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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March 2026 Meeting
The March 2026 meeting of the Marion County
Genealogical and Historical Society (MCGHS) will
be held on Monday, March 23, at 6:00 p.m. at the
Bryan-Bennett Library, 315 S. Maple Street in Salem.
Members of the public are invited to attend.
The program will feature the Rusty Strings, a local dulcimer group. The groups has performed for other area groups, churches, and events such as the Kinmundy Log Cabin Village’s Fall Festival. Come and learn about the history of the dulcimer instrument and listen to its folk-inspired tones at this presentation. Please plan to attend!
Looking ahead: on Monday, April 27, 2026, Greg Jones
will talk about the Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox,” for whom Marion County is named.
Members of the public are always welcome at
society programs; please also consider
becoming a member of MCGHS.
Marion Co. Genealogical & Historical Society