**An up-to-date listing can be found in my list “Societies Using Social Media” at the social bookmarking website, Diigo.**
As I was preparing a contact list for Illinois genealogical and historical societies for an FGS publicity task, I made an interesting discovery. A fair number of Illinois societies are taking advantage of social media/networking sites such as Facebook and blogs. Better yet, most of them are active, posting all sorts of information including history tidbits, photos, and events. It also seems that even those who do not have an actual website for their society are embracing these alternative online options.
Since this was a pleasant discovery, I thought I’d give them some free advertising. Kudos to these societies who are taking advantage of social media and embracing an online presence with an interactive twist. If you know of an Illinois society that has a Facebook page or a blog, please let me a comment and I’ll add it to this list.
Facebook Pages
- African-American Cultural & Genealogical Society Museum of Illinois
- Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago
- Arlington Heights Historical Society & Museum
- Arthur Historical Society
- Aurora Historical Society
- Berwyn Historical Society
- Blue Island Historical Society
- Bourbonnais Grove Historical Society
- Bradley Historical Society
- Bronzeville Historical Society
- Bureau County Genealogical Society
- Bureau County Historical Society
- Bushnell Historical Society
- Carol Stream Historical Society
- Carroll County Historical Society
- Cary-Grove Historical Society
- Cedarville Area Historical Society
- Cherry Valley Historical Society
- Chicago Genealogical Society
- Chicago Japanese American Historical Society
- Chicago Jewish Historical Society
- Christian County Illinois Historical Society & Museum
- Clarendon Hills Historical Society
- Clark County Historical Museum
- Coles County Illinois Genealogical Society
- Computer-Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois
- Deerfield Area Historical Society
- Dundee Township Historical Society
- Edgewater Historical Society
- Effingham County Genealogical & Historical Society
- Ela Historical Society
- Elgin Area Historical Society & Museum
- Elgin Genealogical Society
- Elmhurst Historical Museum
- Farmington Historical Society & Museum
- Forrest Historical Society
- Fulton County Historical & Genealogical Society
- Glen Ellyn Historical Society
- Glencoe Historical Society
- Grayslake Historical Society
- Greater Harvard Area Historical Society
- Highland Park Historical Society
- Highwood Historical Society
- Hinsdale Historical Society
- Historical Society of Brooklyn Illinois
- Historical Society of Forest Park
- Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois
- Historical Society of Quincy & Adams County
- Hoopeston Historical Society
- Illinois State Genealogical Society
- Illinois State Historical Society
- Iroquois County Genealogical Society
- Irving Park Historical Society
- Jackson County Historical Society
- Jefferson County Historical Society
- Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois
- Kane County Genealogical Society
- Lake County Genealogical Society
- Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society
- Lansing Historical Society
- LaSalle County Historical Society Museum
- Lawndale Historical & Cultural Society
- Lee County Genealogical Society
- Leland Illinois Historical Society
- Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society
- Lockport Area Genealogical & Historical Society
- Lombard Historical Society
- Lydon Illinois Area Historical Society
- Manito Historical Society
- Marion County Genealogical & Historical Society
- Macoupin County Historical Society
- McHenry County Historical Society
- McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society
- McLean County Historical Society
- McLean County Museum of History
- Montgomery County Genealogical Society
- Morgan County Historical Society
- New Berlin Area Historical Society
- North & Pulaski Historical Society
- Northwest Chicago Historical Society
- Ogle County Historical Society
- Park Forest Historical Society
- Peoria County Genealogical Society
- Peoria Historical Society
- Piatt County Historical & Genealogical Society
- Pike County Historical Society
- Plainfield Historical Society
- Ridge Historical Society
- Rock Island County Historical Society
- Rock Island County Illinois Genealogical Society
- Rogers Park / West Ridge Historical Society
- Rossville (Ill) Historical and Genealogical Society
- Sangamon County Historical Society
- Schiller Park Historical Society
- Skokie Historical Society
- South Holland Historical Society
- South Loop Historical Society
- St. Clair County Historical Society
- Streamwood Historical Society
- Stephenson County Historical Society
- Tampico Area Historical Society & Museum
- Tiskilwa Historical Society
- Warsaw Illinois Historical Society & Museum
- Washington Historical Society
- Wauconda Township Historical Society
- Wayne County Historical Society
- Western Springs Historical Society
- Will County Historical Society
- Will / Grundy Counties Genealogical Society
- Winfield Historical Society
- Winnebago and Boone Counties Genealogical Society
- Worth Park District Historical Society
- Zion Genealogical Society
Blogs
- Chicago Genealogical Society
- Christian County Historical Society & Museum
- DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society
- Elgin Genealogical Society
- Historical Society of Quincy & Adams County
- Illinois State Genealogical Society
- Lawrence County Historical Society
- St. Clair County Historical Society
Updated 09/01/2012 – This is the last update that will be made. An up-to-date listing can be found in my list “Societies Using Social Media” at the social bookmarking website, Diigo.
Thanks for compiling this list. It is great to see so many societies using social media.
This is fantastic, thanks for all you do. I will be sharing a link back on my blog.
One more for you and your readers! The Historical Society of Montgomery County is on Facebook and has an outstanding website.