Our first in-person program of the year at BCGS will be held Thursday, July 22nd, at 7:00 P.M. We will be celebrating "165 Years of Fair History" with Kathy Bauer, Executive Secretary for the Bureau County Fair. Since 1856, the fair has run continuously with the exception of 1862 due to the Civil War and […]

Please join us for a virtual program on Thursday, January 26th, at 7:00 PM with author Stephen Watts discussing his new book: "Searching for Charles: The Untold Legacy of an Immigrant's American Adventure." What started as a project to archive his family's genealogy files unfolded into a dramatic and surprising account of the hidden life […]

Please join us at BCGS next Thursday, July 27th, at 7:00 PM for the program "Barn Quilts of Bureau County" presented by Valerie Jensen. She will explain the history of the movement that started in Adams County, Ohio and spread through the countryside on agricultural buildings. We will also learn the process of choosing a […]