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WE THE PEOPLE by Shirley Stertz Hawn

Editor's note: In memory of September 11 and in honor of Constitution Week, September 17-23.

Many of us have come to understand that patriotism and love of country were here all the time, just hidden in a special place in our heart. The horror five years ago, on September 11 , reminded us of these feelings and strengthened them.

September 2006 Vohtme 31, Number 8

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Dallas Genealogical Society

Inside This Issue:

1 41 We The People

142-3 President's Column New Members Volunteer Desk Lost But f'l.lot Forgotten

For the first time in a very long time, we as a great nation find I h d h h I f I f 143-4 2006 Society Programs ourse ves t reatene . T is time, t e ives o our mi itary orces in Special Interest Groups

far-off lands and each of us here at home are vulnerable. Brookhaven Fall Classes

We are reminded what our ancestors must have felt in 1776 as their lives and freedoms were challenged. However, there is a difference between then and now. In 1776, we fought for the right and privilege to work hard and build a free nation for ourselves and future generations.

In 2006, we are . fighting to keep the freedom and way of life our forefathers made possible for us, made possible by their sacrifice and brave fight for independence. Their sacrifice gave us, our chi ldren, and all generations to come, the right to live by these words:

"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN COLONIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. July 4, 1776 and then:

(continued on page 146)

1 4 5-6 Interested in AV? We The People (cont) Analysis-Family Tradition

147-9 Next DGS Newsletter How Permanent is CO-R? Lloyd Bockstruck at SAR Site~inder Online

149-50 Mexican & Revolutionary Texans Did You Know ... ? Journal Authors Needed HOGAR 2006 Journal Jamestown 2007

151 -5 Donations & Acquisitions

155-8 Regional & National Events Regional Contacts From Our Readers

1 59-60 DGS Contacts Membership Application DGS Calendar

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PRESIDENT'S COLUMN

Long ago, I was an anxious student waiting that first day of school in the fall. It ~as always exciting to get the new books and fmd out who my new teachers were. Every time I write one of these columns I am reminded of my high school English class wh~n I was a Junior in the small town of Mansfield, Texas. My English teacher, Mr. Morris, was teachi~g American Literature. He announced the major project for the semester was writi~g a research paper with footnotes. Now being a student that was good at Math and Science, English was not my favorite subject. I had to pick a subject, research at least four sources, and write the ten page paper over several weeks. I dreaded this assignment more than any assignment I had ever received. I just knew I couldn't write a four page paper much less a ten page paper. While researching my subject, Edgar Allen Poe, I discovered that th.e "experts" disagreed about the reason for his death. Some thought it was alcoholism and others thought it was a disease or drugs. Finding this controversy fascinated my analytical mind. Before I knew it, I had researched over ten sources and written twelve pages on these controversies.

Our genealogy research can be similar to my experience with high school English. You. may find that you are putting off researching a common surname such as Smith or Jones because you are convinced it is hard. Perhaps, you have postponed diving into deeds or tax records because you know that they will take time to transcribe and analyze. Take my experience with high school English as an inspiration and tackle that "hard" ~enealogy project this fall. If you need more skills befo.re you start your work, join one of the special interest groups of the Dallas Genealogical Society, such as, the Writing Interest Group, the German Research Group, or the Advanced Methodology Study Group.

This fall your officers are busy planning the seminars, the Summer Institute, and other

events for next year. The society will be starting a new series for beginners next year. We are excited about the prospects of inspiring students to start working on their family history research. If you want to be involved, be sure to contact me at President@dallasgenealogy.org.

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1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -, 1 Welcome To Our New Members 1

I ***** I 1 Jean Ann Ables-Flatt, Rose J. Blatch, 1 I Lauren Bradbury, Gay E. Carter, Ann Crier, I 1 Tom Crowe, Jim Davis, Delores Dodge, 1

I Beverly Duncan, Kathleen B. Fawcett, •

1 I Teri Flack, Ginger Hartman, Margaret K. Keirstead, Janet Kh~shab, I I Peggy L. Kirkland, June Leftwich,

Sandra Martin, Paula Nielson, Allison Plotkin, I I Tom Potter, Melodie Sanders, Marilyn Sell, 1 Verda Shine, Judy Stenton, Janice E. Venable, 1 I Barbara A. Vogl, Richard Wheeler, Ari Wilkins, I 1 Elizabeth B. Williams, Phyllis Womack •

·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --1 HAPPENINGS AROUND

DPL's s™ FLOOR VOLUNTEER D ESK

Becoming a volunteer is a great waY. ~o get involved and meet others. Please JOm our terrific group of volunteers by selecting o~e of the open opportunities or join our subst1.tu~e list. We are looking for individuals to fill m when a regular volunteer is out. This is a good way to spend a few hours on your own research and volunteer a couple of hours at the desk. And a fantastic perk is free parking!

Open positions at the volunteer desk: • Tuesdays from 11 :00 a.m. - 1 :00 p.m. • Tuesdays from 1 :00 - 3:00 p.m. • Wednesdays from 9:00 - 11 :00 a.m. • Thursdays from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. • znd, 3rd, and 4 th Friday each month from

9:00 - 11 :00 a.m. • znd Friday each month from 11 :00 a.m. -

1 :00 p.m.

We are in need of a Hospitality Coordinator to organize the refreshments at our m?nthly meetings. This is an excellent opportunity to

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get involved and support DGS. Please email the Volunteer Coordinator, Susan Holman at Volunteer@dallasgenealogy.org or call 972-484-9680.

03ro f0Q1 03ro LOST, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

H ELEN J EFFERSON S ANFORD Helen Jefferson Sanford was born on January 24, 1922 in Wichita Falls, Texas, the daughter of oil and gas attorney, Wayland Sanford, who had been drawn to the North Texas oil boom from Duluth, Minnesota and noted Texas short story writer, Winifred Sanford. The family moved to Dallas when Helen was young and she graduated from Highland Park High School in 1938 and Sweet Briar College in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1 942. Helen served in World War II in the United States Marine Corps at Washington, DC and Parris Island, South Carolina, where she attained the rank of First Lieutenant. Her platoon of Women Marines had the honor of marching in the funeral procession of President Franklin Roosevelt, just preceding the caisson bearing the body of the President. After the war, Helen worked as an executive in the advertising business for a number of agencies including Clay Stephenson Associates and Tracy-Locke in Houston, and Foote, Cone and Belding in New York City. Helen retired to University Park and then Dallas. She earned a MA in History from SMU in 1 981. Helen was a life long patron of the arts, an enthusiastic bridge player, and avid genealogist (a member of Dallas Genealogical Society since 1 99 5 ). She was a member of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas and the North Dallas Shared Ministries Food Pantry. Helen was preceded in death by her sisters, Mary Gordon of Berkley, California, and Emerett Miles of Dallas, and her nephews Mike Railsback and Philip Railsback of Auburn, California, and Peter Railsback of Westminster, Colorado. Helen is survived by her close and loving family including nieces Lisa Sanford of Berkeley, California, Margaret Jamner of Irvine, California, virtual niece, Martha O'Rourke of Dallas, nephews Paul Railsback of Dallas, Steve Railsback and wife Marcy and David Railsback and wife Saige of Los Angeles, California, nieces-in-law, Lisa Railsback, Nancy Railsback and Janet Railsback, great-nephews Craig Railsback and wife Lynette, Jason Railsback and wife Anita, Brian Railsback and wife Cari, Beau Railsback, Wesley Railsback, Ryan Railsback, Gabriel Railsback and wife April, Dustin Jamner, Dillon Jamner, and great-nieces Aubrey Railsback, Lalesha Railsback, Eden Railsback, Ava Wallace, and great-great-nephew and nieces

Jackson, Helen, Charlotte and Sophia Railsback, and her devoted feline companion Spencer. Sparkman Hillcrest.

