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    <title>North Suburban Genealogical Society upcoming events</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 11:05:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Genealogy Drop In Lunch at the Porch (27 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Join us for the next NSGS Drop In Lunch. It's an opportunity to get together in person and meet other Society members to discuss genealogy. Please join us and bring your questions and expertise for Lunchtime Drop-in:&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;4th Wednesday of the Month at 11:30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Location: &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-porch-wilmette.restaurants-world.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Porch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Wayfair in Edens Plaza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&amp;nbsp; 3232 Lake Ave., Wilmette&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Purchase something for lunch and talk genealogy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;No need to register, just come in and join us.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6664953</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lineage Proof Interest Group (28 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Meet with others who are interested in joining or learning the benefits of joining a Lineage Proof Interest Group.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our group meets by &lt;strong&gt;Zoom&lt;/strong&gt; on the &lt;strong&gt;4th Thursday of the month&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;7pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are many societies honoring veterans of various wars, from the first wars against the native Americans through those wars some of us remember. The most famous of these are the &lt;em&gt;DAR&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAR&lt;/em&gt;, Daughters (and Sons) of the American Revolution. However it is not just warrior ancestors that have lineage societies. From early Artisans through Tavernkeepers, virtually every occupation has a society that honors them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And there are societies for the very early immigrants. Not only the Mayflower and Jamestowne Societies, but also First Founders of many states and towns, especially in New England.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The dates for qualification vary. NSDOAF, the group for American Farmers, covers the years 4 Jul 1776 – 4 Jul 1914 and honors current farmers as well as ancestors. Basically, if you have any ancestors in the US early, you may well qualify to join a Lineage Society.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members of NSGS are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meet by Zoom&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Leader and contact for Zoom link:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="mailto:membership@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Cary Stone-Greenstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>DNA Explorers Group (29 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monthly meeting for the DNA Explorers Group&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The DNA Explorers Group is a valuable benefit for members. We meet virtually via Zoom. To sign up, members can login and modify your profile accordingly or c&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;ontact &lt;a href="mailto:nsgs@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;nsgs@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;The group normally meets on the last Friday of the Month at 1:30 PM.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But check the Event Calendar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6623882</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Genealogy Drop-In at the Northbrook Library (03 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monthly Genealogy Drop-In at the Northbrook Library - 2nd floor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;From 3pm-5pm on the first Wednesday of every month &lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;NSGS members staff the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;"Genealogy Drop-in" table at the Northbrook Public Library. The public is invited to stop by and get help researching their family history. Sessions are limited to 15 minutes when others are waiting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Contact the &lt;a href="https://www.northbrook.info/" target="_blank"&gt;Northbrook Public Library&lt;/a&gt; for additional information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;NSGS members interested in volunteering should contact Linda at &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org"&gt;president@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;2026 schedule of volunteers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;June 3&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;July 1&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Aug 5&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Sept 2&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Oct 7&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Nov 4&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Dec 2&amp;nbsp; -&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6604040</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Afternoon Writers Group (08 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The monthly meeting of the Afternoon Writers Group,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;at 1pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Monday of each month&amp;nbsp;at 1pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings have been online but will occasionally be in-person at the Glenview Library. Please check with Terry about meeting location.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;By updating your profile, members can add themselves to the Afternoon Writers Group to receive e-mail notifications.&amp;nbsp; Contact &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org"&gt;Terry Jackson&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;by e-mail for notifications, the online Meeting Link or for questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Writers Groups are a valuable benefit for members but guests are welcome to "test drive" and sit in on a session.&amp;nbsp; Open to all members and prospective members of NSGS.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Writers-Groups"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; to review other benefits of Joining a Writers Group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Evening Writers Group (08 Jun 2026)</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The monthly meeting of the Evening Writers Group.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings are normally held virtually via ZOOM at 7pm on the 2nd Monday of each month. Check the event calendar to confirm the date and time.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Members can add themselves to the Evening Writers Group by logging into the website and updating your profile.&amp;nbsp; Contact Bill Nemmer at treasurer@nsgsil.org with&amp;nbsp;questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Writers Groups are a valuable benefit for NSGS members but guests are welcome to "test drive" and sit in on a session.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Family-History-1.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="432" height="160"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Writers-Groups"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; to review other benefits of Joining a Writers Group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6633547</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>NSGS Newsletter Articles Due (09 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;NSGS Members, we want to hear from you!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Do you have a family story?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Have you come across a webinar you think the society would be interested in?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Do you have a tip or website you recommend to your fellow researchers?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We encourage and welcome your contributions to our newsletter!&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please email Laura if you have a story to submit for the next newsletter at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:newsletter@nsgsil.org"&gt;newsletter@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Logo/Newsletters%20Logo.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6603939</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>The Journey to Juneteenth (13 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Journey to Juneteenth&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Speaker:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;Evelyn Nabors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join us for an engaging presentation by Evelyn Nabors, the Genealogy Doula—an author,&amp;nbsp;speaker, and consultant with more than 25 years of experience as a genealogist. Evelyn is a&amp;nbsp;member of the Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago (AAGHSC),&amp;nbsp;and a former Vice-President and host of the Society’s CAN-TV show, "Tracing Your Family Roots."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In her presentation, “The Journey to Juneteenth,” Evelyn will walk us through the historical&amp;nbsp;journey from 1619 to 1865, highlighting the pivotal events that led to the Civil War and&amp;nbsp;ultimately the emancipation of millions of people of African descent. From the Three-Fifths&amp;nbsp;Compromise to the Emancipation Proclamation, this powerful session traces the path to the&amp;nbsp;abolishment of legalized slavery.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Attendees will come away with a deeper understanding of the political and social forces that&amp;nbsp;perpetuated over 246 years of enslavement—and the key moments that brought it to an end,&amp;nbsp;culminating in the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;alert:&lt;/font&gt; for those who will be attending in person, be aware that the Glenview Chamber of Commerce "Summer Fest" will be occurring on this day at Jackman Park. Lehigh Ave. north of Glenview Road will be closed off next to the library. Please expect some traffic issues in the area. Plan to arrive early, car pool, get dropped off or possibly park remotely, though library parking should be for library patrons only, including our event attendees.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This program is co-sponsored with the &lt;a href="https://www.glenviewpl.org/programs/genealogy" target="_blank"&gt;Glenview Public Library&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; You can attend in person or by Zoom.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;by Zoom: Click &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://glenviewpl.bibliocommons.com/events/69ab422e491b809c6f1e9f67"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to Register, a Zoom Link will be sent to you.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;in Person: Click &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://glenviewpl.bibliocommons.com/events/69ab42428089f23c676051cc"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to Register, and go to the Community Room.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6288614</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BiGG: Beginners in Genealogy Group (16 Jun 2026)</title>
