In honor of the 200th Anniversary of the creation of Marion County in 1822,
the
First Families of Marion County Society (FFMC)
, the first lineage group to be
founded by the Genealogical Society of Marion County, officially begins
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 visit the GSMC website, select the “First Families” tab, read
the instructions, print the Application Form, 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.
The initial submission period ends
on December 31, 2021, and all applications should be postmarked by that
deadline.
June 1850 was way back in our
county history--are you up to the challenge???
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