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Meetings are held on the second Sunday of each month in the GSSI library section of John A. Logan College in Carterville, Illinois, except in July, August, and October. On meeting days the GSSI Executive Board convenes at 1:00 p.m. and the General Meeting, which includes a speaker or panel, begins at 2:30. The October meeting is an all day conference and book fair co-sponsored by John A. Logan College held on the college campus, traditionally on the second Saturday of the month. The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois' collection of genealogy and history books and microforms are in the John A. Logan College Library. The collection is available for use whenever the College Library is open Monday through Saturday and from noon to 4:30 PM on Sundays when there is a scheduled GSSI meeting. The College Library may be contacted at 618-985-2828, Ext. 8338. Sunday, 8 November 2009 2:30 p.m. Martha Schwegman "Brigham Young's First Wife" Our speaker for this month will be Martha Schwegman of Metropolis, IL. A native of Union County, Martha attended SIU in Carbondale where she received a degree in education. She has taught elementary education, the visually impaired, the hearing impaired and special education. She is married to John Schwegman and they have two sons, John Andrew and Christopher. Together Margaret and John live in Massac County and she assists her husband with his conservation work. The subject of Martha’s presentation will be the life of Mary Ann Angell, Brigham Young’s first wife. The Genealogy Society Library will be open from Noon till 4:30 PM for those wishing to research in the GSSI collection of books and microfilms, or in the genealogy databases of the John A. Logan College Library. GSSI meetings are free and open to the public. For more information or questions, contact Mike Brush (618-687-3934) or Virginia Street (618-695-2014). ****************** Sunday, 13 December 2009 Darrel Dexter "The Life of Harry Dougherty" A case study from Darrel's forthcoming book, Bondage in Egypt: Slavery and Indentured Servitude in Southern Illinois 1720-1865, published by Southeast Missouri University Press. |
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