Saturday March 1, 1997
National-Louis University in Wheaton, IL.
| Time | Title | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00AM | From Small Town to Large City - Sources in Germany and U.S. (1A) | Gazetteers, German zip code book, towns & cities; sources Patricia Reaves |
| 10:30AM | Upgrading Your German Research Strategies (2A) | German Addresses, Internet sources, translations; Max Kade Institute Patricia Reaves |
| 10:30AM | Tracing Czech/Slovak Roots (2B) | Brief history of the nations and differences in research approaches Paul Valasek |
| 1:30PM | Basic Polish Research (3A) | History; multilingual considerations; how to research here & abroad Paul Valasek |
| Time | Title | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00AM | Why in the World Wide Web? (1C) | What is WWW? Why do you need it? How can you use it for research? Jeff Bockman |
| 1:30PM | Tricks & Tips for the Internet (3C) | Using the Internet more efficiently to save time, money and effort in genealogy research David Beckwith |
| Time | Title | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30PM | Emigration Patterns as Clues to Irish Ancestral Research (3B) | Using Irish history and migrations to develop individual search strategies Edward O'Day |
| 2:45PM | Tracking Pre-Famine Irish Immigrants (4A) | Finding Irish immigrants in the 1783-1845 period Edward O'Day |
| 2:45PM | Immigrant Steamships (4B) | Slide show of ships and ports 1890-1950; finding the records Paul Valasek |
| Time | Title | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00AM | Chicago Sources (1B) | Where to conduct genealogical research close to home Lou Szucs |
| 10:30AM | Migration to Illinois (2C) | Roads, railroads, and water routes to the Midwest Edward O'Day |
| 2:45PM | Chicago Ancestors (4C) | Finding ancestors who lived in Cook County Lou Szucs |
Jeff Bockman is President of the DCGS and active as a teacher in our beginning genealogy classes. He is currently designing the Gen-Web site for DuPage County. For 16 years, Jeff has developed hardware and software support for country-wide insurance systems.
Associate Professor of History at Southern IL, University, Edward J. O'Day is a specialist in German, Irish and immigration genealogy. His published works include Irish Laborers on the Western Railroad and Reconstructing Immigrant Family from United States Records.
Patricia Reaves learned old German script at the knee of her grandfather in her native country. As a genealogy consultant, professional teacher and language instructor, Patricia brings superior credentials to her sessions, which will expand upon last year's German research topics.
A professional genealogist and author specializing in Chicago research, Loretto Dennis Szucs is well-known to our genealogical community. Her Chicago and Cook County Sources is the handbook for Chicago research. Lou is Managing Editor of Ancestry Publishing Company.
Paul Valasek, DDS has visited Eastern Europe six times in successful pursuits of family history. Paul is the Treasurer and Editor for Czech & Slovak Genealogy Society of Illinois and has twice served as the Conference Chairman for the Polish Genealogical Society of America.'s Genealogy Books, CD-ROMS, Maps and Supplies, has been a familiar face as a vendor at DCGS conferences for many years. She has spent 25 years researching her family lines. Mary and her husband, Bob Storbeck, previously sold computer hardware and software to small businesses.