Tue Sept 22, 2026 6:30 pm 
ZOOM WORKSHOP 
THING YOU DIDN'T
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 Racine County & Burlington WI Genealogical Society 
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               LIST OF PAST WORKSHOPS - Scroll down! 
You may have missed these great topics, but you can join anytime and take part in the many upcoming topics! 
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  Whether you are a beginner, professional, or have been moving along with your family information for some time, please join us!       We are a group of passionate members who are eager to share our experiences and knowledge.  Some are beginners and others have been doing research for years.  But there are so many new things happening in Genealogy that we all learn something.   

              Membership is open to all individuals
Interested in genealogy/ family history  ` Become a member    --Membership year:  Jan 1- Dec 31. --    
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                       We are meeting by ZOOM at this time (with a few exceptions)
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             Benefits of being a member:      
* Monthly workshops/programs/meetings with other individuals who share a common interest in genealogy,
* Talk & share with others who have your same interest in family history research, with ancestors all over the world!             
* Learn new research methods and expand your knowledge though our programs
* Brick Walls & success stories: A chance to  “Show and Tell” and "ask" at many sessions. These stories might be just what another member needs to get a fresh idea and solve a gap in their own tree.
* Field Trips to archives, research facilities, historical societies.  Learn how to do research at these locations.
* Have a chance to work on projects such as indexing, working on queries from people looking for their ancestors in our area and helping at community functions related to genealogy
​*emailed family history research hints, tips, free classes, live links to resources after some
     programs!
>>>>> Membership is just $25/year, a real deal!
>>>>>Please Mail your check to Burlington Genealogical Society, Box 593, Burlington, WI 53105 (include name, address, phone, email address.    >>>>>Thank-you!)
       
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      Our Past Racine County & Burlington 
   Wisconsin Genealogical Society Programs​ 
------------------2016
--   Jan. 20, 2016   Name Stories
--  Feb. 17, 2016   Family History Detective work/Racine Public Library’s Genealogical & Historical Resources, by  Rebecca Leannah
-- March 16, 2016   Wills, Probate & Family Documents in Genealogy Research,  by Bonnie Bolster
-- April 20, 2016  DNA & Genealogy, by Jennifer Lonowski-Strickland
-- May       topic to be added yet
-- June   Planning Your Electronic Genealogy Legacy, by Judy Rockwell
-- July    Annual picnic at Whemhoff Square Park
-- Aug 12, 2016  Kitchen Sink of Tips in Genealogy Research
-- Sept 21, 2016   Field Research Trip to UW Parkside: Area Resource Center
-Oct. 19, 2016   Headstones and History Cemetery Art Symbolism,  by Laurel Mellien 
--​ Nov. 18, 2016   Military Genealogy
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-- Jan.18, 2017     What did Our Ancestor’s DO?  Unusual Occupations in your Family Tree, by Judith Schulz
--Feb. 15, 2017     Starting & Revving Up Your Family Tree: GUEST NIGHT, too.
-- March 15, 2017    Use Ancestry.com Efficiently, by LouAnn Corrigan
--April  15, 2017    Think Like the Smithsonian, coordinated by Judith Schulz
--May 17, 2017   DNA Results: Now What?, by LouAnn Corrigan
--June-Nov    rest of the topics to be posted yet

--------------------2018
-- Jan 18, 2018---- Potluck & Occupations of your ancestors, what did they do?
--  Feb 21, 2018---- Marriage Evidence & Maiden Name Puzzles
 -- March 21, 2018--Organizing a Family Reunion By Judith Schulz & BGS members
  -- April 18, 2018    Meeting Canceled due to bad weather/Icy roads 
 --  May 16, 2018   --- ABC's and 1,2,3's of Researching  Your Ancestor's School Records   ​
--- June 20, 2018     Racine "AREA" Maps & Family History Racine, Kenosha, Walworth County
                                      Area Maps,  Using maps in  Your Genealogy
---  July 18, 2018   --- Annual Picnic & Success Stories                           
---- Aug 15, 2018    --- Internet Genealogy Goldmines,  by Judith Schulz & Judy Rockwell
-- Sept 19, 2018   - Ins & Outs of ancestry.com   by LouAnn Corrigan
---  Oct 17, 2018     --  "Life for German Americans in Wisconsin during the Great War: WWI" 
--- Nov 14, 2018   --- Military & WWI Genealogy Projects 
---------------------2019
--  Jan. 2019   Occupations! What did your ancestor do, bring evidence!
-- Feb. 2019     Ask A Genealogist!   and pot luck night! 
~~  March 18, 2019  ~Researching School Records~
~~  April 15, 2019   Mayflower 101,   the Governor of the Wisconsin Mayflower Society
~~ May 20, 2019    The Victorian Undertaker
~~  June 17, 2019   Postcards & Genealogy: More genealogy on a postcard than you think!
                                     by Judith Schulz, & Guest Gerald Karwowski
 ~~July 2019     Genealogists to Picnic, & share "research trip tips."
