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SUMMARY:The 100 Best Documents at the Illinois State Archives
DESCRIPTION:Please join us Thursday\, March 24th\, at 7:00 PM for a Zoom program with Dr. David Joens\, Director of the Illinois State Archives. “The 100 Best Documents at the Illinois State Archives” will cover resources available to genealogists (including online records) and will give insight into how to maximize time spent researching at an archive. Please send an email to bureaucounty@gmail.com for a link to the program.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/the-100-best-documents-at-the-illinois-state-archives/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220224T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220224T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220219T233638Z
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SUMMARY:Genetic Genealogy: Beyond the Hype with Glenn York
DESCRIPTION:Please join us by Zoom on Thursday\, February 24th\, at 7:00 PM for a new program\, “Genetic Genealogy: Beyond the Hype” with Glenn York. Please send an email to bureaucounty@gmail.com to request a link.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis will be an introductory DNA presentation. Glenn will cover the basics of available tests and an overview of testing companies. He will discuss DNA inheritance and how these tests can be used in your genealogy research. Finally\, he will provide suggestions on how to contact matches and collaborate in order to advance your genealogical research.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGlenn is an avid genealogist with decades of research experience at numerous facilities across the United States. He has a bachelor’s degree in Social Science and a master’s degree in Telecommunications. Over the years\, Glenn has gained extensive experience in genetic genealogy\, and works with tests at all major testing companies.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/genetic-genealogy-beyond-the-hype-with-glenn-york/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220127T200000
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SUMMARY:Getting It Down: Writing Family Stories
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wanted to record your family stories\, but don’t know where to start? Or have you written down some of your family history\, but aren’t sure how to organize it so others can enjoy it too? Have your children or grandchildren asked you to write down what you remember about your past? This presentation will guide you step-by-step through the process of getting those stories written down for posterity. \nAuthor Claire Gebben will present a Zoom program: “Getting It Down: Writing Family Stories” on Thursday\, January 27th\, at 7:00 PM. A link to the program may be requested by sending an email to bureaucounty@gmail.com. \nClaire Gebben specializes in writing about family history and 19th century history. Many of her articles have appeared in genealogical publications. Her memoir “How We Survive Here” (2018)\, recounting her quest to trace and write about her ancestors\, was honored as a finalist in the 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Her historical novel “The Last of the Blacksmiths” (2014)\, based on the true story of mid-19th century German immigrants to the U.S.\, was named a Notable Book at Cleveland State University’s Michael Schwartz Library and Book of the Month by the German American Heritage Foundation.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/getting-it-down-writing-family-stories/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210923T200000
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SUMMARY:Navigating Cemeteries and Cemetery Websites
DESCRIPTION:Join us at BCGS for an in-person program\, “Navigating Cemeteries and Cemetery Websites\,” presented by Julie Hallock and Rachael Mellen\, president and vice president of the LaSalle County Genealogy Guild. The program will focus on cemetery records in LaSalle County\, but it also will take an in-depth look at Find-A-Grave and will address the challenges of locating and reading headstones.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/navigating-cemeteries-and-cemetery-websites/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210826T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210826T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210809T005013Z
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SUMMARY:Civil War - Identify the Uniform & Find the Records
DESCRIPTION:So\, you found an old photograph that shows someone wearing what looks to be an American Civil War uniform. How do you know which side he was on? What branch of service he was in? Follow the hints in this program presented by Joe Hutchinson to figure out how to find out more about his service.\n  \nJoe Hutchinson has been a member of the Peoria Genealogical Society for over 20 years\, including several years as Projects Chair. His great-grandfather was Private James Hutchinson of the 77th Illinois Volunteer Infantry\, who later became a Sergeant in the 58th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Joe is now the Department Commander in the Illinois Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Joe is also a member of the Central Illinois Civil War Dance Society.\n  \nPlease email bureaucounty@gmail.com for a link to attend this Zoom program.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/civil-war-identify-the-uniform-find-the-records/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210722T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210722T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20210721T185735Z
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SUMMARY:165 Years of Fair History
