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Tuesday, June 11
General Membership Meeting   (Membership Meetings)
7:00 pm to 8:45 pm - Champaign County Historical Archives in The Urbana Free Library
Presented by Rob Johnson
Rob Johnson, Danville high School teacher and genealogist, will be speaking on Using the FamilySearch Website Effectively.  Public is welcome.

Wednesday, June 12
Research Night in the Archives  (Local Events)
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm - Champaign County Historical Archives in The Urbana Free Library
Presented by Eric Fair
Open for any researcher, the public is welcome.  Topic to be presented at 7:00 pm:  Scanning Photos, Slides and Negatives.  Eric Fair will demonstrate the scanners that are available in the archives free for public use.  Digital storage of family photo collections is important to both beginner and experienced researchers, so an expert demonstration will help us all.

Tuesday, July 9
Bible Records in Genealogy  (Membership Meetings)
7:00 pm to 8:45 pm - Auditorium of The Urbana Free Library
Presented by Paul Hanke

Wednesday, July 10
Free Research Night in the Archives  (Local Events)
6:00 pm to 8:45 pm - The Urbana Free Library
Open for any researcher, the public is welcome.  Members of the Champaign County Genealogy Society will be available for assistance. 

Tuesday, August 13
Group Discussion About Genealogy Tips and Trips  (Membership Meetings)
7:00 pm to 8:45 pm - Auditorium of The Urbana Free Library
Group Discussion About Genealogical Trips and Tips 
7:00 pm to 8:45 pm - Auditorium of The Urbana Free Library
 Anyone who has a story to tell (member or non-member) will find an appreciative audience of other researchers.  Bring your tips for genealogy research and trips to share. The public is welcome.
 
 

Wednesday, August 14
Free Research Night in the Archives   (Local Events)
6:00 pm to 8:45 pm - The Urbana Free Library
Open for any researcher, the public is welcome.  Members of the Champaign Genealogy Society will be available for assistance. 

Tuesday, September 10
Researching Champaign County Land Records   (Membership Meetings)
7:00 pm to 8:45 pm - Urbana Free Library Auditorium
Presented by Mary Twigg
Mary Twigg has agreed to speak to the society in September on the subject of Researching Champaign County Land Records.  She will be demonstrating the new website of the county assessors' office.  It is an exiciting new resource that is being upgraded regularly and she has agreed to teach us how to use it as easily as she does.

Wednesday, September 11
Free Research Night in the Archives   (Local Events)
6:00 pm to 8:45 pm - The Urbana Free Library
Open for any reseracher, the public is welcome.  Members of the Champaign Genealogy Society will be available for assistance. 

Tuesday, October 8
Planning a Genealogy Trip to the U. I. Library Stacks  (Membership Meetings)
7:00 pm to 8:45 pm - Lewis Auditorium in the Urbana Free Library
Presented by Cherie Weible
Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about this valuable local research resource in the U. of I. Library stacks.  We will be gathering at the Archives in The Urbana Free Library for a brief business meeting, after which we will be leaving for the U.I. Library.  People who do not wish to drive can use the meeting night to find a ride with someone who is driving. We hope to be at the U.I. Library by 7:30 pm.  Cherie Weible will give us a brief lecture and a tour of the stacks. 
People should feel free to meet the group at the U.I. Library if they do not want to meet at The Urbana Free Library.

Wednesday, October 9
Free Research Night in the Archives   (Local Events)
6:00 pm to 8:45 pm - The Urbana Free Library
Open for any researcher, the public is welcome.  Members of the Champaign Genealogy Society will be available for assistance. 

Tuesday, November 12
General Membershisp Meeting  (Membership Meetings)
7:00 pm to 8:45 pm - Auditorium of The Urbana Free Library
Presented by Malcolm Sargent
Malcolm Sargent will teach about DNA and Family History.

Wednesday, November 13
Free Research Night in the Archives   (Local Events)
6:00 pm to 8:45 pm - The Urbana Free Library
Open for any researcher, the public is welcome.  Members of the Champaign County Genealogy Society will be available for assistance. 

Wednesday, December 11
Free Research Night in the Archives   (Local Events)
6:00 pm to 8:45 pm - The Urbana Free Library
Open for any researcher, the public is welcome.  Members of the Champaign County Genealogy Society will be available for assistance.