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CAGG-NI 2009 SCHEDULE OF MEETING TOPICS
Meetings are held on the third Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m.
Schaumburg Township District Library
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January 17, 2009
Your Irish Roots:
Successful Strategies for Bridging the Atlantic
Ted Bartlett
Whether your family came from Ireland or Germany or France,
Ted will give us ideas and strategies to locate our ancestor's
place of origin. His examples will be Irish and Scots Irish
but many of the sources he is showing will be US sources and
applicable for many of us.
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July 18, 2009
Researching at Ancestry.com
Michelle Wilson & Celeste Magers
An Overview of Ancestry.com.
What's New. What's Not. How to Use It.
Including major features, what we found most
useful, and problems and possible solutions.
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February 21, 2009
Software Tools You May Not Know About
John Stryker
There are a number of very useful tools available on the
internet that may be new to you. Using these tools
may make your computer-based genealogical
work easier, more pleasant, and even fun!
The best part is most of these are free!
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August 15, 2009
How to Get the Very Most Out of
Your Family History Center Visit
Deanna Spingola
Everything is not on the Internet! The Family History
Library in Salt Lake City has filmed original records
from all over the world which are available through more
than 3700 Family History Centers worldwide.
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March 21, 2009
What’s New in 2009
Ed Rosenthal
Ed will give his annual review of the latest and greatest
new tech toys. What new tools will give your genealogy the
lift you've been looking for? Where are the bargains? What
technologies need to mature a bit more? Let Ed help you
find the right tool for the job.
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September 19, 2009
Ancestry Reference Disk
Everett Butler - Moderator
A panel presentation on the Ancestry Reference Disk.
What's on it? Who needs it? Is it worth the price?
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April 18, 2009
Preserving Family Photos on the Cheap
Everett Butler
Do you have slides and prints from years past but
do not want to invest several hundred dollars copying
them? Then this session is for you! We will demonstrate
cheap ways to preserve what you have.
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October 17, 2009
Social Security Death Indexes
Larry Olson
Several websites are available for conducting
Social Security Death Index (SSDI) searches, but
the sites do not all provide the same data. Larry
will compare several sites including the new SSDI
found at GenealogyBank.
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May 16, 2009
Find That Obituary! Online Newspaper Resources
Ralph Beaudoin
Ralph will show us how and where to find the obit on that long
deceased ancestor and other information that can be found in
online newspaper archives
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November 21, 2009
How to Use eBay to Locate
Genealogical Illustrations
Ed Udovic
Ed will present Tips & Tricks on Using eBay
How to Register, Bid, When to Bid
See how eBay can be a rich source
for illustrating your genealogy.
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June 20, 2009
Exploring Fundamentals of Genealogy:
Basics for Everyone
Marsha Peterson-Maass
This presentation covers topics from the 13-hour
Newberry Library seminar of the same name including
Identifying Ancestors, Genealogical Precepts,
Standards of Proof, the 5-Step Genealogical Proof Process,
analyzing and inputting information in to FTM 2009.
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December 5, 2009
2010 Planning Session
CAGG-NI Members
Join CAGG-NI leadership in planning
next year's direction.
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