DESCRIPTION:Our first in-person program of the year at BCGS will be held Thursday\, July 22nd\, at 7:00 P.M. We will be celebrating “165 Years of Fair History” with Kathy Bauer\, Executive Secretary for the Bureau County Fair. \nSince 1856\, the fair has run continuously with the exception of 1862 due to the Civil War and 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distanced seating will be available.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/165-years-of-fair-history/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210624T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210624T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210602T181712Z
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SUMMARY:June Zoom Program
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Zoom for the next program sponsored by the Bureau County Genealogical Society. Shaky Leaves – YES! Shaky Foundations – NO! Learn to use Ancestry.com well. \nPresented by Laura Street Chaplin\, owner of Willowtree Research Genealogy Services. E-mail bureaucounty@gmail.com for the link.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/june-zoom-program/
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200827T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200827T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20200206T232216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T000940Z
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SUMMARY:A Tale of Two Marys
DESCRIPTION:Pamela Haughawout will present a virtual program through Zoom entitled “A Tale of Two Marys.” The Illinois Valley is justifiably proud of the leaders it has produced\, however\, we seldom mention the importance of the female leaders of the area. The presentation will be in honor of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment (Women’s Suffrage) to the U. S. Constitution and will include information on two influential women from the Illinois Valley who made significant contributions in their fields and were coincidentally both named Mary. Mary Moreland was the first Congregational minister in the U.S. from Wyanet. Mary Hegeler Carus was a business and civic leader from LaSalle. Each was influential in her own community and provided pioneering leadership to the Illinois Valley. \nPamela Haughawout is from Peru\, IL and is a volunteer at the Bureau County Genealogical Society as well as a docent at the Hegeler Carus Mansion. She is a retired financial consultant to the health care industry. \nThe meeting will be open to the public via Zoom. The program will consist of the lecture which will be approximately 30 minutes followed by a few minutes for questions and comments. \nFollow the directions below to view our program: \n1. Go to the Zoom website and download the app to your computer\, iPad\, tablet\, or smartphone unless you have done this in the past and follow their directions. We suggest you do this a few days in advance to get familiar with Zoom. You can obtain instructions for setting up or using Zoom by viewing a YouTube tutorial: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E \n2. A few minutes before the meeting starts click on the link below to join the meeting. \nhttps://us04web.zoom.us/j/77586132162?pwd=N0IvYlZQeHdpR29uNi9IdFhqWUJpZz09 \n(You may have to wait a couple of minutes until the speaker opens the session.) \n3. “Join with Audio” if you may want to offer comments at the end of the meeting. \nAfter the meeting we would appreciate if you would send us your comments by email bureaucounty@gmail.com
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/a-tale-of-two-marys/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200227T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200227T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20191217T190645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191217T190645Z
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SUMMARY:Lovejoy Homestead Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Pam Lange will provide a presentation on the Lovejoy Homestead. \nPam studied American history in college and wrote a master’s thesis on Owen Lovejoy.  She worked at the Bureau County Historical Society for twenty-five years\, with the position of Executive Director from 2001 to 2016.  She has been a member of the Lovejoy Homestead Board of Trustees for twenty-seven years. \nHer program will focus on the Lovejoy Homestead in Princeton\, a former station on the Underground Railroad and now a museum open to the public.  She will also talk about the Denham and Lovejoy families who occupied the home for almost 100 years\, and the Underground Railroad. \nLast year she updated a 1949 booklet on the history of the Homestead.  The new booklet features more information on the Lovejoy family and the continuing history of the Homestead.  The new edition will be available for purchase the night of the program.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/lovejoy-homestead-presentation/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200123T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20191217T190331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191217T190331Z
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SUMMARY:Anti-German Hysteria During WWI
DESCRIPTION:Heinz-Dietrich Suppan will be the speaker for the January 23\, 2020 meeting at the Bureau County Genealogical Society.  The meeting will be at 7:00 pm at 629 S. Main St.\, Princeton. \nSuppan teaches German and history at Marquette High School in Ottawa and serves as an adjunct instructor at Illinois Valley Community College.  He will give a presentation entitled “Anti-German Hysteria During WWI.”  Many Germans had come over in a migration wave in the late 19th century.  In the German tradition they built restaurants and guesthouses that had their own brewery.  In 1910\, the U.S. had 554 German-language newspapers\, as well as German-language school systems that coexisted with English-language schools.  By 1917\, because Germany was one of America’s adversaries in the war\, many Anglo-Americans began to fear that German Americans were still loyal to the Kaiser.  Suppan will tell us where the “Devil’s Triangle” was located and how social issues changed at the time.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/anti-german-hysteria-during-wwi/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191205T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20190926T162036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190926T162037Z
