Ethnic Cemetery Practices Discussed by Genealogy Group
Illiana Jewish Genealogical Society hosts Helen Schlair for a Sunday program at Congregation Beth Sholom Park Forest. She surveys Jewish cemetery traditions and ethnic research methods in the Midwest, citing her roles with the Chicago Genealogical Society and gravestone studies groups.
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Midwest
Illiana Jewish Genealogical Society
Congregation Beth Sholom
Western
Dogwood
U.S. 30
Park Forest
Helen Sclair
Schlair
Chicago Genealogical Society
Association of Gravestone Studies
Chicago Map Society
Cemeteries and
Gravestone Markers
American Cultural Association
Chicago Public Schools
Townsend Named Rich Township Assessor
George C. Townsend takes office January 1 as Rich Township assessor succeeding Shirley Green. He brings 32 years in management with emphasis on systems controls and procedures including 26 years as world wide division controller for Clark Equipment Co. and six years supervising vehicle services in the Illinois Secretary of State's Office. Townsend and his wife Terry live in Park Forest with four children and five grandchildren. He outlines several agenda items including county Board of Appeals through January 26 and mortgage exemptions mailing.
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George C. Townsend
Rich Township
Townsend
Denison University
Clark Equipment Co
Illinois Secretary of State
Park Forest
Terry
Kathy
Pam
Steve
Jeff
Shirley Green
County Board of Appeals
Governors Highway
Ingalls Foundation sponsors Illinois Michigan basketball trip
The Ingalls Development Foundation sponsors a trip to the University of Illinois to see the Illinois team play Michigan on January 23. Only 40 tickets are available. Call 333-2300 Ext. 6369. Attendees should indicate bus preference and entree choice: prime rib, chicken breast, fish, or pasta.
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Ingalls Development Foundation
University of Illinois
Ilini
Michigan Wolverines
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Larry Schaeflein
South Holland
Ray
Nancy Frystak
Calumete City
Sand Ridge Nature Center
Paxton Ave
Warren Skarski
Cook County Forest Preserve
inAme
Stafford
van Heusen
Lee Wright
J.T. Beckett
Towncraft
Kids’ Sale
Brickyard
Charlestowne Mall
Ford City
Fox Valley Center
Gary Village
Golf Mill
Lakehurst
Lincoln Mall
Lincolnwood Town Center
Louis Joliet Mall
North Riverside Park
Orland Square
Randhurst
River Oaks
Southlake Mall
Spring Hill Mall
Stratford Square
Woodfield
Yorktown
Northbrook Court
White Sale
Jcpenne
Nney Weigegar
Ingalls Foundation
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