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• 3-Gen Name Tags

  • Start
    31 December 2012
  • End
    31 December 2099

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  Currently name tags are not available for pick-up, as of 2021-Apr.

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• DCGS conference committee

  • When
    13 February 2023
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    virtual

  
  

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• The Genealogy Research Process with Sarah A. Kirby

  • When
    15 February 2023
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual meeting via Zoom

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  This session will briefly review several different models used to help genealogists think about genealogy research, then focuses in on the presenter’s own process.

  
  

  
  

  This event will only be virtual. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants prior to the program.

  A handout will be emailed to all registrants one day prior to the program.

  
  

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• 45th Annual Conference - Attendee Registration

  • When
    11 March 2023
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    7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Northern Illinois University Conference Center, 1120 East Diehl Rd, Naperville, Illinois
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    69

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  DCGS Annual Conference is Back!

  Join us for an in-person, full-day conference at NIU in Naperville, IL.

  Jane Haldeman, Karen Stanbary, and Paul Milner offer program sessions in 3 tracks, each with 4 sessions. You choose from 12 topics. There are topics for everyone... those just getting started or restarting, focusing on genetic genealogy, British research, organizing and methodology. 

  COVID Policy Updated

  The DuPage County Genealogical Society has followed and will continue to follow, the requirements of the State of Illinois and the DuPage County Health Department. Therefore, we will follow the guidance of the State of Illinois and recommend, but no longer require masks, proof of vaccination, or a negative COVID test for our patrons effective December 31, 2022.

  Mask-wearing in our events is strongly encouraged but will be optional in the public areas and the lunchroom. Some speakers may require that their attendees wear a mask, or they will not be able to attend their session. Please see the conference day schedule for details.

  As we’ve learned, this very well may change in the future. We will continue to follow the state and local guidance and adapt our procedures accordingly. If you have any questions, please contact us at webcoordinator@dcgs.org.

  See "2023 Conference" Tab at dcgs.org for the full details on our engaging speakers and topics.

  
  

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• The U.S. Census: What It Can Tell You About Your Family with Maureen Brady

  • When
    25 March 2023
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    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St., Wheaton, IL 60187

  The United States Federal government has taken a census of its population every ten years since 1790. These census records are a goldmine of information about our families and can provide vital clues to our family history research. Learn what records were produced, which still exist and how to access them. This presentation will include examples of census records, search strategies for locating them and analysis techniques for gleaning the most from these records.
  

  This will be a hybrid event, with an in-person presenter and both in-person and virtual participants.

  Registration details will be posted at https://wheatonlibrary.org/events/ by mid-January.

  Co-sponsored by the DuPage County Genealogical Society and the Wheaton Public Library.

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• When Was It Taken: Dating Old Family Photos with Julia Johnas

  • When
    08 April 2023
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    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St., Wheaton, IL 60187

  Old family photos are often a puzzle, but fashion trends, hairstyles and photographic methods provide clues to your family story. In a slideshow of photographs from the 1870s to the 1920s, local historian Julia Johnas illustrates clues that may be in your family photos. Do you have a puzzling photo? Bring it and Julia will examine it for dating clues.

  This will be a hybrid event, with an in-person presenter and both in-person and virtual participants.

  Registration details will be posted at https://wheatonlibrary.org/events/ by mid-January.

  Co-sponsored by the DuPage County Genealogical Society and the Wheaton Public Library.

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• Irish Immigration to America with Steve Szabados

  • When
    19 April 2023
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    225 N Cross St, Wheaton, IL 60187

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  When did your ancestors immigrate, where did they leave, why did they leave, how did they get here? These are questions we all hope to find the answers. Each presentation studies the history of one country and how its history affected the immigration of our ancestors. These programs should give some insights into the immigration of our ancestors. The material will hopefully clear up your confusion about where and why your ancestors left.

  Located at the Wheaton Public Library, lower level.

  This will be a hybrid event, with an in-person presenter and both in-person and virtual participants.

  Please register to receive program reminders and updates. A Zoom link and handout will be emailed to all registrants, and copies of the handout will be available at the event for those who choose to attend in person.

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• Tracking Down Your Infamous Ancestors with Ray Johnson

  • When
    22 April 2023
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    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St., Wheaton, IL 60187

  More and more people are interested in learning more about “The Black Sheep” of their family!  Find out how to become hot on the trail by using photographs, newspapers, court cases both civil and criminal as well as prison, parole, and other state and federal records.

  This will be a hybrid event, with an in-person presenter and both in-person and virtual participants.

  Registration details will be posted at https://wheatonlibrary.org/events/ by mid-January.

  Co-sponsored by the DuPage County Genealogical Society and the Wheaton Public Library.

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• Chicago Genealogy Research with Jaymie Middendorf

  • When
    29 April 2023
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    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St., Wheaton, IL 60187

  Sweet home, Chicago! We’ll explore the top resources for finding your Chicago and Cook County ancestors, with an emphasis on available record sets, research strategies, important repositories, and more.
  

  This will be a hybrid event, with a virtual presenter and both in-person and virtual participants.

  Registration details will be posted at https://wheatonlibrary.org/events/ by mid-January.

  Co-sponsored by the DuPage County Genealogical Society and the Wheaton Public Library.

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• Deadline for The Review

  • When
    30 April 2023

  Each semi-annual issue of The Review relies, in part, on the receipt of members' written articles or stories. We have been fortunate that some of our members have stepped forward and written interesting articles. All members are invited to send in articles about their family members and/or information about DuPage County. 

  Deadlines are September 30th for the October issue and April 30th for the May issue.

  Contact The Review Editor at revieweditor@dcgs.org.

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• A Physician's Perspective of Genealogy with David A Stumpf, MD, PhD

  • When
    17 May 2023
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    225 N Cross St, Wheaton, IL 60187

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  Physicians have a disciplined approach to taking personal and family histories. Many genealogists and those adopted have a keen interest in their family's medical conditions. We will review some tools and the domain specific terminologies used in medical genetics. Neurology (my specialty) made some of the early observations which defied Mendelian inheritance and produced new insights now widely used in medicine and some by genealogists: parental effects (epigenetics), anticipation (SNP repeats), maternal inheritance (mt-DNA) and the dynamic nature of our genes during life (our genes are not stable nor uniformly distributed). We will also review sources of medical information accessible to genealogists: oral histories, census records, death certificates, pension, medical and insurance records, etc. You can explore the credentials and history of physicians caring for or married to your relatives. Medical training was much different before the Flexner Report (1910) and its recommendations took many decades to implement. Medical sociology was also much different with discrimination against women, racial and religious groups, and some atrocious "experiments" putatively advancing medical science. The lifespans, causes of death and disease were much different for our ancestors. We will explore how you evaluate the quality of medical evidence, considering the source, contemporary knowledge, available methods and reporting systems.

  Located at the Wheaton Public Library, lower level.

  This will be a hybrid event, with an in-person presenter and both in-person and virtual participants.

  Please register to receive program reminders and updates. A Zoom link and handout will be emailed to all registrants, and copies of the handout will be available at the event for those who choose to attend in person.

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