MONROE — Members and guests at the Green County Genealogical Society’s meeting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 will view the “Votes for Women” video and learn about suffragettes from Wisconsin and Illinois. Refreshments are available 15 minutes before, but attendees are also invited to bring a dish to pass for the Christmas potluck following the program.

The meeting will be held in the second-floor meeting room of the Monroe Public Library. The program is free and open to the public. Call Donna Kjendlie at 608-921-1537 or Sharon Mitchell at 815-868-2416 with questions. Leave a message if no answer.

The GCGS Research Center, located in lower level of the Monroe Public Library, is available to the public for research. Normal Research Center hours are: Tuesdays and third Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the 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.