"Our purpose is to encourage the science of genealogy, to help others gather genealogical information, to preserve, and publish material of historical and genealogical nature, all for educational purposes."

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2009 MEETINGS June 22 - 1:30pm Kewanee Public Library second floor meeting room. RICK TRAHAN, a Blacksmith from the John Deere Historic Sites' will give a humorous and storytelling presentation using Powerpoint. Rick will share the techniques that have been employed for centuries and are still used every day in the Historic Sites' replica Blacksmith Shop. July 27 - 1:30pm Kewanee Public Library second floor meeting room. Jean Hahn In February 2008, JEAN HAHN began to write the history of her house at 113 South Ward Street in Geneseo. The purpose of this history was to document the physical changes that had been made to the house since original construction began in l858. As Jean continued writing she found that physical history had become secondary to that of the people who have called this house a home. She found the couple that built the first part of the house had emigrated from Ireland and Isle of Man to Geneseo to build a home for their growing family and soon after had met a tragic death. She also uncovered that one of the subsequent families who owned the house included a young industrious community minded, Civil War veteran that built an addition to the house and then travelled to Maine to bring back a bride. A third family that resided in the house for 40 years consisted of a father, mother, and four children who were raised in a warm and joyous environment that enticed their subsequent grandchildren back time and again to visit. Her book contains the many details resulting from this research, photographs of the home and its occupants over the years, and the journeys Jean made in completing the research on her house and home. PUBLIC INVITED August 24 1:30pm Kewanee Public Library Second Floor meeting room Genealogy Made Easy with Floyd Ham entitled "Changes in Genealogy" Floyd will focus on the use of the internet. He will present some interesting areas for discussion regarding the use of a computer and a high speed connection to the internet. He will demonstrate the power of multiple types of search efforts that dramatically reduce the number of dead ends that everyone encounters from time to time. Areas that will be highlighted online will be Ancestry.com, Findagrave.com and the use of online digital books. He has used these methods extensively for the last three years for the SCGS Civil War Database, his Congregational Church Project and for answering inquires addressed to the SCGS by people living outside the area. If you are interested in getting started, want to advance your skills or simply see another way to get the same results; don't miss this presentation. Public Invited September 28 1:30pm Kewanee Public Library Second Floor meeting room. Larry Lock will share the history of the Walworth Company in Kewanee, Illinois October 26 1:30pm Kewanee Public Library Second Floor meeting room. "What we can do for you" ...ILLINOIS STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY November 22 1:30pm at the Congregational Church in Toulon (note place of meeting). CIVIL WAR MEDICINE DECEMBER......NO MEETING