Do You Want to Lear About Your Family Tree But Don't Know How to Start? Have You Hit the Proverbial "Brick Wall"? Are You A Family Historian and Have Family Members From Sangamon County? If so, join us at our Open House/Research Day on Saturday, September 16 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Sangamon County Genealogical Society Office at 2856 South 11th, Springfield, Illinois. Society members will be available throughout the day to answer questions and provide assistance with research forms and library materials. Library materials include: microfilm of Sangamon County census, birth (1877 to 1916), marriage (1821-1925), deed (1822-1840), death (1877-1940s) and newspaper records (including Auburn Citizen from 1874 to 1965, Virden Reporter from 1912 to 1954, and Taylorville newspapers from 1860s to 1890s, and the Pleasant Plains Press), society publications (transcriptions of Sangamon County records), and miscellaneous society holdings from other Illinois counties, states, and countries. Come join the hunt through our treasure trove of genealogical and historical resources. Call: 217-529-0542 or email: _dbutton2@aol.com_ (mailto:dbutton2@aol.com) for additional information. Sincerely, Dan Dixon - SCGS President/Editor PO Box 1829 (Mailing Address) Springfield, IL 62705-1829 Email: Dbutton2@aol.com Phone: 217-529-0542 Sangamon County Genealogical Society Office Library 2856 South 11th Street (approx. 3 blocks north of Stevenson Drive and approx. 2 1/2 blocks south of Bunn Golf Course) Springfield, Illinois Phone: 217-529-0546 Email: Dbutton2@aol.com Open Tuesday Nights 5:30 to 9:00 or by appointment Web Address: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/scgs/scgs.htm