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 

 

 

 

New Items for July and Upcoming Area Events

New Items at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library

July 2013

General:

·         A Genealogist’s Refresher Course

·         How to Archive Family Keepsakes (this item may be checked out)

·         The King’s Mountain Men: The Story of the Battle, With Sketches of the American Soldiers Who Took Part

·         Life and Time of Rev. Samuel Patton

·         Oaths of Allegiance in Colonial New England

·         Scots – Scandinavian Links in Europe and America 1550 – 1850

Delaware:

·         Colonial Delaware Assemblymen 1682 – 1776

Georgia:

·         Research in Georgia (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

Illinois:

·         Research in Illinois (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

Indiana:

·         Research in Indiana (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

·         Revolutionary Soldiers and the Wives of Soldiers with Ties to Switzerland County, Indiana

Kentucky:

·         Research in Kentucky (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

Louisiana:

·         Louisiana Place Names

Maryland:

·         A gazetteer of Maryland and Delaware

·         Maryland and Virginia Convict Runaways 1725 – 1800

·         Research in Maryland (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

·         Records of the First Reformed Church of Baltimore, Maryland 1768 – 1899

Missouri:

·         Research in Missouri (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

New Jersey:

·         Research in New Jersey (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

·         New Jersey Marriage Records 1665 – 1800

New York:

·         Research in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

North Carolina:

·         Research in North Carolina (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

Ohio:

·         Research in Ohio (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

Oklahoma:

·         Index to Applications for Membership and Transfers, Oklahoma Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy

·         Oklahoma School Census Location Index

Pennsylvania:

·         Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks

·         Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families: Volume I A – HE, Volume II HI – SO, and Volume III  ST –Z

·         German Immigrant Servant Contracts Registered at the Port of Philadelphia 1817 – 1831

·         Lists of Officers of the Colonies on the Delaware and the Province of Pennsylvania 1614 – 1776

·         Research in Pennsylvania (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

South Carolina:

·         Marriages and Death Notices form the (Charleston) Times 1800 – 1821

·         Research in South Carolina (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

Tennessee:

·         Research in Tennessee (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

Texas:

·         African Americans in Texas: A Lasting Legacy

·         Line of Battle: Sul Ross’ Brigade – 3^rd Texas Cavalry, 6^th Texas Cavalry, 9^th Texas Cavalry, 27^th Cavalry

·         Early Settlers of Montgomery County, Texas: Volumes I and II

·         Montgomery County, Texas Cemeteries: Volumes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and  Index

·         Died Montgomery County, Texas Buried Elsewhere

·         Unmarked Graves, Montgomery County, Texas

·         Montgomery County, Texas Death Records Index 1903 – 1940

·         Death Dates and Marriages Inferred in Montgomery County, Texas Black Box Documents 1838 – 1900

·         Montgomery County, Texas Early Marriages Found in “Black Boxes” 1838 - 1872

·         Montgomery County, Texas Marriages 1838 – 1894

·         Montgomery County, Texas Marriage License Applications 1898 – 1907

·         Montgomery County, Texas 1890 tax Records

·         Montgomery County, Texas Tax Rolls

o   Volume: 1905

o   Volume: 1921

o   Volume 1925

·         Montgomery County, Texas 1915 Property and Poll Taxes

·         Montgomery County, Texas Property Tax Assessments 1929

·         Franklin county Births: Volume 1903 – 1952, Volume 1953 - 1997

·         Franklin County Funeral Home Records January, 1902 – January 1928

·         Franklin County School Census (Censuses): Volume 1914 – 1915, Volume 1922 – 1924

·         Franklin County Tax Rolls:

o   Volume: 1891 – 1892

o   Volume: 1897

o   Volume: 1898

o   Volume: 1900

·         Heirship Papers of Franklin County, Texas Book I

·         Historical Records of Franklin County, Texas

·         Maiden Names in the 1920 and 1930 Franklin County Census

·         Mount Vernon City Cemetery

·         Obituaries and Death Notices from Franklin County Newspapers: Volume 1907 – 1925, Volume 1926 – 1936, and Volume 1937 – 1947

·         Probated Births Filed in Franklin County, Texas

·         Rural Cemeteries of Franklin County, Texas

·         Rural Church Census for Franklin and Titus Counties in Texas

·         Bridges Chapel Church Titus County, Texas Some Facts and Memories

·         History of Titus County Volumes I & II (in one book)

·         Pioneers and Heroes of Titus County

·         Titus County Births: Volume 1872 – 1942 and Volume 1943 – 1972

·         Titus County, Texas Death Index 1903 – 1999

·         Titus County, Texas Marriages Sorted by the Bride’s Last Name 1896 - 1973

·         Titus County, Texas Marriages Sorted by the Groom’s Last Name 1896 - 1973

·         Early Obituaries and Death Notices of Van Zandt County, Texas:

o   Volume II: 1901 – 1907

o   Volume III: 1908 – 1913

o   Volume IV: 1914 – 1918

o   Volume V: 1919 – 1922

o   Volume VI: 1923 – 1926

·         Graveyards of Van Zandt County, TX: Volume E, Haven of Memories, Hillcrest, and Others

·         Van Zandt County, Texas Court Minutes: Volume C 1872 - 1881

 

Virginia:

·         Abstracts from Norfolk City [Virginia] Marriage Bonds 1797 – 1850 and Other Genealogical Data

·         Historic Sketch of Bruton Church, Williamsburg, Virginia

·         Research in Virginia (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

·         Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records: Volume 5 – Sacrey through Tyree

 

Washington D.C:

·         District of Columbia Foreign Deaths 1888 – 1923

 

West Virginia:

·         Research in West Virginia (National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series)

Upcoming Area Events:

 



Aug 7 10:30am – 12pm at the Haggard Library 2501 Coit Rd, Plano. Genealogy 201: How to locate vital records.  This is a FREE program that is open to all. 

Aug 17 1:00 – 2:30pm at the Haggard Library 2501 Coit Rd, Plano. Getting Organized: Tips on organizing your research and setting goals. Panel discussion featuring Collin County Genealogical Society members. This is a FREE program that is open to all.

Mark Your Calendar: November 2, 2013 at 2700 Roundrock Trail in Plano: The Great Family Search Conference. This is a FREE program that is open to all. The registration form, flyer, list of speakers and their topics can all be found at: www.greatfamilysearch.com