Welcome!
Welcome to our Indian River Genealogical Society (IRGS) web site.
IRGS Planning Survey
Thanks to the 64 IRGS members who participated in the recent IRGS Planning Survey. The IRGS Board is evaluating his helpful information as we consider our future programs and activities for the Society.
Next IRGS Meeting
Tuesday - September 11, 2012
9:30 am
Indian River Main Library
*** Program to be Announced ***
1940 Census -Press Journal Story
IRGS member,
Marcia Eyberse, was featured in a very interesting front page article in the
Press Journal on Monday, April 16. You can read the story online about Marcia's discoveries about her family in the 1940 census by clicking
this link.
Pam Cooper, head of the Archive Center and Genealoagy Department of the Indian River County Public Lirbary, was also featured in the story.
Recent IRGS Survey Results
What Genealogy Software Do You Use?
Is your Family Tree Online?
Become a Member
Genealogy Programs on TV
What's New
Indian River County Obituary Index
This index contains more than 80,000 names for obituaries appearing in Indian River County, Florida newspapers from 1913 through 2011. Microfilm copies of of the newspapers are available at the Indian River Main Library in Vero Beach, FL.
Go to the obituary index.
Surname Database
Visit our revised
Surname database listing hundreds of surnames which are being researched by current IRGS members. With this new feature, individuals interested in making an inquiry can send an email directly to the member who is researching the name. The member's name and email address are not visible to the person making the inquiry.
Newsletter Index
Members can now access an index to the Indian River Genealogical Society Newsletter. Go to the Members Only tab. Click on the second item "Newsletter Index". You can access issues from 2007 forward in the Members Only section. Earlier issues are located in the Genealogy Department at the Indian River Main Library. We apprecaite the dilligent efforts of Aurie W. Morrison in making this index possible.
Upcoming Regional Meetings
IRGS Events Schedule for 2012
IRGS schedule for the entire 2012 year is posted as a one page document. All the monthly meeting, GIG"s and workshops are on this one sheet of paper. Print it and you have a handy reference for all important matters concerning genealogy.