Benton County Genealogical Society
Benton County Genealogical Society
The Society was established in 1971 as the Mid-Valley Genealogical Society.
The name was changed to the Benton County Genealogical Society in 1996.
This website has been mostly moved to our new website located HERE. Many changes have been made and you are encouraged to go there. We are not making changes to this RootsWeb site at this time. 14Sept2018 rao
Purposes of the Society:
- To assist each other in genealogical research through association, inspiration, and
mutual exchange and interaction.
- To encourage and provide for genealogical education.
- To cooperate with the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library and the Benton
Country Historical Society in matters pertaining to genealogical research.
- To advocate for accurate research and careful documentation.
- To encourage the study of family history through mutual support and the exchange of
information.
- To accumulate resource materials for the Society library.
- To assist in the preservation and publication of local history.
Meetings
By-Laws (pdf)
Membership Form (pdf) ... updated 10 April 2015
Library ... Shelf List updated 5 Sept. 2015
Support for Benton County ORGenWeb project
Community Service Projects
Queries
Research Services
Benton County Books for Sale
**** New BCGS Web Site, click on Publications ****
Web Links of Interest:
Nearby are:
Society Activities:
- Christmas buffet and crafts auction
- Used books and periodicals auction (contributions appreciated!)
- June potluck luncheon
- Field Trips
- Monthly newsletter
- Cemetery books listing the burials in all the cemeteries in Benton County
- Indexing of early Corvallis newspapers -
Newspaper Project updated 11 June 2010, 16,790 Total Entries
- Marriage Records for Benton County 1850 - 1945
- WWI Draft Registrations and Enlistments Published in Newspaper - WWI Draft and Enlistments
- 1910 Benton County Census index
Queries may be submited for a one-time publication in the monthly society newsletter.
Society members may submit up to two queries per year, free of charge.
Non-member queries will be published for a fee of $5.00.
Queries should be limited to 50 words, not including name and address.
Publications will be made on a "space available" basis.
Your name and mailing address must be included to allow those without internet access to contact you.
Your e-mail address may also be included if you wish.
Mail your query to:
Benton County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1646
Philomath, OR 97370
or
Submit by e-mail with subject="Benton Query for publication" to the
Benton County Coordinator (see bottom of this page)
(non-members must mail fee prior to publication)
Volunteers are available to do research from books in the BCGS Library,
and other Benton County resources, for a donation to the society.
About Research Requests and Fees
Membership:
We extend an invitation to join us if you are interested in genealogy and family history.
Dues are for the calendar year, payable January 1 st of each year.
$20.00 - Individual
$20.00 - Family
$20.00 + $5.00 for members who request their newsletter be mailed rather than e-mailed.
For more BCGS information, and contact information
click here
If you have questions or comments regarding this page, please contact the
Benton County Coordinator
Page Revised - 13 July 2017
