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Family Search, Hands On with Maureen Brady
Bring your laptop.for hands on experience. (Via Zoom)
“Behind The Obvious” a staged reading of Monroe Women who built the community. The MTG Heritage Players will present 3 historic women figures spanning Monroe history from 1806 through 1956. The 4th woman is a surprise guest narrator.
The MTG Heritage Players are a mobile group of actors dedicated to preserving Monroe’s past historical figures through re-enactments. Stephen Eliasson is the founder of this group and also the MTG Cabaret Players.
Stephen has written many tributes including “Within These Walls”, a tribute to famous speakers in Turner Hall’s history and “The Forever Bridge” for Turner Hall’s 150th anniversary.
The Green County Genealogical Society will hold its August 3 meeting at 10 a.m. in the Monroe Public Library meeting room on the second floor.
Luxembourg American Cultural Society: 100 Peter Thein Avenue, Belgium, WIFest Grounds: Community Park- 106 Beech Street, Belgium, WIFest Cultural Forum: Ozaukee Nonprofit Center- 2360 Dakota Drive, Grafton, WI
The LACS will be open with FREE admission Wednesday through Sunday of Fest Week, August 7-11, 2024, from 10 am – 3 pm.
6 pm – 7:30 pm: LACS Member Meeting at LACS (registration required)
9:30 am: Registration and Coffee at Fest Cultural Forum (ticketed event)
10 am – 12 pm: Fest Cultural Forum: “Luxembourg Culinary Traditions”
Fest Grounds Activities11 am: Luxembourg Fest Main Street Parade Diamond Dancers performing Luxembourg folk dances on Main Street immediately following the parade- all welcome to join in learning.
11:30 am – 4 pm: Kënschtler Eck (Artist Corner): Make your own Paper Rose craft from recycled Luxembourgish books. Free!
11:30 am – 3 pm:
12 pm – 1 pm and 2 pm – 4 pm: Live Music with The Other Side
12 pm- 2 pm: Rides to LACS/Village Splash Pad
1 pm: Treipen Eating Contest
Duke Henri Village Square, across from the LACS:
5 pm: “Luxembourg Under the Stars” (ticketed event).
10 am: Fest Mass at Fest Grounds with Abbot Joel Rippinger, OSB presiding. Mass followed by Fest pageantries with 2024 Duke and Duchess Karen & Joe Jasper and this year’s Honored Family: The Jacoby’s.
11 am- 1 pm: Food & drinks
11:30 am: Magic & Comedy Show by Glen Gerard
JOIN US for Luxembourg Fest August 9-11, 2024. Visit https://www.lacs.lu/luxembourg-fest-week/ for details
Mysterious Codes: Passenger Manifests Letters and Numbers
DNA Behind the Scenes with Dan Hubbard DNA testing has become part of genealogy but what does it really mean? What are the different tests? Why do they tell us different things? (Via Zoom)
The Art of Slow Genealogy
"Italian-American Immigrants and the Chicago Mafia Connections in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin" with Vick Hahn
Learn more about Italian-Americans immigration to the United States, the organization of the Mafia, overcoming the difficult search for genealogy of its members, the influences it had on local history, and its connections to people in area communities. (In person and Zoom)
Navigating Maritime Internet Research Resources: Uncovering Wisconsin's Seafaring Ancestors
Newspapers Research with Jean Lythgoe
Learn the ins and outs of researching with Newspapers.com and GenealogyBank. (In person and Zoom)
400,000 German POWs in the U.S.: How did they affect your community and family?
The American Revolution Beyond the US: French Canadian Patriots
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