A Valuable New Resource for Illinois Researchers!

The Pima County Genealogy Society received the following announcement:

Are you researching your Illinois roots, and seeking more resources? Look no further than the Illinois Newspaper Project! 

INP is an initiative of the History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library, and the Department of Preservation Services, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The INP contains an inventory and catalog of Illinois newspaper collections held by libraries and repositories, private organizations, and individuals across the state. The holding information is readily available in an easy to use database that allows the user to locate newspapers based on title, county, or year. Contact information for each holding institution is available with the returned search results. 

Some of the newspaper titles have been digitized, and are easily accessible via the Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. IDNC contains over 111 titles, which are searchable by title, year, and date. We hope you enjoy utilizing these resources as much as we do here at the HPNL! Please contact us if you have any questions, comments, or concerns at hpnl@library.illinois.edu or at (217)-333-1509.

Charles Henry Alston, Artist, [Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons

Family History Discovery Day November 11, 2017

The Tucson Arizona South Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is hosting a Family History Discovery Day on Saturday, November 11, from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm, at the Corona building, 700 E. Sahuarita Rd., located at the intersection of Sahuarita Road and Melpomene in Corona de Tucson. Activities include:

• Instructor-led FamilySearch classes for starting your 4 generations & adding sources to your family tree.
• Videos from the 2017 RootsTech conference. 
• Topics include FamilySearch, Ancestry, FindMyPast, and MyHeritage websites (comparing the Big 4) and two DNA classes, Mexican and British research and Censational Census Strategies.
• How to make your home a Family History Center.
• A computer lab with knowledgeable Temple & Family History Consultants to help you get started and answer your questions. There will be several computers in the lab available for use by participants, or you may bring your own devices.
• The youth will complete their Merit Badge and personal progress Family History requirements and have opportunities for service.
• FUN activities for children ages 3-11. A nursery area is provided, but not staffed!

See the flyer and schedule below for more details.

Happy Birthday To Us!

© Aalok Thakur, Wikimedia Commons,
CC BY-SA 3.0 

We are 5 years old! Come to our birthday party on Saturday, October 21, 2017, to help us blow out the candles. Cupcakes and refreshments will be served.

Our featured speaker's topic is NARA in a Day. PCGS member Laurie Desmarias has more than 20 years of genealogical research experience. She is a regular conference attendee, volunteer, blogger, and participant in many Facebook user groups. She is a life member of the American-French Genealogical Society and is the Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board membership officer. In addition to being a member of the Pima County Genealogy Society, she is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, and the Southern California Genealogical Society. Laurie specializes in New England research. Her blog is confusethedead.com.


Come celebrate with us on our special day. You do not have to be a PCGS member to attend.

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN LOCATION

DATE:	Saturday, October 21, 2017
TIME:	1:00pm – 3:00pm
PLACE:	Donna R. Liggins Center 2160 N. 6th Ave. Tucson, AZ

Update 10/20/17: Changed speaker's topic.