Current KCGS members will receive notification of both KCGS and Town and Country Public Library (TCPL) genealogy meetings.
Guests interested in attending any KCGS sponsored meeting encouraged to supply their name and email address to kcgsinfo@gmail.com. For TCPL programs, register with the library directly, via the provided link.
Unless otherwise specified, in-person meetings are held at the Town and Country Public Library, 320 E North St., Elburn, IL.
The start time for all events listed is 7:00 p.m. Central Time.
KCGS Sponsored: Wide World of Passports–An In Depth Look
The program will continue on from the 02 February 2024 TCPL Presentation by Debra Dudek titled Wide World of Passports. We will take a deeper dive into the resources shared during that presentation as well as work through using the document sets.
Presentation method: Hybrid in-person and virtual. Members will receive Zoom meeting invitation.
TCPL Sponsored: Declutter Your Photo Live
Presented by Adam Pratt
Whether your photos are prints, digital, or both, they are some of your family’s most precious memories. Learn how to turn the chaos of your family photos into an organized, searchable, shareable, and secure family photo archive.
Presentation method: In person only. Registration with TCPL required.
RegisterKCGS Sponsored: Reconstructing the Lives of Our Farming Ancestors
Presented by Annette Burke Lyttle
It’s a rare family tree that doesn’t contain at least some farm families, since until the latter part of the 19th century farmers made up most workers in America. It may be hard for us to envision what daily life was like for our farming ancestors as we try to recover their stories. Join our speaker Annette Burke Lyttle as she shows us how genealogical records and social history resources can help us reconstruct the life stories of your farming ancestors.
Presentation method: Virtual Only
Register04 April 2024
TCPL Sponsored: Do a Double-Take for More Research Clues
Presented by: Suz Bates
Vital records, censuses, city directories and more hold overlooked clues about your ancestors. Propel your research into action by doing a double take on records you’ve already hold. There is more to find.
Presentation method: Hybrid–in person and virtual. Registration with TCPL required.
RegisterKCGS Sponsored: Coming to America–The Immigrant Experience
Presented by Laura Street Chaplin
Starting with a fascinating historical perspective on what the experience was like for our immigrant ancestors, this presentation then leads into the types of immigration or emigration records kept and where to find them. Where were the ports of embarkation? Where did people go, depending on the year, when they arrived in America? What about naturalization – never simple, especially if you were female. As time permits, some of the best immigration record search engines will be demonstrated.
Presentation method: Hybrid in-person and virtual. Members will receive Zoom meeting invitation.
02 May 2024
TCPL Sponsored: Cyber Sleuthing Your Family Tree
Presented by: Tina Beaird
There is a colossal amount of information available on the Internet. Tina offers methods for evaluating web sites for reliable sources of information. Learn how to use subscription databases in tandem with free genealogy websites to trace your family tree. Plus, find out what’s new in the online genealogy community.
Presentation method: Hybrid–in person and virtual. Registration with TCPL required.
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