CLOUD COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the CCGS is to further the education, understanding and research of genealogical history for members and friends of the Society by:

• Through regular meetings

• Through the publishing of books on genealogical history of Cloud County and it's towns and cities both existent and non-existent.

• Through regular distribution of a newsletter

• Through research material available at the Cloud County Genealogical Library located in the Frank Carlson Library in downtown Concordia, Kansas.

• Through the fulfilling of paid research requests sent to the Society.

 

The Society finances it's activities from the following:​

• Annual membership dues

• Research by request

• Sales of Society books

• Redemption of Universal Product Code (UPC) from Best Choice Products.

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MEETINGS

The Cloud County Genealogical Society meets at 7:00pm on the second Tuesday of each month except December.  Meetings are held at the National Orphan Train Complex in the Meeting Room, located at 300 Washington St. in Concordia.  Meetings are occasionally held elsewhere and those times/places are advertised in the Concordia Blade-Empire as well as on our Facebook Group.  See the Meeting Schedule below.

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Meetings feature programs on genealogical research techniques, area history, family history stories, and sharing genealogical finds and highlights.  Visitors are always welcome.

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Our archives collection is located at the Frank Carlson Library, 702 Broadway, Concordia, KS.  You are invited to look through our collection at your leisure anytime the library is open.  The Resources Available page provides more details. 

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For research assistance please go to our Research Assistance page.  We are always glad to do what we can to help in family research. If you need and want our help with your family search, please go to the Contact Us page and provide the requested information in the form. 

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