Join us in the Library or on Zoom
for our next Program
September 17, 2026; 7:00 pm
Program: Land Records: A Family Historian’s “Bread and Butter”
Amber Oldenburg is a genealogist, lecturer, and social media manager with a degree in Family
History Research from Brigham Young University-Idaho. She currently serves as an online instructor in
the Family History Research program at BYU-Idaho. She specializes in United States Midwest research
and is currently working toward professional accreditation with the International Commission for the
Accreditation of Professional Genealogists in the Great Lakes region. When she is not working on family history, Amber can be found traveling the county with her family, exploring archives and cemeteries, or reading a historical monograph
TOPIC: Land Records: A Family Historian’s “Bread and Butter”
TOPIC DESCRIPTION: Amber Oldenburg is a genealogist, lecturer, and social media manager with a degree in Family History Research from Brigham Young University-Idaho. She currently serves as an online instructor in the Family History Research program at BYU-Idaho. She specializes in United States Midwest research and is currently working toward professional accreditation with the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists in the Great Lakes region. When she is not working on family history, Amber can be found traveling the county with her family, exploring archives and cemeteries, or reading a historical monograph
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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.
