BUREAU COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Bureau County Genealogy Society will have its November and December combined program Thursday, Dec. 3, at the society library, 629 S. Main St. in Princeton. The public is welcome.

A social hour will begin at 6 p.m. Guests and members are encouraged to bring a finger food and share in buffet style. Those attending last year's closing meeting may remember the challenge to complete a genealogy project during the year and display it at this year's final meeting. Those projects were to be of any genealogical nature such as family trees, family stories or family recipes. Those projects, if completed, should be placed on the display table upon arrival. The election of officers will be included in the brief business meeting to begin at 7 p.m.

The program beginning at 7 p.m. will feature BCGS member Jean Cavada, who will present "Mac of All Trades." This power point presentation will tell the story of her father, Buford P. "Mac" McClellan, who lived in Tiskilwa for more than 70 years. His hobbies of photography and furniture making will be a part of this program along with some family history, primarily from the Tiskilwa area. In addition, Jean's family still has several of the dozens of pieces Mac built, and she will bring them for display.

Last month's speaker was Craig Pfannkuche, whose presentation was on railroad records.

The BCGS Library will be closed over the Christmas-New Year holiday. The last regular day will be Friday, Dec. 18. It will re-open Monday, Jan. 4. To use the library during these two weeks, call to make an appointment at 815-879-3133 or 815-303-7386.