Join us for our 29th Virtual Fall Conference – September 2023!
TAKE CARE & SHARE:
Organize and Archive Your Genealogy Materials
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Saturday, 16 Sep – ON-DEMAND Lectures available to view (until 16 Oct)
Saturday, 23 Sep – LIVE Keynote with Scott Fisher of “Extreme Genes”
Tuesday, 26 Sep – LIVE ONLINE Archiving & Preservation Workshop
Saturday, 30 Sep – LIVE ONLINE Scan-A-Thon & Photo Organizing Workshop
Saturday, 30 Sep – LIVE ONLINE Gifting Your Collection-A Panel Discussion and Q&A
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Next Meeting
“We all have much to learn from our fellow writers,” says Barbara Brabec, who will lead this class and answer your questions. After a brief introduction about her current writing…
View the FVGS 2023 Program Schedule
Did you miss the May 10th Meeting: “Finding Ancestors in the Land of Lincoln” by Dr. David Joens?
Dr. Joens highlighted the many indexes and records available at the Illinois State Archives and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository System (IRAD). To locate records that may include your ancestors, visit the Descriptive Guide to the Holdings of the Illinois State Archives link and search for collections or subjects of interest. The Databases link lists many helpful resources as well.
There is no handout. Due to technical difficulties, we regret that we could not record this session.