Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

Join us on Tuesday , September 8 , at 8:00 PM Central, when Michael Lacopo, will present Using Tax Records for Genealogical Problem Solving . To attend this webinar, register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5664379703628947969 . Last week's webinar, School Daze – Finding and Using School Records to Trace Our Ancestors , presented by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, is now available to ISGS members in the Members Section of the ISGS website ( http://ilgensoc.org/members.php ). Upcoming Webinars September 8 – Using Tax Records for Genealogical Problem Solving Presenter: Michael Lacopo Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5664379703628947969 October 13 – Polish Genealogy – Four Steps to Successful Research Presenter: Steve Szabados Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8211336816720900865 November 10 – In-laws and Outlaws: The Bylaws of Talking About The Family Skeletons Presenter: Janet Hovorka Registration: https://attendee.gotowebi

Date : Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 8:00 pm Central Description : We may even be somewhat astounded to learn that our ancestors even attended school. Locating school records can be an amazing way of putting our families into place, especially when there may be no vital records available in an area. Presenter : Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG , has been involved in family history research all of her life. As a child, she accompanied her parents to courthouses and cemeteries while other children were playing and swimming. All of her grandparents were born in the late 1800's, and she loved listening to their stories of flu epidemics, swinging across "hollers" on grapevines, harnessing up mules, and Kentucky "haints". She and her husband, Kerry, and Family History Center Directors in Mansfield, Ohio. Register : https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6372036382381853697 Recording and Handout Available to ISGS Members : For ISGS members who