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ISHS Board Meeting, February 18, 2023 (via Zoom)
February 18, 2023 (via ZOOM)
10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

Agenda
Minutes of the December 17, 2022 Board Meeting
Membership Report
Assets Management Committee Report
Best of Illinois/Annual Awards Committee Report
Nominating Committee Report
Publications/Journal Editor Report
Web Site Maintenance Report

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Do you wish you knew what to do with the thousands of DNA matches you have on Ancestry.com? Phillip and Karen will walk you through some real-life examples using tips and tricks they’ve learned. Find out what to do when a DNA match doesn’t have a family tree, or only a few people in their tree. You’ll learn about many of the Ancestry DNA tools available in the process.

The Madison County Historical Society’s (MCHS) 2023 Speaker Series will begin on Sunday, February 12 at 2 p.m. with a presentation on the Mitchell Archaeological Site by archaeologist Don Booth. The event will be held at the Main Street Community Center at 1003 N. Main Street, Edwardsville, Illinois.

Robert D. Sampson talks about his new book, Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins, a first-ever history of early baseball in Illinois that adds the Prairie State game’s unique shadings and colorful stories to the history of the national pastime.

Robert D. Sampson talks about his new book, Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins, a first-ever history of early baseball in Illinois that adds the Prairie State game’s unique shadings and colorful stories to the history of the national pastime.