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Jacksonville Area Genealogy and Historical Society
Jacksonville, Illinois

General, History, Historical Society, Library

The Jacksonville Area Genealogical and Historical Society was organized in 1972 and incorporated in 1976 as a non-profit organization to collect data of a genealogical and historical nature. Most of our records cover Morgan County, Illinois and other nearby counties such as Cass, Scott, Sangamon, Menard, Macoupin, Greene, Adams, Brown, Schuyler and Pike. We also have some miscellaneous material on states, mainly Virginia and Kentucky.

Joseph F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center
DeKalb, Illinois

Botanical Garden, Culture, General, History, Historic House

Tour the site where Joseph Glidden invented and first manufactured the most widely used type of barbed wire. View demonstrations of the blacksmith craft in the Phineas Vaughan Blacksmith Shop. Both the 1861 home and brick barn are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

MUSEUM CONFERENCES

Ohio Museums Association 2024 Conference with AMM

July 24 - August 3, 2024

Columbus, Ohio

South Carolina Federation of Museums 2024 Conference

September 16 - 18, 2024

Laurens, South Carolina

Museums Alaska: 2024 Conference

September 25 - 28, 2024

Fairbanks, Alaska

Florida Association of Museums 2024 Annual Conference & Exposition

October 13 - 16, 2024

Daytona Beach, Florida

2025 California Association of Museums Conference

February 18 - 22, 2025

San Fransico, California

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