ABout The Northwest Indiana Genealogical SocietyThe Northwest Indiana Genealogical society (NWIGS) is a volunteer run non-profit organization that preserves and shares the history and genealogy of Lake County and Porter Counties in Indiana. It hosts monthly classes in-person and online, publishes a monthly newsletter, and creates resources to help you with your research and learn about genealogy and family history.
Meetings & ClassesAt our monthly meetings, we invite local and national experts to share information that will help you become a more effective genealogist. Attendees are also invited to share their genealogical discoveries at our occasional sharing sessions.
Videos and Handouts Available from Our Recent Discovering Your Roots: A Beginner's Genealogy Workshop
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We’re Looking for a 1st Vice-President!
The Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society (NWIGS) is currently seeking a volunteer 1st Vice-President, and we’d love to fill this role as soon as possible. If you enjoy genealogy, connecting with interesting speakers, and helping keep our society active and engaging, this could be a perfect fit!
The best part? You don’t have to live in Northwest Indiana. This role can be done remotely, but you do need to be a member of NWIGS. Like all of our board positions, this is a volunteer role, but it’s also a fun way to get more involved with the genealogy community. What does the 1st Vice-President do? The 1st Vice-President helps support the President and the organization while also leading one of our most important areas--programs and speakers. Duties include: 🔹 Filling in for the President when needed and stepping in if the office becomes vacant 🔹 Serving as Chairperson of the Program Committee 🔹 Finding and scheduling engaging speakers for our monthly meetings 🔹 Coordinating speaker contracts and sharing payment information with the treasurer 🔹 Gathering and preparing speaker handouts for members 🔹 Managing our Zoom meetings for board and member meetings (sending links and reminders) 🔹 Creating quick meeting surveys (both on Zoom and for in-person attendees) 🔹 Sending monthly MailChimp reminders about upcoming meetings 🔹 Posting occasional updates on Facebook In short, you’ll help bring great programs and learning opportunities to our members while working with a friendly and supportive board. If you’ve ever wanted to play a bigger role in the genealogy community, help keep our meetings engaging, and meet fascinating speakers from across the genealogy world, this is a wonderful opportunity. 📩 Interested or have questions? Reach out to us—we’d love to talk with you about joining the board! Support local history and genealogy
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Learn More About NWIGSNWIGS was officially organized on April 25, 1970.
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Purpose: The NORTHWEST INDIANA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY is a non-profit organization whose objectives are to collect, preserve and disseminate knowledge and information with reference to genealogy, history, biography and heraldry; to promote and sustain interest in the study of these fields; to pool interest and aid individual members of the Society; and to issue publications relating to genealogy.
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