Meetings are held at the Glendale Public Library, 5959 W. Brown, Glendale Arizona. The meetings begin at 1:30 p.m. See website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~azcsgsa/index.htm for additional information and map link January 25, 2003 -- We will have TWO presentations today, the first one will be by Jean White, "Chasing Czech/Slovak Ancestors in Chicago: Urban Research Techniques". Jean developed her research methods while looking for her Scots and Irish ancestors in Chicago. Jean is a native of Chicago, Illinois area and has been doing research since 1974. Jean has been a school teacher there, and while living in Kansas, a lecturer and teacher of genealogy. She is past president of The Castor Association of America and the present editor of their publication. She has served as president of the West Valley Genealogical Society and editor of their quarterly publication. She currently chairs their collection development committee, and teaches classes there. Current memberships include The Genealogical Speaker's Guild, The Arizona Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and is on the board of the latter group. After a short break Helene Cincebeaux will present "Ancient Symbols and Traditions of Czech and Slovak Villages". Helene is well known to us from having spoken here at least twice before. A genealogist since 1960, she founded the Slovak Heritage and Folklore Society International (SHFSI) in 1987 and serves as director and editor of its quarterly newsletter Slovakia. She authored Slovak Pride, a genealogical aide, in 1989 and is updating this publication now. She travels to Czech Republic and Slovakia with groups of people looking for (and finding) relatives. Helene is an avid collector of textiles and publishes Slovakia magazine, Moravia and is the author of books on these topics. In 1984, Helene co-founded the Moravian Heritage Society. She is the editor of its quarterly Morava Krasna. April 5, 2003 -- Joanne Thyken will be speaking on immigration trends.