What's Going On
NEW: June 2022
MCGS Board Member Officers Elections:
All Officer board postions are up for election, but help is especially needed to fill volunteer positions of:
TO ALL MEMBERS: WE NEED YOUR HELP!
After 2 years of only online meetings, starting in June 2022, Friday afternoon 1:00pm MCGS monthly general meetings with be held at Milwaukee Central Library 1st floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Room and Online.
We encourage members to become more involved with MCGS activities.
Help is needed in many different areas. We are looking for a
TECHNICAL ZOOM COORDINATOR,
to help provide a quality hybrid online experience to our in person / online general meetings and classes.
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.
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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Join us at MCGS online monthly meetings and online beginner classes!
Join us in MCGS board meetings to plan and organize our events!
Join MCGS and become a member for website access to the "Members Only" features!
Beginner Genealogy Online Classes
Next Class: Saturday, May 21, 2022
"Traveling Abroad (or not): Foreign Research and Professional Help"
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.
After 2 years of only online meetings, starting in June 2022, Friday afternoon 1:00pm MCGS monthly general meetings with be held at Milwaukee Central Library 1st floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Room and Online.
MCGS classes will continue to be held online via zoom through June 2022. Starting in September 2022, Saturday morning 9:30am MCGS genealogy classes will be held at Central Library and Online.
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Affiliations
National Genealogical Society Member
Wisconsin State Genealogical Societies Affiliate
Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Inc.
