Saturday 2 April 2011 was WMGS Volunteer Appreciation Day. This year we honoured 105 volunteers who had helped Western Michigan Genealogical Society out in some way during 2010. Enjoy the full gallery of pictures below.
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The 2010 WMGS Awards were presented at the Saturday 4 December 2010 membership meeting. Seven Awards were announced and/or presented: AGO Organisation Award: Grand Rapids History and Special Collections Department of the Grand Rapids Public Library AGO Individual Award: Dawn Kelly Communication Award: Lisa Christensen President’s Award: Janet Jensen Volunteer of the Year Award: Patrick [...]
I thought I’d catch up with what Megan Smolenyak Smolyenak is doing in these weeks prior to coming to west Michigan to speak at our Annual Seminar in November. She’s one of five world-class speakers that have been lined up for the 6th Annual Genealogy Conference and Cruise starting tomorrow, September 18th. This week-long conference [...]
Spotted in Smyrna on Saturday: And in downtown Kalamazoo! Go to www.GotAncestors.com and see what the news is all about…
This article was posted recently on the City of Grand Rapids website – www.grcity.us Find Burial Records Online “If you are searching for loved ones who are buried at any of the City’s six cemeteries (Fairplains, Fulton, Greenwood, Oakgrove, Oakhill, or Woodlawn) you can now find information online 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. Simply go to [...]
An interesting ancestor was Timothy Townsend. He died 11 March 1832 at the advanced age of 94 in Canaan, Columbia County, New York. Not only was he one of the first settlers of Canaan, he was among the original founders of the town of Champion, Jefferson County New York as well (settled 1798). He returned [...]
Genealogy in West Michigan is in the news a lot more than you might think. You just might have to find articles accidentally, though. Just recently I’ve spotted the following articles. Archaeology Meets Genealogy at Niles (Michigan) Dig is about Isaiah Zoschke’s trip to Niles for the Fort St. Joseph archaeology camp. It turned out [...]
