• Monthly genealogical programs.
• Four issues of the GTAGS Kinship
Tales newsletter.
Objectives
• Promote an interest in genealogy.
• Teach genealogical research using careful
documentation and the preservation of quality
genealogical standards.
• Publish genealogical and historical data in the
Kinship Tales newsletter.
• Build and maintain a genealogical collection
that is available to the public.
Newsletter
• GTAGS newsletter, Kinship Tales, is
published four times each year and contains
genealogical news and information.
• Genealogy queries in the newsletter are
welcome.
• If you have items of interest, send them to:
Kinship Tales Editor, GTAGS, POB 2015,
Traverse City, Michigan 49685-2015
Volunteering
Volunteers are always welcome. We have many
jobs – large and small. GTAGS helps in the
genealogy section of the Traverse Area District
Library and at the LDS Family History Center.
We have many committees that would benefit
from your help. By spreading the jobs around it
will make a light load for everyone. Consider
lending a hand.
An Early Settler Certificate is also offered to
persons who can provide documentation of
their ancestor’s residence, for the counties
listed above, before 1860.
The price is $8.00
• Cemeteries
GTAGS has an ongoing project of reading,
transcribing, and updating databases for
cemeteries in the Grand Traverse area.
• Genealogical Research
GTAGS researchers will do genealogical
research in any county in our service area.
The price is $15.00 per hour plus expenses.
• Obituaries
A photocopy of an area obituary may be
ordered for $3.00 each plus a SASE.
The obituary collection is now housed at the
History Center of Traverse City located at 322
Sixth Street, Traverse City. Phone numbers are:
231 995-0314 or Archives at 231 929-7663. The
collection is open to the public during hours the
Archives is open.
Oakwood Cemetery
The Oakwood Cemetery office is located at 806
Hastings Street, Suite J. The phone number is
231 922 4907. The cemetery is located a short
distance away on E. Eighth Street.
Membership Enrollment Form
Advantages of Membership
Telephone:
_____________________________
E-mail:___________________________________
Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society, Inc.
• Historical Certificates (suitable for framing)
GTAGS offers an Ancestral Family Certificate
to people who can provide documentation
from an ancestor living in Antrim, Benzie,
Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, or Leelanau
Counties over 100 years ago.
The price is $8.00
City, State:
_________________________________________________________________________
The GTAGS membership year is June thru May.
Dues are $15 per person or $20 per family.
Memberships paid after March will be credited to
the coming year.
Address:
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Projects
Name:
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Membership
Traverse Area District Library
610 Woodmere, Traverse City, MI
Phone: 231- 932-8500
www.tadl.org
Hours: Mon-Thurs
9 am – 9 pm
Fri-Sat
9 am – 6 pm
Sunday
12 pm – 5 pm
Microfilm copies of area newspapers are
available at the Traverse Area District Library
The Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society
has contributed over 2.000 books, many reels of
microfilm, microfiche and CD-ROMs on various
subjects. GTAGS contributions include microfilm
copies of Oakwood Cemetery burial records and
area obituaries.
Grand Traverse cemetery
books include Acme, Blair, Evergreen/Sparling,
Fife Lake/Union, Green Lake/Long Lake,
Mayfield, Peninsula and Whitewater Townships.
Leelanau cemetery books include Cleveland and
Solon/Elmwood Townships.
Missaukee and
Wexford County cemetery books are also
available.
Area newspaper indexes are
available at the research desk.
A large
collection of French Canadian materials have
also been donated.
LDS Family History Center
3746 Veterans Drive, Traverse City
231 947-4646
Call for current hours.
Northwestern Michigan College
Osterlin Library
1701 E. Front Street
Traverse City, Michigan
College library also has microfilm copies of area
newspapers.
Vital Records
Grand Traverse County marriage and death
indexes are available at: www.co.grandtraverse.mi.us/services/online_records.htm.
Actual records may be viewed at the Grand
Traverse County Clerk’s Office. The office is
located at the Governmental Center, First Floor
400 Boardman Avenue, Traverse City, Michigan.
Phone: 231-922-4760. Their hours are Monday
thru Friday 8:30 am - 12 pm and 2 pm - 4:30 pm
GTAGS Cemetery Databases:
Please be advised that future sales of the
cemetery databases will be done in an
“electronic format” only. This makes for a
speedy cost effective transaction plus allows the
purchaser to choose what information they
would like to receive i.e. an electronic copy of
previously published but now updated CD
(Leelanau County, Grand Traverse Rural or
Oakwood cemeteries) would each cost $35.00
and would be sent to an email address.
However, a purchaser could request just a
specific surname, a specific cemetery, etc; the
minimum price would be $5.00. Of course, as
with all the GTAGS publications these are the
work product of GTAGS and thereby
copyrighted (you cannot share your electronic
copy with anyone else). The electronic files are
in Excel format. If you have questions or wish to
place an order, contact me at
kfarley40@charter.net or 231-941-0547.
Kathi Farley, Cemetery Chairperson, GTAGS
Grand Traverse
Area Genealogical
Society, INC.
POB 2015
Traverse City, MI 49685-2015
GTAGS meetings are:
The 3rd Thursday of each month at
1pm, March thru November.
Meetings are held at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
3746 Veterans Drive
Traverse City, Michigan
www.gtags.org
June 2013
Public is welcome to attend!