GCSGA

 Genealogical Computer Society of GA

Dedicated to fostering the merger of genealogical research and computer technology.

http://gencomputer.org/



Meeting Information

We meet the 2nd Saturday of each month in Roswell (just north of Atlanta), GA, from 9am to noon. Click here for info about us, including a general description of our group, a list of our meeting topics for the past several years, and directions to our meeting location.  Our meeting topics are a good demonstration of what our group is about.

For 2012, our meeting dates are:
January 14
February 11
March 10
April 14
May 12
June 9
July 14
August 11
September 8
October 13
November 10
December 8

 


 
 

Hopefully this won't scare off visitors - we are a rough looking bunch of hooligans!!!

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2009 picture - large       2009 picture - small

Click on any link below to go to the relevant page!!

 Libraries: Gold Mines for Family Historians, by Erica Rohlfs, M. S. - presented at the April 2011 meeting.
Newspaper Search Links  David Moriarty's Powerpoint presentation, discussed in Feb 2011 meeting.
(pdf file)
Discussed in September 2003 meeting:  A list of Libraries in GA with Genealogy collections.  This list provides an index into a series of articles in the GGS Quarterly which discusses each of these libraries in detail.  (We do not have the actual articles; see the GGS, link provided in the list, for that.)  Thanks to Jane Splawn and Ann Sherman for the list and the articles.
Getting Started
 "I'm just getting started with my family history, or with my Georgia research.  How do I trace the history of my Georgia ancestor?"  Check out this link!
Learn the Net
 "I've been doing genealogy awhile,  but this is the first time I have been on the Internet.  Help!"  - Check out this website!

Past Newsletters

 View our older monthly newsletters online.
 Note: Our more recent newsletters are only available to our members.
Find a book  Find a book to add life to your family history!  - a Powerpoint presentation by Dave Moriarty given at the April 2010 meeting.
Windows Tips
 For novice Windows users - if you want to learn more about Windows, try this tutorial from Glen Engels' presentation at one of our meetings.  (More extensive Windows tips can be found in our Newsletters.)
Links to Genealogy and
Computer Pages
 Not exactly Cyndi's List, but a couple hundred links to give you some ideas on most genealogy subjects.

Genealogy Software

 A short description of each program, with a link to its web site.  I try to maintain a summary of current news about each program.
Put your family tree 
on the Web
 Originally done for September 1999 meeting.   The latest revision, done in Aug 2003 for the Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society, is here!
20 Ways to Avoid Grief in
your Genealogical Research
 an article sent to me by Don Thompson

Our Library

 Books and CDs members can check out.
Our Members' Surnames
 Compare your Surname!
About us
 Includes directions to our monthly meetings.
Email us

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