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.
Meetings
Rolling Out the New MCGS Website by Susan Chapman
Milwaukee Central Public Library Downtown, 814 West Wisconsin Avenue - Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room - Join us: IN PERSON or ZOOM for meeting.
Please register for a zoom link to the meeting.
Join us for the MCGS general meeting for a live zoom demonstration of the newly redesigned MilwaukeeGenealogy.org! We’ve given our website a complete visual facelift and upgraded to a fully mobile-responsive design—making it easy to explore on your smartphone, tablet, or desktop. While all the reliable content and resources you depend on remain the same, the modern new look and intuitive layout make navigating the website effortless from any device. Please join us to tour the new site!
Susan Chapman has been a MCGS member since 2013. Since joining she has served terms as Historian and 2nd Vice President. She has assisted with the MCGS EasyNetSites website since 2015 and has been Webmaster since 2021.
General Meetings
Saturday, November 14
10:00 am to 12:00 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. The meetings will start with a short business meeting, followed by our speaker presentation about 10:15am. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library!
“Rolling Out the New MCGS Website!”
by Susan Chapman
Join us for the MCGS general meeting on Saturday, November 14th at 10:00am for a live zoom demonstration of the newly redesigned MilwaukeeGenealogy.org! We’ve given our website a complete visual facelift and upgraded to a fully mobile-responsive design—making it easy to explore on your smartphone, tablet, or desktop. While all the reliable content and resources you depend on remain the same, the modern new look and intuitive layout make navigating the website effortless from any device. Please join us to tour the new site!
Susan Chapman has been a MCGS member since 2013. Since joining she has served terms as Historian and 2nd Vice President. She has assisted with the MCGS EasyNetSites website since 2015 and has been Webmaster since 2021.
Join us: IN PERSON or ZOOM for meeting.
Please register for a zoom link to the meeting.
Classes
Saturday, December 4
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Zablocki Library, 3501 W Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee, WI
IN PERSON at Zablocki Library Community Meeting Room
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
These records are one of the major sources of genealogical information and it’s important to know how to make the most of these important sources.
Instructor: Karen Jegen
Ask A Genealogist
To Be Announced
Photographs are of ANCESTRAL GROVE. Milwaukee County Genealogical Society was organized in 1935. The first picnic was held in 1938 at ANCESTRAL GROVE in Whitnall Park near the golf course at 6751 South 92nd Street, Hales Corners, Wisconsin, when MCGS member Alice Hatch Thayer donated a tree in honor of her ancestor, John Alden. "We brought our lunches, ate beneath the friendly trees, exchanged ancedotes, sang songs, visited, or did whatever our fancy dictated." Each of the leafy monuments bears a metal marker designating the individual to whom the tree is dedicated and the name of the donor. The last picnic at ANCESTRAL GROOVE was held in 2005.
Tree #33 is a maple tree, planted in 1954 by Mrs. E. P. Davis, in memory of Emery Darling Wright.
Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Inc., is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
Contact MCGS at info@milwaukeegenealogy.org
Founded July 1935
National Genealogical Society Member
Wisconsin State Genealogical Societies Affliate
