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Southeastern Indiana
Genealogy Society Launches
First Families Program
The Jefferson County (Indiana) Genealogical Society
introduces a First Families Program to honor the
founding families of the county.
Madison, November 1, 2008—The Jefferson County
Genealogical Society is sponsoring a lineage program
specifically aimed at discovering and honoring the
founding families of Jefferson County.
The program recognizes three categories of early
settlers. Frontier Families are those who blazed the
trail into the wilderness, settling in the county on or
before 7 August 1820. Founding Families, those who
settled here before 1 June 1860, drove the county’s
major growth period and brought it prosperity and
national prominence. First Century Families, those
who settled here before 11 February 1911, helped
move the county into the modern era.
Applicants to the program must prove their direct
descent from an early settler as well as that settler’s
residence in the county before one of the category
dates. Applicants need not be current residents of
the county. Those who apply before 15 April 2009,
and are approved by the evaluation committee, will
be eligible to participate in the Madison Bicentennial
Founder’s Day Parade. All approved applicants will
receive a certificate and lapel pin to commemorate
their achievement.
The Jefferson County Genealogical Society encourages
those with an interest in family history to
make the effort required to document their personal
connection to the pioneers of this county. Compiled
applications will be archived by the society for the
benefit of other researchers, and
the preservation of this link to our
past. A book honoring the founding
families is planned.
For more information about
the First Families program, visit
http://www.jeffersoncountygenealogicalsociety.org.
For more information about the
Madison Bicentennial, visit: htt p://
madisonbicentennial.com.
About the Jefferson County
Genealogical Society
Founded in 1998, the primary purpose
of this organization is to preserve
information of genealogical
value and to encourage and assist
others in gathering genealogical
information. Membership is open
to everyone with payment of annual
dues. The meeting schedule
and topics are posted at ht t p://
www.jeffersoncountygenealogicalsociety.org.
—Courtesy of Annette Harper
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