Central Europe Made Easy – Merci Napoleon!
Presented by Jacquie Schattner
Explore websites both European and American to locate family in the countries where Napoleon ruled (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Northern Italy, and surrounding areas). Find church, census, military, maps & civil records. Links to over 40 websites both US and European and how to use them. (Recently updated with many new overseas websites.)
Jacquie has been actively researching her family’s ancestors since 1996. She volunteered at the Family History Center in Schaumburg for 15 years, teaches genealogy for Districts 211 and 214, beginning genealogy at area libraries and is active in several genealogy societies, including NWSGS. Jacquie received her B.S. degree from the University of Illinois. She is a retired school secretary, allowing her free time to pursue new information. Living in Palatine, she has been happily married for 37 years, has three grown children, and two sons-in-law and six adorable grandchildren.