Newsletter Archive 2016-2021
2021 Newsletter Archive
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2020 Newsletter Archive
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January - February 2020
President's Message: The Telephone of the Future Credit Card Payments Suffrage Movement: Votes for Women Video FamilySearch Wiki presented by Sharon Mitchell Shelf Linings: The Elves are Taking a Vacation Trails Mix Newspaper Tidbits: "Census This Year" 1909 New Year's Post Card (Sharon Mitchell) |
March-April 2020
President's Message: Matilda Bellert & Herman Heller News Article: "Marriage Certificate Availability to Expand Closed For January Shelf Linings: Importance of a Genealogical Library FDR Visits GCGS presented by Edward O'Brien Trails Mix: DNA Testing |
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May - August 2020
Combined Issue Due to Covid-19 President's Message: Death of Members & Changes Due to Covid-19 Shelf Linings: Projects When You Are Suppose to Stay Home Trails Mix: Online Research During Covid-19 Mennonite Genealogy Our First Best Friends by Ginny Gerber In Memory of Three Members: Francis Albright, Ruth Signer & Evie Mitchell Cleaning Gravestones presented by Jason Church (Webinar) Newspaper Tidbits: "Mayors of Brodhead"; "My Badder Self" German Civil Registration Records by Judy Huber Fred & Euphemia Luchsinger |
September - October 2020
President's Message: Write Your Pandemic Stories Research Center Hours Newspaper Tidbits: "Albany Vindicator Changed to the Herald Shelf Linings: The Wrong Cemetery Wisconsin Historical Society Fall Seminar Trails Mix: Zoom Why Are Graves Dug 6 Feet Deep? |

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November - December 2020
President's Message: Changes Due to Covid-19
Trails Mix: Covid-19 and the Holiday Season
In Memory: Sharon Lea (Small) Mitchell
Newspaper Archives for Members
Shelf Linings: Happenings While We Are Closed
My Father's Accident (J Lewis Abrams) by George Abrams
Newspaper Article: Hammer, Saw and Work Lick Home Ownership Problem For Local Man
Books Available For Donation
President's Message: Changes Due to Covid-19
Trails Mix: Covid-19 and the Holiday Season
In Memory: Sharon Lea (Small) Mitchell
Newspaper Archives for Members
Shelf Linings: Happenings While We Are Closed
My Father's Accident (J Lewis Abrams) by George Abrams
Newspaper Article: Hammer, Saw and Work Lick Home Ownership Problem For Local Man
Books Available For Donation
2019 Newsletter Archive
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January - February 2019
President's Column - 2018 Review Amazon Smile Canton Glarus Family History Now Online December 1 Christmas Meeting Shelf Linings Google Workshop Held October 19 Funeral Homes and Family History (November Meeting) Lake County (IL) Genealogical Society Annual Workshop Pictures from December Meeting Trail's Mix - Christmas Memories Postcards and What is There Now? |
March - April 2019
President's Column - Shelving Unit Update Shelf Linings - Shelving by Donna Kjendlie Ma & Pa (Tom Kleist & Sandy Fisher): The Immigrant Experience In Grandma's Kitchen by Ginny Gerber Winter of the Big Snow by Ginny Gerber Trails Mix - Organize |
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May - June 2019
President's Column - Keep Your Genealogy Safe by Ginny Gerber Trail's Mix Do You Have Ancestors Who Were Farmers in America? Civilian Conservation Corps - March Meeting News Article - "Special Train Due in Argyle with CCC Group" Blizzard of 1881 from Chris Spencer's Grandma's Diary The Tale of Oliver Jay Smith You Know You're Taking Genealogy Too Seriously If... Shelf Linings - Our Genealogy Has a Reputation by Donna Kjendlie Photo: Celebrating Donna's 80th Birthday Post Card Challenge: Main Street in Brodhead; Brooklyn ME Church |
July - August 2019
President's Column - A Cousin Connection by Ginny Gerber Annual Meeting Photo Trail's Mix - Researching For Others Book Review: Civilian Conservation Corps in Wisconsin by Jerry Apps Shelf Linings by Donna Kjendlie Genealogy Taglines The Recording of a Cemetery by Thelma Greene Reagan June Meeting - Wisconsin in the Labor Movement with Ken Germanson |
