INTEREST GROUPS

Several interest groups have formed to focus on unique genealogical interests or problems in a specialized research area or ethnicity.

All Interest Groups are directly affiliated with the Minnesota Genealogy Society. Therefore, regular attendance at Interest Group meetings requires membership 

in the Minnesota Genealogical Society. You may certainly attend up to two meetings without being a member to see if the group is of interest to you. 

How MGS Members Can Request Information About MGS Interest Groups (IG)

New MGS members are given the opportunity to request information about MGS Interest Groups during the online membership application process. They may check the box(es) of any IG they wish to know more about.

Existing MGS members may check or uncheck IG check boxes by doing the following:

1. Log in to the MGS website (mngs.org) with the user's email and password
2. On the home page, click on the light-blue 'person' icon in the dark-blue menu bar
3. In the pop-up, click on 'View profile', which takes the member to the member's 'My profile' page
4. In the 'My profile' page, click on the blue 'EDIT PROFILE' button
5. Scroll to the bottom of the profile page to the 'MGS Interest Groups' check boxes
6. Click on the check box(es) of the Interest Group(s) you want to have contact with you with information about the IG
7. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the profile page and click the blue 'SAVE' button to record the changes (or click 'CANCEL')

Periodically, typically weekly, MGS members who have checked/unchecked IG boxes in the past week have their contact information forwarded to the Interest Group(s) so that the IG contact person can provide information about the IG to the MGS member.

All changes and updates to the following information should be sent to the webmaster@mngs.org

Interest Group Name	Contact Information
Canadian Interest Group	Contact: mncig.info@gmail.com  Website: http://www.mncig.org Location: MGS Library unless otherwise noted. Library staffing: the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10 - 1 Ruth Charest, Surname File Resources, available on Canadian Saturdays or by appointment.
DNA Interest Group	Contact: dnaig@mngs.org The DNA Interest Group provides a forum for discussion and learning about DNA testing and its uses for genealogists and family history enthusiasts. The group meets monthly and has a Facebook group. Please answer all the questions when requesting to join.
Writing Interest Group	Contact: Chelley@outlook.com A group sharing approach to writing a family story.
Minnesota Yankee Interest Group (MNYIG)	Contact: mnyig@mngs.org Website: https://yankeegs.org/ Location: Minnesota Genealogy Center Genealogy in the northeastern United States, from the recent past to the 1620 arrival of the Mayflower in North America, and earlier. The Hoffman Library has extensive resources for Colonial research, DAR interests, descendants of Mayflower passengers, and more recent settlement in our states of interest.