Theresa Marie (Dunlap) Day was born on October 5, 1948, in Peoria, Illinois to Clarence Leslie and Eleanor Elizabeth (Hofer) Dunlap, the youngest of seven children. She graduated from Dunlap…

The West End Literacy Club was established in January 1915 as a club for not more than 20 women who lived “in the district West of Western Ave, and North…

JoAnn Ford donated the most organized and thoroughly researched family history collection we have seen at PCGS. Ms. Ford’s family collection includes 29 binders of organized research and photographs. Three…

Lois Ryno Finfgeld donated this family collection, along with two sets of family Bible records. Mrs. Finfgeld was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, serving as past…

Finding Aid for RYAN Descendancy Chart Summary Information Creator of the family genealogy donation: unknown History or Biographical Information related to donor/collection: unknown Acquisition Information These charts were found rolled…

The family history collection of Julia Gilchrist was donated to Peoria County Genealogical Society in 1997 after Julia’s death.  “For many decades, genealogy was a consuming pursuit of Julia’s, so…

 Finding Aid for CARLISLE Descendancy Chart Summary Information Creator of the family genealogy donation: unknown History or Biographical Information related to donor/collection: unknown Acquisition Information:  These charts were found rolled…

Cleatus Moore donated this collection to the Peoria County Genealogical Society in 2021. Cleatus was a former PCGS board member and recipient of an Honorary Lifetime Membership in 2020 for…