CAGGNI is hosting Suzanne Hoffman, professional genealogist and member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, on April 20, 2024, from 10:30 am – 12:15 pm, at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N Dunton Ave, Arlington Heights, IL, and via Zoom.
Her topic will be "Why is Jewish Research Different from All Other Research?" Suzanne will explore why Jewish research is so difficult and why the historical impediments to research make collaborative research a must. She will explore the obstacles and the promise of solutions to solving family mysteries.
This will be hybrid event, allowing in-person and Zoom attendance. But we hope anyone in the area will take advantage of the opportunity to meet with fellow genealogists in person.
For information on other upcoming CAGGNI events, please visit: https://caggni.org/Events.
Thursday, April 4, 2024, 7:00 p.m. (Central) "The Happy Invention: History and Significance of Picture Postcards"
Register in advance at this link.
The first picture postcards were published for the 1889 Paris Exposition, celebrating the completion of the Eiffel Tower. In America, the first picture postcards were printed for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago—making Illinois the birthplace of the American picture postcard. An early mention of postcards is in the 1870 diary of a Welsh curate, who called them "a happy invention."
This evening's speaker, Katherine Hamilton-Smith, is the founding curator of the Teich Archives, the world's largest public collection of postcards and related materials and a core collection of the Newberry Library, Chicago. Her presentation looks at the documentary power and significance of picture postcards. She touches on the role Illinois played in the history and development of postcards, and on the picture postcard as a cultural icon.
Hamilton-Smith is a museum and archives professional with 30+ years of experience in public history, historic sites management, exhibitions and interpretation. She holds an MA in Art History from the University of Chicago and a BA in Art History from the University of Nebraska.
All SCCGS's future events are on the public website. Always free to members, and even free to non-members, on the day presented.
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