Mark Walczynski will present "The Grand Village of the Illinois Indians." A large Illinois Indian village located along the north bank of the Illinois River, about a mile upstream from Starved Rock, this is one of the most important Native American village sites in today's Illinois and the Midwest. This program looks at the people […]

Gloria Dzekunskas, Program Assistant at the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Silvis, Illinois, will give a presentation on the Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Moline, IL. Rock Island Confederate Cemetery is the only surviving remnant of a massive prison camp that once held thousands of Confederate soldiers. Learn how this camp/cemetery came into existence and what […]

Maureen Brady, a former school librarian and computer educator, has more than thirty years experience with family history research. She has spoken to numerous groups in the Illinois-Wisconsin area on a variety of topics. Her presentation, "Tapping the Power of Family Search," will show how to get better results when using the free Family Search […]