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MCGS Board Meeting
Monday, December 9
MCGS Board Meeting  (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Offsite Location - and Online 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
 
 



Ask a Genealogist!
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Ask a Genealogist!  (MCGS/MPL Ask A Genealogist!)
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Saint Francis Public Library - 4230 S Nicholson Ave, St Francis, WI
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 places to look for information?
 
Work one-on-one with an experienced genealogist from the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society who will be available to answer your research questions and demonstrate search strategies to help find pieces of your family history puzzle.
 
 
 


Czech-Slovak Area Research Group
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Czech-Slovak Area Research Group  (Area Research Groups)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Online Zoom Meeting
 
Please send an email to info@sokolmilwaukee.org to be added to the zoom meeting invite list. 
 


MCGS Board Meeting
Friday, January 24, 2025
MCGS Board Meeting  (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room - and Online 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 an email to info@milwaukeegenealogy.org
 
 


MCGS Membership - What's New to You in FamilySearch? More than Just Records!
Friday, January 24, 2025
MCGS Membership - What's New to You in FamilySearch? More than Just Records!  (MCGS Membership Meetings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room

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. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library! This presentation will be in person.
 
 
"What's New to You in FamilySearch? More than Just Records!"

By Terri Cieslak
 
Explore some of the changes made to one of our favorite websites in 2024, and dive into some of the lesser known nooks and crannies. Join us to find out what they are! Terri has been a MCGS member since 2016. She loves researching and enjoys helping other people find their elusive records. Her specialty is Polish genealogy. As a volunteer at the Family History Center in Hales Cornes, she’s available on Tuesdays 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Terri is also  a regular researcher at our MCGS Ask a Genealogist Events.
 
 
Join us: IN PERSON for meeting. 
 
This meeting will be recorded and for 30 days after the presentation, a video link will be available to MCGS members in the members only section on the website.
 
 
 


Class - Starting at Home: Milwaukee Public Library
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Class - Starting at Home: Milwaukee Public Library  (MCGS Genealogy Classes)
9:30 am to 11:30 am
Milwaukee Public Library Central, 814 W Wisconsin Ave
 
IN PERSON at Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
 
Starting at Home: Milwaukee Public Library
 
by Milwaukee Public Library Librarian - Jennifer Heidel
 
A spotlight on the special resources found at the Central Library in Milwaukee.
 

Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
 
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage. 
 



MCGS Membership -
Friday, February 28, 2025
MCGS Membership -  (MCGS Membership Meetings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room - and Online Meeting

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. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library! This presentation will be in person and/or via zoom.
 
 
"Black History Month topic"

By Cathy Bell
 
 
 
 
Join us: IN PERSON or ZOOM ONLINE for meeting.
 
Registration for Zoom Invite: - Register in advance for the meeting/presentation at LINK will be posted soon at Zoom Registration.

After registering, you will receive an automatic confirmation email containing information about joining the online meeting. (Check your spam folder.)
 
 



Class - Don't Miss These - More Places to Find Records
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Class - Don't Miss These - More Places to Find Records  (MCGS Genealogy Classes)
9:30 am to 11:30 am
Milwaukee Public Library Central, 814 W Wisconsin Ave
 
IN PERSON at Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
 
Don't Miss These - More Places to Find Records

by Margaret Sandoval Skare

Learn about the many ways that libraries can be useful to the family historian.
 

Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
 
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage. 
 


Czech-Slovak Area Research Group
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Czech-Slovak Area Research Group  (Area Research Groups)
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Online Zoom Meeting
 
Please send an email to info@sokolmilwaukee.org to be added to the zoom meeting invite list. 
 


MCGS Membership -
Friday, March 28, 2025
MCGS Membership -  (MCGS Membership Meetings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room - and Online Meeting

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. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library! This presentation will be in person and/or via zoom.
 
 
"Orphan Train topic"

By Speaker - to be announced
 
 
 
 
Join us: IN PERSON or ZOOM ONLINE for meeting.
 
Registration for Zoom Invite: - Register in advance for the meeting/presentation at LINK will be posted soon at Zoom Registration.

After registering, you will receive an automatic confirmation email containing information about joining the online meeting. (Check your spam folder.)
 
 


Class - Historical Newspapers and Social Media for Genealogy
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Class - Historical Newspapers and Social Media for Genealogy  (MCGS Genealogy Classes)
9:30 am to 11:30 am
Milwaukee Public Library Central, 814 W Wisconsin Ave
 
IN PERSON at Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
 
Historical Newspapers and Social Media for Genealogy

by Carol Genung

Explore the past through the wonderful material found in historic newspapers, and learn about social media apps to ask questions and make connections.
 
 
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
 
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage. 
 



Ask a Genealogist!
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Ask a Genealogist!  (MCGS/MPL Ask A Genealogist!)
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Wauwatosa Public Library, 7635 W North Ave, Wauwatosa, WI
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 places to look for information?
 
Work one-on-one with an experienced genealogist from the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society who will be available to answer your research questions and demonstrate search strategies to help find pieces of your family history puzzle.
 
 
 


MCGS Membership -
Friday, April 25, 2025
MCGS Membership -  (MCGS Membership Meetings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room - and Online Meeting

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. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library! This presentation will be in person and/or via zoom.
 
