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Minnesota Genealogical Society

1385 Mendota Heights Road, Suite 100
Mendota Heights, MN  55120-1367
(651) 330-9312 • info@mngs.org

Events sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society

Upcoming events

    • 4 Oct 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
    • Zoom Webinar

    Presented by Mary Risseeuw, sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society.

    Audience Level – All

    Description:
    Before Facebook there was an interesting tradition in journalism: the society and rural/small town correspondent columns. You could read about anniversary celebrations illness and hospitalizations, trips to town for business, and who came from out of town for a visit. Generally published once a week, these columns gave you a glimpse of the goings on in your community. It was a cheap filler for the editor and useful to the community. These columns can provide the useful, often amusing, tidbits that can fill in the blanks and connect the dots about your family and where they lived. Examples are included from around the world and also chronicle 54 years of a woman’s life through the use of one-liners in the village news.

    About the Speaker:
    Mary Risseeuw is a genealogist, historian, writer, and lecturer. She has researched 19th & 20th century Dutch immigration to Wisconsin for over 30 years and has published and lectured throughout the U.S. and the Netherlands. She serves on the Board of the Association for the Advancement of Dutch American Studies and hosted their 2011 conference in Wisconsin. Mary also organized and hosted the Dutch in Wisconsin Conference in 2008; the first Dutch studies conference to focus solely on Dutch immigration to Wisconsin. She has a B.S. from UW-Madison and M.A. and M.F.A. from Northern Illinois University.

    Cost:
    Free

    Registration:
    https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5NTKFd_XRXyOiFKglialzQ

    • 26 Oct 2023
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Eagan Community Center
    • 10
    Register

    October 26th
    Pre-Conference Event
    Eagan Community Center

    North Star Pre-Conference special workshop from Kimberly Powell: "An Introduction to Metes and Bounds Land Platting."

    Thursday, October 26th at the Eagan Community Center.

    This is a limited enrollment workshop.

    • 27 Oct 2023
    • 9:00 AM
    • 28 Oct 2023
    • 5:00 PM
    • Eagan Community Center
    • 0
    Join waitlist

    October 27th and 28th
    Vendor Registration
    Eagan Community Center

    Thank you for your interest in being a vendor at the conference. Below is some information for you regarding the conference. There is no charge for vendors but there is a limit to the number of vendors at the conference.

    There is an option for you to place an ad in the conference printed program. We expect an attendance of 130.

    If you have individuals who will be managing your booth during the conference who are not attending the conference,  there are lunches available. Please be sure you sign up for the correct number of lunches required each day. Lunch prices are $20 per person each day.

    If you would like to donate a door prize, there is an option for you to describe the prize you are donating to the conference.

    • 27 Oct 2023
    • 9:00 AM
    • 28 Oct 2023
    • 5:00 PM
    • Eagan Community Center
    Register

    October 27th and 28th
    Door Prize Donation
    Eagan Community Center

    Thank you for your interest in donating a door prize at the conference. Please fill in the information required and provide a description of the prize you are donating to the conference.

    Please click on the registration button to donate a door prize to the conference.

    • 27 Oct 2023
    • 9:00 AM
    • 28 Oct 2023
    • 5:00 PM
    • Eagan Community Center
    Registration is closed

    October 27th and 28th
    Vendor Registration
    Eagan Community Center

    Thank you for your interest in placing an ad in the conference program. Below is some information for you regarding ad prices  More information about ads can be found here.

    Submit completed ad form and artwork to the marketing team at marketing@mngs.org.  Ads should be the correct size as a High-Resolution PDF file, 300 dpi or greater.

    Ad requests must be received by September 25th. We expect an attendance of 130. Please click on the registration button to purchase an ad.

    Ad prices are as follows:
    Full Page (7.5"x10"):              $100
    Half Page (7.5"x4.5"):            $65
    Quarter Page (3.5"x7.5"):   $40
    Business Card (3.5"x2.0"):  $25

    If you would like, there is also an option for you to donate a prize at the conference.

    • 27 Oct 2023
    • 9:00 AM
    • 28 Oct 2023
    • 5:00 PM
    • Eagan Community Center
    • 52
    Register

    October 27th and 28th
    Conference Registration
    Eagan Community Center

    Conference price includes access to all breakout sessions, plenary speakers, and lunch each day of the conference.  A link will be provided to all attendees where they can download handouts from each presentation. Paper handouts will not be provided at the conference. Please note that your email confirmation is your ticket to the event.

    If you would like to donate to help the  cover costs of the conference there is an option during your registration to donate.

    • 11 Nov 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Mississippi Room, Minnesota Genealogy Center
    • 30
    Register

    Presented by Rebecca Bley Shamblin, sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society.

    Description:
    Maybe it has always been a secret dream of yours to create a book out of your research, but you have felt too overwhelmed to get started. I will help you break this process down into simple, manageable steps. We will talk about the research process, what to include, how to turn facts into stories, how to organize your book, how to get it printed, and finally how to share it. You can choose any software for this project, but I will show you how Family Tree Maker and Family Book Creator can make things faster and easier than you might think. Sign up now to learn how achievable a family history book really is, and the important role it plays in preserving your research. What happens to your tree if your computer crashes tomorrow, or Ancestry.com goes down? Don't leave anything to chance. You and your descendants deserve the chance to sit on the couch and page through the story of your family, for years to come.

    About the Speaker:
    Rebecca Shamblin has been researching her family tree for over twenty years. She has published two family history books and runs www.ozaukeefamilies.com, a website devoted to her Ozaukee County, Wisconsin ancestry. Her primary heritage is Luxembourgish, and she achieved her dual citizenship in 2018. She loves helping to make genealogy fun and accessible to as many people as possible.

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