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&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Greetings!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;If you are just beginning your genealogy quest then you can join us to take the first important steps in family history research!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;The North Suburban Genealogical Society&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Beginners&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;i&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;n&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Genealogy Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;meets monthly on&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;the 3rd&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Tuesday of the month, 7pm&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;at the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Glenview Library Tech Lab (2nd floor)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Our purpose is to provide direction and talk about basic research skills in a friendly interactive group setting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;For those who join the group, there will be hands-on research sessions in addition to the monthly meetings. These will be staffed by a volunteer at the library where you can ask specific questions and get guidance from more experienced researchers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Hey, let’s get together and begin this journey together! Make it fun! Enjoy the exhilaration of finding your ancestors in the historical records and learn record documentation standards and where to search in the record archives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;If you are interested, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Linda&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Terry&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:treasurer@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Bill&lt;/a&gt;, and get on the notification list. Or just drop by and we'll meet you there!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;We recommend that you bring a smart phone and a memory stick / thumb drive to download documents that you find.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Please register at the Glenview Library Event page &lt;a href="https://glenviewpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?types=630e5dff96317542000eac50&amp;amp;_gl=1*17g137y*_ga*MjAyNDIyMjk4Ni4xNzY0ODIxMzUz*_ga_M2W3MEKEPX*czE3NzI4NDc5NzEkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzcyODQ3OTg5JGo0MiRsMCRoMA..*_ga_G99DMMNG39*czE3NzI4NDc5NzEkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzcyODQ3OTgzJGo0OCRsMCRoMA.."&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6141384</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Genealogy Drop In Lunch at the Porch (24 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Join us for the next NSGS Drop In Lunch. It's an opportunity to get together in person and meet other Society members to discuss genealogy. Please join us and bring your questions and expertise for Lunchtime Drop-in:&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;4th Wednesday of the Month at 11:30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Location: &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-porch-wilmette.restaurants-world.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Porch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Wayfair in Edens Plaza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&amp;nbsp; 3232 Lake Ave., Wilmette&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Purchase something for lunch and talk genealogy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;No need to register, just come in and join us.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="white-space:pre"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Logo/NSGS%20New%20Logo_V_RGB-v2024.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="88" height="117"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6664951</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lineage Proof Interest Group (25 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Meet with others who are interested in joining or learning the benefits of joining a Lineage Proof Interest Group.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our group meets by &lt;strong&gt;Zoom&lt;/strong&gt; on the &lt;strong&gt;4th Thursday of the month&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;7pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are many societies honoring veterans of various wars, from the first wars against the native Americans through those wars some of us remember. The most famous of these are the &lt;em&gt;DAR&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAR&lt;/em&gt;, Daughters (and Sons) of the American Revolution. However it is not just warrior ancestors that have lineage societies. From early Artisans through Tavernkeepers, virtually every occupation has a society that honors them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And there are societies for the very early immigrants. Not only the Mayflower and Jamestowne Societies, but also First Founders of many states and towns, especially in New England.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The dates for qualification vary. NSDOAF, the group for American Farmers, covers the years 4 Jul 1776 – 4 Jul 1914 and honors current farmers as well as ancestors. Basically, if you have any ancestors in the US early, you may well qualify to join a Lineage Society.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members of NSGS are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meet by Zoom&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Leader and contact for Zoom link:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="mailto:membership@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Cary Stone-Greenstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>DNA Explorers Group (26 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monthly meeting for the DNA Explorers Group&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The DNA Explorers Group is a valuable benefit for members. We meet virtually via Zoom. To sign up, members can login and modify your profile accordingly or c&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;ontact &lt;a href="mailto:nsgs@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;nsgs@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;The group normally meets on the last Friday of the Month at 1:30 PM.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;But check the Event Calendar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/DNApicture.JPG" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6633550</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Genealogy Drop-In at the Northbrook Library (01 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monthly Genealogy Drop-In at the Northbrook Library - 2nd floor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;From 3pm-5pm on the first Wednesday of every month &lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;NSGS members staff the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;"Genealogy Drop-in" table at the Northbrook Public Library. The public is invited to stop by and get help researching their family history. Sessions are limited to 15 minutes when others are waiting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Contact the &lt;a href="https://www.northbrook.info/" target="_blank"&gt;Northbrook Public Library&lt;/a&gt; for additional information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;NSGS members interested in volunteering should contact Linda at &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org"&gt;president@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;2026 schedule of volunteers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;July 1&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Aug 5&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Sept 2&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Oct 7&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Nov 4&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Dec 2&amp;nbsp; -&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6604044</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>NSGS Board Meeting (07 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Generally, all meetings will be held virtually until further notice.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Board normally meets on the &lt;strong&gt;Tuesday&lt;/strong&gt; prior to the Saturday general meeting in odd numbered months, &lt;strong&gt;Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept,&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Nov&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Agendas are sent to Board Members prior to the meeting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members are welcome.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Contact &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org"&gt;president@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for a copy of the agenda &amp;amp; fir the Zoom link.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6603971</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>DNA-Based Relationship Estimators and Analyzers (11 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;DNA-Based Relationship Estimators and Analyzers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;presented by: &lt;strong&gt;Dr. Blaine Bettinger&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;blockquote&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;(the speaker will present by Zoom)&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/blockquote&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Explore the tools and methodologies used in genetic genealogy to estimate and analyze relationships between individuals based on DNA data. This lecture will cover how relationship estimators analyze shared DNA segments to predict familial connections.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We will discuss the science behind these estimators, including centimorgan (cM) values and segment analysis, and how they are used to build and verify family trees.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Attendees will learn to interpret DNA match results, utilize relationship prediction tools effectively, and address common challenges, such as outliers. By integrating these advanced DNA analysis techniques, genealogists can enhance their research, solve complex family mysteries, and validate traditional genealogical findings.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;About the speaker:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D., is a professional genealogist specializing in DNA evidence and the use of artificial intelligence for genealogical research. He is the author of the long-running blog &lt;a href="https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/"&gt;The Genetic Genealogist&lt;/a&gt;, and frequently gives presentations and webinars to educate others about the use of DNA and artificial intelligence.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em;"&gt;Please register at the Library event page to receive a Zoom Link.