DRGS membership meetings

Member Dale Renaud will speak on St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Ecorse, Michigan.  He will give a little history of the cemetery and stories he found researching it.  He has been ... Read more

Whether beginners or experienced genealogists, eager learners can always pick up new information to make their research more efficient -- and more enjoyable. Here’s a sample: When you name your ... Read more

Founded by French military entrepreneur Antoine Laumet de Lamothe Cadillac in 1701, colonial Detroit was occupied by thousands of French settlers who established deep roots on both sides of the ... Read more

The Rouge River was long known as one of the most polluted rivers in the United States. A mid-1980s tipping point awakened watershed residents that raw sewage was overwhelming their ... Read more

Foreign Language Newspapers published in the U.S. and abroad can be wonderful genealogical resources even when you do not know the language they are printed in. We’ll discuss why this ... Read more