Butler County Genealogical Society

01/17/2025

The first meeting of the year will be Thursday, January 23rd, 1PM at First United Methodist Church. Shirley Pearman will be presenting a program on the Heck-Adams-Henson Murders in 1905 in Ten Mile Creek Homesteads. L.M. Henson was charged in these murders.
After the program, a business meeting will be held.
The public is invited to attend our meetings.

08/11/2024

Ute visited our group a few years ago. These will be excellent!

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You are welcome to share it with others on or off Facebook who may want to expand and enrich their German research experience.
Wishing you a beautiful weekend. Ursula & Ute

08/11/2024

Interesting…..

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06/03/2024

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03/24/2024

All are invited to our meeting this Thursday, May 23, at First United Methodist Church at 1pm. Paula Allen and Diana Collard Howard will present a program on "The Incident at Broseley, Missouri 1944". ALL ARE INVITED! A business meeting will follow the program. REMINDER THAT THE MEETING IS MOVED UPSTAIRS NEAR THE OFFICE.

03/15/2024

Letting all the genealogy people know about a genealogy workshop at the public library on March 23, a Saturday. Cost is $ 20 dollars. The state DAR genealogist is doing it. Suppose to be really good. Lots of good handouts. Box lunch. Starts at 9:00, then lunch, then afternoon session. It is a workshop for everyone. Call Poplar Bluff Library for more info and registration.

02/20/2024

Our meeting will be held this Thursday, February 22nd. 1pm at First United Methodist Church, Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

01/12/2024

The Butler County Genealogical Society will kick off 2024 with an exciting and informative presentation by Katie Wylie Ray. It will be held on Thursday, January 25th, in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church, 5th and Main, Poplar Bluff. She will be presenting a virtual cemetery tour of Poplar Bluff's characters, pioneers, leaders and heroes! The program will be approximately 1 hour long and will begin at 1pm. All are invited to attend Katie's program!!!

The business meeting of the society will follow the program.

09/29/2023

For those who have asked about German research.

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09/24/2023

This Thursday, October 26, our organization will meet at 1pm for the monthly meeting. Marcia Morse will present a program on Refreshing our Genealogy Skills. ALL are invited to attend. It will be held at First United Methodist Church at 5th and Main Streets in Poplar Bluff in the Fellowship Hall.

VISITORS ARE WELCOME!!

08/25/2023

You can use the PB Library’s computers and access these papers.

"Extra! Extra! Read all about it!" We are pleased to announce the launch of the Library's new online archive of The Daily American Republic newspaper. With issues dating from 1878 to 2011, you can search through nearly one and a half centuries of Poplar Bluff history by name, date, location, or keyword. This archive is accessible 24/7 from the Library's website and free with your library card. It provides one-of-a-kind, priceless content useful in completing historical research, family history research, crime investigations, journalism, and more. This project was made possible through a partnership with Rust Communications, the State Historical Society of Missouri, and Newspapers.com.

Start your search today: www.poplarbluff.org/newspapers

08/20/2023

Our monthly genealogy meeting will be this Thursday, August 24, at 1pm in the Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church, 5th and Main Streets. Our President, Paula Allen, announced that the speaker will be the State Rep from District 150 who is Cameron Bunting Parker. She is going to discuss being a female running for office for the first time and her first days in the legislature.

Hope to see you all there.