CGS Zoom Webinar "Point of Origin: Find Your Ancestral Village" with Lisa Vogele (Mem $0/Guest $10*)

Join the Chicago Genealogical Society on September 14, 2026 from 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. central for our CGS Webinar via Zoom: "Point of Origin: How to Find Your Ancestral Village" with Lisa Vogele (CGS Member $0/Guest $10). Registration is required.* Don't know where overseas your family originated from? This presentation covers a variety of sources to explore to locate your ancestor's point of origin before arriving in the United States. Examples and strategies will be provided including: resources for locating town of origin, strategies for name changes, tips for boundary changes, and overcoming handwriting & language challenges. Our speaker, Lisa Vogele, is a professional genealogist and Certified Travel Associate (CTA). She is the Chief Tree Climber at Travel Your Tree: Where Ancestry Meets Adventure, a genealogy research & travel planning firm specializing in Italy & Ireland. Lisa is passionate about traveling in the footsteps of your ancestors to make or re-establish connections of personal, historical significance. In 2025, Lisa was the inaugural recipient of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Fellowship to study passport collections in Italian archives. In 2016, Lisa authored "Food & Folklore: A Year of Italian Festivals," a guidebook to assist travelers with incorporating heritage festivals into their itineraries, get off the beaten path, and experience local culture through food and historic events. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), earned a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University in 2019 and a Certified Travel Associate (CTA) credential. Her travel tips have been featured in the Huffington Post, 1000TravelTips.com, and Dream of Italy. * Registration is required via the Chicago Genealogical Society website at https://www.chicagogenealogy.org/event-6522621. Registration will close 1 hour prior to the event. This webinar is FREE for CGS members. Non-Members can register for the event for $10. No refunds. The meet-up will take place virtually via ZOOM. Everyone registered will receive an email the morning of the event with log-in instructions and a link. This information is not to be shared. Registering for this webinar signifies you accept responsibility to either show or hide your visage, voice, or both on the webinar screen and audio for this live presentation and ergo its recording. Note: The Webinar will be recorded and available on the CGS website in the Members Only section at https://www.chicagogenealogy.org/Webinar-Archive. Thank you for being a member of The Chicago Genealogical Society! #ChicagoGenSoc https://www.chicagogenealogy.org/

Join the Chicago Genealogical Society on September 14, 2026 from 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. central for our CGS Webinar via Zoom: "Point of Origin: How to Find Your Ancestral Village" with Lisa Vogele (CGS Member $0/Guest $10). Registration is required.* Don't know where overseas your family originated from? This presentation covers a variety of sources to explore to locate your ancestor's point of origin before arriving in the United States. Examples and strategies will be provided including: resources for locating town of origin, strategies for name changes, tips for boundary changes, and overcoming handwriting & language challenges. Our speaker, Lisa Vogele, is a professional genealogist and Certified Travel Associate (CTA). She is the Chief Tree Climber at Travel Your Tree: Where Ancestry Meets Adventure, a genealogy research & travel planning firm specializing in Italy & Ireland. Lisa is passionate about traveling in the footsteps of your ancestors to make or re-establish connections o...