Rogue Valley Genealogical Society

06/11/2026

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06/11/2026

Click here to give today: https://rvgslibrary.org/Page.asp?NavID=140

June 2026

Dear Rogue Valley Genealogical Society (RVGS) Members and Supporters,

On behalf of RVGS, I would like to thank you for your support in exceeding our annual fund goal in 2025. With your donations we have been able to maintain our subscription research websites, including providing remote access to many of them. Your contributions have supported our ability to fulfill our mission to inspire interest in genealogy, inform and educate the public, and maintain a growing sustainable library with a strong online presence.

Our 2027 Annual Fund goal is $27,000. This allows us to continue the operation of the library while keeping our membership dues affordable. Membership dues only cover about a third of our operating funds. The remainder comes from grants, revenue from classes, workshops, seminars, online research, document requests, surplus book sales, and other sources.

RVGS is facing new challenge. Soon, the highway project is going to require us to move our highway signs and to lose some of our parking spaces. These funds will be even more essential for replacing our parking lot, which is becoming hazardous with potholes and cracks which create trip hazards for our volunteers and members. Our current estimate for repaving is $75,000.We are also currently looking for grants to assist with the upgrade.

THANK YOU for supporting RVGS and helping us to fulfill our mission.

DID YOU KNOW?
RVGS Library is open 40 hours each week
RVGS Library has over 27,500 cataloged books and other materials
RVGS has 526 members
RVGS offered 23 classes and 1 Seminars in 2025
RVGS gave 17 free programs in 2025
RVGS offered 6 free classes during Genealogy Week in 2025
RVGS has 6 special interest groups which meet regularly
RVGS Let's Talk Genealogy roundtable meets monthly to share research strategies and join forces to help members break down brick walls
RVGS has 80 volunteers who reported 10,844 hours in 2025

Your generous and faithful participation in our society is vital. Contributions can be made in one of three ways.
You can:
1. Return the donation slip on the letter you received along with a check in the envelope mailed to you.
2. Click the link at the top of this post, then click the DONATE button at the top of that page to donate online with a credit/debit card or PayPal account.
3. Drop off a donation at the library at 3405 South Pacific Hwy, Medford, during library open hours: Monday – Saturday, 10 AM – 4 PM.

All donations are tax deductible as RVGS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, 93-0684590. If you take Required Minimum Distributions, you can donate all or any part of the distribution directly; send your request to the administrator of your fund. In addition, if you donate a matching amount to the Oregon Cultural Trust, you can receive a tax credit for the ENTIRE amount of your donation (maximum $1,000 for a couple; $500 single). Just go to www.culturaltrust.org/donate for more details.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you so very much for your donation.

Frank Marksman
RVGS President

05/25/2026

05/19/2026

The Rogue Valley Genealogical Society Library will be closed Saturday, May 23, through Monday, May 25, in honor of Memorial Day. 🇺🇸

04/25/2026

Join the Genealogical Forum of Oregon on Saturday, May 9, from 1-5 p.m. (Pacific), for a full afternoon of Researching Your Norwegian and Swedish Roots, presented by Fritz Juengling, Ph.D., AG,® AGL.® You may attend online via Zoom or in-person at Portland's Sons of Norway Hall, 111 NE 11th Avenue.

Conference Price: $55 GFO members; $65 non-members

Join Fritz Juengling as he presents "Researching Your Norwegian and Swedish Roots", a hybrid event hosted by the Genealogical Forum of Oregon and held at the Sons of Norway Hall in Portland, OR.

04/15/2026

Give us your cans and bottles! The Oregon BottleDrop Earth Week Give starts tomorrow, April 15, and runs through April 26. BottleDrop will give 20% more for every full blue bag turned in during that time. Pick up your blue bags in the RVGS Library and return them full to the Library or any BottleDrop redemption site. Your bottles and cans help out RVGS!

03/26/2026

Save those cans and bottles! Oregon BottleDrop Earth Week Give runs April 15 - 26. BottleDrop will give 20% more for every full blue bag turned in during that time. Pick up your blue bags in the RVGS Library and return them full to the Library or any BottleDrop redemption site. Your bottles and cans help out RVGS!

03/22/2026

In honor of our 60th anniversary, RVGS is sponsoring an Ancestor Photo Contest! 📸Pull out those old shoe boxes of pictures and old photo albums 📔 and submit your favorite ancestor photos! 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦Prizes in 14 categories!! Learn more here: https://rvgslibrary.org/News.asp?NewsID=219