🌳🔎📜 ROOTS & RECORDS: A Full Day of Genealogy! 📜🔎🌳
Whether you’re just beginning your family tree or you’ve been chasing elusive ancestors for years, join us for a full day devoted to family stories, historical records, cemeteries, research strategies, and the people who came before us!
đź“… Friday, October 16
⏰ 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. | Registration begins at 8:30
đź“Ť Marshall Public Library
💲 $25 — lunch catered by Simply Stacey included
Our 2026 Roots & Records Genealogy Conference brings together a fantastic lineup:
🌿 “Telling Family Stories” — Keynote Speaker Brian “Fox” Ellis
📜 Illinois Regional Archives Depository — IRAD Supervisor Barbara Heflin
🔎 “Chasing Dr. Chaplin: A Wild Genealogical Ride through wives, lies and swindles” — Head Librarian Jamie Poorman
🪦 “Cemeteries as Family History” — Local Expert Dalanne Miller
🌳 “On Beyond Genealogy” — Brian “Fox” Ellis
It’s a day for learning, discovering, sharing, and connecting with others who love digging into the past.
✨ And the fun actually begins the night before! Join us Thursday, October 15 at 6:30 p.m. for a FREE conference kickoff featuring Brian “Fox” Ellis presenting Three Heroes — the stories of George Rogers Clark, Prince Maximilian, and Olney native Robert Ridgway.
➡️ Pre-registration is required.
Come spend the day with us. You never know where the next record, story, or clue might lead. 🌳📚🔍