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TO OVER 50,000! Beginning with this issue of theFederation of Genealogi-

cal Societies Forum, over 50,000 readers will be receiving a newly-formatted, quarterly publication with vastly ex- panded coverage. The advantages of reaching a genealogi- cally and historically oriented audience of this magnitude are unprecedented. The benefit of getting important and timely information to societies and individuals is self-

f \ Inside the Forum

Genealogy Columns . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Great Migrationstudy Project . . . . . . 4

. . . . . . . . . . Genealogy Columnists 5

. . . . . . . . . . Indiana Society Forms 5 Society Procedure Manual . . . . . . . . 5

. . . . . . . . 1990 FGS Conference .6 Call for NGS Conference Papers . . . . . 8 / Freedmen's Bureau ~ecord; . 8

Forum Departments . . . . . . . . . . State Reporting .10

. . . . . . . . . . . Book Reviews .21 . . . . . . . . . . Records Access .22

. . . . . . . . Family Associations .24 . . . . . . . . . . . Repositories .26

. . . . . . Ethnic and International .28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Profiles .31

. . . . . . . . Calendar of Events .31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notices .32

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evident- the larger and stronger the network, the greater the success potential for individual researchers.

The tremendous response to "submission forms" mailed by the federation to 2,000 societies and research institu- tions across the country is clearly reflected in the content of this issue. The great volume of mail generated by the forms makes it impossible to publish everything im- mediately, but information will be saved and used for sub- sequent publications of the Forum.

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OFFICERS PRESIDENT Velma Hash Rice, 7016 122nd Avenue, S.E., Renton, WA 98056 VICE PRESIDENT, Administration Mamha Hoffman Rising, 2324 E. Nottin-

@am, Springtield, MO 6.5804 VICE PRESIDENT, External Mairs Joyce B. Hensen, 4908 N. E. Mawin Rd,

Kansas City, MO 64118 VICE PRESIDENT, Membership Senlees Fran Carter, 6515 3rd St. Ct. W.,

Bradenton, FL 34207 VICE PRESIDENT, Regional Mairs Carole C. Callard, c/o Library of

Michigan, P.O. Box 30007, Lansing, MI 48909 TREASURJIR Glade I. Nelson, 178 East 600 South, Kaysville, UT 84037 RECORDING SECRETARY Helen L. King 2343 Indiana Ave., Topeka, KS

66605 CORRESFQNDING SECRETARY Ruth Keys Clark, Box 153, Winchester, KS 1 66097 PAST PRESIDENT Scharlotte Goettsch Blevins, 2003 East 12th Street Daven-

port, IA 52803

ELECTED DIRECTORS Vicki Frazer Arnold, 4290 Honeybrook Ave., Dayton, OH 45415;

Term q i m 1989 Michael B. C l e u P.O. Box 10931, Ft. Wayne, IN 46854; Term erpim 1989 1. Richard Abell2340 Victory Pkwy., Cincinnati, OH 45206; Term erpim 1989 Jamesetta C. Hammons, 1508 W. 145th St., Compton, CA 90229;

Term q i m 1989 David C. Dearborn, 1514 Beacon Street, Y55, Brookline, MA 02146-2621;

Term q i m 1990 Sandra Hargreaves Luebkiog P.O. Box 355, Western Springs, IL 60558;

Tenn qh 1990 Brenda D. Merriman, RR 1, Puslinch, Ontario, Canada NOB 210;

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Tenn q i m 1990 Betty R Kaufmao, 2117 S. Harlan Street, Denver, CO 80227; Term q i m 1991 Darlene McNaughton, 14537 Carolcrest, Houston, TX 77079; Tenn qim 1991 Christine Rose, C.G., FA.S.G., 1474 Montelegre Drive, San Jose, CA 95UO;

Tenn q i m 1991 Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern, 300 East 7lst Street, +5-R, New York, NY 10021;

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APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS REGISTRAR Helen L. King, see address above EDITOR Loretto Dennis Szucs, 3629 W. 147th Place, Midlothian, IL 60445

The spectacular growth of the FGS publication (former- ly known as the Newsletter) was made possible by an agree- ment between the federation and Ancestry, Inc. Recognizing the federation's great need to reach the largest possible readership, Ancestry promised to assume responsibility for the design, production, and mailing of the FGS publication, if FGS could reach a goal of 50,000 individuals interested in receiving a first-class genealogical periodical. To be eligible to receive the Forum, it is neces- sary to belong to a genealogical, historical, or family or- ganization that is a member of the Federation of Genealogical Societies. Individual subscriptions will no longer be made available. Since annual membership fees in FGS are only $20 for organizations or institutions, and since e v e r y member of a FGS member societv can now receive the Forum at no cost to the organization or the in- dividual, it is fully expected that the FGS membership roster will continue to grow dramatically.

The Federation of Genealogical Societies, founded in

APPOINTMENTS SPEAKERS LIST Ruth Keys Clark, see address above FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS Christine Rose, see address above LEGAL ADVISOR Neil D. Thompson, Ph.D., C.G., 255 North Second West,

Salt Lake City, UT 841034545

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Dr. Don W. Wilson, Archi i t of the United States NARq (N) Washington, DC 20408

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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Albert P. Carmichael, 29 Locust Ave., Port Washington, NY 11050 Dorothy M. Lower, 1310 Three Rivera-East, R. Wayne, IN 46802 Marjorie Peters, 1513 Towhee Lane, Naperville, IL 60585 Joann A. Woodford, 10351 Andover Ave., Sun City, AZ 85351

PRODUCTION EDITOR Robb Barr, Ancestry, Inc., P.O. Box 476, Salt Lake City, UT 84110

The Federaion of Genealogical Societies [FGS] Fonun (ISSN 0894-3265) i published on a quarterly basis and will be available at no cost to any individual who is a member of a genealogical or historical society which is a member of FGS. This is possible by a subsidy from Ancestly, Inc. For ind iv idd to be eligible to receive the FGS Forum, it is requested that member societies make available to FGS their membership information, either in the form of a member- ship list or individual names of their members who have spedlcnlly requested inclusion on the FGS mailing list. The FGS Fonun will no longer be available on a subscription basis. Annual membership of organizations or iastitutions is $20.

The Fonun reserves copyright to authors of signed articles. Permission to reprint a signed article should be obtained directly from the author, and FGS Fonun should be acknowledged io the reprint. Unsigned material may be reprinted without permission provided FGS is given credit

The Federation of Genealogical Societies assumes no responsibility for the quality of products or performance of services advertised in the Fonun

Send change of address to Federation of Genealogical Societies, P.O. Box 746, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-0746.

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house for genealogical societies and historical organiza- tions, lending support and expertise in the many phases of society organization and operation. According to its by- laws, FGS champions the following objectives: (1) to stimu- late the activities of state and local organizations interested in genealogy and family history; (2) to collect, preserve, and disseminate genealogical knowledge and information with reference to genealogical and historical data; (3) to encourage the collection, preservation, and maintenance of genealogical materials for public accessibility, and to avoid duplication of effort; (4) to champion ethical stand- ards and to discourage and alert the public to incompetent, misleading, disreputable, and fraudulent practices or re- searchers; and (5) to encourage public access to records and to keep members informed of current legislation. FGS is nationallyrecognized for its activities in cooperation with the National Archives and the National Archives Gift Fund.

The federation and Ancestry, Inc., the award-winning publisher of The Source:A Guidebook ofAmerican Geneal- ogy, The Library: A Guide to the LDS Family History Library, The Archives: A Guide to the National Archives Field Branches, and a number of other well-known genealogical titles, announced the proposal at the FGS conference in Boston in August of 1988. Announcements and forms were mailed out to FGS member societies after the conference with the promise that membership lists would not be merged into Ancestry's mailing list. After consulting with their respective boards, some societies

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elected to submit their entire membership lists, while others, whose by-laws did not allow that option, drew up a separate list of their members who had expressed the desire to receive the FGS publication.

Recognizing the free FGS Forum as an excellent means to promote their own societies, most of the FGS member organizations were quick to respond to the opportunity. Attracted by the idea of bringing up-to-date, important news of national and international scope to members, many societies joined the federation during the campaign, just so they could enhance their own membership privileges by bringing the FGS Forum to their members at no expense to themselves.

GETTING THE MOST

Carol Collins Columnist for South Bend, Ind., Tribune

Newspapers are a basic resource for genealogical re- search. Most researchers think of them only in the passive sense - as a resource, already written, that provides infor- mation from a day gone by.

But there is another way in which newspapers can be of use, a way that offers more active participation by the re-

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the genealogy columns that now appear in many of the nation's newspapers.

The purpose of a genealogical column in a newspaper is twofold: first, to provide information about the resources and techniques that are useful in research and to publish news from the genealogical world, book reviews, and other informative material; and second, to help genealogists con- nect with one another in locating information about a family.

Best of all, the services are free. With these purposes in mind, let's explore the utility of a column for genealogists. How can columns be used to best advantage? What may be sent to a paper for inclusion in these columns?

The informational advantages are tremendous: news of society meetings, of symposiums and seminars, and of pub- lications and services are always welcomed by the colum- nist. It is best to send full details at least a month ahead of an event, since many columnists have deadlines as much as two or three weeks ahead of publication.

The query section provides a medium for connecting re- searchers and relatives. Queries are normally answered by

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other readers of the column who either are themselves re­searchers or who knew the family. The columnist does not normally answer queries.

Writing a good query talces thought and time. Three ele­ments are necessary if one expects an answer: the full name of the individual being researched, a time period, and a locality. The more identifying information you can provide, the more likely you'll get an answer.

Fully specifying the information desired in the request (such as parents' names, birth/death place, etc.) and ask­ing for only one bit of information per query is important. Chatty letters that discuss the ancestor and the problems in research are not desirable. Most columnists do not have time to cull out the information being sought. As with good letter writing, the key approach is: be short and concise.

Lists of surnames are the poorest of queries and will result in few answers.

All columns have rules. Some have a maximum query length and all prefer typed surnames, at least. Don't for­get to put your name and address on the query as well as on the cover letter; the two could be parted before publi­cation.

Also, check a map when looking for a column in the area of your research. It is amazing how many requests my column receives for Indiana counties bordering the Ohio River, even though South Bend is on the Michigan border more than 250 miles to the north.

The best source for information about the addresses and rules of columns is Anita Cheek Milner's Newspaper Genealogical Column Directory, (fourth edition, 1989), available from Heritage Books, Inc., 1540 E. Pointer Ridge Pl., Suite 112, Bowie, MD 20716.

NEHGS ANNOUNCES

GREAT MIGRATION

STUDY PROJECT

The New England Historic Genealogical Society in Bos­ton, Massachusetts, will sponsor an intensive and com­prehensive study of the earliest years of immigration to New England: the period of the Great Migration. This un­dertaking, the Great Migration Study Project, will produce brief genealogical studies of all those people known to have come to New England between 1620 and 1643. These studies will survey all that is currently known about each immigrant and will bring together in one place material that is scattered among several reference works, some of which are long out of date. The project director is Robert Charles Anderson, F A.S.G ., of Salt Lalce City, Utah.

For its first three years, the project will focus on the years

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from 1620 to 1633, during which time only one-tenth of the total immigrants of the Great Migration arrived. By begin­ning with this smaller group, it will be possible to establish procedures and standards for the study of the much larger number of immigrants who arrived in the decade from 1634 to 1643.

In early 1990 the project will begin publication of a quarterly newsletter, providing news of the project's progress. In addition, the newsletter will carry details of new genealogical discoveries, discussions of some of the sources used in the study, and reports on literature appear­ing elsewhere that relates to the Great Migration. Beyond this, articles on English origins and other genealogical mat­ters, generated by the project's research activities, will ap­pear in the pages of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register and other leading genealogical jour­nals.

The ultimate goal of this first phase of the project will be to publish a small set of volumes that will include the brief genealogical sketches described above and a narra­tive description of the settlement process during the years 1620 through 1633, focussing on major sources of migra­tion from England and the differing nature of settlements in New England.

For further information on the project, send a self­addressed, stamped envelope to Great Migration Study Project, NEHGS, 101 Newbury St., Boston, MA 02116.

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The Council of Genealogy Columnists (CGC) was formed in 1987 to encourage high standards in genealogy journalism, support researchers and encourage interna- tional use of newspaper columns, meet yearly to discuss is- sues of mutual professional interest, and encourage promotion of newspaper genealogy columns in areas not yet served.

