The Christian County Genealogy Society wants to help you find information and artifacts on ancestors in the area.  Their various programs and initiatives help them reach the community and create and discover new connections.  With the 250th anniversary of the United States’s independence approaching, they are starting a project to honor Illinois-based veterans.

Vauna Crowder is the Vice President of the Christian County Genealogy Society.  She says Christian County has a stronger historical connection to military service than some may realize. 

The CCGS is putting new technology to use that digitizes records from years of local newspapers.  This allows people to search information more easily than from scanning through long stretches of microfilm.

This all comes after the Society’s regular programming, including Family Research Day.  They rely heavily on donations from the public to finance their operations. 

More information on the Christian County Genealogical Society is available at www.christiancountyilgenealogicalsociety.org. 

Vauna Crowder appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.