O'Fallon IL Family Search Center

04/10/2026

THE FAMILYSEARCH CENTER IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO A FAMILY EMERGENCY.

THE CENTER IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR APPOINTMENTS.

PLEASE CALL 217-606-7809 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

01/25/2026

Duplicate profiles can cause confusion in FamilySearch Family Tree. Kathryn Grant shares best practices for finding, preventing, and merging duplicates to ke...

01/25/2026

Engaging presentations, fascinating films, and vintage fashion highlight the first months of 2026 with us!

Save the dates and stay tuned for more information.

01/25/2026

The Fox Valley Genealogical Society is pleased to announce their 2026 Program Schedule. Please share this news with your members and genealogy friends.

Join us on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM (Central) General meetings are free and open to the public. Our January, February, and March meetings are held online via Zoom (registration required). All other general meetings are in person. We do not meet in July, August, or December. Members c...

01/25/2026

Due to the extreme cold and lingering snowy roads, the FamilySearch Center will be closed again tomorrow, Tuesday, January 27th. Hopefully, we will return on Wednesday, January 28th. Stay warm and safe!

01/25/2026

Did you know Fig Newtons were named after Newton, Massachusetts? The name continued a Kennedy Biscuit Works tradition of naming its products after areas around Boston.

Fig Newtons have now been around for more than 130 years.

See the full clipping in the San Antonio Light on our site: https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-antonio-light-how-fig-newtons-got-th/188763940/

01/11/2026

01/11/2026

This section of the 1863 county plat map shows how Belleville’s Ogles Neighborhood got its name.

Most of the land which now comprises the neighborhood was owned by the Ogle Family, who came to the county from Virginia in the 1780s.

The road traveling southeast to northwest is present-day W. Main St., then called the Rock Road. The road traveling north from the lower left is close to present-day Frank Scott Parkway.

Knight Grove P.O. refers to a short-lived mail stop on the Rock Road.

Nearby sat the Eight-Mile Stone, a meeting place for early coal miners’ unions.

01/11/2026

12/02/2025

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12/02/2025

Search Is Changing on the Family Tree Mobile App!

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11/19/2025

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