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em;"&gt;Register (future link) from Northbrook Library&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6374264</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6374264</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Afternoon Writers Group (13 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The monthly meeting of the Afternoon Writers Group,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;at 1pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Monday of each month&amp;nbsp;at 1pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings have been online but will occasionally be in-person at the Glenview Library. Please check with Terry about meeting location.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;By updating your profile, members can add themselves to the Afternoon Writers Group to receive e-mail notifications.&amp;nbsp; Contact &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org"&gt;Terry Jackson&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;by e-mail for notifications, the online Meeting Link or for questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Writers Groups are a valuable benefit for members but guests are welcome to "test drive" and sit in on a session.&amp;nbsp; Open to all members and prospective members of NSGS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Family-History-1.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="432" height="160"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Writers-Groups"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; to review other benefits of Joining a Writers Group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BiGG: Beginners in Genealogy Group (21 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Greetings!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;If you are just beginning your genealogy quest then you can join us to take the first important steps in family history research!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;The North Suburban Genealogical Society&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Beginners&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;i&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;n&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Genealogy Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;meets monthly on&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;the 3rd&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Tuesday of the month, 7pm&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;at the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Glenview Library Tech Lab (2nd floor)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Our purpose is to provide direction and talk about basic research skills in a friendly interactive group setting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;For those who join the group, there will be hands-on research sessions in addition to the monthly meetings. These will be staffed by a volunteer at the library where you can ask specific questions and get guidance from more experienced researchers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Hey, let’s get together and begin this journey together! Make it fun! Enjoy the exhilaration of finding your ancestors in the historical records and learn record documentation standards and where to search in the record archives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;If you are interested, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Linda&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Terry&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:treasurer@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Bill&lt;/a&gt;, and get on the notification list. Or just drop by and we'll meet you there!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;We recommend that you bring a smart phone and a memory stick / thumb drive to download documents that you find.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Please register at the Glenview Library Event page &lt;a href="https://glenviewpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?types=630e5dff96317542000eac50&amp;amp;_gl=1*17g137y*_ga*MjAyNDIyMjk4Ni4xNzY0ODIxMzUz*_ga_M2W3MEKEPX*czE3NzI4NDc5NzEkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzcyODQ3OTg5JGo0MiRsMCRoMA..*_ga_G99DMMNG39*czE3NzI4NDc5NzEkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzcyODQ3OTgzJGo0OCRsMCRoMA.."&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6141384</link>
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      <title>Genealogy Drop In Lunch at the Porch (22 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Join us for the next NSGS Drop In Lunch. It's an opportunity to get together in person and meet other Society members to discuss genealogy. Please join us and bring your questions and expertise for Lunchtime Drop-in:&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;4th Wednesday of the Month at 11:30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Location: &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-porch-wilmette.restaurants-world.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Porch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Wayfair in Edens Plaza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&amp;nbsp; 3232 Lake Ave., Wilmette&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Purchase something for lunch and talk genealogy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;No need to register, just come in and join us.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="white-space:pre"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Logo/NSGS%20New%20Logo_V_RGB-v2024.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="88" height="117"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6664950</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lineage Proof Interest Group (23 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Meet with others who are interested in joining or learning the benefits of joining a Lineage Proof Interest Group.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our group meets by &lt;strong&gt;Zoom&lt;/strong&gt; on the &lt;strong&gt;4th Thursday of the month&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;7pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are many societies honoring veterans of various wars, from the first wars against the native Americans through those wars some of us remember. The most famous of these are the &lt;em&gt;DAR&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAR&lt;/em&gt;, Daughters (and Sons) of the American Revolution. However it is not just warrior ancestors that have lineage societies. From early Artisans through Tavernkeepers, virtually every occupation has a society that honors them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And there are societies for the very early immigrants. Not only the Mayflower and Jamestowne Societies, but also First Founders of many states and towns, especially in New England.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The dates for qualification vary. NSDOAF, the group for American Farmers, covers the years 4 Jul 1776 – 4 Jul 1914 and honors current farmers as well as ancestors. Basically, if you have any ancestors in the US early, you may well qualify to join a Lineage Society.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members of NSGS are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meet by Zoom&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Leader and contact for Zoom link:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="mailto:membership@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Cary Stone-Greenstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Genealogy Drop-In at the Northbrook Library (05 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monthly Genealogy Drop-In at the Northbrook Library - 2nd floor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;From 3pm-5pm on the first Wednesday of every month &lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;NSGS members staff the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;"Genealogy Drop-in" table at the Northbrook Public Library. The public is invited to stop by and get help researching their family history. Sessions are limited to 15 minutes when others are waiting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Contact the &lt;a href="https://www.northbrook.info/" target="_blank"&gt;Northbrook Public Library&lt;/a&gt; for additional information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;NSGS members interested in volunteering should contact Linda at &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org"&gt;president@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;2026 schedule of volunteers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;July 1&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Aug 5&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Sept 2&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Oct 7&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Nov 4&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Dec 2&amp;nbsp; -&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6604045</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Trace Your Revolutionary Roots (08 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trace Your Revolutionary Roots&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Speaker:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;Bryna Sullivan&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;The speaker will present by Zoom. Attendees can participate in person at the library or by Zoom.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This program is co-sponsored with the &lt;a href="https://www.glenviewpl.org/programs/genealogy" target="_blank"&gt;Glenview Public Library&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; You can attend in person or by Zoom.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;by Zoom: Click &lt;strong&gt;FutureLink&lt;/strong&gt; to Register, a Zoom Link will be sent to you.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;in Person: Click &lt;strong&gt;FutureLink&lt;/strong&gt; to Register, and go to the Community Room.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6288617</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6288617</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>NSGS Newsletter Articles Due (10 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;NSGS Members, we want to hear from you!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Do you have a family story?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Have you come across a webinar you think the society would be interested in?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Do you have a tip or website you recommend to your fellow researchers?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We encourage and welcome your contributions to our newsletter!&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please email Laura if you have a story to submit for the next newsletter at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:newsletter@nsgsil.org"&gt;newsletter@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Logo/Newsletters%20Logo.