MCGG has TWO Meetings This Week!

MCGG has two great programs this week. We hope you will attend in-person or virtually. Both MCGG members and non-members are welcome at our meetings. We try to provide a wide variety of topics of interest for our attendees. Even if you don't think a topic applies to your genealogy, most genealogists realize that tips, methodology, ideas and sources learned can often be applied to anyone's genealogy. For example, it is why good genealogists read all those journal articles on families who are not theirs but may live in about the same area -- the details found in those footnotes.

So Join Us!

MCGG Let's Talk...Genealogy discussion group meets in-person (hybrid) this Wednesday, February 7*, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in the Local History & Genealogy Room of the Mount Clemens Public Library. *We are meeting the 1st Wednesday this month because Valentine's Day falls on our usually meeting date of the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Our topic is ... Set a Genealogy Goal.

Goals are not just for the new year. We will share about setting them, how they have helped us and what might be our goals this year.

MCGG Friday group meets in-person (hybrid) this Friday, February 9, 2023, at 1 p.m. in the Auditorium B/C of the Mount Clemens Public Library. Our topic is ... 10 Million Names presented by Cynthia Evans, 10 Million Names Research Director.

10 Million Names, is a new initiative at American Ancestors dedicated to recovering the names of the estimated ten million men, women, and children of African descent who were enslaved in pre- and post-colonial America (specifically, the territory that would become the United States) between the 1500s and 1865. The collaborative project seeks to amplify the voices of people who have been telling their family stories for centuries, connect researchers and data partners with people seeking answers to family history questions, and expand access to data, resources, and information about enslaved African Americans.

The presentation will inform attendees about this project.

For this February 9 meeting, we are asking virtual attendees to register in advance so we have a better idea of interest and a way to provide any handout materials. You can do so here with this registration link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The meeting begins at 1 p.m. In-person attendees do not need to pre-register.

 

Our plan is that our meetings will be hybrid meaning the meeting will be in-person with a virtual Zoom option. The Zoom meeting link (or registration link) will now be found on our Southeast Michigan Genealogy Events Calendar and our Facebook page. Members will receive a reminder email with the Zoom invite or a reminder that registration is required for the Friday meeting.

New attendees are always welcome.

See you soon at our favorite library!
LE