What's New?

Monthly Meeting Changes:

Regular meetings of the Great River Genealogical Society will be at 7:00 pm on the fourth Thursday of the month, September through October and January through April, at the Quincy Public Library, Meeting Room, 526 Jersey Street, Quincy, IL 62301. At times the Program Chairman may arrange for monthly meetings to be held at other locations or so that a dinner may be served. The time and place of such meetings are announced at the previous meeting. Visitors are always welcome.

Thursday, April 20th at 7:00 p.m.

To be announced

Thursday, May 25th at 7:00 p.m.

To be announced

We will be adhering to local guidelines, so seating with social distancing and/or masks or face covering requirements will be observed in the Library when local guidelines are in place.

Historical Society Members Provide Column for Local Newspaper

A series was begun in 2011 for the Quincy Herald-Whig newspaper by members of the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County. Similar to the longtime series by Quincy's historian Carl Landrum, the articles cover a variety of topics.

For those living in the Quincy area, the Sunday issue each week provides the latest article. If you live outside the area and are not a subscriber to the Herald-Whig, you can still read the articles and see the sources used by the writers by visiting the website of the Historical Society: http://hsqac.org/. The articles are found in the "Once Upon a Time in Quincy" Archive. In addition to information on the sources used, there are photographs not used to illustrate the articles but relevant to the subject.

We are an Associate Member of the Friends of Log Cabins.

Please see logcabinvillagequincyil.com/ for information about this Lincoln-era village in Quinsippi Island Park.