attend virtually or in person!
🔮 Featured Speaker: Gabrielle Ni Mheachair Woeltje
💻 Register: StLGs Website
#IrishSuperstitions #Genealogy #IrishCurses #StLGS
📅 Date: 26 April 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00 p.m. CST
🖥️ Attend virtually or in person!
🔮 Featured Speaker: Gabrielle Ni Mheachair Woeltje
💻 Register: StLGs Website
#IrishSuperstitions #Genealogy #IrishCurses #StLGS