GIFTING WITH STOCK: The McDonough County Genealogical Society has an account with Seth Minter, Edward Jones in Macomb, IL to accept the gifting of stock. Please keep us in mind in your planning. ANY contribution to the Society is considered tax-deductible. If you are interested in donating, please email us at mcgs@macomb.com for instructions or contact Seth Minter at 309/833-3664.
2023 Monthly General Meeting Subjects: We meet on the 3rd Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Western Illinois Museum, unless otherwise noted. ALL our welcome to come to hear our wonderful speakers. There is NO CHARGE to attend our events.
February | 2/20/2023 | Zac Sutton | “Historic Downtown Macomb” via Zoom |
March | 3/20/2023 | Ian Fischer | McDonough County Circuit Clerk: “What’s available at the Circuit Clerk’s office” |
April | 4/17/2023 | Lori Boyer | “Finding my Adopted Mother’s Family” |
May | 5/15/2023 | William Cook | “Illinois Regional Archives Depository at WIU Library” NOTE TIME: 1 PM |
June | 6/19/2023 | Ice Cream Social – Come Join Us! | |
July | 7/17/2023 | Julie Terstriep | “The Cleaning and Preservation of Tombstones”, location TBD |
August | 8/21/2023 | Allen Nemec | “Who Lived in My House – researching your home’s past & applying for a Macomb Home Historical Plaque” |
September | 9/18/2023 | To Be Announced | |
October | 10/16/2023 | To Be Announced | |
November | 11/20/2023 | Induction of Officers |
NEWSPAPER DIGITIZATION PROJECT
Click on this link to search the
- Adair Beacon, 1918-1924
- Bardolph News, 1893-1946
- Blandinsville Star-Gazette 1896-1980
- Bushnell Record, 1881-1923
- Colchester Independent, 1880-1911
- Industry Press, 1916-1924
- Macomb Weekly Journal, 1861-1878
FOR ADDITIONAL MCDONOUGH COUNTY NEWSPAPERS, USE THIS LINK:
- https://marshall.advantage-preservation.com/
- The Macomb Journal, 1866-1890
- Macomb Eagle, 1858-1893
- The Illinois By-Stander, 1888-1888
- The Illinois Granger, 1875-1875
- The Macomb Daily Journal , 1917-1917
For information on McDonough County and surrounding areas contributions to the WWII effort, search THE CAMP ELLIS newspaper. Camp Ellis was a US Army Camp near Ipava, IL from 1942-1945. Many McDonough county residents, men and women, worked at the Camp. The paper is searchable by name.
This project was partially-funded by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council. The largest portion of the funding came from the Genealogy society itself.
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Our center is open 3 days a week — Tuesday afternoon, Friday all day, and Saturday morning. Our center is staffed with volunteers who will gladly assist you in your research.
We are a Family Search Affiliate Library.
We are members of:
Illinois State Genealogical Society National Genealogical Society
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