"TRACE YOUR PIONEER ANCESTORS" -PGS Workshop-Thurs.: 28 Jan 2010-Door County Library,

6:30 p.m. till closing - in coordination with the

Door County Library's BIG READ DOOR COUNTY-Willa CATHER's "My Ántonia".

 

Above:  RAWDING Family with Sod House in Nebraska

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"TRACE YOUR PIONEER ANCESTORS" PROGRAM

 

-Welcome and Presentation-Sue HOHNEKE about the Pioneer Experience (Power Point?)

-Laura KAYACAN-using the Door County Library for Family Research

-Group interaction/one on ones with PGS Members' Displays

 

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WORKSHOP PLAN

 

*PGS Members will each have a display showing documentation of their chosen ancestor's "path from the old country to settlement in the U.S."*

 

*In addition, each PGS Member will have placard signs connected with ribbons to be hung around the neck (Sue HOHNEKE will make them up for everyone so please get your information to her by the beginning of January) for themselves noting the following about the Ancestor they will have documented for their Pioneer Experience:

                 Country of Origin

                 Port of Entry in U.S.

                 Destination

                 Destination (2) if needed

 

Example: Germany                     

                New York

                Wisconsin

                Nebraska

               

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PGS MEMBERS & their planned displays:

 

John ELLENBECKER:  Germany-New York-Door County

Sally TREICHEL:  Norway-Quebec Canada-Manitowoc WI

Sue HOHNEKE:  England-Portland Oregon-Wisconsin-New York

Sue HAVEL:  Belgium-New York-Wisconsin

Bob HOHNEKE: Germany-Baltimore-Wisconsin-Nebraska

Lee GROTA: Poland-Germany-New York-Wisconsin

Mary GROTA: Sweden-New York-Kansas-Illinois-Minnesota

Jennifer LEVENDUSKY: Denmark-New York-Wisconsin-(+)

Laura KAYACAN: Bohemia-New York-Wisconsin-South Dakota

Ginny HAEN: Switzerland-New York-Wisconsin-(+)