Programs

Location

Ruyle Genealogy & Library Building

920 Breckenridge

Speaker

Bill McClain, Botanist

Date

7 pm, Monday, April 6, 2026

Program

Presentation on the history of orchards in Macoupin County

Program

Tom will discuss his book 'Macoupin County and the Revolutionary War

Date

7 pm, Monday, May 4, 2026, 7 pm

Location

Ruyle Genealogy & Library Building

920 Breckenridg

Speaker

Tom Emery, Author

Nicholas Welch 1812 Land Grant & Autobiography of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak, (Blackhawk, Sauk/Sac leader ) forced from his home at present-day Rock Island.

An examination of historic documents and facilitated conversation. RSVP to reserve your seat: marytinder1@gmail.com

Date

7 pm, Monday, June 1, 2026

Location

Ruyle Genealogy & Library Building

920 Breckenridge

Speaker

Facilitator-led group discussion

Program

Location

Ruyle Genealogy & Library Building

920 Breckenridge

Speaker

Sharon Bryden

Date

Monday, July 6, 2026

Program

Significance of the Blackhawk Tablet artifact discovered in the 1940s in Macoupin County

Location

Ruyle Genealogy & Library Building

920 Breckenridge

Speaker

Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Kim Sigafus, Ojibwa Tribe

Date

7 pm * Thursday, July 16, 2026

Program

Native American Heritage program "History Belongs to All of Us"

Location

Ruyle Genealogy & Library Building

920 Breckenridge

Speaker

Barbara Kay

Date

7 pm, Monday, August 3, 2026

Program

Portrayal of of Dolley Madison

Location

Backyard of the Mansion

Speaker

No speaker . . . just friends and family

Date

*6 pm, Monday, October 5, 2026

Program

We cook hot dogs over an open fire, tell stories, and share potluck goodies.

Location

Ruyle Genealogy & Library Building

920 Breckenridge

Speaker

Rosemary Connolly

Date

7 pm, Monday, November 2, 2026

Program

"The Hello Girls" focuses on young American women dispatched to France during Word War I to serve as telephone operators.