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Hello Fellow Family History Researchers!<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please check out the menu above and you will notice some new pages on our website!\u00a0\u00a0We have an ongoing page for Browning Genealogy Updates.\u00a0\u00a0Cheryl Herrmann has written a wonderful article about all of the things you can find on the Browning website.\u00a0\u00a0This would be helpful to read through and then go to the Browning website to search for family in this area.\u00a0\u00a0Cheryl also started off a new page for us with the first article about the Mesker Family.\u00a0\u00a0I know you will recognize that name from our city and there are so many interesting things about this family that I had never known before.\u00a0\u00a0This is under the \u201cFeatured Writers\u201d page.\u00a0\u00a0While you\u2019re at it, why don\u2019t you consider writing an article or short bio about your family or someone you know.\u00a0\u00a0We would love to have many people contribute to this page!\u00a0\u00a0The other new page we have added is the \u201cFeatured Family History Books.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0We plan to add short reviews of books about family history that you might want to check out or research.\u00a0\u00a0You are also most welcome to add any that are favorites of yours or ones that you have used before that were helpful.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Our Surname Page is available to add the surnames you are researching so that others can contact you to share information or connect with other family.\u00a0\u00a0You can find directions for adding names on the Surname Page.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submit any articles you have for the website to:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

President.tsgs24@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have a great weekend and we\u2019ll talk again soon.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Welcome to the Tri-State Genealogical Society Homepage. Now in its 48th year, TSGS has served members in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, the United States, and beyond.\u00a0Through this website and our Facebook page, we aspire to continue and honor the work of those who came before us while meeting the challenges of ever-changing technology. We hope you enjoy your visit at our website. Find out more about what we are and what we\u2019ve done by clicking on\u00a0About Us<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We welcome your suggestions, thoughts, and comments, and we invite you to become a member if you aren\u2019t already. Thank you for stopping by! Whether you are or plan to become a member, we are open to suggestions, critiques and ideas, as well as any questions and requests for help. We hope to see you again soon and often.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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April 24, 2026 Hello Fellow Family History Researchers! Please check out the menu above and you will notice some new pages on our website!\u00a0\u00a0We have an ongoing page for Browning Genealogy Updates.\u00a0\u00a0Cheryl Herrmann has written a wonderful article about all of the things you can find on the Browning website.\u00a0\u00a0This would be helpful to read… Continue reading Welcome<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","without-featured-image"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":156,"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13427,"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/13427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}