Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

MSIGS is back in person! Please join us for our May Meeting at MCC. As the weather warms up, we've returned to in-person meetings at the McHenry County College. Our next meeting takes place on Thursday, May 9th at 7pm. Our meetings take place in room C104. We are in the room 30 minutes prior to allow us to mingle and share recent genealogy stories. We hope to see you there! The latest Newsletter is posted:   MSIGS Newsletter CAGGNI upcoming program on May 18 CAGGNI’s very own John Stryker will be our speaker on May 18 from 10:30 am – 12:15 pm, at the Mount Prospect Public Library, 10 S. Emerson, Mount Prospect, IL, and via Zoom. His topic will be “What's New in Technology: 2024.” John keeps up with the technology news and will bring word of the best in hardware, gadgetry, applications, and websites, all with an eye on how it can best be used to pursue our genealogical hobby. He is retired from being distinguished professor and chair of Computer Technologies and Information Syst

Find PCGS newsletter here:  PDGS April . Some cool stuff happening on the Brimfield Oral History  Project. While traveling to Macomb, Illinois may be a bit of road trip, there are good reasons to travel this Spring. Visit IRAD at Western Illinois University. For your reference, start with the indexes listed below: A complete listing of the holdings of all the depositories can be accessed through the State Archives Web site. Online indexes of selected records at WIU include: Adams County Almshouse Registers Index (1873 - 1898) Brown County Almshouse Registers Index (1882 - 1963) Fulton County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1825 - 1876) McDonough County Guardian's Case Files Index (1838-1933) McDonough County Probate Case Files Index (1833-1925) Mercer County Almshouse Register Index (1859 - 1948) Peoria County Probate Case Files Index (1825 - 1887) Rock Island Probate Case Files Index (1834 - 1899) Stark County Almshouse Register Index (1868 - 1941) Not ready to travel yet? Check t

Check out Peoria County Genealogical Society's upcoming events on their website: PCGS Events   Be sure to sign up for CAGGNI's upcoming program on April 20 CAGGNI is hosting Suzanne Hoffman, professional genealogist and member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, on April 20, 2024, from 10:30 am – 12:15 pm, at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N Dunton Ave, Arlington Heights, IL, and via Zoom. Her topic will be "Why is Jewish Research Different from All Other Research?" Suzanne will explore why Jewish research is so difficult and why the historical impediments to research make collaborative research a must. She will explore the obstacles and the promise of solutions to solving family mysteries. This will be hybrid event, allowing in-person and Zoom attendance. But we hope anyone in the area will take advantage of the opportunity to meet with fellow genealogists in person. For information on other upcoming CAGGNI events, please visit:  https://caggni.org/Event

The latest issue of the ISGS Newsletter is now available on the ISGS Website-  CLICK HERE  to view! This issue includes news from March-April and information on our upcoming conference in October! Be sure to check out the President's letter - new information for you. The upcoming conferences - virtual and hybrid - are on page 18. © 2020, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

The latest issue of the ISGS Newsletter is now available on the ISGS Website-  CLICK HERE  to view! This issue includes news from January-February and includes highlights about the 2023-2024 IRAD Interns, ISGS Committees Highlights, the Executive Board and Associate Societies Highlights. CLICK HERE  to view past issues of the ISGS Newsletter! © 2024, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

The latest issue of the ISGS Newsletter is now available on the ISGS Website-  CLICK HERE  to view! This issue includes news from November-December and includes highlights from the 2023 Fall Conference, Board Member election results and the 2023 Award Winners! CLICK HERE  to view past issues of the ISGS Newsletter! © 2023, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society