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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190627T190000
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SUMMARY:Genealogy Questions and Answers
DESCRIPTION:Your immigrant ancestors are the foundation of your roots in the US. Our speaker Jacquie Schattner will help us to answer questions such as\, Why did they come? What was the voyage like? What ports were used? Learn interesting details of your ancestors’ journeys to their new life here and also how to find emigration\, immigration and naturalization records.  A list of over 30 websites and other resources will be included. \nJacquie has been a member of BCGS and lives in the Chicago suburbs but travels to this area to visit family. She is retired and makes presentations on genealogical subjects.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/genealogy-questions-and-answers/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190523T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190523T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T140137
CREATED:20190413T222932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190508T163557Z
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SUMMARY:Fort Dixon
DESCRIPTION:Heinz Suppan will present a program on Fort Dixon. Suppan teaches German\, U.S.\, European\, state and local history at Marquette Academy in Ottawa and at Joliet College. \nFort Dixon\, named after Dixon’s Ferry\, was built in 1832 during the Black Hawk War.  It was midway between Fort Dearborn in Chicago\, Fort Armstrong in Rock Island\, and Fort Clark in Peoria.  Many notable soldiers served at Fort Dixon including Abraham Lincoln\, Jefferson Davis\, General Winfield Scott\, and Zachary Taylor.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/may-2019-meeting/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190425T200000
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SUMMARY:Finding Ida: A Search for the Early History of Ida Person/Persson/Pierson/Pearson Bryant of Bureau County\, IL
DESCRIPTION:This month’s speaker is David W. Peterson\, a member of BCGS\, who has an extensive background in mathematics and computers. David’s presentation is entitled “Finding Ida: A Search for the Early History of Ida Person/Persson/Pierson/Pearson Bryant of Bureau County\, IL.” Using family records of the Fundell family of Bureau County\, Swedish parish records\, and sources at BCGS\, David established family connections between Pierson and Fundell families. He will include photos in his presentation. \nDavid and his wife\, Judith\, now live in a house south of Princeton built in about 1856 by his 3rd great-grandfather\, Austin Bryant\, one of the four Bryant brothers who came to Bureau County.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/finding-ida-a-search-for-the-early-history-of-ida-person-persson-pierson-pearson-bryant-of-bureau-county-il/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190328T200000
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CREATED:20190214T063905Z
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SUMMARY:How DNA Helped with My Irish Roots
DESCRIPTION:Michael John Neill will present “How DNA Helped with My Irish Roots.”  Michael John Neill’s DNA results helped him to pinpoint his Irish connection and to discover additional Irish relatives.  He will discuss how he sorted through his results\, determined his likely Irish matches\, and located his 1864 immigrant ancestor’s brothers who stayed in Ireland.  Along the way he will discuss some limitations of Irish research and basic sources during this time period. \nMichael John Neill has given presentations for the Bureau County Genealogical Society several times.  He is a college math instructor\, has researched his own ancestry for thirty years\, and leads annual research trips to Salt Lake City and Ft. Wayne\, Indiana.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/how-dna-helped-with-my-irish-roots/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190228T190000
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CREATED:20181206T160913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181206T160956Z
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SUMMARY:Owen Lovejoy and the Illinois Anti-slavery Movement
DESCRIPTION:Our speaker will be Hope Browning. Her presentation is entitled “Owen Lovejoy and the Illinois Anti-slavery Movement.” Why did he choose Princeton as his residence? Lovejoy studied law\, was a Congregational minister\, a Republican congressman from Illinois and a friend of Abraham Lincoln. \nHope’s Searl and Hoskins ancestors arrived here in 1830 when this area was still a part of Putnam County. Hope has been a volunteer at BCGS for over 25 years\, is an experienced researcher\, and is also responsible for many award-winning window displays at BCGS.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/owen-lovejoy-and-the-illinois-anti-slavery-movement/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190124T200000
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CREATED:20181206T160731Z
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SUMMARY:Bureau County's Place in Illinois History\, Celebrating 200 Years of Statehood
DESCRIPTION:BCHS Museum Curator David Gugerty will speak on “Bureau County’s Place in Illinois History\, Celebrating 200 Years of Statehood.” In tribute to Illinois’ Bicentennial year\, Gugerty will chronicle events that took place in Bureau County during the early years spanning 1818 through the 1900’s. Gugerty will reprise interesting information about special exhibits on display this summer at the museum: “Northwest Territory: The Illinois Valley in 1818\,” and “Century of Growth: Bureau County in the 1900’s\,” with interesting facts regarding Bureau County in the 20th century. \nDavid Gugerty has been Curator of the Bureau County Historical Society since spring of 2016\, and he is a member of the Princeton Historic Preservation Commission. In the past Gugerty was an exhibit designer at University Museum SIU Carbondale and a staff member at Princeton Park District.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/bureau-countys-place-in-illinois-history-celebrating-200-years-of-statehood/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181129T190000
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CREATED:20181022T045912Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring Two Faces of Illinois’ History: A Conversation with Territorial Governor Ninian Edwards and Pottawatomie Chief Gomo.
