Welcome to the web page of The Czech & Slovak American Genealogy Society of Illinois. We are an exciting genealogy group for those interested in Central/Eastern European and Chicago area genealogy. If you haven't done so already, please click here to take our brief survey. In that survey, you've told us you're most interested in The Ask and Answer Forum so we've added a fast-path! Go there and share information with your fellow researchers. Click here for membership information.

CSAGSI was formed because people like yourself who have roots in Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia, Silesia, or Ruthenia felt a need to develop, preserve and share genealogical, historical, and cultural knowledge of our ancestors.

If you live in or have ancestors who have passed through, the Chicago area, you certainly want to be a member of this group.

We hope that you find the information on our homepage useful, and that if you are not yet a member, you will consider joining us to enjoy all the benefits including our quarterly bulletin, KORENY (Roots).

Click here for membership information.

Members Take Note:

If you haven't already sent-in your Member Surname Database sheets, please do so ASAP. We are hoping to develop a comprehensive member database.

NOTE: The Member Surname Database is not the same as the members page. Information for the latter needs to be emailed to the webmaster separately. Due to some privacy concerns, we will not upload your surname information without your specific request.

What's New:

• There's a new "Just for Kids" page!
• A new login Troubleshooting section has been added to the Members Only Page.
• The Koreny Topical Index is now online. Review an index of all Koreny articles.
• The "The Mystery Photo Page" is a place where members can post and/or help identify photos.
• The "Members Only Page" now has a sampling of grave listings from the Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago.
• We've added a section describing our humble beginnings: The History of CSAGSI
• You may now read the President's Message online. CSAGSI president Paul Nemecek discusses the state of our society.
• Or, maybe you want to know all about the webmaster?
• We've added a new feature to our links page: member favorites.
• The CSAGSI Store is now open for business. Czech us out.
• The CSAGSI Library Holdings page contains an inventory of our holdings and the policies regarding them.
• The Cemetery and Church Resources Page is sure to be a popular spot. Currently under construction, this page will direct visitors on how to obtain church and cemetery records from institutions popular in the early part of this century.
• Of course, check the various links, members page, meetings page, genealogical tools, and recipe page. They're frequently updated.  

• And, of course, you can find everything on the CSAGSI web page by going to our Table of Contents.