(taken from the May/June Illinois State Gen. Soc. newsletter) Prairie Pionee Certificates - Certificates are issued in three categories: prior to statehood, 1819-1850, and 1851-1880. Contact and send completed forms to : MaryLea (one word) Degler, 5 Noyes Court, Mattoon, IL 619388-2309. Send SASE. The ISGS is P.O. Box 10195, Springfield, IL 62791-0195. Contact the ISGS about GIMA (Genealogical Institute of Mid America) which is held each July in Springfield. Well worth every cent.