KEO-MAH
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

 

KEO-MAH TRACERS NEWSLETTER

Officers:

President: Mark DeGeest
Vice-President/Webmaster: Don DeBoef
Secretary/Treasurer: Mabel Daniels
Trustee: James Thayer
Trustee: Lucinda Jo Glenn
Trustee: Alan Neve
Trustee: Helen Sagar
Librarian & Newsletter Editor: Mabel Daniels

Web address: http://www.Keo-Mah.com/

E-mail: keomahgenealogy@mahaska.org

Hours:
MONDAY, TUESDAY & THURSDAY 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Closed Sundays

Meetings: Last Friday of month, 1:00 PM at Keo-Mah Library; November on 3rd Friday

Telephone: 641-673-9373

Website: www.keo-mah.com


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HIGHLIGHTS OF 1st QUARTER 2010 NEWSLETTER
VOLUME XXIX ISSUE #1


 January, February & March 2010



Membership 

$20.00 yr Individual
$25.00 Couple, $30.00 outside U.S.
Jan-Dec (4 Newsletters per year)

Life Memberships:

$400.00 under age 55
$200.00 over age 55

All memberships are for a full year. Your membership card will indicate the month your membership expires.

Mailing Address

Keo-Mah Genealogical Society, Inc
209 A Av East
Oskaloosa, IA 52577-2807

Funding Request

We are still seeking funding to help with the downpayment on the building. All donations, over $25, are tax-deductible.


FAMILY REUNIONS MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!

Send your upcoming family reunions to:

Keo-Mah Genealogical Society, Inc.
209 A Av East
Oskaloosa, IA 52577-2807

 

OTHER ITEMS IN THE CURRENT NEWSLETTER:

Reminder of our new e-mail address of: keomahgenealogy@mahaska.org

There are quite a few members that have not renewed their memberships for 2010.  We need at least 200 members for the newsletter mailing to get the bulk rate (lower postage cost).

Some ideas about how to commemorate our 30th anniversary in 2011.  We plan to send an extra newsletter, at the end of 2010 or the start of 2011, to all 2010 members.

We would like to get 30 new members during 2010 for our anniversary year.

We have a new Life Member.

The winner of the 1984 Mahaska History Book that we had for auction.

The Keokuk County Courthouse will be 100 years old on September 17, 2010

Hours for the State Historical Library in Des Moines

Hours for the Iowa Genealogical Society (IGS) in Des Moines

Our yearly financial report for 2009

Some of the news items from Keokuk County in early 1910

Some news from New Sharon, Rochester, Bellefountaine, Union Mills and Mahaska County in 1910 

OTHER COMING EVENTS:

The library may be closed for weather when the Oskaloosa School System has a weather day.

Membership Dues are Due if your newsletter label reads any month in 2009, then it's time to renew.

Check our website for current and new publications available for sale.

You can also check up some updates at www.twitter.com/keomah

QUERIES:

Wish to exchange info on the following families:

Elias CASTERLINE married Catherine MORGAN in St Clair Co, IL on 14 Jan 1838.  Listed in the 1840 Keokuk Co, IA Census.

Nathan MORGAN born Illinois married Elizabeth HASKINS LONG in Keokuk co Iowa 20 Jan 1856.  Children were Mary C born 19 Oct 1856; Joseph born 13 May 1859; Lucy Rebecca born 4 Oct 1861; Alice J (Belle) born 2 Oct 1867; and Julia (Minnie) born 25 Jan 1870 Des Moines co Iowa

Martha F Melander
439 S Crawford St
Martinsville, IN 46151-2317
marthafletch@comcast.net

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Queries are accepted at no charge from members. $3.00 per query from non members or $5.00 if you want a copy of the newsletter that your query appears in mailed to you.
You must include a valid address and an optional e-mail address.  E-mail queries from members only.



Mail queries to: 

Keo-Mah Genealogical Society, Inc.
209 A Av East
Oskaloosa, IA 52577-2807