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Saturday, November 23
Daniel H. Brush presents Audra E. Gray sponsored by the Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois (Sponsor Event)
11:00 am to 12:00 pm John A. Logan College, 700 Logan College Dr., Carterville, IL
The Daniel H. Brush Chapter of NSDAR hosted by the Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois presents to you Audra Gray. Audra is a Illinois State Conservation Committee Chairwoman. The topic of her presentation will be on Invasive Species of Illinois. This presentation is open for members and to the general public as well. Following the presention GSSI will have the library open for anyone wanting research in their holdings until 2pm on that day. |
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Saturday, February 15, 2025
Locust Grove and Black Settlements presenting Kimberly France (Family History Conference)
10:00 am to 11:30 am John A. Logan College Room F118
Kimberly France was born and raised in Carbondale. She began researching her family lineage in earnest in 2020 upon learning of a relative's terminal illness. After three years of research and revelation, she, she penned the book Black Settlements in Southern Illinois in an effort to document critical pieces of Illinois history that aren't well known. Ms. France is an alumnus of Howard University and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Please join us and welcome authour Kimberly France andKimberly France was as she speaks about her book Locust Grove and Black Settlements. |
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Pulling off The Sheets featuring Local Historian and Author Darrel Dexter (Family History Conference)
10:00 am to 10:30 am John A. Logan College Room F118
Local historian and author Darrel Dexter grew up in Ullin, Illinois, "with the silent ghosts of the Ku Klux Klan all around him". Noone talked about the Klan having once existed in this town, although the site of a cross burning and rally was less than a half mile from the house in chich he grew up, the Klan came quickly and left just as fast. Darrel's book, examines what the Klan left behind. |
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Saturday, April 26, 2025
TBA (Sponsor Event)
8:00 am to 5:00 pm John A. Logan College Room F118
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Saturday, June 28, 2025
Saturday Open Library Session (Open Library Session)
10:00 am to 2:00 pm John A Logan College Library, 700 Logan College Rd., Carterville, IL
Do you need to visit our collections in the Library but are unable to do that due to your busy schedule? We at the Genealogy Society open our holdings at the John A. Logan Library for you on a Saturday for your convience. Please join us for a open library session and bring your questions, brick walls, family and friends to research our holdings on Saturday, June 28, 2025 to do just that. We are here to help with all your genealogy needs. |
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Saturday, August 16, 2025
GSSI Annual Conference (Family History Conference)
9:00 am to 4:00 pm John A. Logan College Room F118
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Saturday, September 6, 2025
Daniel H. Brush presents Ted Williams III Sponsored by the Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois (Sponsor Event)
11:00 am to 12:30 pm John A. Logan College Room F118
The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois will be hosting The Daniel H. Brush chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution along with the Illinois Humanities Program. 1619: The Journey of a People, The Mucical - A Road Scholar Program by Ted Williams III.
On August 20, 1619, 20 enslaved Afticans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia. The 400-year journey that followed would change a nation and the world. 1619: The Journey of a People is a dynamic theatrical and lecture experience featuring Playwrite, Professer and Performer Ted Williams III. |
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Saturday, October 4, 2025
Daniel H. Brush presents Laura Sievert Sponsored by the Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois (Sponsor Event)
11:00 am to 12:30 pm John A. Logan College Room F118
The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois willl be hosting The Daniel H. Brush chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution along with the Illinois Humanities Program. Storytelling for Civic Pride: There's More Here by Laura Sievert.
This presentation will center on storytelling through the lens of shared public spaces. It's no secret that our public art, museum, and history records are largely missing the stories of women, people of color, and marginalized communities. Laura explores the real logistics of how we change the way we tell our community stories. Participants will learn that changing our collective sotrytelling isn't just a moral imperative, but a sound investment in our Illinois economies. |
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