Old York Road Genealogical Society
Based in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Based in Montgomery County, 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, at the Abington Township Public Library, 1030 Old York Rd., Abington, PA (at present in the Shorday Room.) 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.
2023 Meetings
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| September 12 |
6:00: Meeting in person. "Beginners and Brick Walls." Newspaper research. Leader: Allen Male.
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7:00: Meeing via Zoom and in-person. "Understanding Calendar Sysems in Family History Research" This lecture will go over common calendar systems that you may encounter in your research, discuss how to interpret and record them, and suggest several online conversion tools to understand these dates. Presenter: Rhonda R. McClure. |
| October 10 |
6:00: Meeting in person. "Beginners and Brick Walls." Military Pensions. Leader: Allen Male.
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7:00: Meeing via Zoom and in-person. "The Victorian Woman: Fashion and Culture" Learn how our female ancestors of the Victorian era dressed and how this may provide clues for dating photographs. The presentation will include a display of original Victorian photographs, clothing, and household items. Presenters: Herb and Sandy Kaufman. |
| November 14 |
6:00: Meeting in person. "Beginners and Brick Walls." TBA. Leader: Allen Male.
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7:00: Meeing via Zoom and in-person. "Regiments, Putting Ancestor Service in Context" This presentation will help you understand how your ancestors were organized to fight the nation's wars. Understanding this organization is a key tool in linking personal information with the broader world described by recorded history. Presenter: John Shepherd. |
| December 12 |
6:00: Meeting in person. "Beginners and Brick Walls." TBA. Leader: Allen Male.
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7:00: Meeing via Zoom and in-person. "First Ancestor to Arrive in North America Project" OYRGS members will present and discuss their first-to-America ancestor. |
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During inclement weather, call the library at 215.885.5180 to confirm it will be open.
Content updated October 2023.
| URL: http://www.oyrgs.org | |
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| Mailing address: c/o Abington Township Public Library, 1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001 | |
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