Our Mission
Founded in early 2009, the Gendemosee Genealogical Society adopts and approves its mission to promote, educate and preserve our personal family history through the study of genealogical research and to assist in the preservation of the history of Gendemosee County. Through our membership, we shall
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provide education about genealogical research and data recording.
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offer assistance to individuals seeking to research their families.
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acquire and collect genealogical and historical information to libraries and archives.
Officers
| President: |
Anyanka Emerson |
| Vice President: |
Jan Teal |
| Secretary: |
George Kramer |
| Treasurer: |
Evie Jackson |
| Past President: |
Vacant |
| Librarian: |
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Directors
| Education: |
Anyanka Emerson |
| Genealogist: |
Vacant |
| Ways & Means: |
Vacant |
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Meetings and Activities
MEETINGS: Our regular meetings are the 4th Tuesday of the month, 1:00 p.m., in the Gendemosee Library Conference Room. The agenda includes a short business meeting, a genealogy-related program and plenty of time for questions, discussion and sharing among friends.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS meet monthly at times and locations decided upon by their members. Currently there are groups for the study of German, English (Great Britain) and Italian history. Additionally, there is a group who meet twice a month in the library computer lab for working on genealogy sites on the computer.
BASIC GENEALOGY CLASSES will be offered in January for newer genealogists. The classes are held for two hours each week for six weeks. All basic subjects in genealogy are covered. Students are taught the value of the Pedigree Chart, the Family Group Sheet and the Ancestor/Family Timeline.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
The reserach and publication of the Gendemosee County Marriage Records.
The reading of the gravesites of Endemosee Cemetery and publication of this information.
The acquisition, collection and preparation of genealogical books, family histories and other
genealogical materials for a designated Genealogical Department within the Gendemosee County Library.
