Hi List, Thought some of you might be interested in this. John Polk County History Book to Be Published The Polk County Genealogical Society, Inc. is sponsoring and compiling a new family history book for Polk County, Missouri--"The History and Families of Polk County, Missouri." The book will contain a history of Polk County, spotlighting the following areas: communities, churches, schools, businesses, farms, clubs, organizations and more. The main part of the book will be the family history section and there will also be a section for memorials and tributes. The publication will be unique as it will be written by Polk County people. If you have a connection to Polk County, you are urged to submit a family history for this one-of-a-kind book. Below are the guidelines for submitting your history for the Polk County book. **Write your stories in third person (use "he," "she," "they" instead of "I" and "we.") **The history should be 500 words or less (words are considered three letters or more; dates such as May 20, 2002 are considered as one word for this publication). **The 500 words can cover more than one family's history. ONE biography per household. **The story should be submitted on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper, typewritten, double spaced. Please sign your name to your history. **One photograph submitted with your family history is also allowed. Please indicate the names of people, date and caption for the picture. **The deadline for contributions and advance orders is July 30, 2002. **There is NO CHARGE to submit your family history and photograph. I know there are many more questions about this book and I have gone into much more detail on my web site. I made the page on my web site to show my support of this book. Here is the link: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jwtrout/historybook.htm If that doesn't answer your questions, please contact Bunny Jones, Book Chairman for more information, email: [email protected] or write to her at this address: Polk County History Book, P. O. Box 449, Bolivar, MO 65613. Sincerely, Julie Wollard Trout Bolivar, Polk Co., MO [email protected] Julie Wollard Trout's Genealogy Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jwtrout Julie's Files also at RootsWeb World Connect http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jwtrout