Tuesday, December 30, 2014

New Items for December and Upcoming area Events


New Items at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library

December 2014

General:
Slave Culture: A Documentary Collection of the Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers’ Project:
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
 
 
R GEN 306.3620973 SLA
R GEN 306.3620973 SLA
R GEN 306.3620973 SLA
 
Polish Roots (second edition)
R GEN 929.1094 CHO
 
The French Blood in America
R GEN 929.373 FOS
 
Surnames of the United kingdom (two volumes in one)
R GEN 929.4 HAR
 
The Surnames of Wales – Updated and expanded
R GEN 929.42 ROW
 
 
 
 
The Adoption and Donor Conception Factbook (this item may be checked out)
 
GEN 362.734 CAR
 
Genealogy Online – Tenth edition (this item may be checked out)
GEN 929.10285 CRO
 
Searching for Your Ancestors in Historic Newspapers (this item may be checked out)
 
GEN 929.1072 BRE
 
 
 
Maryland:
Baltimore County, Maryland Marriage Licenses
May 1, 1823 to April 28, 1832
 
R GEN 929.375271 BAL
 
 
 
North Carolina:
Order of First Families of North Carolina Registry of Ancestors Vol. 2
R GEN 929.3756 BRA
 
 
 
Pennsylvania:
Catholic Baptisms in Western Pennsylvania 1799-1828
R GEN 929.374881 WES
 
 
 
South Carolina:
City Directories of Charleston, South Carolina For the Years 1803, 1806, 1807, 1809, and 1813
 
R GEN 929.375791 CHA
 
 
 
Texas:
The José Francisco Ruiz Papers:
Volume 1: Report on the Indian Tribes of Texas in 1828
 
R GEN 929.3764 RUI
 
Fertile Ground, Narrow Choices: Women on Texas Cotton Farms
1900 – 1940
 
R GEN 929.3764 SHA
 
 
 
 
Collin County Section:
 
 
Murphy
R GEN 929.3764556 COL
 
Plano’s Historic Cemeteries
R GEN 929.3764556 COL
 
Historic Downtown Plano
R GEN 929.3764556 COL
 
 
 
 
McKinney Section:
 
 
McKinney Women: Making a Difference
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Upcoming Area Events:

Thursday, January 8, 2015, 6:45 - 8:30 p.m. at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library, 101 East Hunt Street, McKinney: The North Collin County Genealogical Society will host Ms. Julie Avedikian.  Ms. Avedikian will be explaining the DAR databases and website.  Even if you aren't planning on joining the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution), learning how to navigate their website may assist you in your research.  You may find that there was patriot you didn't know about in your family tree!  This program is FREE and open to all.

Saturday, January 17, 2015, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the W.O. Haggard, Jr. Library, 2501 Coit Rd., Plano: The Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries will host Danila Scurlock.  Mr. Scurlock will present "Your Computer and You".  This program is FREE and open to all.

Monday, December 1, 2014

New Items for October and November 2014


New Items at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library
October and November 2014

General:
The Family Tree Historical Maps Book 1790 – 1900
R GEN 912.73 FAM
 
Historical Southern Families:
Volume VII
Volume VIII
Volume IX
Volume X
Volume XI
Volume XII
Volume XIII
Volume XV
Volume XVI
Volume XVII
Volume XVIII
Volume XIX
Volume XX
Volume XXI
Volume XXII
Volume XXIII
 
R GEN 929.2 BOD
R GEN 929.2 BOD
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R GEN 929.2 BOD
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R GEN 929.2 BOD
 
Battle Stars for the “Cactus Navy”: America’s Fishing Vessels and Yachts in World War I
 
R GEN 940.5410 BRU
 
 
 
 
The Family Tree German Genealogy Guide (this item may be checked out)
 
GEN 929.1 BEI
 
Finding Your Roots: The Companion to the PBS Series (this item may be checked out)
 
GEN 929.1072 GAT
 
 
 
Delaware:
Some of the First Settlers of “The Forks of the Delaware”
R GEN 929.374822 NOR
 
 
 
Indiana:
Local History and Genealogy Abstracts from Fairmount News, Fairmount, Indiana 1901 – 1905
 
R GEN 929.377269 GRA
 
 
 
Maryland:
Maryland Naturalization Abstracts
Volume 1 Baltimore County and Baltimore City 1784 – 1851
Volume II: The County Court of Maryland 1779-1851 and The U.S. Circuit Court for Maryland 1790 - 1851
 
R GEN 929.3752 OSZ
R GEN 929.3752 OSZ
 
Queen Anne’s County, Maryland Land Records
Book One: 1701 – 1725
Book Two: 1725 – 1741 Volumes I.K. C, R.T. A and R.T. B (pp. 1 – 200)
Book Three: 1738 – 1747 Volumes R.T. B (pp. 202 – 540) and R.T. C
                       (pp. 1 – 266)
Book Four: 1743 – 1755 Volumes R.T. C and R.T. D
 
R GEN 929.375234 QUE
R GEN 929.375234 QUE
R GEN 929.375234 QUE
 
R GEN 929.375234 QUE
 
Revolutionary Patriots of Prince George’s County Maryland 1775 – 1783
R GEN 929.375251 PRI
 
Methodist Records of Baltimore City, Maryland
Volume 1: 1799 – 1829
Volume 2: 1830 – 1839
 
R GEN 929.375271 BAL
R GEN 929.375271 BAL
 
Revolutionary Patriots of Montgomery County Maryland 1776 – 1783
R GEN 929.375284 MON
 
 
 
Missouri:
Butterfield Overland Mail Route: History of Early Settlers Along Boonville Road in Northern Greene County
 
R GEN 929.377878 GRE
 
 
 
Ohio:
Index to Ohio Pensioners of 1883
R GEN 929.3771 PHI
 
 
 
Oklahoma:
Starr Roll 1894:
Volume 1: Canadian, Cooweescoowee, and Delaware Districts
Volume 2: Flint, Going Snake, and Illinois Districts
Volume 3: Saline, Sequoyah, and Tahlequah Districts, Including Orphan Roll
 
R GEN 929.3766 BOW
R GEN 929.3766 BOW
R GEN 929.3766 BOW
 
 
 
Tennessee:
Dickson County, Tennessee County and Circuit Court Minutes 1816 – 1828
 
R GEN 929.376844 DIC
 
Marriages of McMinn County, Tennessee 1821 – 1864
R GEN 929.3768865 MCM
 
 
 
Texas:
The Cypress Rangers in the Civil War
R GEN 929.376419 HAR
 
The History and Records of Mission San Patricio de Béxar at Bexar, Texas
R GEN 929.376435 BEX
 
The History and Records of Santisíma Trinidad Church at Paso de las Garzas, Texas
 
R GEN 929.376435 BEX
 
 
 
Virginia:
The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
Volume IV
 
R GEN 929.3755 VAL
R GEN 929.3755 VAL
R GEN 929.3755 VAL
R GEN 929.3755 VAL
 
Loudoun County, Virginia Marriages After 1850
Volume II 1881 – 1900
 
R GEN 929.375528 LOU
 
Lunenburg County, Virginia Wills 1746 – 1825
R GEN 929.3755643 LUN
 
Patrick County, Virginia Birth Records:
Volume I: 1853 – 1869
Volume II: 1870 – 1880
Volume III: 1881 – 1889
Volume IV: 1890 – 1896
 
R GEN 929.3755695 PAT
R GEN 929.3755695 PAT
R GEN 929.3755695 PAT
R GEN 929.3755695 PAT
 
 
 
West Virginia:
Harrison County, West Virginia Death Records 1853 – 1903
R GEN 929.375457 HAR