Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society

Our Organization

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The initial meeting of the Kankakee Valley Genealogical & Historical Society took place at the Kankakee Public Library on January 16, 1968. A constitution and bylaws were adopted that evening and plans made for a membership drive.

Our 2023 Officers, Directors, & Committees

President ...................................................................Marcia Stang

Vice-President.............................................................Betty Schatz

Secretary.................................................................Harriet Schultz

Treasurer...................................................................Nelda Ravens

Quarterly Editor........................................................Marcia Stang 

Webpage Editor.............................Lee Hollenbeck & Dale Monty

Social Secretary...........................................................Marge Ryan

Historian.............................................................. Kathy Rauworth

Librarian......................................Doris O'Connor & Marcia Stang

Directors....Jim Birkenbeil, Wilfred Mateer, & Rose Mary Hedger

Standing Committees & Chairpersons:

Publications......................................Nelda Ravens & Marcia Stang

Program.........................................................................Betty Schatz

Library/Book....................................Nelda Ravens & Marcia Stang

Education.....................................................................Marcia Stang

Research...................................KVGS Wednesday Research Group

Membership Chairperson............................................Nelda Ravens

Obit Committee...Dale Monty, Rose Mary Hedger, & Marcia Stang


Membership Information

Membership Dues are for one calendar year, January 1 - December 31. Dues are $15.00 per calendar year for digital, and $20 for hard copy individual or family memberships. Checks should be made payable to Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society.

Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society
C/O Kankakee Public Library
201 East Merchant St.
Kankakee, IL  60901

Membership includes the following:

  • Quarterly Publication "Thea-Ki-Ki"
  • Free Queries in Quarterly
  • Surname Charts Published in Quarterly
  • Single Ancestor Search of KVGS Publications

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Membership Application

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