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The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society (WSGS) is a statewide genealogical organization. Founded in 1939, WSGS now has members both within and outside of Wisconsin.
WSGS is a non-stock, nonprofit Wisconsin corporation whose basic purpose is to encourage, facilitate and improve the quality of genealogical study in Wisconsin and about Wisconsin families. To these ends WSGS:
- Collects and publishes genealogical and historical material related to Wisconsin families and their forebears
- Conducts meetings and conferences for the instruction and interest of members
- Encourages the establishment of genealogical collections in libraries throughout the state
- Works to ensure public records in Wisconsin remain open for genealogical and historical research.
WSGS is proud to be a member of the Wisconsin Council for Local History, the Federation of Genealogical Societies, and an organizational life member of the National Genealogical Society.
WSGS
P.O. Box 5106
Madison, WI 53705-0106
E-mail WSGS at wsgs@wsgs.org
Please Note:
WSGS is not a research organization. We do not do genealogical research, nor do we maintain a genealogical library.
Persons seeking assistance with genealogical research in Wisconsin should see the Members Directory of the Association of Professional Genealogists at http://www.apgen.org/directory/search.html?type=location&new_search=true or the Board for Certification of Genealogists at http://www.bcgcertification.org/associates/search_results.php?surname=&first_name=&organization=&state=WI&country=&special_interests= to find researchers who live in Wisconsin and take clients.
WSGS does not accept donated family history materials such as photographs, family group sheets, pedigree charts, scrapbooks or accumulated research, as we have nowhere to store them and no one to catalog or maintain them. PLEASE do not throw those precious materials away, though! There are many local history rooms in public libraries or local historical societies who would love to have materials relating to people who lived in their area. Please contact them about possible donations.
For a list of Wisconsin public libraries, see http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/wis_lib.html.
For a list of local historical societies in Wisconsin, see http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/localhistory/directory/.
WSGS Governing Board (term expires January of year listed)
Officers
- President: Mary Rieder (2013)
- Vice President: Chris Klauer (2013)
- Secretary: Amber Genett (2014)
- Treasurer: Vacant (2015); Interim Treasurer: Mary Rieder
- Capital: Katherine Sparks (2014)
- Central: Vickie Schnitzler (2013)
- Coulee: Alice Prochnow (2013)
- East Central: Karl Brekke (2015)
- Metropolitan: Jennifer Wilson (2015)
- Northeastern: Anne Kasuboski (2015)
- Northwestern: Denise Ervasti (2015)
- Northwoods: Kerry Bailey (2014)
- Southeastern: Jill Elwing (2013)
- Southwestern: Vacant (2014)
- Superior: Vicki Garro (2013)
- West Central: Roni Carey (2014)
- Advocacy: Amber Genett
- Communications & Technology: Mary Rieder
- Finance & Development: Vacant
- Membership: Chris Klauer
- Nominating: Vacant
- Outreach: Chris KlauerDenise Ervasti
- Program & Education: Mary Rieder
- Public Relations: Chris Klauer
- Publications: Vacant
- Newsletter Editors: Tracy Reinhardt and Vickie Schnitzler
- Volunteer Coordinator: Chris Klauer
- Webmaster/Wiki Wranglers: WSGS Staff & Board Members
- Administrative Assistant: Chris Klauer
Committees and Other Representatives
If you would like to volunteer to participate on any WSGS committees, please contact the Administrative Assistant, Chris Klauer, at wsgs@wsgs.org.
- 1940 Census Indexing Project Coordinator: Mary Rieder
- Advocacy Committee
- Amber Genett, Chair
- Amber Genett, Chair
- Civil War Certificates Program Coordinators: Chris Klauer and Vickie Schnitzler
- Communications & Technology Committee
- Mary Rieder, Chair
- Website Redesign Subcommittee
- Chris Klauer
- Mary Rieder
- Vickie Schnitzler
- Executive Committee
- Mary Rieder, President, Chair
- Chris Klauer, Vice President
- Treasurer
- Amber Genett, Secretary
- Vickie Schnitzler, District Representative
- Family Reunion Certificates Program Coordinator: Chris Klauer
- Finance and Development Committee
- Chair
- Mary Rieder, Interim Treasurer, Ex Officio
- Chris Klauer Mary Rieder
- Chair
- Membership Committee
- Chris Klauer, Chair
- Nominating Committee (2013 Election)
- Chair
- Karl Brekke
- Outreach Committee
- Denise Ervasti, Chair
- Chris Klauer
- Society Leaders Workshop Subcommittee
- Denise Ervasti
- Chris Klauer
- Mary Rieder
- Vickie Schnitzler
- Pioneer and Century Certificates Program Coordinator: Virginia Nichols
- Program and Education Committee
- Mary Rieder, Chair
- Anne Kasuboski
- Chris Klauer
- Vickie Schnitzler
- Kathy Sparks
- Mary Rieder, Chair
- Public Relations Committee
- Chair
- Chris Klauer
- Publications Committee
- Chair
- Kerry Bailey
- Tracy Reinhardt, Newsletter Co-Editor
- Vickie Schnitzler, Newsletter Co-Editor
- Insider's Guide to Wisconsin Genealogy Subcommittee
- Mary Rieder
- Teller Committee (2012 Election)
- Chris Klauer
- Pat Stone
- Robert Stone
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