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Society Meetings
The Cleveland County Genealogical Society holds monthly meetings that are open to the public. The meetings are at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday every month, except January, February, July and August. Meetings are usually held at the Norman Central Library, usually in room A/B.
We bring food and have a social in September and December. We also bring food for the Society’s Annual Business Meeting in June. The remaining meetings feature a speaker, usually from this community.
Family History Writers Group
The Family History Writers Group meets at 10:00 a.m., second Wednesday every month, at the Cleveland County Genealogical Society Library, in the Community Services Building, 1119 E. Main Street, Norman, Oklahoma.
The Family History Writers Group met for the first time on November 7 2001, a spin-off of an earlier Genealogy Discussion Group. Members have been meeting monthly ever since.
The Family History Writers Group is composed of individuals who enjoy writing, or who want to learn to write about themselves and/or family topics. This is an informal, unconventional approach to writing, and the agenda is essentially the same every month:
- Attend Writers Group meetings every month, if possible
- Write something to share with the group every month
- Read your writing aloud to the group; indicate on your work where you need to edit
- Listen to others’ writing presentations; make positive comments about others’ work
- Gather inspiration for your own future writing from the topics presented by others
- …and the conversation continues over lunch at a local restaurant if your schedule permits
If you’ve ever thought you should write a life history for your children and grandchildren, or that you should write some of the funny stories your parents told—join our Family History Writers Group.
Here are some stories written by Writers Group members:
- Nova: The Community Cooker
- Mae: Tornado Hits the Davenports
- Mary: Grandma and the Tea Party
- You can also view a bibliography of publications by our society members on our CCGS Published Authors page.
Workshops
The Cleveland County Genealogical Society often offers workshops, ranging from those for beginners to those for the more advanced researcher.
Workshops will be announced in advance in the Cleveland County Genealogical Society Newsletter , on the CCGS Facebook site, and in local newspapers.
For more information, phone the CCGS Library, 405-701-2100. The library is open on Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.