WHO WE ARE
The Van Zandt County Genealogical Society is a not-for-profit organization created to promote interest in family genealogies and to gather and preserve historical county records. The Society also operates and maintains the Van Zandt County Library of Genealogy and Local History in the Courthouse Annex located at Highway 19 and Terrell Street in Canton, Texas. The Library is staffed entirely by volunteers. The Society began in 1980 by a dedicated group of individuals who were interested in genealogy and in preserving history of the county.
2022 Genealogy Society Board Members (left to right):
President Carrie Anne Woolverton, 1st Vice President Tammy Garrett, 2nd Vice President Imogene Kirkpatrick, Recording Secretary Cindy Cooper, Treasurer and Quarterly Editor Jan Crow, Publicity and Website Manager Suzie Bass, Director At Large Becky Rosson. Not Pictured: Corresponding Secretary Sylvia Barbee, Historian Paige Sanders, Director At Large Vickie Burkhart.
President Carrie Anne Woolverton, 1st Vice President Tammy Garrett, 2nd Vice President Imogene Kirkpatrick, Recording Secretary Cindy Cooper, Treasurer and Quarterly Editor Jan Crow, Publicity and Website Manager Suzie Bass, Director At Large Becky Rosson. Not Pictured: Corresponding Secretary Sylvia Barbee, Historian Paige Sanders, Director At Large Vickie Burkhart.
We publish an award-winning quarterly genealogy publication, Our Heritage. Editor Jan Crow does a fantastic job of putting together this magazine, which is sent to members every 3 months. It can also be purchased by non-members. Anyone with an interest in Van Zandt County genealogy or history needs this publication! See our Membership page or email us at vanzandtgensoc@gmail.com to get copies.
On Saturday of First Monday weekend, our Society parks cars on the lot beside our building (Courthouse Annex) in order to raise money. We would love to have you volunteer with us as we are always in need of people to work in the parkng lot. During spring and fall, the job doesn't call for extra people but in the heat of summer and cold of winter, we need extras so people on the lot can have more breaks. It takes two to four people on each shift; the shifts run 7 AM to 10 AM, 10 AM to 1 PM, and 1 PM to 4 PM. Please contact the Society during business hours at 903-567-5012 and ask to speak to Jan (or leave a message for her), or email us at vanzandtgensoc@gmail.com.
If you come to shop at First Monday on that Saturday, park with us. As at most lots in Canton on that weekend, the cost is $5.00. We are very near the action.
If you come to shop at First Monday on that Saturday, park with us. As at most lots in Canton on that weekend, the cost is $5.00. We are very near the action.