Harper County Courthouse - 100 Years Old

The Harper County Courthouse will be 100 years old next year. The centennial committee is asking for photographs relating to the courthouse, any county building and/or county events that you might like to share. Plans are being made for photos and other memorabilia to be displayed during this event. Your photographs could possibly be included in the centennial courthouse book that is being written. Please contact me on how to send or make copies of your photographs. Thank you!
Carol Burke Peterson
peterson@kanokla.net

Midwest Historical & Genealogical Society

Calendar of Events for Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society
April 5 - Beginning on Thursday the MHGS Library will be open from 4 pm to 7 pm during Daylight Savings Time for researchers to use.
August 18 - Family History Detective Class, 10:00 a.m. - Bits and Pieces of Family History Research
August 25, Computer Support Group, 1:00 p.m. Using the Many Features of FamilyTree Maker Software
September 1 - 4 - Library Closed for Labor Day holiday.
September 8 - Westwood Presbyterian Church, 8007 West Maple. Wichita, KS. Speaker at 1 p.m. - Della Shafer and her husband will demonstrate grave finding by dowsing.
September 15 - Family History Detective Class, 10:00 a.m. - What Map did Grandpa Use in His Travels
September 22 - Computer Support Group 1:00 p.m. - Learn how to use libraries on the Internet
November 10 - Grace Methodist Church, 944 South Topeka. Lunch at noon, speaker at 1:00 p.m.. Sherry Kline, free lance writer of Family Tree in the Wichita Eagle magazine, Active Life.

Brown County Genealogical Society

Rebecca Brown, a Hiawatha High School Sophomore, did a project for Biology class concerning diseases that are inherited. She went back 6 generations and has what her ancestors died from, so one can see if there is an inheritable disease in the family. Rebecca will present her project at the regular meeting of the Brown County Genealogical Society to be held in the research library, 116 South 7th, Hiawatha, KS, August 16, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.

Finney County Genealogical Society Meetings

Finney County Genealogical Society Monthly Meetings
(Except June and August)

All of our 2007 genealogy meetings are scheduled to be at the Finney County Public Library, 605 E. Walnut, Garden City, Kansas, in the Hutchinson Room--from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

October 20 "Preparing a Genealogical Photographic" Rick Mandigo

November 17 "Show and Tell" Everyone Share Their Latest Finds

December 15 "Christmas Traditions" Johnetta Hebrlee

January 19, 2008 "Grandma, Who Am I?" Johnetta Hebrlee

Harper County Genealogical Society

Harper County Genealogical Society announces their meeting dates for the remainder of 2007. Visitors are always welcome.

August 21, 2007 - Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church Library, 1420 East 14th, Harper, KS 2:00 p.m. - Business meeting . Program: Bring your Genealogy Questions for Discussion.

September 18, 2007 - Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church Library, 1420 East 14th, Harper, KS 2:00 p.m. - Business meeting . Program: What's New at FamilySearch.com, presented by Sandy Trotter.

October 16, 2007 - Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church Library, 1420 East 14th, Harper, KS 2:00 p.m. - Business meeting . Program: By Virginia Downing.

November 13, 2007 - Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church Library, 1420 East 14th, Harper, KS 2:00 p.m. - Business meeting . Program: By Virginia Downing.

No Meeting in December
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON

Kansas Genealogy Blog

Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies is sponsoring a Kansas Genealogy Blog, as yet, another means of communication. Member societies are encouraged to take advantage of this blog to advertise their meetings, conferences and other activities. Affiliate members and Kansas researchers are welcome to submit Kansas genealogy news, or make comments on articles already posted. Instructions for placing new articles on the blog appear at the bottom of the blog home page.
The members of KCGS board are pleased to offer this service and hope that you will help make it a successful genealogical adventure.

Welcome

Welcome to this Kansas Genealogy blog site, sponsored by the Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies. We hope you find this site to be a useful tool in your quest to find your ancestors. We especially hope that the users of this site will share research techniques and the best way to obtain information from various sources. The Kansas Council wants genealogists to have all the resources possible available for their research. May this blog help you to achieve your family history goal.

Bill Ballard
President
Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies