Updates: MGC Information

I hope everyone is enjoying their hot summer and looking forward to the 4th of July weekend.

I wanted to let our member societies know about a couple of updates:

1.  The Summer MGC newsletter is now available on the MGC website: mimgc.org  You will find it on the home page of the website.

2.  The Abrams Seminar is fast approaching and if you haven’t signed up yet, there is still time to register. Registration will be available on the days of the seminar, but Saturday lunch can’t be guaranteed.  Information, including registration, can be found at seekingmichigan.org.  The seminar will be held Friday, July 12th and Saturday, July 13th at the Michigan History Center. More information can be found on seekingmichigan.org.

3.  Remember our Delegate meeting will be held on Friday, July 12th. The delegate meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m.  Our program will be ” Mapping Your Migrating Ancestors” with Tina Beaird.  There is no charge for this meeting.

4. Lastly, the Michigan Naturalization Indexing Project is back up at Family Search. While you are enjoying an inside reprieve from the heat and humidity, index a batch or two.  Remember this is a huge project and will take months of indexing before they are ready to be accessible online.

I encourage you to explore the MGC’s website at mimgc.org.  There are resources for our societies, delegate meeting agendas and minutes, calendar of events, speaker’s list, and more.

Feel free to share this with your membership. If you have questions about any of the above information, please let me know.

I hope to see you next week.

Sincerely,

Brenda Leyndyke, President

Michigan Genealogical Council

YOUR help is needed! The Michigan Naturalization Indexing Project

The Michigan naturalization indexing project is up and running again at FamilySearch!

From Kris Rzepczynski says “I encourage all of us to take a few minutes and grab a batch of records to help us get these invaluable records indexed. Go to the Indexing tab at FamilySearch and search for “Michigan” in the Project Name.”

When the project is completed, the images will be available online exclusively with the Archives of Michigan; FamilySearch and the Archives will both maintain an index.

Please direct any questions about the project to the Archives of Michigan at archives@michigan.gov. Thank you for any help you can provide with this important project!

2019 Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar – Seeking Michigan Becomes Michiganology!

Have you heard, SeekingMichigan is getting a makeover and a new name?

Seeking Michigan Becomes Michiganology

Jill Arnold, Archives of Michigan, will present Seeking Michigan Becomes Michiganology.

The Archives of Michigan’s digital platform is undergoing major change! By the end of 2019, SeekingMichigan.org will become Michiganology. This session will review what things will stay the same, what features will improve, and why the Archives of Michigan is making these important changes. Attendees will also get a sneak preview of Michiganology during the session.

One of the Archivists frequently helping researchers in the Reading Room, Jill Arnold is a Digital Engagement Archivist with the Archives of Michigan. She works to engage a variety of audiences with Seeking Michigan (seekingmichigan.org), the online platform of the Archives of Michigan. Jill earned a Master of Science in Information with a specialization of Library & Information Science as well as Archives & Records Management from the University of Michigan.

The Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar will be held in Lansing on July 12-13 and will feature Tina Beaird, MLIS. Brought to you by the Archives of Michigan and the Michigan Genealogical Council, the event’s information, program schedule, and registration page can all be found here: https://seekingmichigan.org/events/2019-abrams-foundation-family-history-seminar.

Jill’s presentation (Session H) is Saturday, July 13, 11:15 – 12:15 pm.

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We look forward to seeing you here in Lansing this month!

2019 Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar – Homestead Land Records & WW1 Records

Did your ancestors have Homestead land? Do you have a World War I veteran in your family tree? Do you have Illinois roots?

Tina Beaird will explore all of those enriching topics in 3 different programs during the Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar. In “Free Land: Homesteading on the Frontier,” Tina will discuss original homestead claims, the information found in these land records, and how to access them. In “Recreating the Great War: Finding Military Service Information for Your WWI Veteran,” Tina will offer ways to locate copies of peripheral federal military records in the absence of the burned service records and provide solutions for recreating some of the lost history by using local government documents, newspapers, base records and more. Finally, in “Illinois Digital Resources,” Tina will explore a number of Illinois websites for finding those Land of Lincoln ancestors, including CARLI and IDA, and how to find maps, newspapers, phone books, company magazines, yearbooks and more.

The Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar will be held in Lansing on July 12-13 and will feature Tina Beaird, MLIS. Brought to you by the Archives of Michigan and the Michigan Genealogical Council, the event’s information, program schedule, and registration page can all be found here: https://seekingmichigan.org/…/2019-abrams-foundation-family….

Tina’s 3 presentations are on Friday (Session F, 3:30-4:30p), July 12 and Saturday (Session G, 9:30-11a; Session K, 1-2p) July 13.

We look forward to seeing you here in Lansing in a few weeks!

2019 Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar – Non-Traditional Records

Have you used all the better known and usual records in your research and still can’t find the answer to that burning question?  Jessica’s presentation just might point you to a resource you haven’t thought of.

Finding Non-Traditional Records

Jessica Trotter, Researcher and Blogger will present non-traditional records.

We all know that vital records, census records, etc. are the go-to’s for genealogical information. But what else is out there that might give you those needed bits of information, and how do you find those records?

The Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar will be held in Lansing on July 12-13 and will feature Tina Beaird, MLIS. Brought to you by the Archives of Michigan and the Michigan Genealogical Council, the event’s information, program schedule, and registration page can all be found here: https://seekingmichigan.org/events/2019-abrams-foundation-family-history-seminar.

Jessica’s presentation (Session N) is Saturday, July 13, 2:30 – 3:30p.  Jessica Trotter holds a Master of Science in Information, Archives and Records Management Specialization from the University of Michigan—but works in public libraries by day. Her genealogy research areas include Midwest, African American, British Isles, Canadian, and Early American research. She also maintains a genealogy research-related blog called Genie Roadtrip (genieroadtrip.wordpress.com).

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We look forward to seeing you here in Lansing next month!

2019 Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar – Military Records

Are you interested in learning more about your military ancestors?

In his program “Fold3 – Discover Your Family’s Military Past,” James Jackson will explore the subscription database available onsite at the Archives of Michigan or from home by subscription. With over 500 million images of military records ranging from the American Revolution to the Persian Gulf War, Fold3 has more than just military records, some even available from home for free.

The Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar will be held in Lansing on July 12-13 and will feature Tina Beaird, MLIS. Brought to you by the Archives of Michigan and the Michigan Genealogical Council, the event’s information, program schedule, and registration page can all be found here: 2019 Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar – Military Records

Jim’s presentation (Session M) is Saturday, July 13, 2:30 – 3:30p.  Interested in genealogy and local history since the mid-1970’s, Jim has served as President of the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, Oakland County Genealogical Society, and Calhoun County Genealogical Society. He has been the index editor of the DSGR Magazine since 1994 and is the Past-Camp Commander for Camp 22 (Marshall, MI) of the Sons of Union Veterans.

We look forward to seeing you here in Lansing next month!

2019 Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar – Juvenile Records

Did family stories hint that someone spent time in a juvenile facility when they were young? This session may shed light on searching these records just recently made available.

Juvenile Records & Open Access:

State Training School Records at the Archives of Michigan

Annakathryn Welch, Archives of Michigan, will present records closed until recently from the State Training Schools.  The Archives of Michigan has long held records from the Michigan Boys Training School and the Girls Training School at Adrian. Until recently, these records were closed. However, due to new policy changes, state training school records that are more than 75 years old are available for research. This presentation will cover the types of records found in these collections, the information those records contain, the procedure for accessing these records, and a case study.

Annakathryn is an Assistant Archivist at the Archives of Michigan where she handles reference inquiries, processes reproduction and permissions requests and works on digitization projects. She is currently a graduate student in the MLIS program at Wayne State University where she is specializing in Archival Administration.

The Abrams Foundation Family History Seminar will be held in Lansing on July 12-13 and will feature Tina Beaird, MLIS. Brought to you by the Archives of Michigan and the Michigan Genealogical Council, the event’s information, program schedule, and registration page can all be found here: https://seekingmichigan.org/events/2019-abrams-foundation-family-history-seminar.

Anna’s presentation (Session L) is Saturday, July 13, 2:30 – 3:30p.

#Abrams2019 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #MichiganGenealogy

We look forward to seeing you here in Lansing next month!