Midwest Genealogy Center

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#MGC will be on live chat at the MGC booth on May 12 for the virtual #NERGC conference! Join us! Register: https://nergc.org/ #genealogy

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Which of these time periods does your #Scottish #immigrant fit into? Discover where to begin searching: http://ow.ly/uKIA50Ey6az #Scotland #genealogy

Congratulations to AFC champions The Kansas City Chiefs! Buffalo & Erie County Public Library - Central Library Tell Buffalo Bills-better luck next year! #RunItBack #billsmafia

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Note: MGC is CLOSED today for Martin Luther King Day. Looking for links to #online #county #histories? Visit #JoeBeine's list for these, and more: http://ow.ly/iGwx50D7TS6 #biographies #indexes #genealogy

#MyHeritage weighs in with #PassengerList hints. Remember that MyHeritage (new in 2020 to #MGC) is another database to investigate. http://ow.ly/zNVq50D7SQS #immigration #genealogy

Run down this list of October's newly-indexed records at #FamilySearch to see if there may be new & exciting discoveries for you in these places: http://ow.ly/42ML50Cbn3X #genealogy

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Sleuthing for the family #Bible: ideas for sniffing it out from #LisaCooke here: https://lisalouisecooke.com/2020/10/17/family-bible/ #genealogy

Besides #FindAGrave and #BillionGraves, have you re-checked #Interment.net recently? 'Tis the season... http://www.interment.net/ #cemeteries #graves #tombstones #genealogy

Among #MGC's new books... Read #stories in their own words & see #photos in color of #veterans from the #Vietnam War: Vietnam War Portraits. Catalog link: http://ow.ly/IGDs50C2aoi #military #war #genealogy

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#Fold3's browse function got a facelift. Read all about it! here... http://ow.ly/iaEp50BZ6Qt #military #genealogy

#FindingYourRoots is back again -- 2nd episode of new series is tomorrow (Tuesday) night on #PBS. See what is upcoming: http://ow.ly/swoK50BSl4r #genealogy

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Our newest #database, #MyHeritage, reports that there are major #BMD records added for #Norway. Read about it: http://ow.ly/rGQ550BRbmX #genealogy Link to our MyHeritage: http://ow.ly/WGVa50BRbn1 #genealogy

For #Swedish research, especially in #Iowa, have a look at these suggestions for records: http://ow.ly/IXoK50BNgCf #Sweden #genealogy

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