Three Lakes Genealogical Society May 18, 2020  Meeting Minutes
 
Members present:  Nancy Brewster, Beth, Marie Byatt, Irene Farkas, Noreen, Mari Lynn Gabowicz, Nancy Bailey, Erica Brewster, Bev Beyer Apologies from Les Anderson 
Guest Speaker : John Lisle

1:05 p.m. Nancy Brewster called the meeting to order 

The Minutes for Apr 27, 2020 were approved 

The TreasurerÕs report was accepted.

CORRESPONDENCE Ð WSGS asking for contributions to their index of happenings around the state, Our meeting dates will be forwarded with the note that they may occur online depending on the virus.  Please check Demmer Library Website

OLD BUSINESS:
a. Surname/ethnicity compilation sheet has been sent to Les

b. Discussion of possible topics for Thursdays in Three Lakes library presentations - Beginning DNA, What is Genealogy, Genealogy Software, DAR, Introduce TLGS, Planning for genealogy project, Area Research Centers.    For further TLGS meetings, Nancy had said she had viewed one of the Webinars suggested by Marie and thought it had a great deal of information

c. Email Helpline Ð it was suggested that this should not be tied to a memberÕs private email and we will investigate being hosted  with the Library  or Historical Society or something.

NEW BUSINESS:
a. Approval for paying for Post Office box - passed

b. Oral History project.   Considerable discussion entailed.  Beth Mentioned that she had done some work while teaching a couple decades ago and the Historical Society had it.  This work was on VHS tapes Ð further discussion on getting these transferred to digital.  Also could recordings be made when interviewing elderly locals on Zoom Ð storage on Youtube Ð storage with regional centers - https://recollectionwisconsin.org/

The meeting was adjourned about 1:38 PM.  

The next meeting is Jun 22, 2020

Submitted: Marie Byatt, Secretary 

We then enjoyed the expertise of our guest John Lisle Ð talking about and answering questions on New England research.