Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

Join us on Tuesday, June 10 , at 8:00 PM Central, where Cyndi Ingle will present Plotting, Scheming, and Mapping Online . To attend this webinar, register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3486718851035076865 . Last week's webinar, Organizing (or Reorganizing!) That Family Reunion , presented by James M. Beidler, is now available to ISGS members in the Members Section of the ISGS website ( http://ilgensoc.org/members.php ). Upcoming Webinars June 10 – Plotting, Scheming, and Mapping Online Presenter: Cyndi Ingle Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3486718851035076865 July 8 – Newspaper Research—More Than Obituaries Presenter: Patricia Walls Stamm, CG, CGL Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4215015562064657921 August 12 – Land Records in Illinois Presenter: Michael John Neill Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7772534911757198337 For the complete list of upcoming webinars, visit http://ilgensoc.o

Have you wanted to hold a family reunion but weren't sure how to make everything come together? Learn how on May 13, where James M. Beidler will present Organizing (or Reorganizing!) That Family Reunion . Date : Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 8:00 pm Central Description : There’s no place as good for a family’s history as a reunion, but the gatherings come and go – learn how to organize one that will last or reorganize one that’s fading. Presenter : James M. Beidler James M. Beidler writes “Roots & Branches,” a weekly newspaper column on genealogy that is the only syndicated feature on that topic in Pennsylvania. He is also a columnist for German Life magazine and is editor of Der Kurier, the quarterly journal of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society. He is also an instructor for the online Family Tree University. Beidler contributes to periodicals ranging from The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine to Family Tree Magazine. He served as President of the International Society of Fam