Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

Throughout 2018 we're celebrating the Illinois State Genealogical Society's 50th anniversary and the Illinois Bicentennial! As we honor our Illinois ancestors, we'll be sharing names of people who settled in Illinois in or before 1818 from our popular Prairie Pioneers project each month until December 2018. Here are some of our earliest Prairie Pioneers: SURNAME FIRST NAME COUNTY YEAR AUBUCHON Joseph Randolph 1712 LALANDE Jacques IL Territory 1715 DEROUSSE Pierre Randolph 1725 MARECHAL Nicholas IL Territory 1741 TAYON/TAILLON Joseph M. IL Territory 1745 BARBEAU Jean Baptiste Randolph 1749 LABUSCIERE Joseph St. Clair 1765 THIBAULT Joseph Francois Randolph 1769 CONAND Jacques Francoise Randolph 1776 MOORE James M. Monroe ...

Illinois State Genealogical Society Announces: Call for Proposals for 2018 Fall Conference January 9, 2018 — Springfield, IL: The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) announces their Call for Proposals for the Fall 2018 Conference to be held October 26 & 27, 2018 at President Abraham Lincoln Springfield – a Doubletree by Hilton in Springfield, Illinois. ISGS will be celebrating our 50th Anniversary and the State’s Bicentennial. The ISGS Conference draws attendees of all experience levels, from the beginner to the professional and the hobbyist from Illinois and the surrounding states. The program committee is seeking new, charismatic and engaging presentations. Topics being considered include: Illinois History, Immigration, Records, and Repositories Brickwall Strategies DNA Ethnic Groups Methodology Organization Problem Solving Technology Criteria for Presentations Presentations will be 60 minutes, which includes 10 minutes reserved for questions...

The January/February 2018   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. © 2018, copyright Illinois State Genealogical Society

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...