Meetings & Conferences

Upcoming PGSA meeting.

PGSA quarterly meetings are held in February, May, August, and November at 2:00 pm at the Polish Museum of America, 984 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL or other sites in the Chicagoland area, with interesting speakers and time reserved to solve personal genealogical problems.

PGSA's Genealogy Saturdays : 3rd Saturday of each month
The next Genealogy Saturdays will be April 19 and May 17. Experienced genealogists will be available for consultation at the PMA library in Chicago on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10AM to 1PM. They will be there to assist with your research, introduce you to and help you use information available in the library. Place a copy of the Genealogy Saturday Poster in your local Library and your special research area.

United Polish Genealogical Society 10th Conference
April 19-21, 2008 For more info go to http://www.upgs.wordpress.com

Hands-on Genealogy Computer Workshops
Carl Sandburg College's Branch in Carthage, Illinois, offering two hands-on genealogy computer workshops in Spring of 2008.
Family Tree Maker 2008 on 29 March 2008
Free Genealogy Online on 26 April 2008
Registration is limited $35 each). Presenter- Michael John Neill.
More information - http://www.rootdig.com/carthage.html

The 34th Annual Quad-Cities Genealogical Conference will be held on
Saturday, 26 April 2008
at the Viking Club of Moline, 1450 - 41st Street, Moline, IL.  
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilbgsrim/news/AnnualGenConference.html

Speaker will be Colleen Fitzpatrick.  Topics will include:

1. Overview to Forensic Genealogy (or CSI Meets Roots)
2. You Will Never Look at Your Old Photos the Same Way Again
3. The Database Detective
4. Genealogical Revelations Through DNA

Colleen Fitzpatrick is the author of two of the best-selling books in genealogy. Forensic Genealogy has been widely recognized for its innovative forensic science approach to genealogical research.

Jewish Conference in Chicago
17-22 August 2008
The 28th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile 
For more info go to: www.Chicago2008.org

Save the date!
The Illinois State Genealogical Society's 40th anniversary conference, 40 Years of Discovery - Portals to the Future
October 28, 2008
The Conference will be held at the Fox Valley University and Business Center on the campus of Elgin Community College. For information as it becomes available go to www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/ or email Linda at isgsconference@sbcglobal.net.

Other Upcoming Events
For other events of regional interest in Wisconsin, Illinois, and neighboring states, click here.

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Last updated on March 17, 2008