The CGC is calling for entres for the 1990 Excellence in Journalism Awards. The competition is open only to mem- bers of CGC; however, nonmembers are encouraged to join CGC and to enter the competition. Winners will be announced 9 June 1990 at the CGC Luncheon, NGS Con- ference of the States in Alexandria, Virginia. The general rules are listed below.

. Entries must have been published during the year of 1989. . Writers may enter any or all categories: (1) newspaper columns (general interest - this would include those of essay format, query for- mat or a combination of essay and query - and/or ethnic or geographic specialty); (2) ar- ticles of a genealogical nature for an institution, genealogical/historical society, or other publica- tion. . Each submission in any category will consist of three separate columns/articles; please send four copies of each column/article and clearly in- dicate the category entered, the date of publica- tion, and the name of the newspaper/ publication. . The entry fee will be $5 per category. Nonmem- bers may submit upon payment of $15 dues plus category fee. . The three judges will be professional journalists who have an interest in genealogy and family his- tory. . Entries, sent to the chairman, must be postmarked no later than 30 January 1990. Win- ners will be notified by May 1, awards will be made 9 June 1990 at the CGC Luncheon. . It is understood that the members of the execu- tive committee and the chairman of the contest are not eligible to enter the contest.

For an entry blank, contact Carol Collins, chairman, CGC Excellence in Journalism, 2201 Riverside Drive, South Bend, IN 46616-2151.

If you have any Indiana ancestors or any interest in In- diana history, you can become a charter member and be involved in the birth of the Indiana Genealogical Society.

The new society proposes to (1) foster an interest in all peoples who contributed in any way to the establishment and perpetuation of the state of Indiana; (2) search for the reasons and forces behind the migration of early settlers to this state; (3) preserve and safeguard manuscripts, books, cemeteries, and memorabilia relating to the early settlers into this state; (4) secure and hold copyrights, master copies, and plates of books, periodicals, tracts, and pamphlets of genealogical and historical interest to the people of Indiana; (5) publish, print, buy, sell, and circu- late literature regarding the purposes, records, acquisi- tions, and discoveries of the society; (6) aid others in the publication and dissemination of materials pertaining to Indiana, including biography and family and local history.

Anyone interested in belonging to this statewide genealogical organization may send a check for $20 (i- dividual membership) payable to the Indiana Genealogi- cal Society. The society also invites you to share your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions on what you would like to see happening within the organization. For further infor- mation, write: Indiana Genealogical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 852, Anderson, IN 46015-0852.

Betty Robertson Kaufman

Betty Kaufman is a resident of Denver, Colorado, and a member of the board of directors of the Federation of Geizealogical Societies.

A procedure manual contains the management prin- ciples of a society's operation in concise, consistent, textual form. It is a detailed expansion of the society's operation- al blueprint or bylaws. A procedure manual is of great value to every member of a society's board of directors because it removes a large gray area of assumed or ignored opera-

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tion. It also removes the hazardous syndromes of "Let George do it" or "Nobody told me."

There is value in each officer or chairperson having a separate part in the procedure manual, and there is even greater value in every officer and chairperson having details of the entire operation, well organized for easy referral. A total overview increases an individual's insight, awareness, and scope of an organization, and it promotes spirit and pride. At the same time, it greatly enhances and improves overall efficiency and communication within an organization.

A procedure manual becomes a very valuable ad- ministrative tool. It is a helpful timesaving aid when train- ing new workers and can be a valuable asset to a nominating committee. A procedure manual clears the way for more efficient operation of normal activities and becomes a handy reference to details of those "occasional" activities, such as annual meetings or seminars.

How does a busy society develop such a tool? The basis for each part of the procedure manual would come from the society bylaws. The table of contents, for example, might carry four parts to the procedure manual, such as officers, standing committees, special chairperson/com- mittee(s), and standard operating procedures (SOP). Each officer and chairperson sets forth on paper his job descrip- tion in detail, keeping in mind the step-by-step informa- tion another individual would need in order to take over this position in case of death, illness, or resignation. A coordinator (usually the person in charge of society opera- tion) analyzes each job description and cross-checks with others for any duplication of effort or for ways of stream- lining operation. It is suggested that this be developed in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order (newly revised).

A separate page for each officer/chairperson in the pro- cedure manual would contain a standard heading to in- clude the following: "Subject" (i.e., president, first vice president, treasurer); "Effective Date"; and "Distribution" (i.e., all officers and standing committees).

Next, list all policies that pertain to that job. Last, in numerical order, is the job description list itself. Any sub- committee(~) of that officer/chairperson is listed on a separate page. Any forms are included, even though part or all of the forms might also be used by another subject. The major goal is to present in a unit everything pertain- ing to one specific job, such as policies, job description, forms, or sub-committee job description, Sub-committee chairpersons are usually given only the page(s) pertaining to their job function.

Each officer's job description is compiled under "Of- ficers" in the procedure manual in accordance with the ranking in the bylaws. Standing committees are compiled alphabetically under that heading, each followed by its sub- committee(~) and any forms pertaining to that job. Any named special chairperson/committee(s) is compiled al- phabetically under that heading. The following documents (all transcribed ) are compiled under the SOP heading: (1) the articles of incorporation; (2) amendments to articles of incorporation, IRS 501; and (3) authorization for bulk

permit, trade name registration, or any other operational document. Also included under the SOP heading would be current bylaws, board policies, all tax and license numbers, ISBN and/or ISSN numbers, order of business, and any organizational charts. Depending on its size, the SOP could have its own brief one-page table or index. Another handy referral sheet for this section would be an "Index to Forms" that are found throughout the procedure manual.

If a change is made in any phase of the operation, pro- cedure manual updates are made by revising and distribut- ing only the page(s) that pertains to the change. The update must be dated to avoid later confusion. For example, the updated page(s) would state "Effective Date: 1 January 1989. Cancels: 1 January 1988."

Volunteers are busy people who respect and admire ef- ficient organization. It is very professional to hand a new worker an organized description of a job, which shows at the same time how the job/position fits into the entire or- ganization, as opposed to a folder or notebook of confus- ing, miscellaneous, out-dated notes that take untold time to decipher and learn. It is easy to compile a procedure manual. The board of directors of even the smallest society should not be without theirs!

ANNOUNCING THE 1990 FGS CONFERENCE

Salt Lake City, Utah, will be the site of the 1990 con- ference of the Federation of Genealogical Societies. With a theme of "Windows to the Past," it will take place 15 through 18 August 1990. The Utah Genealogical Associa- tion will be the local host.

"This conference will be a major genealogical event of 1990," reported Glade I. Nelson, conference planning chairperson. "It will allow attendees to use the incom- parable resources of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, as well as participate in the many activities planned for the conference." He also pointed out that the dates have been changed from previously announced dates of one week earlier in order to better accommodate an- ticipated conference attendees. "Speakers at the con- ference will include internationally recognized experts in United States, Canadian, British, and European research. They will also make presentations on genealogical com- puting, family history writing, genealogical librarianship, professional genealogy, genealogical education, genetics and genealogy, and writing and publishing genealogical material," according to Mr. Nelson.

The four day event will offer more than 120 classes, workshops, and panel discussions for beginning, inter- mediate, and experienced researchers. There will be ex- hibits, displays, and computer demonstrations. Participants will have excellent opportunities to exchange ideas and information with other researchers at the lec- tures, luncheons, tours, and other social activities; par-

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ticipants will also have mornings, evenings, and lunch periods to use the collection of the Family History Library.

To receive registration materials when they are avail- able, write to: Windows to the Past, FGS/UGA 1990 Con- ference, P.O. Box 746, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-0746.

The National Genealogical Society is seeking proposals for presentations at its 1991 national conference to be held in Portland, Oregon. Proposals should be for solo lectures, panel discussions, media presentations, and genealogical workshops.

Each proposal should include the presenter's vita and a brief abstract of the suggested presentation with any other relevant information. Proposals should be submitted to the program chairman, Dr. Ellen M. Benedict, Genealogical Forum of Oregon, Inc., 1410 S.W. Morrison, Suite 812, Portland, OR 97205. The deadline for submitting proposals is 15 December 1989.

With the theme, "Come to the End of the Oregon Trail," the 1991 NGS conference will be locally hosted by the Genealogical Forum of Oregon. Dates for the conference will be 29 May through 1 June 1991.

FREEDMEN'S BUREAU RECORDS AS A FAMILY HISTORY RESOURCE AT

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Colette J. Amico and Shirley J. Burton

Colette J. Amico is an archives technician at the National Archives-Great Lakes Region. Dr. Shirley J. Burton is an ar- chivist at the National Archives-Great Lakes Region.

On 13 July 1871 Thomas Onley wrote to Gen. Oliver Otis Howard, commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau:

Sir: I write you this to see if you can give me some information how to go about getting a situation in some of the departments of government. I am a colored man. . . I went to school since the war one year and about 7 months. This is a specimen of my writing. . . . 1

Onley's letter is just one example of the documentation of African-Americans that can be found in the records of the Freedmen's Bureau (Record Group 105) now deposited in the National Archives and Records Ad- ministration.

The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as the Freedmen's Bureau, was established in the War Department March 1865 to super- vise all affairs relating to refugees and freedmen, and all lands abandoned or confiscated as a result of the Civil War. It operated principally in the former Confederate states, the border states, and the District of Columbia.

President Andrew Johnson appointed Maj. Gen. Oliver Otis Howard as commissioner to head the agency. Howard served in his post until the bureau was discontinued in 1872 and its unfinished work transferred to the Adjutant General's Office. Under Howard and his administrative staff in Washington were a series of assistant commis- sioners, one appointed for each state, to administer bureau policies on a district level.

The work of the Freedmen's Bureau included issuing ra- tions, clothing, and medicine; establishing hospitals and dispensaries; supervising tenements and camps for the homeless; helping to establish schools and employment of- fices; and supervising the disposition of abandoned or con- fiscated lands and property. The records of the assistant Commissioner for the state of Georgia provide an example on the following page:

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To All Whom It May Concern:

Savannah, Ga. May 11th 1865

Jacob Taylor, having selected for settlement fifteen acres of land on Ben Stiles Green Island Plantation, Georgia, pursuant to Special Field Orders No. 15, Head-Quarters Military Division of the Mississip- pi, Savannah, Ga., Jan 16, 1865; he has permission to hold and occupy the said Tract, subject to such regulations as may be established by proper authority; and all persons are prohibited from inter- fering with him in his possession of the same.

By command of R. Saxon Brev't. Maj. General. 1

Jacob Taylor's land permit furnishes an important clue for a family historian. While by no means did all freedmen choose to stay on the plantations of their former owners, antebellum records from Ben Stile's Green Island Planta- tion would nevertheless be a logical place to begin looking for further information about Jacob Taylor.

Officers of the Freedmen's Bureau also supervised the writing of labor contracts and terms of indenture, registered marriages, heard complaints, and helped black soldiers and sailors to file and collect claims for bounties, pensions, and back pay.

Like most other records used by family historians, Freedmen's Bureau records were not created for genealogical research. They were intended to document the work of the bureau, rather than the lives of the in- dividuals it served. There is, consequently, no master name index to the records. Indexes and registers to various seg- ments of the records, however, can reward a patient re- searcher who might be lucky enough to find a document as rich in genealogical information as the affidavit Reuben Sherman filed to substantiate his claim for back pay:

Alexandria, Va. July 25th 1865

I, Reuben Sherman, born in Bedford Co. Va. taken when a child to Huntsville Ala., thence sent by my master to near Hollis Springs, Miss., and when Sherman's army passed through that section of country, about the 1st of January 1863, I joined it, went to Co. " G 103rd Ills. Vls. and served as cook, being informed that I was enlisted as cook for that company (Capt. Wells, Lt. Chas. Mattesin, & Lt. John Dawes) cooking for the company, the officers of the company, and doing washing for the same. I served with the company until Savannah was taken, Lt. Mattesin being then detached as Asst. Quarter- master, at his request I went on duty with him and his clerks and came with him from Savannah to Alexandria, arriving the latter part of May 1865. Was then taken sick with smallpox and taken to the Smallpox Hospital. Lt. Mattesin paid me $50.00, the only money I ever received for my services. I signed

(made my mark) twice upon some rolls, with the un- derstanding that they were pay-rolls. Lt. Dawes in- formed me that me name was put down every time for pay, that the officers of the company drew the money, and did not give it to me, for fear of my being robbed.

