HAPPENINGS

Milwaukee County Genealogical Society
is sponsoring a trip to
WASHINGTON D.C.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 4, 2009 TO SUNDAY OCTOBER 11, 2009

MCGS Pedigree Charts/Small World Book Project
Reminder ... Send your pedigree charts and Small World lists to Edna Kraschinsky as soon as possible!
Edna Kraschinsky E-mail: eked AT wi.rr.com

German Fest Volunteers Wanted
Requesting volunteers to help man the booth at Germanfest. Germanfest this year is July 23-26, 2009.
Contact D. Potter E-mail: cdjjsAT earthlink.net

The Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) and the Society of German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (SGGEE) will hold a joint conference at the Radisson Milwaukee North Shore Hotel, located at 7065 North Port Washington Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 24-25, 2009. The early registration deadline is June 25th so please check out these websites soon. Registration information is available at FEEFHS Website or SGGEE Website.

Friday & Saturday, October 2-3, 2009
Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
2009 Fall Seminar
Bridgewood Resort Hotel & Conference Center, Neenah, featuring Michael John Neill and a "Back to Basics" workshop. See their Website for more information.

Meeting & Class Locations

MCGS Membership Meetings and Classes are held in the 1st Floor Conference Room near the main entrance of the Milwaukee Public Library   814 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee. See Calendar for dates. This room is located right next to the elevator (from the lower floor which is handicap accessable right off of 7th Street). First time visitors are welcome to the meetings. Membership information is available at all the meetings.

MCGS Board Meetings are currently held in the 2nd Floor Conference Room of the Milwaukee Public Library. See Calendar for scheduled dates.

Parking - Traffic - Construction

Map your route and know your options to make your meeting or research visit a pleasure! Links to up-to-date information and printable maps on downtown parking, the Marquette Interchange Project, and current traffic conditions.

General Information

We try to keep our members' contact information up-to-date, including current e-mail addresses. If you have changed addresses, are unsure if we have yours, or would prefer announcements be sent to a different email address, please forward this information to our Email Database. We use your email address in two ways. First, it allows our Reporter and Membership staff with a means to contact you individually. Second, it provides us with the means to contact our general membership to announce programs, call for volunteers and update you with last minute schedule changes. By using your e-mail contact as a resource, we can keep members up dated quickly while keeping mailing costs down. Reminder postcards are expensive. We welcome your use of email to us to advise us of changes in your current address, phone number and other membership information. The cost for newsletters returned and then resent to new addresses is enormous. Your email addresses are only used in these two ways.

Members only may attend the Area Research Groups and Society scheduled research trips. Pre-registration is required for the Beginner's Classes. Non-members are allowed one free query (which must follow Society guidelines) which will be published in online and in "The Reporter" at the discretion of the editors.

The Society does research for a fee for individuals (refer to Research Requests for details regarding specific information and international requester details). A list of persons for hire will be mailed upon request. When writing for information, include a self addressed stamped envelope and an email address, if you have one.

Mission Statement

The objectives of the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Inc. are to collect, exchange and preserve genealogical materials; to inform the general public about genealogy; and to purchase books of genealogical value to be donated to public libraries in the Milwaukee area. Any person who is interested in genealogy may become a member upon payment of dues for the current year. Membership and its benefits shall not be denied because of race, religion, creed, sex or national origin.