DUNN COUNTY GENEALOGY CLUB

The Dunn County Genealogy Club had their organizational meeting at the museum in February 2023.
They have been meeting monthly since then, sharing challenges and finding answers on how to research your family’s roots.
PLEASE NOTE: NO MEETINGS ARE HELD IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS

The next meeting will be:
Monday January 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM MT 
at the Dunn County Museum in Dunn Center 
Feel free to come later than 5PM if that works better; David will be there at least two hours. 
No meetings in November and December 2024.
Monthly meetings resume in January 2025, weather permitting.
**If weather is unsafe for travel, meeting will be cancelled – please check with leader before driving if it’s snowing or extremely cold. 

Topic: 
PRESERVATION – PART 2
Members were asked to pick subjects to research, and continue to share info on, at the upcoming meeting.
 Selected topics to be covered this time are: 
How to store a wedding dress; how to organize family keepsakes and collections,
how to care for common types of heirlooms; family papers: what to keep / what to toss.
Lots of learning opportunities at this meeting!   : ) 

Recap of the October Meeting
Preservation – Part 1
Topic was preservation with members doing short presentations on how best to care for certain items
 including sports memorabilia, quilts, old letters & documents, newspapers, children’s artwork, & digital media.
We also watched an informative video which covered similar subjects. 

Recap of August and September Meetings
 The topic for both months was “All Things German”.
 In August, members were asked to bring German food to share,
along with a recipe so a small cookbook could be compiled.  We enjoyed an amazing buffet that night!
(See photos posted at the bottom of this page.)
Many handouts were provided both months as aid to finding both German & Germans from Russia ancestors. 
 In September, we watched a video produced by ND PBS about Germans from Russia and their settlement in North Dakota. 

Recap of the July Meeting
With David’s expertise, we continued using Family Search to look up info in census records,
as well as some folks were able to locate family member’s draft cards, and other military records. 
David shared some family memories and encouraged others to share theirs.  

Recap of the June Meeting:
We looked up our own families in the 1950 census records for practice. 
We explored our culinary heritage and how that relates to genealogy. 
We are collecting old family recipes.
David and Vicki and other members of the group provided Scandinavian snacks! 

IF YOU ARE THINKING OF JOINING THE GROUP, PLEASE COME! 
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE ATTENDED, PLEASE BRING A FRIEND!

This is open to anyone interested in researching their family history, whether you are a pro at it,
or want to look into it but have never tried. All ages are welcome!! 
There is no need to have attended any previous meeting!
You don’t need to be from Dunn County or have roots here – the skills we are learning apply to anyone doing research. 
People are welcome to join at any time and come as often as they can; no requirement to attend monthly. 
Hand-outs / suggestions from previous meetings will be available for anyone who missed getting them.
 There will be time for individual help.  

There is public wi-fi at the museum, so if you have a laptop, please bring it.
We also have a laptop available for use.
We have a new sound system so it’s easier to hear David’s soft voice : ) 

**If there’s a topic you would like to see covered at these meetings, please reach out to David. ** 

 There are many resources at the museum, including over 100 years of Dunn County newspapers,
an extensive Oral History collection, many homestead records, a library with local history books,
 photos and other archived memorabilia, making this the logical place to meet.
The museum welcomes additions to this collection if you are willing to share any family memorabilia!

The museum will be open on this summer on Fri., Sat, and Mon. from 10AM to 4PM, and Sun. from 1PM to 5PM.  
 Folks are welcome to do genealogy research here during those hours.
Public wi-fi & public use laptop available on any open day.

 Coffee, tea and snacks will be served at club meetings. 

Please contact group leader, David Gustafson, at 541-571-4962 (text capable) for more information.
David is a native of Halliday and he and his wife Vicki recently moved back here to his family’s farm.
Previous to this he was an active participant in a group of genealogy enthusiasts in Kansas for a number of years.
He is looking forward to meeting people in this area that share his interest, and helping folks trace their family roots.
Please join us!!

 David is working on a Facebook page for the group; link will be posted here when available. 

We have a video and call-in link available for those who can’t attend in person.
PLEASE CALL 701-260-1650 AT LEAST A DAY AHEAD SO WE CAN BE SURE TO HAVE THE LINK WORKING.
It must be set up ahead of time, but here are the directions once you have registered with us to use this option:
PHONE IN OPTION:
Call in number: 945-218-0267.   Access code: 4264775.
To join by phone, dial the number after 4:45 PM MT on the night of the meeting;
enter the access code when prompted, followed by the # sign.
VIDEO & SCREEN SHARING OPTION:
Online meeting ID: dchistoricalsocietybk
Online meeting link: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/dchistoricalsocietybk
To join by computer, copy the link into your browser after 4:45 PM on the night of the meeting,
 and follow prompts to enter the Meeting ID. 

If you can’t make these dates but are still interested, please reach out to David.