Among the cairde (Irish for "friends") helping IGSI with the 2020 Celtic Connections Conference was the Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS). I am happy to be receiving the ISGS newsletter, Honoring Illinois Ancestors.

From the President's Letter in the Nov/Dec 2020 issue, I learned about posting death certificates on Find A Grave. I had never seen a death certificate on Find A Grave and didn't realize posting them there was allowed

ISGS President Rand Veerman wrote:

"...my great-grandfather Dietrich J. Veerman...passed away in Pekin, Illinois on September 11, 1938. Since my grandfather and father both died when I was relatively young (11 for grandpa and 22 for dad, pre-genealogy days for me), I had zero information passed down about D.J... 

I do a lot of work on Find A Grave, and it is expressly permitted to upload Death Certificates to the memorials. This allows other researchers to have access without the cost or trouble of getting the DC themselves. In the age of COVID, many of the public offices are only open to the public by appointment, and the [Illinois] fees are often 2x or 3x what is charged by ISGS to members ($6 for members and $10 for non-members). Tidbits - I did not know D. J. had retired on August 15, 1935 and how many years he was a wagon painter..."

You can see D.J. Veerman's Find A Grave record, including the death certificate Rand posted, by clicking here.