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The Green County Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting May 6 at 10 am. This presentation looks at Cahokia, which was the largest and most influential urban settlement of the Mississippian Culture dating from 700 to 1400AD. In 1150 it had a larger population than London, England. Cahokia Mounds is considered the largest and most complex archaeological site north of the great, pre-Columbian cities in Mexico. There are 80 mounds in the 3.5 square mile site and the tallest earthen pyramid is 100 feet tall, with a base area equal to the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt. It is located just east of St. Louis, Missouri in Illinois between East St. Louis and Collinsville.
Mark Peterson is a native of Northern Illinois and served in the US Navy for 6 years. He achieved a master's degree in History at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. He has many teaching experiences including Math at Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva, WI, HVAC and Building Automation for Barber-Colman for 17 years, VFDs for Danfoss Drives, a Danish company just north of the German border. He took a total of 10 trips to Europe. He taught "Historical Methods" for Concordia University Wisconsin in Beloit for 12 years. Currently Mark is teaching at Lifelong Learning for Highland Community College in Freeport, IL.
The meeting will be held in the second floor meeting room of the Monroe Public Library at 10 am, Saturday, May 6. Visitors are always welcome and there is no cost to attend. You may call Ginny at 608-426-1796 or Donna at 608-921-1537 if you have any questions. The GCGS Research Center (located in the lower level of the Monroe Public Library) is available to the public for research each Tuesday from 10 am to 3 pm, other times available by appointment by calling 608-325-7436 on Tuesday or Bill at 608-325-2990.
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