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Freedmen's Bureau records are divided into two major groups: the records of Commissioner Howard and the Washington office (headquarters records), and the records of the assistant commissioners in the various district or field offices (state records). Correspondence and report files in both groups may contain genealogical information. Correspondence files include letters and endorsements sent or received by the bureau. While staff members wrote formal letters of response to much of the correspondence received, they sometimes simply penned a brief reply directly onto an incoming letter, which was returned to the sender. This "endorsement" was then copied into bound volumes to provide the bureau with a permanent record of the communication. Many of the correspondence records have subject indexes, name indexes, and name registers. (An index is a completely alphabetized list; a register groups names by the first letter of the surname only.) Much of the bureau's correspondence concerns administrative matters, but it also includes letters of inquiry from in- dividual freedmen and women. These queries are most often found in the records of the state offices, because people usually wrote to their nearest representative of the bureau. Thomas Onley, who made his appeal for a govern- ment position directly to Commissioner Howard, is one ex- ception to this general rule.

Headquarters records and state records also contain various reports made by and to the bureau. These include reports of operations, abandoned and confiscated lands, personnel, freedmen's labor, murders and outrages, schools, and marriages - all of special interest to family historians. After emancipation, the freedmen and women were able to have their marriages legally recognized for the first time. Some marriages recorded by the Freedmen's Bureau were recently contracted, others were simply legal documentation of unions formed many years earlier. The letters include proofs of marriage such as certificates and licenses, and they are usually arranged alphabetically by the groom's surname within each state's file. In addition to the name of spouse and date of marriage, the records may also include information on residence, previous spouses, and children. Some states records document many mar- riages, others only a few.

The Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company, founded to meet the banking needs of former slaves, was organized in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rather than the Freedmen's Bureau. Genealogical information may be found, however, in its applications for accounts, which are not themselves indexed but may be accessed

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through account numbers recoverable in a separate series of indexes to deposit ledgers.

It bears repeating that the Freedmen's Bureau records are not a quick fm for bypassing road blocks in African- American genealogical research. They are often difficult to use because of their arrangement and lack of indexes, and much of the information they contain is not of genealogical importance. Freedmen's Bureau records should not be considered a starting point for family his- torians; using federal records arranged by state, for ex- ample, requires either knowing the state in which one's ancestor resided, or searching them all. Nevertheless, they can provide a patient researcher important information not found in other sources.

The manuscript records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Landsare in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington D.C. Many of them have been microfilmed and are available at various depositories across the country. A complete listing of Freedmen's Bureau microfilm can be found in Black Studies: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications (Washington: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1984). Each of the eleven regional archives holds the core collection of microfilm listed below. Several regions have acquired ad- ditional publications as well; contact the individual repository for a list of current holdings.

M752 Registers and Letters Received by the Commis- sioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-72.74 rolls.

M742 Selected Series of Records Issued by the Commis- sioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-72.7 rolls.

M798 Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-69.36 rolls.

M799 Records of the Superintendent of Education for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freed- men, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-70.28 rolls.

Selected Bibliography

Black Studies: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1984.

Cerny, Johni. "Black Ancestral Research." In The Soutce: A Guidebook ofAmerican Genealogy, Arlene Eakle and Johni Cerny, eds. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1984.

"Freedmen's Bureau and Related Records." In Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Ser- vice, 1982.

State Reporting

ALABAMA Natchez Trace Genealogical Society (NATC)

P. 0. Box 420 Florence, AL 35631-0420

Statewide Alabama's genealogical societies (NATC) Lauderdale County Early Landbuyers: 1818-25 (NATC)

ALASKA Gastineau Genealogical Society (GAST)

3270 Nowell Avenue Juneau, AK 99801

Juneau Funeral records: 2 Jan. 1898 - 20 Mar. 1%4; 19 vols. Hardcovered and

microfilmed. Separate, composite master index (GAST)

ARIZONA Cochise Genealogical Society (CGS)

P. 0. Box 68 Pirtleville, AZ 85626

Cochise County Territorial Residents of Cochise County, by Joan K Achille (CGS) Sierra Vista Tombstone inscriptions of Cochise Memory Gardens, Sierra Vista

(CGS)

ARKANSAS Ashley County Genealogical Society (AC)

P. 0. Box Drawer R Crossett, AR 71635

Melting Pot Genealogical Society (MP) 400 Winans

Hot Springs, AR 71901 Ashley County 1890 tax list (AC) Garland County Index to marriages (MP)

CALIFORNIA Antelope Valley Genealogical Society (ANTE)

P. 0. Box 1049 Lancaster, CA 93534

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JONATHAN SHEPPARD BOOKS BOX 2020 ESP STATION

ALBANY, NEW YORK 12220

18th and 19th CENTURY MAPS

MAPS FOR THE GENEALOGIST

All maps listed below are black and white reprints of original antique maps in our collection and have been chosen for their usefulness as research tools for the genealogist. TTnless otherwise indicated, each is printed on fine quality parch- ment paper and is 18" x 24", including margins. Terms: Unless otherwise indicated, all maps described below are 55.50 each. All map orders totalling $20.00 or more are shipped postpaid. For orders totalling less than $20.00, please add 52.00 for shipplng. NYS residents must add appropriate sales tax. (Rl) North Walcr. Bartholemew's finely detailed 1869 map showing towns, villages, and roads in the shires of Flint, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Merioneth, and Montgomery. ( ~ 2 ) me awle L~~~ minc hi^ large (23" 29") map drawn by F.L. Gussefeld in 1789depicts themany principali- ties, small states and districtson both banks of the northern Rhine north of Baden and Wurtemburg.. . . . . . . . . . . . $6.95 (R3) Ihe Urde d the Upper Rhlne. A companion to the map above, this large (23" x 29") 1786 map by Gussefeld showsthe Rhine from Coblentz to Carlsruhe. Inset map of the area from Carlsruhe south to Basel. Extending as far east a s Eisenach, the map identifies many Palatinate jurisdictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $695 (R4) Upper Hesse and Wetterau. This 1746 map by C.M. Pronner shows the region east of Dillenburg and south of Marburg. Inset view of Giessen, decorative cartouches complete this detailed map. (R5) Hesse Cassel and Waldeck Also by Pronner, this 1754 map shows towns and villages around the Eder River, south of Paderborn and west of the Fulda. (R6) The States of the Landgrave Hew-Dumstad (Noehem District) Under the Administration of Giessen, with the Dominions of Mdda and mer. This 18"x 21" 1797map shows villages and districts near the cities of Marburg, Giessen, and Homburg. (R7) The States of the Pllnces and Counts of Solm, wlth the Imperial Free Oties of F~iedberg and wedu. This 17" x 18" map issued in 1797 shows distncts and villages in the region around Giessen, including parts of Hesse-Darmstadt, Hesse- Cassel, and Hesse-Nassau. (R8) the Archbishopric and Electorate of Malnz - Northern District. This 1797 16" x 24" map shows the Rheingau area a t the junction of the Rhine and Main Rivers. From Bingen to the area east of Aschaffenburg. (MI) Germany Urca 1760. By Thomas Kitchin, this popular 18th century map shows hundreds of place names. (M2)The Ekctorate d Bavaria (1794). Finely detailed Laurie& Whittle map of the northeast section of Bavaria. (M3) The Rhlne from Bodensee to Koln (1845). One of the most detailed maps of this region for 19th century. (M4) %on Thuringla (1873). Useful for those with roots in the small &.on states and surrounding areas. (M5) Nodeast Germany (1843). Centered on Berlin, this map covers the Brandenburg, Mecklenburg, Prussian a n d Pomerania areas. (Me) The Prusrian Prodnces: East R u d a and Posen (1845). An attractive and detailed map for this area. (M7) The Baldc States (1845). Shows the region from Danzig and Moscow to Crackow and Kiev during the 19th century.

FOR EUROPEAN RESEARCH

(M8) The East Central Provinces (Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia - 1844). An excellent reference tool for central Europe in the 19th century. (M9) ne wngdom of H~~~~ (1774). M~~~ than 1~~~ place names and shown on this lgth century map by samuel Dunn. (MIO) Hungary and pa* of Siebenburgen (1845). A fine companion piece to (M9). (MI 1 ) The Northern States: Sweden, Denmark and Norway (1772). From the attractive 18th century original by Robert Sayer. (M12) Southern Sweden (1833). Details the areasouthof Falu. (MI 3) Denmark, with Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg (1846). Includes insets of Copenhagen, Iceland and Ham- burg area. (M 14) The Kingdom of Hanover, with Oldenburg (1832). James Wyld's handsome map of this important kingdom. Very detailed. (M15) fhe Duchy of Hdstdn (1829). Another of W~ld 's early 19th century maps. Finely designed and executed. (M16) Switzedand (ca. 1875). An attractive mid-century map originally issued in Edinburgh by Blackie and ~ e l l e r . (MI71 The Central Netherlands and Pa* d West~hda (ca. 1780). An important Covens and Mortier map, centered on the Province of Gelderland. Excellent detail. (M1 8) A New Map d Germany Divided Into ItsUrdes (1805). BY the famed Thomas Jeffer~s , th s map is a fine companion piece to (M1). Useful for sorting out 19th century German States. (MI 9) The Kingdom of Bohemia, with Slesla, Morrlvla and Lusatla (1794). Because of the difference in time a n d cartographic style, this Laurie & Whittle map i s a nice companion piece for (M8). (M2O) The Prussian Government of Straisund (formerly Swedish Pomerania). Another of James Wyld's fascinating maps, first issued in 1835, our 18" x 21" reprint details the area north of Mecklenburg and west of Prussian Pomerania. Remarkable detail and a fine inset plan of Stralsund. (M21) The Austrlan Empire: Issued about 1875, our map encompasses the area from Tyrol on the Swiss border east to Transylvania and as far south as the province of Sclavonia. (M2Z) The Balkans: Entitled Turkey and Greece, this map includes the provinces of Roumania, Servia, Bulgaria, Bosnia, and Montenegro, as well asMoldavia, Roumelia and Greece as they were circa 1875. (M25) A Complete Map of the BrHlsh Ides, or Cseat Brltlin and Irelnd, with their respective roads and dividons. Originally issued in London in 1772 by Robert Sayer, this large (20" x 26") map shows counties, major towns and principal roads as they were in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales just prior to the American Revolution. (M26) Black's My, d YorksNre. Issued by A & C Black about 1875, John Bartholomew's map of this area identifies small towns, some manor houses and both major andminor roads. An attractive example of 19th century mapmaking.

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Genealogical Association of Sacramento (GAS) P. 0. Box 28297

Sacramento, CA 95828 Livennore/Amador Genealogical Society (LAGS)

P. 0. Box 901 Lirmore, CA 94551-0901

Mendocino Coast Genealogical Society (MEND) P. 0. Box 762

Fort Bragg, CA 95437 Vandenberg Genealogical Society (VGS)

P. 0. Box 814 Lompoc, CA 93438

Antelope Valley Cemeteries, vol. I (ANIX) Livennore Livermore cemeteries (LAGS) Mendocino County What Became of theL&le Red SchooUwuse?Vols. 1-111, locations and in-

formation on schools of Mendocino (MEND) Sacramento Smamento Bee newspaper index (microfiche): births, marriages, deaths

from the paper, 1857-1905 (GAS) Santa Barbara County Northern Santa Barbara County cemeteries are being extracted (VGS)

COLORADO Boulder Genealogical Society (BOUL)

Post Office Box 3246 Boulder, CO 80307

Genealogical Society of Hispanic America (GSHA) Post Office Box K Denver, CO 80209

Notice: 'This society is devoted exclusively to the Hispanic com- munity of Colorado and the nation. A chapter of the organiza- tion has been formed in Pueblo, Colorado. Thanks to the Franciscan Fathers of Colonial New Spain, the Hispanic population of the American Southwest is in possession of per- haps the greatest and most complete collection of genealogical material ever preserved in the United States. For information, send SASE."

