Officers

President -- Jack Barley
Vice-President -- Robert Ross
Secretary -- Lorna Wilgers
Treasurer -- Arlene Dague

Board of Directors

Robert Boston -- Washington
Jim Scheetz -- Hanover
Duane Durst -- Morrowville
          -- Haddam
Pauline Hatesohl -- Linn
          -- Palmer
Alvin Vesart -- Clifton
Frances Wienck -- Barnes
Eileen Hansen -- Greenleaf
          -- Hollenberg
          -- Mahaska

Staff

Curator -- Arlene Hiesterman
Research Librarian -- Mary Alice
    Pacey
Genealogy Research -- Arlene
    Dague
Newsletter Editor -- Joan Dague

Volunteers

Jack Barley
Jenne Barley
Milton Bledsoe
Bob Boston
Marvel Boston
Arlene Dague
Joan Dague
Alice Dyck
Helen Elder
Alice Fuhrken
Carol Finlayson
Arlene Hiesterman
Dale "Doc" Hiesterman
Louise Johnson
Duane Klozenbucher
Irene Laue
Mary Jean McCawley
Dave Nutsch
Deb Nutsch
Mary Alice Pacey
Helen Pannbacker
Jo Rippe
Dorothy Sawin
Jim Scheetz
Malinda Scrogge
June Sheppard
Ramona Stettnisch
Janice Tegethoff
Lorna Wilgers
Mitch Zabokrtsky

 

General

The Washington County Historical & Genealogical Society Board of Directors meets at the Museum Family History Center on the third Thursday of every month except March, June, September and November.  The quarterly general meetings are held in March, June, September and November and rotates among the cities in Washington County.  (See the schedule below for the next meeting date, time and location.)

Quarterly General Meetings

The last quarterly general meeting was held on September 17 in Greenleaf, KS. The next meeting will be on November 19, 2009, at the First National Bank in Washington, Ks. The speaker will be Ken Martin, past National President of the National Pony Express Association. He also served several terms on their Board of Directors. Ken is currently the National Chairman of the 150th Celebration of the Pony Express, which will be celebrated next year. Ken will be speaking on "Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Pony Express." He will touch on what the "national" is planning, and what the Kansas Division is planning for Washington County. The meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. There is no charge to attend these meetings.  Everyone is welcome.

Historical Society Records

Obituaries -- More than 20,000
Cemetery Listings -- 85 Washington County, 5 in adjacent counties
Tombstones -- 32,300 transcriptions
U.S. Census -- 1860 - 1930 (except 1890)
Kansas Every-family Ag Census -- 1875 - 1925
Marriage Licenses on microfilm -- June 1868 - June 1991
Newspapers on microfilm -- 1873 - 2001 on 350 Reels

Barnes -- Aug. 6, 1885 - Jan. 26, 1989
Clifton -- Mar. 16, 1878 - Nov. 6, 1969
Greenleaf -- Nov. 1901 - June 30, 1988
Haddam -- Nov. 22, 1879 - Oct. 20, 1949
Hanover -- Nov. 20, 1973 - Oct. 30, 1998
Hollenberg -- Mar. 15, 1885 - Oct. 19, 1889
Linn/Palmer -- Feb. 23, 1884 - Sep. 28, 2000
Mahaska -- Oct. 19, 1917 - Oct. 9, 1924
Morrowville -- May 15, 1924 - Sep. 25, 1924
Washington -- Mar. 5, 1869 - Dec. 27, 2001

Family Files -- More than 2,000
Family Trees & Histories -- More than 50 volumes
Plat Books -- 1882, 1906, many years after 1920
Naturalization Papers -- (at court house)
Enemy Alien Registration List
Computer Records --

Draft Registration Records -- WWI and WWII
Civil War Records
Social Security Death Index

Membership

Membership in the WCHGS is open to anyone interested in Washington County Kansas history and/or genealogy.  Dues are:

$10.00 / yr., individual or family (January - December)
$100, individual life membership
$150, family life membership

Membership includes free use of research facilities with approval, quarterly newsletter, and attendance at quarterly meetings which have guest speakers.

Research & Production Rates*

Basic Research	Volunteer time	$	5.00 / hr.
Trip to Courthouse	Per trip Plus photocopy charges	$	10.00 .25 each
Cemetery visit for photo	1-5 miles Each additional mile	$	12.50 1.00
Internet Look-ups	First hour Each additional hour (you will be notified first)	$	10.00 7.50
Photo Scan		$	2.00/photo

We can also do photo retouching.  Please ask for rates.

Visitors are invited to come and do research on their own at no charge, except for copies.  All donations are welcome and are tax deductible.

*All fees are suggested donations