- Dallas Morning News, June 1 8, 2006

2006 DGS SOCIETY PROGRAMS

DGS General and Special Interest Group meetings are held at t he

Dallas J. Erik Jonsson Central Library 151 5 Young Street

in the Plaza level auditorium, unless otherwise noted.

DGS GENERAL MEETING U SUALLY M EETS ON THE FOURTH MONDAY

Our monthly meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. with our speaker presentation to follow about 7:30 p.m.

•:• Come early. We begin at 6:00 p.m. with fellowship, and at 6:30 p.m. everyone is invited to the informal Q & A session.

At 6:30, Lloyd deWitt Bockstruck (or substitute) hosts a pre-meeting discussion where members and visitors can ask any genealogy-related questions. We expect that, in any group of Dallas genealogists, most questions can be answered by someone in that group. See what you can learn and share. Please, no food or drinks in the auditorium.

Monday: September 25 Speaker: John Wylie Topic: Citing Sources - Understanding Concepts, Not Memorizing Rules John Wylie is the Director of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for DGS and Recording Secretary of the Association of Professional Genealogists, among many other activities. He is the co-author of Indexing Family Histories: Simple Steps for a Quality Product National Genealogical Society Special Publication with Patricia Law Hatcher and Memoranda of Marriages Solemnized by Herbert E. Wylie, Methodist Minister in Western Michigan (winner of Texas State Genealogical Society Writing Award) with Barbara Brixey Wylie.

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Monday: October 23 Speaker: Tresa Tatyrek Topic: Tracing a Wilson Fami ly Tree Tresa Tatyrek, former President of DGS, is the facilitator of two DGS SIGs: Family Tree Maker (FTM), Internet for Genealogists Interest Group (IGIG) and is the current Webmaster for DGS. She is also the facilitator for Grapevine Namedroppers and another Family Tree Maker group in Grapevine (see listings in the Regional Contacts section).

Monday: November 27 Speaker: David Appleton Topic: An Introduction to Heraldry for Genealogists David B. Appleton has been researching and teaching about heraldry since 1983. He will present an illustrated presentation on heraldry (coats of arms, "family crests"), its history -both medieval and modern, its remarkable language, its utility for genealogists, and its applications, historical and contemporary. He is a long-time member of a number of heraldry and genealogy societies and organizations, as well as a participant in a number of heraldry Internet newsgroups. He has written numerous articles for a variety of publications, listed on his website at: appletonstudios.com.

II DGS Special Interest Groups II Under the support and guidance of DGS, a number of Special Interest Groups (SIG) have been formed to concentrate on specific areas of genealogy. The DGS website at www.dallas genealogy.org/special.htm can be consulted for the most up-to-date listings of groups and events with their email addresses, facilitators, dates, t imes, and meeting places at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. Meetings are free and open to the public.

3 October: Computer Interest Group (CIG) Don Raney, British Migrations to the American Colonies. 6:30 p.m., Q&A, 7:00 p.m., Plaza Level Auditorium.

7 October: Family Tree Maker (FTM) Custom Reports, 1 0:00-11 :00 a.m., Gates Room on Ll.

7 October: Native American Research Group (NARG) 1 :00-2:00 p.m., Gates Room on L 1.

7 October: Internet for Genealogists (IGIG) Happi McQuirk, Godfrey.org, 3:00-4:00 p.m., Gates Room on L 1 .

10 October: Digital Preservation SIG Organizational Meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., East Room, Plaza Level.

14 October: North Texas TMG 2:00-4:00 p.m., East/West Rooms, Plaza Level, next to Auditorium.

17 October: Germanic Research Group (GRG} Tresa Tatyrek, They Spoke German, 6:30 p.m., Gates Room on L 1 .

17 October: African-American Genealogy Interest Group (AAGIG} 6:00 p.m. Social time, 6:30 p.m. Business Meeting and Program. Plaza Level Auditorium.

18 October: MacGen Reunion Group (MGRG} 6:30 p.m., Gates Room on L 1. ~ ······ · · · ······· · ·· · ········· · ············· · ··· · ·········; . . . . . . : Brookhaven College for Fall, 2006 : . . . . . . ...•..••..............•..•................. ..• ... ..........

Picasa: October 17 - 26, 2006, Tuesday and Thursday from 1 :00 to 4:20. Teacher: Glenn Kinkade. Do you have pictures of your ancestors, pictures of tombstones, documents that you have scanned (wills, deeds, court records, etc.), and-you never can find the picture you want? Learn to use Picasa, a free photo management software from Google that helps you import, organize, find, edit, share and print pictures.

Legacy Family Tree II (Intermediate): October 31 - November 9, 2006, Tuesday and Thursday from 1 :OO to 4:20. Teacher: Glenn Kinkade. Learn how to perform complex searches, create custom reports using t he name list, use the source clipboard, perform file maintenance and fix problems.

To enroll in the classes call Janice Groeneman at Brookhaven College: 972-860-4698.

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Here's Your Big Chance!

As DGS expands the number of Special Interest Groups, a new volunteer opportunity has opened. If you're interested in selecting, managing, or operating audio-visual equipment please contact John Wylie at 972-206-2723 or sig@dallasgenealogy.org.

WE THE PEOPLE (continued) by Shirley Stertz Hawn

"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, and insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America. "

PREAMBLE TO OUR CONSTITUTION, ADOPTED BY CONVENTION OF ST ATES, September 17, 1787

We can never allow the hardships endured by our ancestors to be for naught. We can never allow their bravery to be forgotten.

Analysis of a Family Tradition: The Richard Stanford "Silver Dollar" Story

by Terri Bradshaw O'Neill

The story has been passed down in one branch of my family from the time of Mary Moore Stanford (1778- 1851), daughter of Stephen Moore and wife of the Hon. Richard Stanford (1767-1816). Some of the salient points of the story are that Congressman Richard Stanford, having been elected to the First Congress, was Chairman of the Finance Committee and, as a result, was instrumental in the design and first coining of the U. S. silver dollar. He determined the weight of the

silver content by collecting specimens of the Spanish milled dollar in circulation from all thirteen colonies. He had them weighed and the average silver content was found to be 3 7 4 1 I 4 grains of silver and that is what he decided the weight of our silver dollars should be, though others argued that evening out the weight to 3 70 would simplify matters. The story continues to relate that, being a Quaker, Stanford's principles caused him to declare, "Pay what thou owest," and his estimation of the worth of the dollar prevailed.

The problems are in the time line. • The First Congress was held in New York

City in 1789. • The Mint was established in Philadelphia in

1 792. No silver dollars were struck until 1794.

• Richard Stanford was first elected to the House in 1797, and he took his seat in the Fifth Congress in May, 1797, at Philadel-phia. While the Senate had what was called a Finance Committee, the House had a Ways and Means Committee. Richard Stan-ford's name does not appear on that committee in the Annals of Congress. It seems unlikely that a freshman congress-man would attain such a position.

In addition to the problems of the time line, there is the assertion that Richard Stanford was a Quaker. While he surely must have counted Quakers among his friends, acquain-tances and constituents, it is not likely that he was a Quaker himself, for these reasons:

• Richard Stanford left many letters, some of which discussed his religious beliefs and even his doubts regarding religion

• It was the practice of Quakers to use the pronouns "thee" and "thou"; they also expressed dates by saying "the 4th day of the 3rd month ... " rather than using the name of the months. Richard Stanford never did this.

