Upcoming Meeting Schedule
Unless otherwise specified, meetings are held at the Gifford
Schultz Education Service Center - Calhoun Intermediate School District
(CISD). The facility is located at 17111 G Drive So., Marshall.
Click on the link for a map and driving directions. Meetings are held at
7:00 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month (except December, July and
August).
NOTE: The September meeting will be held
Wednesday (rather than Monday), September
26, 2007, 7:00 P.M., GenSmarts computer program -
presented by Chris Rau & Cindy Wilson
GenSmarts is a utility that uses artificial intelligence to analyze
your existing genealogy file and produce research recommendations. It
works with over a dozen popular genealogy progams, including Family Tree
Maker and PAF. Come and discover if it can help with your research!
Chris is President of CCGS and Cindy is an MGC trustee.
October 23, 2007, 7:00 P.M., Ship Passenger Lists - presented by
Kris Rzepczynski
Coming to America: Research With Ships Passenger Lists. This session
will explore the available U.S. passenger lists and indexes, the
genealogical information typically found in them, and strategies for
finding arrival records of your immigrant ancestors.
Kris is the Michigan/Genealogy Coordinator at the Library of
Michigan.
November 27, 2007 7:00 P.M., Michigan Township Records - presented
by John Castle
Michigan has eighty-three counties, and each county has sixteen
townships (more or less). This is a review of various types of Township
records that may provide details of the life of your ancestor.
John is a Charter Member, and Past-President, of the Ingham County
Genealogical Society. Through his efforts, all sixteen townships in
Ingham County have been microfilmed.
December NO MEETING
January 22, 2008, 7:00 p.m. meeting:
Annual Sharing Session with Reminiscences of CCGS History. An annual
opportunity to learn from a "show & tell" format to kick
off the 20th year of CCGS.