Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

Christmas Card from unidentified couple, Bloomington, IL, 1950s; Illinois Digital Archives (idaillinois.org). ISGS would like to wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season and a New Year filled with new family discoveries! The holidays are a great time to connect with relatives, and collect family stories. LegacyTree Genealogists has a great article with tips for interviewing loved ones- CLICK HERE to read! We would love to hear more about your Illinois family stories and traditions- and 2023 will provide an excellent opportunity for you to share your stories in the ISGS Quarterly- with our 2022-2023 Writing Contest! The winning writer will win a $500 prize, and have their story featured in the Quarterly! See below for details! © 2022, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

Did you know that the DuPage County Genealogical Society offers access to these valuable record sets as a member benefit? DuPage County Probate Index, 1839-1972 - DCGS members indexed the probate log generated by the WPA during the 1930s, and continued indexing records until 1972. This collection contains nearly 25,000 records! DuPage County Marriage Index, 1839-1932 - DCGS members began indexing these records in the 1990s, and in 2010, DCGS member Bill Hendron converted the data into a readable format and removed duplicate records. These records offer a wealth of information for the genealogical researcher, and the collection includes over 24,000 entries! Visit the DCGS website to learn more! Did you know that CAGGNI offers a variety of Special Interest Groups (SIG's) for their members? Some of the groups meet online, some in person, and others are a "hybrid" of both in-person and online. Colonial SIG Collaborative SIG DNA SIG Family Tree Maker SIG Internet SIG Reunion