Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

ISGS has a Military Certificates database online that lists the certificates issued as part of the Military Certificate project that honors Illinois soldiers.  The database lists the soldier’s name along with their unit, county, and the ISGS Military Certificate number.  This searchable database is available to anyone under the Free Databases section of the ISGS Website War of 1812 Soldiers Added Since December 2011 Jacob Crowley Blackhawk War Soldiers Added Since December 2011 Brice B. Jackson Civil War Soldiers Added Since December 2011 Stephen Wheeler Irven Holbrook Thomas Henry Edwards Thomas James Jolly Abner A. Batson William Day William Swartz Moses Turner Thomas Randall Storm Christian Schrader World War I Soldiers Added Since December 2011 Clarence L. Ervin Louis Franklin Hagler

ISGS has a Military Certificates database online that lists the certificates issued as part of the Military Certificate project that honors Illinois soldiers.  The database lists the soldier’s name along with their unit, county, and the ISGS Military Certificate number.  This searchable database is available to anyone under the Free Databases section of the ISGS Website . Civil War Soldiers Added Since August 2011 Willis Jones William Malone Simon Rentz World War I Soldiers Added Since August 2011 Michael Milasky World War II Soldiers Added Since August 2011 Robert Milasky

Did you know that ISGS has Military Certificates database online that lists the certificates that we have issued?  The certificates are issued as part of the Military Certificate project that honors Illinois soldiers.  The database lists the soldier’s name along with their unit, county, and the ISGS Military Certificate number.  This searchable database is available to anyone under the Free Databases section of the ISGS Website . Additionally, back in June we created a questionnaire regarding our certificate projects.  If you haven’t already completed the Certificate Projects Questionnaire , please take a few minutes to do so.  We are very interested in your feedback. Civil War Soldiers Added Since January 2011 BARRELL, George W. BOOTH, Owen K. EKSTROM, Axel F. ETCHISON, Benjamin W. JOHNSON, James Thomas JOHNSON, Robert Alexander Kern LAIRD, Joseph MAGINNIS, Patrick J. MOORE, George Washington ROBERTS, James Richard World War II Sold...

The Illinois State Genealogical Society is pleased to announce its new Military Certificates database at its website ( http://www.ilgensoc.org ). Just in time for Memorial Day, you can now search for your Illinois ancestors who served in various wars and military conflicts. Simply click Free Databases and then click Military Certificates ( http://ilgensoc.org/cstm_militaryCerts.php ) and use the search field to enter your surnames. ISGS currently has several Military Certificate projects in progress covering various wars from the Blackhawk Wars to World War II. The purpose of these projects is to recognize the sacrifices made by the veteran's valiant efforts and to record and preserve material submitted in support of the certificates so that it will be available for future generations of researchers. For more information on how you can obtain a certificate for your Illinois ancestor who served in the military, visit Military Certificates in the ISGS Projects section of the...