KEO-MAH
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Officers:
President: Don DeBoef
Vice-President: Helen Sagar
Secretary/Treasurer: Mabel Daniels
Trustee: Alan Neve
Trustee: Barbara Hammer
Trustee: Lucinda Jo Glenn
Trustee: Mark DeGeest
Librarian & Newsletter Editor: Mabel Daniels
Webmaster: Don DeBoef
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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Membership
$20.00 yr
$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
ITEMS IN THE CURRENT NEWSLETTER:
We have a new life member from Cedar Rapids, IA
The ballot for election of board members and officers is included in the newsletter and must be returned prior to October 28th.
There is a portion of the 1930 Keokuk County Census Index for Warren Township included.
There
are clippings from the August 1911 Oskaloosa Saturday Globe. It
includes a list of members of
Mahaska Lodge #16 of the Odd Fellows that had died.
An article "Glimpses of Nineteenth Century History from Keokuk and Mahaska Counties" by Larry McNabb
The Special 30th Anniversary Newsletter included the following:
A review of the highlights of the past 30 years of the society.
A photo of the auction of the Irving Hotel in Oskaloosa in 1975.
An article from 1979 from 1979 on the McCurdy farm.
A photo from the Nelson Pioneer Farm opening in 1977.
A photo of the Rev John D Pikaart on his 95th birthday.
An article about Mrs Joe Molenburg on her 80th birthday.
An article about the J.C. Penney Company
A photo of some members of the William Penn College, Class of 1917, at their 50th reunion.
A photo of some members of the William Penn College, Class of 1907, at their 60th reunion.
An article about Velna Utterback on her 101st birthday.
An article about Mary Mateer on her 90th birthday.
An article about the status of the What Cheer Elementary School Building.
A photo of Carl Neumann of Delta cracking walnuts
A photo of the Delta Covered Bridge
An editorial cartoon
OTHER COMING EVENTS:
The
Keokuk County Historical Society will have an open house on Sunday
September 18, 2011 from 1 to 4 p.m.
A quilt raffle will be held at 3:30 p.m. The tickets are $1 each.
The quilt was hand made and donated by
Barbara Morrison in memory of her mother, Earlene Morrison.
The Iowa Genealogical Society will have their Fall Conference at the
Faith Lutheran Church at 10395 University Ave in Clive
on Friday and Saturday October 14 & 15.
Membership Dues are Due if
your newsletter label reads any
month in 2011, then it's time to renew.
Check our website for current and new publications available for sale.
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Oskaloosa, IA 52577-2807