Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

Title :   Using Social Media to Break Through Brick Walls Date : Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 8:00 pm Central Description : Social media isn't just for teenagers anymore! Learn to use the power of Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter to overcome genealogy brick walls in your family tree and share your family story. Knowledgeable people around the world are just waiting to help you with your biggest problems and maybe you can help someone else along the way. Presenter : Amie Bowser Tennant Amie Bowser Tennant has been passionate about genealogy and family history for the last 16 years. She was awarded the NGS Home Study Scholarship in 2011 and is currently "on the clock" for national certification. She has served on many local community boards and organizations. This past year, Amie accepted the position of Head Content Specialist at RootsBid.com . Today, she works as a research genealogist, national speaker, and international writer. Follow her adventures...

Join us on  Tuesday, June 14 , at 8:00 PM Central, when Amie Tenant will present  Using Social Media to Break Through Brick Walls . To attend this webinar, register at  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7540625935675352321 Last week's webinar,  Polish Immigration to America - When, Where, Why and Hows , presented by Stephen Szabados, is now available to ISGS members in the Members Section of the ISGS website ( http://ilgensoc.org/members.php ). Upcoming Webinars June 14 -  Using Social Media to Break Through Brick Walls Presenter: Amie Tenant Registration:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7540625935675352321 July 12 -  Special Delivery: Using US Postmaster Documents in Family History Research Presenter: Jean Hibben, CG Registration:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2607347059774722305 August 9 -  Misbegotten Children; Tracing the Family Lines of the Illegitimate Presenter: Peggy Clemens Lauritzen,...

In case you were unable to listen to the live broadcast of FGS Radio - My Society on Saturday, April 23, 2011, here is an archived version for your listening enjoyment. The topic is Bringing Genealogy Societies Into the 21st Century and it feature guest Curt Witcher of the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. In addition, the show is hosted by none other than 2012 Director, ISGS webmaster, and Publicity Chair, Thomas MacEntee. Listen to internet radio with mysociety on Blog Talk Radio ©2011, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

ISGS board member Thomas MacEntee will be presenting Social Networking: New Horizons for Genealogists at an upcoming meeting of the Zion Genealogical Society in Zion, IL on Tuesday evening, September 21, 2010 at 7:00 pm.  This event is free and open to the public. Beach Park Village Hall 11270 W. Wadsworth Road Beach Park, IL 60087 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilzgs/ © 2010, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

Great news! The Illinois State Genealogical Society is now a sponsor of several pages on the Family Search Wiki  through its new Adopt-A-Wiki-Page program.  By being a sponsor of these pages (listed below), we've agreed to provide oversight as to the content of these pages and ensure that information is comprehensive, relevant to the subject matter, and correct. Not only is Family Search's Adopt-A-Wiki Page program a great way to increase the visibility of ISGS and in line with current and proposed branding efforts, it also allows us to provide valuable information to the genealogy community about Illinois and its genealogy resources. Here are the list of pages  https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Illinois https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Illinois_Archives_and_Libraries https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Illinois_Bible_Records https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Illinois_Cemeteries https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Illinois_Census https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Illinoi...

[This post has been submitted for the  Carnival of Genealogical Societies , 4th Edition at the California Genealogical Society and Library blog,  California Ancestors .] The Facebook page for the Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) has been in existence since May 2010 when the ISGS board approved a comprehensive social media plan for the society. Having a presence on Facebook allows us to reach a wider audience than just a blog or a website.  In addition, our hopes are to attract a younger audience since many younger genealogists spend more time on social media sites such as Facebook. Some of the features of the ISGS Facebook page include: A vanity URL of http://www.facebook.com/ILGenSoc . In order to secure your vanity URL (meaning your society name rather than the number gibberish generated by Facebook), you must have at least 25 fans/likes for your page. Then go to  http://www.facebook.com/username/  and click Set a username for your Pages . A ...

As the Illinois State Genealogical Society travels down the social media highway, we keep finding ways to improve our offerings and to make it easier for members (and potential new members) to find us.  One new way is to create a "vanity" URL for our Facebook fan page. The new address is:  http://www.facebook.com/ILGenSoc . Facebook allows members and pages to have customized URLs; however Facebook pages must wait until there are at least 25 fans for the page.  At last count we had 68 fans and we're attracting more each week! © 2010, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society