Old York Road Genealogical Society
Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania
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Welcome. We hope that you enjoy this site and invite you to join us for a meeting.
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.
2009 Meetings Comin' Up: Events at other societies
| Date | Topic |
| Jan. 13 | Look what I found! Your unbelievable finds Roundtable discussion and exhibit |
| Feb. 10 | Climbing the brick walls: The elusive ancestor Betty Smith offers tips for getting over, under, around, and through that wall |
| Mar. 10 | The lighter side of genealogy Susan Koelble discusses using newspapers, maps, and more to add personality to all of those names and dates |
| Apr. 14 | Annual dinner at Williamson's Mildred M. Wintz will speak about the mills, families, and places along the Pennypack Creek |
| May 12 | Influenza Learn how plagues and epidemics affected our ancestors and changed history, presented by a speaker from the National Archives |
| Jun. 9 | Early land records Marion Rosenbaum will guide us as in this look at early Philadelphia land records |
| Jul. 14 | Gather at the table Bring your cookbooks, recipes, and memories as we explore how they reveal our roots |
| Aug. 11 | Finding cousins: Tracing your roots through a collateral line Betty Smith will present this program |
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 2008
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