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Zion Genealogical Society of Lake County (Illinois, USA)

Researching Around the World


Including the Neighboring Lake County Communities of:

Beach Park, Gurnee, North Chicago, Park City, Wadsworth, Waukegan, Wildwood, and Winthrop Harbor

A VOLUNTEER RETURNS TO ZION-BENTON LIBRARY ON TUESDAY EVENINGS FROM 7:00 p.m. TO 9:00 p.m




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September 18, 2023

"Colonial Researach" 

IN-PERSON

AND

ZOOM MEETING

Presented by:

ABOUT SPEAKER

Jane Haldeman has 20 plus years of research experience. Her passion for genealogy began in the 8th grade with a school assignment. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in Theater. Combining her passions for genealogy and theater she now lectures on technology as it applies to genealogical research. Ms. Haldman developed and owns "It's Relative" a genealogical service business provides lectures, workshops, research and consultations. It's Relative is based in the suburbs of Chicago. There is easy access to many of the major repositories in Illinois and the Midwest including the Great Lakes branch of the National Archives, Illinois Regional Archive Depository (IRAD), Newberry Library, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Wisconsin Historical Society Library-Archives in Madison as well as many others. Go to their site at (www.itsrelative.net) for more details.

Other positions Jane has held include President, Illinois State Genealogical Society, past president 2010–2012 and board member since 2001 of the Fox Valley Genealogical Society (Naperville, IL), Past Chapter Registrar, Fort Payne Chapter (Naperville, IL) National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and Past Design and Technical Editor of the Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly journal.

ABOUT OUR TOPIC

Did your ancestor live in one of the Original Thirteen Colonies? Were they here before the Revolutionary War? Each colonist came to the "new world" for different reasons and each colony was different. They came for both religious and economic opportunities. The Southern Colonies, Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia were rural, with planters and farmers. Besides English immigrants there were Scots, Scots-Irish, Germans and Africans. Find out what records are available and where they are, so you can learn about your Colonial American Ancestors.

ZOOM MEETING

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Make sure that you've installed the Zoom software before the event and you'll use that link to join the meeting when it begins. It is free install. Click the link below for more information

ZOOM How To & Participant Guide

ZOOM REGISTRATION

You Must Register to attend this free zoom presentation. Send in an email your first and last name and inform whether you are a member or not, and your email address. Send that email registration to [email protected] by the Sunday evening prior to the zoom meeting. You will receive an email back giving you the details to link in to the meeting on Monday.

LOCATION
ZOOM Meeting

And In-person at the

Zion-Benton Public Library
2400 Gabriel
Zion, IL 60099


SPEAKER
7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

BREAK/SOCIALIZE
8:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.

BUSINESS MEETING
8:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.







The ZION GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY research materials are housed at the Zion-Benton Public Library for the public's use. On Tuesday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. a volunteer from the Society is available to assist you with your genealogy by appointment only. Call the Library to make an appointment. Also, on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., our society volunteer is available at to the Zion-Benton Library to assist you. We are delighted to be of assistance to you again.

Our quarterly newsletter The Illuminator is published in February, May, August and November. Articles may be submitted online to the Editor or mailed to the Society at: 2400 Gabriel Avenue, Zion, IL 60099.

Questions? Contact...
Zion Genealogical Society




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NEXT MONTH:

October 16, 2023
"Courthouse Finds"
Presented by:
Tina Beaird


Tina Beaird

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Updated September 13, 2023