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September - October 2019
President's Column - Making Connections by Ginny Gerber Credit Card Payments Trail's Mix July GCGS Museum Trip Erie Canal presented by Duane Freitag Shelf Linings Photographic Formats presented by Simone Munson Collecting Wood Fishing Lures presented by Jerry Pardus Rambling Through Historical Societies for Ideas by Donna Kjendlie |
November - December 2019
President's Message - Digital Marriage Project, Scanning Township Records by Ginny Gerber Hidden Treasures Credit Card Payments Our Ancestor's Home presented by Linda Schiesser Thrivent's Generosity Day Adams Township by Frieda Liddicoat Shelf Linings Trail's Mix Women's Clothing 18th & 19th Century presented by Nancy Sorchy September Workshop Newspaper Tidbits "Six Generations Span 104 Years" |
2018 Newsletter Archive
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January - February 2018
President's Column FamilySearch Changes A Happy Christmas Story, by Donna Kjendlie Wisconsin Veteran's Museum, by Ginny Gerber Lineage Societies Cookie Cutters |
March - April 2018
President's Column, Keeping Up With Your Computer Trail's Mix, A Friend's Experience With the Mayflower Society An Afternoon with Cousins, by Donna Long Kjendlie Finding My Father's Military Records, by Sharon Mitchell February's Meeting - Civil War Medicine, Gordon Dammann Mystery Farm Couple |
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May - June 2018
President's Column, Snow events and Genealogy, G. Gerber Shelf linings, Research Center Update, Donna Kjendlie Trail's Mix Railroads, April Meeting With Paul Schoenike, Sharon Mitchell MAC Features Scherenschitte, a Swiss folk art Fraternal Societies, March Meeting, Sharon Mitchell The Flood of 1915, Christine Spencer Remembrance of My Father, Christine Spencer |
July - August 2018
President's Column, Happening Around Our Society Alex Sutter Honored For 8th Grade Graduation Shelf Linings, Research Updates Green's Prairie Cemetery Walk, Sharon Mitchell Wisconsin Dairy Industry History Presented by Dave Driscoll Norway & Coffin Ships - Annual Meeting Then & Now - Albany photo |
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September-October 2018
President's Column, Goal Setting Shelf Linings, Summer at the Center Trail's Mix, Bring Life to Your Ancestors Upcoming Events Around the Area AmazonSmile Donations "The Estate" Presented Newspaper Clipping "Just A Slight Error" GCGS Receives Grant From Europe to America: Transportation Changes Over Two Centuries Dr. Sathoff on Monroe's Bars & Taverns |
November - December 2018
President's Column, Organizing Your Genealogy Shelf Linings, Winter In Trail's Mix, Write Your Story Christmas Wish List Coins Left on Tombstones AmazonSmile Donations Stephenson County Genealogical Society Sept Workshop Happy Birthday to Alex Sutter Privacy Policies and Permissions WHS Conservator Spoke at October Meeting Early Green County Cheesemaking (Sept Meeting) 11 Facts About Veteran's Day |
2017 Newsletter Archive
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January - February 2017
President's Column: Backing up & Organizing Your Genealogy by Ginny Gerber The Gavel Has Been Passed by Donna Kjendlie Hollywood and World War II presented by Ed Finch Tales of Swiss and German Relatives by Sherry Anderegg Delap Surnames - Nina Dahl December Meeting Award Presentations Internet Archive: A Gold Mine for Genealogists - Thomas MacEntee A Happy Christmas Story by Donna Kjendlie |
March - April 2017
President's Column: Change by Ginny Gerber Throwback Thursday Classes Who Are the Amish? presented by Mark Louden Digitized Newspapers Newspaper Tidbits: "Pythian Sisters" Unidentified Photos Dad Didn't Tell Me by Ginny Gerber Shelf Linings Got A Bare Wall...What Cathy Cadd is Doing with Hers Trail's Mix Post Card Challenge: Jerry Amerpohl Department Co and Albany 1975 |
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May - June 2017
President's Column - Thank-yous for work being done! Shelf Linings Correction: Post Card Challenge is New Glarus 1-75 The Family Tree - a poem by Tracey Gates Hill From Pomerania to America presented by Antje Petty Remembering Our Moms (Carol Baars) by Ginny Gerber Can I Use This in My Genealogy - Copyright do's and don'ts. -Thomas MacEntee Postcard Challenge #1 (March-April) Winner |
