MEMBERSHIP MEETING PROGRAMS
Date: 2nd Saturday of each month*
Time: 10AM**
Location: Library, 3000 W. 170th Place Hazel Crest, IL. 60429**
Cost: FREE to anyone.
*There are no meetings in December or January.
**unless otherwise noted
Thurs., August 10, 2023: Writer’s Group SIG (members only) from 1-3p
SSGHS members are invited to join Carole Magnuson at this special interest group, where you’ll learn various ways to tell your family’s story. Questions? Contact Carole at cmkinhunter@gmail.com. The library is closed to researchers.
Sat., July 10: “DNA—No Tree! No Response! Now What?” with Suzan Bates (via Zoom)
What else can you do with your DNA results if you’ve already used the Shared (or In Common) Matches and have contacted some of those people with little response? Autosomal DNA test results from Ancestry DNA and Family Tree DNA … Continued
Sat., Aug. 7: Library closed due to festival
The SSGHS Library will be closed Sat., August 7. The Public Safety Building (in which we are housed) is the site of the Hazelnut Festival.
Sat., Aug. 14: “The 1950 Federal Census – Are You Ready?” with Thomas MacEntee (via Zoom)
Many genealogists remember the amount excitement in April 2012 around the release of the 1940 US Census. Following the “72 Year Rule” for records at the National Archives, the results of the 1950 US Census will be made public on … Continued
Sat., August 21: Writer’s Group SIG (members only), 10a-12p
SSGHS members are invited to join Carole Magnuson at this special interest group, where you’ll learn various ways to tell your family’s story. Questions? Contact Carole at cmkinhunter@gmail.com. The library is closed to researchers.
Thurs., Sept. 9: Writer’s Group (members-only Special Interest Group)
SSGHS members are invited to join Carole Magnuson at this special interest group, where you’ll learn various ways to tell your family’s story. Questions? Contact Carole at cmkinhunter@gmail.com. The library is closed to researchers.
Sat., Sept. 11: “Digging Into Cemetery Research,” with Pam Taylor
Pam Taylor is our speaker for our Sept. 11 meeting. Digging Into Cemetery Research, this presentation covers a multitude of sources used to locate death certificates/records. Pam also provides information about different types of cemeteries, grave markers, and their symbols. … Continued
Sat., Oct. 9: “Anna and Her Brothers – Finding Relations When No Family Stories Exist,” with Debra Dudek
Join us in person or via Zoom! Unmarried immigrant women living outside the family unit generate a different set of records, which makes piecing together their ancestry more of a challenge. This presentation examines a combination of family stories, photographs … Continued
MEMBERSHIP MEETING PROGRAMS
Date: 2nd Saturday of each month*
Time: 10AM**
Location: Library, 3000 W. 170th Place Hazel Crest, IL. 60429**
Cost: FREE to anyone.
*There are no meetings in December or January.
**unless otherwise noted