> St. Clair County Genealogical Society monthly meeting (visitors welcome) > Thursday Aug **2**, 2007 > 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7) > > Speaker and topic: > Das ABC's of Researching German Church Records, Martha Mae Schmidt > > Ms Schmidt will divulge all her secrets gleaned from researching these > fact-filled vital registers over the past 40 years. Like many of us, she > became familiar with the language, the customs, the families, and the > church histories prior to tackling the handwritten baptisms, marriages, > confirmands, and deaths. Few researchers in the area have her expertise. > Come learn from the master! > > Location > St. Luke's Parish center > North Church Street and East 'C' Street > Belleville, Illinois