Welcome
WINTER Weather: Please check the MCGS website for cancellation of the Friday afternoon general meetings due to inclement weather.
An announcement will be posted here if the meeting will be held only online on zoom, and not be held in person. Join us at MCGS events!
- MONTHLY MEETINGS
- Location: Milwaukee Central Public Library in 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
- Next Meeting: Friday, February 27th at 1:00pm-3:00pm
- "My African American Family Research" by Catherine Bell
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"FREE" BEGINNER GENEALOGY CLASSES
- Location: Milwaukee Central Public Library in 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
- Next Class: Saturday, February 28th at 9:30am-11:30am
- Class Topic: "Don't Miss These - More Places to Find Records" by Margaret Sandoval Skare
- MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS
- Location: Milwaukee Central Public Library in 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room
- Next Meeting: Regular Board Meeting on Friday, February 27th at 10:30am
- Help to plan and organize our events!
- ASK a GENEALOGIST with MCGS!
- Location: Zablocki Public Library, 3501 W. Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee, WI
- Session: Saturday, February 21st, Drop-In between 10:00am-3:00pm
- Spend some time, one-on-one, with a genealogist.
- Free searches on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
Please see this link for a listing of all MCGS events.
Join MCGS!
- MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
- Become a member for website access to the "Members Only" features!
- MCGS REPORTER, available in pdf format, including the current issue and back issues from 1969.
- For the recording and handout of the recent MCGS General Meeting Presentation.
- For the previous recordings and handouts of the MCGS Beginner Genealogy Classes.
- DNA Webinars.
- OPPORTUNITIES
- To meet and exchange genealogy information with other researchers.
Individual MCGS membership is only $12.00 a year (includes digital Reporter)
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Volunteer with MCGS!
- MCGS is run by volunteers, please consider helping!
- Rest assured that help and guidance will be provided.
- Take a look at the inside back cover of any issue of the REPORTER. Everyone is a volunteer.
- MCGS is a diverse community of genealogists.
- If you are interested in volunteering in any capacity, please send your contact information and a short bio to: info@milwaukeegenealogy.org
- Attend a general meeting or board meeting, to explore volunteer opportunities available.
- Work on a committee.
- Volunteer at a Festival booth, Ask a Genealogist session, or Biennial Conference.
- Be a Board Member, or attend meetings to offer suggestions.
- Please volunteer today, and help us continue the mission of MCGS to educate and support the genealogical community of Milwaukee County.
- MCGS was established in 1935, we need everyone's help to keep it going strong into the future.
- VOLUNTEERS needed to assist at:
- Ask a Genealogist with MCGS!
- Wauwatosa Public Library
- Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 10:00am-3:00pm
Join our facebook group!
Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Inc.
- Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, Inc., is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization
- Founded July 1935
- National Genealogical Society Member
- Wisconsin State Genealogical Societies Affiliate
Until further notice, the MCGS Bookstore/Supplies sales table will not be available at the monthly Friday General Meetings or Saturday Genealogy Classes.
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February 21
Ask a Genealogist!
Ask a Genealogist! Presented by the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society and Milwaukee Public Library Have you wanted to learn more about your family history, but don't know where to begin? Have you started researching your family, but ...
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February 27
MCGS Board 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 ...
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February 27
MCGS Membership - My African American Family Research by Catherine Bell
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 1:15pm. Look forward to seeing ...
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February 28
Class - Don’t Miss These—More Places to Find Records
IN PERSON at Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes. Learn about other libraries and archives that are useful to the family historian. ...
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March 14
Ask a Genealogist!
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 ...
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