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It was created to bring together interested persons for discussion and exchange of information, to study research methodology, to issue publications, to collect and preserve data and to assist members with their genealogical research and writing.
Membership: Individuals, societies and libraries may apply for annual membership. Current dues are $20.00 per calendar year for single memberships and $25.00 for family memberships. Members receive the Quarterly as part of their membership benefits.
Quarterly Publications: Published since Dec 1955, the Oklahoma Genealogical Society Quarterly publishes a wide range of material with an emphasis on the early records of Oklahoma and the Indian Territory. The Quarterly is exchanged for publications in many other states and foreign countries. Some back issues are available.
Queries: Members are encouraged to submit queries to be published in the Quarterly. Queries for non-members are $2.00. Please follow the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, and WHERE procedure and limit queries to 50 words. Do not use abbreviations. your query will be edited according to established standards. In addition to being published in the Quarterly, Queries submitted to the Oklahoma Genealogical Society will also be posted on the OGS Query Web page. Along with your street address, we will be happy to list your email address if one is available. Please include this information with your submitted queries.
Meetings: The Society's regular meetings are held on the first Monday evening of each month, at 6:00 p.m. in the Chesapeake Event Center of the Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N. Laird Ave., Oklahoma City. The building is located at the northeast corner of the Capitol Complex.
Workshops: The Society sponsors a number of workshops each year. These workshops are held at the Oklahoma History Center. Registration begins at 8:30 am. Sessions start at 9:00 and continue until 3:30 p.m. with breaks scheduled for coffee and lunch. Program topics and speakers are printed in the Quarterly and publicized in several Oklahoma newspapers including the newspaper column, "We the People" which appears in the Daily Oklahoman each Monday morning.
Seminars: The Society also sponsors special seminars featuring prominent genealogical lecturers. Topics and places of these events are publicized in the Quarterly as well as other places.
Surname Card File: Members are encouraged to submit a 3x5 surname card for each name on their ancestor chart. This file, now numbering in the thousands, assists others in locating fellow researchers working on the same lines.