Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies Annual Conference 2009

Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies Annual meeting and conference will be held on June 20, 2009 in Wichita, KS with Wichita Genealogical Society as co-host. Megan Smolenyak will present four lectures:Trace Your Roots with DNA, Welcome to Roots Television, Reverse Genealogy: Techniques for Finding Your Lost Loved Ones and Find That Obituary: Online Newspaper Research. Keep in touch for registration information but mark your calendar now.

Kansas Genealogical Society, Dodge City, Celebrates 50 Years

July 13, 2008 - Kansas Genealogical Society, will present "Half a Century of Memories" Village Square Mall, Lower Level, 2601 Central, Dodge City KS from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. There will be Prize Drawings, Refreshments and Exhibits. No admission charge.

Master of Ceremonies: Gay Rooney

Speakers: Norma Jane Daniels, Julia Mae Hembree, Gertrude Jones, Mary Shoemaker

Written Contributions: Virginia Herrman, Ethel Taylor

Historical Presentaions: Betty Herrman, Ruby Schaffer

Come share the experience and memories of long time members and view exhibits of early day KGS and genealogical items.

Osborne County Genealogical & Historical Society

Osborne County Genealogical & Historical Society is pleased to announce a new web site located at http://www.ocghs.org . Visit the site and see what they have to offer.

Midwest Historical & Genealogical Society Hours

Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society has announced that their library will be open on the third Tuesday afternoon of the month from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m.
New library hours are:
Every Saturday morning from 9 am till 12:30 pm
The second Saturday afternoon from 12:30 pm till 4 pm
The third Tuesday afternoon from 1 pm till 6 pm.

Please call 316 264-3611 to make sure we are open if there is inclement weather forecast.

Reno County Genealogical Society

Reno County Genealogical Society invites you to join them for their
June program, "Through The Eyes of Young Pioneers",  June 16,
2008 at the Hutchinson Public Library,  901 N. Main Street.
Among many of the thousands of homesteaders and town builders
in the19th century Kansas were children and teenagers who
recorded their experiences. Using diaries, letters, and reminiscences,
this program considers the land, people, towns, and daily life as seen
through the eyes of the young.

Provided by the Kansas Humanities Council
Presented by Marilyn J. Holt

Reno County Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 5
Hutchinson, KS 67504-0005

Wilson County Genealogical Society

The Wilson County Genealogy Society Chapter of the Wilson County Historical Society is pleased to announced a new web site located within the KSGenWeb project on Blue Skyways. The home page can be seen at http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/society/fredonia/index.html. The society members will be adding Wilson County tombstone pictures in the very near future.

New Hours at MHGS Library

Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society has found it necessary to cut back on the hours the library will be open. As of April 1, 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 until 4 PM. You are encouraged to email mhgs1121@aol.com or call 316 264-3611 in advance if you are planning to visit the MHGS library to ensure the library will be open.
If more library volunteers can be trained and a head librarian can be found, the society hopes to return the library to the previous schedule.