YCGS meetings are the 1st Saturday of the month
9:30 social time, auction, business – 10:00 Educational Presentation
All Meetings are hybrid:  In-Person at our Library and/or via Zoom

April 5, 2025  •  Navigating Newspapers: The 5 W’s of Research
Speaker:  Doris Cruikshank, YCGS Librarian

**Free to All – Non-members email [email protected] for Zoom link 

Discover the Who, What, When, Where, and Why in historic newspapers, many of which are online, that hold a wealth of information that may not be found anywhere else.  Find out how to search for newspapers for your area of research in the United States and Canada.
(Announce Nominations)

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May 3, 2025  •  Mining Minnesota:  Discovering Henry
Speaker:  Dawnette Bowlin, YCGS President

**Free to All – Non-members email [email protected] for Zoom link 

Travel to Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, to walk in the footsteps of a long deceased ancestor, discover who his biological parents were, and visit the ancestral lands of Dawnette’s maternal great grandfather’s beginnings.  This boots-on-the-ground research trip broke open a branch that had long been a brick wall. (Election)

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June 7, 2025  •  YCGS Annual Meeting – Installation of Officers, Officer Reports

Summer Break (July-September) No Meetings