He will use the paper trail left by one immigrant to highlight the sources of genealogical information which are available in the Chicago area. George's talk promises to give valuable insight to anyone doing genealogical research. Join us at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 20, 2001 at the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, IL 60546. Non-members interested in genealogical information about Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia, Silesia or Ruthenia are invited to attend, as well. CSAGSI Meeting on October 20, 2001 "Local Sources for Czech & Slovak Genealogy" George Rokos followed the reverse paper trail of one immigrant family from a 1936 Social Security record back to their passage from Hamburg in 1882 using information that is readily available in the Chicago area. After showing how the Social Security death index could be used to obtain genealogical information, the technique of using the Soundex and intermediate indices was explained for searching the census records. Alternate methods such as death certificates and "Denni Hlasatel" death notices were used to establish death dates. Similarly parallel methods of establishing a birth date were illustrated using county birth records and Catholic church records found with the help of Jack Bochar's book. Use of passenger lists and Leo Baca's books can help determine the date of arrival. Two unanticipated bits of information were found in the above records: the name of the great-grandfather (who did not immigrate) and confirmation of the name and location of the native village.