TGS 2014-1015

BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

President: Dot Becknell

1st VP: Carol Ellis-Jones

Sec: Sandi Ford

Treasurer: Paul Smith

Everett Neal

Ron Hardy

Sarah Holt

Donna Harmon

Jayne Mitchell

TGS E-Newsletter

We’re on the Web!

Check us out at

www.tulsagenealogy.org

Tulsa Genealogical Society Jan 2015

Tulsa Genealogy Society Library

9136 E 31st

(back side of Briar Village

Shopping Center)

Mailing:

P.O. Box 585

Tulsa, OK 74101-0585

Phone:

918-627-4224

Library Hours:

Monday, Wednesday, Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

Volunteer Assistants available

TGS Library reopens Saturday, January 3rd, 10 A.M. for family research.

A Request from the TGS Librarian: If you have borrowed any books, publications., media,

equipment, etc. from the library, please return them as soon as possible. Our holdings should be

available to family researchers as they seek to do research.

Library Volunteers Still Needed: We are restructuring our volunteer

schedules and need several members to step forward especially for the 4th

Saturday of this month. The TGS Library is open Mon., Wed., and Saturdays.

Morning volunteers serve 10 am—1 pm. Afternoon volunteers serve 1 pm—

4 pm. Training will be scheduled by the librarian.

From the TGS Board of Directors: We have openings on the TGS

Board of Directors for 3 volunteers. Each open term is for 6 months. The

Nominating Committee is searching for replacements to serve from January thru June. If you are

interested in serving out one of these terms, please get in touch with Jim Hemphill (918) 437-1646)

or Dorothy (918-814-1258).

Society Project: To preserve some of our unique TGS collections and publications, we begin a

scanning project this coming Saturday, Jan. 6th, 10:00 a. m. to 4:00 p.m. We need

volunteers. Hand Scanners can be used as well as Flip-Pal or even some of our All-in-One home

printers. This is something each one of us can do! So step out of your “box” and join us in this

important endeavor. The more people who are willing to help, the more we shall be able to

accomplish. Email Dottie: dottieb1@swbell.net or call (H)918-663-2753, (C) 918-814-1258. Please let

me know as soon as possible.

From the President…

Happy New Year 2015! I look forward to finishing out my first term as President of Tulsa Genealogical

Society. I do hope that the holidays were enjoyable for you and your family. Family gatherings are a

great way to spend time with many family members whom you do not see on a regular basis. Adding

new information to your genealogy I am certain brightened the holidays even more.

2015 has arrived and brought promises of new emphases, programs and projects. January 19th’s

program will get us off to a roaring start with 52 Solutions & Ideas for working with our Genealogy! I

am looking forward to getting my list!

This year TGS will be faced with several hard decisions regarding the future of TGS and TGS Library.

Please show your support for the society by attending all the general meetings and by your

involvement as a volunteer in whatever area you can. TGS Society is very important to each of us

because YOU are the society. Step up and make your voice count.

Meet a Genealogy friend

at Tulsa Genealogical Society Mailing Info Changed? Please inform Donna Harmon

(dh307@yahoo.com), 2014-15

Membership Chair. Members

receive “blast” email reminders (or

phone calls) of our meetings and

other events in your e-mailbox.

We also use email

to deliver your

E-News

newsletter...that is

if we have your

correct information!

Invite your friends to join

Tulsa Genealogical Society

Individual: $25 Family: $35

New & Renew Membership Forms are on

TGS Website or at TGS Library

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:

http://www.preservinglegends.blogspot.com/

First of the Month - It’s Time to BACK UP YOUR FILES!

Genealogy Quip of the Day

“Trees without roots will fall over.”

# 1 Reason to be a Volunteer: You Can Make a Difference

How about You? Call the TGS Library today! 918-627-4224

Did you know we have TGS Lapel Pins?

$5.00 each at our meetings!

Get yours in December

(f you already have one

Wear it at our next meeting!)

Share Your Pride in TGS! Username: tgen

Password: filia

Thanks:

to all the

wonderful TGS

members who

helped make these last 6 months

so much fun: to the Board of

Directors for their support of our

programs and social activities; To

the volunteers who care enough

to willingly and happily give of their

personal time; To the Officers of

TGS for their valued leadership

and support of the Society.

Let’s tell the world! TGS has a Facebook Page! To show how special

you think 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 http://www.facebook.com/tulsagenealogicalsocietyofficalsite/

Meetings:

September - May

3rd Monday

Hospitality, 6:30 pm

General Meeting: 7 pm

Open to public at no charge

P O Box 585

Tulsa, OK 74101-0585

918 - 627 - 4224

Library Location Briar Village Shopping Center, 9136 E 31st

(behind the stores)

Tulsa Genea log i ca l Soc ie ty

“Promoting Family History Research...Worth Looking for - Worth Finding!”

Newsletter Editor: Dorothy Becknell

2015

TGS Chair Appointments & Special Assignments:

(Ctrl-Click for email address)

Communications: Dorothy Becknell

Executive: Dorothy Becknell

Facilities: Everett Neal

Finance: Ron Hardy

Grants: Everett Neal

Historian: Gloria Fortney

Librarian: Linda Brown

Membership: Donna Harmon

Office Manager: Jayne Mitchell

Programs: Carol Ellis-Jones

Publications: Sandi Ford

Research: Jenise Brantley

Website: Dorothy Becknell

Navigating the TGS Website!

Best way to locate information is to use the Menu on the left side of home page.

Current Events Monthly Calendar—has TGS meeting dates, program titles

and times—Also days and hours for the Library.

Map—directions to TGS

Contact Us—Contact Society Officers &

Library

Get Involved—Volunteer Opportunities