Genealogy Society Meetings
New Lecture Dates Added!
Have you heard my Finishing the Story lecture? If not, see where I’m presenting this year! A few new lecture dates have been added to my Events page on my website. Please take a look and join me at one of the area society meetings! Feel free to contact me to speak at your library [...]
Generations Collaborates with Casa Italia Chicago
Casa Italia Chicago Creates Genealogy Department Chicago, Illinois – January 4, 2013: Jennifer Holik of Generations collaborates with staff at Casa Italia Chicago to create a new genealogy department. The mission of the Genealogy Department is to collect, catalogue and preserve vital records, documents, published materials, artifacts, and stories pertaining to the family history of [...]
Tuesday’s Tip – A Hidden Genealogy Resource in Chicago
Saturday I presented my social media presentation to the South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society in Hazel Crest, IL. If you have ancestors who lived in this area of Cook County or worked at Pullman, you absolutely must check this group out. They have a fabulous research library and house some Pullman employee records which [...]
Follow Friday – Tony’s Genealogy Blog
Do you follow Tony’s Genealogy Blog? Tony is a librarian at the Schaumburg Township District Library in the Chicagoland area who runs an amazing genealogy group. He is a one-man show who provides incredible resources. Marian Pierre-Louis also wrote a post about Tony and my article. You can read it here: I Wish There Were [...]
Genealogical & Historical Societies Need To Provide Benefits For Distance Members
At FGS 2011 last week I had a conversation with a President of a Genealogical Society in SW Missouri about research, the society’s benefits, etc. I had tried to meet this person in May when I spent the month down in SW Missouri but we were unable to meet up. He suggested I join the [...]
Treasure Chest Thursday – A Genealogy Meeting
Last night I attended the Fountaindale Public Library‘s Genealogy Group meeting which is overseen by Debra Dudek, the Adult and Teen Services Manager. Debra has a fantastic high-energy, outgoing personality that livened up the beginning of the meeting. She introduced the speaker, Steve Szabados, a local genealogist. Steve spoke on Finding Grandma’s Ancestors. In May [...]
Italian Ancestors