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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September 2026 Meeting
The September 2026 membership meeting of the
Marion County Genealogical and Historical Society
(MCGHS) will be held on September 28, 2026 at
6:00 p.m. at the Bryan-Bennett Library,
located at 315 S. Maple Street in Salem.
This month’s meeting will feature Mike Warden
who will present the story of Emmett Till, a black youth
who visited Centralia prior to his being
kidnapped, tortured, and lynched
in Mississippi in 1955 at the age of 14.
Please plan to attend.
Members of the public are always welcome at society programs; please also consider becoming
a member of MCGHS.
Looking ahead, at the October 26, 2026 meeting,
Judge Wesley Gozia will talk about Abraham Lincoln's experience as a young lawyer in Southern Illinois.
Marion Co. Genealogical & Historical Society