Harrison Area Genealogy Society
Meetings: First Wednesday of the month
Harrison Community Library
102 N. Second Street & Main Street
Harrison, Michigan
Come in the side door off Second Street

Now Online!

The Clare County Cemetery Index!

Search for your ancestors by last and first name and find which cemetery in which they are buried!

Send your queries to the HAGS Newsletter!
There is a small charge for non-members who post their queries,
but it's might be well worth it if your query catches the eye
of some Clare genealogist who doesn't have access to the Internet!!
The charge is $1.00 per 4 lines of print in the quarterly newsletter.
Columns run about 3 1/2 inches in width.
Send your query and a check made out to Harrison Area Genealogy Society to:
HARRISON HERITAGE NEWSLETTER,
HAGS, PO Box 796, Harrison MI 48625

JOIN THE
HARRISON AREA GENEALOGY SOCIETY!
Membership dues are only $5.00 per year and you receive the
Harrison Heritage Newsletter four times a year,
PLUS post your queries for *free*.
Send your check to the:
Harrison Area Genealogy Society
PO Box 796, Harrison MI 48625

Harrison Area Genealogical Society Meeting Calendar 2010-2011

October 6 Clare County Historical Museum Tour, Dover Road, 6:30pm start time

George Dunham, host

November 3 Lincoln Twp. Cemeteries, Mike Tobin, Lincoln Twp. Trustee, presenter

Judy Palkoski, organizer

December 1 Annual Christmas Party, 6:30 start time, bring a dish/dessert to pass

Joan Brausch, organizer

January 5 Roundtable/Proofreading

Everyone

February 2 Show and Tell: bring a project you are working on, an item from                                                         your family’s past you treasure. Come and share the story!

Everyone

March 2 Internet Research: new trends and hands-on searches.

If you have a laptop, bring it with you, along with your WiFi card.

Joan Brausch, organizer.

April 16 Methods for Publishing your Genealogy

Katheleen Jackson, presenter

May 4 Annual Election of Officers and Monthly Meeting

June 1 Who Do You Think You Are??? (more details later!)

Joan Brausch, organizer

July 6 Annual Planning Meeting: bring your ideas for possible speakers and topics!

Everyone

August 3 Annual Picnic, Harrison City Park, 6:30pm, bring your drink, utensils and

dishes and a dish to pass.

September 7 Genealogical Nightmares and Roadblocks

Bring an ancestor chart and a group sheet for your problem area/person.

Everyone

Available from the Harrison Area Genealogy Society!
Cemetery Surveys of the cemeteries of Clare County:

Book 1:  Winterfield,Summerfield,Frost,and Franklin Townships,  $10.00
A Winterfield Twp.
B Summerfield Twp.
C Wilson burial ground
D Frost Twp. (Evergreen Cemetery)
E Meredith Cemetery

Book 2:  Lincoln, Freeman, Redding Townships,  $10.00
A Lincoln Twp.  Cemetery
B Old Lincoln Twp. Cemetery  (Kilgore Cemetery)
C Freeman Twp. Cemetery
D Redding Twp (Fernwood Cemetery)

Book 3:  Greenwood Township, $10.00
Hillcrest Cemetery

Book 4:  Hayes Township, $10.00
    A. Pleasant Plains
B.(if possible,will contain County Farm Cemetery)

Book 5: Hamilton Township and Northern Arthur Township, $10.00
A. Hamilton Twp. Cemetery
B Cedar Crest (Mennonite)
C Garrity Cemetery
D St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery

Book 6:  Garfield Township Cemetery, $10.00

Book 7:  St Cecilia Cathlic Cemetery, Clare City, $10.00

Book 8: Hatton,Arthur & Sheridan Townships, $10.00
A.  Hatton Twp. Cemetery
B Ott Family Cemetery
C Arthur Twp. Cemetery
D Carter Cemetery
E. Wood Cemetery (Sheridan Twp.)
F.  Thompson Cemetery (Sheridan Twp.)

Book 9: Surrey Township Cemetery, Farwell, $18.00

Book 10: Cherry Grove Cemetery, Clare City, $18.00

Book 11:  Harrison City, $18.00
A. Maple Grove Cemetery, Harrison
B. St Athanasius Cem Harrison

The cost of the book includes shipping.  To order, send check and your address to:
The Harrison Area Genealogy Society
P.O. Box 796
Harrison MI 48625
(make checks out to the Harrison Area Genealogy Society)

Officers of the Harrison Area Genealogy Society:
Rick Prosser, President
 George Dunham, Vice President
Judy Palkoski, Recording Secretary
Lorraine Hobe, Corresponding Secretary
Kathleen Jackson, Treasurer
Joan Brausch, Newsletter Editor
George Dunham, Cemetery Survey Committee Chairman

Questions? Contact Joan Brausch, brauschj(at)earthlink(dot)net