News & Information
- Exclusively for Our Members -
Issue No 1 of the 2026 IGS Newsletter is posted. Members can access it for free on the Members Only page. Printed copies have been mailed to those who subscribed.
Exchanges with local and other States' Genealogical Societies. We offer copies of our Newsletters to them in exchange for copies of their newsletters to share with our members. Check out the new Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Newsletters Page in the Members Only section.
If you have friends or family who have an interest in genealogy, we encourage you to invite them to join us. You'll find the current application form on the Join Us page.
Monthly Meetings
The Idaho Genealogical Society meets the second Saturday each month from noon to 2:00 pm, except June (Summer Break), October (Annual Meeting), and December (Holiday Break). Meetings are held at the Idaho State Archives (Idaho History Center), 2205 Old Penitentiary Rd, Boise. Zoom attendance is also available (see below). Recordings and handouts of the presentations are posted in the Members Only area.
June 2026
No presentation this month
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Topic: Meet Your New Research Assistant: AI for Genealogists
Speaker: Sarah Cochran
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Topic: Combining City Directories and Sanborn Maps
Speaker: Ed Storey
All monthly meeting presentations are free and open to the public, both in person and via Zoom. Society members receive meeting notifications that include the pertinent Zoom information. Non-members may request the Zoom link during the week each meeting is held by sending an email to idahogensociety@gmail.com. Zoom requests must be received no later than 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Time) on the day of the meeting.
The Society's Board Meetings are held on the same day as its monthly meetings and are also open to anyone who would like to participate. These meetings begin at 10:30AM. If attending via Zoom, use the same Zoom information as for the monthly meeting presentation.