WELCOME TO THE MARION COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

This is a community of enthusiastic people in an atmosphere of support, assistance and guidance to anyone with roots in Marion County or a desire to find and share their own family history. Our monthly meetings are an opportunity to share in each other's triumphs and help break down our brick walls, as well as learn of resources and tricks from inspiring visiting speakers. We look forward to meeting you!

BECOME A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

If you have an itch to join an organization and participate in its' operation, why not join Marion County Genealogical Society and volunteer to be an officer or a committee coordinator.  Send your name and aspirations to president@mcgsocala.org.

DO YOU LIVE IN MARION COUNTY?

• Are you interested in starting your family history, but don't know how to do it?
• Have you been researching and need help breaking down a brick wall?
• Do you want to find resources or techniques that will help you delve even further into your family's history?

Click Here for further information about Library Help.

From the President:

The Marion County Library has approved the return to live meetings in meeting room C. Our first general meeting will be October 21, 2021. 

The speaker will be: Karen A. Fortin

The subject will be: Walking in their Footsteps: Locating Places Where Our Ancestors Lived and Worked

Please plan on attending this meeting.  We need your support in getting back to in person meetings.

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Are you interested in saving your family tree information to your personal computer? Why don't you join our Family Tree Maker User Group via Zoom. We meet bimonthly in our own homes through the magic of Zoom. There is no cost to participate and no travel involved. See our FTM link in the events calendar or CLICK HERE to register to our next group meeting.

If you are a new user of Family Tree Maker (or want to improve your knowledge) we will be starting a beginners guide to using Family Tree Maker starting January20, 2022. It will be presented as part of our FTM user group Zoom meeting.  Registration for this group meeting will be opening December 1, 2021.  You must be registered to receive the Zoom access link.

MONTHLY MEETING INFORMATION

Third Thursday of the month, September to June (subject to cancellation)

2:00 — 4:00 pm

Marion County Public Library, Meeting Room C

2720 E. Silver Springs Boulevard

Ocala, Florida

The meeting schedule, venue, and program are subject to change.

Please see our Events Calendar for detailed information about our upcoming meetings.