~~ Aug 19, 2019   Land Grabs & Frontier Justice by Michael Rehberg 
~~Sept.16, 2019  Tips, Techniques, Methods for using ANCESTRY.COM     
~~ 21 Oct 2019     ~Death Certificates & Death Records~​   
~~18 Nov 2019     ~Finding your Military Ancestors & the Lineage Societies that Honor Them~
---------------------2020
~~20 Jan 20, 2020  ~Names & Naming Patterns,  by Judith Schulz
~~ 17 Feb. 17, 2020 ~Reading Between the Census Lines for your Family History Research!  Judith D. Schulz
-- March 2020  ~Cancelled, due to world wide Covid 19 pandemic
-- April 2020  ~Cancelled, due to world wide Covid 19 pandemic
~~18 May 2020  ~Challenge Night: find (ahead of meeting) a new fact for you family tree about Spanish Flu & your family,
​                                  new fact about you dad, grandfather, great grandfather! ~ Zoom meeting
~~ 15 June 2020  ~Member's Research tips; Share a surprising/unique facts that you found on a CENSUS;
                                  + Knowledge Quick Quiz ~zoom meeting
~~ 20 July 2020   -Now, during the pandemic, is a good time to visit Cemeteries for Genealogical Research! by Judith Schulz
                            Tips on making it a successful trip & stories of your visits ~ Saving DNA matches before they disappear - zoom meeting
~~ 27 July 2020  extra More Cemetery Stories, Gravestones, Brick Walls on these topics, zoom meeting
~~  7 Aug. 2020  extra member meeting:   informal  genealogy discussion, tip sharing:  disappearing DNA matches (time is running
​                                           out), using ancestry.com, your ancestors & suffrage, etc.  zoom meeting
~~ 17 Aug 2020       Finding your suffragette ancestors! zoom
~~ Sept. 3, 2020     Photographs & Genealogy~ They tell a story!, Judy Rockwell & Judith Schulz
~~Sept. 21, 2020    Photographs in your Family History! ​~ finding more than portraits
~~ Oct. 19 & 26, 2020   Searching for Ancestors Who Were Elected or Appointed! by Judith Schulz 
~~Nov. 16, 2020  Honoring Your Military Ancestors, with a research paper~  Judith Schulz
~~Dec. 2020   ~Our Own Genealogy Stories ~Genealogy Society: Holiday get-together!  and what did you find in your mailbox? 
________2021- Genealogical Society workshops/programs
~~March 2021 -  5 Things you are Probably Doing Wrong with your research, by Judy Rockwell; & sharing of  organizational tips
~~April 2021 - USING GOOLE BOOKS for Genealogy Research- 101 - by Glenna Bastian
~~May 2021   Making a Descendants Facebook Page! - by Judith D Schulz and Lowell Guard
--June 2021    "Were they really married?" - by Judith D. Schulz and members
--July 2021    Annual Picnic: Drawings for genealogy materials galore, Question night
--August 2021    ~ DON'T- IGNORE- THIS- IN- YOUR- GENEALOGY RESEARCH ! ~Part 1 -   by Judith D. Schulz
 --Sept 2021   THE IMPORTANCE OF SIGNATURES IN your genealogy research. Part 2, Judith D. Schulz
--Oct. 2021   Death Certificates and Death Records ~Judith D. Schulz
- Nov 2021      Using Maps to Tell the Life and  Story of your Military Ancestor ~ Judith D. Schulz
​- Dec. 2021 - ZOOM   Holiday party &  Topic:  What were Your Ancestors' Occupations?
~2022 Genealogical Society workshops/programs
~  Jan. 2022 -cancelled
~Feb. 2022  Getting Ready for the 1950 Census!
~ March 2022-  122 ideas, methods & genealogical tips from roots tech 2022 conference!
​~April 2, 2022 - extra session... Searching the newly released 1950Census! Judith D. Schulz
​~ April 18, 2022   PIN BACKS!   Clues to part of your Ancestor’s Story!   -Judith D. Schulz
~May 16, 2022   FAMILY HISTORY IN SANBORN MAPS! ~ Judith D. Schulz
​~ June 20, 2022   Research Scavenger Hunt~ Father or Grandfather profiles 
~ July 18, 2022  Annual Potluck Picnic in the Gazebo & Mystery Objects 
~ Aug 15, 2022 Middle ? Names  in your Family Tree,  Judith D. Schulz
​~ Sept 19, 2022  Brick Walls in Your Genealogy Research 
!October 17 2022  Running a Cemetery, & visit to the Burlington WI Cemetery -  Bev Gill
~ Nov. 21, 2022  WERE YOUR ANCESTORS DRAFTED?  CONSCRIPTION & THE DRAFT -  Colonial times to modern day  - History & Records  ~ by Judith D. Schulz
~ Dec. 2022 LOOK AGAIN!  Winter, Christmas, or New Year’s Family Photos & News Articles!  and SHARE YOUR STORY
~2023 Genealogical Society workshops/programs
~Jan. 2023  Unique Genealogy Timelines - Judith D. Schulz
​~ Feb. 2023 Bright ideas!  shortcuts, tools, tips and tactics in your family genealogy research!
