Welcome to the official home page of the Rush County Genealogical Society!
|
|
It has been brought to our attention that Amazon no longer supports the AmazonSmile account program. We thank all of those who have supported us in the past by using this program!
We were proud to have participated in the Bicentennial for Rush County and hope you enjoyed that as well. We still for now have our Bicentennial page, and encourage you to visit there to help recall the festivities!
Please be sure to check for the latest updates on our What's New page!
Have you still not viewed our cemetery videos? We partnered with 'History in Your Own Backyard' a few years back to produce a baker's dozen Rush County cemetery videos. Have a look at the details on our Cemetery Videos page!
|
Founder Pam Steed RCGS 2025 Officers President: Katrina Cooper Vice President: Bill Baetz Secretary: Jane Howard Treasurer: Randi James Historian: Vacant RCGS 2025 Committees Newsletter: Katrina Cooper, Editor/Chairman Webmaster: Bill Baetz |
Upcoming Events SAVE THE DATE! *UPDATE* During our last meeting of 2023, we decided to continue in-person meetings with the Zoom option, and also our schedule of quarterly meetings Wednesday evening's at 6:30 PM on the third week of the month. For our out of town members, please let us have your feedback about how the Zoom option is working and how we might improve. Please stay tuned and check here or on our Facebook page regarding our future activities. As we continue operating on a reduced schedule for this year looking to rejuvenate our organization, we welcome your input and participation; Interested in becoming more involved? Please email us at [email protected]; February 21, 2024: 6:30 PM: Please join us as Carthage resident Joe Whitfield shares fascinating information about this town in Ripley Township, along the Big Blue River.: Rushville Public Library Meeting Room, and online using Zoom; Meeting info will be distributed to members via email. Non members may request meeting details by emailing us at [email protected]. May 15, 2024: 6:30 PM: Please join us to hear Vicki Casteel of the Indiana Archives discuss what's new at the Archives: Rushville Public Library Meeting Room, and online using Zoom; Meeting info will be distributed to members via email. Non members may request meeting details by emailing us at [email protected]. August 21, 2024: 6:30 PM: Please join us to hear Jamie Dunn, supervisor of the Genealogy Division at the Indiana State Library, who will give a Zoom presentation on how to access ISL's extensive resources. Rushville Public Library Meeting Room, and online using Zoom; Meeting info will be distributed to members via email. Non members may request meeting details by emailing us at [email protected]. November 20, 2024: 6:30 PM: Rush County Genealogy Meeting; We will have election of officers at this last meeting of the year. Following our business meeting, a presentation by Decatur County Historian Russell Wilhoit, who will tell us about how to clean tombstones, show pictures of stones he has fixed and how to go about re-reading the cemeteries. He will also be joined by Jennifer Leach on staff at the Greensburg - Decatur County Public Library. She will speak on what the library has in their Indiana room (genealogy room).; Rushville Public Library Meeting Room, and online using Zoom, Meeting info will be distributed to members via email. Non members may request meeting details by emailing us at [email protected]. December, 2024: NO MEETING THIS MONTH!
|
