TGS E-Newsletter. Special Genealogy Opportunity. Saturday, July 15th 9:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Sunday, July 16th 1:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

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1 TGS E-Newsletter Tulsa Genealogical Society July, 2017 Special Genealogy Opportunity SAVE THESE DATES! Saturday, July 15th 9:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Sunday, July 16th 1:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Mark Lowe returns to Tulsa this summer. Hardesty Regional Library Genealogy Family History 8116 E. 93rd St. Tulsa, OK To check out more Family History events go here: TGS Last Genealogical Research Workshop August 27, 10:30 A.M. Schusterman-Benson Library 3333 E 32nd Pl. Guest Speaker Fredrea Cook, Gregath Publishing Preserving Our Family Legacy TGS Board of Directors President: Dot Becknell 1st VP: Carol Ellis-Jones 2nd VP: Diane Quin 3rd VP: Karen Gilfillan Sec: Jae Jaeger Treasurer: Steve King Publications Sandi Ford Hospitality Cynthia Barnes Members-at-Large Jeaneen Darrell Cheryl Crosswell Join Us! TGS meetings at the Hardesty Library Maple Room 6:15-7:45 pm Lighted Parking with Mobility Accessible entrance. Mailing: P.O. Box Tulsa, OK Dorothy Becknell, TGS President

2 From the President... I can t believe we are already starting the 2nd month of Summer Break. That is, until I step outside! But the TGS Board has been busy during the past month with our planning goals and objectives. As we have 3 new people on the board, it has been exciting to have their energy and enthusiasm. Soon you will receive a personal listing your username and password for the members only pages of our website. You are able to view the website but for members to be able to see the protected areas of the website, this will be important. Diane and I are working on a project for supplying Membership I.D. cards for when you travel to other repositories in your family research. You re going to be very proud of owning one. Regarding membership, it is time to re-enroll for Our new year begins July 1st. We are beginning to rebuild our membership list. Don t lose out on Society news and events by waiting too long. Deadline for renewal of memberships is September 18th in order to remain current. PayPal is available for your convenience on the website membership page. Annual Membership Fees are: Individual: $25.00 Family: $35.00 Dorothy Becknell Inside this issue: TGS July Genealogy Opportunity 1 From the President TGS Budget 3 TGS General News 4 TGS Workshops 5 Genealogy Article of Interest 6 TGS Pay It Forward 7 TGS Library Collection, NSUBA 8 Society Stuff 9-10 Please note: live links are underlined. To access links in the newsletter, use Ctrl + Left Click Mailing Info Changed? Donna Harmon (dh307@yahoo.com), Membership Chair needs to know. Members receive blast reminders of our meetings and other events in your box. We also use to deliver your E-News newsletter. That is. if we have your correct information! Did You Know? Tulsa City-County Libraries have the following genealogy databases available for research: Library Catalog, OK2 Explore, Ancestry library edition (available at all library locations) Fold3, American Ancestors, History Geo.com (available only at Hardesty Regional Library Genealogy Center) 2

3 TGS Board Adopts Budget TGS Treasurer, Steve King and the Finance Committee, led by Jane Mitchell presented the new budget to the Board of Directors at the June meeting. The budget was approved. If you have any questions, please let Steve know. Our budget depends upon membership fees and donations. Please support TGS as you are able. Tulsa Genealogical Society Proposed Annual Budget 7/1/2017 thru 6/30/2018 Submitted by Finance Committee Submitted and Approved by TGS Board of Directors Date: June 8, 2017 Description Actual Projected 5/30/ / 2018 Donations-Operating Fund $85.00 $50.00 Fund Raisers $ Hospitality $43.15 Interest Income $29.81 $30.00 Membership Dues $1, $2, Sale of Publications $0.00 Society Researcher $ $ Mini-Workshop Intra-bank Transfers $0.00 Total Receipts $2, $2, Description Actual Projected Disbursements 5/30/ Discretionary Fund $ FGS & Other Dues $ st Vice President Program Meeting Exp $ PayPal Expense $ nd Vice President Fragile Book Move $50.20 Publications 3rd Vice President Promotions & Publicity $ Society Researcher $0.00 Rent Storage Bldg. $ Library-Misc. Bldg $1, Corresponding Secretary $0.00 Treasurer-Office Supplies $0.00 P.O Box Rental $ Web Page & Domain $0.00 FGS Delegate Expense $ Insurance $ Sympathy Gifts & Flowers $0.00 Donations-Given $ Intra-bank Transfers $0.00 Total Disbursements $2, , Net Income/Loss -$ ,

