West Central Family History Association

04/01/2014

What a fabulous resource for family and place historians.

NYPL releases 20,000 historical maps as public domain - US, NY but also other countries - high-res, free to use: http://tinyurl.com/n58plaw (via open glam)

Press release: http://www.nypl.org/blog/2014/03/28/open-access-maps

Available via their digital collections - http://tinyurl.com/nmm5avb

11/09/2013

Great presentation on Hidden Genealogy Gems by Briggs Librarian, Peter Bremer. If you want the museum to continue this type of programming in 2014, be sure to volunteer to help.

05/08/2013

Don't forget to RSVP for this Saturday's West Central Family History Association workshop. The workshop begins at 10am in in the upstairs gallery area, and is free, but we do need to know how many are coming for the handouts. Virginia Hanson from the South Dakota Historical Society will be speaking on Minnesota & South Dakota Territorial Records.

05/03/2013

Genealogy Workshop-Saturday May 11th, 10am-12noon. Please RSVP.

The West Central Family History Association, the genealogy committee of the Stevens County Historical Society is sponsoring their final Spring workshop on Saturday, May11th, from 10am-12noon. Virginia Hanson, the archivist at the South Dakota State Historical Society in Pierre will be doing a worksh...

04/08/2013

Don't forget to RSVP for this Saturday's West Central Family History Association workshop. The workshop begins at 10am in in the upstairs gallery area, and is free, but we do need to know how many are coming for the handouts. Jim Specht from Moorhead will be speaking on German & Russian/German Genealogy.

03/26/2013

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03/21/2013

If you have Irish Ancestors, think of all the on-site research you can get done.

03/11/2013

We have the Research Resources workshop handouts available. If you need help with your Stevens County research, we are here to help.

03/05/2013

We all know St. Patrick's Day is March 17th. If you have Irish ancestry, did you know that Familysearch.org sends out microfilms from Ireland, right here to Stevens County, MN? SCHS is a family history library affiliate and you can view your microfilm right here in Morris. Here is their Ireland page.

PageEditDiscussionHistoryWatchSharePrintEmailTwitterFacebook IrelandEdit This Page From FamilySearch Wiki Jump to: navigation , search TopicsArchives and LibrariesBiographyCemeteriesCensusChurch DirectoriesChurch HistoryChurch RecordsCivil RegistrationCourt RecordsDirectoriesEmigration and Immigrati...

03/04/2013

The Free tickets have been created. If you want to attend this workshop on Saturday, from 10am-noon, we have limited space in the archive. Please RSVP.

The Stevens County Historical Society, and its collaborative committee the West Central Family History Association, are sponsoring three local events this Spring. The first FREE Stevens County Museum Archive Resources Workshop will be held in the museum archive, on Saturday, March 9th, from 10-noon...

03/04/2013

Did you know that the SCHS archive is also a Wireless hotspot? Members can bring their tablets and other wireless devices and research for free.

FamilySearch BlogInsights into Our Future and Our PastYou are here: Blog / TechTips / How To's and Tips / Accessing the Internet / Technology brings Portability to the Genealogist and the Family HistorianTechnology brings Portability to the Genealogist and the Family HistorianFebruary 25, 2013 By Br...

02/17/2013

Immigration and Naturalization Service records document the lives of our American ancestors. Volunteer today to help make these genealogy records searchable.