RESEARCH POLICY:



General Information: 

TGS is an all volunteer society with no full-time office or help.  Research we undertake is performed by an experienced volunteer.  Several professional researchers are members of the society and their names will be furnished upon request. A fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per surname is required in advance, payable to TGS at the mailing address (PO Box 4048, Topeka, KS 66604-0048), to begin any type of research.  Please include your full name and complete return mailing address.  Advise us what you expect us to search, or to find and give a brief description of what information you have found that may help lead us to further results.  The basic fee includes one hour or more of work on your behalf. We currently cannot accept research requests by E-Mail because we do not have the ability to accept credit card payments.


If information is found:

The charge will consist of the original $10 fee plus the cost of any copies (@ 50 cents per page) and postage.  Please express how much you are willing to spend to continue the search.  Our volunteer researcher uses the facilities of the Kansas State Historical Society Research Center and  the TGS Library as well as other local repositories.

If information is not found:
A report will be sent outlining records that were searched,  but the $10.00 research fee will not be returned.  We reserve the right to request that you seek the
services of a Professional Genealogist.

Updated: February 19, 2008
Email addresses as follows:
President: president at tgstopeka.org
Genealogy Research: research at tgstopeka.org
Website: webmaster at tgstopeka.org