Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

Join us on  Tuesday, December  12 , at 8:00 PM Central, when  Sharon S. Atkins  will present  Ephemera: Genealogy Gold . To attend this webinar, register at  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6337734935626870274 . For the complete list of upcoming webinars, visit  https://ilgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=543 . Registration Procedure : There are only 500 available "seats" for each webinar and we have limited the number of registrations for each webinar to 650. Past experience has shown that approximately 30% of those who register don't attend a webinar. Recommendation : login to the webinar  EARLY  - access begins at 7:30 pm Central. Once the "room" fills up with 500 attendees, others attempting to join will receive a "room full" message. Spread the Word : Forward this email onto your friends and colleagues, post the information to social media sites and/or your blog/website, or print out a few copies of our webinar flyer to hand ...

The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) is happy to announce the continuation of its popular FREE monthly webinar program in 2018. The 2018 ISGS Webinar Series would not be possible without the generous contributions received throughout 2017 and the generous sponsorship provided by FamilySearch. Registration for the 2018 webinars is now open! You’ll find a fantastic lineup of presentations and speakers and we hope you will join us for a wonderful educational experience. The ISGS webinars, which are live lectures/presentations that you can attend via a computer with an internet connection, are held as a live broadcast on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 PM Central . The live broadcast of each webinar is FREE to the public. ISGS members who are unable to attend the live broadcast are able to access recordings of all past webinars through the Members Section of the ISGS website, to watch at their convenience. ISGS 2018 Webinar Schedule So what does 2018 have ...

The  November/December 2017  issue of the 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. © 2017, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

The Illinois State Genealogical Society 2017 Fall Conference is just a little more than two weeks away! Karen Stanbary, CG℠ is one of our featured speakers. She holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Chicago. Karen specializes in Midwestern, Chicago, and Mexican research as well as complex problem-solving and DNA analysis. A regular instructor in Chicago’s Newberry Library Adult Education program, Karen lectures on topics including Genetic Genealogy, Advanced Genetic Genealogy and the Genealogical Proof Standard. She is a faculty member at GRIP, IGHR, and SLIG. She published a complex evidence case study incorporating traditional documentary research and autosomal DNA analysis in the June 2016 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. She holds the credential Certified Genealogist® from the Board for Certification of Genealogists® where she serves on the Genetic Genealogy Standards committee. Register for the fall conference today to at...

Join us on  Tuesday, November 14 , at 8:00 PM Central, when Thomas MacEntee will present  Illinois Gold: Hard to Find But Valuable Prairie State Resources for Genealogical Research . To attend this webinar, register at  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5490586515192783362 . Last week's webinar,  Funeral Homes and Family History: They're Dying to Meet You , presented by Daniel Earl, is now available to ISGS members in the Members Section of the ISGS website ( http://ilgensoc.org/members.php ). Upcoming Webinars November 14 -  Illinois Gold: Hard to Find But Valuable Prairie State Resources for Genealogical Research Presenter : Thomas MacEntee Registration :  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5490586515192783362 December 12 -  Ephemera: Genealogy Gold Presenter : Sharon S. Atkins Registration :  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6337734935626870274 For the complete list of upcoming webinars, visit ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL, 6 October 2017 – The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) announces their annual Honors and Awards. ISGS President Dawn Carey Henry will present the Honors & Awards during the Society’s Annual Meeting on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Illinois. Volkel Hall of Fame Marjorie Vance Rice, nominated by Illinois State Genealogical Society, will be inducted into the Volkel Hall of Fame. Lowell M. Volkel was instrumental in establishing and promoting an interest in genealogy in the State of Illinois. He was a founder of the Illinois State Genealogical Society (founded 26 Oct 1968) and its first President, 1968-1970; he served again as President, 1984-1985. In 1970 he became an Archivist in the Illinois State Archives and was the Head of the Reference Unit there from 1974 until his death in 1992. He compiled, edited, and indexed more than 3 dozen volumes of historical sources, co-authored, with Marjorie Smith, “How to R...

At ISGS we have just published a special pre-conference edition of the ISGS Newsletter filled with great information in advance of our Fall 2017 Conference in Moline, Illinois. Click HERE to download the newsletter. 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. © 2017, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society