“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” Franklin D. Roosevelt’s words ring as true now as it did then regarding the pride of the American’s noble forefathers. Despite this pride, the immigrants who became the bedrock of this country have often faced scrutiny and mockery from those who consider themselves ‘original’ Americans. During this talk, we will explore how each wave of emigration was viewed through 1800s political cartoons from the pens of those of Thomas Nast, Harper’s Weekly and Puck. Catholic or Protestant, Native Tribe or Slave, Irish or Chinese: The multiple waves of demographics that span from Lady Liberty to the Golden Gate tell us about our own national identity. When we look through the lens of nativism, we will find that it is easy to accentuate the differences of the feared foreigner, but that time eventually turns all foreigners into fellow Americans claiming their own rights to the Land of the Free.

 

Before each monthly meeting, beginning at 6 pm, we hold a 45-minute Help Session. Please come with genealogy problems that you would like to have us take a look at. And come ready to offer other peoples’ research a fresh look. Bring your laptops or other genealogical devices so we can investigate resources that you may not have used. Prudence Sadler will facilitate this session.

Sharon Kennedy from History Nebraska will present on a recent collaborative exhibit which
focused on Nebraska immigration. She will provide insights as to why people came to the
United States and to Nebraska when they did, in part taking a historical perspective as to world
events.

 

Participate with the Nebraska Interest Group led by Nancy Eckles and Judi Cook. Meetings are free and the public is welcomed.

Tom McFarland will lead this session discussing some tools and techniques that help with analysis of our DNA test results. Please join us to better understand how to make use of those DNA results.

Help Sunday: Attend this session to get help or to help others.

We welcome beginners to experts to participate.

Guests are welcome and sessions are free.

 

The 2019 NGS Annual Conference will be in St. Charles, MO.  It looks to be a grand event and hotel rooms reservations are going fast.  

The conference announcement brochure is attached.   

A full conference schedule will be available later this fall.  Registration begins Dec 1.

For updates, go to   https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/ 

Find hotel information at:  https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/accommodations/