About the DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society

The DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society is an incorporated, 501(C)(3) not-for-profit organization. Founded in 1974 as the Lombard Suburban Genealogical Society.

The purpose of the Society is:

• To encourage the study of family history and genealogy
  Meetings
  Classes & Lectures
  Annual Conference
  Maintains the DuPage County ILGenWeb

  To encourage the identification and preservation of records having genealogical value, especially those of DuPage County, Illinois, and to make those records available to members and to the general publics

  Courthouse Projects

  Computerization of old DuPage County Marriage Licenses,
  Indexed and Published the DuPage County Naturalization records,
  Indexing DuPage County Probate records,
  Handling DuPage County inquires about Probate and Naturalizations

  Indexing DuPage County cemeteries,

  Member surname project,

  Funeral home project

  Make Research Data available On-Line

  DuPage County ILGenWeb site.

  Performs basic research

  The REVIEW including genealogical queries,

  Newspaper Abstracts

  Publications

  Various Projects

  To cooperate with other societies and libraries to further the field of family history and genealogy

  ISGS project to computerize old DuPage County marriage licenses

  Volunteer staffing of Genealogy Department at the Wheaton Public Library

       every Friday of the month from 7:00-9:00 PM,

  Classes & Lectures

  Book Donations to WPL

Founded in 1974 as the Lombard Suburban Genealogical Society. In May 1981 the Society moved its reference collection to the Wheaton Public Library helping it to become one of the premiere genealogical research locations of the Chicago suburbs. DCGS has continued to contribute to the genealogical collection over the years. The WPL has readers and printers for both microfiche and microfilm and numerous volumes of reference material that span the nation and the world. Computers are also available that allow access to the whole set of LDS Family Search CDs, Ancestry Plus, Heritage Quest Online, and other resources.

In 2003 DCGS obtained the 501(C)(3) registration to enable it to receive tax deductible and matching-gift donations.