Western Michigan Genealogical Society - Michigan Genealogy A genealogy society in west Michigan especially Kent County and the surrounding counties of Ottawa, Muskegon, Newaygo, Montcalm, Ionia, Barry, and Allegan.

SPECIAL EVENT

Magnifying Brick Wall Clues

Saturday, November 1, 2008
Prince Conference Center at Calvin College
1800 East Beltline SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan

MARK YOUR CALENDAR. YOU'LL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS!
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BOARD POSITIONS

We are now accepting nominations for President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer for our October election. If you would like to be considered for nomination or would like to make a nomination, please email newsletter@wmgs.org. This is an excellent opportunity to help the Society.

All positions are volunteer.

ABOUT WMGS

The Western Michigan* Genealogical Society was founded in 1954 with the purpose of preserving and making available for genealogical research the records of our ancestors; encouraging and assisting members in genealogical research; promoting the exchange of knowledge and encouraging the deposit of genealogical records in established libraries and archives.

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GENEALOGICAL PERIODICALS IN MICHIGAN

All of these periodicals and/or newsletters (whatever has been done over the years) are available at the Library of Michigan (Lansing) and in respective local libraries. Societies: please update the webmaster with corrections or additions.

Card File Subject Index to Grand Rapids Newspapers

The Story of Grand Rapids was edited by Z. Z. Lydens (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Kregel Publications, 1966). A subject card file, citing primarily newspaper articles was prepared during the project and serves as an indirect index to Grand Rapids newspapers.

KENT COUNTY PIONEER CERTIFICATION

More information about this project

General Information Form: Click here to download

Complete Kent County Pioneer Certificate Package:Click here to download

MICHIGANA SECTION

Have questions, comments or suggestions for Michigana?

Contact Bobbi Schirado at schirado@iserv.net

WMGS is a Generations Network Affiliate. A portion of Ancestry Subscriptions purchased after clicking the link below will benefit Western Michigan Genealogy.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, August19th
Writers Group Meeting
1:30 p.m.

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Calendar

An organized trip to the Burton Library in Detroit is being planned for July 31. Check here to download information. Space is limited.

Just announced. Fall Bus Trip to Allen County Public Library is scheduled for October 14 & 15. Details

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ATTN. MEMBERS:
NEW BENEFIT
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NOTICES

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Donations

If you would like to make a gift, donate a book or other material, please contact Mindy Koole koole2@comcast.net

Briefer, unbound family histories will be placed in the Manuscript Collection. For Manuscript submissions, use this form: Procedure for Manuscript Submission.