Join us at MCGS events!
- MONTHLY MEETINGS
- Location: Milwaukee Central Public Library
- Next Meeting: Friday, October 25th at 1:00pm-3:00pm
- Presentation "Genealogical Research in the German-speaking World" by Herbert Febmer and Till Fehmer
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"FREE" BEGINNER GENEALOGY CLASSES
- Location: Milwaukee Central Public Library
- Next Class: Saturday, October 26th at 9:30am-11:30am
- Class Topic: "More than Just Names: Census Records" and "African-American Genealogy Research"
- Please sign-up for free classes here
- MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS
- Location: zoom online
- Next Meeting: October - To Be Announced
- Help to plan and organize our events!
- ASK a GENEALOGIST with MCGS and MPL!
- Location: Milwaukee Villard Square Public Library
- Next Session: Saturday, November 9, 2024, 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 2023-2024 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!
- Zablocki Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Saturday, October 5, 2024 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 General Meetings and Classes. 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 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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October 25
MCGS Membership - Genealogical Research in the German-speaking World
Milwaukee Central Public Library Downtown, 814 West Wisconsin Avenue - MCGS membership meetings are in person at the Central Library (and also zoom online). The meetings will start with a short business meeting, followed by our speaker presentation about 1:20pm. ...
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October 26
Class - More than Just Names: Census Records and African-American Genealogy Research
IN PERSON at Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room More than Just Names: Census Records by Diane Piedt Census records are one of the major sources of genealogical information and it's ...
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November 9
Ask a Genealogist!
Ask a Genealogist! Presented by the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society and Milwaukee Public Library Have you wanted to learn more about your family history, but don't know where to begin? Have you started researching your family, but ...
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November 13
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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November 15
MCGS Membership -
Milwaukee Central Public Library Downtown, 814 West Wisconsin Avenue - MCGS membership meetings are in person at the Central Library (and also zoom online). The meetings will start with a short business meeting, followed by our speaker presentation about 1:20pm. ...
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