The Cass County Genealogical Society Thursday August 13th, 2026 Membership Meeting
At our August meeting our Guest Speaker will be C.C.G.S. Vice President Louella Vernon who will be showing the video “THE ORPHAN TRAIN”. You don’t want to miss this interesting and informative program. The meeting will start at 12:00 noon, lunch will be served at 12:30 pm and the program will start at 1:00 pm,…
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