Research

Family Histories Collection – Pvt. Sylvester Butler

This week we highlight another article from our Family Histories Collection from RICIGS member, Kathy Elliott. Kathy used her ancestor's…

2 years ago

About our Newspaper Abstracts

If your ancestors lived in Rock Island County between about 1850 and 1906 the Genealogical Abstracts for Rock Island County…

4 years ago

Rock Island County Illinois Genealogical Society Website Resources

Check out the 'Genealogy Sources for Rock Island County' page on our website! It should be your number one stop…

4 years ago

July 2021 – Education Corner: Solving a Family History Mystery

By Linda Bergren Polich We have all been taught in research classes to read all information on documents about our…

5 years ago

Mapped: The Territorial Evolution of the U.S.

This animated map shows the evolution of the United Sates from the Thirteen Colonies to its current form. Helps you…

6 years ago

Using scholarly genealogical journals for research

One of perhaps the least used genealogical resources is the scholarly journal. These are high-quality genealogy publications that contain family…

6 years ago

French genealogical records now on English language site

The world’s largest online resource for accessing French official records, Filae.com has established an English language site, en.filae.com/. Starting as…

6 years ago