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La Salle County Genealogy Guild hosts pioneer history talk in Ottawa · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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Salle County Genealogy Guild hosts Pioneer History Talk in Ottawa.
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Written by Shaw Local News Network. This article is being read by
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an automated voice, brought to you by Everlett. The LaSalle County Genealogy
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Guild will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, september nineteenth at its headquarters
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in Ottawa. Lorraine McAllister, Director of the Redick Mansion, will discuss early
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pioneers, focusing on settlers who were among the first to establish homes
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in unsettled areas. She will highlight Elsie Strawn Armstrong, an early pioneer
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who left her husband and traveled across two states with her children
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to settle in LaSalle County. The event is free and open to
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the public. Refreshments will be served after the program. The LaSalle County
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Genealogy Guild is at one fifteen West Glover Street, Ottawa.