4 FamilySearch To Discontinue Its Microfilm Distribution Services This announcement shouldn t surprise any genealogists. The end of microfilm has been predicted for years. Microfilm and microfiche has become harder and harder to purchase. Most of the manufacturers have stopped producing microfilm and microfiche so the companies and non-profits that release information on film have been forced to abandon the media. Over 1.5 million microfilms (ca. 1.5 billion images) have been digitized by FamilySearch, including the most requested collections based on microfilm loan records worldwide. In addition, many records that FamilySearch has not yet published can be found online on partner or free archive websites. FamilySearch plans to finish microfilm digitization by (Continued on pg. 5) The TGS website is up and running. It is an ongoing project so keep checking it out. There is definitely a new-look to the site but is very forward-looking and user friendly. I have set up the PayPal for new and renewal memberships. It is available on the Membership page. The Members Only section will be available to current members. I am working now to set up your passwords and usernames. There are a couple of extra sections I am adding. but they are going to be a surprise for the time being. If you would like to see any information area added to the new site, please me with your thoughts. I will be glad to take your suggestion into consideration. Bottom line is please have patience if you run into a non-functioning link or address. But let me know so it can be corrected. Enjoy the new site and let us know what you think. - Dorothy We re Still Waiting! Family Tree Maker INFORMATION AND UPDATES (From MacKiev) For more information: TEST DRIVE PROGRAM FTM 2017 FAQ FTM 2017 UPDATES REPORTS 4

5 The following is an extract from the announcement from FamilySearch: On September 1, 2017, FamilySearch will discontinue its microfilm distribution services. (Last day to order films will be August 31, 2017.) The change is the result of FamilySearch s progress in its microfilm digitization efforts and the obsolescence of microfilm technology. Online access to digital images of records allows FamilySearch to reach many more people, faster and more efficiently. FamilySearch is a global leader in historic records preservation and access, with billions of the world s genealogical records in its collections. The remaining microfilms should be digitized by the end of 2020, and all new records from its ongoing global efforts are already using digital camera equipment. Family history centers will continue to provide access to relevant technology, premium subscription services, and digital records, including restricted content not available at home. You can read the full announcement at with FAQs about the change available at bit.ly/2s6ovo6. --Eastman s Online Genealogy Newsletter, June 26, 2017 Saturdays; 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. March through August Workshops will meet at Schusterman-Benson Library 3333 E 32 nd Pl. (Workshops are open to the public and free of charge) Entrance Entrance During the month of July; TGS encourages all Family Historians and Genealogists to support TCCL Tulsa Genealogy Center and its Annual Family History Programs. TGS Workshops resume with Session VII: Last Workshop of 2017 Sharing the Family Legacy Fredrea Cook (26 Aug 2017) Unique ways of sharing your research with family members. 5

6 Remains of a Little Girl The following is republished from Eastman s Online Genealogy Newsletter. The article written by Joseph Serna was first published in the Los Angeles Times, May 10, Remains of a Little Girl in a Forgotten Casket are Identified This story combines detective work, genealogy, DNA, and public records. A little girl about 3 years old died and was buried about 140 years ago in an unmarked metal casket in a wealthy San Francisco neighborhood. When workers recently discovered her elaborate coffin beneath a concrete slab, there were no markings or gravestone to say who she was. A team of scientists, amateur sleuths and history buffs worked tirelessly to solve the central question in this Bay Area mystery: Who was the little girl in the casket? She has now been identified. The girl s DNA was matched to that of a relative now living in San Rafael. The story of the investigation is intriguing. Investigators found a scale plan of the cemetery development in 1865 at the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley. That provided an approximate location of the grave. Thanks to the Internet and a culture of open records that existed from the 17th century to the 1960s, amateur genealogists were able to tap centuries of records of censuses, births, marriages, properties and deaths to trace up and down each candidates family tree. The whole effort took three people 3,000 hours, said Elissa Davey, who spearheaded the search for Edith s identity. You can read the entire story in an article by Joseph Serna in the Los Angeles Times web site at: lat.ms/2q4oflt Genealogy News You are among the first to know: Liz Walker, Genealogist Librarian, will teach a Beginning Genealogy Research Class beginning in September. The course will be four weeks in length. The lessons will be held in Jenks and will cost a small fee. She is asking that persons enrolling enroll for all sessions of the course. We are waiting on some additional information and a brochure which are forthcoming. Place these dates on your calendar. Family History 101 from 9/5-10/3. Tuesdays 6:30-7:30. (This class is an overview of the basics of Family History Research.) Following the beginners course, she is offering Family History 102: Family History 102 from 10/24-11/14. Tuesdays 6:30-7:30. (This class is for people who took 101 or have been researching for awhile and need some fresh ideas.) As soon as additional information is released, we will bring you an update. 6

