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.

GenSocSoup Education Channel – On-Demand Webinars

The Rock Island, Illinois Genealogical Society is subscribing to the GenSocSoup Education Channel. This channel is an exclusive, subscription-based educational platform that provides our Society with year-round access to high-quality genealogy webinars designed to inform, inspire, and empower family historians at every level.

You must be a RICIGS member to view this channel. Not a member? Join us!
Link to Channel

February 2026 Education Event – Zoom Only

Wednesday, February 11th, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Topic: “FamilySearch Full Text Search”
Presented by: Mary Karcher
We will send members a link to join a virtual Zoom meeting.

February 2026 General Meeting – Zoom Only

Tuesday, February 24th, 6:30 pm
Topic: “Revolutionary Choices: Exploring Loyalists and Patriots at 250 Years
Presented by: Kathryn Lake Hogan
We will send members a link to join a virtual Zoom meeting.

2026 Meetings

See all of our education events for 2026. 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