----- Original Message ----- From: "John and Connie Little" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 8:44 PM Subject: [MODADE] Polk County info! > > ----- > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Have Polk Co., MO ancestors, then this is for you!! > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date: 6/20/2002 > > > > > ==== MODADE Mailing List ==== > This list is made available courtesy of Rootsweb.com > To unsubscribe send a msg. to > MODADE-L(or -D)[email protected] > unsubscribe in the msg. area, turn off your signature, > if possible. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >