Polk Co Fair Entries

The Polk County Wisconsin Fair begins the last Thursday in July at the St Croix Falls Fair Grounds.   https://polkcountyfair.com/about/  

PCWGS sponsors the Geneaolgy entries.  Fair entries are due in May and early June.  Entries are online or by paper.  You can find out how to do that at    https://polkcountyfair.com/blue-ribbon-online-entries/   

The entries for Genealogy: 

CLASS L: GENEALOGY – All entries must have been original work of the exhibitor, except for professional

publishing, framing, etc. More information on the exhibitions can be found at

https://tinyurl.com/2020pcwgs . Questions may also be sent to polkgen@gmail.com, or visit with Polk

County Genealogy Society members at the Ravenholt Heritage Center in the Luck Museum on Monday

afternoons. 

Judges have the right to reclassify exhibits if necessary for the proper class. There is also a

Senior Class that has the same entries. Sponsored, judged and premiums by the Polk County Wisconsin

Genealogy Society (PCWGS). Membership is not a requirement.

 You may enter your exhibit as an online or computer formatted item, if you must provide it on a flash drive or with an internet link with no login required. We will have a computer available to view them. 

Judging will be Thursday morning at 10am.

We do not want original documents or family heirlooms, but rather poster, booklets, photos, etc. of the

items. They should be flat items that can be left out for folks to view on the wall or table. We are not

responsible for items of value.

139. Family history book – a printed book created for family history. Family stories, family history,

family pictures, genealogy charts, trees etc. Can be of a single person or family.

140. A poster version of a family tree with four or more generations. May be hand made or printed but

the work in creating it must be done by you.

141. Biographical sketch/poster/pedigree chart/booklet/etc. of one ancestor or of a married couple.

Photos, stories, documents etc. are a plus. This is to show the descendants of the person(s).

142. Transcript or video or audio of an interview of a family member as to their personal history. If a

video or audio must be on a camera card or flash drive in common format (mp3, mp4, wmv, mov, etc).

143. History of a Farm, Home, House, business, etc. From beginning to current. Poster or booklet. An

example is a Century Farm documentation.

144. Family immigration chart. Poster or booklet of where your ancestors came from with a map and

details as well as where they have lived in the USA including Polk county. Photos are a plus.

Naturalization and other documentation copies showing their arrival and progress in the USA.

145. Framed artistic work of family genealogy: Display, narrative, pictures related to family traditions

(recipes, celebrations, etc)

146. Family history scrapbook.

147. A century memory. Document something that happened 100 years ago in Polk County (or with

your family) with photos, documents, etc, in poster or booklet form.

148. Information gleaned from your DNA analysis. Stories, posters, booklets, etc. What did you learn

from your DNA?

149. A computer/web presentation (i.e. Power Point slide, video etc) of a family history or family event.

Sound, images, etc, online or on computer media is required. No more than 10 minutes long.

150. Other information about your own family history that doesn’t fit above items.