Ongoing Genealogy Drop-in Help
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Nichols Library NaperLaunch Small Meeting Room 1st Tuesday each mo. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 3rd Thursday each mo. 3:00-5:00 p.m. 95th Street Library Adult Services Department 2nd Thursday each mo. 12:30-2:30 p.m. Nichols Library 200 W. Jefferson Ave. Naperville, Illinois 60540 95th Street Library 3015 Cedar Glade Dr. Naperville, Illinois 60564 630-961-4100
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Online NPL Resources All databases are available from home with an NPL library card number and PIN, except Ancestry Library Edition which is in-library use only. No library card needed for access to resources within the library. In addition we are a FamilySearch Affiliate Library. Access to much of FamilySearch.org's restricted content is available to the public when connecting to Wi-fi at NPL locations.
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Nichols Library 200 W. Jefferson Ave. Naperville, Illinois 60540 95th Street Library 3015 Cedar Glade Dr. Naperville, Illinois 60564 630-961-4100
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Naper Settlement Receives Grant to Research 20th Century History The "museum was awarded a prestigious Institute of Museum and Library Services National Leadership Grant to lead six museums and cultural organizations across the northern and western United States to explore histories of exclusion in their communities. The grant, Unvarnished, is helping the cohort to explore how their towns and cities participated in once-common racially or religiously restrictive real estate covenants or other practices of exclusion, such as being a Sundown Town. Sundown Towns allowed people of color to work in the community during the day, and required that they be out of town by nightfall. Many towns and cities in Illinois followed the practice, including Naperville." Learn more here. Free African American Genealogy Resources & Tutorials Fold3 African American Collection - In NPL's Online Resource Fold3 choose the 'Browse' tab at the top of the screen > within the results, scroll down to 'Non-military Records' > input 'African American Collection'. "Throughout U.S. History, African Americans have played an integral part in the development and achievement of this country. Fold3 is now revealing a side of the African American story that few have seen before. View more than a million rare photos and documents." The Freedmen’s Bureau – The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides detailed information about the records of the relief assistance to African Americans and poor whites in the south post-Civil War. Freedmen's Bureau records are available to search in NPL's Online Resource HeritageQuest. Legacy Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday February 19, 2020: Newspapers for People of Color Genealogy Research by Nicka Smith. Newspapers can be a goldmine for genealogy, especially in the case of records destruction or when all other avenues have failed to yield findings on an ancestor. In this session, we’ll discuss all you need to know to get the most out of using periodicals as genealogical resources for people of color. Register at: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=1224 RootsTech 2020 Free Webinars Nationally known speakers will be presenting free daily genealogy webinars over 4 days starting on Wednesday, February 26th. Writers Series Fox Valley Genealogical Society is hosting a series of events on the theme of writing and sharing memoirs and family stories. All meetings are held at the Naperville Municipal Center (NMC). March 12 – Discussion on Writing Memoirs and Family Stories with Author Barbara Brabec, NMC Lunchroom Barbara Brabec gained recognition as a home-business writer and speaker. She reinvented herself on the Web as a book manuscript editor and author's consultant. The publication of The Drummer Drives! launched her as a memoirist and storyteller. She particularly enjoys consulting with first-time authors to help them successfully self-publish a memoir or any other book dear to their heart. This program will also share knowledge from members of FVGS writers’ groups. April 9 – Creating a Coffee-Table Style Family History Book, by Michelle Bray Wilson, NMC Lower Level Room B Learn how to put together a beautifully formatted book, how to print copies at a very reasonable price, and how to publish and make your book available to others. May 14 - Your Next Step: Write Your Family History by Stephen Szabados, NMC Lower Level Room B The program will discuss a process and format that makes the transformation of your research to writing a family history easier. Your information will “come alive.” The Census Book by William Dollarhide is available in PDF format from the Online Resource Heritage Quest here. Besides the fascinating history of past census collections, the book is helpful for understanding the accuracy and completeness of the information found in what are sometimes copies of original census records, and where originals can be sought. On April 18, 2020, Dr. Daniel Hubbard will present the program "Developing a Sixth Census" at Nichols Library. Remember to search within individual record collections in Ancestry (use the Card Catalog), because the indexing on Ancestry is insufficient to find everything in ‘Search All Collections’.
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At this meeting of the North Suburban Genealogical Society, Maureen Brady will be presenting. "Some refer to them as Ulster Scots, others as Scots-Irish. Whatever their name, they are the U. S. descendants of those who were “planted” in the Ulster province of Ireland in the 17th century and subsequently immigrated to the American frontier. Their famous sons include Daniel Boone and Andrew Jackson, and we see their cultural influence in square dancing and country music. This presentation will review the history of the Scots-Irish and suggest resources for researching their family histories."
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523 S Webster Street, Naperville, IL 60540 The first program is a documentary screening of Sheldon Peck, Portrait of an Ordinary Man in Extraordinary Times by Tim Frakes. Frakes and Lombard Historical Society Executive Director Sarah Richardt will lead a question and answer session after the video about a Lombard resident who was a conductor on the underground railroad. Then, there will be "a first-person historical program with Harriet Tubman portrayed by Kathryn Harris....Following her presentation as Tubman, Harris will answer questions from the audience." $10 for non-members.
