Love Genealogy? Interested in learning more about your roots?
The Genealogy Club of Montgomery County, Indiana meets the second Tuesday of every month at CDPL at 7pm. Visitors and new members are always welcome; learn more about the club by contacting staff at 362-2242 ext. 117. You can also find more information on their webpage and Facebook by following the links below:
From the February 2024 meeting of Montgomery County Indiana’s Genealogy Club. Speaker Leah Denbo, Montgomery County Clerk, shared information about the Records available at the courthouse.
Cemetery Symbols by Jeanie Reagan-Dinius, Director of Special Initiatives at the DNR Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology.
Our Genealogy Club of Montgomery County, IN Corp, just had its 20th anniversary on the 8th of March 2022. This is the first meeting we have been able to have cake, punch, and ice cream. Fun was had by all. Due to covid didn’t have entertainment or speakers.
Top 10 Genealogy Updates by Amie Kunkle Cox- treasurer of our Genealogy Club. This is a very informative video giving a lot of leads to new resources plus more creative way of researching older genealogy sources you may have used in the past.
Interesting pieces of history can be found in a variety of places, and some places you might not think of! These pieces of history include letters, postcards, Valentines, scrapbooks, Bibles, and other types of ephemera. What is ephemera? Fragile forms of communication sometimes don’t survive unless they are loved and prized. Yet over time, these archival goodies gain new owners or are discarded. See some examples and learn how to find your own Archival Goodies in Odd Places and join the hunt!