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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Halloween and Heritage Societies

Happy Halloween!  As you roast pumpkin seeds and await your trick-or-treaters, you might enjoy this Chicago Tribune article featuring Halloween and heritage societies.  The article focuses on Dr. Kimberly Nagy, whose genealogy research led her to a position as an officer in the heritage society Associated Daughters of Early American Witches.