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 KVGS Welcome

Welcome to our new website!  We hope that you find our new format and features useful.

You will find our most current information right here on the home page.


KVGS 50th Anniversary

Come celebrate our 50th Anniversary with us at our 50th Anniversary Dinner at the Fetzer Center on the campus of Western Michigan University.  Click here for the 50th Anniversary Dinner Order Form.

KVGS Totes & Mugs

Advertise your association with KVGS with a tote or coffee mug featuring the KVGS logo, name and dates! Click here for prices and an order form. Items will also be sold at each KVGS meeting.


KVGS Newsletter

The Kalamazoo Valley Heritage (also called the Heritage) is published monthly from September  through June.
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KVGS Research Services

Volunteer members will provide limited research upon request using published sources.
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KVGS Member Surnames

Find out what family names KVGS members are researching.
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KVGS Current Projects

Volunteer members are working on several different projects.  Come see what those projects are all about.
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KVGS Submitted Pictures
Help preserve our past, post your Kalamazoo or Michigan related pictures on our website.
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KVGS Calendar of Events
Renewal Notice
Remember to renew your membership by June 30th!

May 14, 2008 - 7pm
Family History Center, LDS
Board Meeting

May 17th, 2008 - 1pm
Kalamazoo Public Library

A Family Affair
Sponsored by the Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society.
Held in the Van Deusen Room.
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May 19, 2008
Portage District Library
General Meeting

Getting Over, Under, and Through Brick Walls
by Jim Jackson
In reference to his topic for May, Jim states: "We all reach the end of the trail on some of our branches."
Mini-Class: Using Records of the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
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June 9, 2008 - 5:30pm
Fetzer Center - WMU Campus

50th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Serendipity - A Lighthearted Look at Genealogy
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Guest Speaker: Dick Doherty
Even non-genealogy guests will enjoy the talk!  The cost is $25 each and we...
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June 16, 2008
Portage District Library
General Meeting

Hard Bread and Coffee:
A Civil War Soldier's Life

by Bob Myers
In a portrayal of Corporal Martin Stafford of Niles, a soldier in the Second Michigan Volunteer Infantry,
Mini-Class: Researching Collateral Lines. When you can't find your direct ancestor, research his siblings!

June 27-29, 2008
Gwinn, Michigan

Annual Upper Michigan History Conference
Information is available through the Historical Society of Michigan or by calling 800-692-1828.

September 3-6, 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Federation of Genealogical Societies Annual Conference
Brochures available at the May KVGS General Meeting or at the FGS website.


KVGS Meetings

Both General Meetings and Board Meetings are free and open to the public. Guests are always welcome!
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KVGS Special Trips

KVGS Washington DC Trip


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