• He was a slave owner • He gave sworn testimony as a member of

Congress; Quakers affirmed • His will begins "In the name of God,

Amen ... " - a form not used by Quakers I suspect that the story is apocryphal and was used to illustrate the fundamenta l integrity of

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The mere mention of the names of Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton and so many others of the galaxy then assembled in Philadelphia in those early years of Richard Stanford's career in the House, would have struck awe in his listeners. They must have been enthusiastically discussed and celebrated in every generation following him. Congress-man Stanford's tales of Philadelphia and Washington would have been told and retold with the pride of knowing that their father or grandfather had been there in those formative years. He had known, worked, socialized, and had mutual interests with the most important and influential men of their time. He grew in experience and statesmanship and reputation in his own right.

It was surely at the time of his first term of office in Philadelphia in 1 797 that Richard Stanford made the acquaintance of Dr. Benja-min Rush, from whom he later sought medical advice for his future sister-in-law, Ann Moore. Richard Stanford married Ann Moore's older sister, Mary, in 1803. They were the daughters of Col. Stephen Moore (1734- 1799) of New York and North Carolina.

Dr. Rush was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a well-established physician in Philadelphia. Coincidentally, he had treated another member of the Moore clan in 1 793. During Phi ladelphia 's Yellow Fever epidemic of that year, Dr. Rush treated Rebecca (Moore) Smith, daughter of William Moore and wife of Rev. William Smith, Provost of the College of Philadelphia.

It is interesting to speculate whether Richard Stanford was aware of that remote connection with the Moore family when he met Dr. Rush. More significant, in terms of the origin of the family legend of Richard Stanford being called the "Father of the Silver Dollar," is the fact that from 1 797 until his death in 1 81 3, Benja-

min Rush was the treasurer of the U. S. Mint in Phi ladelphia. It is possible that Congress took up discussion of the coinage, or on a more personal social level, Dr. Rush and Richard Stanford may have discussed the coin and its weight and worth. Perhaps t his obscure connection was the grain of sand that became the pearl of family lore.

Next DGS Newsletter is October, 2006

Submissions must be made by September 25, to advertise November-January events!

Email Happi at: newsletter@dallasgenealogy.org

How Permanent is Your CD-R? Reprinted from and with the permission of

Noritsu News, www.noritsu.com

Image permanence for CD-Rs (Compact Disk Recordable) is an area that is not well known or understood by the general consumer or by many photo labs. Contrary to popular belief, most CD-Rs are not permanent and low priced CD-Rs may not be readable, at all, in as little as two years. An inexpensive CD-R is great for moving files from one PC to another but risky if being used to archive fi les or images. Quality CD-Rs utilize high quality recording and reflective layers and are well sealed to reduce the harmful effects of the human environment.

The material used for the plastic substrate (polycarbonate) of the CD & CD-R is also important, as it needs to be gas impermeable. Most plastics are not but some plastics are better than others. Even more important is the quality and thickness of the top coatings used to seal layers coated on the substrate.

Prerecorded CDs are made by "stamping" the information into the plastic substrate then an aluminum alloy coating is applied to the "bumpy" stamped surface. The laser either reflects off of this reflective layer and a "l bit" is determined, or the laser is deflected by the

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CD-Rs are not stamped with data; they are burned with data by the end user. However the plastic polycarbonate is stamped with splines (tracks or lines) for the laser to follow. A recording layer is also referred to as the dye layer and it is sprayed on top of these splines. Four basic chemical formulas are used for the recording layer dye:

1 . Cyanine I light green/blue in color, costs less to make, most common and lowest permanence

2. Phthalocyanine I transparent with a slight green tint, highest permanence and second most common

3. Metallize Azo I blue, similar in quality to Phthalocyanine, costs less to make and are not common

4. Formazan I light green, combination of Cyanine and Phthalocyanine, similar in quality to Phthalocyanine, costs less to make and are not as common

CD-R Manufacturers may modify one of these dyes and create .a custom, proprietary formula and/or change the traditional color of the dye. Thus CD-R color cannot accurately be used to determine t he type of dye used.

CD read lasers are infrared and are not affected by the color or visible light opacity of the dye. As a result, the recording layer dye color is irrelevant to the laser as it will effortlessly pass through any dye that is not infrared opaque. The dye will become infrared opaque when burned by the write laser.

Some CD-Rs have a colored dye layer in front of the recording layer dye creating colored CD-R's. Black CD-Rs block visible light from reaching the recording and reflective layer, thus these layers cannot be seen by the eye.

Yet the type of black dye used will let the infrared laser pass. Gamers and music experts believe that black CD-Rs produce better quality CD-Rs, but this researcher could not find any scientific evidence to support this claim. However, as a black layer prevents visible light from reaching the recording layer dye (these dyes will fade over time when exposed to visible light), a black layer may increase longevity over an identical grade CD-R when both are stored in the light.

A reflective coating made of silver alloy, pure silver, or pure gold is layered on top of the recording layer. Although silver will show the true color of the recording layer dye, gold wi ll change the eye color because of its yellowish color. The burning laser melts a "pit" into the dye which then blocks the read laser from reflecting back, and a "O bit" is determined. A good dye burns a nice clean pit so the read laser knows for sure if it is a 0 or 1 bit. If the burn is not clean and the edge is not a clean cut, the CD-R will yield an error.

To protect the coatings, lacquer is applied and high quality manufacturers make it nice and thick or will even apply a separate protective coating. Poor quality CD-Rs have very little protection on the coatings and will scratch easily, or worse, delaminate. By writing with a non-water base felt pen, the ink could make its way to the data layer and damage a poorly sealed CD-R. But be aware, even the best coated CD-R's can be damaged over time by non-water based felt makers.

It is difficult to use CD-R color only as a guide but, as a general guideline, if the CD-R does not have a color tint, it is likely a lower quality silver alloy with a poor dye layer. Blue, green and faint green CD-Rs will be good if they used quality silver. Unfortunately, there is no way to know for sure. Gold CD-Rs are best because when t he manufacturer used gold, they use a quality dye. But don't be fooled by manufacturers that place a gold color label on the non-read side or the ones that add a gold color layer on the read side!

There are several reasons for good or poor CD-R permanence:

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GENERAL DGS NEWS permeable. Oxygen eventually makes its way through the non-lacquered side (as well as the lacquered side in some cases) and reaches the reflective layer. As aluminum corrodes when exposed to oxygen and silver corrodes or tarnishes when exposed to sulfides in the air, air reaching the reflective layers will cause corrosion causing a read error. This could happen in as little as two years with poor CD-R's. Gold CD-Rs are best in this area followed by gold/ silver alloy. Silver/ aluminum alloy is the poorest. Equally important is the optical quality of the plastic. High optical quality CD-Rs permit the light to pass through the polycarbonate with little or no diffusion permitting a cleaner burn to the dye. The spiral grooves stamped to the CD-R vary by manufacturer. It is easier and cheaper to make a "V" shaped groove than a sharp edge "U" groove. A "V" type stamp will have a higher degree of skipping errors as the laser may not be able to track properly, much like the needle of a phonograph if it does not have enough weight on it. Additionally, the stamp will wear as it stamps CD-R after CD-R resulting in a "U" shaped groove becoming more "V" shaped over time which may lead to errors.

2. The dyes used in the recording layer are light sensitive and will react to ambient light and fade over time. Quality CD-R's use a dye that resists fading. To be safe, store them in the dark.

3. Humidity may seep through a poor lacquer coating. Quality CD-Rs are well-sealed and resist seepage from markers and moisture. To make them last, store in low humidity and use water based markers and write on the center core.

