Champaign County Genealogical Society
PURPOSE: Established in 1969, the purpose of the Champaign County Genealogical Society is:
-
to promote genealogical and historical research;
-
to aid in the publication and preservation of genealogical and historical records and manuscripts; and
-
to provide programs designed to assist both the beginning and the advanced genealogist.
MEETINGS: General membership meetings are held at 7pm on the second Tuesday of every month in the auditorium of the Urbana Free Library, 210 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois. The society sponsors a research night in the Archives of the Urbana Free Library from 6pm to 8:30pm on the second Wednesday of every month. The research nights are open to the public and members of the society are available for assistance. The April membership meeting is a joint dinner meeting with the Champaign County Historical Society. The meetings are free and open to the public. Board meetings are held in the Archives of the Urbana Free Library at 7pm on the third Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November.
PROGRAMS are oriented to genealogical research, family and local history, and may consist of a lecture, a workshop, tours, or discussion on research problems.
Operating Year:
June 2012 - May 2013
Officers
| President: |
Perry Morris |
| 1st Vice President: Programs: |
Carolyn Adams |
| 2nd Vice President: Membership: |
Paula Moxley |
| Recording Secretary: |
Rita Miller |
| Corresponding Secretary: |
Eileen Miller |
| Treasurer: |
Gina Gericke |
|
| |
Directors
| Historian: |
Candace Wilmot |
| Library Liaison: |
Mary Bowen |
| Research: |
Karla Gerdes |
|
| |
Standing Committees
| Quarterly, Editor: |
Joan Lund |
| Quarterly, Assistant Editor: |
Karla Gerdes |
| Pioneer Certificates: |
Candace Wilmot |
| Mailing: |
Eileen Miller |
| Webmaster: |
Gina Gericke |
|
| |
CCGS Quarterly
The Quarterly of the Champaign County Genealogical Society is published electronically in March, June, September and December. The four electronic issues are included with your membership to CCGS. You will receive an e-mail notification when the quarterly has been posted and is available for viewing. The quarterly contains 36-pages of genealogical material and previously unpublished county records. Some printed back issues September 2011 and earlier are still available for purchase at $3.00 ea. For information on what printed issues are available contact Karla Gerdes at
kjeanne1@juno.com. Refer to the
Quarterly Subject Index for a listing of topics covered in the CCGS Quarterly.
Submissions to the quarterly are encouraged. These may include family genealogies, previously unpublished indexes, and genealogical and historical articles. If you wish to submit material for publication to the quarterly, please contact the editor, Joan Lund at
editor@ilccgs.org.
