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RICIGS Past Board Member Sandra Derenbecker Passes Away

Sandra J. Derenbecker, 67, of Kenner, LA, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at her home. Sandra held a lifetime…

1 month ago

World War I

The Great War - Tracing Your WWI Ancestors By Kate Penney Howard – katepenneyhoward.com August 1914 marked the beginning of World…

6 months ago

New additions to RICIGS library

We have recently added a number of books to our library, some purchased new and some generously donated by former…

7 months ago

Civil War Letters

I stumbled upon this website today and thought with our upcoming program on July 22 about the Civil War, this…

7 months ago

New online RICIGS library catalog

We now have a new online catalog for our RICIGS library materials, linked on our website at Our LIbrary >…

9 months ago

RICIGS Board Member Alan Noyce Passes Away

Alan J. Noyce, 79, of Davenport, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025 at his home. Alan has been a board…

12 months ago

Past RICIGS Member Jean Wistedt Passes Away

Jean Wistedt, of Illinois City, IL, was a past member of RICIGS. Her knowledge of township cemeteries was extensive. She…

1 year ago

Eagle Scout Project

Toledo Memorial Park is a cemetery in Toledo Ohio. It was founded in 1922 with 54 acres; today it has…

1 year ago

RICIGS Member Shirley Billings Passes Away

Shirley Billings, of Hampton, IL, was a current member of RICIGS. She joined our society in 2019. She passed away…

1 year ago

Ed and Ruth Evans Celebrate 70 Years of Marriage

Just prior to the start of the July Lunch and Learn meeting on July 3, 2024, a HyVee gift card…

2 years ago