4. A scratch on the base side can be repaired, but a scratch on the lacquer side renders the CD useless. Quality CD-Rs have a t hick protective coating to resist scratches. Archiving reports vary by manufacture but 70 years would be low for a quality CD-R with the norm being 1 00 years. Some manufacturers of Gold CD-Rs claim 1 00-200 years!

You generally get what you pay for. Don't put those precious images on a CD-R that costs just a few nickels and dimes.

Editors note: Archival Gold CD-R and DVD-R discs by De/kin are claimed to last 300 years.

Lloyd deWitt Bockst ruck with replica of the Liberty Bell, during a break in his Workshop given at the Sons of the American Revolution National Convent ion in Dallas.

FIND WHERE YOUR ANCESTORS WENT TO WORSHIP-

fIND WHERE YOUR ANCESTORS ARE BURIED-THE EASY WAY !

BY GLENN KINKADE

SiteFinder Online, a free web-based version of The Gold Bug's SiteFinder is now available on the Internet. U.S. place name database on SiteFinder Online lets you search for towns, cemeteries, churches, schools, courthouses, (and more) and it will automatically plot them onto Google Maps where you can zoom in and out or overlay the SiteFinder locations onto satell ite images of the area you are studying.

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GENERAL DGS NEWS You can plot multiple items at once, or search for your exact point of interest. In addition to the more than 700,000 current locations, there are thousands of historical locations that no longer exist and won't be found on current maps.

Here is a simple example of how to use SiteFinder Online. Enter "Mount Moriah" in the Place Name and "Kentucky" in the State name and click on Search SiteFinder. A map of Kentucky will be displayed with 1 3 red balloons. Each of the 1 3 red balloons represents a place in Kentucky that contains Mount Moriah in the place name. Click on the red balloon directly south of Louisville and just east of 1-65 and a pop-up box will indicate it is Mount Moriah Cemetery in Nelson County, Kentucky. You can click on Satellite for an aerial view of the location and you can click on Hybrid that will add roads to your view. When using Satellite or Hybrid view, zoom in on the location using the slide bar on the left side of the screen.

You may access this free service at www.goldbug.com/map/sitefinder.html. ¥ The database contains all the locations contained in the version included with the AniMap County Boundary Historical Atlas.

Symposium: Tejano Leadership in Mexican and Revolutionary Texas

October 14, 2006 Texas State University, San Marcos,

Texas

October 2006 will mark the 200th anniversary of Juan N. Seguin's birth. Seguin was the leading Tejano (Mexican Texan) military figure of the Texas Revolution and a member of one of San Antonio's most prominent families. He went on to serve in the Senate of the Republic, as mayor of San Antonio, an officer in the Mexican military, and a figure in Bexar County politics in the 1 8 50s.

In recognition of the anniversary, the History Department at Texas State University will host a one-day symposium highlighting the role of

Tejanos in the history of Texas from Mexican independence in 1821 to Texas annexation in 1845. The goal for the symposium is to introduce to the public a select group of Tejanos, most of whose efforts have been relegated to obscurity, who had a major impact on the development of Texas during the critical years when it passed from a Mexican frontier province to the 28th State in the Union.

The symposium will advance the goal of expanding knowledge about the significant role of Mexican Texans in the state's history. The resulting publ ication will contribute to the dissemination of historical information regarding Tejanos and Texas history to a wide audience.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration for the buffet luncheon, with keynote speaker Carolina Castillo Crimm will be available in summer 2006. Contact HOGAR de Dallas at: Jgbenavide@aol.com or GloBen41 5 6 @aol.com,

Veramendi home in San Antonio

The following leaders will be presented: • Antonio Menchaca, by Dr. Timothy Matovina,

University of Notre Dame • Jose Antonio Navarro, by Dr. James Crisp,

North Carolina State University • Fernando De Le6n, by Dr. Carolina Castillo

Crimm, Sam Houston State University • Rafael Manchola, by Dr. Andres Tijerina,

Austin Community College • Ramon Musquiz, by Dr. Andres Resendez,

University of California, Davis • Jose Antonio Saucedo, by Dr. Raul Ramos,

University of Houston

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Antonio • Erasmo Seguin, by Mr. Adan Benavides,

University of Texas at Austin • Juan N. Seguin, by Dr. Jesus F. de la Teja,

Texas State University • Carlos de la Garza, by Mr. Alonzo Salazar,

Houston • Fr. Refugio de la Garza, by Rev. Robert

Wright, Ph.D., Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio

• Placido Benavides, by Dr. Stephen Hardin, The Victoria College

• Juan Martin Veramendi, by TBD

Did you know . . . ? by Bill Deal (DGS) The Battle of Shiloh in southwestern Tennessee was named for the nearby Methodist Episcopal Church, Shiloh which was destroyed soon after the April 1862 battle. Rebuilt starting in 1929 and completed and dedicated in 1952, the church is in use today as the Shiloh United Methodist Church. The name Shiloh means "House of Peace." Source: Battlefield photograph taken 14 May 2002 by this author.

See Your Name in Print! Go Down in History As a Published Author!

DGS is actively soliciting articles for publication in our 2007 Dallas Journal. Articles must be of genealogical interest and related to Dallas County. Original articles, compilations, transcribed records, Bible records, obituaries, etc., are considered for publication, and may include photographs, sketches, and maps. What better way to "get your feet wet" as a writer? If possible, please submit electronically to journal@dallasgenealogy. org. Otherwise, mail to DGS, P. 0. Box 12446, Dallas, TX 75225-0446 and specify Journal Editor. ---------- -----

HOGAR 2006 Journal

HOGAR of Dallas is proud to announce the completion of the 300-page HOGAR 2006 Journal and it looks great. We extend our deepest appreciation and offer our special

thanks to the many primos and friends, who graciously submitted and unselfishly shared their fami ly histories, stories, trees, photos and their research and extraction work with HOGAR members and friends.

"El Cid Campeador," Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, is featured in several articles. The articles contain El Cid's: Descendants; Ascendants; Story and Legend; wife's, Jimena Diaz, Ascendants; and a story of one of his many famous American descendants, George Washington, the first President of the United States. A photo of El Cid is also included.

For more information, see: home.earthlink.net/ - hogardedallas/id 1 . html.

Make Your Plans Now for Jamestown 2007

"Jamestown, settled in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It is, in essence, our nation's birthplace. The traditions established at Jamestown- including representative government, the rule of law, free enterprise, and cultural diversity-form the basis of American culture today. Plymouth, settled by the Pilgrims 1 3 years later, was established primarily for religious reasons."

-FAQ: www.jamestown2007.org/home.cfm.

2007 will be the 400th anniversary of James-town, Virginia. Many festivities are planned in the 1 8-month celebration, happening from now through 2007. For example, America's Anniversary Weekend ("the biggest event of the new century") will be May 11-13 at Historic Jamestowne and would be a good combination for people attending the FGS Conference in Richmond, Virginia.

Other events will feature accomplishments and contributions of African-Americans and Native Americans, a worldwide forum on "The Future of Democracy," a yearlong "World of 1607'' museum exhibit at Jamestown Settlement, plus many more.

See the website above for a complete calendar of events.

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NEW ACQUISITIONS I N GENEALOGY compiled by: Lloyd deWitt Bockstruck, FNGS

The following acquisitions and contributions have been made to the Genealogy Section. *indicates a major acquisition

DONATIONS The following donations have been made to the Genealogy Section: - $50 from the German Research Group (GRG)

$75 from Barbara Dossett

NORTH CAROLINA Pender County, North Carolina Voter Registration 1902-1908. Permanent Roll of Registered Voters, Haywood County, North Carolina, 1902-1908. Phantom Pain: North Carolina's Artificial Limbs Program for Confederate Veterans. Records of Estates, Halifax County, North Carolina, Vol. 4. Records of Front Street Methodist Episcopal Church and Grace UMC, Wilmington, North Carolina 1796- 1905. Reminiscences of Randolph County. Donated by H. David Arant Residents of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1762- 1790. Robeson County, North Carolina Voter Registration 1 902, 1 904, 1 906, 1908.

