Detroit Society for Genealogical Research

05/11/2026

The Barbara J Brown Family History Seminar is brought to you by the Archives of Michigan; co-sponsored by the Michigan Genealogical Council.

Michigan’s statehood commenced a period of rapid growth and change for the Upper Peninsula region. The discovery of mineral resources, the arrival of diverse immigrant communities, and the shift to…

05/05/2026

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Think NARA records are only accessible on microfilm or in-person? Think again. This session guides researchers through finding digitized gems from the National Archives, including millions of recor…

05/02/2026

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Civil War Pension files can unlock a great deal of information about your ancestor.

This session discusses the pension process, the challenges to widow’s seeking support, and the possible finds in a pension file, and features a “gold mine” file that helped connect the dots i…

04/29/2026

DSGR next meeting/webinar will be Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 12:30 pm. Detroit Public Library, Main - Explorer's Room & Virtual with Zoom. To register for the webinar visit our home page https://dsgr.org
Annual Reports: Supplemental Documents for Genealogical Research with Adam Oster.

04/22/2026

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May 15 & 16th in person at the Michigan Library & Historical Center, in Lansing, or online wherever you are. From the Archives of Michigan, co-sponsored by the Michigan Genealogical Council.

If you’ve ever tried to get a New York birth or death certificate, you know it’s a bureaucratic headache. This talk breaks down the tangled web of agencies involved—the NYC Municipal Ar…

04/17/2026

May 15 & 16th in person at the Michigan Library & Historical Center, in Lansing, or online wherever you are. From the Archives of Michigan, co-sponsored by the Michigan Genealogical Council..

With the release of the Michigan naturalization records project this past fall, researchers now have free online access to these important records from nearly 75 counties across the state, includin…

04/13/2026

Join the Archives of Michigan and the Michigan Genealogical Council, Friday, May 15 & Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Michigan Library and Historical Center, in Lansing -- or join us virtually. A great lineup of presenters and topics each day.

Women’s citizenship in the U.S. has been anything but straightforward. This session unpacks the laws that shaped women’s nationality status from marriage laws that revoked citizenship t…

04/13/2026

Detroit - Take a step back in time (AI version)

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04/13/2026

Memory Monday: View of four motorcyclists posing with motorcycles during 1911 Federation of American Motorcyclists races in Fort Erie, Ontario. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York." Handwritten on back: "Motorcycle races--Federation of American Motorcyclists championship races, 1911." Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

04/10/2026

Genealogy Humor to Start The Weekend: