New Items for December 2013

New Items at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library

December 2013

General:

·         Mastering Family, Library & Church Records

·         Officers and Enlisted Men of the United States Navy Who Lost Their Lives During the World War from April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918: Volumes I and II

·         Origin and History of Irish Names of Places: Volumes I, II, and III

·         Rebel Watchdog

·         The Family Tree Guidebook to Europe (this item may be checked out)

·         Sustainable Genealogy: Separating Fact from Fiction in Family Legends (this item may be checked out)

 

Alabama:

·         History of Alabama and Incidentally of Georgia and Mississippi from the Earliest Period/Annals of Alabama 1819 – 1900

 

Georgia:

·         Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

 

Kentucky:

·         A Complete Index to the Names of Persons, Places and Subjects Mentioned in Littell’s Laws of Kentucky

 

Maryland:

·         History of Talbot County, Maryland 1661 – 1861: Volumes I and II

 

Missouri:

·         Missouri Genealogical Gleanings 1840 and Beyond: Volume 4

 

New York:

·         Heads of Families of the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: New York

·         Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: New York and New Jersey: Volumes I, II, III, IV, and V

 

Ohio:

·         Hamilton County, Ohio Church Death Records 1811 – 1849

·         History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio: Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4

·         Ohio Photographers 1839 – 1900

 

Pennsylvania:

·         Index to the 1850 Census of Pennsylvania: Berks County, Bucks County, Lancaster County, Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, Northampton County

 

Tennessee:

·         Marriages of Wilson County, Tennessee 1802 - 1850

·         They Rode With Forrest

 

Virginia:

·         Marriages of Pittsylvania County, Virginia 1806 - 1830

 

West Virginia:

·         A History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory

Upcoming Area Events:

Thursday, January 16 7:00 pm in the Basement Program Room of the Richardson Public Library 411 W. Arapaho Rd. Richardson. The Richardson Genealogical and Historical Society will host Paula Perkins. This is a free event open to all.

I hope you all have a happy and healthy New Year - Susan

 

New Items for November and Upcoming Events

New Items at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library

November 2013

General:

·         American Ancestry: Giving the Name and Descent, in the Male Line, of Americans Whose Ancestors Settled in the United States Previous to the Declaration of Independence A.D. 1776 - Volumes I-III, IV-VI, VII-IX, and X-XII

·         American Vernacular Buildings and Interiors 1870 – 1960

·         Application for Enrollment of Choctaw Newborn Act of 1905: Volumes XVII, XVIII, XIX, and XX

·         International Vital Records Handbook: 6^th Edition

·         The Name is the Game

·         Osage Indian Bands and Clans

·         Out-of-Style: A Modern Perspective of How, Why, and When Vintage Fashions Evolved

·         Slave Genealogy: A Research Guide with Case Studies

Georgia:

·         Cherokee Valuation Records

·         Methodist Preachers in Georgia 1783 – 1900: A Supplement

 

Kentucky:

·         Kentucky Land Grants Recorded in the State Land Office Frankfort, Kentucky, 1782 – 1924: Part 1 and Part 2

 

Maryland:

·         Abstracts of the Debt Books of the Provincial Land Office of Maryland:

o   Charles County:

-       Volume I: Calvert Papers 1750, Liber 13: 1753-1756, Liber 14: 1757

-      Volume II: Liber 14: 1758 – 1761, Liber 15: 1762 – 1763

-      Volume III: Liber 15: 1764 – 1766, Liber 16: 1767 – 1769

-      Volume IV: Liber 16: 1770 – 1771, Liber 17: 1772 – 1774

·         Baltimore county, Maryland Marriage Licenses: May 1, 1798 to February 11, 1815

·         Baltimore county, Maryland Marriage Licenses: February 11, 1815 to April 30, 1823

·         Without Indentures: index to White Slave Children in Colonial Court Records [Maryland and Virginia]

 

Missouri:

·         Cooper County, Missouri Records

·         Crawford County, Missouri Records

·         Dade County, Missouri Records

·         Ozark County, Missouri Records

 

New Jersey:

·         Genealogies of New Jersey Families: Volume I: Families A – Z and Pre-American Notes on Old New Netherland Families, Volume II: A Genealogy Dictionary of New Jersey Bible Records and Other Family Records

 

North Carolina:

·         North Carolina’s Revolutionary War Navy

 

Tennessee:

·         Early Hamilton Settlers

·         Hamilton county Pioneers

·         History of the Thirteenth Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry U.S.A.

·         Knoxville’s First Graveyard 1800 – 1879

·         Tennessee Taproots: Courthouses of Tennessee

·         Washington County, Tennessee 1836 Civil districts & 1838 Tax Listing

 

Texas:

·         McKinney Courier - Gazette (on microfilm) October 4 - December 30 2012

 

Virginia:

·         Certificates and Rights Accomack County, Virginia 1663 – 1709

·         Marriage License Bonds of Accomack County, Virginia from 1774 to 1806

·         The Marriage License Bonds of Westmoreland County, Virginia From 1786 to 1850

Upcoming Events:

Thursday, December 12 6:45 pm at IHOP: 1960 N Central Expy, McKinney.  The North Collin County Genealogical Society will hold their Holiday Meeting.  If you'd like to find out more about the Society, come join them for food and fun!

Thursday, January 16 7:00 pm in the Basement Program Room of the Richardson Public Library 411 W. Arapaho Rd. Richardson.  The Richardson Genealogical and Historical Society will host Paula Perkins.  This is a free event open to all.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and have a happy and healthy Holiday season - Susan

New Items for October and Upcoming Area Events

New Items at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library

October 2013

Kentucky:

·         The “Cornstalk” Militia of Kentucky 1792 – 1811

Maryland:

·         Baltimore County, Maryland Trader and Ordinary Licenses 1830 – 1832

Texas:

·         Prosper, Texas - Its History and Families: Volume II

Washington D.C:

·         District of Columbia Guardianship Index 1802 - 1928

Although the list of October items is really short, have no fear!  The new fiscal year has started and I am ordering again - Susan

Upcoming Area Events:

Saturday, November 2 8:30 am - 4:00 pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
2700 Roundrock Trail, Plano, Texas 75075: The Great Family Search Conference.  This event is FREE and open to all.

Wednesday, November 13 7:00 pm at the Haggard Library 2501 Coit Rd, Plano.  The Collin County Genealogical Society will be hosting Mr. Ted Wright.  Mr. Wright will be speaking on "Doodling for Catfish or Dousing for Graves, Only in Texas.  Now They are Both Legal!"  This meeting is FREE and open to all.  For more information, view the CCGS Events Calendar at: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txcolcgs/calendar.htm

Thursday, November 14 6:45 pm at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library 101 East Hunt Street, McKinney.  The North Collin County Genealogical Society will be hosting Mr. Lloyd Bockstruck.  Mr. Bockstruck will be speaking about Researching in Southern States (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina).  This meeting is FREE and open to all.

Saturday, November 16 12:30-4:00 pm at the Schimelpfenig Library5025 Custer Road, Plano Collin County Genealogical Society presents a half-day seminar: "Are you interested in DNA testing? Have you taken a DNA test? What now?"  This seminar is FREE and open to all. For more information, view the CCGS Events Calendar at: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txcolcgs/calendar.htm

Upcoming Events and New Items for September

Upcoming Events:

Saturday, October 5 10:30 a.m. Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library - 101 East Hunt Street, McKinney:  The McKinney Public Library System will host "How to Research Your House" presented by Mr. Guy Giersch, Historic Preservation Officer for the City of McKinney.  If you're interested in receiving Historic Designation for your home or are just interested in learning about how to find information on the history of your house, come to this free presentation.  For more information, contact Susan at 972.547.7343 or skusterbeck@mckinneytexas.org

