Monthly board meetings are open to members. Come see the Board in action. Currently, the Board is meeting by Zoom.  If you want to attend, contact Pam Cassino (info@mikvgs.org) to be added to the list of attendees.

 

Please join us Monday evening, January 15, at 7 pm for our January 2024 General meeting. Following the business meeting, Portage District Library Local Historian and lifelong Kalamazoo County resident Steve Rossio will present "One Room Schools - Understanding the Development of Michigan One Room Schools." Steve will take us through the development of public schools here in Michigan from pre-statehood up to the American Civil War. He will also discuss the many myths associated with early schools and whether they are true or false.

 

This event is hybrid (Portage District Library, 300 Library Lane, Portage, MI, and on Zoom). Socializing and refreshments begin at 6:30 pm at the library.

 

Join us in person or by Zoom online - we hope to see you!

 

Register in advance if attending on Zoom:

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with login information to join the meeting. You can keep your confirmation in a convenient location and use it to log into the meeting about 10 minutes before it starts.

 

Monthly board meetings are open to members. Come see the Board in action. Currently, the Board is meeting by Zoom.  If you want to attend, contact Pam Cassino (info@mikvgs.org) to be added to the list of attendees.

 

Please join us Monday evening, February 19, at 7 pm for our  February 2024 General meeting. Following the business meeting, ACPL Senior Genealogy Librarian Kate McKenzie will present "PERSI." PERSI is the premier subject index for genealogy and local history periodicals and is produced by the staff of The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library. This valuable resource provides more than 3.1 million citations to readily available periodical sources.

 

This event is hybrid (Portage District Library, 300 Library Lane, Portage, MI, and on Zoom). Socializing and refreshments begin at 6:30 pm at the library.

 

Join us in person or by Zoom online - we hope to see you!

 

Register in advance if attending on Zoom:

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with login information to join the meeting. You can keep confirmation in a convenient location and use it to log into the meeting about 10 minutes before it starts.

 

Monthly board meetings are open to members. Come see the Board in action. Currently, the Board is meeting by Zoom.  If you want to attend, contact Pam Cassino (info@mikvgs.org) to be added to the list of attendees.

 

Please join us Monday evening, March 18, at 7 pm for our March 2024 General meeting. Following the business meeting, Ryan Sanford will present "Fort Custer National Cemetary." 

 

Fort Custer National Cemetery, near Augusta, MI, in Kalamazoo County, encompasses over 770 acres and has over 33,000 interments. Full military funeral honors are offered to every veteran interred at Fort Custer. This includes a rifle salute, playing taps, folding the flag, and presenting the flag to the next of kin. There is no charge for these services for anyone possessing an honorable discharge and their spouse.

 

This event is hybrid (Portage District Library, 300 Library Lane, Portage, MI, and on Zoom). Socializing and refreshments begin at 6:30 pm at the library.

 

Join us in person or by Zoom online - we hope to see you!

 

Register in advance if attending on Zoom:

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with login information to join the meeting. You can keep confirmation in a convenient location and use it to log into the meeting about 10 minutes before it starts.

 

Monthly board meetings are open to members. Come see the Board in action. Currently, the Board is meeting by Zoom.  If you want to attend, contact Pam Cassino (info@mikvgs.org) to be added to the list of attendees.

 

Please join us Monday evening, April 15, at 7 pm for our April 2024 General meeting. Following the business meeting, Michael Delaware will present "The Art of Story Finding." Michael is an active Vlogger on YouTube and host of the podcast Tales of Southwest Michigan's Past. His new book, "Victorian Southwest Michigan True Crime," will be released through History Press on March 11, 2024, and includes seventeen lost true crime stories from Southwest Michigan History.

 

This event is hybrid (Portage District Library, 300 Library Lane, Portage, MI, and on Zoom). Socializing and refreshments begin at 6:30 pm at the library.

 

Join us in person or by Zoom online - we hope to see you!

 

Register in advance if attending on Zoom:

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with login information to join the meeting. You can keep confirmation in a convenient location and use it to log into the meeting about 10 minutes before it starts.

 

Monthly board meetings are open to members. Come see the Board in action. Currently, the Board is meeting by Zoom.  If you want to attend, contact Pam Cassino (info@mikvgs.org) to be added to the list of attendees.

 

Please join us Monday evening, May 20, at 7 pm for our April 2024 General meeting. Following the business meeting, KVGS Vice President/Program Chair Jim Jackson will Present "Planning a Research Vacation & Washington D.C. Trip." Jim will provide helpful tips for planning a research trip, whether solely for research or a side trip during your family vacation. Jim's talk will be followed by a panel of several members who will share their experiences of KVGS's trips to Washington D.C and provide  information about joining a Washington D.C. research trip planned for September 8 - 14, 2024,

 

This event is hybrid (Portage District Library, 300 Library Lane, Portage, MI, and on Zoom). Socializing and refreshments begin at 6:30 pm at the library.

 

Join us in person or by Zoom online - we hope to see you!

 

Register in advance if attending on Zoom:

The link will be forthcoming.

 

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with login information. Keep your confirmation in a convenient location and use it to log into the meeting about 10 minutes before it starts.

 

Monthly board meetings are open to members. Come see the Board in action. Currently, the Board is meeting by Zoom.  If you want to attend, contact Pam Cassino (info@mikvgs.org) to be added to the list of attendees.