WINNEBAGO & BOONE COUNTIES GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
|
The Winnebago & Boone Counties Genealogical Society exists to:
|
UPCOMING MEETINGS
WBCGS holds monthly meetings that are open to the public. We do not have meetings in December, January, and July.
At each meeting, our speaker makes a presentation about a specific topic related to genealogy or a topic of local interest.
Based on the success we've had in using Zoom for our monthly meetings, we plan to continue offering Zoom meetings when we have a remote speaker. If the speaker is in person, then Zoom will not be available. Meeting invitations will be sent to all WBCGS members with an email address.
If you’re not a member and are interested in attending a Zoom meeting, please send us an email at wbcgensociety@gmail.com.
You can also contact us at: WBCGS, PO Box 10166, Loves Park IL 61131-0166.
At each meeting, our speaker makes a presentation about a specific topic related to genealogy or a topic of local interest.
Based on the success we've had in using Zoom for our monthly meetings, we plan to continue offering Zoom meetings when we have a remote speaker. If the speaker is in person, then Zoom will not be available. Meeting invitations will be sent to all WBCGS members with an email address.
If you’re not a member and are interested in attending a Zoom meeting, please send us an email at wbcgensociety@gmail.com.
You can also contact us at: WBCGS, PO Box 10166, Loves Park IL 61131-0166.
OCTOBER MEETINGSaturday, October 1, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.
“Researching Genealogy at Newberry Library" Speaker: Matthew Rutherford Meeting Location: Spring Creek United Church of Christ, 4500 Spring Creek Road, Rockford IL (Zoom meeting and in-person) The Newberry Library is one of Chicago's genealogy research treasures. This one-hour session surveys the Newberry's genealogy collections, including city directories, military records, historical newspapers, databases, digital resources, passenger lists, maps, and special collections. Matt Rutherford, Curator of Genealogy and Local History at the Newberry, demonstrates how to use the catalog and online finding aids in order to prepare for a visit to the library. 
|
NOVEMBER MEETINGSaturday, November 5, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.
Personal Research Stories Speaker: Lynell Cannell and Diane Schoppe McCue Meeting Location: Spring Creek United Church of Christ, 4500 Spring Creek Road, Rockford IL (No Zoom meeting) Board members Lynell Cannell and Diane Schoppe McCue will be sharing interesting stories and revelations from research on their ancestors. Since retiring from her technical career, Lynell’s avocation has been researching local and family history. She has shared the local history as a speaker and docent at Rockford’s Ethnic Heritage Museum. She has shared family history discoveries at reunions and with interested family members. At the November meeting Lynell will share with us how visiting the Ogle County Courthouse led to surprising revelations about the branch of her family she thought she knew best. Diane always had an interest in her family history. She got more serious about it when she inherited five boxes of her great-grandfather's work. The boxes contained pictures, correspondence with other family members and carbon copies of responses. Her fulltime job since retiring in 2018 is working on her family tree. At the November meeting, Diane will be sharing stories about her great-grandfather, Byron Woodring, and his oldest daughter, Mary. |
FEBRUARY MEETINGSaturday, February 4, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
“Records at the Winnebago County Courthouse" Speaker: Bill Edmundson Meeting Location: Spring Creek United Church of Christ, 4500 Spring Creek Road, Rockford IL (No Zoom meeting) What records are available at the Winnebago County Courthouse, and how do I access them? This presentation will cover the offices of the Winnebago County Clerk, the County Circuit Clerk, and some additional records at the Rockford Public Library. Types of records covered will include vital records (birth, marriage, and death), land records (grantor/grantee indexes and deeds), probates, and naturalizations. Bill Edmundson has served as a board member of the Winnebago and Boone Counties Genealogical Society since 2009, specializing in handling local research requests. Bill has worked on his personal family research for more than 40 years, has published a family history book in 1995, and has helped with over 200 research requests our society has received. |
ISGS Associate Member
|
The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) was formed in 1968 through the cooperative effort and forward thinking of Illinois genealogical society representatives, who envisioned a statewide genealogical organization. ISGS is a not-for-profit, nonsectarian, educational organization.
Visit their website for more info www.ilgensoc.org |
