CALENDAR
Here is the schedule of programs for 2009-2010. Please mark your calendar for these Saturdays. Visitors are always welcome!
| DATE |
SPEAKER |
PROGRAM TITLE/ DESCRIPTION |
Where/When |
| Sep 12, 2009 |
Jeanne L. Bloom |
"The Family Tapestry: Integrating Proof Arguments Into the Genealogical Narrative." |
Newberry Library
1:30 pm |
| Oct 3, 2009 |
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"Bus trip: Devil in Chicago". |
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Nov 7, 2009 |
Mike Karsen |
Musical Chicago and All that Jazz |
Newberry Library
1:30 pm |
| Dec 5, 2009 |
Autumn Mather |
"Special Collections at the Newberry Library." |
Newberry Library
1:30 pm |
| Jan 2, 2010 |
|
No meeting. |
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| Feb 6, 2010 |
Larry L. Pepper |
Mr. Larry L. Pepper, Photographer and Artis, will give us insight into photo restoration. You may bring a personal photograph to the meeting. Mr. Pepper will choose some of our photos for critique and possible repair and restoration. |
Newberry Library
1:30 pm |
| Mar 6, 2010 |
|
Tour of the Swedish American Museum Center in the Andersonville neighborhood. We will meet at 11:00 am. Tour includes exploring the permanent museum collections (history, art and artifacts dating back to the mass immigration of Swedes to the Chicago area nearly 200 years ago), interactive section on immigration, and the Nordic Family Genealogy Research Center. The tour will last about 1 1/2 hours, and the center is open until 4:00 pm for personal research after the tour. The tour is free. Transportation options include street parking (you will have to feed the meter) and public transportation: CTA Clark Bus #22, CTA Foster Bus #9,2 and CTA Red Line el stop at Berwyn. You can find more information about the Museum on their website |
Swedish American Museum and Genealogy Research Center, 5211 N. Clark Street, Chicago
11:00 am |
| Apr 3, 2010 |
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Annual Question and Answer Round Table. This is the meeting at which members in the audience can ask questions of a panel of people composed of experts who can answer your questions on Chicago genealogical research. We are going to attempt to have this meeting at a location other than the Newberry Library. |
TBA |
| May 1, 2010 |
Wayne Weber |
Wayne recently retired as the Archivist for the Billy Graham Center Museum at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Wayne’s presentation will be about the many genealogical related items in the Archives of the Billy Graham Center Museum |
Newberry Library
1:30 pm |
| Jun 5, 2010 |
|
TBA |
Newberry Library
1:30 pm |
Convenient Newberry Library parking locations are:
- 100 West Chestnut (entrance on Clark Street)
- 100 East Walton (half block west of Michigan Ave)
- In order to get discounted rates at the above parking garages, you must have your parking ticket validated at the security desk in the Newberry lobby.
- Further information about parking and directions to the Newberry Library
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