Free lectures at our neighboring county. The first lady was an Orphan Train child. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Walsh" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:51 AM Subject: [ILSTCLAI] Free lectures - Oct is Family History Month > > Lecture 1: Tue., Oct. 7th, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. > We Rode the Orphan Trains Presented by Ms. Mary Ellen Pollock > > >From 1854 until 1929 over 150,000 orphaned, abandoned, homeless children, > and a few poor adults, were removed from eastern cities and sent west on > Orphan Trains. Today, they are known as Orphan Train Riders. Founded in 1986 > and incorporated in 1987, the Orphan Train Heritage Society of America, Inc. > tries to preserve this history of an era in America known as the "Orphan > Trains Era". Mary Ellen Pollock, a member of this Society, will tell the > fascinating story of these courageous children and adults. > > > Lecture 2: Mon., Oct. 13th, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. > Courthouse Research Presented by Ms. Diane Renner Walsh, CGRS > > Learn the ropes for conducting family history research at the county > courthouse. Ms. Walsh will discuss the various records available to help you > in your ancestral search, and she will provide many helpful hints that just > may move you a little closer to answering your latest quest or discovering > another line to your pedigree chart. > > > Lecture 3: Mon., Oct. 20th, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. > Treasures of the St. Louis Mercantile Library Presented by Bette Gorden > > Founded 150 years ago, the St. Louis Mercantile Library was the first > library west of the Mississippi River. Bette Gorden will describe this > special collection which includes materials focusing on areas of the Western > movement, the Library's premiere collection in railroad and inland waterways > history, and the photo and clipping files of the St. Louis Globe Democrat, > among other valuable resources serving researchers, locally and nationally. > > > Lecture 4: Fri., Oct. 24th, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. > > European Immigrants to the Metro-East Presented by Marvin Moehle, Jr. > Join Mr. Moehle from the Granite City campus of Southwestern Illinois > College as he tells his interesting stories about why immigrants came to > this area, what they expected when they got here, where they settled, and > how the immigrants lived. This session will show costumes and artifacts of > immigrants from Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Armenia, Croatia, Mexico, > and other areas. > > > Lecture 5: Mon., Oct. 27th, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. > Beware: Not All Things Are As They Appear in Print Presented by Ms. Sandi > Bennett > > Using her experiences with the translation project of the St. Philip church > records, and other lifelong research experience, Ms. Bennett will provide > the researcher with a new outlook toward the printed word. Her words of > wisdom may help you get over a "rough spot" or give you the inspiration to > delve just a little deeper into the records to find the right answers. > > All Lectures Held at the Belleville Public Library > Attendance is Free > But you must pre-register as seating is limited > To Register: > Please Call the Belleville Public Library > (618) 234-0441 > Ask for Ms. Lou Ann James, Archives Librarian > HAPPY FAMILY HISTORY MONTH! >