OHIO Index of Erie County, Ohio Probate Court Death Records, 1867-1908. Index of Erie County, Ohio, Common Pleas Court Journals, Vols. 1-X, ( 1838-1865). Index to 1 81 3 Ashtabula County, Ohio Return of Votes, October 12, 181 3. Index to Ashtabula County Probate Court Record of Wills, Vols. A-G, Ashtabula County, Ohio, 1865- 1888. Index to Cincinnati, Ohio, Death Records. 2 vols. Index to Mothers' Pensions, Ashtabula County, Ohio Clerk of Courts, Vol. 1-191 5 to

1919, Vol.11-1919 to 1925. Index, Probate Court Records, Wayne County, Ohio ... Inscriptions & Index to Markillie Cemetery, Hudson, County, Ohio (Summit County). Jackson Township, Allen County, Ohio Cemeteries.

SOUTH CAROLINA Old Iron District. Old Pendleton District Newsletter. 2001-02. Oolenoy Baptist Church, 1795-1995. Proprietary Records of South Carolina, 1670-1721. Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution. Sketches of the Pioneers in Burke County History. Donated by Adrienne B. Jamieson South Carolina Baptists, 1670-1805. South Carolina Gazette, 1732-1775. Donated by Larry Head Union County, South Carolina Death Notices. 1852-1914. Union County, South Carolina Deed Abstracts. Vol. 2.

TENNESSEE Smith County, Tennessee, Bible and Tombstone Records ...

- Story of Marion County. Donated by Martha Bible Smith Sugg's Creek Church Book. Donated by Anonymous

- Tennessee Records of Smith County, Marriage Book 1 838 & 1845-54.

- They Passed this Way: Houston County, Tennessee. Donated by Janet Branstetter Union Co. Faces of War.

- Union University (Jackson, Tennessee) Alumni Directory. 1998. Donated by Barbara A. Ware

TEXAS DePasquale Home: 2712 48th Street, Dickinson, Texas. Directory and Calendar/Prisca and Aquila Sunday School Class. Donated by Mrs. Elizabeth Thurmond. Directory of Former Students. (Texas A & M). Donated by Barbara A. Ware. Directory of Former Students. Texas A&M, 1876- 1997. Directory of the Austin Ave. M. E. Church (Waco, Texas). 1925. Documents Concernin

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the Texas School Book Depository January 27, 1978 to Nov. 21, 1993: from the Personal Files of Judson Shook. Donated by Judson Shook. Dream of Empire. Donated by Mr. & Mrs. Russell Maxey. Early Lubbock Newspapers, 1896-1903, and Remembrances. Early Texas Birth Records, 1838-1878. Donated by Beth Shirley. Early Texas News, 1831-1848. Ector's Texas Brigade and the Army of Tennessee, 1862-1865. Fair Haven United Methodist Church. Faith Lutheran Church, Mexia, Texas. Donated by T. Bradford Willis, D.D.S., M.S.D. Fall of Parker's Fort: Killing of the Faulkenberry's [sic] and Anderson-Narrow Escape of Anglin. Family of Faith. First Fifty Years: A History of the Spring Church of Christ. Donated by The Maxeys. First United Methodist Church, West, Texas, 1884-1984. Footprints on Franklin County. Donated by Suzan Younger. Fort Concho Medical History, Jan. 1 869 to July 1872. Fort Worth Boat Club History. Donated by Ethel LaBranche. Fort Worth Social Directory. 1987-1989. Donated by Shirley R. Sloat. Forward in Faith: the Ministry and Mission of Marvin United Methodist Church 1 848-1998. Donated by Dr. T. Bradford Willis. Franklin County Funeral Home Records: January 1902- January 1928. Donated by DGS. Fugitives from Justice. Donated by Anonymous. German Immigrant Ancestors. Hopkins County Tax Rolls 1846-1856. Hopkins County Texas Inquest Ledger, 1894-1952. Hopkins County, Texas Jail Records, 1875-1890. Hopkins County, Texas Marriages. 2 vols., 1846-1901. Hornet (Galloway Elementary). Donated by Anonymous lmanuel-God With Us-100 Years, 1883-1983. Donated by Anonymous. Immigration & Naturalization Papers, Cooke County, Texas. Donated by Ann Perryman.

Intensely Interesting Little Volume of True History of the Struggle with Hostile Indians ... Donated by Mr. & Mrs. Russell Maxey. Interments in Swisher County, Texas and Vicinity 1 890-1 990. Donated by Selenda Billington. Journal (HOGAR de Dallas). Vol. VIII. Donated by Jerry M. Benavides. Kerr County, Texas, 1856-1976. Donated by Kathleen Robertson. Lady with the Pen. Donated by Mr. & Mrs. Russell Maxey. Lakewood Methodist Church, 1926, 1946: 40th Anniversary Souvenir Directory. Life and Times of Sweet Home Lodge No. 576, A. F. & A. M., or, the Rise and Fall of a Hard-Luck Country Lodge. Donated by Gay Bethal. List of Communicants of Christ Church Parish, Houston, Texas: March 1 0, 1 91 0. Donated by Christ Church Cathedral. Lively Stones: a History of the People who built First Presbyterian Church, Galveston, Texas, 1840-1990. Donated by Margaret Ann Thetford. Lives and Time of Black Dallas Women. Donated by Lois Lilley. Livingston's Directory of Texas Historical and Genealogical Organizations. Donated by Margaret A. Thetford. Local Siftings 1908-1909 Lubbock Texas. Log Book/Fort Worth Boat Club. 1982. Members Handbook of the Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of Texas. Donated by Anonymous. Membership Directory (Harvard Club of Dallas). Donated by Anonymous. Membership Handbook I Dallas Southern Memorial Association. 1977-1979. Membership Handbook and Roster (Huguenot Society of Texas). Donated by Lloyd deWitt Bockstruck. Memory Book and Alumni Directory. (Zion Lutheran Church). Donated by Catherine Burkhard. Mission to Frontier Texas. 2 vols. Donated by James B. Evans. Murray Funeral Home Records. 7 vols. New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas: a Pictorial History. Donated by Mary R. & Steve McKenney. New Braunfels: the First Founders. 2 vols. Donated by Mary R & Steve McKenney.

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New Braunfels: the First Founders. Vol. 2. Donated by Martha H. Eisenlohr. Official. .. Directory (Dallas County Medical Society) 1993. Donated by Nina Bell. Panhandle Pilgrimage. Donated by Suzan Younger. Patchwork: Lytle Folks, Facts & Fables, 1776-1976, 1882-1982. Donated by Dawn Williams Gore.

VIRGINIA Marriage and Death Notices from the Genius of Liberty 181 7-1 843. Marriages of Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1746-1853. Donated by H. David Arant. Northampton County Orders. 2 vols. Donated by Mrs. Marsha Foster. Order Book Abstracts of Middlesex County, Virginia. 2 vols. Parish Register of Saint Peter's, New Kent, County, Virginia 1680-1787. Donated by Lloyd deWitt Bockstruck. Patrick County, Virginia Unrecorded Documents, 1791 -1920. Prince William County, Virginia, 1752-1753, Minute Book, Folios 96-31 8. Rappahannock County Virginia Marriages, 1833-1850. Register for Bruton Parish, Virginia, 1662-1 797. Donated by Shirley Stertz Hawn. Research Index to the Douglas Register. Donated by Shirley Stertz Hawn. Roster of Members (Order of Scions of Colonial Cavaliers 1640-1660). Donated by Scions of Colonial Cavaliers. Short Historical Sketches of Page County, Virginia, and its People. Donated by Michael L. Dunavant. Silversmiths of Virginia. Donated by Anonymous. Smyth County, Virginia Deed Book 1. Tazewell County Marriage Register 1, 1800 to 1853.

