Do you have an item set aside to enter into the County Fair or want to know how? Members and guests will cover the simple steps needed to best prepare your entries. We’ve found these sessions informative to both participants and spectators.
This program will be held at the Winterset Public Library (123 N. 2nd St) and is free and open to the public. After a short break, the MCGS business meeting will be conducted for those who care to stay.
JoAnne Walker, local genealogical researcher, will share her work investigating Glenn Martin (1886-1955) who was born in Macksburg and appears on Madison County’s Freedom Rock. JoAnne will share photos and stories from his adventurous life that included working with the Wright Brothers, barnstorming, designing the Martin Bomber that helped win WWII, and creating corporations that still exist today – Lockhead-Martin and Martin-Marietta.
This program will be held at the Winterset Public Library (123 N. 2nd St) and is free and open to the public. After a short break, the MCGS business meeting will be conducted for those who care to stay.
Learn how to identify, organize, and preserve your family photos for future generations. Our presenter is Lindsey Smith, MA, owner of Exhibitsmith, a museum and archives consulting firm, and Hangerbee, a textile preservation supply company. Lindsey will also share some useful tips to help you identify and date the mystery photos in your collection. She has led this workshop throughout the central Iowa and the Chicago area for nine years.
This program will be held at the Winterset Public Library (123 N. 2nd St) and is free and open to the public. After a short break, the MCGS business meeting will be conducted for those who care to stay.
Linda Greethurst, Iowa Genealogical Society Instructor, will walk us through a personal experience of finding that a well-worked branch of her family tree was not only sick, but fiction at best. She’ll explain how you can save time by analyzing your sources to avoid a painful and major pruning of your family tree. This topic is good for all levels of genealogy experience.
This program is free and open to the public. After a short break, the MCGS business meeting will be conducted for those who care to stay.
Clanton Creek crosses both Madison County’s South Township and Warren County’s Jackson Township. Walt Libby, Madison County historian, will relate a sad incident in this area that resulted in building the McGinnis Ford Covered Bridge.
This program is free and open to the public. After a short break, the MCGS business meeting will be conducted for those who care to stay.
Shirley Allen of Winterset will present collected photos from the early 1930’s construction of our current Post Office. Learn about the structure plus how to date a letter or postcard based on its postage.
This program is free and open to the public. After a short break, the MCGS business meeting will be conducted for those who care to stay.
The full name of the program is Dallas County Rebels: How a Posse, a President, and the KKK Changed American History.
Iowa author and former Dallas County resident Darcy Dougherty Maulsby will explain why no Iowa county has influenced American history more than Dallas County. in her dynamic new program. This free event is co-sponsored by the library and the Madison County Genealogical Society; registration is appreciated for those who are not members of the Madison County Genealogical Society. Call the library at 515-462-1731 to register.
Tuesday, January 2 at 6:30 pm (early start time) in the Winterset Public Library meeting room. The MCGS business meeting will take place after the program for those who care to attend.
Bring a finger food and your best 2017 genealogy story to share at our relaxed end-of-year party. 2018 officers will be elected during our short business meeting.
Tuesday, December 5, at 7:00 pm in the Winterset Public Library meeting room.
Madison County Genealogical Society 