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OCTOBER MEETING
DATE: Saturday, October 21, 2023
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: All-Purpose Room at McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids
PROGRAM: Wisconsin Institutional Records for Genealogy
Lee Grady, Senior Reference Archivist at the Wisconsin Historical Society will give a virtual presentation. Lee has spoken on a variety of topics related to the Historical Society's Library and Archives collections, including genealogy, local history, general archival research, maps, military records, state institutions (prisons, asylums, etc.), the Draper Collection, and the McCormick Collection. Lee is based at the Society's headquarters in Madison.
Institutional records are another class of collections that should be part of one’s genealogy research repertoire. Although most of your ancestors may not have spent time in an institution, almost every family tree has several that have. So they are worth your effort to research. Lee will present the state and local records that are held by the Wisconsin Historical Society including records for prisons, mental hospitals, poor houses, orphanages, and schools.
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| 11/18/2023 |
NOVEMBER MEETING
DATE: Saturday, November 18, 2023
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: All-Purpose Room at McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids
PROGRAM: Wood County in the 1950 Census - Insights & Discoveries.
Scott Norrick of Ancestral Past will give a virtual presentation. He is a member of NGS, APG, and NEHGS. Scott will present what information can be found in the 1950 Census and data on the enumeration districts in and around Wisconsin Rapids that encompass both sides of the river and include parts of rural Wood County.
Some of the highlights will be a summary of occupations & industries, income & education levels, and birth location distributions for 1950 residents and their parents.
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| 12/16/2023 |
DECEMBER MEETING
DATE: Saturday, December 16, 2023
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: All-Purpose Room at McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids
PROGRAM: Christmas Meeting. Program Details
To Be Determined.
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| 01/20/2024 |
NO JANUARY MEETING
DATE: No January Meeting
TIME: No January Meeting
WHERE: No January Meeting
PROGRAM: See everyone at our next meeting on February 17, 2024. Enjoy the winter weather!
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| 02/17/2024 |
FEBRUARY MEETING
DATE: Saturday, February 17, 2024
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: All-Purpose Room at McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids
PROGRAM: Getting to Know FamilySearch.org
Heart O' Wisconsin Genealogical Society member Diantha Neinfeldt will give an in-person presentation. Diantha is a longtime and instrumental member of the Heart O' Wisconsin Genealogical Society. She was recently honored by being inducted into the Virginia V. Irving Volunteer Hall of Fame by the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society.
Diantha will present a general overview of the FamilySearch.org website and its valuable resources and features.
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| 03/16/2024 |
MARCH MEETING
DATE: Saturday, March 16, 2024
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: All-Purpose Room at McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids
PROGRAM: Dog Tags - They're Someone's History
Presenter Bill Parker will give us an in-person presentation. He works closely with the South Wood Historical Museum.
Bill has a large collection of dog tags. He will discuss how dog tags are an easy way to make a connection with names, families, and military units/divisions.
Remember to bring your family dog tags! Bill will discuss them with you as time permits.
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| 04/20/2024 |
APRIL MEETING
DATE: Saturday, April 20, 2024
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: All-Purpose Room at McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids
PROGRAM: Ho-Chunk Nation & Genealogy
This will be an in-person presentation. Details of the program are to be determined.
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| 05/18/2024 |
MAY MEETING
DATE: Saturday, May 18, 2024
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: All-Purpose Room at McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids
PROGRAM: Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience
This will be a virtual presentation by Antje Petty. Antje is the Associate Director of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It is dedicated to researching, preserving, and sharing the stories of German-speaking immigrants and their descendants in the larger context of global migration past and present.
Antje's presentation covers German migration and settlement in Wisconsin, questions of ethnicity and identity in newly forged communities, and the cohesiveness of these communities over the decades, especially in times of economic crisis or war.
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| 06/15/2024 |
JUNE MEETING
DATE: Saturday, June 15, 2024
TIME: To Be Determined
WHERE: To Be Determined
PROGRAM: HOWGS Annual Cemetery Walk and Luncheon
Program details to be determined.
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| 07/20/2024 |
JULY MEETING
DATE: No July Meeting
TIME: No July Meeting
WHERE: No July Meeting
PROGRAM:See everyone at our next meeting on August 17, 2024. Enjoy your summer!
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