MCGG Hosts Genealogy Open House January 13th ... Join Us from 1 - 3 p.m.

On Friday, January 13, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. the Macomb County Genealogy Group (MCGG) will hold a Genealogy Open House in the Local History and Genealogy Room of the Mount Clemens Public Library. 

Come learn about this great collection. Take a tour upstairs and down. Watch demonstrations on how to use the scanning equipment. Learn tips for using the local database computer. Get help with your research and socialize with other family historians/genealogists too. If you have a laptop feel free to bring it to use the library's in-house resources and pick up some tips and tricks.

MCGG members and anyone who is curious about researching their family tree are welcome to attend. 

When you are able to visit the Mt. Clemens Public Library to do research or attend a meeting, do not forget to add your 2016 Genealogy Accomplishments and 2017 Genealogy Goals to the bulletin board in the Local History and Genealogy Room. Slips are located in a basket on one of the tables in the room.

See you soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library! 
LE

2016 Holiday Party and Pot-Luck Lunch was a Success -- Thanks for Attending

The 2016 Holiday Party's White Elephant Sale

For everyone who attended our Annual Holiday Party and Pot-Luck Lunch, thank you for attending. You being there made the party a success.

There was a variety of good food. Lots and lots of white elephants and many good bidders who helped us raise a good bit of money.

We hope you all enjoyed yourself. Have a Happy Holidays and Safe New Year! 

Just click on the first picture to view the pictures at a larger size and use the left/right arrows to move between the photos.

See you soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library!
LE

 

 




 
 

Add Your 2016 Accomplishments and 2017 Goals to the New Bulletin Board

Add your 2016 Accomplishments and 2017 Goals to the Board

Plan to visit our favorite library in the near future? While you are there, we invite you to participate in our "sort of interactive" bulletin board.

The new subject of the bulletin board (located on the wall just behind the local database computer) is our 2016 Genealogy Accomplishments and 2017 Genealogy Goals.

We have printed some slips for you to use -- just fill in your name and list your accomplishments and goals. Then take a push pin from the near the bottom of the board and tack up your slip with the others.

You'll find the slips basket on one of the tables.

Do not forget to read your fellow genealogists' slips. You may discover you and someone else have done or are doing something similar -- then you can talk about it. Check the board out each time you visit to see what has been added since you last viewed the board.

It does not matter if you have a long list of items or just a list of one item. Please share your accomplishments and goals with us -- maybe you will inspire someone else.

See you soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library!
LE

The Macomb County Genealogy Group Reveals Its Meeting Topics for 2017

Hi Everyone! 

We have released MCGG's 2017 meeting schedules for our MCGG Friday Group and our Let's Talk...Genealogy discussion group on Wednesday.

The meeting dates and topics can be found on the respective pages of this blog site or in our Southeast Michigan Genealogy Events calendar on the Calendar page.

On both the MCGG Friday Meetings and Let's Talk Meetings pages, you will now find the PDF file link of our current meetings flyer which can be viewed and downloaded. (Please note the image of the flyer in this post is just a low-res image. To see/download the flyer PDF you need to go to either of the meeting pages.)

We hope you enjoy the coming genealogy season.

See you soon at the Mt Clemens Public Library! 
LE

This Wednesday's Let's Talk...Genealogy topic is Genealogy Software, Ancestry.com ... What is What Now?

This Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at 7 p.m. in the Genealogy/Local History Room of the Mount Clemens Public Library is MCGG's Let's Talk...Genealogy meeting. Our topic for the night is ... Genealogy Software, Ancestry.com ... What is What Now?

Last year the genealogy world was shaken like a snow globe by Ancestry.com's announcement of coming changes. The situation caused many to rethink their genealogy software options. We'll review and share our experiences with various software, and discuss any news on the progress of changes at Ancestry.com had announced for 2017.

New attendees are always welcome.

See you soon at the Mt. Clemens Public Library! 
LE

Webinars, Webinars ... Learning Opportunities in 2017 Abound!

For 2017 there are genealogy/history learning opportunities just about everywhere you look. This is the time of year when genealogy/history webinar hosts announce their schedules for the coming year. 

Many of these webinars are free to view live. If you want to watch one later it may require a membership fee. If you really like the webinars of a particular host or want to see an older, archived webinar the cost of membership is not very high for many of these webinar hosts. 

Legacy Family Tree Webinars

Legacy Family Tree Webinars has released its 2017 webinar schedule. (The website looks/acts more like a tablet/smartphone app.) Click on the Upcoming Webinars to see the future webinars listed by month but you'll have to click on each webinar to learn more and to register. Or, click the Register for Multiple Webinars at Once to see the future webinars in one list. (Click the top check box to automatically check all webinars at one time.)

