Dunn County Genealogical Society

Dunn County Genealogical Society Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA We hold meetings that are open to the public on the 3rd Saturday of month, except for December. We are also available by appointment.

The library is available during this time. Other hours our library is open are Tuesdays and Fridays from noon - 4 pm and the first Saturday of the month form 1pm - 4pm.

Join us for a special Family Tree Maker event this June! Whether you are a long-time user or just starting your family h...
05/10/2026

Join us for a special Family Tree Maker event this June! Whether you are a long-time user or just starting your family history journey, come learn tips, tricks, and the latest features from the Family Tree Maker team during their 2026 Midwest Tour. Discover how to better use Family Tree Maker as you research and preserve your family legacy. Check the schedule for a stop near you and register today via the Eventbrite links provided!

We are looking at starting up a Family Tree Maker SIG (Special Interest Group) for the Family Tree Maker genealogy program for the surround area.

The owners of FTM will be doing a midwest tour in mid June showing what FTM can do and offering first hand help with and questions people may have. The tour is ending on Saturday, June 20th, 2026 in Eau Claire at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Library. It is free to attend, but you should register.

The presentations will cover:

- An introduction to Family Tree Maker’s 35-year history.
- Insider tips and tricks for expert users.
- Connect!: A new workspace in FTM 2024 to involve relatives in your research.
- Easy on the Eyes®: Enhanced visibility features.
- Improved relationship management and cleanup of orphaned items.
- FTM CONNECT 2.0: Fact-checking and touchscreen functionality via the mobile app.
- ALBUMWALK® Mobile App: Capturing memories and creating documentary-style presentations.
- Q&A and hands-on assistance.

Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026
- Schedule: 9:00 AM Setup / 10:30 AM Event Begins
- Venue: L.E. Phillips Memorial Library, Riverview Room 306, 400 Eau Claire Street, Eau Claire, WI 54701
- Societies Involved: Chippewa County Genealogical Society, Dunn County Genealogical Society, Genealogical Research Society of Eau Claire, and St. Croix Valley Genealogical Society
- Registration:

Join us for an event with Chippewa County GS, Dunn County GS, Genealogical Research Society of Eau Claire, and St. Croix Valley GS.

May the 4th be with you. ;)
05/04/2026

May the 4th be with you. ;)

05/04/2026

Wings to show you what you can become.

Roots to remind you where you're from.

03/30/2026

We need your help placing flags this year for Memorial Day. Below is a list of cemeteries we need help covering. If interested please call our office at 715-232-1646.

03/15/2026

Ancestry just rolled out several significant updates, and I sat down with Crista to walk through all of them. https://youtu.be/pgSTh3H632A&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw

Here's what we cover:

- Fold3's 2.4 million Revolutionary War pension images are now full-text searchable thanks to handwriting recognition. That means you can search for any name mentioned in a pension, not just the pensioner.
- Ancestry is now pushing roughly 5 million additional record images, including probate files, through the same full-text search pipeline.
- The new Photo Insights feature uses AI to analyze photos and documents in your gallery, estimating date ranges, locations, and historical context.
- Full document transcription is available for anything you upload to Ancestry.
- Ancestry Preserve lets you ship a box of physical photos, slides, film reels, and documents to be digitized and automatically added to your tree.
- 90 new US DNA Journeys have been added, focused on migration patterns within the United States.
- A redesign of the person profile page and the hints review workflow is coming soon.

Always great being able to find articles and records about your immigrant ancestors.
03/13/2026

Always great being able to find articles and records about your immigrant ancestors.

CONGRATULATIONS
» From the March 13, 1891 Dunn County News

03/11/2026

Every maiden name is a doorway to a whole new branch of your family tree. Don’t let it be obscured by a married surname!

If you're eager for more tips about researching the women in your family, head to Youtube for Crista's virtual session focused on finding maiden names: https://bit.ly/4s5nHYG

03/09/2026
President John with Bill Harvey from Omaha Nebraska. John, our president, is ‘working” at the Family Tree Maker booth. B...
03/07/2026

President John with Bill Harvey from Omaha Nebraska.
John, our president, is ‘working” at the Family Tree Maker booth.
Bill is a past president of The Fellowship of Rotarian Genealogists. Both are long time attendees of Rootstech
Today is the last day of the conference in Salt Lake City.
Check it out! Free world class programs on-line. AI, what’s new in genealogy, sooo much to check out!

Address

Rassbach Museum. Wakanda Park
Menomonie, WI
54751

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12pm - 4pm
Friday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+17152328685

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