Madison
County Genealogical Society
Minutes of the Meeting - May 9, 2013
The May 2013 meeting of the Madison
County Genealogical Society was held at the EdwardsvillePublic
Library on Thursday, May 9, 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.
May Meeting
On May 9, 2013, Larry Darnell presented
a program titled, Lost
and Found: Your Adoption Search.
Searching for biological parents,
siblings, or children following an adoption event can be a difficult, if not
impossible, task. Belleville native, Larry Darnell, shared strategies and
resources for adoptees and birth parents to find their biological relatives,
along with his personal experiences researching his own biological lineage.
Mr. Darnell has a 30 year career in
Information Technology and has been actively researching and documenting his
family history for the past 15 years. He also maintains the SCCGS facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/SCCGS.
This presentation was very well attended, very well received, and produced several questions
from the audience.