Larimer County Genealogical Society (LARI) Post Office Box 8436 Ft. Collins, CO 80524

Bbulder County List of citizens naturalized (BOUL) Larimer County Land index: 1862-72 (LARI)

CONNECTICUT Stamford Genealogical Society, Inc. (STAM)

Post Office Box 249 Stamford, CT 06904-0249

Fair field Abstract of probate records, microfilm (STAM) Greenwich Abstracts of town records and tombstones, microfilm (STAM)

FLORIDA NEW S0CIET"Y: Jewish Genealogical Society of Broward County

1859 N. Pine Island Rd. XI28 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33322

Genealogical Society of Okeechobee (GSO) P. 0. Box 731

Okeechobee, FL 34973 Keystone Genealogical Society (KGS)

P. 0. Box50 Monticello, FL 32344

Osreola County Historical Society (OCHS) 1750 Palmetto Drive

Kissimmee, FL 34743 Palm Beach County Genealogical Society, Inc (PBC)

P. 0. Box 1746 West Palm Beach, FL 33402

West Pasco Genealogical Society 0 2225 - 23rd Court

New Port Richey, FL 34655 Jefferson County Cemetely survey (KGS) Kissimmee County Kissimmee: a Pictorial History (OCHS) Okeechobee County Marriage records, book I: Sept. 1917 - Jan. 1927 (GSO) Osceola County Osceola County, the First 100 Years, by A. M. & R S. Cody (OCHS) West Pasco List of burials and cemeteries located in the West Pasco area (WEST)

GEORGIA Huxford Genealogical Society (HUXP)

Post Office Box 595 Homerville, GA 31634

Northeast Cobb Genealogical Society (NORT) Post Office Box 1413 Marietta, GA 30061

Richard Ratclii Genealogical Society (RR) Rt. 5, Box 454

Toc~a, GA 30577-8957 Berrien County Mamages: 1856-1906 (HUXF) Clinch County History of Clinch County (HUXF) Cobb County Deed book A, part 1 (NORT) Pierce County Marriages: 1875-1900 (RR)

ILLINOIS Emngham County Genealogical Society (ECGS)

Post Office Box 1166 Effingham, IL 62401

Fulton County (Ill.) Historical and Genealogical Society (FCHG) 45 North Park Drive

Canton, IL 61520 Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society (ILLI)

Post Office Box 207 Danville, IL 61834

Illinois Mennonite Historical and Genealogical Society (IM) Post Office Box 819 Metamora, IL 61548

Kendall County Genealogical Society (KNDL) Post Office Box 1086

O m g o , IL 60543

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Knox County Genealogical Society (KNOX) Post Office Box 13

Galesburg, IL 614024013 Macoupin County Genealogical Society (MC)

Post Office Box 95 Staunton, IL 62088

McLean County Genealogical Society (MCLN) Post Office Box 488

Nonnal, IL 61761-0488 Piatt County Historical and Genealogical Society (PC)

Post Office Box 123 Monticello, IL 61856

South Suburban Genealogical and Histodcal Society (SSGH) Post Office Box %

South Holland, IL 60473 Stephenson County Genealogical Society (SC)

Post Office Box 514 Freeport, IL 61032

Tazewell County Genealogical Society (TZWL) Post Office Box 312

Pekin, IL 61555-0312

Statewide Mennonites in IUinois, by Willard H. Smith (IM) Cook County Churches of the greater Roaeland (Chicago) area (SSGH) ElIlngham County 1880 census [in progress] (ECGS) Fulton County Cemetery m r d i n g s of all 150 plus cemeteries in county; includes notes

from county death certificates (FCHG) Federal 1860 census (MCLN) Kendall County Cemetery listings, Indexed: West Lisbon, Millington-Newark, Doud,

Pearce, Evergreen, AuSable, Seward Mound, Sacred Bluff (KNDL) Knox County 1860 federal census. Revised and reread, 1988.4 vols. (KNOX) Livingston County Federal 1850 census (MCLN) Macoupin County Memorial Park Cemetery - Staunton, Ill. (MC) McLean County Marriages: 1831-92.4 vols. (MCLN) Piatt County 1900 census and 1910 census (PC) Stephenson County Cemetery inscriptions, 4 vols. (SC) Tazewell County Federal 1850 census, 2 vols. (MCLN) 1860 census and index 2 vols. (TZWL) V e d o n County Marriage applications, 2 vols.: 1826-74 (ILLI) Will County Will Countyon the Pacific Slopes. Memoirs and letters from early Joliet,

Illinois, nempapers from the "forty-niners* who went to the gold fields (SSGH)

INDIANA Indiana Historical Society (IHS)

315 West Ohio Street Indianapolis, IN 46202

Northwest Territory Genealogical Society (NWT) Lewis Historical Library - LRC

Vincennes University Vincennes, IN 47591

South Bend Area Genealogical Society (SBA) Post Office Box 1222

South Bend, IN 46624

Tippecanoe County Area Genealogical Society (TIPP) 909 South Street

Lafayette, IN 47901

Wabash Valley Genealogical Society, Inc. P A B A ) Post Office Box 85

Terre Haute, IN 47808

Statewide 1860 census project (IHS) Knox County Compilation index of cemetery books: 1-6c (NWT) St. Joseph County Early divorce petitions, civil court: 1832 (SBA) Notice: "County Records of Indiana Microfilming Project now filming

in St. Joseph County. Includes public records through 1920 (probate and guardianship packets included) and private records (i.e., church, cemetery, funeral homes, holdings of public library and northern In- diana Historical Museum family records). Film will be deposited in Family History Library, Salt Lake City; Indiana State Library; and South Bend Library." (SBA)

Tippecanoe County Notice: "Volunteers constantly index local court records that, though not

published, are available to researchers in library." WPP) V i o County Marriages: 1818-50. Alphabetical by both bride and groom P A B A )

IOWA Chickasaw County Genealogical Society (CHIC)

Post Office Box 434 New Hampton, IA 50659

Iowa Genealogical Society (IOWA) Post Office Box ?735

Des Moines, IA 50322 Lee County Genealogical Society of Iowa (LEE)

Post Office Box 303 Keokuk, IA 526320303

Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society (NEI) c/o Grout Museum of History and Science

503 South Street Waterloo, IA 50701

Story County Genealogical Society (STOR) Chamber of Commerce

125 S. 3rd Street Arnes, IA 50010

Tama County Tracers Genealogical Society (TAMA) Post Office Box 84 - 200 North Broadway

Toledo, IA 52342 Benton County Inscriptions from eight cemeteries along the western border (TAMA) Black Hawk County Early deaths, mamages, births, naturalizations (NEI) Declaration of intention, books 1 4 (letters A-I) (IOWA) Chickasaw County Marriages - first five books: 1853-1901 (CHIC) Jacksonville Township & Utica Township cemeteries (CC) Lee County Marriage records from south Lee County (Keokuk Courthouse - one of two county seats in Lee County), 3 vols.: 1873-90 (LEE)

Story County Tombstone listing [in progress] (STOR) Tama County 1856 state census (TAMA) Wapello County Marriages books 4-7A. 1870-87 (IOWA)

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KANSAS Kansas Genealogical Society, Inc (KGS)

Post Office Box 103 Dodge City, KS 67801

Osbome County Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. (OSBO) Osborne Public Library

307 West Main Osborne, KS 67473

Reno County Genealogical Society (RENO) Post Office Box 5

Hutchinson, KS 67504-0005

Smoky Valley Genealogical Society & Library, Inc. (SVGS) 211 West Iron, Suite 205

Salina, KS 67501-2613 Stafford County Historical & Genealogical Society (SCHG)

100 South Main, comer of Main & Broadway Stafford, KS 67578

Statewide Six generation ancestor tables, KGS Big-30-Milestone! (KGS)

Ellsworth County County records: 1870-1915 (SVGS)

Lincoln County Surname index to Souvenir Histoty of Lincoln County (SVGS)

Osbome County Cemetery records (OSBO)

Ottawa County History of Ottawa County. 1864-1198 ((SVGS)

Reno County 1880 federal census (RENO)

Saline County Marriages: 6 Dec. 1860 - 30 Dec. 1875 (SVGA)

Stafford County Stafford County, Kansas, history [in progress]. A concentrated study of

the county, township by township (SCHG)

KENTUCKY Nelson County Genealogical Roundtable Inc (NCGR)

Post Office Box 409 Bardstawn, KY 40004

Fulton County Genealogical Society (FULT) Post Office Box 31 Fulton, KY 42041

Fulton County 1846 tax list (FULT) 1860 census (FULT) Hickman County Marriage Records: 182245 (FULT) Nelson County Cemeteries, vols. I-IV (NCGR) 1880 Federal Census (NCGR)

LOUISIANA East Ascension Genealogical and Historical Society (EAST)

P. 0. Box 1006 Gonzales, LA 707W-1006

Southwest Louisiana Genealogical Society (SOUT) Post Office Box 5652

Lake Charles, LA 70606-5652 Terrebonne Genealogical Society ('IERR)

P. 0. Box 295 Station 2 Houma, LA 70360

Statewide Members' 5 generation ancestor charts, 2 vols. (SOUT)

Ascension Parish 1850 census [in progress] (EAST) 1870 census QERR) Terrebome Parish Census, annotated 1840,1870,1910 (2 parts) W R R )

MAINE Maine Genealogical Society (MGS)

Post Office Box 221 Farmington, ME 04938

Maine Historical Society (MHS) 485 Congress Street Portland, ME 04111

Statewide Maine Families in 1790, vol. I , edited by Ruth Gray (MGS) Maine Genealogy: A Bibliographicd Guide, is now in microform at

several libraries (MHS)

Baltimore County Genealogical Society (BCGS) Post Office Box 10085

Towson, MD 21204

Upper Shore Genealogical Society of Maryland (UPPE) Post Office Box 275

Easton, MD 21601

Baltimore County Baltimore marriages (BCGS)

Talbot County Richard Ratcliff of Laneashire, Englan4 and Talbot Co., Md., and his

Ancestors and Descendents, by C. E. Ratcliff (see GEORGIA-RR) Cemetery and burial records, vol. I (UPPE)

MASSACHUSETTS Connecticut Valley Historical Museum

194 State Street Springfield, MA 01130

Notice: "Due to drastic budget reductions from various govern- ment agencies the museum has been forced to reduce public hours from 47 to 16 a week. The museum has also seen a sig- nificant reduction in its acquisitions budget for genealogy books and microfilm collections."

Essex Society of Genealogists (ESSE) Lynnfield Public Library

18 Summer Street Lynnfield, MA 01940

Massachusetts Genealogy Council (MASS) c/o Alicia Williams

18 Martins Cwe Road Hingham, MA 02043

Statewide Massachusetts Divorce Records, Where to Find Them, by Roger Joslyn

(MASS) Essex County Early Lynn families: 5 generations of pre-1700 persons (ESSE)

MICHIGAN The Flint Genealogical Society (FLNT)

Post Office Box 1217 Flint, MI 48501-1217

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Macomb County Genealogy Group (MCGC) c/o Mount Clemens Public Library

150 Cass Avenue Mount Clemens, MI 48043

Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society (MMGS) Library of Michigan

717 W. Allegan P. 0. Box 30007

Lansing, MI 48909

Oceana County Genealogy Chapter (OCGS) 114 Dryden Street

Hart, MI 49420 Seeley Genealogical Society (SG)

4250 Darling Road Rives Junction, MI 49277

Southern Michigan Genealogical Society (SMGS) 239 E. Chicago Road

Allen, MI 49227 Union City Genealogical Society (UCGS)

221 N. Broadway Union City, MI 49094

Statewide The first fm generations of Capt. Robert Seeley (SGS) Branch County Headstone readings of Riverside Cemetery, Union Township: 1837-1982

(UCGS) Genesea County 1860 census ( F L W Hillsdale County 1860 federal census index by everyname (SMGS) Ingham County Listing of Williamstown Township cemeteries (MMGS) Lapeer County Cemetery book Woodlawn, Hollenbech, and Otter Lake ( F L W Macomb County Index of names in Leeson's 1882 history (MCGC) Oeeana County 1890-1990 Oceana County - Last 100 Year History (OCGS)

'Ibsrola County Cemetery books, 2 vols. (FLNT)

MINNESOTA Craw Wing County Genealogical Society (CROW)

2103 Graydon Ave. Brainard, MN 56401

keeborn County Genealogical Society (FCGS) Post Office Box 403

Albert Lea, MN 56007 Minnesota Historical Society Press (MHSP)

690 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55101

Northwest Territory Canadian and French Heritage Center (NWTC) Post Office Box 26372

St. Louis Park, MN 55426 Olmsted County (MN) Genealogical Society (OCMN)

Post Office Box 6411 Rochester, MN 55903

Statewide Holdings of genealogical value in Minnesota's county museums

(CROW) Gene&gicalResomes of the Minnesota Historical Society: A Guide, 1989

(MHSP) Freeborn County Name index to History of Freeborn County, 1882 ed. (FCGS)

Minneapolis St. Anthony Pudua Cemetery (marker census) (NWTC) Olmsted County Marriages: 1855-1959 (OCMN)

MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Genealogical Society (MGS)

Jackson, MS 39296-5301 Skipwith Historical and Genealogical Society (SKIP)

Post Office Box 1382 Oxford, MS 38655

Hinds County Cemeteries and bible records, 21 vols. (MGS) Lafayette County Marriage bonds, vol. 2: 1882-1900 (SKIP) Early settlers: 1836-60 (SKIP)

MISSOURI Heart of America Genealogical Society (HEAR)

c/o Kansas City Public Library 311 E. 12th Street

Kansas City, MO 64106 Mid-Missouri Genealogical Society, Inc. (MMGS)

P. 0. Box 715 Jefferson City, MO 65102

Texas County Genealogical and Historical Society P U S ) Post Office Box 12

Houston, MO 65483

Cole County St. Peter's Cemetery, Jefferson City (MMGS) Gasconade County Marriages: 1822-1854 by Tom Turpin (MMGS) Kansas City Elmwood cemetery: 1872-1985 (HEAR) Moniteau County 1850 Cenny by Alice Henson (MMGS) Perry County 1880 Federal Census, vol. 1 by Mary Neblett Beck (MMGS) Texas County Cemetery books, 5 vols. (TEXAS)

NEBRASKA Eastem Nebraska Genealogical Society (ENGS)

c/o Mrs. Rudie Sobotka 11014 Military Ave.

