TGS SERVICES:

LIBRARY VOLUNTEER HOURS:
1:00-4:00 pm each Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday
Incoming phone messages are recorded when the library is not open.

MEETINGS:
Society regular monthly meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month (except Apr, June, Nov & Dec) at 7:00 pm at the Topeka Genealogical Society Memorial Library at 2717 SE Indiana. These meetings are open to the general public.

SPECIAL EVENTS:
The Annual TGS Conference in April each year features well known genealogists as speakers and vendors with books appropriate to the
theme of the conference. This meeting is open to the general public.

NON-MEMBER SERVICES:
  • Attend monthly meetings and annual conference.
  • Attend Special Interest Groups for a nomimal fee (computer / German, etc).
  • Attend Basics of Family Research class at non-member rates.
  • Attend TGS Library Open House in November.
  • Use society library with nominal donation fee per visit (no check-out privileges).
  • Have access to ancestor files.
  • Purchase forms at non-member prices.
  • Free queries in TGS Quarterly as space permits, on Kansas ancestors prior to 1900.

SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE:
  • Shawnee County Cemeteries.
  • Shawnee County Probate Indexes 1855-1915.
  • Shawnee County Marriages 1856-1913.
  • Index to Early Shawnee County Naturalizations 1865-1930.
  • Many other titles are available! For a complete list of details and prices link to Publications page, or send a legal size (#10) SASE to TGS for a Publications Order Form. Publications can also be purchased locally at the Society library.

TGS EXTENSION SERVICES:
  • Participates in community events with an informational display booth.
  • Cooperates with local governmental agencies.
  • Cooperates and assists Kansas State Historical Society in locating records needing preservation and microfilming. Also helps index records.
  • Furnishes door prizes, publications lists and bookmarks to other societies for their workshops and seminars.
TGS acts as Agent for the National Archives Gift Fund by soliciting $1.00 annually from every member in our society and from other persons interested in enhancing the service provided by the National Archives. TGS will forward these monies to be used by the National Archives to microfilm specific records and produce finding aids for researchers for which there is no government funding. These microfilms will be reproduced and made available to the public through National Archives branches in all parts of the country.
Updated: February 19, 2008
Email addresses as follows:
President: president at tgstopeka.org
Genealogy Research: research at tgstopeka.org
Website: webmaster at tgstopeka.org