Harriette Marr Wheeler recipient of FGS Distinguished Service Award! Click here to read more.
Members: Please disregard the expiration date on the mailing label for the Fall 2004 DSGR Magazine. Unfortunately, the printer did not use the current membership file. New members will receive their magazine in the next few days.
Important news regarding access to the Burton Historical Collection:
Are you planning to visit the Burton Historical Collection at the Detroit Public Library? If so, you'll be interested in the changes to their policy. Click here to read the letter sent to DSGR members in August 2004. A link to the Detroit Public Library's current policy is posted at:
http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/burton/burton_index.htm
About the Society:
The DSGR was organized on 20 September 1936, by a group of thirty-three interested persons, which grew to one hundred eight members within the year. Its primary objective was to be a non-profit organization for the preservation and perpetuation of the records of ancestors and families of the commonwealth, and to be of assistance to the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. Its affairs were to be administered by an elected Board of Directors consisting of a President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, and Treasurer. Meetings are scheduled to be held the second Saturday of each month from September to June inclusive at a meeting room of the Detroit Public Library at the above address or alternate sites, such as, and including, field trips, cemetery tours, and joint programs with other societies.
All persons interested in genealogy, history, or biography, either amateur or professional or any organization or corporate body are eligible for membership.
On 12 June 1937, a bulletin of information and exchange was printed for the benefit of members which eventually resulted in the launching of the Society's Magazine. Members of DSGR and the public are invited to submit previously unpublished genealogical materials for publication in the magazine. Local records, from anywhere in Michigan, are especially welcome.
The Society expanded its activities in 1959 by publishing a series of genealogical aids to assist researchers in a variety of fields. These publications with current prices are listed on the Publications page. Members receive a 20% discount on publications. |