Stories from the Stacks
Stories from the Stacks - Milwaukee Genealogy
Share in the discovery of our roots as Margaret Sandoval (MCGS Recording Secretary, Mexican Fiesta genealogy coordinator) teaches library classes and conducts research in Humanities about her own early Hispanic Milwaukee family with Crypto-Jewish roots.
Starting November 15th, 2021 the downtown Milwaukee Central Public Library Humanities Room is open Monday through Friday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Frank P. Zeidler Humanities Room is for art, humanities, and local history research only including genealogy.
MCGS Class - January 29, 2022
Starting at Home: Milwaukee Public Library
by Milwaukee Public Library Librarian - Heather Smith
MCGS Class - February 26, 2022
More than Just Books: General Library Records
by Margaret Sandoval Skare
Originally posted at Milwaukee Public Library
website. Posted with MPL permission.
Stories from the Stacks
Sponsored by Milwaukee Public Library Foundation
Additional in-kind support from First Dibbs
Created by First Dibbs
Directed, Filmed and Edited by Jenny Plevin
Music and Graphics by Allison Westbrook IV
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What's Going On
NEW: US Black Heritage Family Builders Team at WikiTree
Genealogists Volunteer to Research Any African-American Family Tree for Free
Beginner Genealogy Online Classes
Next Class: Saturday, January 29, 2022
"Starting at Home: Milwaukee Public Library"
MCGS REPORTER
Article Submission Deadlines
Do you have a genealogy research story to tell or research tips to share? How did you break through that brick wall? Do you have a suggestion for an article topic that you would like to know more about?
Our quarterly newsletter, the MCGS Reporter, not only goes out to our members, we also share it with other Genealogy Societies and Research Libraries in the U.S.
The submission deadlines are:
February issue - January 1st
May issue - April 1st
August issue - July 1st
November issue - October 1st
Milwaukee Central Public Library - Meeting Room
The Milwaukee Central Public Library is currently open to the public, but at this time meeting rooms are not planned to be available to MCGS until sometime in 2022.
MCGS meetings and classes will continue to be held online via zoom until further notice.
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National Genealogical Society Member
Wisconsin State Genealogical Societies Affiliate
Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Inc.