Omaha, NE 68164-1206

Northwest Genealogical Society (NWGS) Post Office Box 6

Alliance, NE 69301 Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society, Inc. (PPGS)

Post Office Box 1122 Grand Island, NE 6880

Southwest Nebraska Genealogical Society (SWNGS) Post Office Box 156 McCook, NE 69001

Thayer County Museum Genealogical and Historical Library (TCMG)

Thayer County Genealogical Society Post Office Box 387 Belvidere, NE 68315

Notice: The Thayer County Historical Society and the Thayer County Genealogical Society are cooperating to get a library es-

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tablished at the Thayer County Museum in Belvidere, Nebras- ka. Thus far, all tombstones in every cemetery in the county, in- cluding lone gravesites, as well as cemeteries in neighboring counties where Thayer County residents were buried, have been transcribed. There are newspapers from about 1875 on; census records on microfilm for Thayer County, 1860, 1870, 1880,1885,1900 and 1910; plus the 1890 veteran's census."

CoUax County Mamage book I: 1869-79 (ENGS) Cuming County Mamages, indexed, books 1-6: 1876-1900 (ENGS) Dawes County List of burials of Greenwood Cemetery, Chadron (NWGS)

Dodge County Newspapers: 1895-1907 (ENGS) Hall County Grand Island Cemetery index, vol. 1 (PPGS) Red Willow County 1890 census (military and widows), alphabetical list (SWNGS) Sheridan County Hay Springs Cemetery (NWGS)

Washington County Marriages, indexed, book I and 11: 1856-74 (ENGS)

NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshire Historical Society (NHHS)

30 Park Street Concord, NH 03301

Westmoreland Historical Society (WEST) RR 1 Box 161

Westmoreland, NH 03467 Statewide Index to Genealogies in New Hampshire Town Histories, compiled by Wil-

liam Copeley (NHHS) Westmoreland Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: The Cemetery and Burial Records of the Past

and Present in the Town of Westmoreland 0

NEW JERSEY Burlington County Genealogy Club (BURL)

Post Office Box 2449, RD. # 2 Mount Holly, NJ 08060

Burlington County Church records of Mount Holly churches (BURL) Cemetery records (BURL)

NEW MEXICO Lea County Genealogical Society (LEA)

Post Office Box 1044 Lovington, NM 88260

Lea County Then and Now: Lea County Families (LEA)

NEW YORK Livingston-Steuben County (NY) Genealogical Society (LSNY)

c/o Maj. L. F. Bany 9297 Shaw Road, Rte 1 Box 313

Nunda, NY 14517 Montgomery County Department of History & Archives (MONT)

Old Courthouse Fonda, NY 12068

Notice: "Our department is set up for research. . . it is a coun- ty-operated department created in 1934 by our county board of supervisors. We are open 9-5 Monday thru Friday year around. It is the third largest genealogical libraryin New York State and holds one of the largest archives in the state. About 4,000 visitors per year from all over the country, and some from other countries come here for research. We are in the process of "records management" as mandated by our state, which will in the long run have our records in better condition (preservation) and will be computerized hopefully by next year." Purchasing their catalog in advance will save time, although there are catalogs available for review upon arrival.

Nassau Genealogy Workshop (NASS) 1101 Candlewood Road

Brentwood, NY 11717 Livingston-Stueben County Six-page leaflet of western New York genealogical sources (LSNY)

Nassau County Birth and death and mamage index from the Hempstead Sentinel

newspaper: 1858-65 (NASS)

NORTH CAROLINA Moore County Genealogical Society, Inc. (MCGS)

Post Office Box 56 Carthage, NC 28327

Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, Inc. (OLDB) P. 0. Box 2122

Asheville, NC 28802 Stanly County Genealogical Society (SCGS)

Post Office Box 31 Albemarle, NC 28002-0031

Moore County Bible project, vols. I and I1 (MCGS) Old Buncombe County Poll books of 1835 (OLDB) Stanly County 1880 federal census and supplementary schedules (SCGS)

OHIO Clermont County Genealogical Society (CLER)

Post Office Box 394 Batavia, OH 45103

Defiance County Chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society (DEN) Post Office Box 675 Defiance, OH 43512

Fairfield County Chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society (FAIR) Post Office Box 203

Lancaster, OH 43130-0203 Gallia County Chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society (GALL)

Post Office Box 295 Gallipolis, OH 45631

Huron County Chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society (HURO) Post Office Box 923 Norwalk, OH 44857

Jewish Genealogical Society of Dayton (JGSD) Post Office Box 338 Dayton, OH 45406

Lake County Genealogical Society (LAKE) 184 Phelps Street

Painesville, OH 44077

Licking County Genealogical Society (LICK) 743 E. Main Street Post Office Box 4037

Newark, OH 43055-8037

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Logan County Genealogical Soeiety (LOGA) Post Office Box 36

Bellefontaine, OH 43311 Lorain County Chapter of The Ohio Genealogical Society (LORA)

Post Office Box 865 Elyria, OH 44036-0865

Ohio Genealogical Society (OHIO) Post Office Box 2625 Mansfield, OH 44906

Ottawa County Genealogical Soeiety (OlTA) Post Office Box 193

Port Clinton, OH 43452 Ross County Genealogical Soeiety (ROSS)

172 East Main Street Post Office Box 395

Chillicothe, OH 45601 Statewide First families of Ohio roster, vol. 2 - List of over 6,000 pre-1820 Ohio

settlers and the descendants who joined this lineage society on them (OHIO)

Clermont County Marriages: 1850-74 (CLER) Defiance County Notice: "The Defiance Public Library has an Ohioana room with a

wealth of information on Defiance and surrounding counties - his- tories, census indexes, cemetery records, probate records (also on microfilm), and files of five-generation charts, name indexes, and miscellany." (DEFI)

Fairfield County Cemeteries of Greenfield Township (FAIR) Gallia County Index to 1870,1880,1900 censuses (GALL) Huron County Military History (Civil War), indexed (HURO) Lake County 1840 landowner map index covering all townships (LAKE) Licking County Probate records: 1828-1904 (LICK) Logan County History of Logan County (LOGA) Lorain County Index to 1870 census (LORA) Montgomery County List of burials in Dayton Jewish cemeteries: 1867-1910 (JGSD) Ottawa County History of Ottawa County and its families (O'ITA) Ross County Notice: "We are currently working on doing all cemeteries in the coun-

ty by townships. Working now on Twin Township and Scioto Township including Greenlawn and Grandview cemeteries, the two largest in the Chillicothe area." (ROSS)

OKLAHOMA Broken Arrow Genealogical Society (BROK)

Post Office Box 1244 Broken Arrow, OK 74013

Logan County Genealogical Society (LOGA) Post Office Box 1419

Guthrie, OK 73044 Oklahoma Yesterday Publications (OKLA)

8745 E. 9th St. Tulsa, OK 74112

Indian Lands 1860 U.S. census, Indian Lands west of Arkansas (OKLA) Gazetteer of Indian Territory (OKLA) Statewide 1890 first territorial census (does not include Indian Territory), surname

indexed (OKLA) Logan County Summit View Cemetery record, an index of all names (LOGA) Wagoner County Green Country cemeteries, Vol. 11, Western Wagoner County (west of

Range 17 East), all-name index (BROK)

OREGON Genealogical Soeiety of Douglas County (GSDC)

Post Office Box 579 Roseburg, OR 97470

Oregon Genealogical Society (OREG) Post Office Box 10306

Eugene, OR 97440-2306 Douglas County Mamages: 1851-63; 1853-71 (GSDC) Lincoln County 1900 census index (OREG) Umpqua County Marriages: 185143; 1853-71 (GSDC)

PENNSYLVANIA Beaver County Genealogical Soeiety (BEAV)

c/o Research Center Carnegie Library 1301 Seventh Avenue

Beaver Falls, PA 15010 Conococheague Genealogical Society (CONO)

Post Office Box 162 130 West Main Street

Waynesboro, PA 17268 Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society 0

4338 Bigelow Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15213- 2695

Notice: "WPGS is into its sixteenth year, our membership ex- ceeds 1700 and continues to grow, we publish a newsletter Jots From the Point, nine months of each year, and a quarterly magazine that contains eighty pages, including place and every- name index. Average meeting attendance is 125 to 150. We sponsor five allday Saturday workshops each year featuring speakers and book sellers. We also sponsor yearly a public GENIEO-RAMA where ethnic tables are featured, which is very well attended."

Allegheny County 1880 census of Union Township OKESL')

Beaver County List of burials of Service Creek Presbyterian Church, Raccoon

Township. Full-name index (BEAV) Franklin County Notice: "Waynesboro newspapers (3850's-1918) are being microfilmed

as are records of the Seventh DavBavtist Monastical Society of Snow Hill (Snow Hill Cloister) and ~ d r m i n Seventh Day J3aptis& of Snow Hill (c. 1790-1895)." (CONO)

TEXAS Burnet County Genealogical Soeiety (BURN)

c/o Herman Brown Free Library 100 East Washington Street

Burnet, TX 78611

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Cass County Genealogical Society (CASS) Post Office Box 541

Atlanta, TX 75551 Chaparral Genealogical Society (CHAP) 310 North Live Oak, Post Office Box 606

Tomball, TX m75 Notice: "We maintain a genealogical library, open to the public on specified days. We have over 1700volumes, plus fifteen years of exchange publications from about seventy-five other societies in the United States. We have visitors from all over the country."

Ellis County Genealogical Society (ELLI) Post Office Box 385

Waxahachie, TX 75165 Notice: The Garland Local History and Genealogical Society at Garland, Texas, was disbanded about ten years ago. Mrs. Blanche H. Hill requests all mailing lists be corrected.

Hunt County Genealogical Society Post Office Box 398

Greenville, TX 75401 Williamson County Genealogical Society (WILL)

Post Office Box 585 Round Rock, TX 78680

Polish Genealogical Society of Texas (PGSr) 218 Beaver Bend

Houston, TX 7037 West Texas Genealogical Society (WEST3

Post Office Box 2307 Abilene, TX 7%04

General Ancestors of Burnet County Genealogical Society members (BURN) Surname index, books I and I1 0 The First Polish Colonies of America in Teros, by Rev. Edward J.

Dworozck, indexed (PGSI') Brazoria County 1860 census (CHAP) Cass County Cemeteries (CASS) Cherokee County Surname index, 1880 census (CHAP) Ellis County Naturalization records (ELLI) Harris County Naturalization records (CHAP) Hunt County Marriages: 1846-1911, approximately 17,000 entries (HUM') Limestone County Surname index, 1850 census (CHAP) Taylor County Rose Hill Cemetery, Merkel, inventory 0 Williamson County 1870 census (WILL)

VERMONT Genealogical Society of Vennont

Joam H. Nichols, President 46 Chestnut Street

Brattleboro, VT 05301-3152 Notice: "We have a quarterly newsletter/joumal, &anches & Ikigs, which carries articles relating to Vennont, cemetery list- ings, bible records, ancestry service, queries, etc."

