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June 8, 2026<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Just like that, we are at the last program\/meeting of our year.  Where did the time go? We have one more meeting tomorrow evening.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, June 9th at 6:00 pm central – Willard Library lower level Browning Gallery\/Zoom online<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our speaker is our own Kassidy Cobb, the TSGS Web guru and owner of \u201cHistory for the Ages<\/a>.\u201d We have an interesting and exciting topic, \u201cPlanning Fun Historical Events.\u201d I have never heard a program on this topic so I\u2019m really excited to hear this one.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the other things we will be doing tomorrow evening are:<\/span><\/em><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Swearing in of officers for 2026-2027<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Collecting Dues for the next program year 2026-2027<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Playing the Are You My Cousin game on our phones.  Make sure you have the Family Search app on your phone and you know your login information.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Extra giveaways<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Discounts on Books for sale<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

-A preview of some of the programs for next year (starting in September)<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

-A layout of yummy appetizers and beverages (free of charge) with time to talk with other researchers and friends \u2013 who may also be a cousin!<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would love to see you all there or at the least on Zoom.  We really love to have contact with our other researcher friends and family! I\u2019m including the Zoom link below in case you can\u2019t be there in person.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kim VanVorst is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topic: Kim VanVorst’s Zoom Meeting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time: Jun 9, 2026 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)<\/p>\n\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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To learn about upcoming events, click on Events Page<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Go to the HomePort links below to see our menu of content for free and Members Only<\/a> access.<\/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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June 8, 2026 Hello Fellow Family Researchers, Just like that, we are at the last program\/meeting of our year.  Where did the time go? We have one more meeting tomorrow evening. Tuesday, June 9th at 6:00 pm central – Willard Library lower level Browning Gallery\/Zoom online Our speaker is our own Kassidy Cobb, the TSGS… 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":161,"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13555,"href":"https:\/\/tsgspaddlewheel.com\/tsgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/13555"}],"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}]}}