Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) is proud to announce a new database at its website for genealogy and family history researchers - the Illinois Cemetery Location Project database. The database, consisting of almost 15,000 entries, is available for free and to the public at the ISGS website at  http://ilgensoc.org/cstm_cemeteryIndex.php . Researchers can search by cemetery name or cemetery nickname and filter results by county; all 102 Illinois counties are covered in the database. Once a record is located, click on the "eye" icon to view the details about that specific cemetery: Information includes county and township location as well as the address of the cemetery. In addition data related to Illinois veterans, church affiliation, online website and status of the cemetery (active, inactive, etc.) is also included if available.   Note : the Illinois Cemetery Location Project database does not include headstone transcriptions. A special thanks to Be...

The 8th Annual Christian County Genealogical Society Cemetery Walk will take place this coming Sunday, September 12, 2010 at the Morrisonville Cemetery in Morrisonville, Illinois. This looks like an interesting program and a great way to show your support for the Christian County Genealogical Society! © 2010, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

The village of Chatham in Sangamon County, IL is providing a cemetery database on its website which will allow genealogy researchers to locate grave site information for the Chatham Memorial Cemetery and the Chatham Community Cemetery. Read this recent article in the State-Journal Register describing the project.  You can access the Cemetery Search page here . Via State Journal-Register © 2010, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

The Genealogical Society of Southern Illinois is holding a workshop on Saturday, June 5, 2010 entitled " What Can That Cemetery Tell You? " at Stonefort Community Center. Presenters include Carol Crisp, Richard Kuenneke, Mike McNerny, and Jeanette O'Boyle, who will cover a variety of topics pertinent to cemetery research including effigy stones and how to "dowse" for graves. More information is available on the GSSI flyer (opens in PDF). © 2010, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society