On Saturday, November 7, 2026, starting at 11 a.m., the Solano County Genealogical Society will have Margaret (Peg) Kapustiak as our speaker. Her topic is: “30 Types of Maps Useful in Genealogy”.
Maps can unlock details about a family or lead researchers to new resources. Her presentation, will cover various kinds of maps, and look at details included and not included in maps. She will offer suggestions on locating maps for Europe and the USA. Her presentations are designed to provide you with extremely practical tips and ideas.
Margaret (Peg) Kapustiak’s has been a Genealogist/Family Historian for 48 years and has researched her family history in the Chicago area, the Midwest, New England, and New York state plus ten countries in both Europe and Asia, when she lived overseas. She has provided over 200 talks to organizations both nationally and internationally. She is the author of two books and 58 research articles. The last book on Venice, Florida was written for their 100 Anniversary of Incorporation as a city.
She currently volunteers at five historical/genealogical organizations and is on the Board of South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, as their Strategic Planner and conducts their monthly Website SIG (Special Interest Group), specializing on the 50 states and internationally. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin.
Solano County Genealogical Society members will receive a Zoom invite via email a few days before the event.
Visitors are always welcome to attend this FREE event. Just send an email to scgs@scgsca.org no later than 4:00 pm on Friday, November 6 to request an invitation.
Guests are also encouraged to consider becoming members. Dues are $30 annually for an individual and $40 for family membership.
More information can be found on the society’s website at www.scgsca.org and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SCGSCA 
