Kansas: June 1998 Newsletter - Sumner County Genealogical Society

Wheat Heritage Harvester - Newsletter
			for the Sumner County Genealogical Society Sumner County - Wheat Capital of the World
Sumner County Genealogical Society Box 402 Wellington, Kansas 67152
Volume 1      Issue 1                   June 1998


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Election of Officers

President - Joyce Church - Conway Springs
Vice President - Louise Miles - Milton
Secretary - Sherri Theurer - Wellington
Treasurer - Lora Topinka - Wellington

Advisory Board Selected

Donald White - Caldwell
Cindy Wapelhorst - Wellington
Della Shafer - Haysville
Sandy Allison - Wellington
Melvin Shafer - Haysville
Sherry Kline - Wellington

In This Issue

In The Beginning.....
What's In A Name?
Sumner County Society Formed
Genealogy Web Sites
Ideas Welcome!
Calendar of Events

1998 SCGS Officers and Board Members
1998 Officers and Board Members

Back Row: Sherry Kline, Della Shafer, Donald White,
Sandy Allison
Front Row: Louise Miles, Joyce Church, Lora Topinka,
Sherri Theurer
Not Pictured: Cindy Wapelhorst and Melvin Shafer

In the beginning...

Six enthusiastic genealogists/family historians met in March at the Wellington Family Steak House to discuss starting a genealogy society for Sumner County.
Della and Melvin Shafer, Pat Gaddie, Joyce Church, Donald White, Sandy Allison, and Sherry Kline made up the planning group, and in just that small gathering, new family links and ancestral ties were discovered.
Of the six attending the first meeting three had ancestors who were part of Thomas Hooker's party that founded Hartford, Connecticut, and two people discovered a common ancestor.

Calendar of Events

June 12 & 13, 1998
Untrodden Ground Wichita Airport Hilton
2098 Airport Rd.
Wichita, KS
K.S.G.S., P.O. Box 3858
Topeka, KS 66604-6858

Your Family in History
Wichita State University
Dr. James Duram
An introductory course to learn research techniques, and use historical sources to gather genealogical information.
History 225 - 3 Credit Hrs
Wednesday Nights
310 Jardine
Ph: 316-978-3150

Workshop in Cherokee & Oklahoma Research
Dorothy Tincup Mauldin
Sept. 12, 1998
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Grove Community Center
Delaware County Genealogical Society
206 S. Elk St.
Grove, Oklahoma 74344(SASE)

American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - 30th Jubilee
June 17-21, 1998
Broadview Hotel - Wichita, Kansas
For information, contact:
AHSGR, 631 'D' St.
Lincoln, Nebraska 685002-1199
(402) 474-3363
[email protected]

Tulsa Genealogical Society
10th Annual Workshop
July 11, 1998
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Garnett Church of Christ
12000 East 31st Street
Tulsa, Okla.
Ph: (918) 357-2030

Immigrant Dreams: The Settlement of America
National Conference
Cincinnati, Ohio
19-22 August 1998
Information: Immigrant Dreams
Federation of Genealogical Societies
P.O. Box 830220
Richardson, TX 75083-0220


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What's in A Name?

Thanks to Della Shafer for the name of our newsletter. We truly are "Heritage Harvesters" when we keep our family's history.

Shafer believes our heritage is so important that she started the "Pioneers of Sumner County" project for our sister society the Sumner County Historical Society. If your ancestor settled in Sumner County prior to 1900, you are eligible for a certificate suitable for framing.

For more information, or to join the Sumner County Historical Society,contact:

Della Shafer, 181 Western, Haysville, Kansas 67060.
E-mail: [email protected].

To print out a copy of the pioneer certificate request,

Click here: Sumner County Pioneer Certificate Request Form

Genealogical Society Formed

The first meeting of the SCGS was set for April 28th at the Wellington Public Library, and the response was exciting.

Sandy Allison, Director of Sumner County Economic Development, presided over the organizational meeting and presented a program about her experiences in Rolla, Missouri searching for her ancestors, and publishing a county genealogical book for Phelps County, Missouri.

Allison has documented her ancestors back to the 1100's, and has experience in developing genealogical societies at both the state and county level in Missouri.

Sandy brought out that while some sources state that we have three generations of ancestor's genes that make up who we are, other sources believe our genes come from as far back as six generations.

The society decided to meet on the second Monday of the month, and Sherri Theurer offered the use of Theurer Auction and Realty on east 160 highway. The society discussed meeting in towns to become familiar with the history of Sumner County, and to promote membership.

Genealogy Web Sites Worth Checking Out!

GenWeb

Family Treemaker

Ancestry.com: Free maps, searchable databases, free and subscriber genealogy information

Where to write for vital records.

National Archives and Records Administration

IDEAS WELCOME!

New ideas for the newsletter, and for our meetings are always welcome!
Submit family reunion dates, newsletter ideas, and other subjects you would like to see covered to:
Sumner County Genealogical Society, Box 402, Wellington, Kansas 67152

Or by e-mail to: [email protected] or [email protected]

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