MONROE — The Green County Genealogical Society meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4 in the second floor meeting room of the Monroe Public Library. Refreshments are available for 15 minutes before the meeting. 

The meeting is open to the public and there is no cost to attend. Call Sharon Mitchell at 815-868-2416 or Donna Kjendlie at 608-921-1537 with questions. Leave a message if no answer.

The group’s annual meeting will be Saturday, May 4. Nancy Sorchy will present the program, “Have You Ever Wondered How Women Got Into Their Clothes Through the 18th and 19th centuries or Why Did Women All Have the Same Shape?”  She will discuss and show what clothing looks like close up and what’s underneath. 

The Research Center will be closed May 4 so members can view clothing at the Green County Historical Museum.

The GCGS Research Center (located in lower level of the Monroe Public Library) is again available to the public for research. Normal Research Center hours are: Tuesdays and third Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and first Saturday after the meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. or by appointment by calling 608-921-1537. 

Main holdings are on Green County. Both Rock and Lafayette Counties are well represented as well as several other counties, states, countries and ethnic groups. 

A large clipping collection of births, marriages and obituaries is available. Volunteers are on staff to help with research.