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Thursday, January 23
Kane County Genealogy Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
7:00 pm
Hybrid at Town & Country Public Library, 320 E. North St., Elburn, IL
 
Program:  Comparing DNA Ethnicity Estimates
Learn the reasons why DNA ethnicity tests often yield unexpected results.
 
Speaker:  Richard Hill
 
Click HERE for more information. 
 


Tuesday, January 28
Pope County Illinois Historical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
6:00 pm
Pope County Historical Society Museum Meeting Room
 
Topic:  Six Years in Illinois Territory
Speaker:  Ed Annale
 
For more information, click HERE.
 


Saturday, February 1
Northwest Suburban Genealogy Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
10:00 am
Zoom Mtg
 
Program:  Researching Washington, D.C. Records & Resources from Home
Speaker:  Rick Sayre
 
For more information, click HERE.


Saturday, February 1
Winnebago & Boone Counties Genealogical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
1:30 pm
Rockford Public Library-East Branch, 6685 E. State St., Rockford, IL & Zoom
 
Program: Using Ancestry for Genealogy Research
Speaker:  Jenny Warner
 
For more information, click HERE.


Thursday, February 6
St. Clair County Genealogical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
7:00 pm
Zoom Event

Program: Recreating a Community:  Dr. Carter Woodson and Early African-Americans in St. Clair County

Speaker:  Will Shannon, curator of the St. Clair County Historical Society.

For more details and to register in advance: click HERE.


Saturday, February 8
South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
10:00 am
SSGHS Library, 3000 W. 170th Place, Hazel Crest, IL

 

Program:  Seven Proven Strategies for Identifying Slave Ownership & Reconstructing Slave Era Families

Speaker:  Janis Minor Forte

For more details, visit  https://ssghs.org/


Saturday, February 8
North Suburban Genealogy Society of Illinois  (ISGS Member Society Events)
1:00 pm
Glenview Public Library & Zoom
Program:  Using Artificial Intelligency Tools for Genealogy
 
 
For more information, click HERE.


Tuesday, February 11
Champaign County Genealogical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Virtual (Zoom)

Program: St. Joseph Digitization Project

Speaker:  Mary Butzow, Chair, Champaign County Newspaper Digitization Initiative (CCNDI)

In the 1940s and 1950s people living in small towns in Central Illinois, such as St. Joseph and Ogden, were more active in clubs and organizations than they are today. Mary will explore some familiar clubs and other obscure organizations that may have been forgotten over the years.

For more details & to register to attend, visit our Meetings & Events page


Thursday, February 13
Kane County Genealogy Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
7:00 pm
Hybrid at Town & Country Public Library, 320 E. North St., Elburn, IL
 
Program:  The National Road – America's First Highway
The National Road extended from Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois..
 
Speaker:  Kimberly Nagy, MD, AG
 
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Saturday, February 15
Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois  (ISGS Member Society Events)
10:00 am to 11:30 am
John A. Logan College, Room F118
 
Topic:  Locust Grove and Black Settlements
Speaker:  Kimberly France
 
Visit ilgssi.org for more information.
 


Sunday, February 16
Polish Genealogical Society of America – Quarterly Meeting  (ISGS Member Society Events)
2:00 pm
Webinar Only
 
Program:  Comparison of vital records in the Austrian partition of Poland with records of Upper Silesia nnder German Administration
Speaker:  Maciej Orzechowski
 
For more information, click HERE.


Tuesday, February 25
Pope County Illinois Historical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
6:00 pm
Pope County Historical Society Museum Meeting Room
 
Topic:  The Old Soldier Reservation
Speaker:  Mark Motsinger
 
For more information, click HERE.
 


Saturday, March 1
Northwest Suburban Genealogy Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
10:00 am
Zoom Mtg
 
Program:  Pre-1837 British and Irish Research
Speaker:  Paul Milner
 
For more information, click HERE.


Saturday, March 1
Winnebago & Boone Counties Genealogical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
1:30 pm
Rockford Public Library-East Branch, 6685 E. State St., Rockford, IL & Zoom
 
Program: Using Photography History in Genealogy
Speaker:  Vicki Hahn
 
For more information, click HERE.


Thursday, March 6
St. Clair County Genealogical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
7:00 pm
Zoom Event

Program: The Leadville Irish: Lessons from the Pauper Graves at 10,000 Feet

Speaker:  James Walsh, Associate Professor in the Political Science Dept. at University of Colorado, Denver

For more details and to register in advance: click HERE.


Saturday, March 8
South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
10:00 am
SSGHS Library, 3000 W. 170th Place, Hazel Crest, IL

 

Program:  AI: Trouble Ahead (virtual)

Speaker:  Thomas MacEntee

For more details, visit  https://ssghs.org/


Saturday, March 8
North Suburban Genealogy Society of Illinois  (ISGS Member Society Events)
1:00 pm
Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave.
Program:  Mayflower Genealogy
 
 
For more information, click HERE.


Tuesday, March 11
Champaign County Genealogical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Virtual (Zoom)

Program: Gravestone Symbols from A to Z

Speaker:  Candy Wallace, Special Projects Coordinator for BillionGraves

Learn how to "read" a cemetery so you can discover your ancestors' interests, religion, club memberships, values, and more.

For more details & to register to attend, visit our Meetings & Events page


Tuesday, March 25
Pope County Illinois Historical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
6:00 pm
Pope County Historical Society Museum Meeting Room
 
Topic:  Medical and Funeral Advances in The Civil War
Speaker:  Anthony Fleege
 
For more information, click HERE.
 


Thursday, April 3
St. Clair County Genealogical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
7:00 pm
Zoom Event

Program: Exploring ChatGPTs Created for Genealogy

Speaker:  Thomas MacEntee

For more details and to register in advance: click HERE.


Saturday, April 5
Northwest Suburban Genealogy Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
10:00 am
Zoom Mtg
 
Program:  No Easy Button:  Using Immersion Genealog to Understand Your Ancestors
Speaker:   Lisa Alzo
 
For more information, click HERE.


Saturday, April 5
Winnebago & Boone Counties Genealogical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
1:30 pm
Rockford Public Library-East Branch, 6685 E. State St., Rockford, IL & Zoom
 
Program: AI in Genealogy
Speaker:  Bob Bertolasi
 
For more information, click HERE.


Saturday, April 12
South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society  (ISGS Member Society Events)
10:00 am
SSGHS Library, 3000 W. 170th Place, Hazel Crest, IL

 

Program:  30+ Types of Maps Useful in Genealogy

Speaker:  Peg Kapustiak

For more details, visit  https://ssghs.org/