All PCGS Monthly Meetings are free and open to the Public
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Family Tree Maker Overview (hybrid)
Participants both experienced or new to Family Tree Maker genealogy software will take away a great deal of information as Mark Olsen discusses Family Tree Maker, the latest 2024 version, updates, features, and more. This is an interactive session. We will discuss the upcoming version FTM 2024. Mark will join us via Zoom. Participants may…
Tracing Irish Immigrants in Illinois & Michigan Canal Records (online)
During America's great canal building boom, it was said that all you needed to build a canal was a pick, a shovel, a wheelbarrow, and an Irishman. Far from being lazy, unwashed, and underskilled, these new immigrants labored long hours, built churches, and created communities in and around the growing city of Chicago. Learn how…
An Author’s Journey: From Peoria, IL to the History Channel (hybrid)
Peoria Public Library North Branch 3001 West Grand Parkway, Peoria, IL, United StatesJoin us for an evening with local author & historian, Ken Zurski, who will share a collection of "Peoria Stories" about people and events which helped shape Peoria and the Central Illinois region. His first book, "The Wreck of the Columbia", chronicled the 1918 riverboat disaster that claimed 87 lives and effectively ended the steamboat…
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