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