Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

This week's Follow Friday pick is the genealogy blog for the Glenview Public Library in Glenview, Illinois. GPL's blog is not only a great place to learn about upcoming genealogy events in the suburbs north of Chicago, but also many resources are listed among their posts.  As the site states in its Genealogy Service Policy: The GPL genealogy collection supports lifelong learning in the areas of genealogy, family history, and local history. General assistance identifying resources in the collection and online is provided. Reference librarians cannot undertake genealogical research. Patrons may be referred to specialized genealogy libraries or services for further assistance. Take a minute to visit GPL's blog and you'll be surprised at what you can find! © 2010, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

This week's Follow Friday resource is Uptown Chicago History - which contains great photo and articles about this unique Chicago neighborhood. © 2010, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

This week's Follow Friday resource is a new blog - Chicago History - which contains great photo and articles about Chicago. © 2010, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

Funny how something wonderful can sit right in front of your eyes and you don't see it until someone takes the time to point it out to you.  Such is the case with the Elgin Genealogical Society blog. The EGS blog not only has been highlighting activities of its society for the past 18 months, but it is also a "community blog," meaning there are several authors who post articles and make contributions.  This tells me that they are a pretty tech savvy group if they can round up eight folks who feel comfortable enough blogging! Not only does the EGS blog point out some valuable resources and post meeting announcements, but it also includes members stories which are interesting to read.  Check out their list of Internet genealogy sites with an emphasis on Illinois genealogy. * * * Thanks to ISGS Board member Julie Cahill Tarr of GenBlog for point this great genealogy blog out to me!  If you have an Illinois-related genealogy blog or resource that you want to se...

Take a closer look at all the Chicago and Cook County resources on this great genealogy blog - Chicago Family History ! © 2010, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

If you are looking resources and blogs dealing with genealogy for the middle part of the United States including the Prairie State - take a closer look at Midwest Genealogy . © 2010, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

The one to follow on this Follow Friday is Midwestern Microhistory: A Genealogy Blog run by Harold Henderson. If you are looking for resources for genealogy research in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan, as well as neighbor and feeder states, then check out Midwestern Microhistory! © 2010, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

There are many times when researching Illinois ancestors, that you need to consult the laws in place at the time your ancestor was living .  The Western Illinois University Libraries site has started a new website entitled Laws of Illinois which lists not only current state laws but also the following time periods: Prior to Statehood Northwest Territory Indiana Territory Illinois Territory The Road to Illinois Statehood Illinois State Constitution The State of Illinois 1818-1839 1840-1849 1850-1859 1860-1869 1890-1920 Recent/Current © 2010, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society