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Saturday, January 24
Class - Starting at Home: Milwaukee Public Library (MCGS Genealogy Classes)
9:30 am to 11:30 am Class is cancelled due to the extreme cold
Join us: class CANCELLED today due to extreme cold
A spotlight on the special resources found at the Central Library in Milwaukee.
Instructor: Jennifer Heidel, MPL Librarian
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage.
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Saturday, February 21
Ask a Genealogist! (MCGS Ask A Genealogist!)
10:00 am to 3:00 pm Milwaukee Public Library - Zablocki Branch, 3501 W Oklahoma Ave, 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, February 27
MCGS Board Meeting (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:00 pm Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room - and Online Meeting
Milwaukee Central Public Library Downtown, 814 West Wisconsin Avenue
Thinking about getting involved?
Be a guest at our board meeting.
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Friday, February 27
MCGS Membership - My African American Family Research by Catherine Bell (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 1:15pm. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library!
"My African-American Family Research"
by Cathy Bell
Cathy began researching her family genealogy in the 1980s. She will tell the story of how she traced her African-American roots back to the slave schedules and identified the slaveholder in Tennessee. Find out which resources helped her trace her family history.
Cathy has completed the Genealogical Principles course through Boston University’s Genealogy Studies Program. She is currently enrolled in the National Genealogical Society's course, Advanced Skills in Genealogy. She is a retired Program Coordinator/Instructor in Health Information Technology and Medical Coding at Milwaukee Area Technical College.
Join us: IN PERSON or ZOOM for meeting.
Please register for a zoom link to the meeting.
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Saturday, February 28
Class - Don’t Miss These—More Places to Find Records (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
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
Learn about other libraries and archives that are useful to the family historian.
Instructor: Margaret Sandoval Skare
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage.
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Saturday, March 14
Ask a Genealogist! (MCGS Ask A Genealogist!)
10:00 am to 3:00 pm Milwaukee Public Library - Capitol Branch, 3969 N 74th St, 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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Friday, March 27
MCGS Board Meeting (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:00 pm Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room - and Online Meeting
Milwaukee Central Public Library Downtown, 814 West Wisconsin Avenue
Thinking about getting involved?
Be a guest at our board meeting.
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Friday, March 27
MCGS Membership - Group Tour of the American Geographical Society Library at UWM (MCGS Membership Meetings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Golda Meir Library, Third Floor East Wing, 2311 E Hartford Ave, Milwaukee, WI
American Geographical Society Library at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, in the Golda Meir Library
- MCGS membership meetings are in person. The meeting will start with a short business meeting, followed by our tour. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the Golda Meir Library!
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Saturday, March 28
Class - From Cradle to Grave: Vital, Church and Cemetery Records (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
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
It’s all about birth, marriage and death records, and more!
Instructor: Terri Cieslak
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage.
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Saturday, April 18
Ask a Genealogist! (MCGS Ask A Genealogist!)
10:00 am to 3:00 pm Milwaukee Public Library - Washington Park Branch, 2121 N Sherman Blvd, 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, April 24
MCGS Board Meeting (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:00 pm Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room - and Online Meeting
Milwaukee Central Public Library Downtown, 814 West Wisconsin Avenue
Thinking about getting involved?
Be a guest at our board meeting.
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Friday, April 24
MCGS Membership - Presentation by Reed Perkins (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 1:15pm. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library!
“Fred Beckmann: from the Clark House to the Wisconsin House”
Reed Perkins is a genealogist, historian and blogger of the Jonathan Clark House Museum in Mequon.
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Saturday, April 25
Class - More Records! Immigration, Naturalization, Military, and Social Security Records (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
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
Discover life-changing events in your ancestor’s history and add details to their life story.
Instructor: Terri Cieslak
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage.
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Saturday, May 9
Ask a Genealogist! (MCGS Ask A Genealogist!)
10:00 am to 3:00 pm Milwaukee Public Library - Good Hope Branch, 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.
Find more information
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Friday, May 29
MCGS Board Meeting (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:00 pm Central Library 2nd Floor Innovation and Learning Lab (Old Computer Lab)
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 29
MCGS Membership - Presentation by Joseph Kirchen (MCGS Membership Meetings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Central Library 2nd Floor Innovation and Learning Lab (Old Computer Lab)
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 MCGS members and guests at the library!
PLEASE NOTE: The meeting will be held in the Central Library 2nd Floor Innovation and Learning Lab (Old Computer Lab)
"Self-Publishing using KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) and Amazon"
Joseph Kirchen will be speaking on using Kindle Direct Publishing.
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Saturday, May 30
Class - Using Historical Newspapers and Social Media (MCGS Genealogy Classes)
9:30 am to 11:30 am Milwaukee Public Library Central, 814 W Wisconsin Ave
IN PERSON at Central Library 2nd Floor Innovation and Learning Lab (Old Computer Lab)
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
Explore the past through the wonderful material found in historic newspapers, and learn about social media apps to ask questions and make connections.
Instructor: Terri Cieslak
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage.
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Saturday, June 13
Ask a Genealogist! (MCGS Ask A Genealogist!)
10:00 am to 3:00 pm Milwaukee Public Library - East Branch, 2320 N Cramer St, 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.
For more information
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Friday, June 26
MCGS Board Meeting (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:00 pm Central Library 1st Floor Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Meeting Room - and Online Meeting
Milwaukee Central Public Library Downtown, 814 West Wisconsin Avenue
Thinking about getting involved?
Be a guest at our board meeting.
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Friday, June 26
MCGS Membership - 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
- MCGS membership meetings are in person at the Central Library. The meetings will start with a short business meeting. Look forward to seeing MCGS members and guests at the library!
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Saturday, June 27
Class - Foreign Research Basics (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
Join us: IN PERSON for free beginner genealogy classes.
Leave the USA and locate foreign records and information without leaving your armchair.
Instructor: Terri Cieslak
More Information at MCGS Genealogy Classes webpage.
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Friday, July 24
MCGS Board Meeting (MCGS Board Meetings)
10:30 am to 12:00 pm Central Library 2nd Floor East View Conference 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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Saturday, August 15
Ask a Genealogist! (MCGS 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.
For more information
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