Speaker:     Kelly Baker, MPH
                    State Registrar of Oklahoma Vital Records

Kelly Baker is the State Registrar of Oklahoma Vital Records. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1994 with a Masters Degree of Public Health in Biostatistics. Since graduation, she has worked at the Oklahoma State Department of Health in Maternal and Child Health, Office of Tobacco Prevention, and the Center for Health Statistics as well as at Oklahoma City-County Health Department. She has served as the State Registrar since 2006. Ms Baker served on the National Vital Stastisic for Health and Information Systems (NAPHSIS) for 10 years; 2 years as President. The Vital Records Division was recognized as the Central Office Program of the Year by OSDH in 2018.

Meetings start at 6:00 pm in the Chesapeake Room of 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.

The Oklahoma Genealogical Society has designed the 'Next Generation Membership' especially for the younger (under 18) generations with the idea of generating an interest in their family history. A young person under the age of 18 may join the Oklahoma Genealogical Society for a ten (10) year membership for $50 ($5 per year).  Read more ...

 

 

A Project of the
Oklahoma Genealogical Society

An Invitation to the Descendants
of the Early Settlers of Oklahoma
(prior to November 16th, 1907)

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.

 

 

 

 

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The Oklahoma State Department of Health has recently introduced its new OK2Explore Oklahoma State Vital Records Index.

 

For genealogists, knowing when someone was born or died can help determine whether or not you have the right person.  The new vital records index includes death records occurring more than 5 years ago and birth records occurring more than 20 years ago. In 2016, the Oklahoma legislature passed legislation that now allows full death records to be public after 50 years and birth records to be public after 125 years. The Oklahoma Genealogical Society thanks Kelly Baker, OSDH Registrar of Vital Records for her leadership of this project which was delivered six months ahead of schedule.