The DeKalb County (Alabama) Genealogical Society was organized in February 2000 for the
purpose of preserving the heritage of families who live or have lived in this area and to
accumulate data available to researchers.
Dues are fifteen dollars a person or twenty dollars a family, renewable each year on or before
January first.
This is a sample form for membership (if you can help me make it into a clickable form,
please contact w4ctk@farmerstel.com ) which you can use your browser & tool bar to select,
[edit], copy, and [edit], paste into Microsoft word, Microsoft Works wordpad or notebook and
print out from your own computer. If you don't have that ability, you can write it on any
kind of paper in this format and submit with dues & pedigree chart to the Society.
If you don't have a genealogy software program that lets you print out charts, you can
look on rootsweb.com and other genealogy sites and print a blank form to fill out
with your information.
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Membership Application: DeKalb County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 681087,
Fort Payne, AL 35968-1612
Name____________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________
Email____________________________________________________
Phone/Fax________________________________________________
Surnames_________________________________________________
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With membership, comes voting privileges, a quarterly newsletter, and free queries in the
newsletter. A member can often locate others researching the same surnames.
Please enclose a pedigree chart, thank you. It will be stored in the research room. If you agree
for it to be published in an upcoming book of pedigrees, please write at the bottom or on the
back of the form: "I give consent for my pedigree to be published by the DeKalb Co.
Genealogical Society." We can black out living persons for privacy reasons if you prefer or
you can list names only and no identifying data on living persons.
*Add an additional sheet or write on the back if more space is needed.*
(circle selection) Individual dues for _$15_ Family dues for _$20_ effective 1/1/2009....**currently $10/person
and $15/family through 12/31/2008**
*Enclose check or money order made out to DeKalb Co. Genealogical Society and
mail to the above address.* Please do not send certified mail as there is no
one available to sign for it.
**A dues increase was passed by the Society on 10/11/2008, the first ever, due to rising postage and printing costs for the newsletter.
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The society is currently working on surveying cemeteries (continues) and building up
the references in the research room at the DeKalb County Public Library (continues).
We are working on publication of HERITAGE OF DEKALB COUNTY (AL) VOLUME II,
pre-publication price is still available; it should be out the end of 2008 (see "what's
new" page). Pedigree forms are being collected at this time for a future publication
of member pedigrees.
We have published the 1900 census for DeKalb County, Alabama-- with index.
($45 a book plus $5 shipping and handling, see What's New page for details) . This is a
lot of information for a great price and a reference that can be used again and again!
Members are invited to post their pedigrees and family information & queries
on www.rootsweb.com or www.usgenweb.com , both are free websites. The
www.gencircles.com is another good website that is still free. There are other
websites online which you can locate in a web search.
You may contact the society at the link provided below.
