Buffalo Grove FamilySearch Center

08/01/2026

06/06/2026

The Buffalo Grove FamilySearch Center will be open all summer on its regular schedule. Closed on June 21st and July 4-5.
Tuesday 10 am - 1 pm; 6:30pm - 9 pm
Saturday 10 am - 1 pm
Sunday 3 pm - 6 pm

06/06/2026

📅 MCIGS Members Workshop — Saturday, July 11, 2026
📍 Cary Area Public Library, Cary, IL · 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Two programs in one Saturday, both about finding the records most searches miss.

FamilySearch: Reaching the Hidden Records

FamilySearch is free and holds billions of historical records, but roughly 70% of them are NOT indexed, which means a name search walks right past them. This program compares every search option on FamilySearch, where each one is strongest, and how to access that unindexed 70%.

Presented by Maureen Brady, a former school librarian and computer educator with more than forty years in family history research. Maureen has traced her Scottish roots to the late 1600s and also researches Chicago and the Midwest, the trans-Allegheny U.S., Quebec, Ireland, and Sweden. She is a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild and has presented to societies, libraries, and conferences nationwide, including the Brigham Young University Library family history webinar series.

Let's Keep It Simple: Exploring Family History Using Free Online Tools - A practical session from MCIGS board member Jen Cherry on the free tools that do real research work.

🍽️ A light lunch will be served.
👥 Open to MCIGS members only. Limited to 40 attendees.
🔗 Register on the MCIGS website: https://www.mcigs.org

06/06/2026

Here is the correct date for our next program, which is FREE for everyone. It's a perfect topic for someone new to family tree research, as well as for a more experienced researcher interested in other sources. www.mcigs.org