The Family History Center:
Have you been to the Family History Center? There is one here in McKinney at 2801 West Eldorado Parkway. The Family History Center is a facility of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Family History Center can provide access to most of the microfilms and microfiche in the family History Library to help you identify your ancestors.
We have received a DVD of the 2010 NGS Conference Keynote Address. A Celebration of Family History includes talks by author David McCullough and President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency of the Church of the Latter-day Saints. The program includes music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra and several video presentations. This DVD may be checked.
Upcoming Program at Haggard Library in Plano:
Scallywags, Rogues, and Ruffs: All Those Ancestors We Don’t Talk About will be presented by Kelvin L. Meyers on Wednesday, April 13th at 7:00 pm. This is a free program for all given by the Collin County Genealogical Society.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Two New Guides
We have two new guides that can be checked out to assist you in your Genealogical work.
The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program is an updated edition. This book shows how to combine traditional research methods with today’s technology. This guide is designed for the beginner but is useful for the most seasoned researcher.
The Genealogist’s Guide to Researching Tax Records gives you the techniques to locate, read, and understand the information in these annual records. It explains techniques to research tax records and how to use those techniques in head or poll taxes, real estate, property, federal, and inheritance taxes.
At the last North Collin County Genealogical Society, the speaker, Mr. James Ryan, allowed us to use the forms he has used in his genealogical research. I’ve added two of the forms to our collection of paper forms that are used for research and can be found in the cabinet next to the microfilm. They are his “Perfect Genealogy Chart” and his “Generic Schematic, Clan/Tree Charts”. Both of these charts will be useful for novice and experience researcher.
If you are interested, the North Collin County Genealogical Society meets at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library (downtown McKinney Public Library) on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program is an updated edition. This book shows how to combine traditional research methods with today’s technology. This guide is designed for the beginner but is useful for the most seasoned researcher.
The Genealogist’s Guide to Researching Tax Records gives you the techniques to locate, read, and understand the information in these annual records. It explains techniques to research tax records and how to use those techniques in head or poll taxes, real estate, property, federal, and inheritance taxes.
At the last North Collin County Genealogical Society, the speaker, Mr. James Ryan, allowed us to use the forms he has used in his genealogical research. I’ve added two of the forms to our collection of paper forms that are used for research and can be found in the cabinet next to the microfilm. They are his “Perfect Genealogy Chart” and his “Generic Schematic, Clan/Tree Charts”. Both of these charts will be useful for novice and experience researcher.
If you are interested, the North Collin County Genealogical Society meets at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library (downtown McKinney Public Library) on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Some Website Updates
I hope the information below on website updates assists you in your Genealogy quest.
Revolutionary War Southern campaign Pension Application Transcriptions Online
This website contains free transcriptions of over 10,000 Revolutionary war Pension Applications. The site is sponsored by the American Revolution Association and currently contains 10,496 pension applications and 70 roster transcriptions, all from the Southern Campaign. http://southerncampaign.org/pen
Ireland's Archive Collections Go Online
This website allows the public to search a wide range of Irish archives online. These include the Irish Film Archive, the Guinness Family Archives, archives from UCC's Boole Library and a large number of city and county council archives. http://www.iar.ie/
FamilySearch Adds New Records
FamilySearch has added new records for Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Vermont, and West Virginia. FamilySearch indexing has also added it's first project in Hungarian. http://familysearch.org/
Don't Forget to use the McKinney Public Library's Databases!
We have Ancestry.com Library edition available in the Library. HeritageQuest Online is available through the TexShare database
Revolutionary War Southern campaign Pension Application Transcriptions Online
This website contains free transcriptions of over 10,000 Revolutionary war Pension Applications. The site is sponsored by the American Revolution Association and currently contains 10,496 pension applications and 70 roster transcriptions, all from the Southern Campaign. http://southerncampaign.org/pen
Ireland's Archive Collections Go Online
This website allows the public to search a wide range of Irish archives online. These include the Irish Film Archive, the Guinness Family Archives, archives from UCC's Boole Library and a large number of city and county council archives. http://www.iar.ie/
FamilySearch Adds New Records
FamilySearch has added new records for Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Vermont, and West Virginia. FamilySearch indexing has also added it's first project in Hungarian. http://familysearch.org/
Don't Forget to use the McKinney Public Library's Databases!