GENEALOGIES & BIOGRAPHIES Descendants of William Story and Sarah Foster of Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. Donated by Betty Andrews Storey. Descendants of William Wilcoxson, Vincent Meigs, and Richard Webb. Donated by Anonymous. Dick, etc. Newsletter. 1987-1990. Dr. J. B. Cranfill's Chronicle. Donated by

Lloyd deWitt Bockstruck. Early Records of Simpson Families in Scotland, North Ireland, and Eastern United States. Donated by John M. Shepherd. Early Southern Fullers. Donated by Bill Steitle. Epl ing/Eplin, 1787-2001 (5 vols.). Donated by Robert Louis Massard. Epling/Eplin. Vol. 5 Donated by Robert Louis Massard. Fatzinger Family. Florence Alexander, b. October 26, 1865 and Elijah Thomas Lewis, b. April 5, 1848. Donated by Helen Jenkins. Flowers and Fruits in the Wilderness or Forty-Six Years in Texas and Two Winters in Honduras. (Z. N. Morrell). Donated by Dawn Williams Gore. Following our Phillips Trail. Donated by Marguerite Phillips Ryan and Marilyn Phillips. Following the Land: a Genealogical History of some of the Parkers of Nansemond County, Virginia ... Donated by Raymond Parker Fouts. Francis Clark of Louisa County, Virginia and his Descendants in Carroll County, Tennessee. Donated by Thomas G. Gilbert, Jr., D.D.S. From Whence We Came: John Jackson Tumlinson and Elizabeth Plemmons, their Descendants and Connections. Donated by Anonymous. Genealogical and Biographical Notes: Haring-Herring, Clark, Denton, White, Griggs, Judd, and Related Families. Donated by Peter H. Judd. Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family. Donated by Fran Hawkins. Genealogical Notes on the Family of John Hartz, 1801 -1882 .. . Donated by William C. Hartz, Jr. Genealogical Study of James Brittain of Buncombe County, North Carolina. Donated by Anonymous. Genealogy and History of the Brown/Browne Family of Granville, New York & Granville, Wisconsin. Donated by John M. Shepherd. Genealogy of Edward Winslow of the Mayflower, and his Descendants, from 1 620 to 1865. Donated by Anonymous. Genealogy of John Walker from Ireland, 1720. Donated by Mike & Judy Dunavant. German Pioneers on the American Frontier: The Wagners in Texas and Illinois. Donated by Anonymous.

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Geschicte der Familie Pistor-Elberfeld. Donated by John M. Shepherd. Gettys Line: Samuel Through William--Onward. Gettys Line: Samuel Through William-Onward. Update. Gladney Family Tree. Donated by John M. Shepherd. Gochenours in the Civi l War. Donated by William A. Gochenour, Jr. Golladay Hall: the Barbee/Lake Family Murder. Donated by Nova Lemons. Gordons of Kenmore: a Family History. Donated by Pattie Cooke. Gordons of Scotland and Kenmore. Donated by Pattie Cooke. Grandfather, His Ancestors & His Descendants. (Pearce). Half Dunn- Once over Lightly. Donated by Anonymous. Hall Story: from John Warren to Claude, Jr. Donated by Claude H. Hall, Jr. Herndon Family of Virginia. Hilley Cousins. Errata/ Addenda #2. Donated by Jim Evans. History & Genealogy of the Varrell-Verrill and Associated Families. Donated by Gregory Anderson. History and Genealogy of the Cornelius-Dietzel Descendants in North America. Donated by Kenneth Gerbode. History and Genealogy of the Petefish Family in America .... History of the Speed Family of Missisippi. Donated by Melissa Speed. Holcombs of America. Hughes Stories. Huguenot Millers: a Family History. Donated by Shirley R. Sloat. It All Started Here: the Mahurin Family. Donated by Ann Melugin Williams.

CANADA Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West. Vols. 11-14. Middlesex County Marriages & Baptisms, 1848-1858. Donated by Dr. Donald Holcomb. Montreal Directory for 1868-69. Parish Register of Kingston, Upper Canada (Ontario), 1785-1811. Donated by Dr. David Holcomb. Pioneer Sketches in the District of Bathurst (Ontario, Canada). Donated by James B.

Evans. Pioneers of the Eastern Townships (Lower Canada/Quebec). Pontiac County Protestant Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1864-1911.

CZECH REPUBLIC Short Geographical Description of Communities from Vsetin County, the Czech Republic. Donated by Charlene Hurta, Texas Czech Genealogical Society.

FINLAND Dictionary of Scandinavian Biography.

FRANCE Edict of Nantes: Five Essays and a New Translation. Donated by DGS. Permanent Parisians. Donated by Nina Bell.

GREAT BRITAIN Chancery Court of London Probate Records, 1 592-1608. Donated by Anonymous. Churchyard of St. Peter and St. Paul, Tring, Hertfordshire. Education and Employment of Girls in Luton, 1874-1924. History of Bedfordshire, 1 066-1 888. History of Cheshire. Donated by DGS. History of Devon. Donated by DGS. History of Dorset. Donated by DGS. History of Essex. Donated by DGS. History of Gloucestershire. Vol. 9. History of Lancashire. Donated by DGS. History of Lincolnshire. Donated by DGS. History of Northamptonshire and the Soke of Peterborough. Donated by DGS. History of the County of Middlesex. Vol. 12. History of the County of York, East Riding. Vol. 7. History of Wiltshire. Vol. 1 7. Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. Donated by William E. Benson. Irregular Marriages in London Before 1754. Isle of Man in Smuggling History.

SCOTLAND 1 841 Police Return. Abbotshall Kirk Session Minutes, 1793-1812. Aberdour Port Book: November 1852-July 1862. Airth Parish Burials, Pre 1855. Alumni and Graduates in Arts of the Aberdeen Colleges 1850-1860.

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Baptismal Diary of the Revd. William Inglis of Dumfries. Borders Book. Donated by Ann Melugin Williams. Bridewell Prison. Burgh Toune and Freedom Lands of Aberdeen. Campsie Parish Burials, Pre 1855. Canonbie Parish, Dumfriesshire Old Parochial Registers ... 1786-1805. Carriden Parish Burials, Pre 1855. Clackmannan Parish Burials, Pre 1855. Clock & Watch Makers of Central Scotland, 1537-1900. Clock & Watch Makers of Glasgow & West of Scotland 1603- 1900. Clock & Watchmakers of South-West Scotland, 1 576-1900: Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Wigtownshire, Carrick. Clock & Watchmakers of the Scottish Highlands & Islands, 1 780-1 900: Includes Moray & Nairn. Clock and Watch Makers of Aberdeen and North East Scotland, 1453-1900. Dunfermline Abbey Church, Kirk Session Burial Register, 1761 -1857 and 1866-1867. Edinburgh Police Register: 1815-1859. Eskdalemuir Parish, Dumfriesshire, 1726-1801. Ewes Parish, Dumfriesshire Old Parochial Registers ... 1717-1818. Extracts from the Bathgate Mortality Books, 1865 to 1923, Glasgow Road Cemetery. Fife Deaths Abroad 1855-1900. Vol. 2. Fife Roman Catholic Marriage Registers 1793-1 854. Grange. Donated by James B. Evans. Hearth Tax for Ayrshire, 1691. Irregular Marriages at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire 1759-1826.