Legacy Family Tree webinars are mostly held at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays though there are a few Friday afternoon and Wednesday evening webinars. They are free to view live and for almost a week afterwards at which time they become accessible to webinar subscribers only. There are over 445 webinars archived for members to view. (Some archived webinars remain free for all to view.) Handouts are available only to webinar subscribers/members. Legacy webinar membership is currently $9.95/month or $49.95/year. (Note: If you view a webinar, there is often a discount code word which will get you 10 percent off items from the store, including webinar memberships.) Webinar members get an additional 5 percent off when signed-in.

Southern California Genealogical Society

The Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) has released its 2017 webinar schedule. The webinars, held the first Saturday and third Monday of the month, are free to live viewers and handouts are included. After the live webinar, only SCGS members can view the archived webinars. SCGS membership is $35/year and includes other benefits.

Illinois State Genealogical Society

The Illinois State Genealogical Society has released its 2017 webinar schedule.  The webinars are held the second Tuesday of the month at 9 p.m. ET and are free to live viewers and handouts are included. After the live webinar, only ISGS members can view the archived webinars. ISGS membership is $35/year.

Wisconsin State Genealogical Society

The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society has released its 2017 webinar schedule. The webinars are held the third Tuesday of the month at 8 p.m. ET and are free to live viewers and handouts are included. After the live webinar, only WSGS members can view the archived webinars. WSGS membership is $35/year.

Minnesota Genealogical Society

The Minnesota Genealogical Society also has hosted webinars. The society lists its webinars on its Events page. The 2017 schedule has not been announced yet. The webinars are usually held on the first Wednesday of the month at 8 p.m. ET and are free to live viewers and handouts are included. After the live webinar, only MGS members can view the archived webinars. MGS membership is $35/year.

Florida State Genealogical Society

The Florida State Genealogical Society also hosts webinars. The society announces its webinars on its upcoming webinars page. So far the 2017 schedule has not been announced so check back in a week or two. The webinars are held the third Thursday of the month at 8 p.m. ET and are free to live viewers. Handouts are usually for members only. After the live webinar, only FSGS members can view the archived webinars. FSGS membership is $25/year.

FamilySearch

The Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, began broadcasting the genealogy classes held in the library about two years ago. Information about these free webinars are located at the FHL's page on FamilySearch. Only classes through February 2017 have been listed so check back often. (There is a PDF list for January 2017 and February 2017 on that webpage. There are now webinars for December 2016.) Sometimes additional webinars are added to the current month. Most of these webinars include handouts. Previously recorded webinars are listed under Past Webinars. (Scroll down the page to see them.) You may find some archived in the FamilySearch Learning Center.

The societies and company listed above are not the only online webinar opportunities out there.

GeneaWebinars is a blog that hosts a calendar specializing in keeping track of the numerous genealogy webinars being held. About 35 organizers/hosts list their webinars in the calendar. Organizers/Hosts use a variety of webinar delivery systems from GoToWebinar to Google Hangouts to Twitter. Most entries have links taking you to the registration page for that webinar or the website of the host.

So if you want to learn something new or review a specific topic, there is likely a webinar out there for you or even a YouTube video. But you might have to find some patience if the webinar is not scheduled until later in the year.

Have fun learning.

See you soon at the Mt. Clemens Public Library!
LE

Free Access to Fold 3 World War II Collection for Entire Month of December

In remembrance of the 75th Pear Harbor Anniversary, Fold3.com is giving free access in the month of December to its entire World War II collection.

Just register for the basic Fold3 membership which is free with no credit card required. If you already have a free Fold3 basic membership, just sign into the website. (You do not need to sign up for a 7-day free trial which requires a credit card.) The easiest way to do this is to just start a search from the World War II Collection page and then click to view an image (marked free) and then the correct registration link to a free basic membership option appear.

See you soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library!
LE

Get Ready for Our Annual Holiday Party/Pot-luck this Friday, Dec. 9

This Friday, December 9th at 12:00 p.m. (noon) is our Annual Holiday Party and Pot-luck at the Mount Clemens Public Library. It is a joint meeting of the Macomb County Genealogy Group Friday group and the Let's Talk...Genealogy Wednesday group.

Bring a dish (home-made or store-bought) to share and come have some fun. (Remember this meeting starts at noon rather than our usual 1 p.m. start time.)

Please email Ann at the MCGG email (see our contact page) if you plan on attending so we know approximately how many tables to set up. But if you don't know until the last moment, come anyway.

Again this year, just for fun, we are going to have a White Elephant Auction. Look around your house and if you find something that you don't want (but someone else might) wrap it up and bring it. Oh, and bring a few dollars so you can bid on an "elephant" and raise some money.

This year we are playing a guessing game. Bring a photo of yourself taken between age 5 and 15. Do not put your name on the front. We promise to take good care of all photos which will be returned to you.

See you soon at the Mt. Clemens Public Library!
LE