Kansas Genealogical Society Annual Meeting

The Kansas Genealogical Society annual meeting and seminar will be Thursday October 7, 2010, V/S Lower Level Meeting Room, Village Square Mall, 2601 Central, Dodge City, Kansas. Registration and coffee starts are 9 A.M. Lunch is on your own from 12:00 to 1:15 P.M. The featured speaker is Mary Clement Douglass of Salina. Mrs. Douglass revised the “Kansas” chapter in Ancestry’s Red Book, 2004 Edition. She is the director of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the past director of the Genealogical Speakers Guild. She was curator for the Smoky Hills Museum in Salina for ten years. Mrs. Douglass will speak on 1) Help! I’ve Fallen Under my Genealogy Notes & I Can’t Get Up; 2) Read That Deed for All It’s Worth! Are You Using All the Clues Found in A Land Transfer? and 3) More Than Just Pretty Pictures: Effectively Use Maps in Research.

Midwest Photo Contest

Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society, in Wichita, Kansas, has issued a call for your favorite photos of the great Midwest. Guidelines and entry form can be found at http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/mhgs/Snapshots_in_Time_Photo_Contest_Poster1.pdf
Get your camera out and start shooting today!

Tartan Day Video

There is a video of Dr. Frank Maurer's Tartan Day presentation at Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmlXf1B10VE

Midwest Trip to Oklahoma City Canceled

The trip to Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center planned for August 2, 2010 by Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society has been canceled due to lack of interest. There were not enough registrations to fill the bus that had been reserved.

Frank Maurer & the Tartan Stone

Frank Maurer, Californian, using only a mallet and chisel, has hand carved a Stone native to each state (in Kansas, that would be limestone) and presents it in a special ceremony. Frank will be at Midwest Historical & Genealogical Society, 1203 North Main, Wichita, KS to hold this ceremony for Kansas on August 14 at 11:00 a.m.
During the ceremony he covers some of his personal life history, his Scottish genealogy, his DNA history and the history and future development of the Tartan Day celebrations. The Stone will contain engravings of all eight official state symbols, the words "Tartan Day" and other carvings specific to Kansas.
The ceremony will take place outdoors in order for the Caledonian Pipes and Drums to have room to march and play in honor of Scottish history. A short reception will be held after the presentation in the main room of the library. All are welcome.

KCGS Annual Meeting and Conference 2011

Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies will hold it's annual meeting and conference June 18, 2011, with Riley County Genealogical Society as the co-host, in Manhattan, KS. The featured speaker will be Anne Staley, Jacksville, Florida.

MHGS Photo Contest

Midwest Historical & Genealogical Society announces a "Snapshots in Time Photo Contest", September 15 through October 31, 2010.