This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NancyMoore11 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/2353/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Matt Bielawa will reschedule his presentation for May 12th! And everyone should mark their calendars for our March 10th speaker, who will be Penny Hartzell. Her topic is: "Tracing Immigrant Ancestors Who Came Through New York City." Stay home and watch Faces of America (new genealogy program) on PBS Wednesday night instead - check your local stations for time. >> Speaker: Matthew Bielawa >> Topic: Tracing Immigrant Ancestors from Central/Eastern Europe >> >> On Wednesday evening, February 10, at 7 pm, Matthew Bielawa will address >> our club on the topic of "How to Trace the Roots of Ancestors Who Came >> from Central and Eastern Europe." He will discuss how to locate ancestral >> towns or villages using U.S. records such as passenger lists, church >> records, naturalization papers, and Census data. In addition, he'll >> explain the different types of foreign records available and offer tips >> for overcoming the challenges of foreign languages and official shifts in >> national borders. Matt is the associate registrar at Central Connecticut >> State University, serves as vice president of the Polish Genealogical >> Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, and has founded a web site >> about Eastern European genealogy (www.halgal.com). Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.