Queries may be submitted to the Genealogical Society by members for inclusion in the SCGS Journal. Queries are free and unlimited, within reason. Query writers are asked to follow the following guidelines:
• Type or clearly print your query.
• Capitalize Surnames
• Do not abbreviate—our editor will do this if necessary
• Proofread for mistakes and ask yourself if other could understand your question easily
Include:
• Who you are seeking?
• What you want to discuss?
• When your ancestors lived?
• Where your ancestors were located?
Members of the SCGS are invited to and encouraged to submit genealogical material relating to Stanly County, North Carolina to the SCGS Journal Editor for publication. Material should be properly documented and credit will be given to the author of the document or the submitter. The Editor reserves the right to accept or reject any material submitted and reserves the right to edit any material submitted. Manuscripts submitted for publication will be considered for factual accuracy, sources used, style, clarity, and general appeal to membership.
Queries, materials submitted for publication, and letters to the Editor should be mailed to:
Stanly County Genealogical Society
PO Box 31 Albemarle, NC 28002
Attn: Journal Editor
or, emailed to: zhe@carolina.rr.com
Yearly membership dues are $10.00 and entitle members to receive four issues of the SCGS Journal, which is published quarterly. Memberships begin in May. Persons joining mid-year will receive the Journal issues printed up to their date of membership. The Journal is mailed to members the last week of January (Winter Issue), April (Spring Issue), July (Summer Issue), and October (Autumn Issue). The Autumn edition contains the year’s index, current membership names, and a surname list.