OGS Events

Dawn Carlile, “Researching Oregon Trail Ancestors”

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1925 Boulevard Rd SE, Olympia, WA

A recording and handout of the meeting were available to OGS members through 16 October 2025.

Karen Wallace Steely, “How to Research and Share the Skeletons in Your Family Closet”

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1925 Boulevard Rd SE, Olympia, WA

A recording and handout of the meeting were available to OGS members through 18 November 2025.

Helen Edwards, "Transcribing My Father-in-law's Naval Journals"

A recording and handout of the meeting were available to OGS members through 22 December 2025.

Join us for our annual holiday party! OGS members and their immediate family are welcome. Please bring your contributions of savory and sweet snacks for our potluck (please, no items that require refrigeration). OGS will provide paper goods, cutlery and beverages (or bring your own).

We could use volunteers for set up at 12:30 pm and for clean up after 3 pm. Hope to see you all there!

J. Mark Lowe: Finding Uncle John's Grist Mill, His Neighbors and That Cemetery Using Maps, Records and Stories

The Recordings and Handouts page has links to the recording and handout, available through 13 February 2026 to OGS members who are logged in.

David McDonald: For Whom Are You Writing? A Guide to Genealogy Compilations

OGS members: View the recording and the handout (must be logged in).