Good morning,
The forecast for Whitewater calls a mostly sunny day, with a high of seventy-four.
There are no municipal, public meetings scheduled for today, at least of which I’m aware. That’s probably because (1) there are no meetings scheduled, and (2) the insiders of the Community Development Authority are taking a well-deserved break after yesterday’s diligent work turning the city into an over-regulated, over-planned tar pit.
Over at Walworth County Today, there’s an announcement about a noted genealogist who will be speaking on July 10th at our college campus. See, Noted German Genealogist Featured at Whitewater Event:
Noted genealogist and author, James M. Beidler, will be the guest speaker July 10 at the Hamilton Auditorium, University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, for the annual workshop sponsored by the German Interest Group Wisconsin.
Beidler is a columnist for “Roots & Branches” and German Life magazine. He is also editor of Der Kurier, the quarterly journal of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society.
In the morning, Beidler will contrast the two major waves of German migrations to the United States:?the 18th century Pennsylvania Germans versus the 19th century German Americans.
His second topic will be a case study of how properly-utilized scraps of evidence can lead to successfully finding a European village of origin.
In the afternoon, Beidler will review the region of the Palatinate and explain why it has been a hotbed of emigration for three centuries. In conclusion, he will show researchers how whole data sets, rather than individual records, can be used to blast open genealogical roadblocks.
Registration Details: “Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the program starts at 9 a.m. Morning coffee and lunch are provided for those registered prior to the day of the workshop. For those who register before July 1, the cost, including lunch, is $35 for GIG members and $40 for non-members. After July 1, registration is $40 for GIG members and $45 for non-members. Registration forms can be obtained at www.rootsweb.com/~wigig/index.html. The Hamilton Auditorium is in the James R. Connor University Center, located at 228 Wyman Mall, Whitewater. On-site, free parking is available, and the center is handicapped accessible. On-line maps are available at www.uww.edu/maps.”
These are troubled economic times, but even in times of hardship, Americans are charitable by nature. There’s no better example than a story in the Wisconsin State Journal, entitled, “St. Vincent de Paul Reaches $4M Fundraising Goal.” (“The Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s “Help Build Hope” campaign, which concludes this month, surpassed its $4 million fundraising goal to build a town of Madison charity center, officials with the organization announced Monday.”)
Even under times of stress and strain, private charity remains a fundamental, effective part of our way of life.