EGS Meeting on October 7, 2025

in person at the Library or from home over Zoom

 

The History of Elgin Mental Health Center: Evolution of a State Hospital: presented in person by Bill Briska

 

9:30 am at GBPL

 

Many family members and genealogists have been curious to know more about relatives and other people treated there but found the process of obtaining information difficult to navigate. He will discuss the extent of surviving medical records and the laws governing access to these.

Bill Briska was a long-time employee of Elgin Mental Health Center. In 1997 he authored The History of Elgin Mental Health Center: Evolution of a State Hospital. The updated second edition was published in 2022.

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The Writers’ Group meets the 2nd Monday of the month at 10 am. Please come join us to start your writing.

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Upcoming Programs:

October 16, 7:00 pm Writers’ Group Presentation

November 4, 9:30 am TBD Laura Street Chaplin

November 20, 7:00 pm Mayhem in a Manifest presented by Suzanne Hoffman

December 2, 9:30 am Getting the Most Out of a Census Record presented by Thomas MacEntee

 

 

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The Elgin Genealogical Society is for any person who has an interest in genealogy, research or history.

Meetings are held at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin, IL. on the first Tuesday of each month at 9:30 am and the third Thursday at 7:00 pm except in December when the date, time, and location of the annual meeting is announced. It is always best to check this website or call the library at 847-742-2411 to check if schedule changes have occurred.

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