WVGS INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY
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INTRODUCTION:
Thank you for visiting the WVGS website: The WVGS became a Society with initial planning of Loran Braught and Ronda Parks.
They put the wheels in motion so to speak and as of Monday 12 July, 2004 the Society was officially established. One of our main
goals is to keep the Society informed. Communications strengthens and give all the opportunity to stay in touch with our Board of
Directors, committees and members. This website along with the newsletter (Wabash Valley Generations) hopefully will
enable the Society and all (who wish to participate) up to date on meetings, trips, workshops, and a variety of educational events.
The Society does not have an official telephone number. At the present time you may call
(812) 894-2404 for information. The Society is looking forward to hearing from you. You can also contact us at our e-mail
address
wvgs@inwvgs.org
. If you are not familiar with our Society, and your first contact with us is online, please let us know what
your needs and questions are; we will try to help.
In brief, you should know the following about us: Our Society meets at the
Vigo County Public
Library,
room "C", the second Monday of every odd month at 6:30 pm. The
library is located at 7th and Poplar Streets in Terre Haute,
Indiana. The address of this Society is: Wabash Valley
Genealogy Society, P.O. Box 236, Terre Haute, Indiana
47808-0236. The Society does not maintain a telephone or fax
service beyond those of the consenting officers.
The dues are to be $15.00 per year for regular membership if you have email communication. If a person
does not have email and wants a copy of the bi-monthly newsletter and other Society news it will cost $25.00 per year.
There will also be a family membership if more than one person lives at the same address. The cost of family membership
will be $20.00 per year if they have email or $30.00 per year if they want one copy of all the news mailed to their
address. There will be associate and honorary memberships which are covered in the by-laws. If you are interested in
becoming a member of this Society you can download an application by selecting the link at the top of this
page.
Come and join us at our next meeting at the VCPL.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Society is the promotion of genealogical and family history research and education,
with specific focus upon the following:
A. Fostering an interest in genealogy and family history throughout the area of the
Society.
B. Providing educational activities and programs to enrich genealogy research and resources
in general, but in the geographical area of this Society in particular.
C. Facilitating the research and resources related to genealogy in general, but in the
geographical area of this Society in particular.
D. Promoting and supporting volunteer efforts that enrich the efforts and/or resources of the
geographical areas served by this Society.
E. To offer various enrichment and encouragement activities related to genealogy to Society
active members.
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