Madison
County Genealogical Society
Minutes of the Meeting - November 13, 2008
The November 13, 2008, meeting of the
Madison County Genealogical Society was held at the Edwardsville Public Library
in Edwardsville, Illinois.
President, Robert Ridenour, called the
meeting to order.
Reports:
Recording secretary Barbara Hitch
reported that since there would be no meeting next month, she would be
accepting next year's dues at this meeting. Dues for 2009 are due on 1 January
and delinquent on 31 January.
Librarian Elsie Wasser reported that we had received
several new books:
From the Illinois State Grange Secretary, Lynette Schaeffer, three books
concerning the Lindley Grange #1927 that met in the 1950s and 1960s in the St.
Jacob, Illinois, Community Building. The contents of these books will be
summarized in a future issue of The Stalker. The books will be turned over to
the Madison County Historical Society for safekeeping.
Shirley A. Daiber donated a volume titled John Hess, Sr.
and His Family.
The last book received is St.
Peter's Cathedral Census 1888-1895, Belleville, Illinois. This volume
can serve as a partial replacement for the missing 1890 Federal Census if your ancestor
attended this church.
Judy Thompson, Reference Librarian
at the Edwardsville Public Library, made a very short presentation and status
report on Internet access to the items digitized through the Illinois State
Library's LSTA grant program. These items are part of the data selected and
donated by the Edwardsville Public Library, the Madison County Historical
Society, and the Madison County Genealogical society.
Tom Pearson, Reference Librarian in the Rare Books & Special Collections
Department of St. Louis Public Library, made a presentation titled Not Just For
Obits Anymore: Mining Newspapers for Genealogical Nuggets.
Mr. Pearson's presentation covered the many types of items, other than
obituaries, which might contain genealogical information. The handouts given to
the eighteen members and five guests attending the meeting showed that St.
Louis has had almost 100 different newspapers published between 1818 and today.
The St. Louis Public Library has some copies of all the different newspapers.
This presentation was very enlightening and well received.