About Us

The Peoria County Genealogical Society was organized in April of 1973, charter membership was closed on the 12th day of June 1973 with seventy members. The first issue of "Prairie Roots" was published in the summer of 1974. PCGS NEWS is a monthly newsletter of the Peoria County Genealogical Society that comes out 10 times a year.

The Society's main purpose is to preserve, perpetuate, and replicate the records of our ancestors; with Peoria County Illinois being the primary area of concern.

Send all correspondences to:

Peoria County Genealogical Society
Post Office Box 1489
Peoria, Illinois 61655-1489
Email:  PCGS@Prodigy.net
 

2007 - 2008 Board of Directors

Officers

President - Donna Pond
Vice-President/Programming- Barb Benner
Recording Secretary - Shirley Sydnor
Corresponding Secretary - Donna Schlatter
Treasurer - Corinne Biersdorff
 

Directors

Projects Chairperson - Lori Ingersoll
Membership Chairperson - Fred Katko
Public Relation Chairperson - Nancy Blackwell
Library Chairperson - Becki Leucht
Publication Chairperson - Leona Smith

Presidential Appointments

Record Searcher - Fred Katko
PCGS NEWS Editor - Betty Smith
PRAIRIE ROOTS Editors - Jeff & Donna Schlatter
Webmaster - Karen Seeman