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Fire Up Your Genealogy Workshop — Elgin, IL
The Elgin Genealogical Society is putting on a one-year long workshop to help a person get started…or restarted…with genealogy research. Each monthly program will cover a different topic important to helping you further your research. The workshops will be held on the third Thursday of each month in the Community Room, first floor of the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Avenue, Elgin, Illinois 60120 and begin
at 7:00 pm. All EGS meetings are open to the public. The program schedule is:
Date Topic
January 16 — Getting Started with your Research
February 20 — Getting the Vitals Down—Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
March 20 — Turning Fiction to Fact: Using, Identifying and Citing Sources
April 17 — Making Sense of the Census
May 15 — Organizing your Research
June 19 — Using Libraries to Continue your Research
July 17 — Using Websites to Help Your Research
August 21 — Analyzing and Tracking your Research
September 18 — Digging into Land Records: The Neglected Resource
October 16 — Dusting Off those Old Court Records
November 20 — Fanning the Flames
While designed to be a one-year long workshop a person does not have to attend all programs. For more information please email moc.loa|SGniglE#moc.loa|SGniglE
Genealogy Session: Researching Your Swedish Heritage in Living Color Using Arkiv Digital on Saturday, March 22, 10 a.m. to noon
On Saturday, March 22, the Nordic Family Genealogy Center at the Swedish American Museum will host a genealogy session on using Arkiv Digital to bring color to your own Swedish heritage research. This presentation will be led by Kathy Meade, one of North America’s top experts in the field of Swedish genealogy.
Cost is free for Genealogy Center members; non-member cost is $10. Reservations appreciated. You may email the Genealogy Center at gro.camas|ygolaeneg#gro.camas|ygolaeneg with any questions you may have about this session or call the Museum at 773.728.8111 and leave a message for the Genealogy Center volunteer.
Wilmette, IL Family History Fair - March 22, 2014
The Wilmette Family History Center (2727 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, IL) will be hosting a free Family History Fair on Saturday, March 22, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. This year’s theme will explore the power of storytelling to strengthen and unify families. Presenters will include popular speakers from RootsTech 2014 in Salt Lake City (via video) as well as local genealogy experts. Hands-on genealogy help and activities for the whole family will also be available. For registration and information please visit: http://www.lds.org/familyhistoryfair
May 17, 2014: CAGGNI's GeneaQuest: The Future is Now
The premier conference of the Computer Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois (CAGGNI), Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois, Building E.
CAGGNI is a robust group of over 200 genealogists who focus on using technology to enhance their research. GeneaQuest 2014 is a full day of genealogy education, highlighting genealogy technology of the future, and introducing GeneaQuest's exclusive GeneaUs Bar. Visit the GeneaQuest conference blog at http://www.geneaquest.blogspot.com/ and CAGGNI's website at http://caggni.org.