VIRGINIA Loudoun Genealogy Club (LOUD)

Post Office Box 254 Leesburg, VA 22075

Loudoun County List of deaths in Loudoun ne.wspapers: 1850-1900, index to microfilm

(LOUD) Russell County 1870 Census (see FLORIDA-PBC)

WASHINGTON Grays Harbor Genealow Club (GRAY)

308 West 6th Street Aberdeen, WA 98520

Washington State Genealogical Society (WASH) Post Office Box 1422 Olympia, WA 98507

Whatcom Genealogical Society (WHAT) Post Office Box 1493

Bellingham, WA 98227-1493 Yakima Valley Genealogical Society (YAKI)

Post Office Box 445 Yakima, WA 98907

Statewide Evolution of Washington counties (YAKI) Notice: "Washington State Genealogical Society is compiling a list of all

the cemeteries in the state (in use or abandoned), also the location of the cemetery, if the cemetery has been copied, and where this record is stored. An annotated index will be published." (WASH)

Grays Harbor County Cemetery index [in progress - no completion date set] (GRAY) Skagit County Auditor's census, 1885 (WHAT) Whatcom County Cemetery records, wls. 1-5 (WHAT) Yakima County Bibliography of Yalrima Valley Genealogical Society Library (YAKI)

WEST VIRGINIA Genealogical Society of Fayette & Raleigh Counties (GENE)

Post Office Box 68 Oak Hill, WV 25901-0068

Kyowva Genealogical Society (KYOW) Post Office Box 1254

Huntington, WV 25715-1254

Cabell County Mamages: 1809-30 (KYOW) Fayette County Listing of burials in area cemeteries [in progress] (GENE)

WISCONSIN Bay Area Genealogical Society (BAY)

Post Office Box 283 Green Bay, WI 54305

Chippewa County (WI) Genealogical Society (CHIP) 1427 Hilltop Blvd.

Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

Milwaukee County Genealogical Society (MILW) Post Office Box 27326 Milwaukee, WI 53227

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General Pedigree charts of Milwaukee County Genealogical Society (MILW)

Brown County Notice: "Cemeterygrave stone copying and indexing of birth and census

records are ongoing projects though not published. Completed projects are deposited at the Local History & Genealogy Depart- ment, Brown County Library, Green Bay, and Area Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI 54305." (BAY)

Chippewa County Index to the 1888 plat map (CHIP)

WYOMING Natrona County Genealogical Society WTR)

Post Office Box 9244 Casper, WY 82609

Natrona County Index to Mokler's History of Natrona County (NATR) Cemetery records, vols. 1 and 2; [vol. 3 in progress] (NATR)

Book Reviews

PERiodical Source Index, 3 vols., 1986,1987; 1988, and 4 vols., 1847-1985. Vol. 1-2, places; vol. 3-4, families. Ed. by Anne Dallas Budd and others. Allen County Public Library Foundation, P.O. Box 2270, Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270.

If you don't recognize the acronym PERSI you are miss- ing a good research opportunity. Thanks to the staff at the Allen County Public Library Foundation and the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Department (known in genealogy circles as "Fort Wayne"), bookshelves now hold a tool that will revolutionize the work of family historians, genealogists, and other historical researchers.

The PERiodical Source Index is a comprehensive place, subject, and surname index to current and past genealogi- cal and local history articles from what will eventually be over 2,000 periodical titles received in the Genealogy Department of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The project was conceived and created by Michael B. Clegg, of the library. Funding is by the Carol Christman Fund, administered by the Allen County Public Library Foundation. Anne D. Budd is project supervisor.

To date, three annual volumes (1986, 1987, and 1988) have been published. Annual volumes provide access to an amazing array of articles through a five-part division. Each annual index contains three sections of place names ("United States," "Canadian," and "Other Foreign PlacesH). A fourth section concerns research methodology, and the fifth section deals with families, alphabetical by the sur- name of the family discussed in the article.

A simple example of the value of PERSI is the survey of a region. Assume your research has led you to Madison County, Illinois. A check of this location in the published

PERSI volumes can acquaint you with articles that may break your research wide open. Has a family researcher transcribed twelve half-buried tombstones in her great- grandparent's burial plot and published the details in the local society's quarterly? Was the account book of a now defunct business abstracted for the state society's journal? Imagine the benefits of knowing exactly what articles have been published on this county and knowing in which peri- odical you will find those articles. The mind boggles.

But the potential does not end here. The value of access to 1986, 1987, and 1988 periodicals is enhanced by the preparation of retrospective volumes. When complete, the 16 volume set will take the user back to 1847 and will index virtually every article of a genealogical nature as well as many in related categories that have appeared in print. To date, four volumes have been released.

The staff of the Genealogy Department of the Allen County Public Library is to be applauded for their vision and productivity, a rare combination of talents. PERSI should be off the bookshelf and in the hands of every seeker of ancestors.

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Records Access / In this department are reports on any 1

significant or potentially significant changes that will impact on genealogical or

historical research. This includes legislative acts, archival access, major

filming projects, and potential destruction of important records. Please report any

information to Lou Szucs, 3629 W. 147th

\ Place, Midlothian, IL 60445, J

National Archives The Intergovernmental Records Project (IRP) has is-

sued a call to state and local archival officials for descrip- tive and appraisal information about selected categories of records created at all levels of government and held in private and public repositories. Dr. Don Wilson, Archivist of the United States, called the project "a major part of the National Archives' initiative to develop a national collec- tion policy." In a recent statement, he said, "We are seek- ing the help of the archival community in identifying these records and sharing the fmdmgs. The purpose of the project is to facilitate research in these widely dispersed categories of records, not to question or challenge current custodial arrangements." (From News from the Archives, Winter 1989. )

UeSe Census "Next year is the 200th Anniversary of the federal cen-

sus. The United States was the first country to start and continue a census every ten years. Great Britain didn't get started until 1821. Next year is also another census year. After you complete the census forms, why don't you make a Xerox copy for your files before you send it back in. The 1990 census will not be made public until 2062." (From "President's Message" by Jeanne Pramaggiore, The Ohio Genealogical Society Newslettet, vol. 20, no. 7, July 1989. The Ohio Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2625, Mansfield, OH 44906.)

Roman Catholic Church Record Filming

The second year of filming Roman Catholic sacramen- tal registers for the Archdiocese of Chicago has recently been completed. The ACDA Bulletin (Association of

Catholic Diocesan Archivists), vol. 3, no. 2, December 1988 featured an article by John J. Treanor, assistant chan- cellor for archives and records for the Archdiocese of Chicago. In his article, "Filming Sacramental Records," Treanor shared his thoughts on an important and con- troversial issue that impacts on the research possibilities of millions of records all over the world.

Treanor noted that "while it is not as bad as Prometheus' labors, it does sometimes seem a Herculean task. There are 437 active and 34 closed parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago!' At the time of the writing, 3,798 registers from 265 parishes had been filmed.

The Sacramental Records Project has two separate components: the filming of the pre-1916 records by the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU), and the post-1915 records by a private vendor chosen by a closed bidding process.

Treanor said, "When I started at the archdiocese in December of 1986, the decision to let GSU film had al- ready been made. Some of the reservations about the GSU filming of Catholic sacramental records had already been addressed. The issue of posthumous baptisms was found, essentially, not to be an issue."

Treanor continues, "It was quickly understood that the Mormon church does not baptize film, and thereby the records kept on the film. Instead, individual members of the Mormon church baptize their own ancestral relatives by submitting records of their presence on earth. They believe that baptism into the Mormon church is a matter of free will acceptance - both in this world and in the spiritual world. No one can be baptized without their con- sent. A member of the Mormon church is required to trace their family genealogy and obtain records of those in- dividuals for the purpose of posthumous baptism. Prohibit- ing the GSU from filming sacramental records does not deny members of the Mormon church from obtaining sacramental records in order to posthumously baptize their relatives."

The Treanor article essentially endorses microfilming by saying, "The GSU, in turn, provides a very high quality microfilm product at no direct cost to the participating or- ganization. When one enters into a contract with the GSU it is important to stipulate precisely what you want in the contract. Do you want the master negatives? Do you have the facilities to protect the master negatives (climate con- trol for film and fue proof enclosures)? Do you want to control copyright?"

The conclusion of Tremor's article asks, "What have we learned from all of this? Several thoughts come to mind: (1) there is an immediate need for the training of parish clergy and staff with regard to the care of and recording of information in sacramental registers; (2) a project of this size requires extensive planning and patience; (3) film quality control should be written into your contract but pe- riodic inspection on your part is necessary; (4) while film- ing, you should take the opportunity to document the sacramental registers of each parish; (5) the GSU has greatly improved their quality control techniques (thanks

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in no small part to the efforts of John Newman, archivist for the Supreme Judicial Court of Indiana) - their film density is consistent and the clarity of focus is impeccable; 6) there is probably no greater single important service which can be rendered to the whole of a diocese than film- ing parish sacramental records."

United States Sources

Connecticut The state of Connecticut has closed records except to

members of a legally incorporated Connecticut society. The fees for certificates are now $5 each. Records at the State Vital Records Office cover the years from 1897 to the present and can be seen only on Fridays 9:00 A.M. to 12 noon. The Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106, has microfilmed records of births, deaths, and marriages from 1850-1900 but will not research such records. (As reported by Jacquelyn L Ricker, execu- tive secretary; Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc., P.O. Box 435, 2906 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033 (later in 1989: 175 Maple Street, East Hartford, CT 06118).

Florida Access to death certificates has been limited, and the

cause of death is being blacked out. (As reported by Linda Pazics Kleback, president, Genealogical Society of Bay County, P.O. Box 662, Panama City, FL 32402.)

Illinois The Chicago Public Library (Central Division) has

moved the following departments to 400 N. Franklin Street (Chicago, IL 60610) in anticipation of construction of the new library building: Government Publications, Social Sciences and History (where most genealogical materials are located), General Information Services (including newspapers), and the Business/Science/Technology Division. The temporary location is expected to be effec- tive for two years, and the location is near the Merchan- dise Mart. Hours remain as: Monday-Thursday, 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.; Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.; and Saturday, 9 : 0 0 ~ . M . to 500 P.M. (As reported by Delilah Kuse, editor, Will-Grundy Counties Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 24, Wilmington, IL 60481.)

New Jersey The New Jersey State Department of Health is no longer

providing any type of vital statistics for genealogical pur- poses due to a hiring freeze due to state budgetary con- straints. Departing personnel are not being replaced, and a staff shortage has resulted. The State Archives of New Jersey located in Trenton has suspended Saturday hours of operation due to the same budget shortfall. (As reported by Rossalind Libby, assistant director, Library of the New Jersey Historical Society, 230 Broadway, Newark, NJ 07104,201-483-3939.)

New York Queens County, a borough of NYC, has made a

provision, dated March 1989, that genealogists and heir searchers can request original wills and file papers on Mon- days, between 9:00 A.M. and 12 noon, only. (As reported by Richard Strong, newsletter editorjdirector, Nassau Genealogy Workshop, 1101 Candlewood Rd., Brentwood, NY 11717.)

Michigan Thirty Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Detroit

have recently been closed. We have a communiqut from Jay M. Berman, director of communications, that all sacramental records for these churches have been trans- ferred to the Archdiocese of Detroit Official Archives at 1234 Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226.

The current birth certificates in Michigan no longer give the home address of the parents. Only the state of birth of the parents is listed. The city does not appear. Social Security numbers of the parents are given. These changes may cause future genealogists problems. (As reported by Grace Bo&iglio, president, Oakland County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1094, Birmingham, MI 48012.)

Missouri In spite of a St. Louis Circuit Court judge's ruling in

January, the records are still closed pending a ruling of a higher court. The records have been closed to the public since August 1984 and are open only to members of a person's immediate family. The Januaryruling had granted the Post Dispatch the right to examine such records. Prior to 1984 the death records in the office on Grand Avenue and the burial permits in City Hall were excellent sources of information when you didn't have exact dates of death. (As reported by Edwin J. Sondhous, editor, St. Louis Genealogical Society, 9011 Manchester Road, Suite 3, St. Louis, MO 63144.)

New York The Westchester County Archives has been closed this

summer for asbestos removal and renovation. It is due to reopen early in the fall of 1989. Anyone planning to visit the archives should call beforehand to see if it is open. (As reported by Laura LeBarron, senior vice president and newsletter editor, Westchester County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 518, White Plains, NY 10603.)

Pennsylvania Interlibrary loan service to other states has been

eliminated. This denies access to their microfilm newspaper collection. (As reported by Linda Pazics Kleback, president, Genealogical Society of Bay County, P.O. Box 662, Panama City, FL 32402.)

Texas Texas birth and death records are closed to public ac-

cess. The indexes to birth and death records are open to

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the public. Legislation is pending to reopen the birth and death records on a limited basis. (As reported by Kathie Sarchet, president, West Texas Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2307, Abilene, TX 79604.)

Familv Associations Christine Rose, C.G., F.A.S.G.

In this issue David L. Parke, editor of the Parke Society Newsletter, shares with us some of their history and development. Those considering the formation of a society and even those al- ready organized will benefit from the experience of the Parke fami- ly. Mr. Parke may be addressed

Christine Rose, c.G., ~A.s.G. at 805 Evergreen Dr., Reading, PA 19610.

