Cape County Archive volunteers accomplish much

Southeast Missourian

Ten volunteers were honored for their service since the center's opening in 2001 at a recent Cape County Archive Center event.

Altogether, 81 individuals, plus the Jackson High School Honor Society, have worked 7,230 hours processing records, deeds, creating huge probate and circuit court databases and creating an 1890 census book.

The National Honor Society has helped dust all storage shelves and mopped the floor of the storage area each spring.

Volunteers received certificates showing the number of hours they worked for the past year and from 2001 to 2006.

Volunteers with the most hours worked during the five-year span since opening were Carol Bruhl, 1,170 hours; Marybelle Mueller, 831 hours; Bob Parkinson, 590 hours; Ann Parkinson, 588 hours; Linda Hutson 314 hours; Amanda Pratt, 255 hours, John Flentge, 199 hours; and Betty Voss, 182 hours.