~ March 2 2023  EXTRA:"You have thousands of cousins! How to find them!" 
~March 20, 2023 ~ GAZETTEERS! Location, Location, Location in your Family History! ~It’s more than an address!-  by Judith D. Schulz
~April 17, 2023 - Searching for Records of Institutionalized Ancestors, Including asylums, prisons, mental hospitals, poor houses, orphanages, schools - by Lee Grady
- May 2023   Genealogy Topics Workshop, Q&A & Reception, at Burlington Public Library -in person
~June 2023- Finding Their Graves --Onsite or Virtually ~ by Judith D. Schulz
~July 2023 - Annual Picnic in the Park - potluck, and members share a genealogy tip/project/story
~~Aug 21, 2023  Finding Your Ancestors' Burial Sites
~~Sept 12, 2023   Finding & Searching HISTORIC NEWSPAPERS  for YOUR Family HISTORY-JSchulz
~~Oct 10, 2023  PART 2!  Searching HISTORIC NEWSPAPERS  for YOUR Family HISTORY- Judith D. Schulz
--Nov 14, 2023  FIELD TRIP--  the GAR, Civil War Museum-Kenosha- special extra programs for us!
-- Dec. 2023    Family Charts, Genealogy Reports and Lists, Aha! More interesting than you thought.... for You & for Others!
~2024 Genealogical Society workshops/programs
Jan 2024           HOW DO THOSE DNA  MATCHES CONNECT  ON MY TREE ??? Using Thrulines!
Feb. 2024     Love & Marriage!–  In Your Family History Research   - J. Schulz
Mar 2024    Q&A...Family History Researching 
April  2024   FREE Researching - Sites & Places ~the Best & Hidden Free Resources!
May 14 2024      Using Maps in Your Family History Researching - Lee Grady
 May 21, 2024   Starting Your Family Tree - free in person, public invited
June 2024   Researching school history & records- SCHOOL RESEARCH!  WHY? WHERE?
                  WHAT IS  THERE? HOW TO FIND IT?  ---MUCH MORE THAN YOU THINK!
July 2024   Annual Picnic
Aug 2024   School Research - Judith D. Schulz
Sept 2024  cancelled to to national presidential debate at same time
Oct 2024   Reseraching Your Home Person!   - Judith D. Schulz
Nov 2024   How To Research Like a Pro  by Diana Elder
Dec. 2024   FindingYour Ancestor's Christmas History - Judith D. Schulz
~2025 Genealogical Society workshops/programs
Jan. 2025   Names- Names- Names!  by Judith D. Schulz
Feb. 2025   Using DNA in Your Family History Research by David K. Miller
March 2025    Artificial Intelligence & Genealogy- by Thomas MacEntee
April  2025  I HAVE DNA MATCHES! NOW WHAT??????
May 6 2025 (Extra event) Research Day Trip- Walworth County Gen. Lib. &  speaker on sanitariums
​May 27, 2025 Let's Ask AI for Genealogy Help! - J. Schulz
June 2025  Using AI in Geneolgoy for Images, and Tedious Tasks
July 2025    Annual Picnic
Aug 2025    TWO DIFFERENT TOPICS! 1~ ARE YOU A COUSIN OF A SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION
           OF INDEPENDENCE, maybe an astronaut, or ?  2~ DISCOVER THE FULL TEXT SEARCH TOOL!
Sept 2025    Internet Genealogy Toolbox Finds
​Oct 2025           Death Records
Nov 2025       OMNIUM-GATHERUM​! 
Dec 15 2025  ~ GIVE YOUR FAMILY A BIT OF THE FAMILY HISTORY THIS YEAR ~ 
​~ 2026  Genealogical Society workshops/programs
Jan 27 2026   Creative & Practical ways to use AI for  Genealogy Research & Family History
Feb. 24, 2026   Online Research ~ Daughters of the American Revolution ~ Jessica Rae Punzel 
March 2026      What's New in Genealogy?  You will be surprised!
April 2026     Finding Your Patriots  America250
May 2026  The Wrong Side of The LAW?  - Judith D. Schulz ​
June 2026 WHO WERE YOUR FIRST IMMIGRANT ANCESTORS to North America & America?
July 2026 Annual Picnic
​Aug 2026    It's About Time!   by J.D.Schulz
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 Board of Directors  2026/2027
Racine County & Burlington Wisconsin Genealogical Society 
President                   Judith D. Schulz
Vice President          David K. Miller
Secretary                   open
Treasurer                  Glenna Bastian 
Directors:                  Shirley Klamm 
                                    Pat Fellner
                                    Patricia Arnold-Mora 

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