MONTHLY MEETING
February 4th at 9:30am
Scotland’s Resources: There’s More to Scottish Research presented by Tina Beaird
Tina Beaird, will present “Scotland’s Resources: There’s More to Scottish Research than Scotlandspeople” She will talk about the dozens of sites available to help you in your Scottish research once you are ready to move beyond Scotlandspeople. Sites like GENUKI, “ScotlandsPlaces,” SCAN and the National Library of Scotland are just a few of the free websites available to you from ‘across the pond”.
Tina Beaird, owner of Tamarack Genealogy, is a genealogy & local history librarian at a Chicagoland public library. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree with a specialization in Archives/Preservation. Tina has won multiple research and digitization grants over the last decade to preserve and digitize historic documents and photographs. She lectures nationally on topics including genealogical methodology, military research, and photo and archival preservation.
Welcome to EGS– Join us for a Monthly Meeting!
The Elgin Genealogical Society is for any person who has an interest in genealogy, research or history.
Meetings are held at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin, IL. on the first Tuesday of each month at 9:30 am and the third Thursday at 7:00 pm except in December when the date, time, and location of the annual meeting is announced. It is always best to check this website or call the library at 847-742-2411 to check if schedule changes have occurred.
You do not have to be a member to attend any of our meetings, but when you become a member of EGS, you will receive special access to our Members Only area on our website where you can find all presentation handouts, plus all of our past and present newsletters.
