BIGWILL Genealogists

British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois

Come!   Be part of our merry band! (Membership application / New or Renewal)

    Current BIGWILL members:

• Membership renewal time has passed. If this deadline slipped by for you, please mail your 2008 dues ASAP to the BIGWILL PO Box so that you can receive the next newsletter and help support our full schedule of talks on British Isles genealogy.
      (see the membership application for amount and our full mailing address).
  
• IMPORTANT NOTE: BIGWILL’s library collection has been moved to the McHenry Public Library (map) – stay tuned for updates
• From time to time, the BIGWILL leadership sends brief e-mail messages to members for whom it has an e-mail address. These messages are usually notices of interesting developments on the internet or reminders of upcoming events. If you use e-mail, please let bigwillgen@yahoo.com know about your e-mail address (including any changes) and please be sure that your e-mail is configured to allow incoming messages from <bigwillgen@yahoo.com>.

Who we are (“about us”) 16 June 2008
Where and when we meet / upcoming meeting topics 16 August 2008
How to get in contact with us 16 June 2008
The BIGWILL Newsletter 27 June 2008
Information about the BIGWILL online discussion list 21 May 2007
Information about the BIGWILL library 23 March 2007
Information about digital recordings of genealogical conference lectures 4 September 2007
Upcoming events of interest to British Isles researchers 29 August 2008
Upcoming events of regional interest (i.e., Wisconsin/Illinois area) 31 August 2008
Upcoming national and international society meetings 1 August 2008

Reviews of books and CD-ROMs related to British Isles Genealogy 27 August 2008
Reviews of books and CD-ROMs (One-book-at-a-time version) (still experimenting with this)
Surnames in the British Isles that our members are researching (access to the BIGWILL Register) 11 July 2006
Links to other web sites of interest to BIGWILL members 13 August 2008

Notice: Genealogy Seminar at Sea: Fly Away Travel is hosting a seven night cruise in the Caribbean this fall (the dates are 25 October through 1 November) which will feature three days of genealogy seminars. The cruise will start and end at Miami; it will stop at San Juan, Puerto Rico, Philipsburg, St. Maarten, and Labadee, Haiti. The tentative list of lecturers incudes John Philip Colletta, Stephen J. Danko, Michael J. Leclerc, Paul Milner, George G. Morgan, Donna M. Moughty, Laura G. Prescott, and Paula Stuart-Warren. Visit the Genealogy Seminar at Sea 2008 website for further information. Four important facts to be aware of: 1) A passport which does not expire before 1 June 2009 is required, 2) Each participant is responsible for getting to and from Miami on their own, 3) The initially-announced rates are subject to change after 29 February, and 4) The rates shown on the Genealogy Seminar at Sea 2008 website are NOT all-inclusive. BIGWILL has no financial interest in this seminar cruise, and is not endorsing it. This note is placed on the BIGWILL homepage because of the participation of one of its charter members as a lecturer.

We’re proud to be an affiliate of the Illinois State Genealogical Society and of the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society

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