The Illinois Genealogical Society in partnership with the Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois presents to you: At your Doorstep! Regional Genealogy Workshops

 

This workshop is in conjunction with the Illinois State Archives and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) and will focus on something important to the region in which where the IRAD is located.  Examples are ethnicity, landmarks, religious presence, migration, historical significance and more.  In Southern Illinois the IRAD is located on the campus of SIU.

 

Visit www.ilgensoc.org for more information.

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. 

The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois presents to you Speaker:  Maureen Brady.  

 

Topics and ticket information to be announced at a later date

Bryan Questelle, Chairman of the Southern Illinois Veterns Honor Flight is employed by the State of Illinois. A graduate of Mid-Continent University with a degree in Business Management, he served in the United States Air Force from 1986 to 1990. 

 

The Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois serves as a hub of the Honor Flight Network, based at the Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois in Marion, IL. Veterans Honor Flight serves the Southern Illinois region of: Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, St Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White and Williamson. For more information about the Veterans Honor Flight visit veteranshonorflight.org

 

Join us Saturday, September 13th, at 10 a.m. on the campus of John A. Logan College.

 

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The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois is proud to host the Daniel H. Brush Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in a Road Scholor Program featuring, Jeanne Schultz Angel.

 

Prior to 1920, women were denied the vote in the majority of elections in the United States.  the struggle for enfrancisement began with the birth of our nation and was stategized differently in our local, state and federal elections.  Despite what people today believe to be a straightforward goal, the path to women's suffrage was infused with sexism and racism and triggered a fear of feminism whose roots are still seen today. 

 

While wealthy women advocates played a vital role in the fuffrage movement, they were not the only ones seeking enfranchisemnet.  From attourney Ellen Martin, the first woman to vote in Illinois, to Ida. B. Wells, a woman who did not let racism silence her voice, women's suffrage has been a battle hard fought by a diverse group of activist in Illinois. 

GSSI will be holding a Holiday Open House for researchers to come and check out our archives room at our Cambria facility.  In June of last year we had outgrown the small room we were in and have now moved into a larger room which allows us more space for researchers.  Since then we have acquired all new chairs, more tables, a microfilm machine that was donated to us by the Williamson County Hisortical Society and a screen for small group programs.  This facility is normally only available for research purposes by appointment only but we welcome you to come and join us as we kick off the holiday season with this Open House.  

TBA