Important Information & New Titles for December 2011

Important Information:

The Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library (downtown) will be replacing the carpet throughout the Library the first two weeks in January.  The Library will be open January 3 through January 12 during this process.  While this is going on, there will be times when you will not be able to get to the section of the Library you like.  We will have staff on hand to go to the shelves and retrieve items from these sections.  At this point, the microfilm machines will be unavailable on January 5 and 6.  The dates may change, due to the progress of the carpet replacement.
Both the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library and the John and Judy Gay Library will be closed on January 13 for Staff Development.  The Roy and Helen Hall Library will remain closed January 13 through January 16 for carpet replacement and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  The John and Judy Gay Library will be open on January 14.

Since it is so close to the end of the month, here is the list of

New Titles we received in December:

General:

• Irish Names and Surnames
• Index to U.S. Invalid Pension Records 1801 – 1815
• Rhineland Emigrants: Lists of German Settlers in Colonial America
• Checklist of Historical Records Survey Publications

Georgia:

• Thomas County, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings – Volume I: 1857 – 1875, Volume II: 1876 – 1881, Volume III: 1882 – 1888
• Montgomery County, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings – Volume I: 1886 – 1905, Volume II: 1906 – 1919
• Wilcox County, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings – Volume II: 1904 – 1907, Volume III: 1908 – 1911, Volume IV: 1912 – 1916, Volume V: 1917 – 1922
• Athens, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings (Southern Banner) Volume VII: 1848 – 1851

Maryland:

• “When drunk is very bold” White Maryland Runaways, 1763 – 1769
• Land Records of Somerset County Maryland
• Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court of Maryland – Volume XXXII: 1762 – 1764 Libers: 39 (pp. 161 – end), 40 (pp. 1 – 153) and Volume XXXIII: 1764 – 1765 Libers: 40 (pp. 154 – end), 41 (pp. 1-193)

North Carolina:

• Abstracts of Wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina 1752 – 1800 and Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina 1800 – 1850

Oklahoma:

• Cherokee Descendants: An Index to the Guion Miller Applications – Volume I (East), Volume II (West: A – M), Volume III (West: N – Z)

Virginia:

• Marriage Bonds and Other Marriage Records of Amherst County, Virginia 1763 – 1800 Published with Marriage Records of Amherst County, Virginia 1815 – 1821 and Subscription for
  Building St.
  Mark’s Church Amherst  County, Virginia
• Land Causes Accomack County, Virginia 1727 – 1826
• The Vestry Book of Blisland (Blissland) Parish, New Kent and James City Counties, Virginia 1721 – 1786

I hope you all had a great Holiday and wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year!

- Susan

Military Bounty Land

Military Bounty Land 1776 - 1855 by Christine Rose is a detailed account if military bounty land records.  Federal bounty land was offered as an inducement to enlist or remain in the military.  During the Revolutionary War, some states also offered bounty land; these are also covered.  This guidebook explains what records are available, how to locate them, and includes an appendix of the important laws which generated the awards.  Among the finding aids are books, internet resources, and where to obtain copies of the original material.

I'm sorry this one did not get out to you last month - I must have hit the wrong button!  Susan

New Items for November 2011

New Items at the Roy and Helen Hall

Memorial Library

General:

• Across the Atlantic and Beyond: The Migration of German and Swiss Immigrants to America
• American Surnames
• Lost and Found: The Guide to Finding Family, Friends, and Loved Ones
• Ancestry’s Concise Genealogical Dictionary
• A Field Guide for Genealogists
• Clues to Our Family Names
• Research Guide to Loyalist Ancestors: A Directory to Archives, Manuscripts, Published and Electronic Sources
• Civil War Genealogy
• Military Bounty Land 1776 – 1855
• They came in ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Arrival Record
• American Passenger Arrival Records
• Migration from the Russian Empire: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports – Volume 3 May 1886 – December 1887, Volume 4 January 1888 – May 1889, and Volume 5 June 1889 – July 1890
• The Pension List of 1820
• A Dictionary of Universal Biography of All Ages and of All People

Georgia:

• The Civil War in Georgia

Indiana:

• Dearborn County Indiana Cemetery Records Volume A Part 1, Volume A Part 2
• Local History and Genealogical Abstracts from Jonesboro and Gas City, Indiana Newspapers 1889 – 1920

Kentucky:

• Calvary Catholic Cemetery Lexington, Kentucky: Transcribed Plus Some Obits A – Z
• ‘Til Freedom Came: Slaves in Allen County, Kentucky 1815 – 1865 (donated by the author, Glen Conner)

Louisiana:

• Louisiana Postmistress and Postmaster Appointments 20 June 1866 to 17 November 1931

Maryland:

• Baltimore City, Maryland Birth Records 1865 – 1894
• Prince George’s County Maryland Marriage References and Family Relationships 1695 - 1800

New York:

• New York Colonial Muster Rolls 1664 – 1775 Report of the State Historian of the State of New York: Volumes 1 and 2

North Carolina:

• Surrey County, N.C. Court Minutes: Volumes One & Two 1768 – 1789
• Wilkes County, North Carolina Will Abstracts: Books One & Two 1778 – 1811
• Deeds of Gates County, North Carolina: Vol. #4 1819 – 1828, Vol. #5 1828 – 1833
• Duplin County, North Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions: Vol. #6 1803 – 1805

South Carolina:

• South Carolina Deed Abstracts 1719 - 1772: Volumes I, II, III, and IV

Tennessee:

• First Families of Tennessee
• Tennessee 1850 Agricultural Census Volume 5
• Locust Grove Baptist Church (Records) 1843 – 1998 (Washburn, Grainger Co, Tennessee) – on microfilm

Texas:

• McKinney Courier-Gazette: 4/1/2011 – 6/30/2011 – on microfilm
• Against All Odds: True Stories of Lockhart/Caldwell County, Texas Women Who Succeeded as Professionals Against Hail, High Water, Bad Roads, Hard Times, Criticism, Man, and Low Cash Flow
• Talking Tombstone Tours 2004 – 2008 City of Greenwood Cemetery Weatherford, Texas
• Ima Hogg: The Governor’s Daughter
• The History of Branch, Texas
• Texas Post Offices by County (CD – for use in library only)
• Centennial Story of Texas Baptists
• A History of Texas Baptists
• Pioneering in the Southwest

Virginia:

• Brunswick County, Virginia Will Books: Volume 1: Will Books 2 and 3 1739-1769, 1783-1785, Volume 2: Will Books 4 and 5 (in part) 1761-1780, Volume 3: Will Book 5 1780-1795, Volume 4: 1795-1804, Volume 5 1804-1812
• Marriages of Princess Anne County, Virginia 1749 – 1821
• Marriages of Norfolk County, Virginia 1706 – 1792
• Pioneer Families of Franklin County, Virginia

While looking over the above titles, if you find areas that you are interested in that aren't being ordered, please let me know.  I can't guarantee I will be able to purchase everything requested, but I will do my best to expand the collection where needed.  You can e-mail your requests to skusterbeck@mckinneytexas.org 

Thanks, Susan