Farmington Genealogical Society

03/14/2026

Join us for our next Society meeting on March 17. Our speaker, David Lambert from the Bloomfield HIlls FamilySearch Center, will discuss the FamilySearch website and resources available at Center. We meet at 6:30pm at the Farmington Community Library, 23500 Liberty Street, Farmington. Join us!

11/11/2025

Happy Veteran's Day!

11/07/2025

Honor the veterans in your life. Discover their story with FREE ACCESS* to all WWI and WWII records through November 16. Explore enlistment records, draft cards, war diaries, photo collections, and more! https://f3.social/veterans

*Free registration required

10/06/2025

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So often, genealogists miss the tremendous research treasures in libraries and archives because they are not effective researchers. This talk focuses on (1) understanding the four major types of li…

10/01/2025

Despite the best of intentions, many family history researchers – particularly as beginners – make incorrect assumptions about records that don’t quite fit. This program will expl…

04/03/2025

Barbara J Brown Family History Seminar
Friday, May 9, 2025
4:20 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Session 4a. New Updates to Michiganology (hybrid)
There are many exciting changes on Michiganology! Archives of Michigan staff will highlight these updates and share information about future improvements coming this summer.
Session 4b. Behind-the-scenes tour of the Archives of Michigan (onsite only)
Are you curious about where records are kept in the archives? Join staff at the Archives of Michigan for a behind-the-scenes look of the archives and its holdings.
Every year the Archives of Michigan and the Michigan Genealogical Council host a seminar to promote family history awareness and teach genealogy research skills. The event is generously supported by the Abrams Foundation in loving memory of Barbara J. Brown. We are delighted to be hosting Kelvin L. Meyers, who will be joining us onsite in Lansing and via Zoom.
The Archives of Michigan is pleased to continue offering this flagship annual gathering as a hybrid event. In addition, the Archives of Michigan will offer the following additions to this year’s seminar:
A free pre-seminar session on military records on Friday, May 9 at 10 a.m. (for online access, please register separately).
A continental breakfast for onsite attendees on both Friday and Saturday at no additional charge.
Lunch for onsite attendees on both Friday and Saturday at no additional charge.
Extended research hours in the Archives of Michigan reading room.
Recordings of seminar sessions available to registrants for 30 days following the event.
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02/27/2025

The Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan's next webinar will be March 15. The topic is "Digitizing Michigan Probate Records - Wayne County and Beyond." This webinar is free and open to the public.

We would appreciate it if you would publicize this flyer to your members through your newsletter, website, page, and/or other means.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you,
Mary Gryka Ammar
Corresponding Secretary, PGSM

02/24/2025

Join APG on 2 March for a FREE webinar about the importance of the U.S. National Archives in our profession, how congressional appropriations impact operations, and how YOU can effectively engage with legislators to support archival access; panelists will be Rebecca Koford, Gen-Fed Director & APG Advocacy Committee members Renée K. Carl & Rich Venezia. Open to all; registration required: https://bit.ly/4hPJXRg. This presentation is underwritten by Civil War Records

01/20/2025

Due to the extremely low temperatures, our meeting for Tuesday, 21 January 2025, has been cancelled. Stay warm. Stay Safe.