October 12 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Dallas Public Library: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library 1515Young Street Dallas: The Dallas Genealogical Society invites you to join us for a one-day workshop featuring D. Joshua Taylor, a nationally known and recognized genealogical author, lecturer, and researcher. Cost: By September 27: $40.00 for members, $50.00 for non-members. After September 27: $50.00 members, $60.00 non-members. For Registration information, go to: http://www.dallasgenealogy.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=520:october-12-saturdaycatid=1:latest-news&Itemid=196

October 18 12:30 - 11:00 p.m. Plano Public Library: Haggard Library 2501 Coit Rd, Plano. Genealogy Research Lock-In.  Stay late in the library for a night of state-wide genealogy research! Access resources from libraries in Waco, Houston, Austin, Denton, and more. Participate in webinars on genealogy, databases and other topics. Registration required. This is a free program.  For more information and to register, go to: http://www.plano.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=4370&month=10&year=2013&day=18&calType=0

New Items at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library

September 2013

General:

·         Dictionary of Americanized French – Canadian Names: Onomastics and Genealogy

·         Family Photo Detective: Learn How to Find Genealogy Clues in Old Photos and Solve Family Photo Mysteries

·         Finding Your Father’s War: A Practical Guide to Researching and Understanding Service in the World War II Army

·         Howitzer: The Annual of the United States Corps of Cadets, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York (Yearbook): 1974 and 1975

·          Mastering Census and Military Records

·         Scottish-American Court Records 1733 – 1783

Kansas:

·         Cemetery Inscriptions Atchison County, Kansas

Kentucky:

·         The Calendar and Quartermaster Books of General George Rogers Clark’s Fort Jefferson, Kentucky 1780 – 1781

Louisiana:

·         Memories of the Old Plantation Home & a Creole Family Album

Maryland:

·         “Given to Drinking and Whoring” White Maryland Runaways 1720 – 1762

New Mexico:

·         New Mexico Private Land Claims

Ohio:

·         Hamilton county, Ohio Burial Records: Volume 10 Green Township

·         Restored Hamilton County, Ohio Marriages 1808 – 1849: Part One  and Part Two

·         Wills Filed in Probate Court Hamilton County, Ohio 1791 – 1901: Volume I A – K and     Volume II L – Z

Oklahoma:

·         Index to Early Oklahoma Land Tract Books (on CD - viewable in library)

Texas:

·         The Bronco: McKinney Boyd High School: Volume 7 (Yearbook)

·         McKinney Courier - Gazette 7/1/2012 through 9/30/2012 (on microfilm)

·         Cactus (University of Texas at Austin) Yearbook: 1976 and 1977

·         A History of Richardson 1873 – 1973

·         Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs 1992 Alumni Directory

·         Divorce Records of Tom Green County, Texas 1875 – 1940

·         Marriage Records of Tom Green County, Texas Books A – D 1875 – 1914

·         Records of the Robert Massie Funeral Chapel, San Angelo, Texas 1906 – 1930

Virginia:

·         Abstracts of Alleghany County, Virginia Deeds 1822 – 1829

·         City of Winchester, Virginia Register of Births 1853 – 1891: Volume 1 1853 – 1860

·         Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records: Volume 4 – Nabors through Rymer

Washington D.C:

·         Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company: Depositor Signature Card Entries for Washington, D.C. 1865 –1868

New Items for August and Upcoming Events

New Items at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library

August 2013

 

General:

·         Generations: The WPA Ex-Slave Narrative Genealogical Resource Database – Volume I: Ex-Slaves with Virginia Origins (this is a CD available for check out)

·         Applications for enrollment of Choctaw Newborn Act of 1905: Volume XVI

Kansas:

·         University United Methodist Church, Kansas City, Kansas Records

Maryland:

