WHAT'S GOING ON
ANNOUNCEMENTS PERTAINING TO OUR EVENTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN OUR NEWSLETTER, ANNOUNCED AT MEETINGS AND EMAILED TO MEMBERS. ALSO WATCH FOR NOTIFICATIONS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR ON THIS WEBSITE.
Program Meetings: Programs are held on the fourth Thursday of the month, except for November which is held on the 3rd Thursday of the month due to the holiday. No program meetings in July, August or December. All programs start at 7:00pm and are held at location TBA. These programs focus on local history, and genealogy education and support. Everyone is welcome.
Board of Director’s Meetings: Board meetings are held before the Program Meetings Thursday at 6:00 p.m., at location TBA. These meetings are open to all members and we encourage everyone to attend and express their ideas or concerns.
Fields Trips: Field trips and other special outings are scheduled during the months of July, August and December, with the destination and time TBA. Additional events may be arranged according to the interests of the Society.
Workshops: Workshops and/or other special programs specific to genealogical education or for accomplishing projects that the Society has undertaken may be scheduled throughout the year.
EVENT CALENDAR
Event Calendar is of 2024
January 26, 2024
BOARD MEETING
6:00PM EST
St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
7:00PM EST
Webinar Researching Your Scottish Ancestors
Please join us in person at St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
This webinar will reveal that Scotland has a wealth of records available to assist you in researching your Scottish ancestry. Scottish statutory records of births, marriages and deaths began in 1855 and are available online together with census returns from 1841 – 1911. Other online records include Old Parish Records of baptisms, marriages and burials, records from Catholic archives and Scottish wills and testaments. Join our webinar to find out about these records and strategies to help you use these and other useful sources effectively in your research.
February 22, 2024
BOARD MEETING
6:00PM EST
St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
7:00PM EST
Genealogy Trivia Game Night
Please join us in person at St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
Join in on a fun game of trivia with other members and hopefully learn something new about genealogy research.
MARCH 28, 2024
BOARD MEETING
6:00PM EST
St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
7:00PM EST
Please join us in person at St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
HISTORY OF HARSENS ISLAND
Bob Williams, St. Clair Flats Historical Society of Harsens Island, Michigan.
Mr. Williams will present an in-person program about Harsens Island, once a
tourist destination with thousands of tourists arriving aboard the White Star
Line steamer Tashmoo, to enjoy Tashmoo Park and the island’s resort hotels.
The island is now a DNR Wildlife Area and home to 1,200 residents. Mr. Williams
will not only highlight the steamer Tashmoo and Tashmoo Amusement Park, but
also the political history of the island, its relation to the shipping channel, Jacob
Harsen, island homes, the town of Sans Souci and much more.
APRIL 25, 2024
BOARD MEETING
6:00PM EST
St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
7:00PM EST
“What’s New in the SCC Michigan Room”
Please join us in person at St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
Randi Mathieu – SCC Library Michigan Room
Ms. Mathieu will share what is new and happening in the Michigan Room. She will
introduce and instruct members on the old and new databases available through
the library, including access to Michigan Historical Newspapers, which includes
newspapers from Battle Creek 1918-Current, Lansing 1911-Current,and the Times
Herald from 1910-1970 and 1970-Current (text only).
MAY 18, 2024
Hillside Cemetery Walk
MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON
MAY 23, 2024
BOARD MEETING
6:00PM EST
St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
Cemetery & Headstone Preservation & Restoration
7:00PM EST
Please join us in person at St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
Justin Frost, Past Preservation LLC, Midland, MI
Mr. Frost will be in person to share his passion and expertise for preserving and
restoring our ancestors’ headstones and resting places the correct way.
JUNE 27, 2024
BOARD MEETING
6:00PM EST
St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
ANNUAL MEETING
7:00PM EST
Researching Records at St. Clair County Clerk’s Office
Please join us in person at St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
SCC County’s Deputy Clerk, Kimberly Bennet, will share what material is available
for family historians at that office and what we should expect to encounter when
requesting information.
JULY , 2024
FIELD TRIP TBA
The group will take a Saturday field trip to the Burton Library at the Detroit
Public Library, where members will have the opportunity to research their vast
archives, which includes many St. Clair County records.
AUGUST 22, 2024
Annual Potluck Picnic
6:00PM EST
Please join us in person at St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
Brenda Williams: Introduce her book “Pioneers of SCC County”
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
BOARD MEETING
6:00PM EST
St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
Preserving & Documenting Cemeteries
7:00PM EST
St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
Annual Lakeside Cemetery Tour
meeting at the Mausoleum, 3663 10th Ave., 11:00 a.m. Join the St. Clair County Genealogy & History Society and the City of Port Huron Parks and Rec Department for a guided tour of the final resting places of some of Port Huron’s most prominent citizens.
Registration is recommended by not required, with donations accepted for St. Clair County Allied Veterans Honor Guard.
Sponsored by Pollock- Randall, Karrer-Simpson, Marysville Funeral Home, Foam All Spray Insulation and Concrete Lifting and Jones Monument Company, Lincoln Granite, Fieldhouse Sports Bar Kitchen, Ainsworth Door
Rain date will be September 29. For more info visit sccghs.org or find us on Facebook.
OCTOBER, 2024
Annual Hebner Family Genealogy Seminar
St. Clair County Genealogy & History Society, St. Clair County Library – Michigan Room, the local chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution present a seminar promoting family and local history at the Donald E. Dodge Auditorium 200 Grand River Port Huron (South & across the street from the back of the Main Library). Programs offered will help you uncover, research, and preserve your family history.
Sponsored by Pollock- Randall, Karrer-Simpson, Marysville Funeral Home, Foam All Spray Insulation and Concrete Lifting and Jones Monument Company, Lincoln Granite, Fieldhouse Sports Bar Kitchen, Ainsworth Door
OCTOBER 24, 2024
BOARD MEETING
6:00PM EST
St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
“Discovering Local History Through Antique Bottles”
7:00PM EST
Please join us in person at St. Clair LIBRARY—310 2nd Street, St. Clair
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
BOARD MEETING
6:00PM EST
St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair
TBA
7:00PM EST
Please join us in person at St. Clair Community Center — 308 S. 4th St, St. Clair