The Marion County Genealogical & Historical Society meets at 6:00 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month (except May and December) at the Bryan-Bennett Library in Salem, Illinois. The annual business meeting takes place in June.
Special events and presentations are announced and are open to the public.
Membership for a full year can be obtained for a cost of $25 for a single membership, $27 for a joint membership, and $35 for a sustaining membership. The membership year runs from July 1 through June 30 of the following calendar year.
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The Genealogy Room at Bryan-Bennett Library in Salem will be open 11:30-2:00 on January 15, 2025.
January 27, 2025 Meeting
The January 2025 meeting of the Marion County Genealogical and Historical Society (MCGHS) will be held on Monday, January 27, at 6:00 p.m. at the Bryan-Bennett Library. The library is located at 315 S. Maple in Salem. Members of the public are always welcome.
Curt Lackey will talk about the 1938 oil boom in Marion County. Many area families and businesses were established in the area as a result. Please plan to attend!
New Facebook page: Marion Co. IL Genealogy Society!!
~ The Marion County Genealogical & Historical Society was founded in 1976 as a not-for-profit organization. The Society is located in the county seat of Salem, IL.
~ The purpose of the organization is "to bring together those people interested in the history or genealogy of our community" and to "discover and collect any material which may help to establish or illustrate the history of the county."
~ Furthermore, the Society "will disseminate historical and genealogical information and arouse interest in the past by publishing such material." As a means to that end, we publish a quarterly magazine called Footprints in Marion County that members receive as a benefit of their membership in our group.
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