Summer 2011 WMGS Newsletter

 

 

WMGS  Newsletter Summer 2011  Mini Classes

WMGS Program Schedule The following programs will be held in the Grand Rapids Public Library in the Ryerson Auditorium. Meetings begin at 1:30 pm, starting with WMGS business and followed by the speaker. Admission is free and everyone is welcome! Parking is free at the Library on Saturdays. Remember to have your parking ticket validated in the Library’s main lobby. Refreshments are served after the speaker’s presentation. Books and supplies may be purchased from the Sales Table before and after the programs.

June 11, 2011

Mini Classes are held in the Grand Rapids Public Library from 12:15 to 1:15 in the Adult Computer Center. They are free to the general public.

June 11: Protecting Your Data from Catastrophic Loss – Backing up Your Files

WMGS Beginner Classes June 16, 2011 Dutch Heritage Databases

The class will be held in the GRPL Adult Computer Center on the Lower Level from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Basic computer skills are required. This class will teach you how to access Genlias and Zeeuws Archief in English, locate abstracts of vital records and make copies.

Hunting Your Hoosier Ancestors: Resources You May Have Overlooked This talk could also aptly be subtitled: “There’s more in Indiana than the Allen County Public Library.” David Eisen will describe some of the more useful, but largely unsung, genealogical resources in Indiana, from libraries to museums to personal collections. Like Michigan, Indiana is rich in genealogical history and resources as well as the dedicated people who know how to use the materials. We will explore some of these repositories to provide listeners ideas on new places to search for those elusive ancestors.

 No meeting in July and August

September 10, 2011 Over Wayne County Way Researching in Detroit and Wayne County (MI) can be overwhelming. Diane Oslund will present tips on how to find what you need, where to go or decide if you really need to go there at all.

November 4-5, 2011 Got Ancestors?! Seminar Mark your calendar for the annual Seminar featuring Tony Burroughs. Watch http://GotAncestors.com for details.

WMGS Family History Writers’ Workshops

June 21, July 19, August 16 at 1:30 to 4:45 p.m. Dominican Center, 2025 Fulton St East   The Writers’ Workshops are designed to help and support each other’s desire to write about our families with a kind eye and lots of humor. Everyone is welcome. We informally discuss questions relevant to each person’s work, provide helpful, non-judgmental feedback on writer’s current projects and have fun learning about each other and our research. Everyone is welcome to  bring their latest writing project rather than the suggested topic for the meeting.  June:  July: August:

Teenage an angst. gst. What we did for fun in the summer from ages five to ten. Describe one grandparent and what you learned from him or her.

The workshops are held at the Dominican Center on the corner of East Fulton and Lakeside Drive. Please call Sister Michael Ellen Carling at 616-643-0206 (home) or 616-643-0225 (office) if you wish to attend. You may park in the Dominican Center parking lot on Lakeside Drive. Use the lower entrance on the east side of the large portico. Go down the steps or down the cement ramp to enter the building. The receptionist will direct you to the room 

 

 

Great Lakes Events  July 16, 2011 2011 Abrams Genealogy Seminar This year the seminar will be held at the Archives of Michigan. David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FamilySearch Chief Genealogical Officer, will be the keynote speaker. More information and registration details will be posted at http://mimgc.org/ http://mimgc.o rg/ when they become available.

July 23, 2011 Fort Wayne Ancestry Day

Civil War Related Activities Many museums, historical societies, genealogy societies and communities will be sponsoring activities, events and exhibits related to the Civil War in remembrance of the 150 th  anniversary. They represent a great opportunity to learn about many aspects of the war and people involved. -------------------------------

July 9-10, 2011 Civil War Days at Historic Fort Wayne

 Join experts at Ancestry.com An cestry.com and the Allen County Public Library’s Genealogy Center for a full day of family history, classes and more. Classes include: Insider Search Tips for Ancestry.com, How to Find Civil War Roots at Ancestry.com, Hidden Treasures of the Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, A Dozen Ways to Jumpstart Your Family History Project, and Ask the Experts (a panel discussion.) Registration for the full day is $20. Register online and find information about places to eat and hotels at http://fortwayneancestr http://for twayneancestryday.eventbrit yday.eventbrite.com/ e.com/

Civil War Days is an annual event hosted by the Historic Fort Wayne Coalition. It is a Civil War reenactment sponsored to bring back to life the Days of our country’s Civil War for the education of the public. 2011 will be the sixth time this event has been held by the Coalition, though its roots go back to the Civil War Days hosted by the Detroit Historical Museum in the 1980s and early 1990s. Admission will be $3 per person, children under 12 will be free and parking will be $5

July 29, 2011

per For car. more information about hours, location and schedule visit www.historicfortwaynecoalition.com.

