Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

Join us on Tuesday, March 11 , at 8:00 PM Central, where Debbie Parker Wayne will present Going Nuclear: DNA Discoveries to Trace All Lines of Descent . To attend this webinar, register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5053293122685075970 . Last week's webinar, Printed Legends and Missing Footnotes: Dissecting 19th and 20th Century Compiled Genealogies , presented by D. Joshua Taylor, is now available to ISGS members in the Members Section of the ISGS website ( http://ilgensoc.org/members.php ). Upcoming Webinars March 11 – Going Nuclear: DNA Discoveries to Trace All Lines of Descent Presenter:   Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL Registration:   https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5053293122685075970   April 8 – Using Canadian Records to Find Your Midwestern Ancestor Presenter:   Kathryn Lake Hogan, PLCGS, UE Registration:   https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5139560805000800257   May 13 – Organizing (or Reorganizing!) ...

  Join us on February 11, where D. Joshua Taylor will discuss using compiled genealogies in his presentation Printed Legends and Missing Footnotes: Dissecting 19th and 20th Century Compiled Genealogies .     Date : Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 8:00 pm Central   Description : Discover the methods used in the 19th and early 20th century to create a compiled genealogy, and how to ensure its information does not lead you down the wrong trail. Presenter : D. Joshua Taylor D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS is the Lead Genealogist and Business Development Manager – North America for findmypast.com , and a nationally known and recognized genealogical author, lecturer, and researcher.  Active in the genealogical community, Joshua is the current President for the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS). He holds an MLS (Archival Management) and an MA (History) from Simmons College and has been a featured genealogist on NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? and the PBS s...