Join us at MCGS events!
- MONTHLY MEETINGS
- Location: Milwaukee Central Public Library
- Next Meeting: Friday, January 24th at 1:00pm-3:00pm
- Presentation "What's New to You in FamilySearch? More than Just Records" by Terri Cieslak
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"FREE" BEGINNER GENEALOGY CLASSES
- Location: Milwaukee Central Public Library
- Next Class: Saturday, January 25th at 9:30am-11:30am
- Class Topic: "Starting at Home: Milwaukee Public Library"
- MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS
- Location: zoom online and in person
- Next Meeting: Regular Board Meeting on Monday, December 9th at 10:00am in offsite location
- Help to plan and organize our events!
- Next Meeting: Regular Board Meeting on Friday, January 24th at 10:00am in the 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room at Milwaukee Central Public Library
- ASK a GENEALOGIST with MCGS and MPL!
- Location: Saint Francis Public Library
- Next Session: Saturday, January 11, 2025, Drop-In between 10:00am-3:00pm
- Spend some time, one-on-one, with a genealogist.
- Free searches on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
Please see this link for a listing of all MCGS events.
Join MCGS!
- MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
- Become a member for website access to the "Members Only" features!
- MCGS REPORTER, available in pdf format, including the current issue and back issues from 1969.
- For the recording and handout of the recent MCGS General Meeting Presentation.
- For the recordings and handouts of the MCGS Beginner Genealogy Classes.
- DNA Webinars.
- OPPORTUNITIES
- To meet and exchange genealogy information with other researchers.
Individual MCGS membership is only $12.00 a year (includes digital Reporter)
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Volunteer with MCGS!
- MCGS is run by volunteers, please consider helping!
- Rest assured that help and guidance will be provided.
- Take a look at the inside back cover of any issue of the REPORTER. Everyone is a volunteer.
- MCGS is a diverse community of genealogists.
- If you are interested in volunteering in any capacity, please send your contact information and a short bio to: info@milwaukeegenealogy.org
- Attend a general meeting or board meeting, to explore volunteer opportunities available.
- Work on a committee.
- Volunteer at a Festival booth, Ask a Genealogist session, or Biennial Conference.
- Be a Board Member, or attend meetings to offer suggestions.
- Please volunteer today, and help us continue the mission of MCGS to educate and support the genealogical community of Milwaukee County.
- MCGS was established in 1935, we need everyone's help to keep it going strong into the future.
- VOLUNTEERS needed to assist at:
- Ask a Genealogist with MCGS and MPL!
- Saint Francis Public Library, St Francis, Wisconsin
- Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:00am-3:00pm
- TECHNICAL COORDINATOR needed
- We are looking for someone to help provide a quality hybrid online experience for MCGS in person / zoom online Meetings. Meetings are held in the Milwaukee Central Public Library Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room.
- Technical assistance is needed:
- with the meeting room audio-visual connections. The meeting room's projection screen is connected to devices by wi-fi or cable.
- to help speakers display their computer screens either to zoom, OR simultaneously to both the projection screen and zoom.
- for zoom meetings including admiting attendees from the the waiting room, monitoring the chat for issues/questions, muting attendees if needed, and recording sessions.
Join our facebook group!
Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Inc.
- Founded July 1935
- National Genealogical Society Member
- Wisconsin State Genealogical Societies Affiliate
Until further notice, the MCGS Bookstore/Supplies sales table will not be available at the monthly Friday General Meetings or Saturday Genealogy Classes.
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November 22
Holiday Folk Fair International
For more information at folkfair.org:
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December 9
MCGS Board Meeting
Thinking about getting involved? Be a guest at our board meeting. If you would like to attend, please ask to be invited to the Board Meeting by sending an email to info@milwaukeegenealogy.org
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January 11
Ask a Genealogist!
Ask a Genealogist! Presented by the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society Have you wanted to learn more about your family history, but don't know where to begin? Have you started researching your family, but need ideas of new ...
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January 18
Czech-Slovak Area Research Group
Please send an email to info@sokolmilwaukee.org to be added to the zoom meeting invite list. For more information:
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January 24
MCGS Board Meeting
Milwaukee Central Public Library Downtown, 814 West Wisconsin Avenue Thinking about getting involved? Be a guest at our board meeting. If you would like to attend, please ask to be invited to the Board Meeting by sending ...
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