North Suburban Genealogical Society

North Suburban Genealogical Society http://nsgsil.org Our meetings are the second Saturday of the month on Zoom. Its purposes are:
1. To promote an interest in genealogy.
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The North Suburban Genealogical Society (NSGS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1975. To encourage and instruct members in careful, documented genealogical research.
3. To publish genealogical and historical information.

06/13/2026

During WWI, nine companies from the US 77th Division were isolated in the Argonne Forest in France. Surrounded by German forces, their only way to communicate was through homing pigeons. Cher Ami was their last remaining homing pigeon, and they sent him off with a message of their location. While flying back, German soldiers shot at him through the breast, but Cher Ami pressed on and made it with the message. He was missing his right leg and blinded in his left eye, but thanks to his message they were able to rescue the Lost Battalion. Cher Ami was brought back to the US and when he died in 1919, his body was put on display at the Smithsonian Institution. Memorial Page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8636364/cher_ami

06/09/2026

Military records can reveal incredible stories about your ancestors' lives, but many people don't know where to find them or how to search effectively. That'...

06/08/2026
06/08/2026

1780-1783 Illinois Frontier

06/08/2026

Over 30 years ago Jim Tipton started Find a Grave as a site for "noteworthy gravesites". Over the years, people started mailing their own photos, and the site gradually began to expand into what we know it as today. We recently met up with Jim to talk about the creation of Find a Grave and the community that blossomed from it. You can read our talk with him at our blog here: https://news.findagrave.com/2026/05/18/back-to-the-beginnings/

06/06/2026

Go beyond the Mayflower and step into the experience of Plimoth Colony. This five-week online course explores the colony’s early struggles, relationships with Native peoples, religious diversity, and everyday life—including the roles of women and the power of literacy and belief. Designed for fa...

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