{"id":662,"date":"2010-09-15T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/upcoming-genealogy-events-in-illinois\/"},"modified":"2013-07-07T15:42:13","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T20:42:13","slug":"upcoming-genealogy-events-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/upcoming-genealogy-events-in-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Genealogy Events in Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are several genealogy events coming up in the Land of Lincoln.\u00a0 Here is a listing of just some of those events.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>~~FEATURED EVENT~~<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Illinois State Genealogical Society Fall Conference<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0 October 23, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Peoria<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Attend this year\u2019s conference to hear wonderful presentation on a variety of genealogy topics, network with other genealogists, and visit an array of exhibits.\u00a0 Featured guest speaker is Curt B. Witcher, of FGS and the Allen County Public Library.\u00a0 This year\u2019s conference will also feature a Youth Workshop for children 12 to 15 years of age.\u00a0 Refer to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~ilsgs\/fallconf\/2010regfinal.pdf\">conference flyer\/registration form<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elgin Genealogical Society \u2013 Immigration From Germany<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 September 16, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Elgin<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Uraula C. Krause will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~ilegs\/v3\/Events.htm\">EGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Suburban (Chicago) Genealogical Society \u2013 German Genealogy<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 September 18, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Hazel Crest<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Uraula C. Krause will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssghs.org\/sscal.htm\">SSGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>McLean County Genealogical Society \u2013 Local History and Genealogy Collections Tour (Bloomington Public Library)<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 September 21, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Bloomington<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>Karen Moen will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcgs.org\/Calendar.htm\">MCGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Kane County Genealogical Society \u2013 Genealogy Organization:\u00a0 Comparison of Styles<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0 September 23, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Geneva<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>Linda Farroh Eder and Susan Lye will be the speakers.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~ilkcgs\/\">KCGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Fox Valley Genealogical Society Fall Conference<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Ancestor Research:\u00a0 A Fresh Look at Classic Techniques<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0 September 25, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Naperville<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 D. Joshua Taylor, of NEHGS, is the featured speaker for the 17th annual conference. Topics include:\u00a0 Finding the Roots of Your Family Legends, On and Off the Net, Successful Searching Online, and Vanity Sketches: Sources and Truths Behind Mugbook Entries.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilfvgs.org\/\">FVGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicago Genealogical Society \u2013 City Cemetery Walking Tour<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 October 2, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagogenealogy.org\/calendar.html\">CGS website<\/a> for specifics.<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>Pamela Bannos will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagogenealogy.org\/calendar.html\">CGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elgin Genealogical Society \u2013 DNA<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 October 5, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Elgin<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Karen Fugate will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~ilegs\/v3\/Events.htm\">EGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tazewell County Genealogical Society \u2013 Harvest Days for Genealogists Annual Workshop<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 October 9, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Pekin<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Jeffrey Bockman will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcghs.org\/\">TCGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Suburban (Chicago) Genealogical Society \u2013 Footnote.com<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 October 9, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Hazel Crest<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Caron Primas Brennan will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssghs.org\/sscal.htm\">SSGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lake County Genealogical Society \u2013 He Took <em>Her<\/em> Name: Understanding German Farm Names<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 October 12, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Mundelein<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>Teresa Steinkamp McMillin will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~illcgs\/index.htm\">LCGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois \u2013 2010 Annual Fall Conference &amp; Book Fair: Getting Your Research Into Shape<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 October 16, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Carterville<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>Ann Carter Fleming will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~ilgssi\/conf2010.html\">conference website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DuPage County Genealogical Society \u2013 American Geographical Society Maps<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 October 20, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Wheaton<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Jovanka Ristic will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcgs.org\/\">DCGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elgin Genealogical Society \u2013 Footnote.com<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 October 21, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Elgin<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Caron Primas Brennan will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~ilegs\/v3\/Events.htm\">EGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Kane County Genealogical Society \u2013 Getting Over Brick Walls<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0 October 28, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Geneva<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~ilkcgs\/\">KCGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elgin Genealogical Society \u2013 Researching Scottish Ancestors<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 November 2, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Elgin<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Maureen Brady will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~ilegs\/v3\/Events.htm\">EGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicago Genealogical Society \u2013 Before You Croak<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 November 6, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Chicago<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>Ted Bartlett\u00a0 will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagogenealogy.org\/calendar.html\">CGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tazewell County Genealogical Society \u2013 History of Lakeside Cemetery<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 November 9, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Pekin<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Tom Matheny will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcghs.org\/\">TCGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Suburban (Chicago) Genealogical Society \u2013 History of St. James Church, Sauk Village<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 November 13, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Hazel Crest<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Fr. Conde will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssghs.org\/sscal.htm\">SSGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lake County Genealogical Society \u2013 18th Annual Genealogical Workshop: Midwest Melting Pot and More<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 November 13, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Mundelein<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>D. Joshua Taylor, MLS and Dan Niemiec will be the speakers.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~illcgs\/index.htm\">LCGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elgin Genealogical Society \u2013 Census<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 November 18, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Elgin<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Ann L. Wells will be the speaker.\u00a0 Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~ilegs\/v3\/Events.htm\">EGS website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several genealogy events coming up in the Land of Lincoln.\u00a0 Here is a listing of just some of those events. ~~FEATURED EVENT~~ Illinois State Genealogical Society Fall Conference When:\u00a0 October 23, 2010 Where:\u00a0 Peoria Details:\u00a0 Attend this year\u2019s conference to hear wonderful presentation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[301,357,25,39,362],"tags":[392],"class_list":["post-662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-genblog","category-events","category-genblog","category-news-events","category-other-conferences","tag-location-us-illinois","cat-301-id","cat-357-id","cat-25-id","cat-39-id","cat-362-id"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3HcLI-aG","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3508,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662\/revisions\/3508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}