Saturday, January 17, 2015

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As you can see we are in need of a member who has the time to keep the blog active. Until we find such a person, please follow us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Elgin-IL-Genealogical-Society/202553643108518

Thank you for your interest in our group.

Our meeting schedule for the rest of the year: (All meetings are held at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove, Elgin IL)
Tuesday meetings begin at 9:30 am
Thursday meetings begin at 7:00 pm

February 3       Steve Szabados          Researching Your Chicago Ancestor
February 19     Larry Olson                Riding the (Genealogical) Rails in Chicago

March 3           Cheryl Winter            Preserving Your Family Memories (Scrapbooking)
March 19         Thomas MacEntee     Webinar: Evernote for Genealogy

April 7             Mike Karsen               Preserving Your Ancestors' Legacy: Writing Their Story
April 16           Sandra Trapp              Family Search

May 5              Debra Dudek              Victorian Mourning Customs
May 21            Sandra Trapp              Using Family Trees

June 2              Bob Allen                   Using Secret Society Information for Genealogy
June 18            Debra Mieszala           Clues from the Midwest

July 7               EGS Writers' Group   Telling our Stories
July 16             Daniel Hubbard          Researching at the Appomattox Court House

August 4          Tina Beaird                 Courthouse Finds
August 20        Caron Primas Brennan   Using Fold3

September 1     Daniel Hubbard          When a Life Becomes Myth: History, Myth, and Family
September 17   Debra Dudek               Internet Archive

October 6         Teresa McMillan         German Farm Names
October 15       Bob Allen                    Using Find-A-Grave

November 3     ISGS Panel                  Sharing What We Learned at the ISGS Conference
November 19   Member Participation  Recapping this Year's Research

December 1     Annual Meeting
December 17   No Meeting