Since next year is 100 Anniversary of U.S. involvement in World War 1, here is a picture honoring my Great-Uncle Theodore Rettammel’s service, he died as result of war, wounded and gassed.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail,_Columbia

​A reminder about this months meeting.

German-American Resources for Genealogists

The best information on your ancestors is often found close to home. In this presentation Antje Petty will provide an overview of frequently overlooked resources from German-American communities that can yield important clues for family historians researching their German-speaking ancestors. She will also suggest strategies on how to prioritize, interpret and read these documents.

Antje Petty is the Assistant Director of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an interdisciplinary institute for research and outreach on German immigration to America. Antje shares the resources of the Institute with the community through talks, lectures and workshops. She has done extensive genealogical research on German-speaking immigrant families.

THIS IS A NEW DAY AND TIME: 

This months meeting is November 12, Saturday, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 4505 Regent, Madison, WI at 11:00 am.

Hope to see you there.

Source: Meyers Gazette (Meyer’s Ortslexikon from 1912) http://www.meyersgaz.org

​http://ls.wisc.edu/news/mark-louden-grimm-prize

​At my favorite coffee shop this morning I had a conversation with a friend who said her daughter as High School freshman is doing a required family history project. It was great to hear!

I suggested that if her child wishes to present her findings to our local Genealogical Society that it might help with public speaking and also as a way to bring together older adults and youth who share a common thread – family history. A learning experience for all.

October has been officially listed as Family History Month within the US. It is a time to remember our roots and celebrate our unique histories and identities. Contact me if you wish to research your family history or have hit a brick wall and want ideas on what you might do next.

Also remember to start from the present (yourself) and move back in time. In that spirit and also since Halloween is upon us soon, here is a picture from my past.

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Tony Burroughs is founder and CEO of the Center for Black Genealogy. He is an internationally known genealogist who taught genealogy at Chicago State University for fifteen years. Burroughs researched Olympic Gold Medal sprint champion Michael Johnson’s family history and consulted on the Reverend Al Sharpton-Strom Thurmond genealogy; the Oprah Winfrey genealogy; African American Lives2; Who Do You Think You Are; The Real Family of Jesus and consulted with Chicago Public Schools, New York Public Schools, Chicago City Colleges and Ancestry.com.