The DeKalb County Indiana Genealogy Society meetings are usually held the second Monday of each month. An informal refreshment and sharing time begins at 6:00 p.m. with the regular meeting starting at 6:15 p.m.

DCIGS meetings are usually held at the Eckhart Public Library, 603 S. Jackson Street, Auburn, IN. Other times, locations, and meetings that vary from this will be announced.

Sedan Cemetery Walk

Tuesday, July 11, 2017,

6:00 p..m.
At the Sedan Cemetery
Located 0.7 miles south of Sedan on CR19. From US6, go south on CR19


Picture of Fairfield Sawmill operated by Valentine Hawk.


If we have thunderstorms we will have tour on Wednesday July 12, and if it is thunder storming both nights, it will be canceled.

Sedan Cemetery is a public cemetery and has a lot of history. Come listen as residents are portrayed by Genealogy Society members or friends. Families names covered will be Bangs, McCague, Scattergood, Green, Wright, Conley, Johnson, Shatto, DeLong, Barr, Hawk and others. Which of these people lay claim to building the first coffin in DeKalb County?

Call Roselyn Wells at 925-0384 until 5:00 and after 5:00 call 235-0384

Prior 2017 DCIGS Meetings

Prior 2016 DCIGS Meetings

Prior 2015 DCIGS Meetings

Prior 2014 DCIGS Meetings

Prior 2013 DCIGS Meetings

Prior 2012 DCIGS Meetings

   

MEMBERSHIPS

Membership in the Society is open to anyone who is interested in genealogy.
The cost of membership is $10.00 for an individual and $15.00 for a family membership (January to December).  A quarterly newsletter, DeKalb Diggings, which you will receive, is sent by April 15, July 15 and October 15 and January 15.

Click Here for a, Membership Form







RESEARCH

PLEASE NOTE:  Due to a large number of query requests, we have temporarily suspended the acceptance of new queries.  This service will start again in the near future.

Only brief queries will be researched. Cost will be for copies. As a member you may place a free query in our newsletter.
Send queries to: DeKalb County Genealogy Society, c/o Query Editor, P.O. Box 6085, Auburn, Indiana 46706

Queries may also be sent to the following email:

Roselyn Wells rozwells at mediacombb.net  (please note that this is a new e-mail address.  If you sent a query to the old e-mail address of rozwells at sbcglobal.net, please resubmit your request, after April 15, 2012.  Thank you!

 

CURRENT PROJECTS

DeKalb County Church Records Project

Past and present churches in the county. A history and records of the churches before 1930. If you know of old DeKalb County church records that are not located at a church please let us know.

Pioneer Settlers

This ongoing project is chaired by Patricia Dyson.
More Information below.

Will Index

This project is done and is published in book form.  Possibly an update will be published later when more probate records are gone through and the wills that are newly filed can be kept up to date.  Thank you to our former committee of Roselyn Wells and Carol Pettit and also to past members that have worked on this project.

Will Index Information (Books 1-6)   Will Index (Books 1-6)

PIONEER CERTIFICATE

Our DeKalb County ancestors made it happen.

Some traveled many rough miles to get here while others were born in DeKalb County. They cleared the land, built roads and houses, planted and harvested the first crops.

If your direct descendant lived in DeKalb County prior to December 31, 1850, you may apply for a Pioneer Certificate.

Pioneer Settlers Application

PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE