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M.C.G.S. REPORTER
ISSN 0740-1531
M.C.G.S. Reporter, is available online in pdf format, in members only section, including current issue and back issues from 1969.
REPORTER article submission deadlines are January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1
Please submit your announcements, requests, reviews and comments.
Do you have a relative that has an interesting story? Do you have some hints for finding records that worked for you? If so, please share your antidotes/stories or research hints for a future Reporter to Reporter Editor. If you can send the article in MSWord that would be helpful, and pictures are wonderful too! Let's see your name in print and hear your great stories!
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
Volume 55 Number 2 May 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Letter From The Board |
35-36 |
| Calendar of Events and Monthly Programs |
37-38 |
| MCGS Beginner Genealogy Classes |
38 |
| Minutes of the MCGS General Meeting for Friday, November 22, 2023 & January 26, 2024 |
39 |
| Minutes of the MCGS General Meeting for Friday, Friday, February 23, 2024 |
40 |
| Volnteer Opportunities at Local Ethnic Festivals 2024 |
41 |
| Area Research Groups |
41 |
| Local Ethnic Restivals 2024 |
41 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Breathing New Life into Your Boring Ancestors: Melissa Barker |
42 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Roots Tech 2024: Mary Jurgatis |
43 |
| Interview with MCGS Legend Arlene Brachman! Part 2 - Salt Lake City, etc. by Dan Berg... |
44-46 |
| Celebrating Six Generations by Dan Berg |
47 |
| African American Firsts and Family Heroes By Diane T. Spencer-Carr |
48-49 |
| How to Research Your Family History at the Milwaukee Public Library - WUWM Interview |
50-51
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| Descendant Community of Milwaukee County Grounds Cemeteries, Inc. Part 2 By Judy Klimt Houston |
52-53 |
| Five Tips for Deciphering Old Handwriting |
54-55 |
| New Milwaukee Public Library Material |
56 |
| New MCGS Members |
57 |
| Upcoming Genealogy Events and Conferences Outside of MCGS |
57-59 |
| Mexican American Research Series |
60 |
| Quick Trips |
60 |
| Share the Knowledge |
61 |
| Membership Form |
62 |
| MCGS Board Members |
63 |
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Volume 55 Number 1 February 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Letter From The Board |
3 |
| Calendar of Events and Monthly Programs |
4-5 |
| MCGS Beginner Genealogy Classes |
6 |
| Minutes of the MCGS General Meeting for Friday, March 24, 2023 |
7 |
| Minutes of the MCGS General Meeting for Friday, April 28, 2023 |
7 |
| Minutes of the MCGS General Meeting for Friday, May 19, 2023 |
8 |
| Minutes of the MCGS General Meeting for Friday, June 23, 2023 |
8 |
| Minutes of the MCGS General Meeting for Friday, September 22, 2023 |
9 |
| Minutes of the MCGS General Meeting for Friday, October 27, 2023 |
9 |
| Area Research Groups |
10 |
| Mexicab American Research Series |
10 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Understanding Lineage Research for Your Revolutionary War Patriot |
11 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: An Introduction to Locating Polish Vital Records Using On-Line Resouces by Terri Ciesla.. |
12-14 |
| Interview with MCGS Legend Arlene Brachman! Part One - Salt Lake City, etc. by Dan Berg... |
15-18 |
| Update: Genealogy Research Trip to Salt Lake City - June 2-9, 2024 by Dan Berg |
19 |
| Descendant Community of Milwaukee County Grounds Cemeteries, Inc. by Judy Klimt Houston |
20-21 |
| 10 Million People, 10 Million Stories, 10 Million Names. |
22 |
| John A. Hall, Probable First African American Clerk at Milwaukee's City Hall by Daniel Lee |
23-24 |
| African American Genealogical Society of Milwaukee(AAGSOM) Upcoming Events |
24 |
| New MCGS Members |
25 |
| Ancestral Mathematics |
25 |
| Memorials |
26-28 |
| Upcoming Genealogy Events and Conferences Outside of MCGS |
29 |
| Membership Form |
30 |
| MCGS Board Members |
31 |
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Volume 54 Number 4 November 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Letter From The Board |
99 |
| Calendar of Events: Monthly Programs |
100-101 |
| Ask A Genealogist |
101 |
| MCGS "Beginner" Genealogy Classes |
102 |
| Save the Date! Salt Lake City 2024 |
103 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Summer Picnic |
104-105 |
| MCGS Death Notice/Obituary Project is Now on FamilySearch.org! by Karen Jegen |
106 |
| Area Research Groups |
107 |
| Mexican Fiesta: WI Hispanic Scholarship Foundation by Margarita Sandoval Skare |
108-109 |
| Those Infamous Border Changes: A Crash Course in Polish History by Julie Robers Szczepankiewicz |
110-113 |
| New Milwaukee Public Library Material |
114 |
| Folk Fair 2023 |
114 |
| How to Research Historic Properties in Milwaukee by Joy Powers |
115-118 |
| How to Access Ancestry at the Public Library |
118 |
| Share The Knowledge |
119 |
| Upcoming Genealogy Events and Conferences Outside of MCGS |
120-121 |
| New MCGS Members |
122 |
| Quick Tip |
122 |
| Annual Index of the Reporter |
123-125 |
| Membership Form |
126 |
| MCGS Board Members |
127 |
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Volume 54 Number 3 August 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Letter From The Board |
67 |
| Calendar of Events: Monthly Programs |
68-69 |
| MCGS "Beginner" Genealogy Classes |
70 |
| Ask A Genealogist - Tippecanoe Library Review |
71 |
| MCGS German Fest 2023 in Review |
72 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Landscape and Spiritual Renewal of the Borderland in Northwest Bohemia |
73 |
| Save the Date! Salt Lake City 2024 |
74 |
| In Memoriam - Lynn Thrasher |
74 |
| Grave Marking Ceremony - 2nd Lt. Albert James Sieben |
74 |
| Area Research Groups and New MCGS Members |
75 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Google Workspace for Genealogy Research! |
76 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Using Alternative Resources to Fill in the Blanks |
77 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: MCGS Membership - DNA Genealogy at a Glance |
78 |
| Getting the Most out of Ancestry.com by Genevieve Brandt Kirchman |
79-85 |
| Forest Home Cemetery Tours |
86 |
| Descendant Community Forms to Reclaim Exhumed Human Remains from Milwaukee County Grounds Cemeteries by Judy Klimt Houston |
87 |
| Upcoming Genealogy Events and Conferences Outside of MCGS |
88-91 |
| Share The Knowledge |
92 |
| Local Ethnic Festivals 2023 |
93 |
| Quick Tips |
93 |
| Membership Form |
94 |
| MCGS Board Members |
95 |
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Volume 54 Number 2 May 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Milwaukee County Genealogical Society Death Notices/Obituary Files FamilySearch.org Project and the History of the Family Files by Susan Chapman |
35-36 |
| Calendar of Events and Monthly Meetings |
37-38 |
| Minutes of the MCGS General Meeting Friday, January 27, 2023 and Friday, February 24, 2023 |
39 |
| Area Research Groups and New MCGS Members |
40 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Genealogy Research Lessons Learned + Awesome Ancestor Discoveries! |
41
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| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Using FamilySearch Memories as Your Personal and Family Archive |
42 |
| How Wisconsin Lost Land to Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota Before it Became a State by Chris Foran |
44-46 |
| MCGS "Beginner" Genealogy Classes |
46 |
| Death of A Cemetery by James Moeller |
47-49 |
| West Granville Cemetery Tour by James Moeller |
47-49 |
| Recent News Regarding Holy Trinity Cemetery by Judy Klimt Houston |
51 |
| Wisconsin Historical Society is the Administrator for the Burial Law by Judy Klimt Houston |
51 |
| George Yep: World War II Beteran and Milwaukee's First Chinese American Lawyer by Daniel Lee |
52-53 |
| Grand Army of the Republic - An Important Part of a Veteran's Life and Genealogy Research by Cindy Freed |
54-55 |
| Volunteer Opportunities and Local Ethnic Festivals 2023 |
56 |
| New Materials In the Local History Collections Milwaukee Public Library |
57 |
| Upcoming Genealogy Events and Conferences Outside of MCGS |
58-60 |
| Share the Knowledge |
61 |
| Membership Form |
62 |
| MCGS Board Members |
63 |
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Volume 54 Number 1 February 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Calendar of Events: Monthly Board Meetings & Membership Meetings/Programs |
3-4 |
| MCGS "Beginner" Genealogy Classes Area Research Groups |
5 |
| Minutes of the MCGS General Meeting of Friday, October 8, 2022 |
6 |
| Minutes of the MCGS General Meeting of Friday, November 18, 2022 |
6 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Landscape and Spiritual Renewal of the Borderland in Northwest Bohemia |
7 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Are Your Ancestors Safe from Burial Disruption in Wisconsin? |
8 |
| Area Research Groups |
9 |
| New MCGS Members |
9 |
| Milwaukee County Vital Records at the Milwaukee Public Library |
10 |
| City of Milwaukee Vital Records with images available at Ancestry.com |
10 |
| Researching and Obtaining Records at the Milwaukee County Court House Register of Deeds |
10-12 |
| The Abbreviated Life of Wolfgang Aschenbrenner by Judy Klimt Houston |
13-15 |
| New Materials In the Local History Collections Milwaukee Public Library |
16 |
| Der Storchs Aus Hesse Cassel; Milwaukee Wir Werden Blieben - Part 3 by Stephen Storch |
17-23 |
| Quick Tips |
24 |
| Upcoming Genealogy Events and Conferences Outside of MCGS |
25-27 |
| Legacy Family Tree Webinars' 2023 Mexico Research Series |
28 |
| Share the Knowledge |
29 |
