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Officials of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society invited Phyllis Codling McLaughlin, a member of the HEC board of directors, to return as one of its speakers for its annual conference to be held online Oct. 12-15, 2022.McLaughlin gave a one-hour talk to AAHGS last year about her research...

Board Secretary Phyllis McLaughlin is building a case that Thomas Jefferson’s granddaughters did, in fact, attend Eleutherian College. Her research is based on genetic genealogy. The project will result in the publication of a book about Eleutherian and its legacy....

HEC board member Emeka Koren, above, far left, brought 25 of his science students from Madison Consolidated High School to help with spring cleaning inside the Eleutherian College building. The students swept floors, washed windows, and finished other chores...

It was a cold, but sunny morning for our first HEC Holiday Brunch, held Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. Members enjoyed delicious quiche, salads and deserts as we honored Brook Reindollar, Board Member Emeritus, who, after his mother’s sudden death, remained determined to preserve this incredible landmark that Dottie Reindollar...

While the COVID-19 pandemic closed the doors of theHistoric Eleutherian College building in Lancaster, IN, to its summertime open-house tours and fall festival, the HEC Board of Directors has been hard at work to get much-needed funding for preserving the pre-Civil War-era building and telling its story.HEC Board President...