Meetings

The Midland Genealogical Society meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month from September through May. The meeting in November of 2007 will occur on November 28th, the 4th week, because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Meetings are not held in December. Meetings are held in the lounge of the Grace A. Dow Library unless otherwise noted. Directions are available on the library page.

Each meeting includes one or more speakers along with normal genealogy society business.

The meetings are open to the public, and attendance is free of charge.

Following is a list of programs for the 2007-2008 Midland Genealogical Society meetings:

September 19, 2007
"Tales From the Circuit Court"
Midland County Historical Society - Kathy McCormick
October 17, 2007
"Hubbard Cemeteries"
Karen Kapanka Schultz & Others
November 28, 2007
"Computer Use in Genealogy"
Bob Snyder - MGS Member

January 16, 2008
“Case Studies – Personal Success Stories”
MGS Members - Floyd Andrick, Joan Rogers, Bev Keicher & Jo Brines
February 20, 2008
"“What Do You Do When You Have Reached A Dead-end?”
MGS Members Panel Discussion – Betty Bellous, Quita Shier, Laressa Northrup & Jo Brines
March 19, 2008
“Illegitimate Descendents of British Royalty”
Wilma Diesen - MGS Member

April 16, 2008
“The Captain’s Chair” – Buried historical treasure during the restoration of an 1870 Italianate Victorian house in Bay City
Jay Brandow - area TV 5 Reporter & Historian
May 21, 2008 – Midland County Historical Society’s Carriage House
Annual Meeting - Election of 2008-09 MGS Officers
Program – “1792 Saginaw Letter” – Earl Ebach
Note: Carriage House is located beside the Bradley House at the Midland County Historical Museum, 3200 Cook Road in Midland