Oconto County Genealogical Society

10/09/2025

OCGS will hold its monthly meeting tonight at 7:00 pm at the Suring Library meeting room. Hope to see you there.

10/03/2025

In an effort to leave a footprint; search your family attic discarded shoe box of vintage photographs or newspaper articles which can reillustrate the past. My non-fiction published novel is regarding to Cream City, Vlies blacksmith shop, Elkhorn Creamery, 4 Corners (store and tavern), Ragen's Crossing, Louisville, Victory, or Elm Grove Schools, plus more..
This will be someone's legacy! Please respond by text or phone 920.619.9487 or email jandtgrosse@gmail.com
Copied from my friends PAGE. Please contact her for further info.

09/30/2025

09/27/2025

Oconto Historical Society is developing a new research room, for Oconto County Records, and genealogy. Please watch for further info. from the Oconto Historical Soc. and let them know if you have any scrapbooks, maps, yearbooks, photo's, newspaper articles, War Memorabilia, anything special about Oconto History. Dont throw it away, Thanks, Jay and Sharie Merline

09/27/2025

Reminders for Today, Saturday, September 27, 2025:

*Entire building is open normal hours 9 AM - Noon
*Used Book Sale hours are 9 AM - 3 PM

*Main Street is closed in front of the Library for the Harvest Fest Car Show (come see it - they are so cool)

*Come find the Library table at Harvest Fest on Superior Ave close to the bouncers - we have a FREE art activity courtesy of Oconto Area Chamber of Commerce. We are under a tent- with the Library banner on the table.

09/10/2025

Our meeting scheduled tomorrow night is canceled. October meeting will be the last one for the year. Enjoy the warm weather.

08/14/2025

We are scheduled to have a meeting tonight at Suring Municipal Building, the back room. Time: 7:00 p.m. I will be bringing the new book, "A Pound Full Of History." It is a book on Pound, WI written by Maria Konstanski Mitchell and Sheryl Ann Mitchell Johnson. It is only available from the Author who does not live close by. The Authors are on Fb. These authors have done extensive research on Pound, WI.

07/09/2025

We will need to cancel the meeting scheduled for July 10 as Jay Merline, Pres. has broke his leg and can't get around. Sharie Merline, Sec. of OCGS.

06/14/2025

80 Old-Time Illnesses and their Current Names

Did your ancestor have an illness with a weird word that you don't understand? Maybe it shows up on the death certificate, or maybe it was just a malady that they had during their life.

Here are 80 old terms plus a list of links to hundreds of old names and equivalences to help you.

Download the list and Quicksheet at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/old-time-illnesses/

06/14/2025

We wish to thank everyone for a great season. We will be back in September with our monthly meetings and help sessions. Maybe even a big surprise!
Don't forget the cemetery walk in August!!!

06/12/2025