REGIONAL and NATIONAL EVENTS

Do you have information about an upcoming Genealogy event? Remit to: Happi McQuirk, DGS Newsletter Editor, 90 days prior to event:

newsletter@dallasgenealogy.org.

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For more information about an event, please refer to the Regional Contacts section of this newsletter or the Society Links on our website:

www. dallasgenealogy. orq/ out sidelinks/ societylink s.htm and our constantly updated community calendar: www.dallasgenealogy.org/calendar.htm.

19 September: HOGAR de Dallas Dr. Benjamin Johnson, The Plan of San Diego: Reasons for its Creation & its Consequences home.earthli nk. net/ - hog a rdedallas/ i ndex.html

25 September: Fort Worth Genealogical Society Kimberley Wells, Living in an Epidemic. Note: This meeting wi ll take place in t he Library's Discovery Theater.

29-30 September: Pennsylvania Statewide Genealogy Conference The first statewide genealogy conference held in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will be in Pittsburgh. Nationally recognized speakers will talk about Pennsylvania records, the Internet, and advanced genealogy. www. pagenealogyconfere nee. com/

30 September: Grapevine Family Tree Maker Tresa Tatyrek, Sourcing the Census.

2 October: Ellis County Genealogical Society Barbara Brixey Wylie, Way Down in Missouri

5 October: Mid-Cities Genealogical Society 6 p.m. Novice Meeting. 7 p.m. An Evening with J. Mark Lowe.

5 October: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society Kelvin Meyers, Whose Estate Is It, Anyway?

9 October: Grapevine Namedroppers Doris Sanders, Huguenot Research.

10 October: Lancaster Genealogical Society Installation of Officers. SOS - Salads or Sandwiches. Celebration of our 30th Year.

11 October: Collin County Genealogical Society John and Barbara Brixey Wylie, The Informal Family Book - A Project With the Family and In-Laws

12 October: Denton County Genealogical Society Barbara Brixey Wylie, Was your grandmother a relict? What do these old words mean?

13 October: Duncanville Genealogical Society Kimberly Wells from the Ft. Worth Public Lib -Genealogy Section, Little known and Unique Research Materials Offered at the FWPL.

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21 October: Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries Heritage Society Panel - Representatives from ORT, CD, SAR, SCV, and DAR will tell us about their societies.

21 October: Nevada African-American Genealogical Society The 6th Annual West Coast Summit, Discovering Your Roots and Branches, Las Vegas, NV, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration after July 1, $85. Contact Gerri atgerrijohnsonl@yahoo.com or communitylink.reviewjoumal.com/servlet/lvrj Proc Serv/dbpage=page&GID=Ol 35200105112147129 0397877&PG=01363001051148587301534934

26-29 October: Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society The 28th Annual Conference spotlights The Legacy of Our Roots: A Heritage for the Future to be held at the Marriott Downtown Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. A week of activities and visits to the world-renowned LOS Family History Library. PO Box 73067, Washington, DC 20056-3067. For more information: www.aahgs.org/conference.htm.

27 October: Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries Library Lock-in. Computers and Genealogy.

27-28 October: Texas State Genealogy Society Conference Hosted by Mid-Cities Genealogical Society, J. Mark Lowe, CG and Pamela Boyer Porter, CGRS, CGL will present "Road to the Past: A Map to Your Family History." MacGorman Conference Center, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, see www.tsgs.org or call 81 7-419-8283. Address questions to Registrar: 903-885-3523 or mbryant@l starnet.com.

28 October: Dallas Historical Society City Tour: Historic Dallas Cemeteries.

30 October: Fort Worth Genealogical Society Costume Party. Historical or Hysterical Open Mike Night. Election of Officers for 2007.

2 November: Grand Prairie Genealogical Society Becky Mclaughlin and her father, Family History DVD.

4 November: Dallas Historical Society C;ty Tour: Amid the Skyscrapers of Downtown Dallas.

6 November: Ellis County Genealogical Society John Wylie, A Pig in a Poke-Misleading and Misunderstood

8 November: Collin County Genealogical Society Paula Perkins, Skirts & Skirmishes, Wars and Widows; Honoring Our Veterans.

9 November: Mesquite Historical & Genealogical Society Barbara Brixey Wylie, Curlicues and Chicken Scratch-Yesterday's Handwriting.

9 November: Denton County Genealogical Society Ed Millis, How to Write Your Personal Story.

13 November: Grapevine Namedroppers Estella Yule Pryor, Scottish Research.

14 November: Lancaster Genealogical Society Dreanna Belden, The Invisible Internet.

18 November: Dallas Historical Society City Tour: East and South Dallas, A Discovery Journey.

18 November: Dallas Historical Society Buddy Frazier, Hands on History: The Technical Side of Oral History.

18 November: Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries Lynne Darrouzet and Barbara Coakley, New England Research.

27 November: Fort Worth Genealogical Society Jari Emmons, Newspapers and Other Periodicals.

REGIONAL CONTACTS I Arlington Genealogical Society

The Arlington Genealogical Society meets at the Arlington Public Library at 101 East Abram Street at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month (except July & August). Contact Tom Cogdell, Program Committee, tcogdell@ sbcglobal.net.

Collin County Genealogical Society Meets the second Wednesday of the month. Moved to W.0. Haggard, Jr. Library, 2501 Coit Rd., Plano, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. We also offer a trouble-shooting session on the fourth

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Tuesday of each month at the Gladys Harrington Public Library, 1 501 East 18th Street, Plano, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Visitors welcome anytime. Paula Perkins, lansup@ ix.netcom.com, 214-704-0951, 972-231-4190, or www.planolibrary.org/ haglib.htm

Dallas Historical Society Saturday City Tours depart the Hall of State, located in Fair Park, at 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch is included in the ticket price of $3 5 for OHS contributors, $45 for others. Hands on History events are from 1 :00 - 3:00 p.m. Call: 214-421 -4500xl 05 diane@dallashistory.org or dealey@dallashistory.org for information or to reserve your place and visit dallashistory.org/

Denton County Genealogical Society Meets on the second Thursday during the months of September - November and January - May. 7:00 p.m. (6:30-7:00 P.M. Social Time) . Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland Street, Denton, Texas.strauss@unt.edu.

Duncanville Genealogical Society Meeting days have changed to the second Thursday of the month, at 7:00 p.m., Duncanville Public Library, 201 James Collins Blvd. Contact: Marge Dellert, margegen@ charter.net. There will be no meetings in December, July, or August.

East Texas Genealogical Society Meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month, starting at 2 p.m., Tyler Public Library. Contact: scottfitzgerald@tyler.net for details.

Ellis County Genealogical Society Meets first Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Woman's Building in Waxahachie. Contact: Ina Walker, 972-923-3455, inagran@aol.com.

Family Tree Maker Interest Group Learn new techniques for maximizing use of the Family Tree Maker program. Grapevine Library. Fourth Saturday of most months, 10:00a.m.-1 1 :00 a.m. Open to the public. Contact Tresa Tatyrek: 972-539-7452, magnoliamanorgenealogy.com/ftmgroup.htm. Donations accepted.

Fort Worth Genealogical Society Meets last Monday of most months, 7:00 p.m., Tandy Lecture Hall, Fort Worth Central Library, 500 West Third, Fort Worth. Contact Ginia Brown: vbrown 1 1 1@sbcglobal.net or www.rootsweb.com/ -txfwgs/

Genealogy Friends of Plano Library Meets third Saturday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Gladys Harrington Library, Plano. Contact: Barbara Coakley, Program Chairman, 972-818-0951, bjcl 620@sbcglobal.net.

