Meetings

Monthly meetings are normally held in the “Susan & Roger Smith Meeting Room” of the Minocqua Public Library, located at 415 Menominee St. in Minocqua.  Meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of every month.  We also have field trips, a Christmas luncheon (for members) and/or a summer picnic during agreeable weather. The starting time for all the meetings is 1:30pm. 
​Guests are always welcome. 

​Membership

LAGS membership year extends from April 1 through March 31. Dues are $15.00 for an individual or families living in the same household. An email version of the newsletter and links to handouts are sent to all members.
Dues are used to bring in speakers and pay for programs.
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​Membership Form
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Programs

  • ​December 10, 2024 - Members Christmas Party at ERA. 11:30am.
  • January 14, 2025 - Using the Five Largest Online Genealogy Websites - James Tanner video presentation.
  • February 11, 2025 - Genealogy Resources at the Minocqua Library.
  • March 11, 2025 - Dating and Identifying Old Photos - Maureen Taylor video presentation.​​
Future Programs (tentative)​
  • April 8, 2025 - Photo Identification - Bring in your photos to get assistance in identifying the year the photo was taken.  
  • May 13, 2025 - Considering Graves When Researching Your Ancestors - Davina Wilcox video presentation.
  • June 10, 2025 - French Canadian Research.
  • July 8, 2025 - Picnic.
  • August 12, 2025 - Field Trip to Wausau Family History Library/Archives.
  • September 9, 2025 - Irish Emigration to North America, Before, During, and After the Famine - Paul Milner video presentation.
  • October 14, 2025 - Ten Steps to Finding your Immigrant Ancestor - James Tanner video presentation.
  • November 11, 2025 - British Research Methodology: How, What & Where to Search - Sylvia Tracy-Doolos video presentation.
  • December 9, 2025 - Christmas Luncheon at a local restaurant


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Research Help

One on one research help is available from some of our more experienced members.  Either the society president or the Minocqua Library can put you in contact with one of these members.   Please let them know the type of help you are seeking:  help getting started, a brick wall, specific nationality, crossing the pond,  organizing the research documents, internet research, etc. This info will help the society determine which volunteer will best be able to assist you.

​The Minocqua Public Library has a microfiche machine. Films can be ordered from the Wisconsin Historical Society. The nearest Family History Research Center is in Wausau

LAGS Library

Lakeland Area Genealogy Society (LAGS) has a library collection of genealogy books, CD’s, and microfiche for members use. These items are kept in our locked file cabinet and can be checked out before or after regular meetings or by special arrangement with an officer.  ​​​
You can also download 
Births, Marriages, Anniversaries and Deaths 
​published in the local newspaper, The Lakeland Times.
Visit our Vitals page. 
LAGS Published Books
  • Birth, Marriage & Death Indexes for “The Times & The Minocqua Times 1891-1926
  • Birth, Marriage, Death & Misc. Indexes for The Lakeland Times 1927-1949
  • The Lakeland Area Cemetery Tombstone Inventory,  published 1997

Library List:
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