Click here
or on the Important Info.
link at left for PCGS membership information.
FEBRUARY
4, 2010 MEETING CANCELLED!Program "Newspapers
old and new" presented by Ben Gravely will
be rescheduled.
INCLEMENT
WEATHER POLICY:
If Bolivar schools are
closed because of weather, the library will also
be closed.
There will be no night meeting, either, if school
is closed on a Thursday. If bad weather
develops on a Thursday afternoon before the
regular monthly meeting, members can
call 417-777-2820 to find out the status of the
meeting. Click here
for school closings
list at ky3.com
Do you
belong to one of the "First Families of Polk
County, Missouri"?
Don't know?
Have you always heard that your great-grandpa was
a lawman? Or perhaps a horse thief?
Well, you can find out HOW to find out all of
these things and more by attending the PCGS's
genealogy
classes in the month of April.
Free Genealogy Classes
These classes are geared for
those just beginning or wanting to start their
genealogical journey. There
will be two per week and classes presented on
Tuesday will be repeated
on the following Saturday
for those who can not make the night time class.
Everyone is welcome! Please come and learn about
your family history!
SCHEDULE
(Tuesday) March 30, 6:00 pm to
8:00 pm or (Saturday) April
3, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
(Tuesday) April 6, 6:00 pm to
8:00 pm or (Saturday) April
10, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Genealogy 101 Pts. 1 and 2--
Using census records, cemetery records,
marriage/divorce records,
probate/wills, circuit court records, land
records.
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(Tuesday) April 13, 6:00 pm to
8:00 pm or (Saturday) April
17, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
(Tuesday) April 20, 6:00 pm to
800 pm or (Saturday) April
24, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Organization and Technology--Using
the computer, Ancestry.com and organizing your
family records.
*Students are requested to bring laptops if
available the week of April 20-24.
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(Tuesday) April 27, 6:00 pm to
8:00 pm or (Saturday) May
1, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
The First Families of Polk
County, Missouri --The year 2010 marks the
175th anniversary of the
creation of Polk County, Missouri. In honor of
this event, PCGS is proud to sponsor Polk
County's
First Families. This program will recognize the
families who have made Polk County their home
sometime between 1835 and 1935. Individuals will
trace their ancestors back to one of four
periods:
Founding Families 1835 -
1860
Pioneer Families 1861 -
1879
Settler Families 1880 -
1899
Century Families 1900 -
1935.
These two classes will help you
to better understand the applicaton process along
with your
research and paper work, which includes lineage
charts and documentation needed for each
generation.
The classes are free but
there is a fee to join First Families of
Polk County, Missouri. More
information
on the First Families program will be available
on the website soon.
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"Who
are We?" Click here to look at some of the unidentified
pictures of PCGS
GEOCACHING--Geocaching
is an activity in which the participants use a
Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other
navigational techniques to hide
and seek containers (called "geocaches"
or "caches") anywhere in the world.
PCGS is now part of the geocaching community.
For more
information, please see this website Grandma's
Little Stash
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=48059b6f-fd44-4c45-88ae-07c7d0d0be53
President's
Corner by Susan Sparks, written
January 25, 2010
As I sit at my desk at PCGS and gaze out the
brand new windows on the first floor, I can see
the crew from
Bolivar Insulation maneuvering the lift into
place to install the windows on the second floor.
This is a
welcome improvement to the facility and will help
us with the climate-controlled environment that
our
records deserve. Of course, they picked a brutal
day to commence on the project; 30 degrees, stiff
north
wind and snow flurries but, even with plenty of
coffee breaks to warm up their hands, they should
have
the project completed this week. We are still
soliciting donations to help pay for the project.
We have 30
windows in the facility with an average
replacement cost of $300 each.
We have some new and exciting things planned for
this year. In February we will be kicking off our
First
Families of Polk County certification to
celebrate the 175th anniversary of the formation
of Polk County.
In April we will be hosting classes for beginners
in genealogy. I would like to wish all of you an
early spring
and happy hunting for those elusive ancestors.
Kenny Jones with Bolivar Insulation installs
windows at the Polk County Genealogical
Society’s
Library and Research Facility in downtown Bolivar
Wednesday, January 20, 2010. All 30 windows
in the building are being replaced to increase
energy efficiency and maintain better climate
control
for the documents stored in the facility. The
windows being replaced were installed in the
1960s.
Caption from page 1A, Bolivar Herald
Free Press, Friday, January 22,
2010. Photo by Charlotte Marsch.
See more pictures of the window insulation
here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pcgsmo/sets/72157623168128195/
UPDATE: The above picture shows the one good day
the guys had while installing the windows.
A HUGE thanks to Bolivar Insulation guys for
working in the 20-30 degree weather, rain and
gusty wind
to get the windows replaced before the next big
storm of 2010! You are awesome! The window
project
was completed on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 and
snow is expected in Bolivar on Friday.
SPECIAL ITEMS
FOR SALE
Limited
Edition Postcards are now available from PCGS! Two
versions--one with a picture of
the PCGS Library; the other stating
"Greetings from Polk County, Missouri"
with a picture of the
Polk County Courthouse in the background.
Postcards are 50 cents each or five for $2.00.
More information and pictures coming soon.
 Polk County
Souvenir Historical
Deck of Cards!
Limited quantities. Get yours today!
Only $10.00 per deck plus $3.50 shipping.
For more information, click here.
 Polk County
Souvenir Military
Deck of Cards!
Limited quantities. Get yours today!
Only $10.00 per deck plus $3.50 shipping.
For more information, click here.
Polk County
Souvenir
Deck of Cards!
Limited quantities. Get yours today!
Only $12.00 per deck plus $3.50 shipping.
For more information, click here.
A set of all three
decks is available for $25.
That is a $7 discount off buying them separately.
This is a limited time offer, so buy yours today.
Shipping
charge on the set of 3 card decks is $5.
For more info., please contact the PCGS at info@pcgsmo.com or 417-777-2820
Polk County Courthouse Centennial Print . . .
$25.00 + $10.00 s/h
(For
more information on the Courthouse print, click here
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