Grand Prairie Genealogical Society Meets the first Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Grand Prairie Memorial Library, 901 Conover Drive. Barbara Wylie, barb@johnwylie.com. 97 2-206-2723, or home.comcast.net/-gpgs/index.html

Grapevine Namedroppers Meets the second Monday of the month, 1 0:00 a.m., all year round, in the Grapevine Public Library program room, 1201 Municipal Way. Tresa Tatyrek: 972-539-7452 or magnoliamanorgenealogy.com/ grapevine.htm.

Greater Dallas Chapter of the DAR Meets alternate 3rd Tuesdays or Saturdays of each month at 10:00 a.m. For more information, e-mail gddar@sbcglobal.net or visit our website at: texasdar.org/ chapters/GreaterDallas/

HOGAR de DALLAS (Hispanic Organization For Genealogy And Research)

Meets the third Tuesday of Sept., Nov., Jan., Mar., & May, at Casa View Branch Library, 10355 Ferguson Road (near Joaquin/Gus Thomason roads), Dallas, Library - 214-670-8403. 6:30 p.m. Social, 7:00 p.m. Meeting & activities. Contact: Art Garza, 972-841-9455 or home.earthlink.net/ - hogardedallas/index.html

Irving Genealogical Society Meets the third Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Irving Public Library. Contact: Gretchen King, gdking@ix.netcom.com.

Lamar County Genealogical Society Contact Ron Brothers, rbrother@lstarnet.com.

Lancaster Genealogical Society Meets the second Tuesday of each month, Lancaster Veteran's Memorial Library, 1600 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, at 7:00 p.m. Contact:

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Lela Evans, 972-227-1080x20, lelaE@lancastertxlib.org.

Mesquite Historical & Genealogical Society Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month, Mesquite Public Library, 300 Grubb. 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. rootsweb.com/ -txmhgs/pagel .htm. Contact: Linda Rogers, duggie2@sbcglobal.net.

Mid-Cities Genealogical Society Meets the first Thursday of each month, Euless Public Library. 6:30 p.m. Social time, 7:00 p.m., a short business meeting, followed by the program. Contact: Jane Aronhalt. E-mail: jane.aronhalt@sbcglobal .net.

North Texas PC Users Group Meets the third Saturday of each month at North Lake College in Irving. Check out the schedule and much more at our web site: ntpcug.org/

Pecan Plantation Genealogy Group Meets the third Tuesday of each month, Pecan Plantation clubhouse, Granbury, Texas, September - May, Contact Micki Burleson, Program Chairman, 817-578-3673, mickiburleson@charter.net.

Peters Colony Chapter of the DAR Meets the second Tuesday of each month, October-May, 7:00 p.m. at Newman Smith High School, Carrollton. Info: www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Garden/521 S/

Texas State Genealogical Society District 1 0 elected representative is: Debbie Kunze, dgtipton@sbcglobal.net, 972-906-1972.

Texins Genealogy Club Meets the fourth Tuesday of the month, Texins Building on Tl's North Campus, 7:00 p.m. For security access information contact Jeri Steele: steele@Pioneerlnfo.com, 214-567-6289.

The Thomas J. Rusk Chapter, Sons of the Republic of Texas

Meets quarterly at Margaux's Restaurant, 1 SO Turtle Creek Blvd., Dallas. Dinner at 7 p.m. for $20. Each meeting features a different and interesting speaker. For reservations: David Dibrell, 972-733-0357, dibrell@sbcglobal.net or www.thomasjrusk.org.

Tri-County/Roots Seekers Gen. Society Contact: Jynelle Caffey - JCaffey259@aol.com.

@~@~@~~~@~ FROM OUR READERS:

African-American Genealogy online research is much more difficult due to the scant nature of record keeping for African-Americans prior to the Civil War. This is the reason for creating a separate section for African-Americans much like we have for Native Americans whose research can also be hampered by the available records. The links below provide an accurate reflection of what is available to be searched for African-American genealogy.

Online African-American Books at Access Genealogy (a free genealogy research resource):

• Narrative of Lundsford Lane. • The Fugitive Blacksmith. • History of Liberia. • Henry Ossian Flipper, The Colored Cadet at

West Point. Autobiography of the First Graduate of color from the US Military Academy.

• History of the Negro Soldiers in the Spanish American War along with other items of interest.

• Great Riots of New York 1712-1 873. • Clotelle or The Colored Heroine. A novel, I

leave it to the reader to determine if fact or fiction.

• A Century of Negro Migration. • Anti-Slavery Tracts No. 18, The Fugitive

Slave Law, and its Victims. Listings of many slaves, their capture and return to slavery.

www.accessgenealogy.com/ af rican/ maryland/ From: Marti Fox:

For those who have ancestors in Harrison County, Kentucky, they now have their marriage index online at: www.harrisoncountyky.us/ marriages/ Years covered are 1794 - 194 7 and there is even an index for African-American marriage records from 1866-1 949.

From: Michele Ostendorf

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DALLAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY P.O. Box 12446

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Website: www.dallasgenealogy.org Founded in 1955, the Dallas Genealogical Society (DGS) is the oldest, continuously funct1omng organization of its kind in Texas. It is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation and a member of the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS). We have approximately 900 members.

The object of this Society shall be to educate, by creating, fostering, and maintaining interest in genealogy; to assist and support the genealogy section of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas, Texas, or to its legal successor; and to collect, preserve, copy, and index information relating to Dallas County and its early history.

The Board OFFICERS: Jeri Steele President Pres1dent@dallasgenealogy.org 972-306-1 596

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DGS Calendar of Events

September 25 - Mon DGS General - John Wylie, Citing

Sources - Understanding Concepts, Not Memorizing Rules

October 03 - Tue Computer Interest Group (CIG) - Don

Raney, British Migrations to the American Colonies

07 - Sat Family Tree Maker (FTM) Users Group, Custom Reports

07 - Sat Native American Research Group (NARG)

07 - Sat Internet for Genealogists Interest Group (IGIG), Happi McQuirk, Godfrey.org

1 0 - Tue Digital Preservation Special Interest Group

1 4 - Sat The Master Genealogist (TMG) Users Group

17 - Tue Germanic Research Group (GRG) -Tresa Tatyrek, They Spoke German

1 7 - Tue African-American Genealogy Interest Group (AAGIG) - TBD

1 8 - Wed MacGen Research Group (MGRG) 23 - Mon DGS General - Tresa Tatyrek, Tracing

a Wilson Family Tree

November 04 - Sat Family Tree Maker (FTM) Users Group,

Sourcing Books 04 - Sat Internet for Genealogists Interest

Group (IGIG), Liz Kutz, NARA 07 - Tue Computer Interest Group {CIG) - Stan

Simmons, Computer Virus Protection 09 - Thu Writing Interest Group {WIG) 11 - Sat The Master Genealogist {TMG) Users

Group 16 - Thu Speakers Roundtable 21 - Tue African-American Genealogy Interest

Group (AAGIG) - TBD 27 - Mon DGS General - David Appleton, An

Introduction to Heraldry for Genealogists

See pages 143-4 for exact meeting locations and more information on events.

The DGS General and some special interest group {SIG) meetings are usually held on the Plaza level, in the Auditorium and East/West Rooms of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 151 5 Young Street, in downtown Dallas. The remaining SIGs meet in the Gates Room on L 1 or the McDermott Room on the gth Floor. Underground parking is entered from Wood Street.

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