Ongoing Genealogy Drop-in Help
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Listed here are times when a volunteer from the Fox Valley Genealogical Society will be available in the adult services department to help any interested individuals who wish to obtain assistance either to get started on a genealogy project or to complete difficult genealogical research challenges. Nichols Library Adult Services Department 1st Tuesday each month 6:30-8:30 p.m. 3rd Thursday each month 3:00-5:00 p.m. 95th Street Library Adult Services Department 2nd Thursday each month 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 Resources All databases are available from home with your library card number and PIN, except Ancestry –Library Edition which is in-library use only. No library card is needed to access these resources within the library.
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has been rescheduled to:Saturday, August 25, 9:30 a.m. Nichols Community Room Caron Primas Brennan will explain why and how to implement DNA testing in genealogy research. Brennan will use case studies and examples, to illustrate how to incorporate DNA testing into family history research. This is NOT a primer on the science of DNA, although some basic information is included. The audience does not have to be knowledgeable about DNA testing to learn from this presentation. Caron Primas Brennan is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the CAGNNI Speakers Bureau, a Board Member of the Chicago Genealogical Society, and a Board Member of the Illinois State Genealogical Society.
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Handouts from previous Naperville Public Library Genealogy Events can be found in the genealogy area of the library's Reference section (R 929.__). Event notices displayed by circulating genealogy books.
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Genealogy: A Legacy of Love (NIC) Saturday, March 3, 9:30 a.m. Nichols Community Room Even for the most diligent, collections of photos, film, video and family stories are not all digitized, neatly organized and accessible for those who come after. Wanda Schlafly, owner of Sunshine Video Productions, will talk about why leaving a legacy of love is important as well as providing some tips, tricks and practical considerations for using technology to help with this. Schlafly will explain digitizing and restoring photos, capturing and editing stories, as well as offer options for keeping and sharing these digital files to keep them from becoming obsolete.
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with Pinterest Thursday, March 8, 7:30 p.m. Naperville Municipal Center Lower Level, Room B Debra Dudek will be the speaker at the March meeting of Fox Valley Genealogical Society. Are you on Pinterest? It’s more than just tasty recipes and weight loss tips. This site can help you sort, share, and promote your genealogy projects. Learn how to create pins from your own research, collaborate with others on your projects, make a visual “to-do” list, save your must-have reads, and share your successes with other genealogists. Refreshments will be served at 7:00 p.m.
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Two Nordic courses in one day, and Nordic heritage societies!
First Kathy Meade, North American representative for Arkiv Digital, will present “Discover how and where to research your Swedish, Danish and Finnish heritage!” The class will outline the steps for identifying key information about an ancestor allowing a researcher to jump the pond. This includes looking at key U.S. resources; unique Swedish-American, Danish-American and Finnish-American sources and research centers. Then looking at the various record types and where you can find these resources online, both free and subscription sites, and at physical archives and research centers. Then Laura Kovarik, Illinois State Genealogical Society President, will present “It’s Hard to Be Humble: The Joys of Norwegian Research” explaining how to trace Norwegian ancestors here and in Norway. An emphasis will be placed on no-cost options. Learn to love those patronymic names! Various heritage organizations will be in attendance to introduce their resources and activities, including: Finnish American Society of the Midwest, Museum of Danish America, and Swedish American Historical Society. Door Prizes and Light Refreshments will also be available.
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Nextgen Genealogy : The DNA Connection
by David Dowell
DNA testing can serve as a powerful tool that unlocks the hidden information within our bodies for family history research. This book explains how genetic genealogy works and answers the questions of genealogists and individuals seeking information on their family trees.
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African American lives
Dr. Gates uses genealogy and DNA science to trace the ancestry of eight well-known African Americans
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DNA and genealogy
by Colleen Fitzpatrick
DNA & Genealogy is more than a textbook on DNA analysis for genealogy. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced readers will all find this book fascinating. In addition to tutorials on the use of DNA for genealogy, DNA & Genealogy contains many unusual sidelights on "DNA in the News" and "Weird DNA". Do you know that there are people who have more than one DNA profile? Would you like to know about the DNA analysis of the Tyrolean Iceman? What about DNA and Exo-biology? DNA & Genealogy has all of this and much, much more.
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The African American Researcher’s Guide to Online Genealogical Sources : From the Personal Notebook of Genealogist Fallon N. Green
by Fallon N. Green
A dynamic resource, it is indisputably the best book for African Americans looking to pursue online genealogical research. The African American Researcher's Guide to Online Genealogical Sources outlines essential steps and pinpoints available internet resources. Inside there are links to free and subscription databases, research projects, university studies, transcriptions, compendium genealogies, scanned images, online digital archives, state and local archives, instructional materials, podcasts, wikis, search portals, online directories, historical societies, message boards, mailing lists and hobby groups.
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