Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

This month, the Illinois House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to create a 10-member Underground Railroad Task Force. This group will work on developing statewide projects to recognize Illinois' connection to the Underground Railroad prior to and during the Civil War. The Task Force will also expand the Underground Railroad Conductor Program, which honors Illinois Ancestors who helped escaped African American slaves find freedom. The Conductor Program was established in Tazewell County and is starting to spread throughout the state. The Task Force will certainly help Illinois family historians who have ancestors with connections to the Underground Railroad! Read more about the new Task Force HERE! The ISGS Office will be closed the week of June 5th. Office Manager Vauna will return on Tuesday, June 13th. © 2023, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

This year, the Peoria County Genealogical Society is celebrating their 50th anniversary! ISGS congratulates PCGS on this milestone event!   ISGS is proud to count the Peoria County Genealogical Society as one of our Associate Members. To view a listing of ISGS Associate societies, visit our website HERE! PCGS will be hosting several events in June to celebrate their anniversary, including a tour of the fantastic Local History and Genealogy Collection at the Peoria Public Library. See below for details, and visit their website HERE! © 2023, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

The ALPLM's "State of Sound" Exhibit Premiers at Navy Pier in Chicago! If you missed this great exhibit at the Museum in Springfield, now is your chance to catch this tour of Illinois musical history in Chicago for FREE, through August 27th! CLICK HERE for more info! Local Society Events! SCCGS will hold their May meeting TONIGHT May 4th, at 7:00pm via Zoom. Michelle Petroff will present, "Exploring Croatian Genealogy and Investigating your Croatian Roots." CLICK HERE to register! Don't miss their next meeting on Thursday, June 1st at 7:00pm. Popular speaker Brad Winn from the Lewis and Clark Historic Site, will present "The Epic Journey of the Lewis and Clark Expedition." CLICK HERE to register! NSGS will hold their next meeting on Saturday May 13th, at 1:00pm. Ray Johnson will present, "Investigating Your Infamous Ancestors." The event will be on Zoom via the Northbrook Public Library- CLICK HERE for more info and to register! CAGGNI

New grave markers for Civil War Veterans in Monee ISGS' own Society Genealogist, Rachel White, assisted the Sauk Trail Chapter of the NSDAR to place new grave markers for Civil War veterans buried at St. Paul's United Church of Christ. Read all about it in the Chicago Tribune ! NEW online Illinois resource- Armour Institute of Technology Yearbooks! The Illinois Institute of Technology recently completed a grant-funded project to digitize the Armour Institute of Technology's yearbooks from 1898-1940! The books include class lists, histories, faculty lists, club and society memberships, photographs and much more! They are available to browse for FREE on Internet Archive- CLICK HERE !  © 2023, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society