I’m happy to announce that registration is now open for Illinois State Genealogical Society’s 2014 Fall Conference, which will be held October 24-25, 2014 in O’Fallon, Illinois. Speakers and lectures for this year include:
- J. Mark Lowe
- Early River Towns
- Cheap Land on the Prairie (Or That’s What the Railroad Man Said…)
- My Taxes Were Due When? Using Delinquent Tax Lists and Release Books
- Tony Burroughs
- Black Migrations
- Researching Pullman Porters, Railroad Records for African Americans
- Farmers, Tenant Farmers, and Share Croppers
- Patricia Walls Stamm
- Railroad Men & the Records They Left Behind
- Journey Along With Our River and Canal Ancestors
- LaDonna Garner
- African American Genealogy Basics
- Preservation of Midwest Pioneer Cemeteries
- Gwen Podeschi
- Suddenly She Was the Head of Family
- In Search of Cyrus
There will also be general lectures as follows:
- What is IRAD?
- Southern Illinois Genealogical Research Facilities
- ISGS Opportunities
- ISGS Prairie Pioneers and Military Certificates Projects
Cost for the entire conference (including the banquet dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday) is $110 for members, $125 for non-members. Other package options are available.
For all of the details, including speaker bios, lecture descriptions, pricing options, lodging information, etc., visit the 2014 Fall Conference page on the ISGS website.
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