Genealogical Society Announces Program

The Delaware County Genealogical Society has announced a program for this centennial year to recognize descendants of those who lived in Grove during the statehood period. Persons or families had to have lived in Grove between the 1900 and the 1910 census.
Persons wishing to apply for recognition as descended from a Grove Centennial Family, should contact the society for the simple, one-page application form. Copies of proofs that the family was here are attached to the completed form and turned in to the society.
Proofs can found in a variety of sources. The 1900 U.S. census records the persons living in the Incorporated Town of Grove. The same can be said for the 1910 census.
In between those two events, the plat for the Town of Grove was approved by the Interior Department. Appraisers then recorded what was on each lot, who owned it, and what the value was.
The Grove Sun was being published which makes another record although the preserved issues don't start until late 1904 and there are other gaps in the remaining years. The paper carried all the usual kinds of things found in newspapers of that time. Included are marriages, deaths, births, lodge meetings, city council meetings, and all such. The ads are another item of great interest.
Families, we hope, have their own story preserved. It is these stories we hope to read and enjoy in this centennial year. Also we are hoping that families have saved photographs.
The Genealogical Society will be sharing the stories and photos as we go through the year. For more information, contact the society at dcgsinc@hotmail.com, or by mail to DCGS,1140 NEO Loop, Grove, Oklahoma 74344.