Preserving the Past, Enriching the Future
Welcome to the Rock Island County Illinois Genealogical Society! The Society was established in 1972 to help preserve and perpetuate members’ ancestral records. Our goal is to help assist members in genealogical research and educate the community on the importance of Rock Island County’s history.
April 2025 Education Event – In-Person Only
Wednesday, April 16th, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Topic: “Family Tree Notebooks Update”
Butterworth Education Center
701 12th Avenue, Moline, IL
April 2025 General Meeting – Zoom Only
Tuesday, April 22nd, 6:30 pm
Topic: “Locating Hard-To-Find Family With New Tools and Old, Tested Methods”
Presented by: J. Mark Lowe
We will send members a link to join a virtual Zoom meeting.
RICIGS Clothing
RICIGS clothing is available for online purchase at a store located in Davenport, IA. Click on the link below to view products online and order for home delivery.
2025 Meetings
See all of our education events for 2025. Click here!
Free Digital Newspapers for Genealogy
Advantage Archives now hosts a total of 644 newspaper collections from 42 states (plus one Canadian province) and a total number of pages exceeding 70 million!
Links to Free Digital Newspapers
Grave Locator Web Map
There is an online “Grave Locator Web Map” for Riverside and Moline Memorial cemeteries: at the web site: http://moline.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=7db6176d8c0d40768229316578d414da
Board Meetings
2nd Thursday of each month
6:30 pm via Zoom Meeting
Members welcome! Request an invitation through info#ricigs.org