P.O. Box 103                                                                Albion, NY   14411                                                                       585-682-3311                                           HollisCan@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________________ Meetings:                     The Orleans County Genealogical Society holds a  regular monthly general       meeting second Sunday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Albion Town Hall, 3665 Clarendon Road.        Please join us, as visitors are always welcome no admittance fee! Next Meeting:         Our July meeting will be Sunday, July 12th:                                                                       Guest  speaker: Rev. James M James  Morasco is a minister and works in the drug department for GCASA.  He has a presentation on immigrants from the Abruzzo region of Italy.                                                  Please join us.   ___________________________________________________________________________                                                    Announcements: A friendly reminder! Annual Membership Dues are payable in October.  Please check with the Membership Secretary Mike Ricci if you are not certain if you are paid to date.  Thank you for your continued support. OCGS offers many programs and archives a growing collection of manuscripts, and more!   None of this would be possible without the Membership dues income.   Know that your officers, fellow members, and the public that we serve appreciate your contribution. ___________________________________________________________________________                                                    Fund Raising: Orleans County Genealogical Society has just been registered for GoodSearch and GoodShop as seen in Oprah Magazine, ABC News, and The New York Times.     This is a good way to help us raise money for your society by using GoodSearch to search the internet and GoodShop to make online purchases!GoodSearch.com is the  search engine with a unique social mission. It’s powered by Yahoo!, so you get the same great search results, but each time you do a search, GoodSearch makes a donation to your cause!  We donate 50% of advertising revenue to the nonprofits and schools selected by our users. GoodShop.com is the new online marketplace that donates a percentage of your online purchase to the charity or school of your choice. You can choose from hundreds of popular online merchants and the experience of shopping through GoodShop is the same as going to the retailer directly. 1.  Download the GoodSearch toolbar onto all of the computers in your household: http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbars.aspx Drop off your bottles and can and tell them they're for the OCGS: At the Albion Redemption Center Located at 255 East Bank St., Albion  Or contact ;Hollis Canham for pick up: Please separate beer from all else, and then the others by size. ___________________________________________________________________________ Past Events: DNA Study Information: Books for sale: ___________________________________________________________________________ Mission Statement:                                     This society was formed to: ~Promote individual and community awareness in genealogy,    family history; and allied fields of study     ~ Encourage original genealogical research and publication/sharing    of   findings    ~ Publish a high-quality newsletter on a regular     ~ Promote genealogical education within the Society and the    community     ~ Conduct genealogical workshops and seminars     ~ Organize field trips for Society members to research centers     ~ Sponsor projects to promote and preserve genealogical knowledge     ~ Support worthwhile genealogical activities of other organizations ___________________________________________________________________________ OCGS is a registered 501 (c) 3 not for profit society @ All rights reserved