Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

The ISGS Office will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2013 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The office will be open from 10am to 1pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 . Regular hours will resume on Thursday, January 24, 2013. © 2013, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

Join us on Tuesday, February 12 , at 8:00 PM Central, when Harold Henderson, CG will present, Best Genealogy Present You Can Give Yourself: Citing Your Sources . To attend this webinar, register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7953472737629097216 . Last week's webinar, Beyond the Draft Cards: Additional WWI Selective Service Records , presented by Linda Woodward Geiger, CG CGL is now available to ISGS members in the Members Section of the ISGS website ( http://ilgensoc.org/members.php ). Upcoming Webinars February 12 – Best Genealogy Present You Can Give Yourself: Citing Your Sources Presenter: Harold Henderson, CG Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7953472737629097216 March 12 – Back to Your Roots: Planning a Successful Heritage Research Trip Presenter: Lisa Alzo Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8438226523594802432 April 9 – Digging Through Documents Word by Word Presenter: Debbie Mieszal...

Did you know that there are more Selective Service records than the military draft cards we're familiar with? To learn more, join us on January 8, when Linda Woodward Geiger will present Beyond the Draft Cards: Additional Selective Service Records . Date : Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 8:00 pm Central Description : Explanation of the Selective Service process including discussion of the three distinct registrations; classification lists; inductees lists; appeals to the President; and records relating to delinquents and deserters. Presenter : Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL Linda Woodward Geiger is an associate of the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), holding credentials as a Certified Genealogist(SM) and as a Certified Genealogical Lecturer(SM). Linda is a professional historical and genealogical researcher, author, and lecturer. Although she specializes in Georgia's state and county records and a variety of federal records, particularly of the southeast...

The ISGS Office will be closed on Monday, December 24, 2012, in observance of Christmas and on Monday, December 31, 2012, in observance of New Year’s Day. The office will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on both Thursday, December 27, 2012, and Thursday, January 3, 2013. Regular hours will resume on Monday, January 7, 2013. © 2012, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

On Tuesday, January 8 , at 8:00 PM Central, Linda Woodward Geiger , CG, CGL, will present, Beyond the Draft Cards: Additional Selective Service Records . Come learn about the Selective Service process including a discussion of the three distinct registrations and records related to delinquents and deserters. To attend this webinar, register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4690779734341377024 . Last week's webinar, Ready-Set-Plan! Developing a One-Step Research Plan , presented by J. Mark Lowe, is now available to ISGS members in the Members Section of the ISGS website ( http://ilgensoc.org/members.php ). Upcoming Webinars January 8 – Beyond the Draft Cards: Additional Selective Service Records Presenter: Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4690779734341377024 February 12 – Best Genealogy Present You Can Give Yourself: Citing Your Sources Presenter: Harold Henderson, CG Registration: https://attendee....

The November/December 2012 issue of the ISGS Newsletter is now available to both ISGS members and non-members. Visit the ISGS website at http://www.ilgensoc.org and click ISGS Newsletter to download the current issue (in PDF) and to view past issues going back to January/February 2008. © 2012, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) is happy to announce that registration for the 2013 ISGS Webinar Series is now open! We have a fantastic lineup of presentations and speakers and we hope you will join us for a wonderful educational experience. A webinar is a live lecture/presentation that you can attend via a computer with an internet connection. ISGS offers the live broadcast of its webinars to the public for free. The live broadcasts are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 PM Central . For ISGS members who are unable to attend the live session, recordings of all past webinars are available through the Members Section of the ISGS website, to watch at your convenience. Here's what we have in store for 2013: January 8 – Beyond the Draft Cards: Additional Selective Service Records Presenter: Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4690779734341377024 February 12 – Best Genealogy Present You ...