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SUMMARY:Journey to Cooperstown
DESCRIPTION:At our November-December meeting\, Betty Jean Peterson (now Fox) will talk about her “Journey to Cooperstown.” In the early 50s Jean\, who grew up in Wyanet and loved baseball\, played for three different teams in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. Learn what it was like for women in sports in that era.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/journey-to-cooperstown/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191024T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191024T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20190905T200542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191004T154503Z
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SUMMARY:The Terrifying Truth of Victorian Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Tricia Kelly will present “The Terrifying Truth about Victorian Medicine.”  The graceful\, elegant Victorian life that many people picture is truly at odds with the reality and sometimes horror of Victorian medicine. Kelly will present the realities of those times\, some of which can be gruesome.\n\nKelly is the Tour Director at the Hegeler Carus Mansion in LaSalle and is a storyteller. She has been at the Mansion for 15 years and says she has been spoutin’ blarney for most of her life.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/terrifying-victorian-medicine/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190926T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190926T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20190905T200355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190905T200355Z
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SUMMARY:Ravioli Alley Stew
DESCRIPTION:Jack Rooney will present “Ravioli Alley Stew\,” a unique story of ethnic interaction in coal mining company towns such as Cherry\, Illinois. Born and raised in Cherry\, Mr. Rooney has a life-long interest in the Cherry Mine Disaster. Cherry is a perfect example of a coal mining “company town.” The Disaster took place on November 13\, 1909 and 259 lives were lost.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/ravioli-alley-stew/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190822T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190822T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20190702T170900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190702T170900Z
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SUMMARY:Italian Immigration and Settlement in the Illinois Valley
DESCRIPTION:Laura Kann will present “Italian Immigration and Settlement in the Illinois Valley.” Laura was born and raised in Princeton\, has spent 30 years working for the CDC in Atlanta\, and then returned to enjoy retired life in her hometown.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/italian-immigration-and-settlement-in-the-illinois-valley/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190725T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190725T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20190702T170705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190702T170705Z
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SUMMARY:Lebanese Immigration to Spring Valley
DESCRIPTION:Mary Jane Tonozzi will present “Lebanese Immigration to Spring Valley.” Beginning about 1890\, a group of industrious and honest people made the journey from their homeland in Lebanon (now part of Syria) to Spring Valley\, Illinois. They turned to what they knew best and became merchants and business men and women. They opened dry goods stores\, ice cream parlors\, produce stores and even a variety store. They served in all world wars and some gave their lives. The Lebanese people had a great input over the years on the cultural and economic growth of Spring Valley.
URL:https://bcgenealogy.org/meeting/lebanese-immigration-to-spring-valley/
LOCATION:Bureau County Genealogical Society\, 629 S Main St\, Princeton\, IL\, 61356\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190627T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20190413T223528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190413T223528Z
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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:20260419T054024
CREATED:20190413T222932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190508T163557Z
UID:246-1558638000-1558641600@bcgenealogy.org
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
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20190214T064200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190214T064200Z
UID:243-1556218800-1556222400@bcgenealogy.org
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
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20190214T063905Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190228T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20181206T160913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181206T160956Z
UID:238-1551380400-1551384000@bcgenealogy.org
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
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20181206T160731Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181129T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20181022T045912Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181025T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20180816T050248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180816T050248Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
CREATED:20180816T050120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180816T050120Z
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180823T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180823T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T054024
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:20260419T054024
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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