2019 Board Officers, L to R:  Sherrie Archer - President; Ellen Wheeler - 1st VP Programs; Cindy Cooper - 2nd VP Membership; Imogene Kirkpatrick - Recording Secretary; Sylvia Barbee - Corresponding Secretary; Sarah Barnett - Treasurer; Jan Crow - Web Manager/Quarterly Editor; Suzie Bass - Publicity; Shirley Fuller - Parliamentarian; Donna Carter - Director at Large/Society Historian; Tom Tyler - Director at Large

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 Society began in 1980 by a dedicated group of individuals who were interested in genealogy and in preserving history of the county.

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 park.  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 at 903-567-5012 and ask to speak to Jan (or leave a message for her).

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.
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Below are Sandra Jones and Linda Dean as they discuss where to put the next car.