Wednesday - September 17, 2008
Cemetery Symbols
Joy Matthiessen
Executive Director of the Des Plaines Historical Society
will present information on cemetery symbols

Wednesday - October 15, 2008
Federal Census
Kathryn Barrett
The evolution of the Federal Census from 1790 to 2000.
Kathryn will cover what type of questions were asked and what information the
Federal governmentneeded to build up the infrastructure within the US.
Many of the questions asked by the census have proved to be a gold mine of
genealogical data for researchers (date of birth, year of emigration, etc.)

Wednesday - November 19, 2008
Newberry Library - New Developments
Jack Simpson
Jack is the Curator of Local and Family History at the Newberry Library
He will discuss genealogy services at the library and explain how to use the collection
to find your ancestors, and update researchers on new developments at the Newberry

Wednesday - January 21, 2009
Courthouse Research - Where Do I Begin?
Jeffrey A. Bockman
Covers information provided on birth, marriage and death certificates.
Reviews jurisdictions and what you might find in Probate Records.

Saturday - February 28, 2009 at Hilton Garden, St. Charles
DCGS Annual Conference
See details

Wednesday - March 18, 2009
Smart Practices for Sources and Citations
Larry Olson
Sources and citations that are valid and useful elevate our genealogical
research from the ordinary to the professional.

Wednesday - April 15, 2009
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Jan Perone
Genealogical print resources available at the ALPL will be covered

Wednesday - May 20, 2009
Federal Repositories
Marian Schuetz
Marian will discuss the type of family history records available at federal repositories