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Dues
Are Now Overdue
At the
August 2016 MCGS Board meeting, it was noted that the current dues structure
was failing to keep pace with the expenses. It was then decided to increase
the annual dues.
Individual/Family/Institutional dues will henceforth be $25 per year, and Patron
dues will be $35 per year.
The last dues increase occurred in 2002.
NEW EMAIL ADDRESS
The MCGS has a NEW Email Address: [email protected]
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Unless
Otherwise Stated, All Meetings
are at 1:30 p.m. (note the new time), in the Presentation Room of the
Edwardsville Public Library, 112 South Kansas, Edwardsville, IL.
Visitors Are Always Welcome.
Sometime in early 2024, this website will become
static, i.e., it will still be accessible for viewing, but will not be
available for updating.
We are working on moving our website to another
location: ilmadcogen.org
Check there every so often and, hopefully, the website
will appear.
For a report
on previous meetings, CLICK here.
If you would like
to make a presentation, please email Mary Westerhold at: [email protected] and she will see that you are added to the
schedule.
MCGS Facebook Page
The Madison County Genealogical Society has a Facebook page.
The address is: Madison County
Genealogical Society of Illinois
Madison County Genealogical Society Newsletter
Available Digitally !!!
The latest
edition of the Madison County Genealogical Society Newsletter was recently
emailed to all current members of the Society. If you did not receive a copy, it is probably due to one
(or more) of the following:
1. You
have not paid your 2022 dues. In which case, you will also no longer receive
copies of The Stalker in the mail.
Bringing your membership up to date will solve this.
2. We do
not have an email address for you, or the email address we have is
incorrect. Sending an email to [email protected]
will
fix this problem.
3. You do
not have email. In that case, you can download the Newsletter as shown below.
The
Madison County Genealogical Society Newsletter is no longer going to be a
part of The Stalker.
The
Newsletter can be accessed here to be read online or
downloaded to your computer to be printed.
St. Clair County Genealogical Society Newsletter
Available Digitally !!!
The St. Clair County Genealogical
Society has changed their newsletter to a digital publication, available in
print only for an additional charge.
We have access to their newsletters here.
We have a NEW Mystery Photo. Check it out.
Stalker Needs Articles
The Stalker is in dire need of articles. We need
input from all members.
Send your contributions to Mary Westerhold at [email protected]
UPCOMING EVENTS
Madison County Pioneer Certificate.
If you are a direct descendant of an early (prior to
1880) resident of Madison County and can supply documented proof, you can
obtain a certificate stating that fact. You would also be eligible if your
ancestor was living before 1812 in the area that became Madison County. (When
Madison County was originally formed, it reached to the Canadian border).
The fee for each certificate application is $20.00. One certificate is
included in the fee and will be mailed after eligibility has been determined.
Application fees are not refundable.
Brothers, sisters, children, or grandchildren of the applicant who wish to
apply at the same time as the original applicant also need to fill out an
application. Their documentation need only show direct relationship to the
original applicant. These additional applications include one designated
certificate each. The fee for additional certificates is $10.00 each.
If you are interested in applying for a Madison County Pioneer Certificate,
click here. for
an application and instructions.
Archaic Medical Terms
If you are having trouble determining what your
relative died from, you might want to consult http://www.thornber.net/medicine/html/medgloss.html
to see if a definition of the medical terminology is given.
[From the Texas Research Rambler Genealogical Group]
Mystery Photos
We have been asked about some place to post unknown
photographs where they can be viewed by others and
perhaps the subject(s) can be identified. We have added a "Mystery
Photographs" link to the MCGS home page. If you can identify any subject
in any photograph, please send an e-mail to the
address given with that photograph.
If you have any photographs you would like to have added to the "Mystery
Photographs" pages, please send them to me at [email protected].
Digital Scrapbooking
On October 11, 2012, Lola DeGroff presented a
program on Creating a Digital Scrapbook.
Lola had a handout that leads you through the steps of creating a scrapbook
page and exporting it as a JPEG. It then leads the user through the steps of
uploading the pages and having the scrapbook printed. If you would like a
copy of this handout, it can be downloaded or printed here.
Troy Times-Tribune Looking for Information
On Thursday, May 31, 2012, the Troy Times-Tribune
ran an article under the title of Down Memory Lane. This article included a
photograph of The Blackjack Band. Only four out nine members of the band were
identified. If you know anyone who ever played in The Blackjack Band, perhaps
you can help identify the "unknowns." Click
here to see the article.
GIFT MEMBERSHIPS
AVAILABLE
Do you have a family
member that is interested in (or even obsessed with) genealogy? A membership
in the Madison County Genealogical Society would be a very thoughtful gift. A
gift card will be sent to the recipient of any gift membership.
The following memberships are available:
Individual/Family Annual Membership $25.00
Patron Annual Membership $35.00
Contact our Corresponding Secretary, Lynn Engelman,
at [email protected], about a gift
membership.
Now Available and
Taking Orders
The Ten Year Stalker Index, 1991-2000,
is complete; and we are taking orders for either a printed copy, 330 pages,
for $45 or a copy on CD for $15. The CD copy is searchable using Adobe
Reader.
A new Ten Year Stalker Index, 2001-2010, is complete; and we are taking
orders for either a printed copy, 304 pages, for $35 or a copy on CD for $15.
The CD copy is searchable using Adobe Reader.
To place an order, contact Mary Westerhold, at [email protected].
Visitors are always welcome.
Goals of the Society
To encourage and educate persons in
the study of family history and research methods.
To preserve genealogical and historical record.
To inform people of the importance of collecting,
preserving, and circulating genealogical literature.
To promote research, publish, and circulate genealogical
records and information
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To further these goals, the Society
maintains a genealogical library room in the Edwardsville Public Library,
holds workshops, invites guest speakers on topics relevant to genealogical
research, and publishes genealogical records.
WE INVITE YOU TO
RESEARCH YOUR ANCESTORS WITH US!
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