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This sounds fun: The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) is holding an online
genealogy scavenger hunt along with FamilySearch, with a goal to build the Illinois
section of the FamilySearch Research Wiki. 

Everyone’s invited to participate in the Great Illinois Genealogy Scavenger Hunt,
going on now through June 30.

All you have to do is find information on Illinois genealogy resources—websites, databases,
how-to articles, etc.—and say why a resource should be included in the Research Wiki.

First, visit the Illinois pages
of the FamilySearch Research Wiki to see what content is already there (your submitted
resources should be original). Then submit
your resource using the entry form.

Prizes include a RootsTech 2012 conference registration and a one-year ISGS membership.
In addition, a prize will be awarded each day between June 1 and June 30, 2011 to
someone drawn at random. For complete details, consult
the contest rules.

See a full description of The Great
Illinois Genealogy Scavenger Hunt on the ISGS website.

Need ideas for Illinois genealogy resources? See our $3
Illinois State Research Guide digital download, the Illinois section of the Family
Tree Sourcebook (which has research tips, resource listings and county-by-county
records guides for every US state), and the other how-to products in the
Illinois section at ShopFamilyTree.com.