First Families of Marion County Society
In honor of the 200th Anniversary of the creation of Marion County, the First Families of Marion County Society (FFMC), the first lineage group to be founded by the Genealogical Society of Marion County, officially began operations on July 4, 2021.
The FFMC is designed to both honor the 200th anniversary of the county, but also to offer a rigorous challenge to GSMC genealogists.
To qualify for the First Families Society, GSMC members must prove a direct lineage line back to a resident of Marion County on or prior to June 1, 1850, the date of the Federal Census.
Interested applicants should print the Application Form (See the link above) and follow the indicated directions. The FFMC uses a lineage style that is very similar to SAR, DAR, Indiana Pioneers, or Society of 1812 applications, all of which can be used as proof.
Each yearly submission period ends on December 1, and all applications should be postmarked by that deadline. Visit the GSMC website at www.genealogyindy.org for further guidance and feel free to email with questions. Each Induction Class will be specially honored at the GSMC monthly meeting in December.
June 1850 was way back in our county history; are you up to the challenge???
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Civil War Families of Marion County Society
In honor of the many Marion County residents who served in the Union army and navy during the Civil War,
the Genealogical Society of Marion County, officially established the
Civil War Families of Marion County on July 4, 2022.
The CWFMC is designed to both honor the Union veterans and their families, but also to offer a research challenge to GSMC genealogists.
To qualify for the Civil War Families Society, GSMC members must prove a direct lineage line back to a resident of Marion County who joined the Union Army or Navy during the Civil War period, April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865.
Interested applicants should print the Application Form (See the link above) and follow the indicated directions. The CWFMC uses a lineage style that is very similar to SAR, DAR, Indiana Pioneers, or Society of 1812 applications, all of which can be used as proof.
Each yearly submission period ends on December 1, and all applications should be postmarked by that deadline. Visit the GSMC website at www.genealogyindy.org for further guidance and feel free to email with questions. Each Induction Class will be specially honored at the GSMC monthly meeting in December.
Are you up to the challenge???
For further information on these societies, visit the GSMC Library any Wednesday between 11 and 3, or email Ron Darrah at rdarrah@att.net.
