Welcome to CAGGNI!March 21 Monthly CAGGNI Presentation:
by Jacquie Schattner Saturday, 21 March 2026 Hybrid event - Zoom and Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Overseas documents are easier to find, but what if you don’t speak the language? This presentation will give you many tips and tricks on deciphering documents in most European languages and includes ideas that help in reading that old German script. Many helpful websites and resources included. Jacquie Schattner is a passionate genealogist, educator, and author, who has actively researched her ancestors since 1996. Her love for family history began during her childhood, while spending summers and holidays with her grandparents and great-grandparents. Finding herself a little bored, she asked these adults to tell her stories about when they were a little boy or girl. Today, Jacquie is dedicated to preserving these stories and sharing her knowledge with others through teaching genealogy classes at high schools, libraries, and genealogy groups nationwide. She is an active member of several genealogy societies and has written books on her own family history, which are available on Amazon. Jacquie is a retired school secretary, happily married more than 45 years, mother of three children, and proud grandmother of six adorable grandchildren. She holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Illinois and currently resides in Palatine, IL. For more info and to register: Deciphering Genealogical Documents in Unfamiliar Languages
It’s always a great time to join CAGGNI!Join now and you’ll enjoy all the perks of membership, including access to meeting handouts, videos, current and past newsletters, and the online meeting links to CAGGNI Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The program committee has produced an exciting lineup of presentations for this year. Meetings may be in-person only, online only or, a combination of both (hybrid). Please note, non-members are charged a $5 guest fee for the Zoom link to regularly scheduled monthly meetings. Per library policy, any guest attending meetings in person at one of our host libraries will be welcome for no charge. Join CAGGNI | Upcoming Events
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CAGGNI (Computer Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois) is a group of amateur genealogists who are committed to effectively using technology and the internet in support of their research activities.
Monthly meeting topics cover a broad range of subjects of interest, including software, tools, techniques and methodologies. Additionally, monthly newsletters, and support for computer and genealogy issues are among the benefits of membership.
A wide variety of genealogy software packages are used by the members as well online trees and database websites. We are also interested in personal websites, digital photography, handheld apps and other ways to share our family histories.
For questions about the group, comments and suggestions, contact secretary @ caggni.org. To report problems with the website, contact webmaster @ caggni.org.