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130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL 60193 Now that you have discovered the far away as well as nearby locations of where your ancestors lived, perhaps you are now interested in visiting those locations. Terri O'Connell will tell us how to plan for these near and faraway visits that will allow us to walk the grounds of our ancestors.
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Thursday, February 13, 730 p.m. Refreshments 7 p.m. Naperville Municipal Center Lower Level Meeting Room B 400 S. Eagle Street At the February meeting of Fox Valley Genealogical Society, learn how to find and use newspapers to acqure information about your ancestors as well as the times they lived in. Some of the items to be found in newspapers include obituaries, marriage and engagement announcements, birth announcements, legal cases, and ship passage information. We will learn how to find newspapers online and in libraries and archives and how to cite your sources. Presenter Caron Primas Brennan belongs to the Genealogical Speakers Guild and is a Member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Caron blogs as Your Cousin Caron.
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Saturday, February 22, 9:30 am Nichols Library Program Room 200 W. Jefferson, Naperville This genealogy interest group provides the opportunity to converse with other family history enthusiasts. We'll start off with a comparison of DNA company results, and talk about test result privacy issues. Attendees are welcome to share additional topics and enlist help for genealogical road blocks.
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Getting Back to Basics Saturday, March 14, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. NIU Conference Center, 1120 E. Diehl Rd. Naperville, IL This is DuPage County Genealogical Society's 45th Annual Conference. Choose 4 sessions from 16 topics. There are topics for everyone... those just getting started or restarting, focused on migration, military, organizing and methodology. The speakers are Debbie Duay, PhD, Thomas W. Jones, PhD, Thomas MacEntee, and Dr.. David McDonald, CG. Registration details are available here: https://dcgs.org/cpage.php?pt=138
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Genealogy Day: All About Family Search Saturday, March 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Fountaindale Public Library 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 Genealogy Day is a free, day-long conference open to researchers of all experience levels. Topics: - Searching Strategies: Basic and Beyond with Tina Beaird
- Browse and Break Down Brick Walls: Using the FamilySearch Catalog Like a Pro with Jennifer Warner
- FamilySearch WIKI & Memories: The Power Tools You’re Not Using! with Maureen Brady
Can’t make it to Genealogy Day? Register for the free webinar at https://www.fountaindale.org/2020/01/16/genealogy-day-2020-all-about-familysearch/
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Black Roots: A Beginner's Guide to Tracing the African American Family Treeby Tony BurroughsA complete guide to African-American genealogy provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions on how to trace the history of one's family, discussing the different types of records and documents available, where to find them, how to analyze them for key information, and how to organize them.
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Finding and Using African American Newspapersby Timothy N. Pinnick"Are there actually black newspapers out there? How do I locate them? Is there much in them aside from obituaries? Are they worth the time and effort? Tim answers these questions and more as he skillfully navigates the topic armed with years of experience. He demystifies the process of locating African American newspapers, before providing researchers with tips and strategies on how to track down those vital social columns--packed full of invaluable genealogical information on your ancestors!"
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African American LivesDr. Gates uses genealogy and DNA science to trace the ancestry of eight well-known African Americans
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eAudiobook available on our Hoopla app Scots-Irishman Jim Webb, Vietnam combat veteran and former Naval Secretary, traces the history of his people, beginning nearly two thousand years ago at Hadrian's Wall, when the nation of Scotland was formed north of the Wall through armed conflict in contrast to England's formation to the south through commerce and trade. Webb recounts the Scots' odyssey and their clashes with the English in Scotland and then in Ulster, their retreat from one war-ravaged land to another. Through engrossing chronicles of the challenges the Scots-Irish faced, Webb vividly portrays how they developed the qualities that helped settle the American frontier and define the American character.
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Family Tree Factbook: Key Genealogy Tips and Stats for the Busy Researcherby Family TreeThe answers to all your genealogy questions in one place! This convenient, timesaving collection of genealogy hacks gathers the best resources, tips, lists, and need-to-know facts from the experts at Family Tree Magazine. Inside, you'll find fast facts about a variety of family history topics, such as important dates in US history, the different kinds of DNA tests, and how to use the best genealogy websites.
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Download this eBook with our Hoopla app. This sweeping historical narrative chronicles events instrumental in the painful birth of a new nation from the Bloody Morning Scout and the massacre at Fort William Henry to the disastrous siege of Quebec, the lopsided Battle of Valcour Island, the horrors of Oriskany, and the tragedies of the Pennsylvania Wyoming Valley massacre and the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition s destruction of the Iroquois homeland. Caught in the middle of it all was the Mohawk River Valley. Through 1763, culminating with the French & Indian War, a series of colonial conflicts between the French and British raged along the North American frontiers.
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My History: A Memoir of Growing Upby Antonia FraserThe acclaimed New York Times best-selling author of Mary, Queen of Scots shares vivid memories of her childhood and recalls the experiences that set her on the path to a writing life.
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Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com : How to Find Your Family History on the #1 Genealogy Websiteby Nancy HendricksonThis book will help you get the most out of Ancestry.com by showing you how to take advantage of what the world's biggest genealogy website has to offer--and how to find answers to your family tree questions within its billions of records and massive network of family trees. This updated guide has screenshots that demonstrate how to create family trees, navigate the site, and use Ancestry.com's search engines.
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