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6603940</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6603940</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Afternoon Writers Group (10 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The monthly meeting of the Afternoon Writers Group,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;at 1pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Monday of each month&amp;nbsp;at 1pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings have been online but will occasionally be in-person at the Glenview Library. Please check with Terry about meeting location.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;By updating your profile, members can add themselves to the Afternoon Writers Group to receive e-mail notifications.&amp;nbsp; Contact &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org"&gt;Terry Jackson&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;by e-mail for notifications, the online Meeting Link or for questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Writers Groups are a valuable benefit for members but guests are welcome to "test drive" and sit in on a session.&amp;nbsp; Open to all members and prospective members of NSGS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Family-History-1.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="432" height="160"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Writers-Groups"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; to review other benefits of Joining a Writers Group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BiGG: Beginners in Genealogy Group (18 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Greetings!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;If you are just beginning your genealogy quest then you can join us to take the first important steps in family history research!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;The North Suburban Genealogical Society&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Beginners&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;i&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;n&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Genealogy Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;meets monthly on&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;the 3rd&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Tuesday of the month, 7pm&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;at the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Glenview Library Tech Lab (2nd floor)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Our purpose is to provide direction and talk about basic research skills in a friendly interactive group setting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;For those who join the group, there will be hands-on research sessions in addition to the monthly meetings. These will be staffed by a volunteer at the library where you can ask specific questions and get guidance from more experienced researchers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Hey, let’s get together and begin this journey together! Make it fun! Enjoy the exhilaration of finding your ancestors in the historical records and learn record documentation standards and where to search in the record archives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;If you are interested, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Linda&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Terry&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:treasurer@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Bill&lt;/a&gt;, and get on the notification list. Or just drop by and we'll meet you there!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;We recommend that you bring a smart phone and a memory stick / thumb drive to download documents that you find.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Please register at the Glenview Library Event page &lt;a href="https://glenviewpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?types=630e5dff96317542000eac50&amp;amp;_gl=1*17g137y*_ga*MjAyNDIyMjk4Ni4xNzY0ODIxMzUz*_ga_M2W3MEKEPX*czE3NzI4NDc5NzEkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzcyODQ3OTg5JGo0MiRsMCRoMA..*_ga_G99DMMNG39*czE3NzI4NDc5NzEkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzcyODQ3OTgzJGo0OCRsMCRoMA.."&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6141384</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Genealogy Drop In Lunch at the Porch (26 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Join us for the next NSGS Drop In Lunch. It's an opportunity to get together in person and meet other Society members to discuss genealogy. Please join us and bring your questions and expertise for Lunchtime Drop-in:&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;4th Wednesday of the Month at 11:30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;

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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Location: &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-porch-wilmette.restaurants-world.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Porch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Wayfair in Edens Plaza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&amp;nbsp; 3232 Lake Ave., Wilmette&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Purchase something for lunch and talk genealogy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;No need to register, just come in and join us.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="white-space:pre"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Logo/NSGS%20New%20Logo_V_RGB-v2024.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="88" height="117"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6664949</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lineage Proof Interest Group (27 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Meet with others who are interested in joining or learning the benefits of joining a Lineage Proof Interest Group.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our group meets by &lt;strong&gt;Zoom&lt;/strong&gt; on the &lt;strong&gt;4th Thursday of the month&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;7pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are many societies honoring veterans of various wars, from the first wars against the native Americans through those wars some of us remember. The most famous of these are the &lt;em&gt;DAR&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAR&lt;/em&gt;, Daughters (and Sons) of the American Revolution. However it is not just warrior ancestors that have lineage societies. From early Artisans through Tavernkeepers, virtually every occupation has a society that honors them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And there are societies for the very early immigrants. Not only the Mayflower and Jamestowne Societies, but also First Founders of many states and towns, especially in New England.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The dates for qualification vary. NSDOAF, the group for American Farmers, covers the years 4 Jul 1776 – 4 Jul 1914 and honors current farmers as well as ancestors. Basically, if you have any ancestors in the US early, you may well qualify to join a Lineage Society.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members of NSGS are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meet by Zoom&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Leader and contact for Zoom link:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="mailto:membership@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Cary Stone-Greenstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Genealogy Drop-In at the Northbrook Library (02 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monthly Genealogy Drop-In at the Northbrook Library - 2nd floor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;From 3pm-5pm on the first Wednesday of every month &lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;NSGS members staff the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;"Genealogy Drop-in" table at the Northbrook Public Library. The public is invited to stop by and get help researching their family history. Sessions are limited to 15 minutes when others are waiting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Contact the &lt;a href="https://www.northbrook.info/" target="_blank"&gt;Northbrook Public Library&lt;/a&gt; for additional information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;NSGS members interested in volunteering should contact Linda at &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org"&gt;president@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;2026 schedule of volunteers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Sept 2&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Oct 7&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Nov 4&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Dec 2&amp;nbsp; -&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6604046</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>NSGS Board Meeting (08 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Generally, all meetings will be held virtually until further notice.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Board normally meets on the &lt;strong&gt;Tuesday&lt;/strong&gt; prior to the Saturday general meeting in odd numbered months, &lt;strong&gt;Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept,&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Nov&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Agendas are sent to Board Members prior to the meeting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members are welcome.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Contact &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org"&gt;president@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for a copy of the agenda &amp;amp; fir the Zoom link.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6603973</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6603973</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Census Data: Going Beyond the Population Count (12 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 22px;"&gt;Census Data: Going Beyond the Population Count&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Presented by:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Janis Minor Forté&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This program will be&amp;nbsp;in person at the &lt;a href="https://www.wilmettelibrary.info/research/genealogy" target="_blank"&gt;Wilmette Public Library&lt;/a&gt;. No registration is required.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6604022</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6604022</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Afternoon Writers Group (14 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The monthly meeting of the Afternoon Writers Group,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;at 1pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Monday of each month&amp;nbsp;at 1pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings have been online but will occasionally be in-person at the Glenview Library. Please check with Terry about meeting location.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;By updating your profile, members can add themselves to the Afternoon Writers Group to receive e-mail notifications.&amp;nbsp; Contact &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org"&gt;Terry Jackson&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;by e-mail for notifications, the online Meeting Link or for questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Writers Groups are a valuable benefit for members but guests are welcome to "test drive" and sit in on a session.