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Nice to See MHGS Open Again – April 6, 2021

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

I mentioned yesterday – MHGS Re-opens Tomorrow – April 5, 2021. the society was re-opening today It was nice to be back at MHGS http://mhgswichita.org/ as I hadn’t been since probably before Thanksgiving week-end. We had many of the regular … Continue reading →

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MHGS Re-opens Tomorrow – April 5, 2021

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

MHGS, Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society, http://mhgswichita.org/ re-opens tomorrow. They have been mostly closed since early December. They were briefly opened as needed for drop-in if someone called to schedule an appointment. They also receive mail for different things, mostly … Continue reading →

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First Time Back at the Genealogy Society in Months – June 27, 2020

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

Think it was early March the last time the society was open regular hours. They started opening for people who needed access a while back on as needed basis. They went with opening two hours/day on the days we are … Continue reading →

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Interesting Find in Wichita Marriage Certificates Today at MHGS – February 29, 2020

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

In this post, Well Done Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society – January 4, 2020, I congratulated MHGS for finishing the 210,000 marriage record scans. The work is under way to index each of the volumes. They have been using a … Continue reading →

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Transparency Report Shows Ancestry.com Rejected a Warrant Demanding Access to Its DNA Database – Techdirt February 6, 2020

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

Thank you to the IT person at Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society (MHGS) for bringing this article to my attention – “Transparency Report Shows Ancestry.com Rejected a Warrant Demanding Access to Its DNA Database” https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200205/12251843861/transparency-report-shows-ancestrycom-rejected-warrant-demanding-access-to-dna-database.shtml. From the article, it sounds … Continue reading →

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Well Done Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society – January 4, 2020

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

Disclaimer: I am a life member of MHGS and was Board Secretary for a period a few years back. I received my monthly newsletter from Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society (MHGS) a couple of days ago. Here’s the link to … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Judy G. Russell, the Legal Genealogist, As She Presents in Wichita October 5, 2019

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Let me be one of the first to welcome Judy G. Russell – https://www.legalgenealogist.com/ to Wichita. She will be doing a presentation tomorrow, October 5, 2019,  at Wichita Genealogical Society – https://wichitagensoc.org/ for their annual conference held at the Hughes Metroplex. … Continue reading →

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John Dillinger’s Corpse to Be Dug Up and DNA-Tested to Settle Conspiracy Theory – LiveScience; DNA Saturdays August 3, 2019

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

As I was looking for a good DNA topic for today’s DNA Saturdays post, I went to LiveScience and started digging around (no pun intended) when I noticed this article John Dillinger’s Corpse to Be Dug Up and DNA-Tested to … Continue reading →

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Should You Join a Lineage Society?

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Should you join a lineage society? There’s no easy answer as the costs to join most lineage societies include a lot more than the annual membership dues. I have belonged to several lineage societies over the years. Unless you count … Continue reading →

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Update to Genealogical DNA Testing vs. Sperm Banks Promise of Anonymity Post

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I posted about this situation earlier: Genealogical DNA Testing vs. Sperm Banks Promise of Anonymity. A friend at MHGS (Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society)  – http://mhgswichita.org/wp/ sent me this link recently: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/health/sperm-donation-dna-testing.html. NW Cryobank is known to be aggressive in … Continue reading →

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