The Franklin County Genealogical Society was established in 1997. Annual dues (Jan-Dec) are $15. Meetings are held the third Monday of each month in the Genealogical Research Room at 7:00 pm. Meetings are open to the public.
Research Room:
Our research room is located at 110 East Main Street, on the Square in Mt. Vernon. The room is open Monday through Friday 10 am - 4 pm and Saturday 10 am - 2 pm.
Web Site:
The research room is also available online. In Fall 2008, the Franklin County Genealogical Society earned the Third Place Partner Society Website Award, presented at the Texas State Genealogical Society Annual Conference 2008. In Fall 2010, the Society moved to a new web site, http://www.fcgensoc.org, now separate from the Franklin County TXGenWeb Project web site, http://www.mt-vernon.com/~skelly/.
Contact:
The society's email address is
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. Our phone number is (903) 537-3931.
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Officers:
President: Charlene Donaghue
1st Vice-Presidents (programs): Martha Hare & Pat Hamilton
2nd Vice-President (membership): Sue Bolin
Secretary: Phyllis Brown
Treasurer: Veronica Jordan
Librarian: Kirleen Hiett
Parliamentarians/Historians: Pat Wims & Mary Lou Duenkel
Please click here for a full listing of officers, past and present, of the Franklin County Genealogical Society.
If you would like to join our society, please send your check for $15 to:
Franklin County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1563
Mt. Vernon, Texas 75457
