Welcome to the official home page of the Rush County Genealogical Society!
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We have partnered with 'History in Your Own Backyard' over the last several months to produce nearly a dozen Rush County cemetery videos. Have a look at the details on our Cemetery Videos page!
*NEW* We now have an AmazonSmile account. Find out how you can help our organization on our What's New page!
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Founder Pam Steed RCGS 2020 Officers President: Carol Jones Vice President: Bill Baetz Secretary: Katrina Cooper Treasurer: Marilyn Yager Historian: Vacant RCGS 2020 Committees Newsletter: Katrina Cooper, Editor/Chairman Webmaster: Bill Baetz |
Upcoming Events *UPDATE* Due to the COVID-19 virus, we have made the decision to determine our meeting status on a month-to-month basis. Please stay tuned and check here or on our Facebook page regarding our future activities. Additionally, we will be evaluating Zoom for possible use as a method to conduct meetings over the internet. All presentations and activities tentative for now; January 11, 2020: 10AM: Regular business meeting – discussion of future meetings Rushville Library, 130 W. 3rd Street, Rushville, Indiana 46173 February 8, 2020: 10AM: Tips on using Family Tree Maker, Ancestry.com, etc. to do your research – Carol Jones Rushville Library, 130 W. 3rd Street, Rushville, Indiana 46173 *UPDATE* March 21, 2020: No Public Meeting; Business Meeting via Teleconference; *UPDATE* April, 2020: No Public Meeting; 10AM: April 18: Officers will be evaluating Zoom for possible use as method for conducting meetings online; *UPDATE* May 9, 2020: 10AM: Repeat of Tips on using Family Tree Maker, Ancestry.com, etc. to do your research – Carol Jones Online using Zoom; *UPDATE* June 13, 2020: 10AM: Early Land Records – presenter John Barr Online using Zoom; If you are interested in joining the meeting, please email us at rcgsociety@gmail.com for an ID # and Password; July 11, 2020: 10AM: Regular business meeting Online using Zoom; If you are interested in joining the meeting, please email us at rcgsociety@gmail.com for an ID # and Password; *UPDATE* August 8, 2020: Due to COVID there will be no Library Field Trip; 10AM: Preparing for a Genealogy Research Trip – presented by Katrina Cooper and Carol Jones Online using Zoom; If you are interested in joining the meeting, please email us at rcgsociety@gmail.com for an ID # and Password; September 12, 2020: 10AM: Palatines to America – presenter Kent Robinson Online using Zoom; If you are interested in joining the meeting, please email us at rcgsociety@gmail.com for an ID # and Password; October 10, 2020: 10AM; DNA presentation on discovering your genetic genealogy by Denise Anderson-Decina – DNA Kit prize give away; Online using Zoom; If you are interested in joining the meeting, please email us at rcgsociety@gmail.com for an ID # and Password; November 14, 2020: 10AM: Regular business meeting; Election of Officers, discussion of next year's meeting topics; Online using Zoom; If you are interested in joining the meeting, please email us at rcgsociety@gmail.com for an ID # and Password; December, 2020: NO MEETING THIS MONTH!
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