Following a brief business meeting, the society will tour the Bushwhacker Museum and view the special Civil War exhibit, "Impressions of the Civil War," by artist Dan Woodward.  Cost is $5 per person (free to Vernon County Historical Society member).

Anyone interested in family history research is invited to attend.

Using the Social Security Death Index in Your Research

Thursday, June 6, 2013; 10 a.m.

Nevada Library Meeting Room, 212 W. Walnut St., Nevada, MO

This free 1-hour class will review what information is included in the SSDI and how to search it.  The SSDI includes reported deaths from (approx.) 1962 to present.   Suggestions will be given on using the SSDI in genealogy research.  Registration for the class is required:  email Cedar.VernonCoMO@centurytel.net  Registration confirmation will be sent; if you do not receive confirmation, please call 922-3596 to register.  A handout with step by step instructions on accessing the SSDI will be available to those who attend.

Tentative programs scheduled for 2013:

June 18 - in El Dorado Springs:  Field trip - Tour Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site, Ash Grove, MO / Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Brookline, MO.

July 16 - in Nevada:  Lyndon Irwin, guest speaker:  "Research Strategies--how to find those elusive details."

August 20 - in El Dorado Springs:  Rosemary Noel will present "How to Research DAR Lineage."

September 17 - in Nevada:  Field trip - Meet at the park in Walker, MO.  Program will be a trip to Mound Cemetery near Walker to search for gravestones which have fallen over and are now covered by soil and debris.

October 15 - in El Dorado Springs:  Program by Rick Reed-Montegaw.

November 19 - in Nevada.  Program by Nancy Thompson.

December 17 - in El Dorado Springs:  Show and Tell Genealogy Highlight of the Year, installation of 2014 officers, Christmas potluck luncheon - please bring a food dish to share.

Beginning Genealogy Class

Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 10 a.m. - 12 noon

Nevada Library Meeting Room, 212 W. Walnut St., Nevada, MO

Presented by Genealogy Society Member Nancy Thompson

     Beginning Genealogy is a free 2-hour class designed to help you get started on tracing your family tree.  Learn some of the “how to’s” of family history research.  The class will include getting started, documenting facts, recognizing the difference between primary and secondary sources, finding the details of your ancestors, and more!

     There is no fee to attend the class, but registration is required to ensure a sufficient number of handouts are available.  To register, please email Nancy Thompson at  Cedar.VernonCoMO@centurytel.net or call (417) 922-3596.