MCGS General Meeting

General Meeting:

“ Her Name was Not Unknown: 

Finding Female Ancestors"

by 

Gena Philibert-Ortega

Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 7:00 pm

“What’s her maiden name?” “What happened to her after her husband died?” “How do I start researching my great-grandmother?” 

We’ve all felt the disappointment of seeing the word “unknown” to describe a female ancestor’s name. How do we go from “unknown” to finding a name? 

This presentation will demonstrate, using a 5-step
approach, - techniques, methodology, and resources for
researching (and finding) your female ancestors.

Handout

About our Meetings:

The Genealogical Society General meetings are open to the public, with no admission fee. Feel free to drop in! Bring your friends as everyone is welcome. Come early and ask your burning genealogical questions of other members before the meeting.

We meet on the 4th Thursday of every month, with a couple of exceptions. November's meeting is held on the 3rd Thursday, due to Thanksgiving. There is no general meeting in May, due to our Annual Picnic, nor in December, due to the holidays and our Winter Holiday Party.

Annually, several of our regularly scheduled meetings have a certain focus: April, we hold our Annual General Meeting and Elections (but there's usually a presentation also); May of each year we hold an Anniversary Celebration or Annual Picnic; and in September, we have a workshop.