The Federation of Genealogical Societies links the genealogical community by serving the needs of its member organizations. These include genealogical and historical societies, libraries, archives, family associations and our vendors of genealogical products and services. FGS was founded in 1976 and celebrates its 35th anniversary this year.
Illinois State Genealogical Society – Local Co-Host Booths: 205/207, Contact: Janice Fritsch Address: P.O. Box 10195, Springfield, IL 62791 Phone: (217) 789-1968 E-mail: [email protected], Web: www.ilgensoc.org
Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) was formed in 1968 through the cooperative effort and forward thinking of Illinois genealogical society representatives, who envisioned a statewide genealogical organization. ISGS is a not-for-profit, nonsectarian, educational organization.
Ancestry.com – Platinum Sponsor Booths: 401/403/500/502, Contact: Karen Ober Address: 360 W. 4800 N., Provo, UT 84604 Phone: (800) Ancestry, Fax: (801) 705-7001 E-mail: [email protected], Web: www.ancestry.com
Ancestry.com® is the world’s largest online family history resource, with over 1.6 million members and more than 6 billion digitized historical records. With a smart search technology, a wealth of learning resources and a worldwide community of family history enthusiasts, Ancestry.com can help you discover your roots and tell your unique family story. Drop by the booth to learn more about Ancestry.com.
FamilySearch – Platinum Sponsor Booths: 301/303/305/307/309/400/402/404/406/408, Contact: Steven G. Hunt Address: 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-0005 Phone: (801) 240-5314, Fax: (801) 240-1893 E-mail: [email protected], Web: www.familysearch.org
FamilySearch is a non-profit organization with over 200,000 volunteers dedicated to helping people discover their family history. As a custodian with over 3 billion records, FamilySearch has helped the genealogy community preserve and share its collections for over 100 years. FamilySearch is the world’s largest genealogy organization and provides its services to the public free of charge through FamilySearch.org, the Family History Library, and 4,600 local family history centers in 127 countries.