DESCRIPTION:Our special featured speaker will be Brian “Fox” Ellis – author\, historian\, storyteller\, actor\, and naturalist. He will appear through the Illinois Road Scholars Speakers Bureau. His presentation in honor of Illinois’ bicentennial will be “Exploring Two Faces of Illinois’ History: A Conversation with Territorial Governor Ninian Edwards and Pottawatomie Chief Gomo.” \nMuch of the text for this presentation will be taken directly from the speeches these two men delivered to each other as they squared off to determine the future of this region. Fox will step into the shoes of both Edwards and Gomo\, bringing to life a vital and controversial series of developments in the birthing of Illinois. This presentation will explore American history unvarnished and promises to generate lively discussions.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/exploring-two-faces-of-illinois-history-a-conversation-with-territorial-governor-ninian-edwards-and-pottawatomie-chief-gomo/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181025T190000
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SUMMARY:Tapping the Power of Family Search
DESCRIPTION:Maureen Brady\, a former school librarian and computer educator\, has more than thirty years experience with family history research. She has spoken to numerous groups in the Illinois-Wisconsin area on a variety of topics. Her presentation\, “Tapping the Power of Family Search\,” will show how to get better results when using the free Family Search website\, familysearch.org.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/tapping-the-power-of-family-search/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180927T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180927T200000
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SUMMARY:Rock Island Confederate Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:Gloria Dzekunskas\, Program Assistant at the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs\, Silvis\, Illinois\, will give a presentation on the Rock Island Confederate Cemetery\, Moline\, IL. Rock Island Confederate Cemetery is the only surviving remnant of a massive prison camp that once held thousands of Confederate soldiers. Learn how this camp/cemetery came into existence and what happened to the thousands of prisoners held there.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/rock-island-confederate-cemetery/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180823T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180823T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T140137
CREATED:20180816T045846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180816T045846Z
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SUMMARY:The Grand Village of the Illinois Indians
DESCRIPTION:Mark Walczynski will present “The Grand Village of the Illinois Indians.” A large Illinois Indian village located along the north bank of the Illinois River\, about a mile upstream from Starved Rock\, this is one of the most important Native American village sites in today’s Illinois and the Midwest. This program looks at the people who lived at the village and details some of the most important historical events that occurred at the site. \nMark is a published author\, researcher\, and educator who specializes in the Franco-Native American history of the Starved Rock area\, and the Illinois Country and western Great Lakes region during the seventeenth century. He is retired from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources; has taught history\, philosophy\, and criminal justice courses at Illinois Valley Community College; and is an affiliate with the Illinois Archaeological Survey. He is also currently Starved Rock State Park Historian.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/the-grand-village-of-the-illinois-indians/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180726T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180726T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T140137
CREATED:20180816T082130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180816T095538Z
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SUMMARY:German POW's in Illinois During WW II
DESCRIPTION:Carol Chandler of Dixon will present “German POW’s in Illinois During WW II.” Carol is a member of the Lee County Genealogical Society\, volunteers there\, and enjoys doing research for individuals. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and has now retiredi after 40 years of hospital nursing. She has three children\, five grandchildren\, and a great-grandchild. She also enjoys reading and gardening.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/german-pows-in-illinois-during-ww-ii/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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