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Cemetery Restoration Workshop

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.     Saturday, September 14, 2019    

           The Clay County Genealogical Society will hold a one-day Cemetery Restoration Workshop on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at the Zion United Church of Christ located in Poland, Indiana, one mile south of Highway 42 on the Poland/Bowling Green Road.

            The morning session will be held in the Zion United Church of Christ basement, which is handicapped accessible.  The session will include information from Jeannie Regan-Dinius of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, who will explain the Indiana Codes relating to county cemeteries and the responsibilities of local officials.  Her presentation will be followed by instructions from Wayne Langman and Jeff Dickerson on cleaning and repairing cemetery stones.

            The afternoon portion of the workshop will be spent cleaning and repairing stones in the historical section of the Zion United Church of Christ Cemetery.  You may wish to wear or bring work gloves, a hat, sunscreen, and sturdy shoes.  Drinking water will be provided at the cemetery.

            Space is limited; please register before September 1, 2019. The registration fee of $25.00 and will include morning refreshments and a catered lunch with water, tea, and soda.   Registrants will receive a “goodie bag” containing items relating to the workshop.

        If you have any questions, you may visit the Clay County Genealogy Library in Center Point, Indiana, on Monday, Wednesday, or Saturday between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or call 812-835-5005 during the same hours.

       If you wish to attend, fill out the  2019-Cemetery Registration Form and mail it with accompanying check or money order to the address listed.  We are not able to accept credit card,  debit cards, or Pay Pal for payment.

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Family Surname Files

We have over 5,000 family surname files at the library.  Things you might find in a surname file folder are newspaper clippings, birth records, obituaries, and marriage information.  Occasionally there is information about other people researching the same family surname.  Some files may only contain a single sheet of information, and other files may have two to six envelopes that are stuffed full.

If you cannot come to the library to personally use the files, contact one of the volunteers at the library by phone or email. (Click here for contact information:  Contact Page )  Give us a specific name and approximate dates of interest; we will search for any information on that family line in the Family Surname Files as well as elsewhere in the library.  Research fees vary depending on the time involved and amount of information copied.  The initial fee is $10.00 for the first hour.  If we find any pertinent information, we will advise you by email or phone as to the contents and costs for further research.

You can download a 20-page list of updated Family Surnames in our files by clicking here:    2019 updated Family files