{"id":699,"date":"2010-07-10T07:57:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-10T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/upcoming-genealogy-events-in-illinois-2\/"},"modified":"2013-07-08T21:55:10","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T02:55:10","slug":"upcoming-genealogy-events-in-illinois-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/upcoming-genealogy-events-in-illinois-2\/","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<hr \/>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lake County Genealogical Society \u2013 Developing a Sixth Census:\u00a0 Finding More in Census Records Than Meets the Eye<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 July 13, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Mundelein<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>Daniel Hubbard, PhD., 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>Tazewell County Genealogical Society \u2013 Shenanigans of the 1790 Census for Children &amp; Adults<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 July 13, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Pekin<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Connie Perkins 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>McLean County Genealogical Society \u2013 Annual Picnic &amp; Cemetery Visit<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 July 20, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Bloomington<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>This year MCGS will visit the Rhodes-Woodlawn Cemetery; Ben Rhodes 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 The History of the Geneva Girls School<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0 July 22, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Geneva<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>Dr. John Laukaitis will be the speaker.\u00a0 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 Civil War Ancestors<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 August 3, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Elgin<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Jerry Allen 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>Lake County Genealogical Society \u2013 Tools to Dig Deeper: Probate and Inquest Records<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 August 10, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Mundelein<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>Grace DuMelle 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>Tazewell County Genealogical Society<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 August 10, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Pekin<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Lance Zedric, author of T<i>he Silent Warriors of World War II: The Alamo Scouts behind Japanese Lines<\/i>, 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 Family Search Pilot<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 August 14, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Hazel Crest<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Shirley Koelling 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><strong>Kane County Genealogical Society \u2013 When to Hire a Researcher<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0 August 26, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Geneva<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>Linda Bloom-DeGroot will be the speaker.\u00a0 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 Probate Records<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 September 7, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Elgin<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Sara Anderson 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 Tour of the Shackley Genealogy Room\/Family History Center at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 September 11, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Arlington Heights<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>Mike Mulholland 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>Lake County Genealogical Society \u2013 Mining the National Archives<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 September 14, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Mundelein<br \/>\n<strong>Details:\u00a0 <\/strong>Ginger Frere 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>Tazewell County Genealogical Society \u2013 How Lt. Campbell Lost His Flagship<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 September 14, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Pekin<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Dale Kuntz 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>DuPage County Genealogical Society \u2013 Ellis Island Experience<br \/>\nWhen:<\/strong>\u00a0 September 15, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Wheaton<br \/>\n<strong>Details:<\/strong>\u00a0 Marian Schuetz 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 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><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 ?<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>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>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>&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>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>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":[357,25,39,362],"tags":[392],"class_list":["post-699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-genblog","category-news-events","category-other-conferences","tag-location-us-illinois","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-bh","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699","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=699"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3571,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699\/revisions\/3571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}