EMMET COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
The Suburban Trains are from circa 1905. Taken between Lake and Bay Streets, looking north. The house, top right center, is the brick apartment house on the corner of Rose and Division Streets in Petoskey, MI.
Links
Greenwood
Cemetery,
Petoskey, MI
Harbor Springs
Historical Society &
Emmet County Death
and Marriage Records
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Meetings
The Emmet County Genealogical Society holds a monthly General Meeting at 7:00 PM on the second Tuesday of every month (no meeting in December) at Bay Bluffs Medical Care Facility, 750 E. Main Street, Harbor Springs, MI unless otherwise noted. Please join us, visitors are always welcome.
Upcoming Meetings
February 9, 2010 - Nicky Haller, librarian for Alanson Area Public Library will be the guest speaker. Nicky will give her presentation on the services that the Alanson Area Library has to offer, such as the library’s Inter-Library Loan System, MeLCat, databases and much more.
March 9, 2010 - regular meeting
April 13, 2010 - regular meeting
Membership Information
Membership Fees are $10.00 single / $12.00 couple for one year.
Click here for the Membership Form.
Members may submit free queries and surname submissions to be included
in the Quest, the ECGS Newsletter. Send them to: Emmet County
Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2476, Petoskey, MI 49770.
Projects
Our Elected Officers for the 2009-2010 Membership Year
President - Kim Morgan
Vice President - Ann Schlosser
Recording Secretary - Marcia Maves
Corresponding Secretary -
Janet Fettig
Treasurer - Clare Amacher
Committee Chairpersons:
Newsletter - Penny Hills-Postma
Resource Look-Up Chair - Alan Thelen
Announcements
The Alanson Area Public Library has cataloged the 200+ genealogy books that were donated to our society by Marcia K. Bourdeau and the estate of Lowel Kosloskey. We sincerely thank all involved for their help, assistance and time on this project. Alanson Area Public Library
The Harbor Springs Historical Society and History Museum has a genealogy section on their website. It has searchable database and is an ongoing project. Harbor Springs Historical Society & Harbor Springs History Museum.
Greenwood Cemetery in Petoskey, MI now has a website with a genealogical lookup page where all of their burial and obituary records can be searched and printed. A search there will return maiden names as well as last names. A contact form is available on their website for persons wanting information. Greenwood Cemetery
Volunteers Are Needed
Members are needed to help with the expansion of the Emmet County Genealogical Society and be on the Membership Committee. This will be an ongoing project. If you have an interest in being on this committee, please email: Janet Fettig Corresponding Secretary.
If you have an interest in volunteering at the LDS Family History Center Library, please email Amy Christensen and let her know.
If you are interested in becoming involved in the Emmet County Genealogical Society or have ideas or talents you'd like to share, please contact Recording Secretary, Marcia Maves.
This page was
updated January 10, 2010.
Webmaster - Penny Hills-Postma
Train photo at top of
page - contributed by Lowell Kosloskey.