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June 2, 2026 — 9 am

Read All About It! Using Newspapers presented by Caron Primas Brennan

Learn how to find and use newspapers, online and in libraries and archives to gather information about your ancestors as well as the times they lived in. Some of the items to be found in newspapers include obituaries, marriage and engagement announcements, birth announcements, legal cases, and ship passage information.

Caron Primas Brennan loves history, biography, puzzles, and a good mystery, which makes her perfectly suited to genealogy research! A 6th grade school project got her interested in researching her own family tree. Her special areas of genealogical interest are Colonial America, Prussian, and Norwegian research along her family lines as well as related DNA projects.

Caron is the Executive Director of the Iroquois Theatre Fire Historical Society (https://iroquoistheatrefire.org/) and belongs to several local and regional genealogy groups including being a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild and a Professional Member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She is currently the Registrar for the Anan Harmon Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the Revolution (DAR) and Facilitator for the Chicago Region of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG). She previously held Board positions at the Illinois State Genealogical Society, the Chicago Genealogical Society and CAGGNI. She has been teaching at the Newberry Library in Chicago and speaking at local libraries and genealogical societies for over ten years with consistently excellent feedback.

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President: Ann Broihier
Vice President: Jan Maltby
AM Secretary: Kristie Benedik
PM Secretary: Carol Blohm
Treasurer: Judy VanDusen

Past President: Judy VanDusen

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The Writers’ Group meets the 2nd Monday of the month at 10 am. Please come join us to start your writing.

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Upcoming Programs:

June 18, 7:00 pm – American Battle Monuments Commission presented by Tina Beaird
July 7, 9:30 am – No Meeting due to holiday.
July 16, 7:00 pm – Too Good to Be True: Learn How to Spot and Stop Genealogy Fraud presented by Candace Marx

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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.

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