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McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society

 

McHenry County Illinois Connection Quarterly

After careful consideration, the Board has made the necessary decision to discontinue publication of the MCIGS Connection Quarterly.  As genealogists have found new ways to share their research and connect with each other online, we have seen a marked decline in member submitted articles, ancestor charts and queries for the journal.  As a society, we have also found more effective ways of publishing our indexing projects through our searchable web site.  Given the considerable cost, time, and effort that goes into curating, editing, printing and mailing the Quarterly four times a year, we have found that we are no longer able to sustain the endeavor. 

We are currently working to digitize all issues of the  MCIGS Connection Quarterly from 1983-2016 to make them available to our members online.  We have already digitized the first 20 years and are working to make that content available to our members online in the coming months.  

We are also seeking volunteers to help us finish compiling a master surname index for the complete run of the publication.  You need not live locally to participate in this project.  If this sounds like something that might interest you, please contact our new Volunteer Coordinator, Kim McGuigan at volunteer@mcigs.org.

Please contact us for information about the availability of back issues.  You may also find issues at many local libraries including Crystal Lake Public Library and McHenry Public Library.  ​

The following Table of Contents lists will assist in ordering back issues of interest.

MCIGS Connection Quarterly Table of Contents 1983-2013
MCIGS Connection Quarterly Every Name Index 1981-1991
A comprehensive every-name and subject index reference to more than 25,000 names appearing in the newsletters and quarterlies of MCIGS. This compilation represents the first ten years of previously un-indexed material containing the names of numerous states and foreign countries; plus hundreds of excellent research source articles. 170 pp. arranged alphabetically.
$5.00

MCIGS Connection Quarterly Every Name Index 1992-2001 


McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 184, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0184