PCGS-Your Queries

Queries

There will be a $5 - $10 search fee--see below for more information

Information Requests

The Polk County Genealogical Society gets numerous requests for lookups. This service is done by volunteers who work in the library on a part-time basis. Please be patient as response to your request may be slow. We will do our best to answer your query in a timely manner.

Lookups can be made from various records such as cemetery records, marriage records, newspapers, etc. The types of records are listed in the Research Price Chart below.

THE BEST WAY to request a lookup is to email us with your request before sending payment and we will let you know if we can help you with your search. Remember to please be specific with your request, giving the full name of the person you are looking for, with any relevant dates and Polk County place locations. Email info@pcgsmo.com

EXAMPLES OF TYPES OF REQUESTS WE CAN HELP YOU WITH:

Obit request for specific date
(For your information: SASE is a self-addressed stamped envelope. If you request a copy of an obituary that is already listed in our index, you may go ahead and send your $5 payment with a SASE to speed up the process. However, we have recently added a "bulk discount" specifically to our obituary charges, so if you are requesting more than one obit, please email us first. Thank you.)

marriage record for specific couple with approximate time frame (married between 1880-1885)

cemetery listing for specific individuals

copies of land records for specific individual and date (ex. "John Smith bought land on March 16, 1845 and sold the land on April 1, 1865. This information came from an index. I would like a copy of the actual record please")

EXAMPLES OF TYPES OF REQUESTS WE CANNOT HELP YOU WITH:

"Any information available on the Jones family."

All of the marriage records for people named Smith from 1835 to 1935.

Any land records for John Jones during the 1800s.

"John Quincy Jones died between 1850-1900 in Polk County. Can you look for his obituary?"

If your specific request is not mentioned above, email us and we will let you know if we can help you. Since our library is operated by volunteers, we simply do not have the time or resources to do an all-encompassing search for your family tree. However, if you have the time to come and visit us here in Bolivar, we will HELP you do it yourself!

For more information on these lookup services or the other services available through PCGS, please contact us at info@pcgsmo.com or at P. O. Box 632, Bolivar, MO 65613.

RESEARCH PRICE CHART


	RECORD TYPE	SEARCH FEE	COPY/IMAGE FEE	POSTAGE FEE	*Discount
»»»	In-House Search includes these resources: Ancestry.com or other website print-out* Cemetery Books Census/other books Family Files (file cabinets) Family Histories^ (indexed & non-indexed) Library Holding book Marriage Records	$5.00	$0.50 per page	Five (5) sheets/pages included with fee; more than 5 pages = large envelope, $3.00	members-- 0.25 cents per page
*print outs for those with no access to Internet resources ^Will NOT copy entire book

	RECORD TYPE	SEARCH FEE	COPY/IMAGE FEE	POSTAGE FEE	*Discount
»»»	Archival Book / *Collection	$5.00	0.50 per page if item can be copied safely; *otherwise* 0.50 per page of transcription or digital image --no photocopies if it will damage the item	Five (5) sheets/pages included with fee; more than 5 pages = large envelope, $3.00	n/a
*Will NOT copy entire collection

	RECORD TYPE	SEARCH FEE	COPY/IMAGE FEE	POSTAGE FEE	*Discount
»»»	Court Case	$10.00	First 5 (five) pages included -- $0.50 per page thereafter	n/a	n/a
»»»	Probate Record / *Will (on microfilm)	$10.00	First 5 (five) pages included -- $0.50 per page thereafter	n/a	n/a
*Probate files may or may not include a will. Many people died without making a will.

	RECORD TYPE	SEARCH FEE	COPY/IMAGE FEE	POSTAGE FEE	*Discount
»»»	Obituary	Price depends on number of obits requested: 1-5 = $5.00 each 6-10 = $4.00 each 10+ = $3.50 each	n/a (included with search & retrieval fee)	n/a (included with search & retrieval fee)	bulk discount
»»»	* Death Notice	$2.50	n/a (included with search & retrieval fee)	Send SASE with payment (self-addressed stamped envelope)	n/a
* A death notice differs from an obituary; it usually only includes two or three lines of print.

	RECORD TYPE	SEARCH FEE	COPY/IMAGE FEE	POSTAGE FEE	*Discount
»»»	Newspaper / Other Microfilm	$5.00	$0.50 per page	Five (5) sheets/pages included with fee; more than 5 pages = large envelope, $3.00	members-- 0.25 cents per page
»»»	Deed/Land Record	$5.00 (offsite search)	Price will be whatever the charge is per copies at courthouse or other facility	Five (5) sheets/pages included with fee; more than 5 pages = large envelope, $3.00	n/a
»»»	Marriage	$5.00 (offsite search)	Price will be whatever the charge is per copies at courthouse or other facility	Five (5) sheets/pages included with fee; more than 5 pages = large envelope, $3.00	members-- 0.25 cents per page
»»»	Cemetery visit/picture	$5.00 (offsite search)	$2.00 per picture	large envelope or photo mailer, $3.00	n/a