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Polk County Genealogical Society, Inc.
Headquartered in Bolivar, Missouri, United States of America

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    PCGS
    PO Box 632
    Bolivar, MO
    65613-0632
  
info@pcgsmo.com
   417-777-2820

BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
President
  Susan Sparks
Vice President
  Teresa Barker
Secretary
  Julie Trout
Treasurer
  Leta Gass
Director-at-large
  Ray Brown

 
Archives Holdings Index
Use your web browser's FIND feature to search for a particular book or resource.

Jump right to
files A-K or L-Z

Archives Open Shelves Holdings
Books on the regular shelves on the archives floor of the PCGS Library.
They can be browsed through by visitors anytime the library is open. The
archives holdings listed in the index above must be accessed through the
PCGS archivist.


At this time the majority of records in our archives are from Polk County,
though there are some from other counties.

The types of records available include the following:
  • Abstract of Judgments
  • Apportionments and Numerations
  • Bond Books
  • Case Account Books
  • Circuit Court Record Books
  • City Licenses
  • Consolidated Back Tax Books
  • Consolidated Land and Back Taxes
  • County Court Execution Docket
  • Diploma Records
  • Land Assessment and Tax Books
  • Plat Books
  • Real Estate Assessment and Tax Books
  • Register of County Farm Patients
  • Richard Saye, Justice of the Peace Docket
  • School Enumerations
  • School Records
  • Selective Service Records WWII
  • Teacher Certificates
  • Witness Fees

Most of these records cannot be photocopied, so research sheets for
abstracting are available upon request. For questions about the archives,
please contact PCGS at info@pcgsmo.com

New archival shelving in southeast corner of top floor
before it was filled up with wonderful records!


All Indexes Updated as of April 2009


Other resources available at the PCGS Library:

Obituary File Index


Arranged by first letter of last name. Please click on the letter of the file you need.
Please be patient as the pages load up. There are many names listed. NOTE: The dates listed
in the obituary file are the dates the obituary was published, not the date of death.


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

To request a copy of an obituary, please contact the research department
of PCGS at
info@pcgsmo.com and they will let you know the procedure
for receiving a copy or copies. For more information, see
here.


Library Holdings Index

Arranged alphabetically. Please click on the letter of the file you need.

1-10 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Polk County, Missouri library holdings
Books in the PCGS Library pertaining specifically to Polk County, Missouri


Microfilm Index at the PCGS Library
Click here to see a list of the microfilm available in the library.

Will Book Index new April 2009
To see the list of wills, click the link above.

This is an indexed list of the wills that have been filed in the Polk County Probate Court from the
mid-1880s to 1979. The books contain a transcribed copy of the will. PCGS has microfilm of Probate
Records that may or may not include an actual copy of the will.
For a digital image of the will book page or a complete transcription, the charge is $5.00.
WE WILL NOT PHOTOCOPY FROM THESE BOOKS AS IT WILL DAMAGE THEM.

For more information, please contact PCGS at info@pcgsmo.com


Family Histories at the PCGS Library
Click here to see a list of the family histories in the library.

Contact PCGS for more information on the books listed.


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Business meetings are the first Thursday of every month at the
Polk County Genealogical Library, on the square in Bolivar, MO

Copyright 2003-2009, Polk County Genealogical Society, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Last revised: April 29, 2009

Located on the southeast corner of the courthouse square in Bolivar, MO

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