We have Ancestry.com Library edition available in the Library. HeritageQuest Online is available through the TexShare database
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
New Items received in February and Upcoming Programs at Area Libraries
Items Received in February 2011
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Austin County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Bosque County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Colorado County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Comal County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Ellis County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Gregg County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Grimes County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Hopkins County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Muleshoe & More: The Remarkable Stories Behind the Naming of Texas Towns
• The History of Roane County, Tennessee 1801 – 1870
• Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians
• Citizens of the Eastern Shore of Maryland 1659 – 1750
• Early Missouri Marriages in the News 1820 – 1853
• “Drinks Hard and Swears Much” White Maryland Runaways, 1770 – 1774
• The Old and New Monongahela
• Virginia Colonial Abstracts Volume I Part A, Volume I Part B, Volume II, Volume III
• Marriages of Rutherford County, Tennessee 1804 – 1872
• The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy: Use the Web to Trace Your Roots, Share Your History, and Create a Family Tree
• Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court of Maryland Volumes XVI – XXVII 1721-1724, 1724-1727, 1727-1730, 1730-1734, 1734-1736, 1736-1739, 1739-1741, 1741-1744, 1744-1746, 1746-1749, 1749-1750 and 1752-1753, 1753 and 1750-1751, 1751-1752 and 1755
Upcoming Programs
Faye Chism will be conducting a series of workshops for Beginners starting Wednesday, Mar 2, 2011 from 6:30pm to 8:30 pm at the Melissa Library. The Library is located in the new Municipal building on Hwy 5.
The Fort Worth Central Library, located at the Tandy Lecture Hall - 500 W. 3rd Street - is conducting the workshop "Acres of Grief: Cemetery Research" on Saturday, March 12th at 1:00 pm. This workshop is lead by Trevia Woosler Beverly. This is a free program with free parking. To reserve a seat, please email ancestry@fortworthlibrary.org or call 817.871.7740.
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Austin County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Bosque County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Colorado County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Comal County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Ellis County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Gregg County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Grimes County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Texas Land Survey Maps for Hopkins County with Roads, Railways, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries & Cross-referenced Indexes for the Texas Railroad Commission & General Land Office
• Muleshoe & More: The Remarkable Stories Behind the Naming of Texas Towns
• The History of Roane County, Tennessee 1801 – 1870
• Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians
• Citizens of the Eastern Shore of Maryland 1659 – 1750
• Early Missouri Marriages in the News 1820 – 1853
• “Drinks Hard and Swears Much” White Maryland Runaways, 1770 – 1774
• The Old and New Monongahela
• Virginia Colonial Abstracts Volume I Part A, Volume I Part B, Volume II, Volume III
• Marriages of Rutherford County, Tennessee 1804 – 1872
• The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy: Use the Web to Trace Your Roots, Share Your History, and Create a Family Tree
• Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court of Maryland Volumes XVI – XXVII 1721-1724, 1724-1727, 1727-1730, 1730-1734, 1734-1736, 1736-1739, 1739-1741, 1741-1744, 1744-1746, 1746-1749, 1749-1750 and 1752-1753, 1753 and 1750-1751, 1751-1752 and 1755
Upcoming Programs
Faye Chism will be conducting a series of workshops for Beginners starting Wednesday, Mar 2, 2011 from 6:30pm to 8:30 pm at the Melissa Library. The Library is located in the new Municipal building on Hwy 5.
The Fort Worth Central Library, located at the Tandy Lecture Hall - 500 W. 3rd Street - is conducting the workshop "Acres of Grief: Cemetery Research" on Saturday, March 12th at 1:00 pm. This workshop is lead by Trevia Woosler Beverly. This is a free program with free parking. To reserve a seat, please email ancestry@fortworthlibrary.org or call 817.871.7740.
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