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Join us on  Tuesday, August 9 , at 8:00 PM Central, when Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG will present  Misbegotten Children; Tracing the Family Lines of the Illegitimate . To attend this webinar, register at  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1406973931847993857 Last week's webinar,  Special Delivery: Using US Postmaster Documents in Family History Research , presented by Jean Hibben, CG, is now available to ISGS members in the Members Section of the ISGS website ( http://ilgensoc.org/members.php ). Upcoming Webinars August 9 -  Misbegotten Children; Tracing the Family Lines of the Illegitimate Presenter: Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG Registration:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1406973931847993857 September 13 -  Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Using Occupational Records Presenter: Amy Johnson Crow, CG Registration:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5222129746649412097 September 13 -  Midwestern Gems: Back Issues of Genealogical, Historic

The  July/August 2016  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. © 2016, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

Title :   Special Delivery: Using US Postmaster Documents in Family History Research Date : Tuesday, July 12, 2016, 8:00 pm Central Description : There is a wealth of records among NARA microfilms of US Postmaster appointments (now accessible via Ancestry.com). Ancestors who were merchants, newspaper editors, politicians, or lawyers may have also served as Postmasters. Learn how to access and navigate these records and see how they can be correlated with other documents to get a more complete picture of your ancestor. Presenter : Jean Hibben, CG Jean Wilcox Hibben , PhD, MA, CG, former So. Cal. college speech professor (MA – Speech Communication; PhD – Folklore) is a Board Certified genealogist, national speaker, and author. She is the former director and current staff trainer for the Corona, CA Family History Center, has worked on background research for two genealogy television programs, and hosts podcasts with Gena Philibert-Ortega, promoting their joint venture “Gen