GCGS Upcoming Events -- Meetings & Field Trips

Meetings are held at the Monroe, WI Public Library at 10:00 a.m. on the first Saturday of the month in the Community Room on the upper level. The library is located at 925 16th Ave, Monroe, WI. For more information call 608-328-7436.

RESEARCH CENTER CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

2020 Meeting Calendar

April 4 - World War 1 Overview  MEETING CANCELLED!

Mark Peterson is returning to give us a look at Europe in 1900 and examine the causes that let to the Great War (World War 1). He will review tactics used, conditions of trench warfare, actions taken on the Eastern Front, Lusitania, Jutland, and the U-boat war. Various battles, the final German offensive, the American army's arrival, the Armistice, and the Treaty of Versailles will be discussed. 

May 2 - Digging For Your Swiss Roots 

Ann Marie Ott and Linda Schiesser will be your guides. Among the many immigrates to the United States, the Swiss are a small ethnic group. They are distinctive because each person's roots vary by different language areas and cultural backgrounds. Everything about Swiss genealogy depends on identifying the right location of origin as well as the place of citizenship. Acquiring the basic understanding of Swiss history and the governmental role of Cantons or states will be discovered in the program.

June 6 - Tour of Green County Rural Historic Sites

John Oschner will take us on a tour of historic sites in rural Green County. The presentation is largely based on tours that he and Tom Fey organized about twenty years ago. The tours allowed participants to visit historical sites that weren't accessible to the general public. 

NOTE THE DATE CHANGE TO THE SECOND SATURDAY FOR JULY

July 11 - Raising the Dead: Finding Clues to Ancestors form Headstones, Family Plots, and Burial Records

NEHGS Webinar - Cemetery records can offer important clues to understanding the lives of those who came before us. Join NEHGS Chief Genealogist David Allen Lambert to learn how headstones, family plots, and burial documents can shed new light on your ancestor's life.

August 1 - Looking for European Roots

Caron Brennan - If you are ready to "cross the pond" in your research, this presentation will provide ideas of where to find records for you European ancestors. This presentation includes reviews of well-known sites like FamilySearch and Find My Past as well as lesser known sites.

NOTE THE DATE CHANGE TO THE SECOND SATURDAY FOR SEPTEMBER

September 12 - Member Show & Share

Members and guests are all invited to bring a family heirloom or story to share. Let us know if you have a special success or have written your family story.

October 3 -  A Peek into the American Indian Way of Life through their History and Oral Traditions

Kim Sigafus, an internationally published award-winning Ojibwa author and speaker, will invite us into the world of the American Indian to discover what it once was to be Native, and what it means to be Native now. Kim will be dressed in her traditional Native regalia and will present on Native culture and discuss Native encampment life

November 7 - Land Records, Townships, and Definitions

Rick Maliszewski, retired from Ekum, will help us to better understand land records.

December 5 - Children's "Golden Books" & Christmas Potluck

Holly Everson from Brodhead will share her love of children's Golden Books.

Other Upcoming Events

Research Center

Hours:   Tuesday & Third Saturday of the month 10:00 am - 3 pm
              First Saturday of the month 1:00 - 3 pm 
              Other times available by appointment. Call 608-328-7436 or email.

Send email with your phone number and question and someone will call to set up an appointment. This may take a day or so to respond as we aren't in the center but do check the emails often.

Located on the lower level of the Monroe Public Library, 925 16th Ave, Monroe, WI.