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The Sep/Oct 2014 issue of the ISGS Newsletter is now available to both ISGS members and non-members. Visit the ISGS website at http://www.ilgensoc.org and click ISGS Newsletter to download the current issue (in PDF) and to view past issues going back to January/February 2008. Contents Register Now for the 2014 ISGS Fall Conference “Land of Opportunity” in O’Fallon Save the War of 1812 Pensions -  Match Challenge and more……… © 2014, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society This article is copyright content from the Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog at http://www.ilgensoc.org. Shop and Support ISGS - click here to learn how!

Join us on Tuesday, April 8 , at 8:00 PM Central, where Kathryn Lake Hogan will present Using Canadian Records to Find Your Midwestern Ancestor . To attend this webinar, register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5139560805000800257 . Last week's webinar, Going Nuclear: DNA Discoveries to Trace All Lines of Descent , presented by Debbie Parker Wayne, is now available to ISGS members in the Members Section of the ISGS website ( http://ilgensoc.org/members.php ). Upcoming Webinars 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!) That Family Reunion Presenter: James M. Beidler Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4100612476706085633 June 10 – Plotting, Scheming, and Mapping Online Presenter: Cyndi Ingle Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register

Join us on March 11, where Debbie Parker Wayne will discuss how to use autosomal DNA for genealogy research in her presentation Going Nuclear: DNA Discoveries to Trace All Lines of Descent . Date : Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 8:00 pm Central Description : Learn to link families using autosomal DNA test results from any testing company. Maximize impact on your genealogical research goals. Includes how to use test results such as those from 23andMe and Family Tree DNA Family Finder tests. Presenter : Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL Debbie Parker Wayne is a board-certified genealogist and lecturer experienced using DNA analysis and traditional genealogical research methods in Texas, the South and West. She won writing awards from the Dallas Genealogical Society and the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors. Debbie is a Trustee for the BCG Education Fund and Texas State Genealogical Society's DNA Project Director. She coordinates the comprehensive, int