Join us for this year's Spring Seminar, a daylong event featuring Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Yellow was the symbolic color of the national women’s suffrage movement. Suffragists encouraged supporters to “show your colors” by wearing yellow ribbons, buttons, and sashes.

Take a walk around MGC and learn about the valuable resources available for genealogy and history research.

Research your family history with Ancestry Library Edition. Search the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1950 as well as immigration, vital, military, court, church, and ethnic records.

This class will provide you with the necessary tools to trace your Scottish ancestors.

Research your family history with Ancestry Library Edition. Search the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1950 as well as immigration, vital, military, court, church, and ethnic records.

Learn the fundamentals of beginning a genealogical research project. We will discuss organization, census information, vital records, and where to look for information.

Have you hit a brick wall in your genealogy research? You are not alone.

Research your family history with Ancestry Library Edition. Search the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1950 as well as immigration, vital, military, court, church, and ethnic records.

The U.S. Federal Census is a great place to start tracing your ancestors. Learn what census years are available, the information each contains, and how to access them.

Discover the best genealogy websites for your research. This beginner-level class requires basic computer literacy. This class will be held in person as well as virtually via Zoom simultaneously.

Learn the fundamentals of beginning a genealogical research project. We will discuss organization, census information, vital records, and where to look for information.

The German Special Interest Group presents and preserves genealogical information about the German regions, traces German ancestors, and fosters a better understanding of the lives they led.

Newspaper databases can be used to find genealogical information such as birth, marriage, and death records, obituaries, probate cases, and interesting information about your ancestors’ lives.

Are you feeling like you’ve run out of options for sources while researching your ancestors? Try looking at the U.S.

Are you feeling like you’ve run out of options for sources while researching your ancestors? Try looking at the U.S.

In order to find 19th- and 20th-century genealogical records in a foreign county, you often need to know your ancestor’s hometown.

Learn the fundamentals of beginning a genealogical research project. We will discuss organization, census information, vital records, and where to look for information.

Do you have Native American ancestors who lived in Oklahoma? If so, they may have been members of one of the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, or Seminole.

Why is Kansas City world famous for jazz? Explore the “golden era” of Kansas City jazz through historic images and audio recordings with Kent Rausch of the Vine Street Rumble Jazz Orchestra.

Discover how Mid-Continent Public Library’s Interlibrary Loan service can help you access resources from other libraries across the country. This is a beginner-level class.

Learn the fundamentals of beginning a genealogical research project. We will discuss organization, census information, vital records, and where to look for information.

Discover the meanings of commonly found tombstone icons and get an overview of changes in tombstone materials and design along tips to maximize your family research.

Get the most out of the FamilySearch website. Learn tips for searching records, using the research wiki, finding family trees, using the Family History catalog, and more.

Join members of the Second-Generation Speakers Bureau from the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education for an exploration into the diverse and individual experiences of Holocaust survivors through the

Learn the fundamentals of beginning a genealogical research project. We will discuss organization, census information, vital records, and where to look for information.

Learn the fundamentals of beginning a genealogical research project. We will discuss organization, census information, vital records, and where to look for information.