2015 Programs

All of our library genealogy programs are held on the 2nd Tuesday evening of each month at the Central Library located at 130 S. Roselle Road in Schaumburg, Illinois starting at 7:30 PM.

The meeting room can change but we are almost always in The Classroom located on the 2nd floor of our library building right next door to the Extension Services Office.

The doors to the room open by 7 PM.  The program itself starts at 7:30 PM.  From 7:30 PM until 7:45 – 8 PM, I will have introductions of new participants and review handout material and review general genealogy issues.  I will also answer any questions during this time.  By 7:45 – 8 PM we will start with our speaker or have our Breakout Groups depending on what is scheduled for the evening.

We will start ending the program between 9:15 PM and 9:30 PM.

We must end the program by no later than 9:30 PM.

Here are the scheduled programs we have on tap for 2015:

• January 13, 2015 – “An Archivist’s Notebook: Gleaning Genealogical Evidence from Ephemera” Presented by Laura Cosgrove Lorenzana

•  February 10, 2015 “Reading Between the Lines of the City Directory” Presented by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG

•  March 10, 2015 Break Out/Small Work Groups by Ethnic Interest/Beginners Table/Tips to Create Family History Book Table
  (No Speaker)
  

• April 14, 2015 “Using FamilySearch.org” Presented by Sandra Trapp

•  May 12, 2015“Finishing the Story: Researching World War I and II Military Records (Part 1)” Presented by Jennifer Holik

•  June 9, 2015 Break Out/Small Work Groups by Ethnic Interest/Beginners Table/Tips to Create Family History Book Table
  (No Speaker)
  

•  July 14, 2015 “Chicago Cemetery Research” Presented by Dan Niemiec

•  August 11, 2015 “Start Your Digging in 1940: Examine the 1940 Census for Information and Clues“ Presented by Jeff Bockman

•  September 8, 2015 Break Out/Small Work Groups by Ethnic Interest/Beginners Table/Tips to Create Family History Book Table
  (No Speaker)
  

•  October 13, 2015 “Sound Research Practices – Sources and Citations“ Presented by Ginger Frere

•  November 10, 2015 “Stories of the Lost – Researching World War I and II Military Records (Part 2)” Presented by Jennifer Holik

•  December 8, 2015 Break Out/Small Work Groups by Ethnic Interest/Beginners Table/Tips to Create Family History Book Table
  (No Speaker)

I hope this provides you with a snapshot view of 2015 so you can plan your schedule to attend our programs this year.

I invite you to join us at these programs that I know will help you in your own personal genealogical research.  Pick out a few of interest to you or join us for all of them!!

I look forward to seeing you.

Tony Kierna
Genealogy Coordinator
Schaumburg Township District Library