&amp;nbsp; Open to all members and prospective members of NSGS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Family-History-1.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="432" height="160"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Writers-Groups"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; to review other benefits of Joining a Writers Group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BiGG: Beginners in Genealogy Group (15 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Greetings!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;If you are just beginning your genealogy quest then you can join us to take the first important steps in family history research!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;The North Suburban Genealogical Society&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Beginners&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;i&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;n&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Genealogy Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;meets monthly on&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;the 3rd&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Tuesday of the month, 7pm&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;at the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Glenview Library Tech Lab (2nd floor)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Our purpose is to provide direction and talk about basic research skills in a friendly interactive group setting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;For those who join the group, there will be hands-on research sessions in addition to the monthly meetings. These will be staffed by a volunteer at the library where you can ask specific questions and get guidance from more experienced researchers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Hey, let’s get together and begin this journey together! Make it fun! Enjoy the exhilaration of finding your ancestors in the historical records and learn record documentation standards and where to search in the record archives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;If you are interested, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Linda&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Terry&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:treasurer@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Bill&lt;/a&gt;, and get on the notification list. Or just drop by and we'll meet you there!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;We recommend that you bring a smart phone and a memory stick / thumb drive to download documents that you find.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Please register at the Glenview Library Event page &lt;a href="https://glenviewpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?types=630e5dff96317542000eac50&amp;amp;_gl=1*17g137y*_ga*MjAyNDIyMjk4Ni4xNzY0ODIxMzUz*_ga_M2W3MEKEPX*czE3NzI4NDc5NzEkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzcyODQ3OTg5JGo0MiRsMCRoMA..*_ga_G99DMMNG39*czE3NzI4NDc5NzEkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzcyODQ3OTgzJGo0OCRsMCRoMA.."&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6141384</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Genealogy Drop In Lunch at the Porch (23 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Join us for the next NSGS Drop In Lunch. It's an opportunity to get together in person and meet other Society members to discuss genealogy. Please join us and bring your questions and expertise for Lunchtime Drop-in:&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;4th Wednesday of the Month at 11:30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Location: &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-porch-wilmette.restaurants-world.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Porch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Wayfair in Edens Plaza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&amp;nbsp; 3232 Lake Ave., Wilmette&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Purchase something for lunch and talk genealogy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;No need to register, just come in and join us.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="white-space:pre"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Logo/NSGS%20New%20Logo_V_RGB-v2024.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="88" height="117"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6664946</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lineage Proof Interest Group (24 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Meet with others who are interested in joining or learning the benefits of joining a Lineage Proof Interest Group.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our group meets by &lt;strong&gt;Zoom&lt;/strong&gt; on the &lt;strong&gt;4th Thursday of the month&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;7pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are many societies honoring veterans of various wars, from the first wars against the native Americans through those wars some of us remember. The most famous of these are the &lt;em&gt;DAR&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAR&lt;/em&gt;, Daughters (and Sons) of the American Revolution. However it is not just warrior ancestors that have lineage societies. From early Artisans through Tavernkeepers, virtually every occupation has a society that honors them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And there are societies for the very early immigrants. Not only the Mayflower and Jamestowne Societies, but also First Founders of many states and towns, especially in New England.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The dates for qualification vary. NSDOAF, the group for American Farmers, covers the years 4 Jul 1776 – 4 Jul 1914 and honors current farmers as well as ancestors. Basically, if you have any ancestors in the US early, you may well qualify to join a Lineage Society.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members of NSGS are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meet by Zoom&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Leader and contact for Zoom link:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="mailto:membership@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Cary Stone-Greenstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Family History Month - Celebration: Immigration (03 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please note: This event is on &lt;strong&gt;Oct 3&lt;/strong&gt;, the 1st Saturday of October - not on the usual 2nd Saturday. The first program starts at &lt;strong&gt;11 am&lt;/strong&gt;. The second program starts at&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;1 pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Family History Month Celebration&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Two genealogy programs on one special day.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;These programs are hosted and co-sponsored with the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.glenviewpl.org/programs/genealogy"&gt;Glenview Public Library&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; You can join one or both. &lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; you must register for each program separately.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 2px; border-color: rgb(27, 114, 164);" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11&lt;/strong&gt; am&amp;nbsp; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Emigration &amp;amp; Immigration&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;– The Story of Your Immigrant Ancestors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;presented by: &lt;strong&gt;Jacquie Schattner&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;(in person)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Your immigrant ancestors are the foundation of your roots in the US. Why did they come? The voyage itself. Entering the U.S. ports. How to find emigration and immigration and naturalization records. Learn the interesting details of your ancestors’ journey to their new life here. List of over 30 websites and other resources included.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Person&lt;/strong&gt;. Please register (Future Link Here).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;by Zoom&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Please register (Future Link Here) for the Zoom Link.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;img class="artText" src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Content/ArtText/74125.png?text=Break&amp;amp;style=Site%20subtitle%202&amp;amp;styleGroup=101&amp;amp;fn=Monoglyceride&amp;amp;fs=18&amp;amp;sid=8607326991401956" title="Break" alt="Break" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;At Noon:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Light refreshments will be available along with the opportunity to socialize and speak with fellow genealogists.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;img class="artText" src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Content/ArtText/74125.png?text=Break&amp;amp;style=Site%20subtitle%202&amp;amp;styleGroup=101&amp;amp;fn=Monoglyceride&amp;amp;fs=18&amp;amp;sid=8607326991401956" title="Break" alt="Break" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; pm&amp;nbsp; &lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;"&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Immigrants/Immigration: our Family Stories&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;"&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;presented by: &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Our own Society Members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#444444" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;our own Society Members present stories of their ancestors immigrating to the United States.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#444444" face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;note: In celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we are reminded of this statement in said declaration:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Source Sans Pro, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#444444"&gt;"Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#9E0B0F"&gt;We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font color="#444444"&gt;We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. "&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;This presentation is hosted and cosponsored by the Glenview Public library.&amp;nbsp;Presented in partnership with the Glenview Public Library.&amp;nbsp;Please register for either at the Library event page:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In Person&lt;/strong&gt;. Please register&amp;nbsp;(Future Link Here)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;by Zoom&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Please register (Future Link Here)&amp;nbsp;for the Link.