Richland County items Articles from the Olney Advocate newspaper 1886-1955 (Levi Tennyson scrapbooks) Birth 1860-1920 Indexed from courthouse Birth announcements asst’d 1986-1987 1993-2014 Bride and Groom 1841-1915 Indexed from courthouse Cemetery Inscriptions Books – all local cemeteries, most can be found on Find a Grave City Directories – 1903, 1913, 1916, 1925,
We now have a list of Library Contents for Richland County, IL. We also have many other items for surrounding counties that are not listed Check it out!! If you have any questions about these publications or need additional information, please go to the ‘Contact Us’ page.
The Richland County Genealogical Society was organized in May of 1977, due to the efforts of several local people interested in family and county history. Charter memberships were available until December 31, 1977 and 65 individuals and 11 family memberships were obtained. Today we have 125 members, with our Society magazine being mailed throughout the
We are housed in the library on the 2nd floor of Olney Central College, Olney, Illinois, —located on Rt 130 North then West at the stop light at Rural King Store We are available to assist you on Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am – 4pm—–other days by appointment only We are closed Saturdays and Sundays Telephone
Richland County Genealogy Society would like to welcome you to our new site. We are learning as we go on this new adventure and want to invite any comments to help us get started. Keep checking back for new information and posts.
President — Kathy Hursta Vice President — Shelley Steber Secretary — Betty Wetherholt Treasurer — Becky Pipher Magazine Editor — Teresa Hunt Archivist — Barbara Bromm Trustees — Virginia Resor, Kevin Parker, Betty Weatherholt