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Tuesday, February 3; 9:30 am

Presentation: Caring for Your Family Tree: How to Prune and Graft in New Branches presented by Diana Elder

Accepting hints without careful analysis can add the wrong people to your family. Learn how to analyze the relationships, dates, and places before adding a new source or person to your tree.

Diana Elder AGⓇ, AGLTM is a professional genealogist accredited in the Gulf South region and serves on the advisory board for The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen). She is the author of Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist’s Guide and co-author of Research Like a Pro with DNA, which have helped thousands of researchers strengthen their genealogical methodology.

With her daughter Nicole, Diana has built a comprehensive educational platform teaching the Research Like a Pro methodology through study groups, an interactive eCourse, and the Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast. She shares research strategies on Family Locket (familylocket.com), making professional-level techniques accessible to genealogists worldwide.

A sought-after speaker, Diana presents regularly at RootsTech, the National Genealogical Society Conference, and institutes, as well as genealogy societies throughout the United States and internationally.

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Upcoming Programs:

February 3, 9:30 am TBA

February 19, 7:00 pm TBA

March 3, 9:30 am TBA

March 19, 7:00 pm Preserving the Past with Tomorrow’s Tools presented by Bill Wheeler

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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.

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