Edgar County Genealogy Library & Society http://edgarcountygenealogy.org Edgar County, Illinois Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:01:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Edythe Stephens Award presented http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/edythe-stephens-award-presented/ http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/edythe-stephens-award-presented/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:47:25 +0000 ECGS http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/?p=544 Continue reading →]]> Edythe Stephens Award 2013The 2013 Edythe Stephens Award was presented at the Edgar County Genealogical Society’s annual meeting on June 11.

Linda Cary received the award for her work as a volunteer director of the genealogy library and for her tireless efforts in recording burials in the county cemeteries.

]]> http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/edythe-stephens-award-presented/feed/ 0 ECGS begins electronic delivery option http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/ecgs-begins-electronic-delivery-option/ http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/ecgs-begins-electronic-delivery-option/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 13:02:55 +0000 ECGS http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/?p=529 Continue reading →]]> We are pleased to report that our first emailed newsletter was sent on May 14. If you are an ECGS member who had requested electronic delivery, you should have received an email with a link to download our May quarterly newsletter. Members who requested regular mail delivery will receive their newsletter soon.

Beginning with the May issue of our quarterly newsletter, Edgar County Genealogical Society members may elect to receive their issues via email. A few months ago, members were asked to provide an email address if they wished email delivery. If you did not state a preference at that time, you will continue to receive your issue by regular mail. You may switch delivery options by emailing the Genealogy Library.

]]> http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/ecgs-begins-electronic-delivery-option/feed/ 0 April ECGS meeting http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/ecgs-meets-april-9/ http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/ecgs-meets-april-9/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:03:00 +0000 ECGS http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/?p=522 Continue reading →]]> Edgar County Genealogical Society met on Tuesday, April 9 in the Historical Museum Annex. The program was an open discussion of “brick walls” and other problems in genealogy research. Two of the topics discussed were identifying locations in photographs and using a naturalization certificate as a clue to further searching.

Edgar County Genealogical Society meets bimonthly at the museum annex, 408 N. Main. Meetings are open to everyone interested in family history.

]]> http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/ecgs-meets-april-9/feed/ 0 We were there at Lincoln’s assassination http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/we-were-there-at-lincolns-assassination/ http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/we-were-there-at-lincolns-assassination/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:10:54 +0000 ECGS http://edgarcountygenealogy.org/?p=518 Continue reading →]]> Edgar County Genealogical Society had a front-row seat at Ford’s Theater on February 26, 2013 as Charles Hand told the story of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. He illustrated his talk using Lincoln artifacts and discussed the value of “blood relics” today.

 

 

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