40th Anniversary Celebration & Open House
Western Illinois Museum 201 S Lafayette, Macomb, ILJoin us to celebrate our 40th Anniversary. We will be honoring our volunteers that keep our society going. Browse our Center's resources while you enjoy cake and ice cream! Open House 7pm-8:30pm
100th Anniversary of Oakwood Cemetery Mausoleum
Western Illinois Museum 201 S Lafayette, Macomb, ILIn conjunction with the Western Illinois Museum and Friends of Oakwood, we invite you to a 2 part celebration of the Oakwood Cemetery Mausoleum's 100th Anniversary Thursday, May 30 - 6:00 p.m. Library Open for Tours The McDonough County Genealogical Society Library will open its doors for you to see what is available for your...
Sept. 16 General Meeting features author Mary Kerr
Western Illinois Museum 201 S Lafayette, Macomb, ILOur September general meeting will feature award-winning author, Mary C. Kerr and her new book, "WWII Camp Ellis: Homefronts and POWs". Monday, Sept. 16 7:00 p.m. Western Illinois Museum 201 South Lafayette Macomb, IL 61455 Mrs. Kerr's previous book, "Washington's Homefront and the POWs" was a 2017 Illinois Historical Society Award winner. Meetings are open...
Closing during Christmas season
The McDonough County Genealogical Society will be closed Monday, December 23, 2019 through Thursday, January 2, 2020 so our volunteers may spend the Christmas season with their families and friends. We will reopen on Friday, January 3, 2020 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) to help you continue your research to find those elusive relatives! Remember,...
Join us for our FIRST General Meeting of 2021! Monday, June 20 at 6:00 pm
The McDonough County Genealogical Society is thrilled to announce we will have our first post-pandemic General Meeting. We thought it was very appropriate to kick it off with an ice cream social! Bring yourself and your appetite for some dessert, ice cream and fun. Our speaker of the night will be Allen Nemec, who has...