Old York Road Genealogical Society
Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania
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The Old York Road Genealogical Society (OYRGS) meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month, year-round, in the Community Room at the Abington Free Library, 1030 Old York Rd., Abington, PA (map to the library). Our meetings are free and open to the public. The programs include notable speakers on genealogical topics as well as discussions centered on a genealogical theme. When attending discussion meetings, everyone is invited and encouraged to bring illustrations or examples of their experiences related to the meeting's theme.
2011-2012 Meetings Comin' Up: Events at other societies
| Date | Topic |
| Jan. 10 | 6:00: Teaching Session for Beginners: Building a Family: Using Social Security Records 7:00: Regular Meeting Touching the Past Show-and-Tell: OYRGS membership. This meeting never ceases to enchant and delight our members. Show us and tell us about your most prized item, its provenance, and how it relates to your family history. |
| Feb. 14 | 6:00: Teaching Session for Beginners: Building a Family: Using Obituaries 7:00: Regular Meeting You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby Betty Smith and Dottie Clark will present a program featuring baby and youth photos of OYRGS members. Together, we will look at photos and what they can tell us. To be included, please email |
| Mar. 13 | 6:00: Teaching Session for Beginners: Building a Family: Using Cemetery Records 7:00 Regular Meeting Getting Ready for the 1940 Census A speaker from the Mid-Atlantic National Archives will tell us about the upcoming release of the 1940 census on April 1, 2012. Don't wait for the night before to get ready for one of the biggest genealogic events in the United States. |
| Apr. 10 | Annual Dinner at Williamsons Our speaker will be Tom Keels, author of five books and numerous articles on Philadelphia history. Reservation required. |
| May 8 | 6:00: Teaching Session for Beginners: Building a Family: Citing Sources 7:00: Regular Meeting Greetings from Bucks County: Picture Postcards, 1900-1960 Discover the magic of old picture postcards. This program features picture postcards from the Spruance Library collection. |
| Jun 12 | 6:00: Teaching Session for Beginners: Building a Family: Using Military Records 7:00 Regular Meeting Saluting Camp William Penn Professor, columnist, and author Donald Scott will discuss his book, Camp William Penn and tell the moving stories of Pennsylvania's black soldiers who served valiantly during the Civil War. |
| Jul 10 | 6:00: Teaching Session for Beginners: Building a Family: Using Newspaper Articles 7:00 Regular Meeting Triple Play Three members of OYRGS will each present a 20-minute program of interest to genealogists. The subjects will be based on requests made throughout the year and will be announced in a timely manner. |
| Aug 14 | 6:00: Teaching Session for Beginners: Building a Family: Using History to Expand Our Understanding of Our Ancestors 7:00 Regular Meeting It Was Right Under My Nose Genealogy roundtable - OYRGS membership. Was it divine intervention? Was it an accidental find? Was it there all the time and you didn't notice it? Everyone has a unique story. Come share yours with us. |
For information about these meetings, contact Betty Smith (phone: 215.884.2479). During inclement weather, call the library at 215.885.5180 to confirm it will be open.
Content updated December 2011
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