To: <TNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 4:33 PM Subject: News from Polk Co Historical & Genealogical Society > Marian Presswood, President of PCHGS, has just announced they will be > ordering reprints of their wonderful book, "The Heritage of Polk Co, TN, > 1839-1997". The book is hardcover, and has approximately 400 pages, 733 > family stories, church, organizations, community histories. If you have roots > in the area, you might wish to contact Marian regarding the purchase of this > book. Her e-mail address is: <presswood@wingnet.net> > > PCHGS will also have a cemetery book out soon, as well as the 1930 Polk > Co., TN census. Watch for future announcements regarding these two new > publications. For a list of other publications available for Polk County by > PCHGS, visit the following url: > <A HREF="http://www.tngenweb.org/polk/p_publ.htm#Publications">http://www.tngenweb.org/polk/p_publ.htm#Publications</A> > > One more item of interest. PCHGS is still accepting applications for > membership in the "FIRST FAMILIES of POLK COUNTY". Anyone directly descended > from a Polk Co, TN resident of 1839, or before, is welcome to apply for this > permanent remembrance of his/her family history. Applicants need not be > current residents of Polk County or even Tennessee. To qualify, the applicant > must furnish proof of lineage to their ancestor who settled in Polk County on > or before Nov. 28,1839, the day Polk County was created from parts of McMinn > and Bradley County. The cost is a minimal, and you will receive a beautiful > commemorative certificate if you qualify. For First Families of Polk County, > TN application forms please send a SASE to: > > PCHGS > P.O. Box 636 > Benton, TN 37307 > > You may also contact Marian if you want additional info regarding FIRST > FAMILIES. > > Sincerely, > Connie Baumann > Assistant Coordinator > Polk County TNGenWeb > www.tngenweb.org/polk > > > > > > > ============================== > 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 >