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Welcome to the Sumner County, Kansas Historical and Genealogical Research Center!
Located
in the northeast corner of the Memorial Auditorium 208 N. Washington Wellington
Kansas.
Hours:
Tuesday
10am - 4pm.
(May be closed for lunch)
Mailing
address: Sumner County Historical and Genealogical Center
or SCHGC
P.O. Box 402
Wellington
Kansas 67152
Email - schgs
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The Chisholm Trail History and Genealogy Center was formed January 2001 by the Sumner County Genealogical Society. Thanks to the generosity and help of Carl Meyer Wellington City Manager, Ellen McCue Memorial Auditorium Director, Sherri Theurer Vice-President of the Sumner County Genealogical Society, and the Wellington Public Library. As well as many members of the Sumner County Genealogical Society. The Center officially opened June 10, 2001, and is conveniently located in the Memorial Auditorium in downtown Wellington Kansas. The Center is two blocks from the Sumner County Courthouse and the Chisholm Trail Museum and around the corner from the Wellington Public Library. In the Summer of 2001 the Sumner County Historical Society and the Sumner County Genealogy Society voted to merge the two societies. The new Sumner County Historical and Genealogical Society hopes to be able to better serve the researchers of Sumner County and to operate the Sumner County History and Genealogy Center to further this goal. Anyone
can research at the center free of charge, although donations are
greatly appreciated. There is a nominal fee for copies. Our volunteers will be glad to do lookups free of charge for those who cannot visit the center, a nominal fee for copies and postage will apply, and donations are always appreciated. If you would like our volunteers to do research for you outside of the center an hourly fee of $10.00 ($10.00 dollar minimum) will apply. Copies, postage and mileage (volunteers discretion) are extra. Research outside of the center include Obituary request, Courthouse records, cemetery records (those not available at the center), and any other records not located at the center are subject to the hourly fee. All fees collected (except for mileage) go into the Center fund for operating costs and to collect more research materials. It was decided in 2005 to change the name of the Chisholm Trail History Genealogy Center, to the Sumner County History and Genealogy Center. We hope this change will alleviate any confusion between the Center and other entities.
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The Mayfield Book is now on sale. Get your copy here - The Mayfield Book: Then and Now
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Trail
Policies & Purposes of the SCHGC Sumner County History & Genealogy Society Research Volunteers and Materials Moving
Day Photo's In August of 2001, the boards members of the Sumner County Historical Society and the Sumner County Genealogical Society met and voted to recommend that the two groups merge. At our first fall meeting in September, both societies agreed by a vote of all members to merge the two societies. We hope by merging the two societies that we can better serve our historical and genealogical researchers. Officers
2012 Advisory
Board Members 2012
The
objectives of the Society and the Research Center are: ~ To promote publicity and interest in the rich heritage of Sumner County, its historic sites, buildings, trails and early settlers by providing historical programs and published information. ~ To operate the Sumner County Historical and Genealogical Center as a means to further these objectives.
Get your Sumner
County Pioneer Certificate.
Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective. www.photodetective.com
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News & Announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's time to pay your
SCHGS dues for 2012. Dues are $10.00 per year for individuals and $15.00
for couples. Dues paid from now until the end of the year will applied
to the 2012 membership year. Send a check to the SCHGS P.O. Box 402 Wellington,
Ks 67152. Or you may join at our next program or by visiting the SCHGS
Center at 208 N. Washington Wellington, KS We have two new books for sale. Check Publications for Sale for more information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2011 Fall Program Schedule
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Sumner County History and Genealogy Society hold programs from August
- November and January - May. Contact the SCHGS for details of upcoming Programs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you have a lookup or research request, check out the link below. Research Volunteers and Materials
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Chisholm Trail Ghost Riders
Marker located on US-81 south of Caldwell, Sumner County Kansas
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To contact the Sumner
County History and Genealogy Center or the Sumner
County History and Genealogy Society write or email to:
PO Box 402
Wellington, Ks 67152
Email: schgs
Webmaster: J Scheel
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