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SBCGS Upcoming Events – 2010

March 20, 2010 Program

Saturday, March 20, 2010 Cari's Civil War Soldier
10:30 - Noon
First Presbyterian Church, 21 N. Constance at State

Triple-Dipping at the U.S. Pension Bureau. It isn't often that, besides the soldier's own pension, the United States Government will actually pay a widow's pension to two widows of that same soldier. In a PowerPoint presentation on 20 March, our own Cari Thomas will tell the story and share her research into this unusual occurrence in her family history.

Cari became interested in her family history in 1995, when she finally read her family‚s 26 Civil War letters to, from, and about her M.I.A. Civil War great-great-grandfather; and is currently the Chaplain of our local Laura Belle Stoddard Tent 22 of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865. She is a 14 year member of the SBCGS, even though all of her known USA ancestry was east of Illinois and north of the Mason-Dixon line. Cari co-chairs the 2010 How-To Seminar; leads an open "German Ancestry" group prior to SBCGS monthly meetings (excepting this month); and will teach her fifth Spring Session course on "Beginning Germanic Genealogy" beginning 13 April 2010, through SBCC Continuing Education, ie. Adult Education. The course will be held for eight weeks on Tuesdays from 5:15 to 7:15 pm, Rm. 26 at the Wake Center.

Coming Soon to a TV Near You!

Watch Faces of America on PBS. The series premiered nationally Wednesday, February 10 - and ended on March 3, 2010. You can watch the full programs on your computer: Episode One, Episode Two, Episode Three, Episode Four.

March 5 - Who Do You Think You Are? WDYTYA airs on NBC
Fridays at 8 p.m.beginning March 5. In the 3-minute video below, take a look at the preview of the series that will tell the remarkable true stories of 7 celebrities on journeys to discover their pasts -Full Episode with Sarah Jessica Parker, Emmitt Smith, Matthew Broderick, Spike Lee, Brooke Shields, Susan Sarandon, and Lisa Kudrow.


Current TREE TIPS

Adult Ed Genealogy CLASSES Winter 2010 Schedule: read class schedule and registration instructions here. Register NOW.

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Watch for the podcast dated March 6, 2010. It was recorded at our "HOW TO" seminar.

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FT DNA Pricing for SBCGS:
Paternal line (male only) test kit:37-marker Y-DNA. $149
Maternal line test kit: mtDNAPlus: $149 HVR1 and HVR2
Combined test kit: 37-marker Y-DNA and mtDNAPlus: $269
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Questions answered for those new to DNA testing and one-on-one help. Register with events@sbgen.org so we make sure there are chairs for everyone. Contact Mary Hall with questions.