ILLINOIS STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
QUARTERLY
The Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly is read by nearly 2,000 members and is shelved in many libraries throughout Illinois and the United States. The Quarterly is published four times a year and contains 64 pages of genealogical data, records extractions & indexes, Illinois and family history, queries and book reviews. The Quarterly is primarily aimed at genealogists and hobbyists who are interested in getting the most out of their Illinois research.
Contributing to the ISGS Quarterly:
Interested individuals are encouraged to submit articles appropriate to the focus and format of the Quarterly. Articles of interest may include genealogy and family histories for families of Illinois, Illinois research or general topics in genealogy. Article length should be between six and sixteen pages. While the Quarterly solicits only original works, revised or updated articles, or articles based on lectures, are welcome.
We also welcome photographs, in jpeg format, to accompany articles. Photographs must be sent via email and must include source information.
Articles are to be submitted digitally as files attached to E-mail notes. The preferred format is Microsoft Word, but almost any popular format will probably be acceptable.
Sources must be referenced in the document to be considered for publication.
A short (3-5 line) biography of the contributor should be included in the e-mail with the article attachment.
Copyright to submitted material remains with the compiler, not ISGS or the Quarterly. Send articles to Quarterly Editor: Oriene Springstroh - please put "ISGS" in the subject line of your email. For Questions about submissions: e-mail to Oriene Springstroh. Hardcopy submissions can be sent to the ISGS Office.
Want to send a query to be published in
the Quarterly?
Click here to print the ISGS Query Form (Note: This is a fillable form -
type your query on the form and then print the form out for mailing) or "Members Only" may
email a query directly to the ISGS Query Editor, Carol Sterr-Lehman.
Queries with Illinois connections will be given priority. Do not abbreviate; give places and dates; be brief, but include enough information to identify relationships clearly. Please include your name and address on the page with the query. We reserve the right to edit and/or reject queries. Note: Queries submitted by ISGS members are published free of charge. There is a $5.00 charge for each query submitted for publication by non-members of ISGS. Send typed queries your snail-mail address to: The Illinois State Genealogical Society, Query Editor, P.O. Box 10195, Springfield, IL 62791-0195.
As these queries will be published in the ISGS Quarterly and read by over a 1,000 members who do not have computers, e-mail's received without your U.S. mail address will not be used.
