Zion Genealogical Society
of Lake County, Illinois
Including Beach Park, Gurnee, North Chicago, Park City, Wadsworth, Waukegan, Wildwood, and Winthrop Harbor

Internet Archive – The Amazing Genealogical Resource You’re Not Using!

MONTHLY LECTURE SERIES & UPCOMING EVENTS
May 19, 2026
In person and ZOOM Gurnee Village Hall, 325 O’Plaine Rd., Gurnee, IL 60031
Lecture starts promptly at 7:00. They typically last an hour, with 15 additional minutes for questions.
Presented By: Debra Dudek

Can’t find it on Ancestry?  Learn all about Internet Archive and its amazing collection of city directories, county histories, gazetteers, yearbooks, and family genealogies.  If you haven’t been on this site yet, you’re missing a lot of fantastic resources!

About Your Presenter
Debra M. Dudek is Head of Adult and Teen Services at the Fountaindale Public Library District in Bolingbrook, IL. She holds a post graduate certificate in Genealogical, Paleographic & Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, and is the author of the World War I Research Guide: Tracing American Military and Non-Combatant Ancestors – Includes a Guide to Canadian Military Research which is available in paperback and as an eBook on Amazon.com.

How to Join Our Lecture Series

Hybrid meetings are held both in person at the Zion-Benton Public Library and on Zoom.
Accessing the Zoom Meeting
You Must Register to attend this free zoom presentation. Send in an email your first and last name and inform whether you are a member or not, and your email address. Send that email registration to ziongenealogy@gmail.com by the Sunday evening prior to the zoom meeting. You will receive an email back giving you the details to link in to the meeting on Monday. Make sure that you've installed the Zoom software before the event and you'll use that link to join the meeting when it begins.

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