Madison
County Genealogical Society
Minutes of the Meeting - January 10, 2008
President, Robert Ridenour, called the
meeting to order.
Reports:
Secretary, Barbara Hitch reported that
dues are now due.
Librarian, Elsie Wasser reported that
several new items had been received for the library and will be placed on the
shelves soon.
The president introduced a new member,
Audrey Diener, from Troy, Illinois.
Michelle Ziegler presented a program
titled A
Sickly Season: Summer Fevers and Deaths in the American Bottoms Region 1760s -
1925.
This program covered the incidence of
malaria, typhoid fever, and the choleras in the four American Bottoms counties
(Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, and Randolph) in comparison with the rest of
Illinois.