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.
January 2025 Education Event – Zoom Only
Wednesday, January 8th, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Topic: “New Year, New Start”
We will send members a link to join a virtual Zoom meeting.
January 2025 General Meeting – Zoom Only
Tuesday, January 28th, 6:30 pm
Topic: “Squeezing Out All the Info for Your DNA Matches”
Presented by: Kate Penney Howard
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