The Green County Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The program “Native American Artifacts” will be presented by Jim Beer. He has hunted and collected Indian artifacts since 1960. Jim was the past national president of the Genuine Indian Relic Society. Jim Beer is a published author and is working on his second book.

Jim Beer is a descendent of David Legler and Barbara Streiff, who settled in New Glarus in 1846. He was born in Monroe in 1946. He graduated from Monroe High School in 1964, UW-Madison in 1969 with a BS in Secondary Education, Marquette University Law in 1972, JD. He joined with Anna O. Blum to form the law firm Beer and Blum, which later merged with Viney and Schmitz to form the law firm of Viney Schmitz Beer and Blum. He was elected Green County District Attorney in 1975; served as Family Court Commissioner under Judge John Callahan and Judge David Deininger. Governor Tommy Thompson appointed him as Circuit Judge and served in that capacity for 25 years. Currently he is a Wisconsin Reserve Circuit Judge appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The meeting will be held in the second-floor meeting room of the Monroe Public Library, 925 16th Avenue, at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 1. Visitors are always welcome and there is no cost to attend. You may call Ginny at (608) 426-1796 or Donna at (608) 921-1537 if you have any questions.

The GCGS Research Center (located in the lower level of the Monroe Public Library) is available to the public for research each Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Other times are available by appointment by calling (608) 325-7436 on Tuesdays, or Bill at (608) 325-2990.