Blogs! Illinois State Genealogical Society and The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum

Love the blog and Facebook page for the Illinois State Genealogical Society and very happy to be a member of ISGS.  This is an an example of what every society should have available on  Facebook.  Check it out at http://www.facebook.com/ILGenSoc#!/ILGenSoc?v=wall.  The ISGS blog is located at http://ilgensoc.blogspot.com/  I wish other societies I belonged to had a blog and that one society I belonged that has a blog actually kept the blog up to date!

I am hoping to be in Illinois in October perhaps I can actually attend the ISGS Conference.  Love to meet the folks in the society.  I haven't been in Illinois in the fall in about 22 years - October is cold if I recall.  Might need to buy a coat!

The ISGS blog mentioned that the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum also has a blog.  I have spent many an hour at the library taking advantage of the microfilm and books housed there. The  Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum blog can be viewed at http://www.alplm.org/blog/.

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