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Grand Traverse
Area Genealogical Society
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Grand Traverse
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Grand Traverse Area Genealogical
Society has published a CD-Rom on the
Rural Cemeteries of Grand
Traverse Limited number -- Update 6Oct08 - 73 sold NEW: GTAGS Blog Check it out! Start from the bottom for the introduction. After that, new entries at the top. We hope you visit us often. Society Home Since 1979 GTAGS has contributed over 1,800 genealogy books, many reels of microfilm and a number of CD-ROMS to the library. Film Project List. UPDATE: Aug2008 Holdings are now 2,089 books. This does not count fiche, films or CD-Rom's. |
Traverse Area District
Library Monday-Thursday,
LDS Family
History Center Tues 1 pm-9 pm,
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History of Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society | |||||
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The Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society
(GTAGS) began with a group of students who were in a winter term class in 1977
at the Northwestern Michigan College. An article in the September 22, 1977
Traverse City Record-Eagle reported that the Grand Traverse Genealogical
Society had been formed. The class was taught by Steve Harold. The group continued to meet at the conclusion of the class. They wanted to help each other obtain local materials for genealogical research. In October 1979 the group decided to write by-laws and obtain a charter. The group was assisted by the Western Michigan Genealogical Society from Grand Rapids, Michigan. There were about 10 to 12 persons in the original group. Steve Harold was the first President, Jim Longcore; Vice-President, Merle Payberg, Secretary and Deborah Kohn, Treasurer. The Family History Library at the Church of Latter Day Saints was not in existence at that time in Traverse City. and were very few |
genealogical books in the local libraries. Many trips were made to downstate
locations in order to find information about families. Other members in this
original group were Jay and Peggy Player, Jan Novak and Lucille Schowengerdt.
If you know the names of anyone who was omitted, please let a Board member know
who that person was. Promotion of GTAGS in 1977 was done at the Traverse City Public Library, Northern Michigan College BBQs in May and at Open Houses in various locations. Alloa Anderson who died in April 2004, joined the group in 1981. Because she had an extensive library of genealogy books and other materials, she invited persons to her home in Leland to use her information. Speakers were asked to attend some of the first meetings to help the group determine what material was available and where to find it.Because of the need for genealogy classes Alloa started teaching classes at the Northwestern Michigan College. She had been active in genealogy, the Daughters of the American Revolution and was the author of several books. |
Loraine Wallace joined the
society about this time and was able to assist Alloa teaching the class. Alloa Anderson was the first
Michigan genealogist to be recognized by the Council when she received their
Lucy Mary Kellogg award in 1992es at NMC. Many of the persons who took the genealogy classes joined GTAGS. The Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society is a member of the Michigan Genealogical Council and the Federation of Genealogical Societies. | |||
GTAGS Home Page
Contact Person:
Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore
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