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Using U.S. Land Records in Genealogy
MAPS USEFUL IN TRACING FAMILY HISTORY
WHEN: Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 10 AM to Noon, Central Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: BIGWILL live meeting at the Community Church, 5714 Broadway, Richmond, IL 60071; and virtually via ZOOM. Both are open to the public and free to attend! Visitors are always welcome to attend our presentations. Come learn with us!
The British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois welcomes as guest speaker, Margaret (Peg) Mackle Kapustiak.
Peg Kapustiak’s topic will be “30 Different Maps, plus Using the Internet to Locate Maps Useful for Family History.” The past is not hidden; we see it every day, though we often do not even know it. Maps can unlock details about your family or lead you to new resources. Peg will help us explore various kinds of maps, look at details included and not included, and offer suggestions on locating maps for the British Islands, using various sources, including the Internet.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlcuygrz4jGdMDcsIV9gdkdJ973myICpDz
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Peg Kapustiak’s presentations and handouts are designed to provide you with extremely practical tips, ideas, links, and sources. She has been a genealogist and family historian for 46 years and has researched her family history in the Chicago area, the Midwest, New England, and New York state plus ten countries in both Europe and Asia, when she lived overseas. She has provided over 180 talks to organizations both nationally and internationally in the past 24 years, is the author of one book and 56 research articles and currently volunteers at five historical/genealogical organizations.
The British Interest Group of Wisconsin & Illinois (BIGWILL) is a special interest group for those who wish to research family history and ancestry in the British Isles. We meet at 10:00 am (Central time) on the third Saturday of January, March, May, July, September and November. January and March meetings are online only, virtually via Zoom.
Clarno, Cadiz and Jordan Townships
Green County Genealogical Society
Friday Fun Day-July 26 at 1 pm in The GCGS Research Center
GCGS will host an informal discussion on Clarno, Cadiz and Jordan townships.
Retired Pastor Ron Nybroten will attend. He will talk about his memories growing up in and around Cadiz, Clarno and Jordan townships.
The GCGS Research Center has plat maps, tax records and other reference materials for the townships available.
For any questions about Friday Fun Day call Donna at 608-921-1537. The GCGS Research Center (located in the lower level of the Monroe Public Library) is open to the public for research Tuesdays 10 am-3 pm. Appointments can be made for another time.
Phone: 608-328-7436
Website: www.greencogenealogywi.org
Family Search, Hands On with Maureen Brady
Bring your laptop.for hands on experience. (Via Zoom)
Luxembourg American Cultural Society: 100 Peter Thein Avenue, Belgium, WIFest Grounds: Community Park- 106 Beech Street, Belgium, WIFest Cultural Forum: Ozaukee Nonprofit Center- 2360 Dakota Drive, Grafton, WI
The LACS will be open with FREE admission Wednesday through Sunday of Fest Week, August 7-11, 2024, from 10 am – 3 pm.
6 pm – 7:30 pm: LACS Member Meeting at LACS (registration required)
9:30 am: Registration and Coffee at Fest Cultural Forum (ticketed event)
10 am – 12 pm: Fest Cultural Forum: “Luxembourg Culinary Traditions”
Fest Grounds Activities11 am: Luxembourg Fest Main Street Parade Diamond Dancers performing Luxembourg folk dances on Main Street immediately following the parade- all welcome to join in learning.
11:30 am – 4 pm: Kënschtler Eck (Artist Corner): Make your own Paper Rose craft from recycled Luxembourgish books. Free!
11:30 am – 3 pm:
12 pm – 1 pm and 2 pm – 4 pm: Live Music with The Other Side
12 pm- 2 pm: Rides to LACS/Village Splash Pad
1 pm: Treipen Eating Contest
Duke Henri Village Square, across from the LACS:
5 pm: “Luxembourg Under the Stars” (ticketed event).
10 am: Fest Mass at Fest Grounds with Abbot Joel Rippinger, OSB presiding. Mass followed by Fest pageantries with 2024 Duke and Duchess Karen & Joe Jasper and this year’s Honored Family: The Jacoby’s.
11 am- 1 pm: Food & drinks
11:30 am: Magic & Comedy Show by Glen Gerard
JOIN US for Luxembourg Fest August 9-11, 2024. Visit https://www.lacs.lu/luxembourg-fest-week/ for details
Mysterious Codes: Passenger Manifests Letters and Numbers
DNA Behind the Scenes with Dan Hubbard DNA testing has become part of genealogy but what does it really mean? What are the different tests? Why do they tell us different things? (Via Zoom)
The Art of Slow Genealogy
"Italian-American Immigrants and the Chicago Mafia Connections in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin" with Vick Hahn
Learn more about Italian-Americans immigration to the United States, the organization of the Mafia, overcoming the difficult search for genealogy of its members, the influences it had on local history, and its connections to people in area communities. (In person and Zoom)
Navigating Maritime Internet Research Resources: Uncovering Wisconsin's Seafaring Ancestors
Newspapers Research with Jean Lythgoe
Learn the ins and outs of researching with Newspapers.com and GenealogyBank. (In person and Zoom)
400,000 German POWs in the U.S.: How did they affect your community and family?
The American Revolution Beyond the US: French Canadian Patriots
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