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As of 1 April 2008, the MHGS library will be open on Saturday mornings from 9:00 AM until 12:30 PM, and on the second Saturday afternoon of each month from 12:30 PM to 4 PM. We strongly encourage you to e-mail or call 316-264-3611 in advance if you are planning to visit the MHGS library to ensure the library will be open.

January 12, 2008 - Speaker only (No lunch). MHGS speaker at 1:30 pm. (Note the different time) at the Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian, Wichita. Philip W. Blake will present “Veteran Memorials in the City”. Philip is widely known for his involvement with veterans from many wars. He is the Program Manager of Operation Ensign and the author of "They Paid the Price; A Guide To Veterans Monuments In Wichita, Kansas". Copies of his book may be purchased at the meeting or by mail for $25.00 each from: Operation Ensign, PO Box 4754, Wichita, KS 67204.

February 2, 2008 - The Master Genealogist Discussion Group at 1:00 p.m.

February 9, 2008 - Speaker only (No lunch). MHGS speaker at 1:00 pm. at the Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian, Wichita. Lorna Nelson, Director of the Old Mill Museum, will make a presentation tentatively named “Swedish Records. The McPherson County Old Mill Museum preserves the early heritage of McPherson County. The museum collects, preserves, researches, exhibits and interprets materials related to this heritage with special emphasis on the period from 1870 to 1910.

February 16, 2008 - Family History Detective Class, 10 a.m.. Learning How to Use the Federal Census to Find your Family.

February 23, 2008 - Computer Support Group, 1:00 p.m. Let's talk about Blogs and Storing Research Notes on Your Computer.

March 1, 2008 - The Master Genealogist Software Discussion Group at 1:00 p.m.

March 8, 2008 - All day Seminar with Kathy Rippel providing four presentations. This Seminar is combined with the MHGS annual members meeting. It will be held at the WSU Conference Center. LIBRARY CLOSED

March 15, 2008  - Family History Detective Class at 10:00 a.m. -  What other records can you find your family in

March 22, 2008 -  Computer Support Group at 1:00 p.m. --  The Future

April 12, 2008 - Speaker only (No lunch). MHGS speaker at 1:00 pm. at the Evergreen Branch Library, 2601 N. Arkansas. Phillip D. Thomas, Kansas Humanities Speakers Bureau will present one of the following topics: Cemeteries Galore: Continuity & Change in Kansas Graveyards; Do, Make Do, or Do Without: Daily Life in Kansas 1861-1961

May 10, 2008 -Speaker and "BYOS" (Bring Your Own Sack Lunch) from 10:30 to 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 330 North Broadway. Linda Hass Davenport will make two presentations. The first one will be, "Having Fun with Old Newspapers", from 10:30 a.m. – Noon.  And the second one, "Taking the Mystery Out of Land Records", from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 pm. Our sack lunches may be eaten in the Church’s meeting room. A fee of $5.00 for each presentation ($10 for both) will be collected at the door. You may attend either or both presentations. Don’t forget your sack lunch. The public is welcome.

July 12, 2008- Suzanne Trotter will make a presentation on German genealogical research. She resides in Provo, Utah and is a certified genealogist specializing in German and other European countries genealogical research. This meeting will be 1:00 pm at the Evergreen Branch Library, 2601 N. Arkansas, Wichita.

 
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