Speaker: Kris Rzepczynski This session will provide an overview of probate records, the different types of records created, including wills, inventories, and calendars, the family history content to be discovered, and where to find them online and onsite. A Senior Archivist at the Archives of Michigan, where he specializes in family history and Michigan research,...Read More

Muskegon County Genealogical Society presents: Researching on Location! Speaker: Judy Nimer Muhn When researching on location, or traveling the world doing genealogy research, planning in advance is key! With checklists, recommendations for travel planning/equipment to take with you, doing research BEFORE you go, and helpful hints from speaker Judy Nimer Muhn’s own travel experiences, you...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