We will be closed December 25, 2018 through January 1, 2019. Enjoy your holidays!

For a limited time (Oct 1-Nov 30 2018), the Illinois State Library opens up their databases for remote access for all Illinois residents.  There are several genealogy and newspaper sources…

2018 Sept General Meeting Minutes 9.17.18 18 members and guests were in attendance. The meeting was called to order at 7 pm and Vice President Roger Frowein introduced Tim Howe…

The McDonough County History and Families Book have arrived. They may be picked up on Tuesday from 1:00pm – 3:30 pm and on Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 am –…

From our August General Meeting Topic: TRANSCRIBING HISTORY by Julie Terstriep (Terstriep@yahoo.com)   Would you like to volunteer to transcribe old documents?  Here are a few places looking for your…

Monday, August  20, 2018 The August General Meeting of the McDonough County Genealogical Society was brought to order at 7 pm at the Western Illinois Museum. The speaker for the…

Our Genealogy Center will be closed Sep 1 2018 for the Labor Day Weekend.

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…

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…

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…