 
"Presentation - to be announced"

By Speaker - to be announced
 
 
 
 
Join us: IN PERSON or ZOOM ONLINE for meeting.
 
Registration for Zoom Invite: - Register in advance for the meeting/presentation at LINK will be posted soon at Zoom Registration.

After registering, you will receive an automatic confirmation email containing information about joining the online meeting. (Check your spam folder.)
 
 


Class - Starting Foreign Research
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Class - Starting Foreign Research  (MCGS Genealogy Classes)
9:30 am to 11:30 am
Milwaukee Public Library Central, 814 W Wisconsin Ave
 
IN PERSON at Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
 
Starting Foreign Research

by Karen Jegen

Learn how to find your Immigrant Ancestor's hometown and start researching records from the foreign homeland.
 
 
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
 
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage. 
 



MCGS Membership -
Friday, May 16, 2025
MCGS Membership -  (MCGS Membership Meetings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room - and Online Meeting

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. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library! This presentation will be in person and/or via zoom.
 
 
"Presentation - to be announced"

By Speaker - to be announced
 
 
 
 
Join us: IN PERSON or ZOOM ONLINE for meeting.
 
Registration for Zoom Invite: - Register in advance for the meeting/presentation at LINK will be posted soon at Zoom Registration.

After registering, you will receive an automatic confirmation email containing information about joining the online meeting. (Check your spam folder.)
 
 


Class - DNA for Genealogy
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Class - DNA for Genealogy  (MCGS Genealogy Classes)
9:30 am to 11:30 am
Milwaukee Public Library Central, 814 W Wisconsin Ave
 
IN PERSON at Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
 
DNA for Genealogy

by Carol Genung

Learn the basics of DNA testing and how it can help you find answers to your research questions.
 
 
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
 
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage. 
 



MCGS Membership Meeting - Annual Membership Meeting and Summer Picnic
Friday, June 27, 2025
MCGS Membership Meeting - Annual Membership Meeting and Summer Picnic  (MCGS Membership Meetings)
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room - and Online Meeting

Milwaukee Central Public Library Downtown, 814 West Wisconsin Avenue
 
Annual Membership Meeting (with Board Elections) and Summer Picnic!
 
-CELEBRATE our 90th Anniversary of the "Picnic In Ancestral Grove" picnic. While we plan to enjoy our picnic together at the library, along with zoom attendees in their own homes, please attend this meeting, to socialize with your MCGS friends and share some of your genealogical discoveries. 
 
Registration: Non-members, please send an email to info@milwaukeegenealogy.org to be added to the invite list for the online meeting. Members will automatically be sent a link.
 


Class -
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Class - "Is this My Guy?" - Don't Jump to Conclusions!  (MCGS Genealogy Classes)
9:30 am to 11:30 am
Milwaukee Public Library Central, 814 W Wisconsin Ave
 
IN PERSON at Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
 
"Is This My Guy?" - Don't Jump to Conclusions!
 
by Terri Cieslak
 
So you've been finding documents, collecting information --- but what does it all mean? Learn how to use the information you find as evidence to support a sound genealogical conclusion.
 
 
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
 
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage. 
 



Trip - Salt Lake City, UT - 2025 - TENTATIVE DATES
Sunday, October 5, 2025 through Saturday, October 12
Trip - Salt Lake City, UT - 2025 - TENTATIVE DATES  (MCGS Trips)
Salt Lake City, UT
 
TENTATIVE DATES!!!
Save the Date — October 5-12, 2025
Genealogy Research to
SALT LAKE CITY OCTOBER 2025 TRIP!
By Dan Berg
 
We’re excited to announce that tentative dates for the next Salt Lake City genealogy trip are Sunday, October 5 — Sunday, October 12, 2025. 
 
A tentative group block hotel reservation has been made at the Plaza Hotel once again. These dates are somewhat flexible so those who wish to arrive/depart sooner or later than should be able to do so. At this early stage, this is just an FYI to mark your calendars. More details, deadlines, costs, etc. will be forthcoming in future Reporters.
 
If you’re wondering WHY GO TO SLC?, be sure to see the “Life-Changing Genealogy Research Trip to Salt Lake City!” article in the August 2024 Reporter which will hopefully inspire you to consider coming!
 
Look for more exciting updates in early 2025!
 
What? Genealogical research for a week at the largest genealogical library in the world!
Where? Family Search Library in Salt Lake City, Utah
https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/
When? TENTATIVE DATES: October 5-12, 2025. It’s a Sunday to Sunday trip to maximize research time since the library is closed on Sundays.
How Much? For hotel + airfare from MKE we are expecting the cost to be in the upper (to be announced) range +/- per person, for a double-occupancy hotel room at the Plaza Hotel by Temple Square adjacent to the library. A single occupant supplement will be likely in the (to be announced) range +/-.
If you are tentatively interested – there is no obligation at this time, please email: trips@milwaukeegenealogy.org.
Why? To have a world-class genealogical research experience and break down those ‘brick walls’ with assistance from library genealogical experts, as well as great comradery with your fellow MCGS members!
You will not regret coming on this trip, it’s an unbelievable experience!!!
 
Please email trips@milwaukeegenealogy.org to be added to the MCGS research trip group.