McHENRY COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Officers
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2nd Vice President (2025)
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Treasurer (2025)
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Directors
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Director (2024)
Nancy Gaynor Library Chair [email protected] Nancy Roberts Gaynor first got interested working on genealogy while still in college. Pursuing a History degree as preparation for her Master’s degree in Librarianship, she took an Archives course. And was hooked. Getting started relatively early meant Nancy was able to talk with her paternal great aunt and get stories and photos from both of her parents. An early trip to the Ohio state archives also taught her the importance of having a research plan, and sticking to it. With BOTH parents from Ohio AND both sides having the name ROBERTS it was very easy to get distracted. Career and family made genealogy take a back seat for a number of years. It was Nancy’s return to library work that resurrected her genealogical interests. A part time professional position at the Cary Area Public Library has made it possible to brush up her own skills and offer a variety of programming options for people at the library. Nancy’s research areas of interest right now focus on Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, as well as lineage societies including the Daughters of the American Revolution, First Families of Ohio and the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. |
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Director (2025)
Bill Wheeler Webmaster [email protected] Bill Wheeler started in genealogy in 1999 when he found his father’s research. Bill’s father was pursuing membership in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) but didn’t have an opportunity to complete his application before he passed. Bill picked up his father’s research and completed a Memorial SAR application for his father which was later approved. Since that time, Bill not only completed his own primary application for the SAR but has several supplemental member certificates. Bill is the past president for the Fort Dearborn (Chicago) chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, and past Senior State President for the Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.). Bill is the current Illinois Society President for the Sons of the American Revolution. Bill is also a member of the Baronial Order of the Magna Carta and has an application pending in the General Society of Colonial Wars. During the day, Bill supports technology. Bill has over 25 years in the IT industries and currently works for CF Industries as a senior cloud architect. Bill holds dual master’s in business administration and nonprofit administration from North Park University. |