Madison
County Genealogical Society
Minutes of the Meeting - June 12, 2014
The June 2014 meeting of the Madison
County Genealogical Society was held at the Edwardsville Public Library on
Thursday, June 12, at 7:00 pm.
President, Robert Ridenour, called the
meeting to order.
GIFT
MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE
Do you have a family member that is
interested in (or even obsessed with) genealogy? A membership in the Madison
County Genealogical Society would be a very thoughtful gift. A gift card will
be sent to the recipient of any gift membership.
The following memberships are available:
Individual/Family Annual Membership $20.00
Patron Annual Membership $30.00
Life Membership $250.00
Contact our Secretary, Petie Hunter, at petie8135@att.net, about a gift membership.
June Meeting
On June 12, 2014, Cathy Bagby, board member and volunteer at the Alton Museum of
History and Art, presented a program titled, The 1814 Wood River Massacre and the After-Story of
the Families Involved.
A committee chaired by the late
Charlene Gill of the Alton Museum of History and Art, collected the many
stories, combined them together, and added photographs to produce a new book.
All proceeds from the sale of the book go to the Alton Museum.
Ms. Bagby
told how the Moore, Reagan, and related families came to be in Madison County.
She told of the members of the various families in the Moore Settlement near
the Wood River. After describing the events that led up to the massacre, Cathy
told of the victims of the massacre and the results of the bloody attack. She
talked about the known actions of the affected families and even included some
un-proven suppositions of their activities.
This presentation was very well attended, very well received, and produced several questions
and comments from the audience.
Since the book mentioned above was
published, additional information has been uncovered from descendants of the
Reagan family. A revised edition of the book is being produced and should be
available soon. If you would like a copy of the revised book, contact the Alton
Museum of History and Art (2809 College Ave, Alton, IL 62002; 618-462-2763;
altonmuseum@gmail.com) or William Wilson (208 North Bertha St, Albers, IL
62215; 618-248-5885 0r 618-830-4433; billwilson1812@frontier.com) for more
information.