forwarded at the author's request: The Belleville News-Democrat was nice enough to run an article yesterday on the following class, but somehow got the date wrong. The information below is correct. Thanks, and hope to see you at the program, Tom Pearson Colonel Friedrich Hecker Camp #443 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Proudly Presents: "Your Civil War Ancestor" By Tom Pearson St. Louis Public Library The presentation is FREE and the PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND Wednesday Evening at 7:30 P.M. April 6, 2005 Meeting Room at Southwestern Illinois College's Programs and Services for Older Persons Corner of North Church and East B Street, Belleville, Illinois "Grandma said my great-granddaddy fought with Sherman!" Do you have a Civil War soldier ancestor you've always wanted to research, but didn't know where to begin? Here's your chance to find out! Tom Pearson will tell us about research strategies and the varied resources available to researchers at the St. Louis Public Library. Tom is a reference librarian and Civil War historian with 16 years of experience researching Civil War soldiers and regiments. Here's your chance to put his knowledge to work for you! Bring, share a remembrance of your ancestor's Civil War experience. For more information contact: Dennis A. Hermann 618-235-5720