The Parke Society, which recently passed their twenty- fifth year, traces their organization to a gathering in North Stonington, Connecticut, in August 1963. The promotor was a woman who had corresponded for many years with Parke descendants. It was the organizer's intention that the Parke Society would gather yearly in North Stonington for a luncheon and an afternoon meeting. The society was in- corporated in 1964 with six trustees to elect officers.

Soon the trustees became aware that the members wanted to include descendants of other Parke immigrants. It also became evident that many of those with the sur- names Park, Parks, Parkes, and even Peirks were related to one another. The bylaws were changed to permit anyone interested in researching the name Parke in any of its spell- ings to belong, the only limitations being to descendants of immigrants of the British Isles.

The Parke Society membership is made up mostly of those interested in family history. Comments David Parke, "thus, we differ considerably from those in a so called 'fami- ly association' where the emphasis may be more social, in- cluding square dancing and displays of hobbies. Of course many. . . will find themselves to be cousins . . . but many have no known blood connections." He adds that their pur- pose has evolved into a clearinghouse for records of Park/e/s immigrants and their descendants.

The Parke Society has an attrition rate of less than 10 percent, which they attribute to their renewal methods. They are divided into nine regions with a trustee in each region. In addition to national meetings there are several regional gatherings each year. A self-addressed dues en- velope is sent out with the fall issue of their newsletter, and post cards bring in most of the forgotten dues later.

The Parks Society finds that their newsletter is impor- tant in maintaining an interest among the widespread

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membership. In three sixteen-page issues each year, there is a sharing of research by members, feature articles, and Park/e/s found in a variety of records. The issues are provided not only to their 500 members, but to libraries throughout the United States and Canada.

Their annual meetings are referred to as convocations, a calling together, rather than "reunions," which they feel is more appropriate for family associations. The convoca- tions are set in different regions each year. "We are no longer tied to a stuffy old Grange Hall or church basement in southeastern Connecticut. This year we will be meeting at the Donald Gordon Conference Center of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, our fnst meeting outside the United States.

An advance party usually arrives at the convocation site on Wednesday to have informal discussions and finalize details. The convocation begins on Thursday with registra- tion and the president's reception. Their meeting is held on Thursday, and Friday is usually given over to a bus trip to sites of special interest. Saturday morning they have a three hour symposium with interesting speakers to help support members' research, and the afternoon is left free for personal tours of the city. The banquet with a speaker follows, and on Sunday morning they attend service in a local church.

Regional meetings are held as often as desirable and at locations that seem appropriate. "This has been found to involve more members who otherwise would have no other direct contact with the society."

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A tremendous asset to the society has been the discovery of material in the hands of those who have spent years in their research. In one project, a letter was sent to 230 libraries asking if they had any Park/e/s genealogies or records not on an enclosed list. "This brought a wealth of information, titles of many genealogies, and manuscripts given to libraries by local researchers."

The society believes that "the most important strength of our society has been continued strong leadership; the talents of professional and non-professional (though well experienced) genealogists; and the services of those will- ing to give of their time and efforts. . . ."

David concludes, "We are always glad to assist others in the development of their organization. It is possible that sharing the lessons we have learned will save much grief for others."

f This department highlights major \

genealogical collections, institutions, and recent acquisitions or changes in policies

that will affect research: LDS Family History Library, The Newberry Library,

\ National Archives.

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LDS Family History Library

New IGI The 1988 edition of the International Genealogical

Index (1GI)W) is now available in LDS family history centers worldwide. The new index lists the names of over 147 million deceased persons dating back to the early 1500s. It includes vital information indexed mainly from christening, bith, and marriage records.

The index is published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS church), but the names are not limited to LDS church members nor their ancestors. The index does not list information about living persons, nor does it link records of related individuals. It does, however, list names of relatives such as parents or spouse. A reference "batch number in each entry leads you to the original source of the information. Since the data has been indexed or submitted by many individuals, some entries contain errors.

Names in the International Genealogical Index come from three major sources:

. Most of the names have been extracted or in- dexed, by volunteers, from civil and church vital records

. Some names have been submitted by LDS church members

. Some names have been indexed from records of the LDS church.

Individuals in the index are generally listed according to the place of their b i t h or marriage. Similar spellings are grouped together by a standard spelling.

The 1988 edition of the IGI has almost 40 percent more names than the 1984 edition. Individuals and institutions may purchase the index on microfiche. The 9,200 microfiche can be ordered as a set, or by region, county, or state. The cost is $.I5 per fiche. Free order forms are available from the Family History Department, Sales Unit, 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150.

The Library Catalog The new, 1989 edition of the Family History Library

CatalogcTM) can now be purchased on microfiche by in- dividuals or institutions. The catalog is a tool that describes the holdings of the world's largest repository of materials of genealogical value. The library is eager to share the catalog to aid all researchers and to encourage them to send their completed research to the library.

The catalog has many uses. Since it refers to over 1.6 million microfilms of original documents and research materials - the equivalent of six million books - re- searchers may use it to plan effective trips to the library or to a family history center. The 1989 catalog is available for use at each family history center.

The catalog is in four parts:

. Surname section (lists more than 85,000 family histories and compiled genealogies)

. Author/Title section

. Subject section

. Locality section (lists all of the books and microfilms available in the library for each locality).

Each catalog section can be purchased separately, and the locality portion may be purchased by countries or states. Current prices are $.I5 per fiche. The complete catalog costs $363.65. Ask for free order forms from the Family History Department, Sales Unit, 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150.

Acquisitions In 1988 the Family History Library of the Church of

Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City) acquired records from ninety-four county courthouses, seven branches of the National Archives, six state archives, and other repositories such as church historical societies and

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public libraries. At one microfilm reader you may retrace the many migrations of your ancestors.

Significant acquisitions of national scope include:

. 745,000 passport applications, 1795-1918

. 2,250,000 Soundex cards for Canadian border crossings, 1895-1924

. 1,750 microfilms of naturalizations from federal circuit and district courts, 1906-40s

. 7,400 microfilms of Confederate service records from the National Archives

. 300 microfilms of family histories and military unit histories from the Library of Congress

(The above was provided courtesy of News of the Fami- ly History Library; vol.1, no. 1, July/August 1989.)

The Newberry Library

New Irish Sources at the Newberry

The September 1988 issue of Origins, the newsletter of the Local and Family History Section, and Family and Community History, at the Newberry library (vol. 4, no. 4) featured an article by David Thackery, curator of Local and Family History, concerning two important additions to the Irish collection at the library. The new sources compliment two previous Newberry acquisitions, namely Gn;ffh's Valuation and the Ordnance Townland Survey of Ireland maps in their original edition. GrifFth's Valuation was a government survey compiled between 1848 and 1864 of all privately held lands and buildings in Ireland, listing all tenants and immediate leasers. The Valuation listings have often been helpful to genealogists and professional his- torians. In turn, the townland listings in Gn;Yih's contain references to specific plates in the Ordnance Survey maps. Although these maps were made somewhat before (1831- 42) the Valuation was compiled, it is possible to go from the Valuation to the maps, thus enabling the researcher to infer a sense of geography of a particular area at that time, in addition to determining a geographical location for any given entry in the Valuation.

Thackery explains that "ordnance maps were produced on the extraordinary scale of six inches to the mile, result- ing in probably the most finely detailed set of maps for any country in nineteenth-century Europe. The detail is such that every hedgerow, every cottage, every stand of trees, every ruin is depicted. The Newberry is in all likelihood the only institution in North America with a complete set of these atlases in their original edition, the sole drawback being that photocopies cannot be made from these large and very valuable atlases.

"This limitation has now been alleviated with the

Newberry's acquisition of a complete set of these maps on microfiche, thus enabling high quality reproductions to be made of these maps on the Newberry's public access reader printer. Two zoom lens ranges for this machine will grant the researcher a great deal of latitude in the extent of geographical context and magnification of detail for any given locale."

The above cited issue of Origins also features "The Pullman Company Archives at the Newberry Library." This article by Susan E. Hirsch describes the records of one of America's largest corporations during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and its uses for historians and genealogists.

The same issue describes the "Atlas of Historical Coun- ty Boundaries" project. Written by Project Director John Long, the article states that the goal of this research project is to compile, map, and publish every change in the boun- daries of every county in the United States.

University Microfilms International at

the Newberry Library The March 1989 issue of Origins describes the Univer-

sity Microfilms International (UMI) project at the New- berry Library. Now in its second year of the project, UMI is filming local and family history titles that are being in- corporated into its longstanding microfiche series entitled Genealogy and Local History.

"The thirteenth installment in the series is the first to feature titles from the Newberry. Most of these items are from the library's collection of over 16,000 genealogies, al- though several local histories have also been filmed. UMI has filmed titles from other institutions as part of this series, including the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and the Burton Historical Collection at the Detroit Public Library, among others.

"In addition to making more widely available many scarce, out of print titles in local and family history, the series also serves a valuable conservation function by preserving these books on film. Testimony to the need of such preservation can be found in the Newberry's own col- lections, where original edition local and family history books are often in very poor condition. This situation can be attributed to both the highly acidic - and now brittle -paper on which they were printed, as well as to the heavy use they have received over the years. The urgency of the situation is augmented by the fact that these titles were often printed in very limited runs, and copies often exist at only a very few libraries."

In a situation where the Newberry's copy of a given title is in poor condition at the time of filming, the library will receive a fiche copy of that item. Otherwise the Newberry will augment its holdings with a title it does not presently

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possess but has been filmed by UMI elsewhere. Thus, this cooperative arrangement serves as a preservation and col- lection development project for the Newberry.

The National Archives

Archives I1 Don Wilson, Archivist of the United States, has agreed

to a basic concept for the transfer of records to Archives 11. The decision followed months of analysis and discus- sion within the Office of the National Archives and con- sultation with historical and genealogical researchers and the user group formed specifically to'provide advice on Ar- chives 11.

"Although further refinements will be made to the trans- fer plan as the move approaches, the concept is as follows: Textual records relating to genealogical researchers, in- cluding land patent application files and records of the War Relocation Authority, will remain in the National Archives building since genealogical research will be centered there. In addition, records of the legislative and judicial branches of the federal government, American Indian-related records, old Army records (cut off roughly at World War I), and all Navy records will remain in the National Ar- chives building. Modern military and other civilian records, including those of the State Department, will be located in Archives 11. It was decided in the early stages of planning that non-textual records would be located in Archives I1 where, for the first time, space could be designed and build to meet the special storage requirements of these records."

NARA Gift Fund Collections

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Gift Fund seeks to collect a contribution of at least $1 per year from every genealogist. The Federation of Genealogical Societies acts as caretaker of funds that are accepted by the National Archives and Records Ad- ministration when they become sufficient to finance a new project. Recent contributors to the NARA Gift Fund are:

. Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. (N.Y.) $l,ooo.00

. Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois, $185.00

. June B. Barekman (Ill.), $15.00

. Marilyn Forse (Oreg.), $100.00

. Northwest Suburban Council of Genealogists (Ill.), $60.00

. Genealogical Society of Stanislaus County (Calif.), $150.50

. Prince George's County Genealogical Society (Md.), $111.00

. Lee County Genealogical Society (Ha.), $108.00

. Whittier Area Genealogical Society (Calif.), $rn.00.

Ethnic and International

Canada Terrence M. Punch

Regional. A regional guide to the records for genealogical research in the four province area is in active preparation. Genealogist's Handbook forAtlantic Canada Research will be published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society this summer. Contributing authors are Daniel F. Johnson, C.G. (C), New Brunswick; Olro L. Jones, C.G. (C), Prince Edward Island; Elsa Hochwqald, C.G. (C), Newfoundland and Labrador; Stephen A. Whice, C.G. (C), Acadians; and Terrence M. Punch, C.G. (C), Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia. Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, P.O. Box 641, Station "M", Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 2T3, founded in 1982, publishes The Nova Scotia Genealogist in March, July, and November each year. Memberships are $15 (U.S.) a year. Volume VII, number 1 includes: "Americans in the 25th Battalion, C.E.F."; "Lockerbie"; "Genealogy, a Practical and Important Aid to Genetic Research and Health; Yarmouth Shipping Deaths, 1777-1827"; Eastern Shore Road and School Peti- tions"; and book reviews, family Bibles, and members' queries.

Newfoundland. Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogi- cal Society, Inc., Colonial Bldg., Military Road, St. John's Newfoundland, Canada A1C 2C9, founded in 1984, publishes The NewfoundlandAncestor quarterly. Member- ships cost $15 (U.S.) a year. Volume 5, number 2 includes " The Peyton Papers, an Overview"; "Newfoundlanders in the 25th Batalion, C.E.F. 1914-16"; "Ancestors of Reeks and Rogers"; "The David Barrett Family"; "The Last Word (Epitaphs and Tombstones)"; and book reviews and mem- bership list.

