The Genealogy Search

I left Madison with a USB full of records regarding the Drezdzon and other related families. I downloaded quite a few obituaries from Milwaukee's Polish newspapers. My find at FGS was a book on how to read Polish obituaries, I have many translations to work through. First stop in Illinois was a stop at Portillo's for a Chicago dog, I was in heaven!  Which led me to the second most important thing to do - hitting a grocery store and buying all the bright green relish that I could find.   I actually was in the area to visit the family graves at Concordia Cemetery located  in Forest Park, Illinois.  The cemetery offices were very helpful and I located more family plots.  I like to check on the plots since my grandmother paid for perpetual care in 1942 in the amount of $100.00.  The $100.00 covers the entire plot of nine graves.  I think she would be happy to know the cemetery has kept their word she made quit a bargain.

The National Archives will be presenting a 2016 Virtual Genealogy Fair to be held October 26th and 27th.  No need to register just go to  Genealogy Fair  to attend. Session Schedule (eastern daylight time EDT) Day 1: Wednesday, October 26 Watch entire day on YouTube   Time Activity 10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks by Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero 10:05 a.m. Introduction to Genealogy at the National Archives by Claire Kluskens 11 a.m. The Best National Archives Records Genealogists Aren't Using by Lori Cox-Paul 12 p.m. National Archives Innovative Online Resources and Tools to Help with Your Genealogical Research by Sarah Swanson and Kelly Osborn 1 p.m. You too can be a Citizen Archivist! Getting the most out of the National Archives Catalog by Suzanne Isaacs and Meredith Doviak 2 p.m. Department of State Records for Genealogical Research by David Pfeiffer 3 p.m. American Battle Monuments Commission by Ryan Bass Day 2: Thursday, October 27 Wat