Portage District Library- Downstairs conference room
Join other FTM software users for discussion and problem solving. Contact Jan Wright (269.349.8622 or janwright8607@yahoo.com) for more information to make certain the group is meeting. This event is for KVGS members only. Directions...
Wednesday, June 5
Board Meeting (KVGS Events)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Portage District Library - Downstairs conference room
Monthly board meetings are open to members. Come see the Board in action.
Revolutionary War Soldier Honored (Other Genealogical Events)
2:30 pm
Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Lucinda Hinsdale Stone DAR chapter will mark the grave of Revolutionary War soldier Ezekiel Ransom at the Mountain Home Cemetery in Kalamazo, MI. See the attached poster. Contact Paula Fenstermaker, Historian, at paula.fenstermaker@att.net for details.
6:15 Skill Session: Bring a dessert or snack to share for the end-of-the-year party before the main program. Also bring your genealogical "treasures" - books, charts, notebooks, etc. - that you no longer need. Someone else may want what you no longer use.
7:00 General Meeting: Research that Made Me Laugh Out Loud by Jim Jackson.
Kalamazoo Public Library, 315 S Rose Street, Kalamazoo, MI
Come research at the Kalamazoo Public Library! Library staff and KVGS volunteers will help you with research. Photocopies will be free. Bring your laptop and flash drive if you want or use a library Chromebook and take your research home on a free flash drive from the library. Parking downtown is free on Saturdays so come enjoy researching.
Wednesday, July 3
Family Tree Maker User Group (KVGS Events)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Portage District Library- Downstairs conference room
No FTM meeting this month. Enjoy the Fourth of July!
Friday, July 12 through Saturday, July 13
2019 Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar (Other Genealogical Events)
Michigan History Center, 702 W. Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48915
Information is now available and registration open for the 2019 Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar featuring Tina Beaird. This two-day skill sharpening program is hosted annually by the Archives of Michigan and the Michigan Genealogical Council. Visit SeekingMichigan.org to read about the sessions and to register today!
Wednesday, August 7
Family Tree Maker User Group (KVGS Events)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Portage District Library- Downstairs conference room
The FTM group hasn't decided if we will meet this month. Stay tuned - or contact Jan (email and phone below). Join other FTM software users for discussion and problem solving. Contact Jan Wright (269.349.8622 or janwright8607@yahoo.com) for more information to make certain the group is meeting. This event is for KVGS members only. Directions...
Wednesday, August 21 through Saturday, August 24
Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference (Other Genealogical Events)
Washington, DC
Learn new strategies, resources, and techniques to sharpen your family history skills at the NGS 2019 Family History Conference. Explore an exhibit hall filled with more than 80 exhibitors. Network with more than 2,000 genealogists. Visit the NGS conference website: https://fgs.org/event/ngs-2019-family-history-conference/
Wednesday, September 4
Family Tree Maker User Group (KVGS Events)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Portage District Library- Downstairs conference room
Join other FTM software users for discussion and problem solving. Contact Jan Wright (269.349.8622 or janwright8607@yahoo.com) for more information to make certain the group is meeting. This event is for KVGS members only. Directions...
Wednesday, October 2
Family Tree Maker User Group (KVGS Events)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Portage District Library- Downstairs conference room
Join other FTM software users for discussion and problem solving. Contact Jan Wright (269.349.8622 or janwright8607@yahoo.com) for more information to make certain the group is meeting. This event is for KVGS members only. Directions...