. The Huntington Historical (N.Y.), $102.00

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Ontario Publications

Sharon Cadieux Two recent Ontario publications may be of interest:

1988 Directo ry of Surnames, and Family History Silver An- niversary Collection. The 1988 Directory of Surnames (200 pages, over 6,000 entries from 1,300 contributors) is un- bound and 3-hole punched. The price is $14.00 plus postage. Family History Silver Anniversary Collection is a 44-page listing of 599 family histories contributed to the project. The listing details title, author, and contributor, and it includes an address list. The volume is paperbound and stapled. The price is $6.00 plus postage. Postage within Canada is $1.00 for the first item and $.SO for each addi- tional. Postage to the United States is $2.50 for the first item and $1.50 for each additional. Order from: Ontario Genealogical Society, 40 Orchard View Blvd., Suite 253, Toronto, Ontario M4R 1B9. The above book prices are for nonmembers of the society.

The eleventh and twelfth volumes of the 1871 Ontario Census Index are now available. "Haldimand-Norfolk" is 139 pages, and "Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Ad- dington" runs 168 pages. Nonmember price is $14.00 for each volume plus postage. See above for postage and ad- dress.

Belgian News The Belgian Researchers, Fruitdale Rt.3, Box 3161, La

Grande, OR 97850, publishes Belgian Laces four times a year and specializes in Belgian research in Europe and America. Pierre L. Inghels is president and editor.

German News The German Genealogical Society of America, P.O. Box

291818, Los Angeles, CA 90029, featured an article titled "Search for Bavarian Swabians" in the January 1989 issue of the GGSA Bulletin. The same issue included a "GGSA Library Update," which advised readers that Research Director Michael Palmer has prepared a list of the library's holdings, arranged alphabetically by author, which mem- bers can obtain for $8 postpaid. As the library receives new acquisitions every day, this list will be printed "as re- quested and shall be valid as of the date printed at the bot- tom left margin of each page.

Irish News The Irish Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 16585, St. Paul,

MN 55116, was founded in 1978. Membership in the society entitles one to a large welcome packet, society newsletters, the sharing of information, use of the large re-

search library, and admittance to workshops and seminars. Send S.A.S.E. for more information.

Polish News The Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut, 8 Lyle

Road, New Britain, CT 06053, is currently copying tombstone inscriptions from over 100 cemeteries (Polish) iil the eleven-state northeast area. A database on Polish ancestry was recently established with the goal of wider availability of information from their archival collections. The society recently successfully concluded a fifteen-day archival tour of Poland. (Submitted by Jonathan D. Shea, president of the society.)

The Polish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles, California, had their first meeting at the Los Angeles Fami- ly History Library, 107 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles. For more information regarding the new organization con- tact: Jacque Penstone, 4517 Hollyline Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92703.

Yugoslav News The Croatian/Slovene/Serbian Genealogical Society,

2527 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, CA 94070, has 900 dif- ferent English-language books about Yugoslavia for sale. The society also has a copy of all arms from Yugoslavia from the 1400s to 1800s. Society Director Adam S. Eterovich has more than twenty-five years experience in research.

British Group Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The International Society for British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH) celebrated its tenth anniversary with a commemorative luncheon held during the Nation- al Genealogical Society Conference in St. Paul, Minnesota.

More than two hundred attendees heard Terrence M. Punch of Halifax, Nova Scotia, present the Fifth An- nual Meredith B. Colket, Jr., Memorial Lecture, "Migra- tion from the British Isles to Atlantic Canada Before 1850."

At the Annual Meeting, held prior to the lecture, the fol- lowing officers were elected: Joy Wade Moulton, presi- dent; Paul F. Smart, vice-president; G.L. Moore, corresponding secretary; Doris V. Black, recording secretary; and William E. Allen, treasurer. Trustees elected for a three year term include A. Rosemary Big- wood, Scotland; Joan F. Curran, U.S.A.; P. William Filby, U.S.A.; Lois Y. Flyte, U.SA.; David E. Gardner, U.SA.; Elizabeth Hancocks, Canada; and W. Harold Minshall, Canada.

ISBGFH seeks to keep members informed, through its quarterly newsletter, of international events, repository changes, and new publications in the various English-

speaking countries. Members are entitled to two free queries per year, a discount on its British publications for sale, and limited research assistance. The ISBGFH collec- tion of British books and journals received from other societies is held by the Western Reserve Historical Society Library in Cleveland, Ohio.

Membership may be obtained from ISBGFH, P.O. Box 20435, Cleveland, OH 44120, upon payment of the $10 an- nual fee.

Profiles

Peter W. Bunce Mr. Bunce is director of the Na-

tional Archives-Great Lakes Region where he has worked to promote the use of the records held by the National Archives and its regional branches and to en- courage the use of primary sour- ces in genealogical and historical research. He has sponsored and conducted genealogy workshops

Peter w. ~ u n c t and is a frequent speaker at meet- ings of genealogical, historical,

and archival societies from the local to the national level. He received his BA. from Otterbein College and his MA. from the University of Virginia. He received the Federa- tion of Genealogical Societies' Award of Merit in 1988.

Peter Bunce's presentation "Finding Family History in Federal Court Records" was enthusiastically received at the National Genealogical Society Conference in St. Paul in May 1989. Peter also speaks on "Genealogical Research in the National Archives and the Great Lakes Region"; "Genealogical Research in the Great Lakes Region"; "Genealogical Records in the Great Lakes Region Pertain- ing to [Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, or Wisconsin]" (whichever is appropriate to need of host); "Immigration and Naturalization Records"; "Dear Ar- chivist, Dear Researcher"; and "Untapped Resources: Lesser-UsedILesser-Known Records in the National Ar- chives and National Archives-Great Lakes Region." Mr. Bunce may be contacted at the National Archives-Great Lakes Region, 7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60629,312-581-7816.

Calendar Of Events The Calendar of Events is provided as a ' service to our readers who plan to attend the genealogical and historical meetings

that not only support the organization but enhance the reader's own genealogical

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Fall 1989 Oct. 6-7: Iowa Conference. Peggy Shomo Joyner on Mid-Atlantic

Colonial Research and Andrew J. Moms on Irish Research. Iowa Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 7735, Des Moines, IA 50322.

Oct. 5-7: OTHSA Reunion '89. Orphan Train Heritage Society of America, 4453 S. 48th St., Springdale, AK 72764.

Oct. 6-8: The Manitoba Genealogical Society Seminar in Gimli, Manitoba. "Hands On" Seminar will feature a number of sessions in which there will be active participation by all. Sessions include photography, computers, calligraphy, and family history writing. Write to the society at Room 420, 167 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B OT6, Canada.

Oct. 8-15: Milwaukee to Salt Lake City trip with special rates. Contact Milwaukee Genealogical Society, c/o Mrs. Bessie Turney, 3204 New York Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207.

Oct. 12: Myra Gormley, "Family Diseases: Are You At Risk?"CaCalr- nia Genealogical Society, Box 77105, San Francisco, CA 94107-0105.

Oct. 12. Kansas Genealogical Society Conference. Dr. Brian Trainor of Belfast, Ireland. Kansas Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 103, Dodge City, KS 67801.

Oet. W-15: Washington State Genealogical Society Conference. Bill Dollarhide, Leland Meitzler, Phil Lothyan, among other speakers. P.O. Box 1422, Olympia, WA 98507.

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Oct. 14: Maralyn Wellauer, "German Records." Riley County, Kansas, Genealogical Society, 2005 Claflin Rd., Manhattan, KS 66502.

Oct. 14: "Research in Ireland," Brian Trainor fmm Belfast will be the speaker. Sun City Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1448, Sun City, AZ 85372.

Oct. 20-22: Saskatchewan Genealogical Society Annual Seminar, MeC fort, Saskatchewan. Speaker: Ben Bloxham. Contact the society at P.O. Box 1894, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4P 3Ea, 306-780- 9207.

Oct. 21: Annual Seminar in Florence, Alabama. Wendy Elliott. Natchez Trace Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 420, Florence, AL 35631-0420.

Oct. 21: Irish Seminar. Brian Trainor, director of Ulster Historical Foun- dation, Belfast. The Blarney Stone Restaurant, 30 Grant St., Aetna, PA. Registration 8:OO-900 AM., $25 includes luncheon. Sponsored by Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, 4338 Bigelow Boulevard, Pittsburg, PA 15213-2695. Contact Lesle Dunn, 412-364- 7931.

Oct. 22: Heritage Quest Seminar. Baltimore County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 10085, Towson, MD 21204.

a t . 25: Heritage Quest Road Show. Conference Center Danville Area Community College, 200 E. Main, Danville, IL, 6:OO-10:00 PM. Registration at door. Contact: Illiana Genealogical & Historical Society, P.O. Box 207, Danville, IL 61834.

Oct. 28: Marsha Hoffman Rising. Smokey Valley Genealogical Society & Library, 211 W. Iron, Suite 205, Salina, KS 67501.

Oct. 28-29: Illinois State Genealogical Conference, Lisle, Illinois. Fea- tured speaker, William H. Schoeffler. Variety of speakers and ses- sions on English, Irish, Scotch Irish, Huguenot, Polish, Military Records, Computers, Health History, County Atlases, Colonial America, Paleography, Newspapers, Historical Research, Federal Court Records, and beginner sessions. Tours to the Newberry Library, the Chicago Historical Society, or the National Archives- Great Lakes Region. Contact the society at P.O. Box 10195, Springfield, IL 62791.

Nov. (rust week): Florida State Genealogical Society Annual Con- ference hosted by Alachua County Genealogical Society, Box 12078, University Station, Gainesville, FL 32607.

Nov. 34: NGS Regional Conference, LWAnderson Library, Biloxi, Mis- sissippi. Contact: National Genealogical Society, 4527 Seventeenth St., North, Arlington, VA 22207-2399.

Nov. 4: Genealogy of the British Isles: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland. A conference sponsored by the George Peabody Library of the Johns Ho~kins Universitv. Place: The Main Reading Room of the George feabody ~ i b r a 6 , Baltimore, Maryland. gistra ration beeins at 8 : 3 0 ~ . T h e librarvwill remain own until 9:00 P.M. to allow attendees to conduct research. ~ar t i c i~ank: David C. Dearborn, P. William Filbv. Robert W. Barnes, Constance Catanie. Craig R Scott, and Robert art ram. ~egistration is $30, if received by 27 0ctober 1989. Late or on site re&tration is $35. Optional box lunch is $5 extra. Contact the George peabody ~ibrary, l j ~ a s t Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202,301-659-8179.

Nov. 4: First Families of b r a i n County, Ohio, Banquet, Lorain Coun- ty Chapter of OGS, P.O. Box 865, Elyria, OH 44036.

Nov. 18: P. William Filby, 10th Anniversary, Genealogy Club of the Library of New Jersey, 230 Broadway, Newark, NJ 07104.

1990 Apr. 28: Kin Dig Seminar at Palmdale, California. Antelope Valley

Genealogical Society, P.O. 1049, Lancaster, CA 93534.

May 6: Genealogical Jamboree. Pasadena Convention Center, Southern California Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 4377, Burbank, CA 91503.

June 6-7: NGS Tenth Anniversary Conference: A Capital Conference, Arlington, Virginia. Contact: National Genealogical Society, 4527 Seventeenth St., North, Arlington, VA 22207-2399.

JuIy 5-7: "Crossing the Border: A Conference for Family and Com- munity Historians," sponsored by the Genealogical Conference of New York. Contact: Rochester '90, P.O. Box 299, Interlaken, NY 14847.

August 15-18: FGS Conference: "Windows to the Past," Salt Lake City, Utah. See page 6 for information. Further details will be in the winter issue of the FGS Forum.

199 1 May 28-June 1: NGS Conference: "Come to the End of the Oregon

Trail," Portland, Oregon.

Notices All Forum correspondence except change of address

should be directed to the Editorial Office, Federation of Genealogical Societies, 3629 West 147th Place, Mid- lothian, IL 60445. Send change of address to Federation of Genealogical Societies, P.O. Box 746, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-0746.

Please note the following new addresses:

Conejo Valley Genealogical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 1228, Thousand Oaks, CA 91358

Illinois State Genealogical Society, Stratton Building, Box 10195, Springfield, IL 62791

Immigrant Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 7369, Burbank, CA 91510-7369

The Ohio Genealogical Society, 34 Sturges Ave., P.O. Box 2625, Mansfield, OH 44906 (419)522-9077

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