Reviews Vital Records: Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates, and Indexes. Learn about Jurisdictions and their history. Probate Records: What you might find in wills and probate files and how they can all help you with your research.
Reviews Vital Records & the information on them
Birth,
Marriage
Death Certificates
Indexes
Discusses Primary and Secondary information
Learn about Jurisdictions and their history
When were Counties created, their boundaries, record availability
Find the location with GNIS
Determine their history using maps and the "Handybook"
Looks at an example of how two farms across a river from each other were often in different counties.
See what records they have from FamilySearch, GenWeb, the Handybook, and their website.
Review Probate Records
What you might find in Wills and Probate files
Past Presentations:
Included in Numerous Begineer Classes over the years
5 June 2012 - Town & Country Public Library Elburn, IL
20 March 2012 - Benedictine University - Center for Lifelong Learning Naperville, IL
13 August 2011 - North Suburban Genealogical Society - Meeting Northbrook, IL
26 March 2011 - Lockport Area Genealogical and Historical Society Lockport, IL
16 September 2010 - Lake Villa District Library Lake Villa, IL
20 February 2010 - Pontiac Public Library - Workshop Pontiac, IL
10 November 2009 - Schaumburg Township District Library Schaumburg, IL
21 January 2009 - DuPage County Genealogical Society - Meeting Wheaton, IL
5 October 2008 - Genealogical Forum of Elmhurst - Meeting Elmhurst, IL
28 August 2008 - Indian Prairie Public Library Darien, IL
12 April 2008 - DuPage County History Museum Wheaton, IL
12 November 2007 - Lee County Genealogical Society Dixon, IL
3 August 2007 - BYU Family History & Genealogy Conference Provo, UT
18 May 2006 - Northwest Suburban Council of Genealogists Arlington Heights, IL
29 January 2006 - Roselle Public Library Roselle, IL
4 June 2005 - Chicago Genealogical Society Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
25 January 2005 - Franklin Park Public Library Franklin Park, IL
26 October 2004 - Elk Grove Village Public Library Elk Grove Village, IL
15 January 2004 - Vernon Area Public Library Lincolnshire, IL
22 Feb 2003 - DuPage County Genealogical Society Annual Conference St. Charles, IL