Wichita Genealogical Society

03/07/2025

The Black Archives of Mid-America to host a free genealogy workshop tomorrow March 8 at Midwest Genealogy Center, 3440 S Lee's Summit Rd, Independence, MO 64055.
For more information, visit.

Discover your ancestry at a free genealogy workshop at the Black Archives of Mid-America on March 8. Learn expert research techniques & trace your roots.

01/05/2025

The BIRLS database indexes basic info on 18M+ deceased U.S. veterans who received benefits like healthcare, GI Bill, or VA loans. It includes veterans from all military branches (even historic ones like the WACs and Army Air Corps) and some non-U.S. nationals, like WWII-era Philippine veterans.
Thanks to a FOIA lawsuit by Reclaim The Records, the database is now freely searchable and downloadable online. Finding a name can lead to a FOIA request for the veteran's full VA claims file, revealing hundreds of pages of biographical and historical details. This resource, once inaccessible, is now a goldmine for genealogists, historians, and researchers!

Search the BIRLS Database - over 18 million records about deceased US veterans, from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, now online and FREE from Reclaim The Records

12/04/2024

💙 Thank you to everyone who has donated this Giving Tuesday! Because of you, we’re closer than ever to funding a Memory Lab at the Wichita Public Library – Advanced Learning Library.

There’s still time to donate and have your gift matched up to $5,000. Let’s reach our goal together!

📲 Donate now: https://wichitagensoc.org/page-18209

12/03/2024

🎉 Today’s the day—Giving Tuesday is here!

When you donate to the Wichita Genealogical Society today, your contribution will go twice as far with matching donations up to $5,000.

Your generosity will help fund a Memory Lab at the Wichita Public Library – Advanced Learning Library, providing tools for our community to preserve family and local history.

📲 Donate now at https://wichitagensoc.org/page-18209. Together, we can make history last forever!

12/02/2024

The Mayflower passengers who arrived in Plymouth November 11, 1620
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The Mayflower passengers who survived to Thanksgiving 1621, less than one year later.

11/26/2024

🕰️ Ever wish you could preserve your family’s history forever?

Your Giving Tuesday donations will help fund a Memory Lab at the Wichita Public Library – Advanced Learning Library! This lab will offer tools to digitize old photos, videos, and documents, ensuring they’re saved for generations to come.

Every dollar will be matched up to $5,000, doubling the impact of your generosity. Let’s make this dream a reality!
Donate here: https://wichitagensoc.org/page-18209

11/21/2024

📅 Mark your calendars! Giving Tuesday is just around the corner on December 3, 2024.

This year, your donations to the Wichita Genealogical Society will have double the impact—every dollar donated will be matched up to $5,000!

Your support will help fund a Memory Lab at the Wichita Public Library’s Advanced Learning Library, a vital resource for preserving family and community history.

Together, we can preserve the past for future generations. 💕

09/13/2024

02/23/2024

From their origins in Scotland and Northern Ireland to their migration to the American colonies we will discuss the rich history of the Scots-Irish in America.

11/28/2023

Midwest Genealogy Center has announced their Spring Seminar with guest speaker Blaine T. Bettinger on March 16th. Follow their page for more information and registration details.