Need a little help with your research?  Volunteers filling PGSA requests at the PMA library are also available to consult on genealogy questions and/or methods from 10am till 1pm. Additionally, you may work in the library until 7 pm. The library is open 1 to 7 pm on Wednesdays.

There is plentiful parking and it's free! Public transportation is available. (take the CTA 56 Milwaukee Avenue bus to Augusta or take the Blue Line to Chicago Avenue or Division Street)

Also, The Polish Museum Of America (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.

Library of the Polish Museum of America

984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL

This event repeats every month on the second Saturday.

The Chicago Area TMG Users Group will meet to explore The Master Genealogist software and how various members use it. This group is a SIG of CAGG-NI. Visit the TMG pages of CAGGNI's website http://caggni.shuttlepod.org/ for specific meeting information.

Schaumburg Township District Library

130 South Roselle Road

Schaumburg IL

Computer-Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois will meet to discuss methods and techniques to use computers in your genealogy research.

CAGGNI meets every third Saturday of every month except December. Visit the CAGGNI's website
www.caggni.org for specific meeting informaiton.

The link to our calendar page is: http://caggni.shuttlepod.org/

Schaumburg Township District Library

130 South Roselle Road

Schaumburg IL

Cynthia Piech will present Genealogical Societies in Poland.
Genealogy is popular in Poland, and there are several genealogical societies in various regions of Poland.  We'll look at the web sites of several of these societies to see what they offer the Polish-American genealogist.  We'll also demonstrate how to easily translate the web pages that are in Polish
Cynthia Piech has been doing genealogical research for 14 years.  She has done research in both the U.S. and Poland and has traced her family back to the late 1700s.  Cynthia has written articles on genealogy and travel in Poland for the Rodziny.  She is a member of the PGSA, the National Genealogical Society, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and the Genealogical Speakers Guild.

Social Hall of the PRCUA, 984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL

"Finishing the Story" speaker: Jennifer Holik-Urban. Tracing the life of a deceased military soldier can be challenging. Through three World War I and World War II case studies,learn about records and resources available to help you write the stories of your Soldier Dead. Jennifer Holik is a genealogical research professional, lecturer, author and the owner of "Generations".

Doors open at 6:15, business meeting at 6:45.

TMG website: www.tmgenealogists.org

TINLEY PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
7851 Timber Drive
(80th Avenue and 180th Street)
TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS

"Journey Through Generations" during the next Federation of Genealogical Societies conference. Look for your ancestors in the more than one million books and microform sources in The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library. Attend sessions, exhibits and activities.

Also, visit the PGSA booth with board member Richard Lach and his wife Theresa while your are there.

To register and for more information: https://www.fgsconference.org/

Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana

This year's theme is "Growing Your Research Resources" and our speakers are: Tomasz Nitsch, Tomasz MacEntee  and Ceil Jensen.

Tomasz Nitsch, from Poland,  will advance our knowledge of what is increasingly available on that side of the Atlantic. Thomas MacEntee, will provide new and exciting ways to access data online and Ceil Jensen, will teach advanced Polish research; both in the US and Poland.  And, for those of you who are novices, we will present some basic Polish history on each of the 3 partitions.

See our Homepage for more information and updates.

Hilton Lisle/Naperville

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