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6532009</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Genealogy Drop-In at the Northbrook Library (07 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monthly Genealogy Drop-In at the Northbrook Library - 2nd floor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;From 3pm-5pm on the first Wednesday of every month &lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;NSGS members staff the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;"Genealogy Drop-in" table at the Northbrook Public Library. The public is invited to stop by and get help researching their family history. Sessions are limited to 15 minutes when others are waiting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Contact the &lt;a href="https://www.northbrook.info/" target="_blank"&gt;Northbrook Public Library&lt;/a&gt; for additional information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;NSGS members interested in volunteering should contact Linda at &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org"&gt;president@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;2026 schedule of volunteers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Oct 7&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Nov 4&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Dec 2&amp;nbsp; -&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6604049</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>NSGS Newsletter Articles Due (10 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;NSGS Members, we want to hear from you!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Do you have a family story?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Have you come across a webinar you think the society would be interested in?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Do you have a tip or website you recommend to your fellow researchers?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We encourage and welcome your contributions to our newsletter!&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please email Laura if you have a story to submit for the next newsletter at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:newsletter@nsgsil.org"&gt;newsletter@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6603941</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Afternoon Writers Group (12 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The monthly meeting of the Afternoon Writers Group,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;at 1pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Monday of each month&amp;nbsp;at 1pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings have been online but will occasionally be in-person at the Glenview Library. Please check with Terry about meeting location.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;By updating your profile, members can add themselves to the Afternoon Writers Group to receive e-mail notifications.&amp;nbsp; Contact &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org"&gt;Terry Jackson&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;by e-mail for notifications, the online Meeting Link or for questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Writers Groups are a valuable benefit for members but guests are welcome to "test drive" and sit in on a session.&amp;nbsp; Open to all members and prospective members of NSGS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Family-History-1.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="432" height="160"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Writers-Groups"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; to review other benefits of Joining a Writers Group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BiGG: Beginners in Genealogy Group (20 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Greetings!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;If you are just beginning your genealogy quest then you can join us to take the first important steps in family history research!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;The North Suburban Genealogical Society&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Beginners&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;i&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;n&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Genealogy Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;meets monthly on&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;the 3rd&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Tuesday of the month, 7pm&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;at the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Glenview Library Tech Lab (2nd floor)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Our purpose is to provide direction and talk about basic research skills in a friendly interactive group setting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;For those who join the group, there will be hands-on research sessions in addition to the monthly meetings. These will be staffed by a volunteer at the library where you can ask specific questions and get guidance from more experienced researchers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Hey, let’s get together and begin this journey together! Make it fun! Enjoy the exhilaration of finding your ancestors in the historical records and learn record documentation standards and where to search in the record archives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;If you are interested, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Linda&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Terry&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:treasurer@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Bill&lt;/a&gt;, and get on the notification list. Or just drop by and we'll meet you there!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;We recommend that you bring a smart phone and a memory stick / thumb drive to download documents that you find.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Please register at the Glenview Library Event page &lt;a href="https://glenviewpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?types=630e5dff96317542000eac50&amp;amp;_gl=1*17g137y*_ga*MjAyNDIyMjk4Ni4xNzY0ODIxMzUz*_ga_M2W3MEKEPX*czE3NzI4NDc5NzEkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzcyODQ3OTg5JGo0MiRsMCRoMA..*_ga_G99DMMNG39*czE3NzI4NDc5NzEkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzcyODQ3OTgzJGo0OCRsMCRoMA.."&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lineage Proof Interest Group (22 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Meet with others who are interested in joining or learning the benefits of joining a Lineage Proof Interest Group.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our group meets by &lt;strong&gt;Zoom&lt;/strong&gt; on the &lt;strong&gt;4th Thursday of the month&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;7pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are many societies honoring veterans of various wars, from the first wars against the native Americans through those wars some of us remember. The most famous of these are the &lt;em&gt;DAR&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAR&lt;/em&gt;, Daughters (and Sons) of the American Revolution. However it is not just warrior ancestors that have lineage societies. From early Artisans through Tavernkeepers, virtually every occupation has a society that honors them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And there are societies for the very early immigrants. Not only the Mayflower and Jamestowne Societies, but also First Founders of many states and towns, especially in New England.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The dates for qualification vary. NSDOAF, the group for American Farmers, covers the years 4 Jul 1776 – 4 Jul 1914 and honors current farmers as well as ancestors. Basically, if you have any ancestors in the US early, you may well qualify to join a Lineage Society.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members of NSGS are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meet by Zoom&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Leader and contact for Zoom link:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="mailto:membership@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Cary Stone-Greenstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</link>
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      <title>Genealogy Drop In Lunch at the Porch (28 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Join us for the next NSGS Drop In Lunch. It's an opportunity to get together in person and meet other Society members to discuss genealogy. Please join us and bring your questions and expertise for Lunchtime Drop-in:&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;4th Wednesday of the Month at 11:30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Location: &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-porch-wilmette.restaurants-world.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Porch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Wayfair in Edens Plaza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&amp;nbsp; 3232 Lake Ave., Wilmette&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Purchase something for lunch and talk genealogy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;No need to register, just come in and join us.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Genealogy Drop-In at the Northbrook Library (04 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monthly Genealogy Drop-In at the Northbrook Library - 2nd floor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;From 3pm-5pm on the first Wednesday of every month &lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;NSGS members staff the&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;"Genealogy Drop-in" table at the Northbrook Public Library. The public is invited to stop by and get help researching their family history. Sessions are limited to 15 minutes when others are waiting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Contact the &lt;a href="https://www.northbrook.info/" target="_blank"&gt;Northbrook Public Library&lt;/a&gt; for additional information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;NSGS members interested in volunteering should contact Linda at &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org"&gt;president@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;2026 schedule of volunteers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Nov 4&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6604054</link>
