"Patriot Games: Searching for Your Revolutionary War Ancestor"
Speaker: Jan Beattie, President, Edmond Genealogical Society, President, OHCE Genealogy Group
The program will help you determine what types of records to look for, and how to explore and document your ancestor’s story for future generations.
Jan Beattie is a native of California but came to Oklahoma more than 40 years ago to attend college and never left. Now she is married with two children and two granddaughters and retired from the medical field. She now has time for her genealogy hobby. She is involved in several genealogy and lineage-based societies and loves to share her knowledge with others. She is President of the OHCE Genealogy Group in Oklahoma City and President of the Edmond Genealogical Society. She is Registrar for Cordelia Steen DAR Chapter in Edmond, a member of OK DAR State Speakers Staff, on the OSDAR State Application Team and Chair, OSDAR Volunteer Genealogists. She holds memberships in several other organizations including Oklahoma Genealogical Society, First Families of the Twin Territories, Colonial Dames 17th Century and several others. She has been researching her family for over forty years and is passionate about genealogy.
Meetings start at 6:00 pm in the Musser Learning Lab in the Research Library at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City (across from the State Capitol–see map)
Monthly programs are free for members and non-members alike, but we encourage you to join! Your membership dues help us to provide more and better resources for the genealogical community of Oklahoma.
First Families of the Twin Territories (FFTT)
A Project of the
Oklahoma Genealogical Society
An Invitation to the Descendants
of the Early Settlers of Oklahoma
(prior to November 16th, 1907)
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An Invitation for Settlers & Builders of Oklahoma
The Settlers and Builders of Oklahoma, under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Genealogical Society, was founded to recognize, honor, and perpetuate the memory of the residents that helped build the new State of Oklahoma from statehood, 16 Nov 1907 through 31 Dec 1929. Note: Anyone that resided in the Twin Territories prior to statehood is also eligible for the OGS First Families of the Twin Territories Lifetime Membership. You can nominate anyone you believe should be honored for their contribution(s) to the settling and/or building of Oklahoma. Get more information here.
Aug 13, 14 & 15, 2026
Genealogy Symposium, Inc. is partnering with the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) to hold a three-day hands-on symposium dedicated to instructing participants in the effective use of Ancestry®, Family Search*, and the resources of the OHS John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Research Center.
August 3
OGS Monthly Meeting
Jan Beattie will present "Patriot Games - Finding Your Revolutionary War Ancestors"
Meeting topics will be annouced about two weeks before the meeting. Our meetings are currently a hybrid meeting with in-person and Zoom attendees. Go to the OGS Computer SIG area of our website for Zoom ...
The Oklahoma Historical Society is partnering with Genealogy Symposium, Inc for 3 day "Thinking Genealogically" Symposium held at the Oklahoma History Center.
Meeting topics will be annouced about two weeks before the meeting. Our meetings are currently a hybrid meeting with in-person and Zoom attendees. Go to the OGS Computer SIG area of our website for Zoom ...
