Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society presents: The Ninth Annual "Harvest Time for Genealogists" Workshop - October 8, 2011  from 9AM to 3PM at our library, 719 N 11 th St., Pekin. Join us again for a full day of genealogy (including lunch).  This year's speaker is Carol Whitton, CG SM (Certified Genealogist) from St. Louis, Missouri.  Carol will be making presentations on the newly redesigned Family History Library website (still free), migration from Virginia to the Midwest, German research resources, and a step-by-step process for researching your immigrant ancestors overseas─including finding their village of origin.  Carol's extensive background includes the following: Writes and speaks on various genealogical topics with specialization in German research, U.S. immigration & migration (specializing in Virginia migration to the Midwest), handwriting (paleography), and genealogical computing. Other specialties includ...

LINCOLN'S FRIENDS ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD to be topic of August TCGHS meeting (Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society). Dale Kuntz presents Abraham Lincoln's Friends on the Underground Railroad in Tazewell County . The story of the Underground Railroad in Tazewell County is both exciting and interesting! Find out who Mr. Free was! Learn what Julius Bascomb did! See how Abe Lincoln got involved in Tazewell County cases dealing with slavery! View maps and photos of places spread all across Tazewell County involved in the “ flight to freedom ” ! Slavery touched Tazewell County during the first half of the 19th century. The Underground Railroad was part of that. Fugitive slaves fled north to freedom. Some Tazewell County folks helped them in their flight. Others aided in their capture and return. Tempers flared, guns discharged, and families split up. The meeting will take place Tuesday, August 9th at 7:00PM at the TCGHS Ehrlicher Research Center, 719 N...