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      <title>Afternoon Writers Group (09 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The monthly meeting of the Afternoon Writers Group,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;at 1pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Monday of each month&amp;nbsp;at 1pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings have been online but will occasionally be in-person at the Glenview Library. Please check with Terry about meeting location.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;By updating your profile, members can add themselves to the Afternoon Writers Group to receive e-mail notifications.&amp;nbsp; Contact &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org"&gt;Terry Jackson&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;by e-mail for notifications, the online Meeting Link or for questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Writers Groups are a valuable benefit for members but guests are welcome to "test drive" and sit in on a session.&amp;nbsp; Open to all members and prospective members of NSGS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Family-History-1.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="432" height="160"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Writers-Groups"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; to review other benefits of Joining a Writers Group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>NSGS Board Meeting (10 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Generally, all Board meetings will be held virtually until further notice.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Board normally meets on the &lt;strong&gt;Tuesday&lt;/strong&gt; prior to the Saturday general meeting in odd numbered months, &lt;strong&gt;Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept,&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Nov&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Agendas are sent to Board Members prior to the meeting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members are welcome.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Contact &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org"&gt;president@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for a copy of the agenda &amp;amp; fir the Zoom link.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6603975</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BiGG: Beginners in Genealogy Group (17 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Greetings!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;If you are just beginning your genealogy quest then you can join us to take the first important steps in family history research!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;The North Suburban Genealogical Society&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Beginners&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;i&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;n&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Genealogy Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;meets monthly on&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;the 3rd&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Tuesday of the month, 7pm&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;at the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Glenview Library Tech Lab (2nd floor)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Our purpose is to provide direction and talk about basic research skills in a friendly interactive group setting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;For those who join the group, there will be hands-on research sessions in addition to the monthly meetings. These will be staffed by a volunteer at the library where you can ask specific questions and get guidance from more experienced researchers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Hey, let’s get together and begin this journey together! Make it fun! Enjoy the exhilaration of finding your ancestors in the historical records and learn record documentation standards and where to search in the record archives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;If you are interested, please contact &lt;a href="mailto:president@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Linda&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Terry&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:treasurer@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Bill&lt;/a&gt;, and get on the notification list. Or just drop by and we'll meet you there!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;We recommend that you bring a smart phone and a memory stick / thumb drive to download documents that you find.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-left: 36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-a2b1f7d9-7fff-5389-6a55-7ee5693fa032"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Please register at the Glenview Library Event page &lt;a href="https://glenviewpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?types=630e5dff96317542000eac50&amp;amp;_gl=1*17g137y*_ga*MjAyNDIyMjk4Ni4xNzY0ODIxMzUz*_ga_M2W3MEKEPX*czE3NzI4NDc5NzEkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzcyODQ3OTg5JGo0MiRsMCRoMA..*_ga_G99DMMNG39*czE3NzI4NDc5NzEkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzcyODQ3OTgzJGo0OCRsMCRoMA.."&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6141384</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Genealogy Drop In Lunch at The Porch (25 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Please join us for the next NSGS Drop In Lunch. It's an opportunity to get together in person and meet other Society members to discuss genealogy. Please join us and bring your questions and expertise for Lunchtime Drop-in:&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;4th Wednesday of the Month at 11:30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p style="line-height: 31px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Location: &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-porch-wilmette.restaurants-world.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Porch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Wayfair in Edens Plaza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;,&amp;nbsp; 3232 Lake Ave., Wilmette&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Purchase something for lunch and talk genealogy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;No need to register, just come in and join us.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-5464380</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>NSGS Newsletter Articles Due (10 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;NSGS Members, we want to hear from you!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Do you have a family story?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Have you come across a webinar you think the society would be interested in?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Do you have a tip or website you recommend to your fellow researchers?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We encourage and welcome your contributions to our newsletter!&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please email Laura if you have a story to submit for the next newsletter at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:newsletter@nsgsil.org"&gt;newsletter@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6603942</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>No meeting in December (12 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;No NSGS Meeting in December&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6525825</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Morning Writers Group - No longer meeting (21 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: as of May 2025, the Morning Writers Group is no longer meeting.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you are interested in restarting a Morning Writers Group, please let us know at &lt;a href="mailto:NSGS@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;NSGS@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The monthly meeting of the Morning Writers Group&lt;strong&gt;, had been meeting&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;at 10am on the 3rd Monday of the month.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Gathering via&amp;nbsp;ZOOM, each at their computer, and reading and discussing our writings. ZOOM has made it&amp;nbsp;easier for us to invite guests and to ‘gather' from afar. We even had members log on&amp;nbsp;from Florida.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join us every third Monday at 10:00 a.m. for insightful sessions! Writing is a good habit&amp;nbsp;to get into and leads to discovering the footprints of our ancestors. It also gives you a&amp;nbsp;goal to add to your research agenda; some of us need a goal to be sure that writing&amp;nbsp;about our research follows!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Writers Groups are a valuable benefit for members but guests are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;"test drive" and sit in on a session.&amp;nbsp; Open to all members and prospective members of NSGS.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/IMG_0032.JPG" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="213"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Writers-Groups"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; to see more benefits of joining a Writers Group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3642580</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2027 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Afternoon Writers Group (11 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The monthly meeting of the Afternoon Writers Group,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;at 1pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Monday of each month&amp;nbsp;at 1pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings have been online but will occasionally be in-person at the Glenview Library. Please check with Terry about meeting location.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;By updating your profile, members can add themselves to the Afternoon Writers Group to receive e-mail notifications.&amp;nbsp; Contact &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org"&gt;Terry Jackson&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;by e-mail for notifications, the online Meeting Link or for questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Writers Groups are a valuable benefit for members but guests are welcome to "test drive" and sit in on a session.&amp;nbsp; Open to all members and prospective members of NSGS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Family-History-1.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="432" height="160"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Writers-Groups"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; to review other benefits of Joining a Writers Group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2027 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lineage Proof Interest Group (28 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Meet with others who are interested in joining or learning the benefits of joining a Lineage Proof Interest Group.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our group meets by &lt;strong&gt;Zoom&lt;/strong&gt; on the &lt;strong&gt;4th Thursday of the month&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;7pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are many societies honoring veterans of various wars, from the first wars against the native Americans through those wars some of us remember. The most famous of these are the &lt;em&gt;DAR&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAR&lt;/em&gt;, Daughters (and Sons) of the American Revolution. However it is not just warrior ancestors that have lineage societies. From early Artisans through Tavernkeepers, virtually every occupation has a society that honors them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And there are societies for the very early immigrants. Not only the Mayflower and Jamestowne Societies, but also First Founders of many states and towns, especially in New England.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The dates for qualification vary. NSDOAF, the group for American Farmers, covers the years 4 Jul 1776 – 4 Jul 1914 and honors current farmers as well as ancestors. Basically, if you have any ancestors in the US early, you may well qualify to join a Lineage Society.