The British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois (BIGWILL) invites you to our November meeting with speaker, Maureen Brady.
“Comparing the Birth, Marriage and Death Records of the United Kingdom” While England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are all part of the United Kingdom, the church and civil registration systems used to record births, marriages and deaths are very different. Maureen Brady’s presentation will review and compare each record type, and suggest key online search sites.
Maureen Brady, a former school librarian and computer educator, has over forty years’ experience with family history research. She has traced her Scottish roots back to the end of the 17th century, and has also pursued Chicago and the Midwest, the trans-Allegheny U.S., Quebec, Irish and Swedish research. Maureen has made numerous presentations to genealogical societies, libraries, conferences and workshops throughout the U.S., as well as presenting for the Brigham Young University Library family history webinar series. She is a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, and a life member of the Aberdeen and Northeast Scotland Family History Society and the Ohio, Chicago and McHenry County (Illinois) Genealogical Societies. Maureen is also active in the Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and Lake County (Illinois) Genealogical Societies, the British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois, and the Chicago Scots Scottish Genealogical Society.
Visitors are always welcome to attend our BIGWILL presentations, free of charge. Come learn with us!
Instructions to attend the ZOOM meeting to follow in future “reminder” emails.
The British Interest Group of Wisconsin & Illinois (BIGWILL) is a special interest group for those who wish to research family history and ancestry in the British Isles. We meet at 10:00 am (Central time) on the third Saturday of January, March, May, July, September and November. Live meetings in May, July, September and November are held in The Community Church, 5714 Broadway, Richmond, IL 60071 and simultaneously via ZOOM. January and March meetings are online only, virtually via ZOOM.
