Wednesday May 27 Meeting - Cemetery Research

Vicki Schnitzler will present " Lost in Your Cemetery Research? Find-A-Grave Can Help Unearth Your Answers". The meeting will be held at St Luke's Lutheran Church, 300 Carroll Street, Waukesha (next to the Waukesha Public Library). There will be a short business meeting at 6:45 pm with Vicki's presentation following at 7:00 pm.

Genealogy Tip - Uncle Joe?

Just because someone is referred to as uncle, aunt, grandpa, grandma or cousin in a vintage letter it does not mean the person is a true relative. It may have been used as a term of endearment or respect for a neighbor or friend of the family. That information is also important - but in a different way.

Wednesday April 22 Meeting - Preserving Family Heirlooms

Katharine Zignego will present on "Preserving Family Heirlooms". We will be meeting at St Luke's Lutheran Church (next to the Waukesha Public Library). There will be a short business meeting at 6:45 pm with the program starting at 7:00 pm .

Genealogy Tip - Offsite Backups

This week's weather should remind all of us to update our offsite backups. This could be in the Cloud, at your children's house,  or at your bank in a safe deposit box. For safety reasons, at least one backup copy should be stored offsite where it would not be damaged by a disaster in your home.

Wednesday March 25 Meeting - Alternate Location

Winnie Mading will present on Newspaper Research. WCGS short business  meeting will start at 6:45 pm. The program will start at 7:00 pm.  The meeting will be held at  the Goodwill Conference Center (the same place as last month), 1400 Nike Drive, Waukesha. Parking is available directly to the west. Please enter the lot from the second entrance off Nike Drive which goes around the rear of the building and past the loading dock. For individuals with DMV "handicapped" authorized plates or tags, park in the main lot.

Genealogy Tip - " Who Do You Think You Are?" on Sunday

"Who Do You Think You Are ?" Angie Harmon To Trace Her American Revolution Roots. The showing airs on Sunday, March 22 at 9 Central Time on TLC.

Genealogy Tip - Visit Cemeteries

This is a great time of the year to visit cemeteries. It is after the snow but before the plants fill out and the mosquitos make their presence known. The sun is also at a lower angle - better for showing depth when taking pictures.