| Membership Form |
30 |
| MCGS Board Members |
31 |
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Volume 53 Number 4 November 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Calendar of Events: Monthly Board Meetings & Membership Meetings/Programs |
99-100 |
| MCGS "Beginner" Genealogy Classes Area Research Groups |
101 |
| Area Research Groups |
102 |
| Minutes of the MCGS General Meeting of Friday, June 24, 2022 |
103 |
| Minutes of the MCGS General Meeting of Friday, September 23, 2022 |
104 |
| New MCGS Members |
104 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Summer Picnic a.k.a. "Picnic in Ancestral Grove" |
105 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Bring Family History Alive in Bite-Sized Projects |
106 |
| Fiesta Fiesta Fiesta by Margarita Sandoval Skare |
107-108 |
| Der Storchs Aus Hesse Cassel; Milwaukee Wir Werden Blieben - Part 2 by Stephen Storch |
109-114 |
| Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) by Diane Piedt |
115-117 |
| Share the Knowledge |
118-119 |
| Upcoming Genealogy Events and Conferences Outside of MCGS |
120-121 |
| New Material In the Local History Collections Milwaukee Public Library |
122 |
| Membership Form |
123 |
| Annual Index of the Reporter |
124-126 |
| MCGS Board Members |
127 |
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Volume 53 Number 3 August 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Letter from the Board |
67 |
| Calendar of Events & Monthly Programs |
68-71 |
| Area Research Groups |
72 |
| Local Ethnic Festivals |
72 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Genealogy Research at the Library of Congress from Your Home Computer |
73 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Introduction to the Family History Guide |
74 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Using Fort Wayne's Genealogy Center and the Periodical Source Index to Advance Your Research |
75 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Show and Tell |
76 |
| Burial Disruptions in Milwaukee County: Help Is Needed to Find Descendants by Judy Houston |
77-82 |
| New Materials In the Local History Collections Milwaukee Public Library |
83 |
| Quick Tips |
83 |
| Der Storchs Aus Hesse Cassel; Milwaukee Wir Werden Blieben by Stephen Storch |
84-87 |
| Share the Knowledge |
88 |
| In Memoriam |
89 |
| New MCGS Members |
89 |
| Upcoming Genealogy Events and Conferences Outside of MCGS |
90-93 |
| Membership Form |
94 |
| MCGS Board Members |
95 |
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Volume 53 Number 2 May 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Letter from the Board |
35 |
| Calendar of Events & Monthly Programs |
36-37 |
| Area Research Groups |
38 |
| Local Ethnic Festivals |
38 |
| Upcoming Genealogy Events and Conferences Outside of MCGS |
39-41 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Thomas MacEntee by Karen Jegen |
42 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Patricia Glover-Howare by Karen Jegen |
43 |
| Tools of the Trade by John Gurda |
44-45 |
| 1950 Census Sources at the Milwaukee Public Library by Daniel Lee |
46-47 |
| Part 1: Oleson, Olsen, Olson Family Reunion Cemetery Tour by Diane Piedt |
48-49 |
| Part 2: Woodlawn Cemetery by Diane Piedt |
49 |
| Part 3: (Olson) Relatives in Woodlawn Cemetery, Milwaukee by Diane Piedt |
50-51 |
| How to Write a Family Story by Stephen Storch |
52-53 |
| Rumsey Maps to be Text-searchable by Judy G. Russell |
54-55 |
| Share the Knowledge |
56-57 |
| New MCGS Members |
57 |
| New Materials In the Local History Collections Milwaukee Public Library |
58-59 |
| In Memoriam |
60-61 |
| Membership Form |
62 |
| MCGS Board Members |
63 |
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Volume 53 Number 1 February 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Letter from the Board |
3 |
| Calendar of Events & Monthly Programs |
4-5 |
| Area Research Groups |
6 |
| Black History is American History by Karen Jegen |
7 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Bob Rettammel, M.A. by Karen Jegen |
8 |
| A Brief Review of the MCGS Program: Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, GGL by Karen Jegen |
9 |
| Legacy Family Tree Webinar's 2022 Mexican Research Series |
10 |
| Milwaukee Finds Its Original City Flag by Jeramey Jannene, UrbanMilwaukee.com |
11-12 |
| The Znader Brothers in Milwaukee by Nancy I. Z. Reese |
13-15 |
| 1950 Census Release by Victoria Macchi, National Archives News |
16-17 |
| Legacy Family Tree Webinars |
18-19 |
| Share the Knowledge |
20-21 |
| Quick Tips |
21 |
| Visit Your Local Family History Centery by Bob Heck |
22-23 |
| Citing Sources Without Stressing Out by Amy Johnson Crow |
24-25 |
| New Materials In the Local History Collections Milwaukee Public Library |
26-27 |
| In Memoriam |
28 |
| New MCGS Members |
29 |
| Membership Form |
30 |
| MCGS Board Members |
31 |
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