We will be closed from December 12, 2024 thru January 8, 2024. In January, February and March we will only be open on Thursdays from 10am to 3pm. Stay safe and warm this winter!
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Closed for Halloween
The Society will be closed for Halloween, October 31, 2024. Have a safe and fun Halloween!
Santa’s Attic – October 26th
Santa’s Attic is just around the corner! We still have some booth spaces left so there is still time to reserve your space. It’s only 25.00 per space. You can download our Vendor registration letter at https://brcountyksgs.org/ and send it to the address on the form. If you have any questions, please let us know. We are in the library on Tuesdays and Thursdays or you can email us at brcogenealogy@yahoo.com. We would love to have you join us this year!
Match Day Success
We would like to thank everyone who donated to the society on Match Day 2024. Without you we could not continue to assist people in their family history research and could not continue building our library resources. “Thank you!”
May Meeting!
Don’t forget the meeting tonight!
Sharon Shannon Pontious will present the program “Hiawatha Descendants of the Mayflower” at our meeting of the Brown County Genealogical Society. The meeting starts tonight, May 16, at 7 p.m. at our library at 116 South 7th Street in Hiawatha. The public is welcome to attend!
Garage Sale is coming up!
Our city wide garage sales are May 2nd thru May 4th and once again our society is participating as this is a good fund raiser for us. If you have items you would like to donate please bring them to the society library Tuesday or Thursday from 10am to 3pm or please call at 785-742-7511 if you have questions. No clothing please.
Sale Hours: Thursday 8-5
Friday 8-5
Saturday 8-12
Be sure to come check out our treasures May 2,3 and 4th, 2024!
APRIL 2024 MEETING DATE CORRECTION
There was an error in the last newsletter regarding our April meeting date.
The correct date for our April 2024 meeting is April 18th at 7pm at the Society library.
We apologize for the misprint and hope to see everyone on the 18th!
Society Opening
It’s been a long winter but now spring is just around the corner and the Society is getting things ready to open again. The Society will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 3pm starting April 2, 2024. We’re excited for the opening and hope that we will see you in April!
If you would like more information on the Society and would be interested in joining the Brown County Genealogical Society, you may contact us through our email at brcogenealogy@yahoo.com, call us when we are open at 785-742-7511, or better yet come to our meetings on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7pm at the Society located at 116 South 7th St, Hiawatha.
If needed, you can find a membership form right here on our website: https://brcountyksgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/membership-form-2023.pdf
See you soon!
Holiday Hours
The research library will be closed November 21st, 22nd and 23rd. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. Also the last day we will be open for 2023 is Thursday December 14th. Have a safe and Happy Holiday.
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Highway 36 Treasure Hunt
The Highway 36 Treasure Hunt will be September 14, 15 and 16, 2023 and since we had such great success with it last year; we are going to do it again!!! We will be open but instead of genealogy we will be selling our junk for you to treasure! We will be open on Thursday September 14 from 8 to 5; we are going to be open on September 15 from 8 to 5 and September 16 from 8 to at 2.
With all that being said do you have some more “junk” you would like to donate?? No clothing but we will take anything else to raise money to keep the library operational!
Brown County Genealogical Society 