ISGS 2014 Fall Conference Registration Brochure, v3.pub

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.