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  • Michael L Strauss, AG

    Michigan Genealogical Council Fall Family History Seminar
    with Michael Strauss

    Michigan Library & Historical Center 702 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, MI, United States

    Each fall, the Michigan Genealogical Council, with our partners, the Archives of Michigan and the Library of Michigan, presents the Fall Family History Event. This year, you can attend onsite in Lansing or online from home. Michael L. Strauss, AG, will be our speaker. Michael is employed as a Research Manager and Senior Genealogist for ... Read more

  • Valerie Koselka

    Polish Settlements in Michigan with Valerie Koselka

    Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, Michigan

    This presentation will identify the Polish communities in Michigan with emphasis on neighborhoods in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Wyandotte. In this talk, we will outline a plan to research our immigrant ancestors in Michigan.

  • 100 Wyandotte Soldiers from the Civil War with Marty Bertera and Mary Johns Wien

    Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, Michigan

    By the war’s end in 1865, nearly 3 million young men and a few hundred women served in the civil war. They left their homes in large cities, towns, and small villages for an adventure of a lifetime; our presenters will look at one of these communities, Wyandotte, Michigan. The soldiers would serve their country ... Read more

  • Sharing Memory Projects with several DRGS members

    Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, Michigan

    Please note the date change for this meeting. The Copeland Center is not available on our usual meeting date. Kathy C, Sherry H, Carol D, Mary P, Rana W, Chris H – Family History - Sharing More Than Just Dates.  Kathy & Jeff Clark are working on putting a PowerPoint together for this.  10-15-minute talks.  ... Read more

  • Greg Summers

    Michigan POW Camps in WWII with Greg Sumner

    Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, Michigan

    Dr. Gregory Sumner is Chair of the History Department at the University of Detroit Mercy.  He will speak on the little-remembered subject of the 6,000 German and Italian POWs housed in camps across Michigan during WWII.  They mostly behaved well, supplied help during the labor shortage, and many later became U.S. Citizens.

  • Ric Mixter

    Bottled Goodbyes with Ric Mixter

    Copeland Center 2306 Fourth Street, Wyandotte, Michigan

    Ric Mixter's book "Bottled Goodbyes" is more than just fantastic stories found from bottles that washed ashore. The author used genealogy research to track down living relatives of shipwreck victims, hoping to find original copies of the notes he features in his book. From wrecks on the Great Lakes to the Titanic, you'll enjoy his ... Read more