GRPL Lock-In The Grand Rapids Public Library will hold their next Lock-In on July 29, from 5:30-10:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for people who are new to genealogy to get help from members of WMGS. As always, printing is free and Ancestry.com, Footnote.com and NEHGS are free. Registration at www.grpl.org/train is normally open 30 days prior to the event. This is a very popular event with a long waiting list. If you register for this event and later learn that you are unable to attend, PLEASE call the GRPL to let them know you won’t be attending and give someone else the chance to attend.

September 7-10, 2011 FGS Conference: Pathways to the Heartland This year the annual FGS Conference will be in Springfield, Illinois. For more information visit www.fgs.org/2011conference/ A ride sharing program has been set up using the RideBuzz.org website. More information about RideBuzz.org and a special link can be found at the FGS conference webpage. WMGS will have a  booth with books for sale sa le and a database demonstration. demonstration . If you are attending the conference, stop by WMGS’s booth and say “Hi.” 

May 26 – September 5, 2011 Discovering the Civil War Exhibit The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan will sponsor the traveling Civil War exhibit from the National Archives. Commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War through this limited-engagement traveling exhibit that takes a fresh look at the conflict through little-known stories, seldom-seen documents and unusual perspectives. Walk in the shoes of researchers, unlock secrets, solve mysteries and uncover unexpected events. The exhibit combines great original treasures and engaging touch-screen interactives interactiv es in a physical environment inspired by 21stcentury research rooms. Letters, diaries, photos, maps, petitions, receipts, patents, amendments and proclamations all become powerful tools to let visitors take a fresh look at a conflict that still touches our lives. For more information visit www.thehenryford.org. To see other locations and dates for this exhibit visit www.archives.gov/exhibits/civil-war/ and click on the EVENTS link.

August 26-28, 2011 Jackson, Michigan Cascades Civil War Muster

October 12-13, 2011 Bus Trip to Fort Wayne

This is the largest Civil War reenactment event in Michigan. It will be held in Cascade Falls Park in

Save this date for the next WMGS bus trip to the Allen County Public Library. Details about the hotel and prices will be announced in the Fall Newsletter.

 Jackson. Thisareyear the 7  Michigan Co. B., Inc. reenacting the BattleVolunteer of Bethel Infantry, Church, Virginia. See www.7thmichigan.us/ for more information.

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2011 Membership List WMGS is nothing without our Members. Here is the most recent rece nt list of those who make us something. Thank you to all of our 353 new and renewing Members! Sharon & Scott Adrian, Fremont, MI Sara Akehi, Grand Rapids, MI Linda Allen, Stockbridge, MI Evelyn Allerding, Freeport, MI  Janet Alpert, Holland, MI Mary A Alt, Marne, MI

Rachel Connell, Wyoming, MI Barbara Conner, Hastings, MI Kathy Cook, Grand Rapids, MI  John Cosgrove, Ada, MI David R Cosper, Downers Grove, IL Roger Cotner, Grand Haven, MI

Barbara Greene, Caledonia, MI Lora Greenland, Rockford, MI Shirley Nason Greenwood, Santa Cruz, CA Bill Grinstead, Grand Rapids, MI Sally Grove, Wyoming, MI

 Judith Anderson, Grand Rapids, MI Bob & Marian Avink, Grandville, MI Barbara Bacon, Grand Rapids, MI Charlyn Bailey, Ravenna, MI  Judy Baird, Lowell, MI Donald & Jane Barsema, Grand Rapids, MI Steven C Bassett, Plymouth, MI Lynnette Bean, Shelbyville, MI Hattie Beenen, Grand Rapids, MI Eleanor Benz, Kalispell, MT Shirley A Bergman, Plymouth, IN Herbert Besemer, Grand Rapids, MI Cheryl Bignall, Grand Rapids, MI Susan Billow, Dorr, MI Melissa Bird, Peoria, AZ Gail Blanco, Goffstown, NH Patricia Blood, Ionia, MI Karen M Blumenshine, Cedar Springs, MI

Allan Couch,Grand GrandRapids, Rapids,MI MI Ann Covey,  John Dale, Fenton, MI Dale & Claudette Darling, Comstock Park, MI Sharynanne Davey, Rockford, MI Dona David, Muskegon, MI Kelly Davidson, Cold Spring, KY Darlene Dawood, Sand Lake, MI Claudia S Day, Grand Rapids, MI Shirley DeBoer, CG, Grand Rapids, MI Marvel M DeBois, Grand Rapids, MI Leona R DeBruyne, Grand Rapids, MI Robert DeFer, Chesterfield, MO Lillian S DeHart, Cincinnatus, NY Lori Demmink, Marne, MI Richard H Dewey, Benicia, CA Tom Dickenson, Ada, MI

 JoAnne K Gulliver, Sugar Sylvia Gurk, Pierson, MI Land, TX Ruth Gustafson, Spokane, WA Linda Guth, Jenison, MI Nancy Guzzo, Grand Rapids, MI Sue Haadsma-Svensson, Indianapolis, IN Charlotte E Haag, La Marque, TX Linda Haney, Grandville, MI  Joan Hansen, Grand Rapids, MI Patricia Gruse Harris, Michigan City, IN Carolyn Hart, Jenison, MI Becky Haywood, Grand Rapids, MI  Judy Hebert, Grand Rapids, MI Arvin Heilman, Holland, MI Dorothy Heney, Grand Rapids, MI Eleanor M Henze, Grand Rapids, MI Larry Herrington, Rockford, MI  Jane Hesselschwerdt, Grand Rapids, MI

Sue Bogard, Grand Rapids, Tammy Bond, Rockford, MIMI Fred Boogaard, Grandville, MI Nancy L Borst, Grand Rapids, MI Pauline Bosch, Grand Rapids, MI Gerald Bott, Grand Rapids, MI Gerald L Bowersox, Hudsonville, MI Pat Brewer, Dorr, MI  Jack Briggs, Ada, MI Willa Brown, Grand Rapids, MI Mary Bruining, Jenison, MI Don and Mindy Bryant, Grand Rapids, MI Kenneth Buehler, Rio Rancho, NM Irene Bultman, Grand Haven, MI Valerie Egan Burhans, Grand Rapids, MI  Janice Burke, Grand Haven, MI Robert A Bush, Grand Rapids, MI Bruce B Butgereit, Kentwood, MI Catherine Butler, Grand Rapids, MI  Jean Butler, Walker, MI Keith G Calkins, Berrien Springs, MI Kathy Campbell, Grand Rapids, MI Carol Caraccia, Ypsilanti, MI Paula B Carbone, Collinsville, OK Sister Michael Ellen Carling, Grand Rapids, MI Sherry Carney, Grandville, MI  JoAnn Carpenter, Coopersville, MI Suzanne R Carpenter, Comstock Park, MI Sarabeth Carr, Grand Rapids, MI Patricia Cedarholm, Conklin, MI Gail Chambers, Grand Rapids, MI Maurice R Chase Jr., Palo Alto, CA Fran Christensen, Grand Rapids, MI Roger Moffat & Lisa Christensen, Caledonia, MI Gerald M Church, Humble, TX Kathleen E Coffee, Grand Rapids, MI Fred Cole, Hudsonville, MI Nancy Collins, Grand Haven, MI Shirley Compton, Cedar Springs, MI

Susan Dietz, Rockford,Rochester MI Frederick Dolehanty, Hills, MI Sue Dombrowski, Grand Rapids, MI  Judith L Dood, Byron Center, MI Lorrie Dowling, Wyoming, MI Micky Drollinger, Alto, MI Betty J Dunham, Kalkaska, MI Ann Ed, Grand Rapids, MI  James & Frances Eddy, Salem, OR Sandra L Einig, Byron Center, MI David J Eisen, Mishawaka, IN Laurel A Emerson, Richmond, MI Gayla J Endahl, Marne, MI Christine Evans, Grand Rapids, MI Margaret M Evans, Lansing, IL Marlene Fabbro, Wyoming, MI Patti Faist, Caledonia, MI Connie Fales, Muskegon, MI  Joanne Fast, Comstock Park, MI Norma J Fick, Grand Rapids, MI  Joshua Fields, Grandville, MI Kaye L Fish, Grand Rapids, MI David Fitzgerald, West Bloomfield, MI Denton W Fitzgerald, Royal Oak, MI Steven E Flowers, Pinto, MD Shantell Ford, Lowell, MI Wenda - Rae Fore, Jenison, MI Lori L Fox, Portland, MI Susan Frasier, Grand Rapids, MI Cindy Skiles Frie, Stevensville, MI Kenneth R Gackler, Caledonia, MI Patricia A Galloway, Grand Rapids, MI Charles E Gasper, Grand Rapids, MI Charles Gates, Lake Worth, FL Patricia Gemmen, Allendale, MI Noralyn Gillette, Grand Rapids, MI Tim Gleisner, Grand Rapids, MI Shirley Goodspeed, Grand Rapids, MI Karen Grant, Grand Rapids, MI Gary L/Barbara J Green, Rockford, MI Patricia H Green, Kentwood, MI

