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Minnesota Genealogical Society

1385 Mendota Heights Road, Suite 100
Mendota Heights, MN  55120-1367
(651) 330-9312 • info@mngs.org

Events sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society

Upcoming events

    • 8 Feb 2025
    • 13 Dec 2025
    • 11 sessions
    • Minnesota Genealogy Center, Mississippi Room

    Come learn how to do your Family History with our Librarian Jeanne Bielke-Rodenbiker. After the class, have a tour of the William J Hoffman library at the Minnesota Genealogy Center. Open to the public. Just come ready to start your favorite hobby!

    About the speaker:
    Jeanne is the library manager of the Minnesota Genealogy. She used to run the History Fair at Hennepin County Library and was the Genealogy Librarian.

    Sponsored by: Minnesota Genealogical Society

    Experience level: All      

    Cost: Free

    Registration: Not required

    These free sessions are offered twice monthly: (1) on the second Saturday and again (2) on the last Sunday. In case of inclement weather: Please consult the Library page (or link for weather closures in the footer of each page on our website) to confirm we're open.

    • 23 Feb 2025
    • 28 Dec 2025
    • 11 sessions
    • Minnesota Genealogy Center, Mississippi Room

    Come learn how to do your Family History with our Librarian Jeanne Bielke-Rodenbiker. After the class, have a tour of the William J Hoffman library at the Minnesota Genealogy Center. Open to the public. Just come ready to start your favorite hobby!

    About the speaker:
    Jeanne is the library manager of the Minnesota Genealogy. She used to run the History Fair at Hennepin County Library and was the Genealogy Librarian.

    Sponsored by: Minnesota Genealogical Society

    Experience level: All      

    Cost: Free

    Registration: Not required

    These free sessions are offered twice monthly: (1) on the second Saturday and again (2) on the last Sunday.

    • 29 Jun 2025
    • 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Minnesota Genealogy Center

    Join us on Sunday, June 29th at the Minnesota Genealogy Center for an Open House - All are welcome

    There will be food and drinks! 

    Library tours begin at 11:00am

    Beginning Genealogy Class at 1:00pm taught by our Library Manager Jeanne Bielke-Rodenbiker

    No registration required, stop by anytime between 10:30am and 4:00pm !

    • 8 Aug 2025
    • 9:30 AM
    • 9 Aug 2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • Minnesota Genealogy Center
    • 12
    Register

    Upper Midwest Genealogy Institute
    8-9 August 2025

    Your registration fee includes all instruction and course syllabus material, as well as a Friday evening pizza fest and special Friday evening lecture.

    There is a separate charge for Friday and/or Saturday box lunches. You are welcome to bring your own lunch or to grab lunch at any of several nearby casual lunch establishments. 

    Institute Tuition
    MGS members: $210
    Non-members: $245

    MGS offers an introductory MGS membership, effective 8 August 2025 through 30 June 2026 for non-members registering at the non-member rate. If you chose to accept this offer, you will be asked fill out a membership registration form when you check-in at UMGI.

    Box Lunch: $15 per lunch (soft drink included)

    We will contact you in in July to ask or your lunch selections. However, if you wish to reserve a lunch, please select Friday and/or Saturday lunch when you register.

    Friday lunch selection:

    • Tuna salad on croissant
    • Smoked turkey wrap (smoked turkey, swiss, cream cheese, lettuce, tomato)
    • Club on hoagie (ham, turkey, bacon, pepper jack)
    • Ham and Swiss on Harvester Bread
    • Vegetarian
    • Gluten free

    Saturday lunch selection:

    • Smoked turkey and cheddar croissant
    • Chicken Caesar spinach wrap (fajita chicken strips, cream cheese, lettuce, tomato)
    • Roast beef and colby jack on hoagie bun
    • Ham and Swiss on Harvester bread
    • Vegetarian
    • Gluten free

    Questions or special requests can be sent to course coordinator Jay Fonkert at jfonkert@aol.com. 


    • 23 Oct 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Minnesota Genealogy Center
    • 40
    Registration is closed

    October 23rd
    Pre-Conference Event
    Minnesota Genealogical Center

    North Star Pre-Conference special workshop with David Rencher: "Irish Immigration into the Midwest" and "Strategy for Irish Research 1800–1930"

    Thursday, October 23rd

    1:00 - 4:30 PM

    This is a limited enrollment workshop.
    • 24 Oct 2025
    • 25 Oct 2025
    • Eagan Community Center
    Registration is closed

    October 24th - 25th
    Conference Ad / Donation
    Eagan Community Center

    If you would like to place a conference ad in the conference printed program but are not attending the conference as a vendor you can place an ad here. We expect an attendance of 130.

    You can also donate funds to the conference to help us in our efforts to put on this event.


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