Before phone books, many municipalities had city directories. Updated annually, the directories were comprehensive listings of adult residents, along with their addresses, their occupations, names of spouses, and other helpful facts. Initially intended for salesmen and merchants who wanted to … Continue reading
At our September training session, Dave Lapierre will host another session of “Tech Talk with Dave.” Dave will field and (hopefully) answer your technology questions. Dave will spend some time teaching us useful Zoom techniques, including how to mute and … Continue reading
Finding the origins of immigrant ancestors can be challenging for sure. For anyone with Irish ancestors, finding their origins in Ireland can be especially difficult. Most of our ancestors left few clues to where they were born and where they … Continue reading
Remember the old days when members could chat about their genealogy research interests, talk about discoveries and brick walls, meet up with old friends, and make new friends at meetings? Well, a worldwide pandemic upended all of that. We miss … Continue reading
Have you ever wondered what forensic genealogists do? How they use genealogical research techniques to find both living and deceased individuals to solve legal issues? At our November meeting, genealogist Michael Brophy will return to WMGS to present “Forensic Genealogy: … Continue reading
Now that we can get back to in-person research, many of us will be heading to a courthouse to research our ancestors. Michael will present an overview of the records typically found in a county courthouse: land, probate, court, and … Continue reading
We had so much fun at our virtual holiday party in 2021 that we’re going to host another one this year! At that event, we shared photos of our members sitting on Santa’s lap as children, the tempting results of … Continue reading
We all have ancestors who don’t seem to have any records that confirm their existence. We spend hours looking for them without any results. We know where they might have been born, lived, married, and died, but still, we can’t … Continue reading