How is a genealogy society created?

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How is a genealogy society created?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Like any other group - you post a notice and see if there is interest. If you were forming a photography club, you'd post notices in camera shops. For a Genealogy society, the speccial collections room of your library and the FHC's in your county's LDS churches are good places to post a note. Your paper may put a notice about it too.

If there is interest, cobble up some bylaws, elect officers, collect dues and start.

The one in our county:
1) Has monthly meetings with a speaker
2) Offers group rates on the annual trip to Salt Lake
3) Charters a bus to go to the state Genealogy library once in a while
4) Buys genealogy books and CD's for the library's special collections room
5) Puts a volunteer in the SCR twice a week, to giude newcomers.

They work closely with the library.