The next meeting of the Bureau County Genealogical Society will be on Thursday, February 23rd at 7pm. The public is cordially invited to attend the free program which will be held at the Society library at 629 South Main Street in Princeton.
The featured speaker for the evening will be John Purvis of Princeton who will present a Bureau County and is a graduate of Princeton High School. He has always had a fascination with history, especially local history. Now he is in his mid 50’s and retired on a medical disability. He has occupied his time with a good camera while traveling the back roads and country lanes looking for historical sites. Come see these sites and learn about the history behind them.
Further information is available by calling the Society library 815.879.3133 or stopping by during the business hours of 10 – 3pm MTTHF and the first Saturday of each month.
Volunteers are always available at BCGS to help the public with genealogical research both for families with Bureau County backgrounds or through online resources for families with backgrounds anywhere in the United States. Also, if there are people in the community who would like to volunteer at the Society, please check with BCGS to see how your skills can be used.