7 Are you new to Genealogy Research? Are you confused about genealogy software? Are you lost when trying to organize ALL that paper you have collected? Do you have a brick wall you just can t get through? Do you know where to search for that specific record you need? We have all been where you are standing right now. TGS s Pay It Forward - Be A Genealogy Mentor program will provide assistance with research. Following is a list of TGS volunteers who are willing to help. All it takes is for you to contact them; explain what you need and they will take it from there - not to do your research but help you get on the right track for successful family tree building. addresses are listed for contacting the Mentor. You d be surprised how another pair of eyes can maybe see the path you need. Utilize this effort for your research. We can help! Mentor Areas of Expertise Contact Information Dorothy Becknell Family Tree Maker Carol Ellis Jones Family Tree Maker Bill Graham Legacy Johanna Graham Legacy Software, Computer assistance, Organization, online research Beginning, US Census, US Research, Google, Ancestry, Family Search, Family Tree Maker, DNA US Research US Research, Computer program help, organization, getting started, internet research help dottieb1@swbell.net caroldesigns@cox.net graham7111@cox.net graham7111@cox.net Jayne Mitchell All areas of genealogy research mjflippin@cox.net Karen Cornish Getting Started; Adoption Research cornika@cox.net Steve King Roots Magic Rosemary Jones Family Tree Maker Pay It Forward - Be A Genealogy Mentor Organization, US Research, Military Records, Library assistance, Repository assistance, Internet Research, FamilySearch, Ancestry, some International Assistance, Family Tree Maker boneking9011@sbcglobal.net rjones5622@aol.com Sandi Ford Beginning Research, Organization sandi@familyunite.net Debbie Patton Beginning Research, DNA deb668@cox.net Seeking Help? Contact the person in the above list who best fits your interest. If a topic is not listed which covers your area of concern, please send Dorothy an . Library Research, Brick Walls, Genealogy Software: If you can help out a struggling genealogist, please let Dorothy know. Remember when you were learning? Who helped you? Pay It Forward Dorothy 7

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9 TGS E-News posts current members genealogy-related business cards; not as a promotion nor an endorsement for/of their services, but as a professional recognition for/of their interests. Carolyn Steele (Renown author and TGS member) continues her blog, Preserving Legends, concerning all things even remotely touching on genealogy, whether stories, research, or just interesting tidbits of life. You are invited to visit at: TGS Genealogy Library Collection Northeastern State University Broken Arrow Campus E. New Orleans (New Orleans exit off Creek Turnpike) (Digital index for collection is available on the website: TGS July Board Meeting Thursday, July 13, 2017, 6:00 P.M. Apple Barrel BA 101st & Elm Pl. Meetings open to TGS membership GE NE FUN AL O GY (jē' nē' fŭn' äl'ə-jē) noun. The insanely addictive study of family histories and ancestry. Genealogical Date to Remember Federation of Genealogy Societies Conference August, 2020 Kansas City 9

10 T u l s a G e n e a l o g i c a l S o c i e t y P O Box Tulsa, OK Dorothy Becknell, President cell: Meetings: September - May 3rd Monday each month General Meeting: 6-8 pm Program begins 6:30 pm Open to public at no charge Newsletter Editor Dorothy Becknell TGS Chair Appointments & Special Assignments: (Ctrl + Left Click for address) Communications: Dorothy Becknell Finance: Jayne Mitchell Membership: Diane Huffman Quin New Members: Cynthia Barnes Hospitality: Faye Rene Hanks Programs: Carol Ellis-Jones Publications: Sandi Ford Research: Annette Corbell Promotion/Publicity: Karen Gilfillan Website: Dorothy Becknell We re on the Web! Check us out at Promoting Family History Research...Worth Looking for - Worth Finding! Let s tell the world! TGS has a Facebook Page! To show others how special TGS is, go to Facebook and like our page. Ask your friends and family to support us with their likes! And Share the events. Find us at TGS Membership Dues are now being received! Use PayPal on our website to send your payment! Or if you would rather snail mail your membership fees, please use our P.O. Box address; Meet a Genealogy friend at Tulsa Genealogical Society TGS P.O. Box Individual: $25.00 Family: $35.00 Invite your friends and family members to join TGS! You can also give a gift membership. (Membership Year is July 1st - June 30th) It s Time to BACK UP YOUR FILES! 10