Announcing Family Search Affiliate Library Status

We would like to announce that we are now a Family Search Affiliate Library.  Recently the main Family Search library in Salt Lake City discontinued its practice of sending out microfilm to focus on digitizing their entire collection.  However, due to copyright constraints, they are not allowed to make every document available online.  As an…

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Pardon our Dust!

The Western Illinois Museum is undergoing remodeling which is including new, energy efficient windows.  We are trying to remain open during the construction but some hours may be limited due to work in the area. We are excited to get the new Pella windows.  Those of you who have done winter research with us will…

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Family Tree Maker Giveaway!

We are giving away a copy of Family Tree Maker! Family Tree Maker is one of the premier software packages for your genealogy research.  See more information at Family Tree Maker Register to win by stopping by our center during regular hours and fill out an entry blank.  We will be drawing the winner at…

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Upcoming Conferences / Seminars

GeneaQuest 2018 Saturday, June 23, 2018, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Northern Illinois University (NIU) Conference Center, Hoffman Estates, IL https://caggni.org/GeneaQuest ====================================================================== Family History Fanatics Summer E-Conference A Summer of DNA eConference August 4, 2018 https://www.familyhistoryfanatics.com/summerdna ====================================================================== St Louis Genealogical Society Summer 2018 Speaker Series Making Sense of DNA Saturday, 28 July 2018 Orlando Gardens,…

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