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Saturday, May 10
Ask a Genealogist! (MCGS/MPL Ask A Genealogist!)
10:30 am to 3:30 pm West Allis Public Library, 7421 W National Ave, West Allis, 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.
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Friday, May 16
MCGS Membership - "Completing the Puzzle - One Orphan Train Rider's Journey" (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. 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! Genevieve Brandt Kirchman will be speaking in person at the library. This presentation will be in person and via zoom.
"Completing the Puzzle - One Orphan Train Rider's Journey"
By Genevieve Brandt Kirchman
Little Genevieve was just one of 250,000 children from New York City who was placed on an orphan train. Her journey ended in 1887 in Wisconsin when she was four years old. Learn how her granddaughter, also named Genevieve, pieced together the puzzle of her life.
Genevieve Brandt Kirchman is a longtime story teller and promises an engaging conversation with her audience. Over the years, she has researched her grandmother's story to the extent that, with the help of DNA, she was able to identify the woman that birthed her grandmother in the lower East Side of Manhattan in 1883. She has now written that story and published a book entitled, Completing the Puzzle - One Orphan Train Rider's Journey. Come join us for a lively conversation about the orphan train story and Genevieve’s research.
Here is the LINK to her book on Amazon
Join us: IN PERSON or ZOOM for meeting.
Please register for a zoom link to the 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.
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Saturday, May 17
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.
Please note, this class was originally scheduled for June 28th on the Class 2024-2025 calendar.
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage.
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Saturday, May 31
Ask a Genealogist! (MCGS/MPL Ask A Genealogist!)
10:00 am to 3:00 pm Good Hope Public Library, 7715 W Good Hope Rd, Milwaukee, WI
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 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.
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Friday, June 27
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
Milwaukee Central Public Library Downtown, 814 West Wisconsin Avenue
Annual Membership Meeting (with Board Member updates, elections for open board positions) and Summer Picnic!
-CELEBRATE our 90th Anniversary of the "Picnic In Ancestral Grove" picnic. We plan to enjoy our picnic together at the library. Please attend this meeting, to socialize with your MCGS friends and share some of your genealogical discoveries.
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Saturday, June 28
Class - "Ask A Genealogist" (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
Class attendees will have the opportunity to work one on one with a genealogist, to assist them as needed with their genealogy questions. Do you have a brick wall that you would like help with? If you would like, please bring your laptop or genealogy paperwork, and MCGS class instructors/genealogists will work with you, to answer your questions.
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage.
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Sunday, October 5 through Sunday, October 12
MCGS Trip - Salt Lake City, UT - 2025 (MCGS Trips)
FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City, UT
MCGS Genealogist Research Trip to
SALT LAKE CITY TRIP!
By Dan Berg
We’re excited to announce that dates for MCGS upcoming Salt Lake City genealogy trip are Sunday, October 5 — Sunday, October 12, 2025.
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