Welcome to the official home page of the Rush County Genealogical Society!
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! *ATTENTION* We are seeking individuals who have knowledge of burials or cemetery plot maps for the Laughlin Cemetery in Rushville. This cemetery is located at the dead end of South Jackson Street on the west side of the road. It is also known as the Lower or Old Town Cemetery. If you have any information, or know of someone who might, please contact us at rcgsociety@gmail.com, and thanks for your help!
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*NEW* We now have an AmazonSmile account. Find out how you can help our organization on our What's New page!
Founder Pam Steed RCGS 2018 Officers President: Carol Jones Vice President: Bill Baetz Secretary: Katrina Cooper Treasurer: Marilyn Yager Historian: Vacant RCGS 2018 Committees Newsletter: Katrina Cooper, Editor/Chairman Webmaster: Bill Baetz |
Upcoming Events *NEW THIS YEAR* We are going to experiment with starting our meetings at 10AM with refreshments, won't you join us? All presentations and activities tentative for now; January 12, 2019: *UPDATE* Due to hazardous driving conditions, we have cancelled our meeting for today; 10AM: Election of Officers; Voyage to America – from Germany - Carol Jones Rushville Library, 130 W. 3rd Street, Rushville, Indiana 46173 February 9, 2019: 10AM: Election of Officers; DNA - Introduction to Genetic Genealogy: Understanding DNA Testing - Denise Anderson-Decina of the Central Indiana DNA Interest Group (CIDIG) plus a drawing for an Ancestry DNA test kit, Rushville Library, 130 W. 3rd Street, Rushville, Indiana 46173 March 9, 2019: 10AM: Shadow Boxes – how to display your heritage – Marilyn Yager Rushville Library, 130 W. 3rd Street, Rushville, Indiana 46173 April 13, 2019: 10AM: Voyage to America – from Germany - Carol Jones, Rushville Library, 130 W. 3rd Street, Rushville, Indiana 46173 May 11, 2019: *Change in Location* 10AM: Civil War Presentation - Steve Mahan, Rush County Historical Society, 619 N. Perkins St. Rushville, IN 46173 June 8, 2019: 10AM: RCGS planning meeting for Rush County Fair Home of President Carol Jones, Rushville, Indiana 46173 July, 2019: NO MEETING THIS MONTH! IHS Midwestern Roots Conference – July 19-20 Marriott East, Indianapolis, IN August 10, 2019: TBD: Field Trip to Allen County Library in Fort Wayne Meet at the public parking lot opposite Pizza King behind the Elks Lodge Rushville, Indiana 46173 September 14, 2019: TBD: Cemetery Scavenger Hunt – Wilkie Days East Hill Cemetery Rushville, Indiana 46173 October 12, 2019: 10AM; Find Ghosts in your Family – using Ancestry.com, Fold 3, Newspapers.com Rushville Library, 130 W. 3rd Street, Rushville, Indiana 46173 November 9, 2019: 10AM: Business meeting, including election of 2020 officers, followed by the presentation "Preservation of Local Cemeteries" - Joel David Rushville Library, 130 W. 3rd Street, Rushville, Indiana 46173 December, 2019: NO MEETING THIS MONTH!
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