Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

Please remember the Illinois State Genealogical Society in your end of 2011 donations - we have a variety of ways in which you can support the many programs at ISGS: Angel Project : Through the Angel Project, ISGS purchases microfilmed county records for the Illinois State Archives and for the Illinois Regional Archive Depositories (IRAD) throughout the represented regions in Illinois. These records are available for your use in researching your families when you visit the Illinois State Archives or one of the IRAD facilities. Use the button below to donate to the Angel Project : Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Book Project : The ALPL Book Project helps increase the ALPL collection of genealogy and family history materials to include each publication produced by one of the state's many genealogical and historical societies. ISGS also encourages its members who publish genealogical works to donate a copy to ALPL. Use the button below to donate to the  ALPL Book Pr...

As mentioned today in The Weekly Genealogist (the e-newsletter of the New England Historic Genealogical Society ) and at the FGS Voice blog, recent changes to the charitable giving rules for IRAs can help benefit any charity including the Illinois State Genealogical Society. Certain qualifications rules apply, but if you act before January 31, 2011, you can not only make a gift to ISGS from your IRA account and help meet your minimum distribution requirements for 2011, but also meet the 2010 year end deadline as well. Contact the ISGS office for more information at isgs.secy@sbcglobal.net . © 2011, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

Readers: this is a great way to make a donation to ISGS! It would be great if we could get any or all of our members working on indexing - and the upcoming cold weather means it is a perfect indoor activity!  Here is the latest news from Ancestry.com: You help index records because you want to give back to the genealogy community. Now your contribution can go even further. This November and December you can compete with over 60,000 people worldwide in our World Record Challenge: Holiday 2010 Edition . The top five contributors will win grant money to be donated, in their name, to a non-profit genealogical or historical organization of their choice. Prizes will be awarded in January as follows: 1st Place - $2500 2nd Place - $1500 3rd Place - $500 4th Place - $250 5th Place - $250 The top 10 contributors will be posted each week on the World Archives Project Facebook page ( http://facebook.com/AncestryWorldArchivesProject ) so you can keep track of the competition. Join us...