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members of NSGS are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meet by Zoom&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Leader and contact for Zoom link:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="mailto:membership@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Cary Stone-Greenstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2027 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Afternoon Writers Group (08 Feb 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The monthly meeting of the Afternoon Writers Group,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;at 1pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Monday of each month&amp;nbsp;at 1pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings have been online but will occasionally be in-person at the Glenview Library. Please check with Terry about meeting location.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;By updating your profile, members can add themselves to the Afternoon Writers Group to receive e-mail notifications.&amp;nbsp; Contact &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org"&gt;Terry Jackson&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;by e-mail for notifications, the online Meeting Link or for questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Writers Groups are a valuable benefit for members but guests are welcome to "test drive" and sit in on a session.&amp;nbsp; Open to all members and prospective members of NSGS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Family-History-1.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="432" height="160"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Writers-Groups"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; to review other benefits of Joining a Writers Group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2027 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>NSGS Newsletter Articles Due (09 Feb 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;NSGS Members, we want to hear from you!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Do you have a family story?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Have you come across a webinar you think the society would be interested in?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Do you have a tip or website you recommend to your fellow researchers?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We encourage and welcome your contributions to our newsletter!&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please email Laura if you have a story to submit for the next newsletter at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:newsletter@nsgsil.org"&gt;newsletter@nsgsil.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6603943</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6603943</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2027 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lineage Proof Interest Group (25 Feb 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Meet with others who are interested in joining or learning the benefits of joining a Lineage Proof Interest Group.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our group meets by &lt;strong&gt;Zoom&lt;/strong&gt; on the &lt;strong&gt;4th Thursday of the month&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;7pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are many societies honoring veterans of various wars, from the first wars against the native Americans through those wars some of us remember. The most famous of these are the &lt;em&gt;DAR&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAR&lt;/em&gt;, Daughters (and Sons) of the American Revolution. However it is not just warrior ancestors that have lineage societies. From early Artisans through Tavernkeepers, virtually every occupation has a society that honors them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And there are societies for the very early immigrants. Not only the Mayflower and Jamestowne Societies, but also First Founders of many states and towns, especially in New England.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The dates for qualification vary. NSDOAF, the group for American Farmers, covers the years 4 Jul 1776 – 4 Jul 1914 and honors current farmers as well as ancestors. Basically, if you have any ancestors in the US early, you may well qualify to join a Lineage Society.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members of NSGS are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meet by Zoom&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Leader and contact for Zoom link:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="mailto:membership@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Cary Stone-Greenstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2027 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Afternoon Writers Group (08 Mar 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The monthly meeting of the Afternoon Writers Group,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;at 1pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Monday of each month&amp;nbsp;at 1pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings have been online but will occasionally be in-person at the Glenview Library. Please check with Terry about meeting location.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;By updating your profile, members can add themselves to the Afternoon Writers Group to receive e-mail notifications.&amp;nbsp; Contact &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org"&gt;Terry Jackson&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;by e-mail for notifications, the online Meeting Link or for questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Writers Groups are a valuable benefit for members but guests are welcome to "test drive" and sit in on a session.&amp;nbsp; Open to all members and prospective members of NSGS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Family-History-1.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="432" height="160"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Writers-Groups"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; to review other benefits of Joining a Writers Group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2027 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lineage Proof Interest Group (25 Mar 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Meet with others who are interested in joining or learning the benefits of joining a Lineage Proof Interest Group.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our group meets by &lt;strong&gt;Zoom&lt;/strong&gt; on the &lt;strong&gt;4th Thursday of the month&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;7pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are many societies honoring veterans of various wars, from the first wars against the native Americans through those wars some of us remember. The most famous of these are the &lt;em&gt;DAR&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAR&lt;/em&gt;, Daughters (and Sons) of the American Revolution. However it is not just warrior ancestors that have lineage societies. From early Artisans through Tavernkeepers, virtually every occupation has a society that honors them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And there are societies for the very early immigrants. Not only the Mayflower and Jamestowne Societies, but also First Founders of many states and towns, especially in New England.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The dates for qualification vary. NSDOAF, the group for American Farmers, covers the years 4 Jul 1776 – 4 Jul 1914 and honors current farmers as well as ancestors. Basically, if you have any ancestors in the US early, you may well qualify to join a Lineage Society.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members of NSGS are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meet by Zoom&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Leader and contact for Zoom link:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="mailto:membership@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Cary Stone-Greenstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2027 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Afternoon Writers Group (12 Apr 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The monthly meeting of the Afternoon Writers Group,&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;at 1pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Monday of each month&amp;nbsp;at 1pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meetings have been online but will occasionally be in-person at the Glenview Library. Please check with Terry about meeting location.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;By updating your profile, members can add themselves to the Afternoon Writers Group to receive e-mail notifications.&amp;nbsp; Contact &lt;a href="mailto:programs@nsgsil.org"&gt;Terry Jackson&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;by e-mail for notifications, the online Meeting Link or for questions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Writers Groups are a valuable benefit for members but guests are welcome to "test drive" and sit in on a session.&amp;nbsp; Open to all members and prospective members of NSGS.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/Family-History-1.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="432" height="160"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/Writers-Groups"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; to review other benefits of Joining a Writers Group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-3641903</guid>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2027 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Lineage Proof Interest Group (22 Apr 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Meet with others who are interested in joining or learning the benefits of joining a Lineage Proof Interest Group.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our group meets by &lt;strong&gt;Zoom&lt;/strong&gt; on the &lt;strong&gt;4th Thursday of the month&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;7pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are many societies honoring veterans of various wars, from the first wars against the native Americans through those wars some of us remember. The most famous of these are the &lt;em&gt;DAR&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;SAR&lt;/em&gt;, Daughters (and Sons) of the American Revolution. However it is not just warrior ancestors that have lineage societies. From early Artisans through Tavernkeepers, virtually every occupation has a society that honors them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And there are societies for the very early immigrants. Not only the Mayflower and Jamestowne Societies, but also First Founders of many states and towns, especially in New England.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The dates for qualification vary. NSDOAF, the group for American Farmers, covers the years 4 Jul 1776 – 4 Jul 1914 and honors current farmers as well as ancestors. Basically, if you have any ancestors in the US early, you may well qualify to join a Lineage Society.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All members of NSGS are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meet by Zoom&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Leader and contact for Zoom link:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="mailto:membership@nsgsil.org" target="_blank"&gt;Cary Stone-Greenstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</link>
      <guid>https://nsgsil.wildapricot.org/event-6017397</guid>
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