·         1804 Tax Assessment Baltimore County, Maryland

·         Somerset County, Maryland Marriage References and Family Relationships 1666 – 1800

Missouri:

·         Clay County, Missouri Records

·         Stoddard county, Missouri Records

·         Worth County, Missouri Records

North Carolina:

·         Eastern Cherokee Census, Cherokee, North Carolina 1915 – 1922 Taken by Agent James E. Henderson: Volume III 1919 - 1920

Ohio:

·         Hamilton County, Ohio Burial Records: Volume 11 – Columbia Township, Volume 13 – First German Protestant Cemetery of Avondale & Martini United Church of Christ Records

South Carolina:

·         South Carolina’s State Grants: Volume One Grant Books 1 through 6 1784 – 1790,           

·         South Carolina’s Royal Grants: Volume Seven Grant Books 42, 43 and other Grants 1711 – 1775

·         Greenville County, South Carolina Will Abstracts 1787 – 1853

Tennessee:

·         Dickson County, Tennessee Negro Marriages 1865 – 1881

·         1805 Greene County, Tennessee Tax List

·         Jefferson county, Tennessee Scholastic Population 1841 – 1861

·         Monroe County, Tennessee marriage Book 2 1843 – 1845

·         Sumner County, Tennessee Beech Cumberland Presbyterian Church Minutes: Volume 2 1869 – 1899

·         Washington county, Tennessee Inventories of Estates: Volume 0 1822 - 1831

Texas:

·         Country Faith and Fate: Churches and Cemeteries of East Texas

·         Texas Land Survey Maps for Angelina County

·         First Baptist Church Anna, Texas: 120 Years of Continuous Service 1850 – 1970

·         Texas Land Survey Maps for Bowie County

·         Texas Land Survey Maps for Dallas County

·         Texas Land Survey Maps for Duval County

·         Franklin County Tax Rolls

o   1885 – 1886

o   1888 – 1889

o   1890

o   1893 -1894

o   1895

o   1896

·         Franklin County Death Index 1903 – 1997

·         Franklin county (Texas #80) Old Age Assistance Commission Payments 01/1937 – 08/1939

·         Marriages of Franklin County, Texas 1875 – 1959

·         Franklin County Marriages 1960 – 2003

·         Providence Cemetery (Franklin County)

·         Texas Land Survey Maps for Fannin County

·         Texas Land Survey Maps for Harrison County

·         Texas Land Survey Maps for Henderson County

·         Texas Land Survey Maps for Montgomery County

·         Texas Land Survey Maps for Stephens County

·         Texas Land Survey Maps for Wise County 

Virginia:

·         Accomack County, Virginia Marriage References and Family Relationships 1620 – 1800

·         City of Winchester, Virginia register of Births 1853 – 1891: Volume 2 1865 - 1891

West Virginia:

·         Lewis County, West Virginia History and Biographies

·         Monroe County, West Virginia History and Biographies

Upcoming Area Events:
 

September 11 & 12 9:30 - 11:00 am at the Haggard Library 2501 Coit Rd, Plano: The Genealogy Center will be hosting “Novice Genealogy”.  Registration is required. Go to http://www.planolibrary.org and on the left side is a tab for “Register for Classes”. Go to September and choose “Novice Genealogy” to register.

September 12 6:45 - 8:30 at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library 101 East Hunt Street, McKinney: The North Collin County Genealogical Society will meet.  You do not have to be a member to attend.

October 12 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Dallas Public Library: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library 1515 Young Street Dallas: The Dallas Genealogical Society invites you to join us for a one-day workshop featuring D. Joshua Taylor, a nationally known and recognized genealogical author, lecturer, and researcher. Cost: By September 27: $40.00 for members, $50.00 for non-members.  After September 27: $50.00 members, $60.00 non-members.  For Registration information, go to: http://www.dallasgenealogy.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=520:october-12-saturdaycatid=1:latest-news&Itemid=196