Our purpose is to bring together all persons interested in the genealogy and related history of Coles County; to encourage and instruct members in the practice and knowledge of genealogical research and compilation; to seek, collect and preserve any genealogical and historical material pertaining to Coles County; to make this material accessible to those who are interested; and to promote and publish genealogical and related historical material in future publications. The society pledges to receive and use gifts, both material and monetary, solely for the benefit of the society and to do all things incident to the perpetuation of the society.
The leaders in starting this society were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hutton, Calvin Smith, Lawrence W. Bates and David Kent Coy. A meeting to organize was held on September 29, 1974 in the Heritage Room of the Eastern Illinois University Union with twenty-seven people attending. The official start date was January 1st, 1975 with a membership of 64. The following officers were elected: Marjorie Hutton, president; Lawrence W. Bates, vice-president; Vaunda Scott, treasurer; David Kent Coy, corresponding secretary; and Nancy Sy, recording secretary. Elected to the board of directors were Marylea Degler, Ruth Isenogle, and Calvin N. Smith.
CURRENT OFFICERS
President: David Kent Coy
Vice President: Ann Winkler Hinrichs
Recording Secretary: Joyce Cox St.Michael
Corresponding Secretary: Donna Shepherd Stewart
Treasurer: Brenda Bayes Taber
Board Member: Linda Childress Keeler
Board Member: Debbie Neff Clark
Board Member: Steven Lawyer
Coles County Genealogical Society PO Box 592, Charleston, IL 61920
Charleston Carnegie Public Library 712 6th Street, Charleston, IL 61920
Coles County Genealogical Society PO Box 592, Charleston, IL 61920
Charleston Carnegie Public Library 712 6th Street, Charleston, IL 61920
CURRENT OFFICERS
President: David Kent Coy
Vice President: Ann Winkler Hinrichs
Recording Secretary: Joyce Cox St.Michael
Corresponding Secretary: Donna Shepherd Stewart
Treasurer: Brenda Bayes Taber
Board Member: Linda Childress Keeler
Board Member: Debbie Neff Clark
Board Member: Steven Lawyer
Coles County Genealogical Society PO Box 592, Charleston, IL 61920
Charleston Carnegie Public Library 712 6th Street, Charleston, IL 61920
CURRENT OFFICERS
President: David Kent Coy
Vice President: Ann Winkler Hinrichs
Recording Secretary:
Joyce Cox St.Michael
Corresponding Secretary:
Donna Shepherd Stewart
Treasurer: Brenda Bayes Taber
Board Members:
Linda Childress Keeler
Debbie Neff Clark
Steven Lawyer
Website Design by Angela Freeman for Dau Consulting
The Coles County Genealogical Society welcomes donation of your time, monetary donations and donations of historical items. All donations can are eligible for tax deductions as we are a non for profit organization.
Donating your time: We are 100% volunteers of those who love genealogy, history and Coles County IL. Volunteers can help with copying, scanning, filing, helping with research or answering questions for our public.
Monetary Donations: Your donations can be made in the memory of a loved one and we would be happy to remember them by posting their name in our Quarterly Newsletter. Donations go to many projects, maintaining our web page, purchasing books or documents, purchasing items to maintain the archival integrity of our archives, or keeping updated on genealogy technology.
Donation of historical items: We happily welcome donations of pictures, documents, books, family histories etc, that tell the history of our beloved Coles County, IL or surrounding counties. Please remember, we have limited storage space and can only accept smaller items.
Saturday July 15, 2023
Charleston IL Public Library, Rotary Room
Open at 10am
Presentations: Open to the Public
11am “Our Abolitionist Ancestors and Coles County”
Presented by Jane Gregga, Eli Skinner Chapter of the DAR
12pm “My Circa 1850 Ashmore Twsp. Farm House and Farm History”
Presented by Eric Coon
1pm Book Signing with Author David Bowles of the Westward Sagas Series.
The Mitchell Family Westward Odyssey (tentative)
https://westwardsagas.com/