In the 4th Tech Talk with Dave session, Dave will review and demonstrate websites for finding graves.  Specifically, Dave will showcase FindAGrave, Billion Graves, and  will touch on Interment.net. All three of these sites are free to use, and two … Continue reading →

Have you ever searched for a piece of information you know you have but can’t find? Have you ever wanted to gather all the information you have on one individual in one place? Have you ever been overwhelmed with “stuff” … Continue reading →

At our September 19th training session, Dave Lapierre reviewed and demonstrated three popular websites for finding our ancestors’ resting places: Find A Grave, BillionGraves, and Interment.net. All three of these sites are free to use, and two of them have … Continue reading →

Kick off the new year with our inaugural virtual Special Interest Group (SIG) session in January! This month, we’re diving into Canadian genealogy research. What to Expect: Knowledge Sharing: Connect with members researching ancestors from across Canada. New Resources: Discover … Continue reading →

Join us at our February training session for another thrilling edition of Murder, Mayhem, and Mystery! Do you have a famous or infamous ancestor in your family tree? Someone with an unusual occupation or career or perhaps someone who made … Continue reading →

Join us for our next Canadian Special Interest Group meeting on Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. In our inaugural session, we explored Canadian genealogy resources available through Library and Archives Canada and FamilySearch. This time, we'll delve … Continue reading →

We’re very happy that Howard Vincent Kurtz will be joining us again at our April 17 training session for another presentation of “Our Ancestors’ Clothing”! If you have participated in Professor Kurtz’s previous visits to WMGS, you’ll know what a … Continue reading →

How do you organize your genealogical research? Do you use physical storage (binders, papers, hanging files, notebooks, etc.), digital storage (genealogy program, Microsoft Word/Excel, PDF files, your laptop, the cloud, etc.), or a combination of both physical and digital? Is … Continue reading →

At our June 19 training session, Diane Romanowsky will present “Enriching Your Ancestor’s Story Using Occupational Records, An Introduction.” Occupational records are helpful in genealogy as they provide insights into an ancestor’s daily life, socioeconomic status, possible education, and skills. … Continue reading →