Welcome to the

Pope County Historical Society

and

Genealogy Committee's
Home on the Web

Contact Information

Pope County Historical Society
P.O. Box 837
Golconda, IL 62938

Email contact is
Cheryl Broadway Cossey

The Genealogy Committee of the Pope County Historical Society is a brand new endeavor. The committee has several projects planned. Among them is the collection of ancestor charts from the members.

Contribute your Ancestor Chart Today!

You may find a printable one by Clicking Here

Another project the committee is undertaking is the locating and listing of all the Pope County Cemeteries. If you know the location of a little known cemetery please let them know.

Pope County Connections

is the genealogical newsletter which is published as a section of the Pope County Historical Society's regular publication,

The Packet

The newsletter is informative and gives news from the historical society as well as previously unpublished genealogy information, photographs, a section to place queries and let everyone know which Pope County Families members are researching.

Announcements

The Society is considering reprinting the "Pope County, Illinois, History and Families" Vol. 1. If anyone is interested please contact the Pope County Historical Society by mail or email Cheryl Broadway Cossey for more information.

Pope County Historical Society Officers

Joe Crabb, President

Paul L. Trovillion, Jr., Membership Chairman and Editor of The Packet

Pope County Genealogy Committee Co-Chairpersons

Ricky Allen

Cheryl Broadway Cossey

Jean Ellen Tanner

If you have reached this site by means other than USGenWeb, ILGenWeb, or directly, please visit the The Pope County ILGenWeb Site for links to other information about ancestors in Pope County, IL.

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