Category Archives: Education

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

It’s hard to believe that the FGS 2013 Conference starts two weeks from today.  To help you get the most out of your conference experience, I thought I’d share some of my tips.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Maureen Taylor, a.k.a. The Photo Detective, is the featured speaker at the Fox Valley Genealogical Society (FVGS) annual conference, which will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2013 in Naperville, Illinois.  Maureen will present the following lectures: Identifying and Dating Family Photographs Preserving Family Photographs – 1839 to the Present Reading Genealogical and Immigrant Clues in 19th Century Photographs Kodak Moments and Technicolor Dreams: 20th Century Photos and Films in the Family Archive

I’m happy to announce that the Illinois State Genealogical Society’s Fall Conference will host George G. Morgan as the featured speaker!  In addition to George, Thomas MacEntee will be back this year, along with many other great speakers, all covering a wide range of topics. The ISGS Fall Conference will be held October 25-26, 2013 at the Timber Creek Inn & Suites in Sandwich, Illinois.  Sandwich is about 20 miles southwest of Aurora, and about 30 miles northeast of Ottawa. Further details can be found in the press release below.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.