Megan and Jim Heyl, Holland, MI Alyce Hole, Rockford, MI Ann Hole, Comstock Park, MI Graham Hollis, Kalamazoo, MI Mrs Noel C Horn, Grand Rapids, MI Bobbe & Roger Horton, Grand Rapids, MI Linda Huffaker, Rockford, MI Marvin Huizingh, Kentwood, MI  Janice K Hulbert, Grand Rapids, MI Connie Ingham, Grand Rapids, MI Shirley Ingraham, Grand Rapids, MI Sue Irvine, Grand Rapids, MI Kathryn Jackson, Hot Springs Village, AR Thomas E Jarvis III, Grand Rapids, MI  Janet Jensen, Rockford, MI  Johnie B Johnson, Bath, MI Dixie L Johnston, Delton, MI Marilyn Jones, Bolivar, MO Philip Jones, Annapolis, MD Henrietta Jordan, Columbus, WI Dawn Marie Kelley, Muskegon, MI  Julaine B Kern, Barryton, MI Kay Kiel, Wyoming, MI Beth Kleersnyder, Grand Rapids, MI Doris Knight, Grand Rapids, MI Doris M Koehn, Kentwood, MI Mindy Koole, Greenville, MI Carol Kroll, Grand Rapids, MI Kathleen Kross, Wyoming, MI Gail Kukawski, Grand Rapids, MI Alan Landheer, Jenison, MI Mary M Lane, Dearborn, MI Rick & Kim Lanting, Byron Center, MI Kathy Larson, Grand Rapids, MI Margaret Laskowski, Comstock Park, MI Marlene Leistico, Comstock Park, MI Frederick W Leonard, Alto, MI Gail Lilly, Grand Rapids, MI Martha "Marti" Lind, Clarksville, MI Char Livermore, Cedar Springs, MI Eric Piehl and Martha MacCleery, Ada, MI

 

2011 Membership List WMGS is nothing without our Members. Here is the most recent rece nt list of those who make us something. Thank you to all of our 353 new and renewing Members! Margaret Maksymowski, Grand Rapids, MI Lynda Manning, Grand Rapids, MI  Jerilyn Marshall, Cedar Falls, IA Marilyn Mazie, Grand Rapids, MI Harriet McCarthy, Lansing, MI

Susan J Rabick, Sparta, MI Patrick Rademaker, West Olive, MI  James E Radja, Vienna, VA Betsy Randall, Reed City, MI Mary Raper, Grandville, MI Allan Rau, Rockford, MI

Sue and Jim Swanlund, Grand Rapids, MI Pamela K Swiler, Lake Odessa, MI Cindy Swix, Portland, MI Barbara Termeer, Grand Rapids, MI Thomas R Thiell, Ashley, MI Coral E Thomas, Clarksville, TN

 Janet Idema, Wyoming, MI LynneMcFarland McHoskey, Lansing, MI Patricia McIntyre, Grand Rapids, MI Ronald & Joyce McMichael, Lakeview, MI  James M Meadows, Three Rivers, MI Elaine P Medich, Flushing, MI Bernice Meekhof, Grand Rapids, MI Susan Merizon, Walker, MI Don Meyer, Covington, KY Linda Meyer, Grand Rapids, MI William Meyer, Wyoming, MI  John J Miller, Rockford, MI Mary Julia Mitchell, Lansing, MI Shirley Mitchell-Jones, Three Rivers, MI Rita M Modderman, Grand Rapids, MI Betty Mollo, Richland, MI Marilyn Moored, Allegan, MI Helen C Morey, Belmont, MI

Lucille A Read, Grand Rapids, MIMI Wilma Jean Rees, Grand Rapids, Therese Rich, Hudsonville, MI Diane M Rider, Grand Rapids, MI Patricia Riley, Grand Rapids, MI Mary Jo Robertson, Thousand Oaks, CA Donna J Rogers, Belmont, MI  Judy Ross, Greenville, MI Susan Rydell, Lapeer, MI David Ryder, Columbus, OH Erica Schaidt, Wyoming, MI David A Schantz, Kentwood, MI Shirley Schepers, Hudsonville, MI Esther Schichtel, Grand Rapids, MI Nan Schichtel, Grand Rapids, MI Bobbi Schirado, Sparta, MI Wanda Schottler, Grand Rapids, MI Marcia L Schulz, Cedar Springs, MI

Dian MIRapids, MI TracyThomas, Thomas,Ada, Grand Elizabeth W C Thompson, Holland, MI Rodger Timmer, Ada, MI Sheryl Tisdel, Rockford, MI Denise J Toogood, Coopersville, MI  Jessica Trotter, Lansing, MI Daniel Van Meurs, Grand Rapids, MI Marion VanderVeen, Grand Rapids, MI Trenna VanderWoude, Lowell, MI Ann VanDusen, Rockford, MI Robert & Esther VanHammen, Honor, MI Marjorie VanTuinen, Trufant, MI  Janet C VanWyck, Alto, MI Barbara Vredevoogd, Hudsonville, MI Susan Waalkes, Grand Rapids, MI Robert B Walsh, Bothell, WA Ann Edison Walz, Naperville, IL

 James Lansing, MI MichaelRLMoses, Muilenberg, Amherst, MA Ruth Scarlett Muir, Grand Rapids, MI Paula Naujalis, Grand Rapids, MI Phyllis A Neitzel, Wyoming, MI  Julia Nellett, Grand Rapids, MI  John Nelson, Comstock Park, MI Virginia Norberg, Portage, MI Patrick Nugent, Ada, MI Laura O'Brock, Grand Rapids, MI Sue Osgood, Grand Rapids, MI Mary Anne Overbey, Caledonia, MI Eleanor Palmer, Rockford, MI Barbara Parker, Greenville, MI Vickey Parker, Coopersville, MI Curtis & Jennette Parkhurst, Otsego, MI Kayleen Pawloski, Kentwood, MI  James C Petersen, Kalamazoo, MI Loraine Peterson, Grand Rapids, MI Dianne Phelps, Reed City, MI Mary Jane Phillips, Wyoming, MI Alice Pickel, Grand Rapids, MI Dorotha Simmons Piechocki, Wyoming, MI Todd & Mary Pierce, St Joseph, MI Lisa Pietrzak, Walker, MI Gloria Porritt, Alto, MI Kathryn J Post, Grand Rapids, MI Maxine D Postmus, Grand Rapids, MI Dorothy & Russ Prince, Grand Rapids, MI Carl and Lucinda Puite, Cedar Springs, MI Mary Quarandillo, Grand Rapids, MI

Suzan Schumacher, Wyoming, MI Caroline J Shearer, Ada, MI Patricia Shearer, Alto, MI Marcia L Shears, Grand Rapids, MI Brian Shumway, Hastings, MI Caroline Sias, Grand Rapids, MI William J Simmons, Grand Rapids, MI Patricia A Skrycki, Grand Rapids, MI David Lee and Liz Smith, Grandville, MI Grace Bliss Smith, Harrison Twp, MI  Janet S Smith, Allegan, MI Rebecca Smith, Howard City, MI Sean Smith, Howard City, MI Gail M Snow, Ada, MI Darlene J Snyder, Comstock Park, MI Elaine Snyder, Grand Rapids, MI Arthur G Souter, Cooks, MI Mary Southwick, Holland, MI Virginia L Staal, Grandville, MI Terrence M Start, Grandville, MI  Julie A Steere, Jenison, MI Eleanor Stegehuis, Grand Rapids, MI Lois Stephens, Grand Rapids, MI Elizabeth A Stevens, Greenville, MI Linda Love Stewart, Grand Rapids, MI Catherine M Stoddard, Grandville, MI Meredith Stoehr, Centerville, OH Linda Stoepker, Dorr, MI  John G Strickland, Battle Creek, MI Linda S Struman, Cedar Springs, MI Susan E Studabaker, Three Rivers, MI  Jeanette Studley, Washington, DC

