Experienced PGSA genealogists will be available for consultation on the third Saturday of the month, from 10 to 1, in the library of the Polish Museum of America, 984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.   We will no longer be offering Genealogy Saturdays in  January, February or December.  We will decide at the end of 2010 whether to continue the service at other times.

 There is plentiful parking, public transportation is available (take the CTA 56 Milwaukee Avenue bus to Augusta or take the Blue Line to Chicago Avenue or Division Street), you may work in the library until 4 PM, and the PMA museum (with its great gift shop) is open from 11 to 4.  There are several restaurants nearby, including a Polish one.  For more information, email PGSAmerica@pgsa.org. 

Polish Museum of America Library, 984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL

Spring Genealogy Classes, by The South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society.  Classes will be half lecture and half interactive online research.  Computors will be provided.                       

Registration Deadline: February 18th Classes iimited to 12 participants.

Four Sessions: $45 members / $55  non-members

March 4: The Basics: pitfalls, safe online posting, SSGHS website, free online classes and sign up for free Ancestry trial

March 11: Searching and Finding: using the many features of Ancestry; Google and how to use search engines 

March 18: General Genealogy: multiple genealogy websites and how to use them  

March 25: Finding Help: online volunteers, local public libraries

For registration contact: Charlie Ranlett at 708-798- 0174  cmaranlett@comcast.net  or Shirley Koelling at 815-465-6041  koellings@yahoo.com

  For more info: www.ssghs.org/classes

The South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society, 3000 W. 170th Place, Hazel Crest, IL  60429-1174 

This year's South Bend Area Genealogy Society's fair will be featuring Mr. Curt Witcher, a nationaly accredited Genealogist. Mr. Witcher is widely known nationaly and lectures throughout the United States. Doors open at 9:00a.m. Lunch will be available for purchase and exhibitors all day.

 Mr. Witcher will speak on two subjects:

 10:30 a.m.  Marching On: Major Military Sites on the internet

1:30 p.m. Using Non-Population Schedules in your Family Tree

.For more info call: Bill Minish: 574-277-1183 or email: WHMinish@aol.com  or write SBAGS at the location adress.

Located at Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Pub Library, 209 Lincoln Way East, Mishawaka, IN 46544

The Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan is hosting the UPGS conference in Salt Lake City from April 28 -May 1.  Click on the website for details: http://www.pgsm.org/

We will have a Polish buffet meal  on Wednesday night.  Our speaker will be Loretta "Lou" Szucs.  Other speakers for Polish topics will be Daniel Schlyter, Sonja Hoeke-Nishimoto, Stephen J. Danko, Tomasz Nitsch, Paul Lipinksi and Ceil Wendt Jensen. 

Salt Lake City, Utah

Fox Valley Genealogical Society - May 13th at the Naperville Municipal Center in Naperville at 7:30 p.m. Speaker Ola Heska will present a program on gazetteers of Poland

Naperville Municipal Center in Naperville, IL

Other Upcoming Events

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