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

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

  PROBATE RECORDS AVAILABLE AT PCGS
Thanks to the generous donation of Mr. Roy S. Kirchner, Jr., PCGS has acquired microfilm
rolls of the probate records of Polk County.  These rolls cover the time period from May 3,
1841 until July 29, 1961.  There is an index on one of the rolls of microfilm and also a printed
index available at the PCGS Library. 
Patrons at the PCGS Library may access these microfilm rolls during regular hours and make
copies at 25 cents per page.  Our research dept. can also access the records for out of town
patrons for an initial research fee of $5.00.  Copies at 25 cents per page will be an additional
charge. 
Query requests need to indicate "entire file" or "selected pages." If the entire file is requested
(some files can be as large as 300 pages), the entire file will be copied. If "selected pages" is
requested, then selected pages of genealogical interest to the researcher will be copied from
the probate file at the discretion of PCGS researchers.
If there are any questions concerning this policy or the microfilm, please contact PCGS
at info@pcgsmo.com


HINTS ON USING THE INDEXES:
Use your web browser's FIND feature to search for a particular name.

The pages will be updated periodically--please check the date at the bottom of each page to
see when the most recent update has taken place.


NOTE: The dates listed in the obituary file are the dates the obituary was
published, not the date of death.


If a name is listed more than once in the index, it means that there is an obituary available from two
different papers or the same paper two different times.

If a name is listed with NDA following it, that means "No date available." Sometimes obituaries were
turned into PCGS with no citation information (such as the date the obit was published and the name
of the paper that it came from). The obituary itself is still available to be copied for you.


Obituary File Index updated 4 May 2009

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.

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.

Presently our information database contains death records and obituaries on people
who have lived in Southwest Missouri - most within 50 miles of Polk County, Missouri. 

Some of the obituaries are from Ventura, CA newspapers--aka "Little Bolivar."


Library Holdings Index updated 7 May 2009

Arranged alphabetically. Please click on the letter of the file you need.
First column is category and shelf location at the PCGS Library.

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 updated 7 May 2009
Books in the PCGS Library pertaining specifically to Polk County, Missouri


Microfilm Index at the PCGS Library updated 7 May 2009
Click here to see a list of the microfilm available in the library.


Family Histories at the PCGS Library updated 7 May 2009
Click here to see a list of the family histories in the library.

Contact PCGS for more information on the books listed.

INDEX of the Polk County History Book
Click here to check the index of History Book


Archives Holdings Index updated 1 May 2009
Go to Our Archives page or jump right to A-K or L-Z or Open Shelves Holdings


Finding Aids Index updated 30 April 2009
Finding aids have been created for each collection that is housed on the archives floor of the PCGS Library. 
These finding aids, listing the contents of each collection, help the researcher find information without having
to go through a collection paper by paper.  Each page, book, or item in the collection is given a folder and/or item
number. The collections are open to researchers.  We will be happy to make copies for you.  Please email us your
request with the following information: collection name, folder number, item number.  We will not copy complete
collections.
 
There is a $5.00 handling fee plus 25 cents a page for copying (10 cents a page for PCGS members). 

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


Our resources cover the following Southwest Missouri towns and counties:

Counties of... Towns of...
Cedar Greene Bolivar, MO Halfway, MO
Dade Hickory Buffalo, MO Humansville, MO
Dallas Polk Dadeville, MO Springfield, MO
Fair Grove, MO plus others

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