July - August 2017
Workshop - Save the Date President's Column - Summer Research Plans, Field Trips Genealogy Taglines Trails Mix - Helping an Adoptee with Genealogy Shelf Linings Step Into History in Elizabeth, Illinois World War II Remembered presented by Joy Aavang Postcard Challenge #2 (March-April) New Glarus 2017 Ann Mueller's Retirement Postcard Challenge #3 - Browntown School 1907; Haren's Grove near Monroe |
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September - October 2017
Lifelong Learning at HCC Includes Genealogy Classes President's Column - Summer Research in Pennsylvania Trail's Mix - Name Changes Shelf Linings Southwest Wisconsin Indians presented by Theresa Schenck Early Lafayette County Settlers presented by Janette Hartman Photos of GCGS Members Out and About Fall GCGS Workshop -- Maureen Brady Presents Preserving Our Heirlooms (Tina Beaird) by Sharon Mitchell |
November - December 2017
President's Column - Exploring Family Lore by Ginny Gerber Shelf Linings Postcard challenge - Fountain at North Side Park in Brodhead; Woolen Mills in Monticello My Summers in Albany by Christine M Spencer Fridolin Streiff Through the Eyes of Peter Ott Trail's Mix - Keeping Our Genealogical Records Safe Review of the Fall GCGS Workshop with Maureen Brady Field trip to Elizabeth, Illinois |
2016 Newsletter Archive
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January - February 2016
President's Column The Story of Christmas Mouse by "Little" Debbie Bailey Glessner Ancestors & House presented by Jim Glessner Sauerkraut Meatballs by Donna Kjendlie Using Maps For Genealogy & Local History presented by Lee Grady (Webinar) Early History of the Village of Monroe Abigail's Diaries by Christine Spencer Poems & Anecdotes From Old Newspapers Dignity in a World of Silence by Christine Spencer The Inevitable Laws of Genealogy Interesting Photo Old Postcards form Green County, Wisconsin Area (Voegli Bros Farm and 1914 Fire in Monroe) |
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March - April 2016
GCGS to be Open More Hours in April Glarners in America A Big Thank You Genetic Genealogy: DNA Testing for Family Researchers DNA Laboratories & DNA Test Results Database Resources A Word About Ancestry DNA and Other Autosomal DNA Testing Services WE Transfer Information Annual Meeting and Funeral Workshop |
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May - June 2016
Annual Meeting & Funeral Workshop Held What is a Relict? Early History of the Village of Monroe con't Old Postcards - Today's View ![]()
September - October 2016
In Memory of Donna J. Krebs President's Column: Remembering Donna After You're Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research by Thomas MacEntee Event Tells Story of Swiss Internees My Grandpa Went to Excelsior Springs, Missouri National Resort by Sharon Mitchell Modern Medicine Trails Mix: Remembering Donna Tracing the Scandinavian Invasion of the Midwest presented by Julie K Allen |
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July - August 2016
Salt Lake City Research or Three Genealogists on a Road Trip by Donna Kjendlie Researching in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City by Donna Kjendlie Book Review - "Pommerania Place Name Index" Documentary on Swiss Internees to be Shown What To Do With Those Family Records presented by Bill Edmundson Success Story by Kathy Welsh Origins of Modern Medicine presented by Erika Janik ![]()
November - December 2016
President's Column: Stepping Down Newspaper Tidbits: "Wanted: One Mind Reader" Our Website by Ginny Gerber Ladies First: Finding Your Female Ancestors presented by Lisa A Alzo History Mysteries reprinted from New Glarus Historical Society Old Postcard: Albany River by Dam & Mill in Early 1900's Family History Projects presented by Lori Bessler Kline Cheese Factory & Fleek Tobacco Warehouse Using Lichens to Help Date Tombstones Trails Mix: Genealogy Tasks Donations to GCGS Through AmazonSmile 11 Facts About Veterans Day |