Officers:
|
President and Newsletter Editor |
Shirley Fisher Gross |
|
Vice-President |
Erma Lynn |
|
Recording Secretary |
Dorothy Miller |
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Corresponding Secretary |
|
|
Treasurer |
Janet Lyle Walker |
The
Polk County Genealogical Society was founded in 1986 for the purposes of
collecting and preserving Polk County resource materials; promoting ethical standards,
accuracy and thoroughness in genealogical research; and providing education in
genealogy to the citizens of Polk County.
The
Society is actively involved in maintaining and expanding the genealogy
collection of the
Our
current emphasis is on increasing the number of local members who attend
meetings and get involved in such Society projects as transcribing census
records, reading cemetery stones, indexing obituaries, and publishing resource
materials.
These
projects take time, effort, and money. You can help by becoming a member of the
Society. Annual dues are only $12.00. Please print out the membership application and mail it with your check
today.
¨ Members of PCGS may submit
queries to be posted on the PCGS Website.
¨ Members of PCGS receive Polk
County Pioneers, the Society’s journal/newsletter published each spring and
fall.
¨ Members of PCGS who donate a
copy of their family history to the Library’s Genealogy Room will receive a
book review in
¨ Members of PCGS have the
opportunity to submit family group sheets to the Library’s Vertical Surname
File.
¨ Local members of PCGS have the
opportunity to associate with other genealogists in the community and share research
ideas.
¨ Members of PCGS will be kept
notified of new material in the Library relevant to
¨ New members of PCGS will have
their
¨ All members may list the
(Under
revision; please check back soon.)
Questions?
Send an e-mail to the Society at: arkgenealogy@polk.org.
