Manitowoc County Genealogical Society

10/26/2025

TODAY! Special guest, Czech Choralier member Joy Krejcarek will share her musical talent on piano during Social Hour, 1-2pm.❤

10/21/2025

10/21/2025

AncestryDNA has updated Ethnicity results again.

AncestryDNA has updated its Origins (Ethnicity Estimates) once again, and genealogists everywhere are reacting! https://youtu.be/9V4L0ltyKvo&list=UULFcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw

Some are thrilled, others… not so much. In this episode, professional genealogist Connie Knox explains what’s really going on with these new DNA results, how Ancestry builds their reference panels, and why your percentages may have changed.

We’ll talk about what you actually inherit (and what you don’t), how genetic networks work, and how these updates can still offer valuable clues about your ancestors’ migrations and geographic origins. Connie also shares why ethnicity estimates—while interesting—shouldn’t be mistaken for genealogical proof and shows how to use DNA clusters, groups, and matches to uncover meaningful records for your family history research.

You’ll come away understanding how to interpret these updates, what “Origins” really means, and how to make the most of your DNA results on Ancestry.
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10/21/2025

Don't miss another really great conference on Sat., Oct. 25th, 2025.
The Bay Area Genealogical Society 50th Anniversary Conference!

Send a message to learn more

10/21/2025

What did they find?

October is American Archives Month!

Archivists love a good unboxing—but they never know what they will find!

UWGB Archives staff are constantly opening boxes as new collections arrive from donors. These boxes might contain paper documents, photographs, maps, memoirs, official records, or other more surprising finds. But what happens when a box holds more than expected?

Our staff was recently reminiscing about some of the strangest things we have come across while processing records on the job—this bingo card highlights just fourteen of the real-life examples of the startling, unexpected things we have found.

10/21/2025

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10/21/2025

Some of the wonderful research part of Manitowoc County! There's so much to find at St. Nazianz Area Historical Society's page and in person!

10/21/2025

Bob Domagalski sitting in front of his computer compiling local history.

10/21/2025

Manitowoc County Historical Society Online Photo Collections

10/16/2025

https://genealogybargains.com/ancestrydna-evergreen 🧬 “The Ultimate Gift of Drama” Forget socks. Gift your relatives family drama backed by science. AncestryDNA kits are on sale for $39 (regularly $99) through Oct 22. Because nothing says “Happy Holidays” like discovering you’re 4% Viking. ⚔️

10/16/2025

https://genealogybargains.com/ancestryus-evergreen “Grandma’s ghost approves this deal 👻” 📜 Ancestry is slicing 50% off 6-month memberships — but only Oct 9–22! Find your ancestors before they start haunting your DNA results. 👉 GenealogyBargains.com