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Monday, December 4
December Board Meeting (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:30 am Online Zoom Board Meeting
Thinking about getting involved?
Be a guest at our board meeting.
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Saturday, December 9
Ask a Genealogist! (MCGS/MPL Ask A Genealogist!)
10:00 am to 3:00 pm Milwaukee Public Library - Bay View Branch, 2566 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Ask a Genealogist!
Presented by the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society and Milwaukee Public Library
Do you want 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 (MCGS). MCGS members will be available to answer your research questions and demonstrate search strategies to help find pieces of your family history puzzle.
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Saturday, January 13, 2024
Czech-Slovak Area Research Group (Area Research Groups)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Online Zoom Meeting
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Friday, January 26, 2024
MCGS Board Meeting (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:30 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.
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Friday, January 26, 2024
MCGS Membership - Breathing New Life into Your Boring Ancestors by Melissa Barker (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 1:30pm. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library! Melissa Barker will be speaking via zoom.
"Breathing New Life into Your Boring Ancestors"
By Melissa Barker
There is no such thing as a boring ancestor! Many genealogists will say they have boring ancestors because they can't find records or information for them. Learn from a seasoned genealogist and archivist how to locate records and information to bring those boring ancestors back to life!
Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and Public Historian currently working at the Houston County, Tennessee Archives & Museum. She is affectionally known as The Archive Lady to the genealogy community. She lectures, teaches, and writes about the genealogy research process, researching in archives and records preservation. She conducts virtual presentations across the United States and other countries for various genealogy groups and societies. She writes a popular blog entitled A Genealogist in the Archives and is a well-known published book reviewer. She has been a Professional Genealogist for the past 19 years with expertise in Tennessee records. She has been researching her own family history for the past 33 years.
Join us: IN PERSON or ZOOM ONLINE for meeting.
Registration for Zoom Invite: - Register in advance for the meeting/presentation at Zoom Registration.
After registering, you will receive an automatic confirmation email containing information about joining the online meeting. (Check your spam folder.)
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Saturday, January 27, 2024
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
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
A spotlight on the special resources found at the Central Library in Milwaukee.
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
The Saturday morning classes will not be available via zoom, but a video recording will be made of each class. A new MCGS membership benefit, will be the ability for MCGS members to login into this website, and in the members only area to view a video recording of the 2023-2024 Beginner Genealogy Classes and download the class handouts.
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Friday, February 23, 2024
MCGS Board Meeting (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:30 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.
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Friday, February 23, 2024
MCGS Membership - "Roots Tech 2024" by Mary Jurgatis (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 1:30pm. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library! Mary Jurgaitis will be speaking in person at the library.
"Roots Tech 2024"
By Mary Jurgaitis
Roots Tech: February 29 - March 2, 2024
Join us: IN PERSON or ZOOM ONLINE for meeting.
Registration for Zoom Invite: - Register in advance for the meeting/presentation at (TBA)
After registering, you will receive an automatic confirmation email containing information about joining the online meeting. (Check your spam folder.)
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Saturday, February 24, 2024
Class - More than Just Books: General Library Records (MCGS Genealogy Classes)
9:30 am to 11:30 am Milwaukee Public Library Central, 814 W Wisconsin Ave - IN PERSON
IN PERSON at Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
More than Just Books: General Library 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.
The Saturday morning classes will not be available via zoom, but a video recording will be made of each class. A new MCGS membership benefit, will be the ability for MCGS members to login into this website, and in the members only area to view a video recording of the 2023-2024 Beginner Genealogy Classes and download the class handouts.
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Saturday, March 9, 2024
Czech-Slovak Area Research Group (Area Research Groups)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Online Zoom Meeting
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Friday, March 22, 2024
MCGS Board Meeting (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:30 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.
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Friday, March 22, 2024
MCGS Membership - "WikiTree, the Free Family Tree" by Steven Greenwood (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 1:30pm. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library! It will be announced later whether Steven Greenwood will be speaking in person or via zoom at the library.
Title: "WikiTree, the Free Family Tree"
by Steven Greenwood
Description: Are you interested in contributing to a million-member online world tree where collaboration and community are strong focuses in doing genealogical research? Do you like to be involved in projects and marathons that keep things interesting throughout the year and give people goals to reach for? Would you like to know that it is *FREE* and not hidden behind a paywall? Then please check out this talk given by Steven Greenwood, a wiki founder and three-year member of this genealogy wiki community representing Germany Project and Notables, among other things.
Biography: Steven Greenwood is the founder of Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki (2005) and Futurepedia, the Back to the Future Wiki (2007). He began contributing to WikiTree, the Free Family Tree in 2020 after receiving new documents from his paternal grandmother and is now a member of the WikiTree Events Committee, Germany Project, Notables Project, Cemeterist Project, and soon Tanzania Project, a subproject of the new Global Project.
