Welcome...
to the new Union County Genealogical Society website, a work in progress. Check back with us often as new information will be added by our volunteers.
The Union County Genealogical Society is dedicated to meeting the educational needs of their members through the preservation of the county's public records, cemetery records, newspapers and family histories for research by future generations.
UCGS is a 501(c)3 non-profit and contributions are tax deductible. Contributions are used to purchase genealogy materials housed at the Matilda Gibson Public Library in Creston, provide additional offerings on our website and assist in providing quality educational genealogy programs. UCGS is a member of the Iowa Genealogical Society.
Monthly Membership Meetings
UCGS meets on the 4th Monday of each month except December at 6:00 PM in the Genealogy Room at the Matilda Gibson Memorial Library located at 200 West Howard Street in Creston, Iowa and beginning 26 April 2021 via Zoom. For information on additional educational opportunities in genealogical research, check out our Events page.
Iowa's Territorial and State Census Records
Last month's seminar was Hidden Gems: Iowa State Census Records presented by Theresa McCormick Liewer. Check out a new blog to see more information on what is on these valuable records and where to find them.
Preservation Oaks Interview Aired 09 May
The Union County Genealogical Society has been invited to participate in Preservation Oaks programming. Preservation Oaks is an international syndicated original talk program on Micro Stream Radio, where they feature interviews with professionals from Museums, Cultural and Heritage Institutions, Historical and Genealogical Societies across the United States. Their main platform is preservationoaks.podbean.com. The program aired on 09 May 2022 with an interview of UCGS President, Saundra Clem Leininger.
Membership in IGS
Your membership in the Iowa Genealogical Society contributes to the preservation of genealogical and family history records. Benefits of membership are:
- Access to IGS research facility
- Access to FamilySearch affliage records when in the IGS Library
- Access to Ancestry Library Edition when in the IGS Library
- Bimonthly newsletter
- Discounts on classes and conferences and research fees
- Networking opportunities
- Join a Special Interest Group
- Email notification of upcoming events and classes
- Access to genealogy interest groups
- Access to free queries in Hawkeye Heritage
There are annual spring and fall conferences with lectures, workshops, and vendors. To become a member of IGS go to IowaGenealogy.org and click on membership.
Free Genealogy Help
Check out our Research Links page for 91 FREE websites that can help you with your reseach from the comfort of your home . Do you have a good site link that you would like to share? If so, please email it to the webmaster for consideration. If you find a link that is no longer working, please let us know so that we can correct it,
UCGS Celebrates Ruby Anniversary
Charter members at the 40th Anniversary of the Society organization.
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BEHOLD the Work of the Old…..
Let your Heritage not be lost.
But bequest it as a Memory,
Treasure and Blessing…..
Gather the lost and hidden,
And preserve it for thy Children.
Christian Metz, 1846
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