The Bureau County Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, July 25.
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PRINCETON – The Bureau County Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, July 25 in the Society library at 629 South Main Street in Princeton. The featured speaker will be Mary Tonozzi of Spring Valley. The topic of her presentation will be “From Middle EAST to the Midwest - The Lebanese in Bureau County.”
People of Lebanese nationality began arriving in this area in the late 1800s. Tonozzi will speak of these immigrants and the contributions they made to the area in their businesses and to our country in military service. Her information will come from oral interviews and written sources and will focus on family, faith, food, and occupations.
Tonozzi has a Masters degree in European History and taught at IVCC and St. Bede Academy.
The public is invited to attend this free program which will begin at 7 p.m. No reservations are needed.
For more information, call the Society library at (815) 879-3133.
