In 1964, a woman pretending to be a nurse kidnapped an infant boy named Paul Fronczak from a Chicago hospital. Two years later, police found a boy abandoned outside a variety store in New Jersey. The FBI tracked down Dora … Continue reading
We’ll finally get a chance to welcome Lisa Alzo to WMGS! Lisa was originally scheduled to present at our September 2021 kickoff meeting, but the aftermath of Hurricane Ida interfered with those plans. Lisa will be presenting a lecture titled … Continue reading
Ever get confused on Fold3? Learn what records are available for your 19th century military ancestors there and pick up some search strategies to narrow down what you're looking for. Yes, there is a better way to search! Brian Rhinehart … Continue reading
We're thrilled that we'll be joined by J. Mark Lowe for a presentation titled "Marriages Here, There, and Nowhere: Finding Gretna Greens" on March 2nd. Throughout history, many couples chose to marry in a location away from their home. Often … Continue reading
Mark your calendars! We have rescheduled Tom MacEntee's presentation titled "The 1950 U.S. Federal Census: Are You Ready?" to Thursday, March 24th at 6 p.m. Unfortunately, Tom was unable to present to us at our January meeting because of illness. … Continue reading
We've all wished that we could go beyond the names and dates for the ancestors we've found through research. If only we had asked our most recent ancestors questions about their lives, we would know them better. But what about … Continue reading