Celebrating Family History Month: “Meet our Ancestors!” will be presented to you by the Muskegon County Genealogical Society, where members of MCGS will introduce you to one of their favorite ancestors. Come and join us at HPL for a morning of celebrating our vastly diverse heritage. Presentations will be given in a variety of formats,...Read More
How do you go from piles of photos, albums, and countless digital scans to family stories that will connect generations? Speaker Laura Hedgecock discusses how to make precious photos worth the proverbial thousand words by giving them the context and stories behind them. We’ll look at pulling story threads from the photos themselves and how...Read More
Chapter 1: Genealogy using digital resources @ MADL North Muskegon Tuesday, October 3 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM The Muskegon County Genealogical Society will cover the basic principles of using digital resources as a starting point for your research then move to hands-on practice with Ancestry.com Library Edition (free to all) to build or grow...Read More
Chapter 2: Finding Black Ancestors with Rozlyn Kelly @ MADL Muskegon Heights Wednesday, October 18 from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Rozlyn Kelly gives an introduction into the world of African American genealogy and provides tips on how patrons can trace their own ancestry. Free. Registration required. To register visit madl.org. Read More
***Space has filled, but you can sign up for the WAITLIST here!*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 3: Genealogy using physical resources Saturday, November 4 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm Join us at Hackley Library for a presentation on genealogy research from the Muskegon County Genealogical Society using resources available in the library. The program will include a...Read More
