What's New?

Meetings:

The Great River Genealogical Society meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month from September through April. Meetings are held at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center, 639 York Street. The Board meets at 6:00 p.m. and regular meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. The month of May is an annual dinner with the installation of officers. At times the Program Chairman may arrange for monthly meetings to be held at other locations or so that a dinner may be served. The time and place of such meetings are announced at the previous meeting. Visitors are always welcome.

February 9, 2012

Joe Newkirk: "Family History Trip to England, Scotland, Wales, & Ireland"

March 8, 2012

Jeffery Hancks: "Available Genealogy Research Assets at WIU, Leslie F. Malpass Library"

April 12, 2012

Steve Tieken, North American Archaeological Institute, "Fort Johnson dig", Warsaw, IL

May 10, 2012

Lynn McVey, "Military Aspects in Genealogy"

Yad Vashem

Auschwitz survivor, Lily Jacob, has donated to Yad Vashem an album of photographs taken at Auschwitz at the end of May and beginning of June 1944. This album and others at this site shall assure that people will continue to bear witness to this evil legacy.

Compile a Family Medical History

At reunions, quiz relatives to compile a family medical history. Let family members know you will be asking medical history questions. They will be able to bring information with them. Look on both sides of the families. Start with your immediate family and try to get at least three generations of information. Share the information using the online tool, My Family Health Portrait, to compile your health history.

Queries:

Yvonne Juhl, 11915 Kendon Drive, St. Louis, MO 63131.

I have an old photograph labeled Ella CHRISTNER, a girl about 2-3 years old. The Ella in my husband's family tree was born in Hancock Co., Illinois on 12 March 1863, daughter of Henry CHRISTENER and Eliza HELLWIG. She married William Calvin PEPPLE on 24 June 1883. The photography studio that made the picture was Doomes, NE corner of 6th and Hampshire, Quincy, IL. Can someone search Quincy city directories to see if this studio existed about 1865?

Also I would like to find a home [preferably with a relative] for a photograph of Virgil ELSTON, born 15 June 1905, Bear Creek twp., Hancock Co., IL and died 7 March 1924 in Terre Haute twp. Henderson Co., IL, buried in Terre Haute cemetery. He was son of Jesse ELSTON [parents James Martin ELSTON and Mary Caroline CLAMPITT] and Charlotte NELSON. His siblings were Susan, Vera, Miriam, Vernon and Jean.

Janet Pease, 10310 West 62^nd Place, Arvada, CO 80004

Seek places of burial for 2 siblings:
1. Mary M (RICE) wife of James Ben LEACH. She died Feb 1893.
2. Martha "Mattie" Jane (RICE) wife of Gerald M FINLAY. She died Dec 1926 in Quincy. Most often resided in Hancock Co., IL.