Our Programs

This program will focus on the process of deportations into the different types of camps within occupied Europe.   They will emphasize the human story of the Holocaust by explaining Jewish experiences living in the camps.  You will explore various aspects of camp life, including work, food, resistance, violence and community. ...

The Downriver Genealogical Society Library Volunteers will present a program on "Well-used collections and some not very often used collections in the DRGS Library".  Hope you will join us for an informative evening. The program previously scheduled for this date was canceled.

Autumn Storms are notorious on the Great Lakes, and Ric has studied their devastating effects for over 25 years.  This program features storms in 1905, 1913, 1940, and the wrecks of the Fitzgerald, Morrell, and Bradley.  Rare interviews with survivors, as well as footage from each of the ships, make...

Deena wrote a book about her great-great-grandmother titled:  Wilhelmine: A Woman of Passion, Courage, and Strength Who Helped Build a Nation. Deena’s cousin’s genealogical research into her family line unearthed some intriguing details. Her great-great-grandmother’s somewhat scandalous history had not been passed down orally through the family. Deena thought there’s...

Using the LeBlanc, Drouillard, and Cicotte families as a case study, learn about the ways the French Canadian residents of the Downriver area maintained a close knit – and closely related – community.  Similar to French Canadian communities in Quebec, the families who settled in areas like Ecorse beginning in...

Detroit today doesn't have a single amusement park left, but 100 years ago there were more than half a dozen. We will cover the rise and fall of amusement parks in the Metro area and talk about some you may even remember. Boblo or Edgewater anyone?