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Meetings:
The Great River Genealogical Society meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month from September through April. Meetings are held at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center, 639 York Street. The Board meets at 6:00 p.m. and regular meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. The month of May is an annual dinner with the installation of officers. At times the Program Chairman may arrange for monthly meetings to be held at other locations or so a dinner may be served. The time and place of such meetings are announced at the previous meeting. Visitors are always welcome.
- March 11, 2010
- Scott Reed will present Part II of The Irish in Adams County through the story of the Kelly Family. Timothy Kelly was Adams County's only casualty of the Mexican American War and only recently was recognized for that service through efforts of the Reeds in placing a burial marker in Quincy. Timothy Kelly's nephew, Maurice Kelly, continued to demonstrate the Irish connection through his service in many governmental positions in Adams County including ties to the Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Queries:
- Jean Kay, 272 East 1400th Street, Payson, IL 62360
- The Historical Society has received a photo album containing mostly unidentified photos for the period 1880's to 1890's. The back few pages have Civil War Era photos. The only names found on the backs of the photos are STRICKLER, SHERRICK, and McCABE. The photographers were from Quincy, Camp Point and Bowen. Does anyone have these family lines? Would someone be willing to help identify the photographs?
- Janet Pease, 10310 West 62nd Place, Arvada, CO 80004
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Seek dates/places of death and burial for 2 daughters of Moses
and Susan (MONK) WALLACE living 1840 Hancock Co., IL. Daughters
were:
a) Minerva Ann married John G. RAKE 1856, to Sullivan Co., MO 1858.
b) Sarah Ann married James CUMMINS 1858, Hancock Co. Is she the Sarah CUMMINS buried 1896 Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington Twp., Clark Co., IA?
