January
14 – "A History of Euclid Lodge No.
65 and Naperville" – Tim Ory
This presentation about the early history of
the Freemasons in Naperville will include personal histories of the
charter members as well as the first five Masters of the Lodge.
Lodge meeting places are also discussed.
February
11 – "Organizing Your Electronic
Genealogy Files" – Robert Pine
Everyone can use some new ideas for how to
keep all those computer genealogy files in good order. This program
will offer organizational suggestions that make sense for us and for
anyone who may have to interpret our electronic files one day.
March
11 – "Overview of Internet
Subscription Databases"
An online
demonstration of the features of the major subscription databases,
such as Ancestry.com, New England Historic Genealogical Society,
Footnote.com, etc.
April 8
– "Genealogy Research Reasoning –
Learning to Think Like an Expert"
– Everett Butler
This program title is just too intriguing to ignore. Who can’t use some
new brain-power approaches for locating ancestors in dusty records?
The speaker brings his experience in the training and development
field to bear on this approach to genealogy research.
May 13
– "Gazetteers of Poland"
– Ola Heska
A follow-up to last year’s
program on beginning Polish genealogy, this program will continue
with further information about Polish research, using the
Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland as a starting point.
June 10
– "Treasure Hunts for a Different
Gold" – Sally Walker
Sally, the author of many nonfiction books for children (and
inquisitive adults), will discuss the extraordinary things that
forensic anthropologists and archaeologists are learning as they
investigate the bones of our country’s earliest English and African
colonists in places such as Jamestown. She will discuss aspects of
her research that can apply to our own genealogical hunts as well.
September
9 – "Tracking Your Internet Research on Your Computer" – Harold
Workman
Join us for this new and
informative program about using your computer's organizational tools
to keep track of the Internet sites you've visited and the information obtained from those sites.
October
14 – "Using a Digital Camera and
Scanner in Genealogical Research" – Jane Haldeman
Put your digital camera and that all-in-one printer or scanner to work.
Learn what the technical terms, such as jpg and dpi, mean. Find out
how and why to scan photos and documents and what to with all these
digital images once you have them. You will leave this talk knowing
why taking a camera with you on that genealogy trip is important.
November
18 (3rd
Thursday) – "Evidence Explained" – Larry Olson
This discussion of Elizabeth Shown Mills’ highly regarded and well used publications in the field of source citation will help listeners to better understand the purpose and methods for diligently citing the resources we use in our research.