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  • 22 Mar 2024 8:09 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Member Gravestone Photo Request

    **CGS Members**

    CGS Next Cemetery Walk is July 14th at Mt. Greenwood Cemetery in Chicago.

    The CGS Cemetery Committee is offering to take gravestone photos for members at the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery. One request per member please. Please first check FindAGrave and BillionGraves websites to see if a photo is already available. Depending on the number of requests received, it may not be possible for volunteers to complete every one. Also, volunteers may not be successful in finding the requested graves. If the grave is located, you will be emailed photo(s) of the gravestone, and CGS will also load the images on FindAGrave.

    Provide the name, dates, and location (section, plot) if known. You can contact the cemetery office (773-233-0136) and request information. Photo requests will be taken between May 1 and June 30. Send your request by June 30th to CGS info@chicagogenealogy.org Attn: Mt Greenwood Cemetery Walk Gravestone Photo Request.


  • 9 Feb 2024 10:28 PM | Anonymous

    The latest edition of The Chicago Genealogist is now available. Volume 56 No. 2 can be accessed by signing into the CGS website and selecting The Chicago Genealogist from the Members Only section. Please note that requested paper copies were mailed this week. Please enjoy the new issue!


  • 31 Jan 2024 9:16 PM | Anonymous

    Are you interested in your family history? Do you like to write? The CGS encourages the submission of family history articles for possible publication in our Chicago Genealogist quarterly journal. To submit a paper for consideration or to discuss ideas, please contact the Quarterly Editor at quarterly@chicagogenealogy.org

  • 9 Nov 2023 11:59 PM | Anonymous

    The latest edition of The Chicago Genealogist is now available and can be accessed by logging into our website and selecting "The Chicago Genealogist" from the Members Only section. Paper copies will be mailed once printing is finished early next week.

  • 4 Aug 2023 6:29 PM | Anonymous

    The electronic version of the Summer 2023 Chicago Genealogist is now available and can be accessed by signing onto the CGS website and selecting The Chicago Genealogist from the Members Only section. Paper copies will be mailed once printing is finished. 

  • 3 May 2023 11:18 PM | Anonymous

    The latest edition of The Chicago Genealogist is now available. The electronic version of our Spring 2023 edition (Vol. 55 No. 3) can be accessed by signing into the CGS website and selecting The Chicago Genealogist from the Members Only section. Please note that requested paper copies will be mailed once the printing is finished. Please enjoy the new issue!

  • 9 Feb 2023 3:02 PM | Anonymous

    The Winter 2023 edition (Volume 55 No. 2) of The Chicago Genealogist is now available. The electronic version can be accessed by signing into the CGS website and selecting The Chicago Genealogist from the Members Only section. Please note that requested paper copies will be mailed once the printing is finished. Please enjoy the new issue!

  • 28 Nov 2022 4:41 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Due to unforeseen circumstances the DNA Doubleheader Webinars scheduled for Saturday 3 December has been cancelled and will be rescheduled soon

    DNA Doubleheader - Two DNA Webinars in One Afternoon

    3 December @ 1:00pm & 2:30pm  

    Join us for this special afternoon to learn about DNA with Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG®, BCG Trustee.

    1:00pm – Why Test My DNA When I Already Know My Ancestors? Explore the many ways DNA test results confirm and advance documentary research.

    2:00pm – 30-minute break

    2:30pm – Case Study---Who are Katey's Biological Parents? Ancestry DNA Match Lists and A Deep Dive into Documentary Records Confirm a Biological Relationship and Extend the Proof Back Generations

    A case study demonstrates research strategies integrating evidence from documentary and genetic sources to prove genetic relationship conclusions. Common mistakes in atDNA analysis are explored.


    Karen Stanbary, CG®, holds the Certified Genealogist credential. She lectures nationally on the use of DNA test results in genealogical problem-solving, always within the framework of the Genealogical Proof Standard. She is a Trustee for the Board for Certification of Genealogists and chairs that organization’s DNA Committee.

    Cost:    $10 members (that’s only $5/per webinar!) 

                 $20 non-members

    No refund after November 26, 2022. The online payment service fee of $1.50 will be deducted from refunds. These presentations will not be recorded. Handouts will be provided to registrants only.

  • 15 Nov 2022 11:24 PM | Anonymous

    The Fall 2022 edition (Volume 55 No. 1) of The Chicago Genealogist is now available. The electronic version can be accessed by signing into the website and selecting The Chicago Genealogist from the Members Only section. Please note that requested paper copies will be mailed once the printing is finished. We hope you enjoy the new issue.


  • 26 Oct 2022 11:32 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The Chicago Genealogical Society was saddened to learn that Wayne Weber, current Treasurer, passed away on 19 October 2022. He was a life member of CGS, joining on 1 September 1969. Wayne served as Treasurer since 2008. Also, he held the positions Archives/Historian, Quarterly Proof Reader, By-laws Committee and filled in many times as Recording Secretary, 1st VP of Membership and Nominating Committee. He gave so much of his time to the Chicago Genealogical Society. Wayne will be truly missed.

    On behalf of the Chicago Genealogical Society, the Board wishes to convey to Wayne’s family how sorry we were to learn of his passing. We send our sincere condolences to the extended family for your loss.  CGS will be making a donation in Wayne’s name to a charity suggested by the family.

    Wayne Daniel Weber – Hallowell & James Obituaries (hjfunerals.com)


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