Green County Genealogical Society Meeting

Saturday October 5, 2024 at 10 am

“Using Railroad Records in Family History Research” by Craig Pfannkuche.

Railroads were meticulous record keepers. Large amounts of family data were collected by numerous railroad companies which spun their web of rails across the nation. Much of this material survives and is, as this presentation will show, a potential treasure of family history data to researchers.

Craig Pfannkuche is President of Memory Trail Research, Inc. since 1993, and is the Genealogical Archivist for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Historical Society since 1984. He is on the Board of Directors of the McHenry County, Illinois Genealogical Society & the Chicago Genealogical Society. He has presented numerous workshops in history, historical & genealogical research & archaeological techniques at both the local and national level. 

 The Green County Genealogical Society will hold its meeting at the Monroe Public Library in the second floor meeting room.