Pamela Warren, Grand Troy, MI Ruth Waybrant, Rapids, MI Vera R Weaver, Grand Rapids, MI Maryrita Weiss, Grand Rapids, MI  Johanna Welke, Grand Rapids, MI Lynn Wells, Grand Rapids, MI Barbara Wenger, Belding, MI Patricia Wenzel, Champaign, IL Dorris White, Coral, MI  Judith A Wiers, Hudsonville, MI  Jan Williams, Fountain, MI  Judith Wilson, Walker, MI Loyd Winer, Grand Rapids, MI  James Winslow, Jenison, MI Gerald L Wisner, Lowell, MI  JoAnn Wisner, Jenison, MI Vivian Wittkowski, Wyoming, MI  June E Wodarek, Grand Rapids, MI Sandy Woldring, Holland, MI Sue & Ron Wortley, Wyoming, MI Pat Wright, Spring Lake, MI Sandra Yaple, Comstock Park, MI Sharon Yentsch, Grand Rapids, MI Marilyn Young, Yuma, AZ Marjorie Young, Byron Center, MI Dana Zamiara, Raleigh, NC  Julie Ann Zenk, Holland, MI Margie Zylstra, Hudsonville, MI

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What’s New at the GRPL? Family Search Update

Latzek Funeral Home records have been microfilmed and will soon be available in the microfilm drawers.

Michigan marriage records from 1820 to 1956 are currently  being indexed by voluntee volunteers. rs. if you are already involved

with FamilySearch Indexing, you can choose a batch of records from the indexing software for the "U.S., Michigan—County Marriages, 1820–1956 [Part A]" project. If you aren't already involved with FamilySearch Indexing you can get started on this project by going to http://indexing.familysearch.org/ and click the Get Started button, to start with downloading the indexing software to your computer. The project is open to everyone. The indexing process is easy to set up and very convenient. It can be done at your home and any time day or night and for as little or as much time as you wish. The FamilySearch site provides plenty of training materials, resources, and other avenues of help. The Michigan Genealogical Council has set up a group within FamilySearch Indexing called Michigan Genealogical Council. They invite anyone wishing to participate in this project to  join this group. You can get started by going to http://indexing.familysearch.org/ and registering to index. If you are already an existing FamilySearch Indexer, the US, Michigan - County Marriages 18201956 [Part A] project shows in the list of available  batches in your indexing indexi ng software.  

Library of Michigan Don’t forget to put a visit to the Library of Michigan on your calendar this summer. The Library of Michigan’s current hours are: Monday-Friday: 10 am to 5 pm. Saturday and Sunday: closed. The Archives are doing their very best to make us feel Archives of Michigan comfortable and welcome. Don’t forget to spend some time there as well. Archives of Michigan’s current hours are: Monday-Friday: 1 pm to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday: closed.

SeekingMichigan.org SeekingMichigan.org continues to grow. The Michigan SeekingMichigan.org state censuses have been digitized and indexed. They will be appearing online at SeekingMichigan.org SeekingMichigan.org before the end of the year. The next set of records to be sent of for digitization will be Michigan naturalization records. Records for 66 counties have been assembled. They are trying to collect records from the remaining 17 as well. In the future, State Land Patent and platcounties maps will be scanned and made available.

If you, as a new or renewing member, would be willing and able to hold an office or work on a committee or project, WMGS would appreciate your help very much. You may indicate your area of expertise and/or interest on this membership form. We will be happy to contact you about your desire to help. Thank you! MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

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About WMGS  The Western Michigan Genealogical Society is dedicated to gaining knowledge, preserving records and teaching others about genealogy and family history. Membership: An annual membership to WMGS is $20 and begins on January 1 st  of each year. Membership benefits include: 10% discount on all items at the Sales Table, four issues of  Michigana   per year, free queries in  Michigana , free online brick wall help and leadership opportunities. Your membership in the Western Michigan Genealogical Society will also include use of the private files of the Society and publication of your genealogy online at trees.wmgs.org. Change of Address: (Temporary or Permanent) If you will be permanently moving to a new address or going on an extended vacation, please notify WMGS before your address change occurs. Be sure to include the date your address will change or the dates when you will leave and plan to return. Email your address change information to the Society at [email protected] or write to: WMGS – Membership Western Michigan Genealogical Society 111 Library St NE Grand Rapids MI 49503-3268

2010/2011 WMGS Officers President

Don Bryant email: [email protected] [email protected]

Recording Secretary

Janet Jensen email: [email protected] [email protected] Phone: (616) 874-8035

Vice President

Marcia Shears email: [email protected] [email protected] m Phone: (616) 458-1221

Immediate Past President

Mindy Koole email: [email protected] [email protected] Phone: (616) 691-7986

Treasurer

Marlene Fabbro email: [email protected] [email protected]