McDonough County Genealogical Society

McDonough County Genealogical Society Welcome to the McDonough County, IL Genealogical Society Page. We are located in Macomb Illinois

Ice Cream!
06/17/2026

Ice Cream!

06/14/2026

Thank you to everyone who participated in our ISGS /MCGS workshop on June 13th. It was amazing seeing everyone!!!

Images of the Past.  This beautiful home once stood on West Carroll Street in Macomb, Illinois. Also the home of Clarenc...
05/30/2026

Images of the Past. This beautiful home once stood on West Carroll Street in Macomb, Illinois. Also the home of Clarence Ives, Burl Ives brother.

05/30/2026

We are looking for
Photos from the 1800s of the Mustain families in the county. If you have any, please share on here.

04/23/2026
Join us on the Macomb Square May 9th at 10 am for a new surprise unveiling!  Learn about Lizzie Magie, Abe Lincoln, Al S...
04/10/2026

Join us on the Macomb Square May 9th at 10 am for a new surprise unveiling! Learn about Lizzie Magie, Abe Lincoln, Al Sears & C T Vivian while playing Macombopoly today!

Colchester, Illinois - Greener Grocery
03/28/2026

Colchester, Illinois - Greener Grocery

03/22/2026

IDNR hosts workshops and provides guidance to numerous groups responsible for maintaining and preserving cemeteries.

In 2026, IDNR is offering four cemetery preservation workshops, presented by Dawn Cobb, archaeologist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and John and Geni Heider of Restoration in Progress (R.I.P.)

Cobb and Heider frequently lecture on understanding cemeteries and the laws protecting them, as well as cemetery preservation. They also provide hands-on training for the proper repair and resetting techniques used to fix grave markers.
The workshops will be:

May 9, 2026 (rain date May 16, 2026), Urbana Free Library, Urbana, IL and Mt. Hope Cemetery, Champaign, IL

May 23, 2026 (rain date May 30, 2026), Parlin-Ingersoll Library and Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, IL

June 13, 2026 (No rain date), Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL.

June 20, 2026 (rain date June 27, 2026), St. John’s Lutheran Church and St.

John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery (a.k.a. Haines Cemetery), Pekin, IL.

For additional information and to register, visit https://dnrhistoric.illinois.gov/preserve/cemetery/permitsworkshops.html

Southeast corner of E Carroll and N Lafayette Streets Macomb, Illinois circa 1910
03/18/2026

Southeast corner of E Carroll and N Lafayette Streets Macomb, Illinois circa 1910

Address

201 South Lafayette Street
Macomb, IL
61455

Opening Hours

Tuesday 1pm - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

(309) 255-5161

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