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Ideas for new Shared Interest Groups are welcome.
Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) provide an informal opportunity for members working in particular areas of research to get together to share ideas, complete projects, problem solve, and focus on resources and techniques available to assist them with their research. Choose a group below or suggest a new group.
African American Genealogy SIG
New COGS Shared Interest Group! An introductory meeting will be held Sunday, 5 May 2024 | 2:00 – 3 p.m.Athens-Clarke Co. Library, Heritage Room Conference RoomCOGS membership not required for the first meeting. The African American Genealogy Shared Interest Group (SIG) is being formed to learn and share research stories, problem-solving techniques, and tools that…
Just Do SOMETHING!
This SIG is held every second Saturday, 10 am – noon in the Athens-Clarke County Library Heritage Room. The purpose of this Shared Interest Group (SIG) is to help us all spend at least two hours each month to work on our family history. Examples of tasks we can use the two hours for are:…
Publications SIG
This group is currently on hold. A Shared Interest Group (SIG) on Publications was formed to assist members who have been transcribing records relevant to Clarke and Oconee counties. Our next project is the Inferior Court Minutes of Clarke County. This project was provisionally approved for a publication grant by the R.J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation. Mary Anne Abbe…
DNA for Genealogy SIG
DNA for Genealogy is a Shared Interest Group (SIG) open to members of Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society (COGS) and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Georgia (OLLI@UGA). You must be a member of at least one of these groups to participate. The textbook is Blaine T. Bettinger’s The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic…
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