When he is not contributing to genealogy, Steven also contributes through costuming, photography, and LEGO building, in addition to having interests in geoscience, astronomy, and history.
Join us: IN PERSON or ZOOM ONLINE for meeting.
Registration for Zoom Invite: - Register in advance for the meeting/presentation at (TBA)
After registering, you will receive an automatic confirmation email containing information about joining the online meeting. (Check your spam folder.)
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Saturday, March 23, 2024
Class - Asking Questions, Finding Answers: Queries, Newspapers, and Social Media (MCGS Genealogy Classes)
9:30 am to 11:30 am Milwaukee Public Library Central, 814 W Wisconsin Ave - IN PERSON
IN PERSON at Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
Asking Questions, Finding Answers: Queries, Newspapers, and Social Media
To get an answer, you must first ask the question. Find out what goes into a successful query -- whether you mail it or post it online. Also discover all the wonderful material to be found in historic newspapers.
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
The Saturday morning classes will not be available via zoom, but a video recording will be made of each class. A new MCGS membership benefit, will be the ability for MCGS members to login into this website, and in the members only area to view a video recording of the 2023-2024 Beginner Genealogy Classes and download the class handouts.
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Friday, April 26, 2024
MCGS Board Meeting (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:30 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.
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Friday, April 26, 2024
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 1:30pm. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library! TBA will be speaking in person / via zoom at the library.
"TBA"
By TBA
Join us: IN PERSON or ZOOM ONLINE for meeting.
Registration for Zoom Invite: - Register in advance for the meeting/presentation at (TBA)
After registering, you will receive an automatic confirmation email containing information about joining the online meeting. (Check your spam folder.)
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Saturday, April 27, 2024
Class - Travelling Abroad (or Not): Foreign Research and Professional Help (MCGS Genealogy Classes)
9:30 am to 11:30 am Milwaukee Public Library Central, 814 W Wisconsin Ave - IN PERSON
IN PERSON at Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
Travelling Abroad (or Not): Foreign Research and Professional Help
By Karen Jegen
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
The Saturday morning classes will not be available via zoom, but a video recording will be made of each class. A new MCGS membership benefit, will be the ability for MCGS members to login into this website, and in the members only area to view a video recording of the 2023-2024 Beginner Genealogy Classes and download the class handouts.
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Friday, May 17, 2024
MCGS Board Meeting (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:30 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.
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Friday, May 17, 2024
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 1:30pm. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library! TBA will be speaking in person / via zoom at the library.
"TBA"
By TBA
Join us: IN PERSON or ZOOM ONLINE for meeting.
Registration for Zoom Invite: - Register in advance for the meeting/presentation at (TBA)
After registering, you will receive an automatic confirmation email containing information about joining the online meeting. (Check your spam folder.)
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Saturday, May 18, 2024
Class - Don’t Jump to Conclusions: After the Research (MCGS Genealogy Classes)
9:30 am to 11:30 am Milwaukee Public Library Central, 814 W Wisconsin Ave - IN PERSON
IN PERSON at Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
Don’t Jump to Conclusions: After the Research
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.
The Saturday morning classes will not be available via zoom, but a video recording will be made of each class. A new MCGS membership benefit, will be the ability for MCGS members to login into this website, and in the members only area to view a video recording of the 2023-2024 Beginner Genealogy Classes and download the class handouts.
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Sunday, June 2, 2024 through Sunday, June 9, 2024
Trip - Salt Lake City, UT - 2024 (MCGS Trips)
Salt Lake City, UT
Save the Date — June 2-9, 2024
A Life-Changing Genealogy Research Trip to Salt Lake City!
By Dan Berg
After a 5+ year hiatus, MCGS’s biannual genealogy research trip is back!!!
Over the decades this trip has led to profound genealogical discoveries for dozens of MCGS members, which it can for you too!
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? June 2-9, 2024. 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 ~$900 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 ~$375 range +/-. Exact pricing will be finalized in the next couple months after the June 2024 airfare prices are published.
Final details to come in the October Reporter along with a sign-up form.
We are trying to gauge interest since at least 20 people are needed to make this trip viable, so 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!!!
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Friday, June 28, 2024
MCGS Board Meeting (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:30 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.
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Friday, June 28, 2024
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 89th 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.
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Saturday, June 29, 2024
Class - DNA for Genealogy: What It Can and Can’t Do (MCGS Genealogy Classes)
9:30 am to 11:30 am Milwaukee Public Library Central, 814 W Wisconsin Ave - IN PERSON
IN PERSON at Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
DNA for Genealogy: What It Can and Can’t Do
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
The Saturday morning classes will not be available via zoom, but a video recording will be made of each class. A new MCGS membership benefit, will be the ability for MCGS members to login into this website, and in the members only area to view a video recording of the 2023-2024 Beginner Genealogy Classes and download the class handouts.
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