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ISGS Fall 2013 Conference Special on New Memberships and Renewals Note: This membership special is available online as well as in-person at the ISGS 2013 conference! We're offering a Conference Special on ISGS Membership during the ISGS Fall 2013 Conference , Friday, October 25 through Saturday, October 26, 2013. The details are listed below. This special only applies to Individual and Joint memberships . New Memberships: Individual $25 (normally $30); Joint $30 (normally $35) Renewals : Individual $40 or Joint $45 for 18 month renewal instead of 12 months Visit us at at the Expo Hall at in Sandwich, Illinois or join online ! This is a limited time offer!  

Note: This membership special is available online as well as in-person at FGS 2013! We're offering a Conference Special on ISGS Membership during the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2013 Conference , Thursday, August 22 through Saturday, August 24, 2013. The details are listed below. This special only applies to Individual and Joint memberships. New Memberships: Individual $25 (normally $30); Joint $30 (normally $35) Renewals: Individual $40; Joint $45 for 18 month renewal instead of 12 months Visit us at Booth 217 in the Expo Hall at FGS 2013 in Fort Wayne, Indiana or join online ! This is a limited time offer!

With the majority of our members having their memberships expire at the end of 2011, now is the time to renew your Illinois State Genealogical Society membership. Take a minute right now and renew online at  http://ilgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=10  to ensure that you'll continue to receive the Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly and all the other benefits of membership. We realize that some browsers would not play nice with our online form so we've simplified the form and made it easier to use!  In addition, if you want to mail in a check, please click the printable form here . ISGS has lots in store for 2012 including more webinars and more web content - don't miss out . . . renew your membership today! © 2012, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

Don't forget that while you are scrambling to finish up your Christmas shopping or making sure everyone on your list gets a holiday gift, you can always give the gift of ISGS this season! Click here for more information on the various types of membership at ISGS. You can use this printable form  (opens in PDF) and send it in with your payment or join online ! Your gift recipient will have access to the following benefits by becoming a member of ISGS: access to the Members Section with numerous Illinois-related genealogy databases and indices and the new Member Forums; 4 issues of the 64-page Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly which is mailed in March, June, September and December; 6 issues of the Illinois State Genealogical Society Newsletter; 20% discount on publications; ability to submit your surname information to the Surname Research database; reduced death certificate lookup and conference fees; and a genealogist to help with problems. © 2011, copyri...

Did you that there are close to 400 surnames of Illinois ancestors in the ISGS Surname Research Database   ( http://ilgensoc.org/surname.php ) which allows any visitor to view surname information and contact researchers? Make a visit and see if there isn't a member of ISGS who might be researching one of your surnames. Then leave a message and who knows, you might be breaking down a brick wall! While the public can review the entries in the ISGS Surname Research Database and contact researchers, only members of ISGS can submit their surname information to be listed in the database. Click here to learn about the other ISGS membership benefits and how you can join ISGS. One neat feature of the database:  researcher contact information is never displayed or given out! The database acts as a “message relay” system and lets the ISGS member decide if they want to contact the other researcher! For complete instructions on how to use the ISGS Surname Resear...

ISGS Announces New Members-Only Website Section Includes Access to Illinois-related Genealogy Databases and Indices February 1, 2011 – Springfield, IL . The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) announces the addition of a new Members Section to its recently revamped website at http://www.ilgensoc.org . Active members of ISGS can now access various databases and indices created by ISGS members and volunteers including: Civic and Fraternal Organization Lists : Indexes extracted from various sources such as annual reports, conference programs and more. Organizations include the Masonic Veterans Association of Illinois. Data includes names, membership dates, death dates, locations, addresses and more! Professional Membership Lists : indexes extracted from various sources such as annual reports, bulletins, conference programs and more. Organizations include Illinois State Dental Society, Illinois Bar Association and others. Data includes names, membership dates, death dates, marr...

Well folks it is that time of the year again! Time to renew your membership with the Illinois State Genealogical Society! The ISGS membership year runs from January 1 through December 31 and each December we ask that our current members visit the ISGS website and either renew online or print out the membership form, complete and mail in with your payment. Visit the ISGS website membership page for more information. Click here to renew your membership online. Click here to print the membership form and pay by mail © 2010, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society