M A D X S O N OOUlNlr_TY O JE N H: A !_, O GUI:O A !_, SOOZETY

NEWSLETTER

P. 0. Box 1031 Norfolk, Nebraska 68702-1031

VOLUME 15 - NUMBER 60 JULY, 1994 4TH QUARTER

ESTABLISHED JUNE» 1973

Meeting date and time - 3rd Tuesday of each month not including December7:30 p.m. - First Baptist Church - 404 Benjamin Ave., Norfolk, NE.

OFFICERS: President - Dee Sewell V. President - Lottie KleinSecretary - JaNelle Linnaus Treasurer - Donald & Dorothy MonsonNewsletter Editors - Joyce Borgelt and Jeanne Allison

DUES: Due September 1 of each year DUES DUE$6.00 for individual or $8.00 per couple

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK:

Up-coming meetings will be:

July 19th - Trip to Allen^ NE Museum - Meet at the First BaptistChurch to car pool at 5:30 PM - No host sack lunch <,

August 16th - No Host Picnic at Sykview Lake Park - 6:00 PM

September 20th - First Baptist Church - 7:30 PM - Hopefullywe will have a program by the Research Librarian at NorfolkPublic Library.

October 18th - First Baptist Church - 7:00 PM - Show and Tell -Our latest Genealogical finds and pictures.

The Norfolk Public Library donated their Genealogical Helpersto our Society Library. Since the magazines can no longer bechecked out, they were not being used. We will be receivingthe subscription at our own library instead of the City Libraryso our members and guests will have access to theitii We willhave all copies from Uan/Fpb 1980 thru present.

Pastor Walter Pinnt has accomplished the impossible!!!!! Withthe help of one of the Computer Science students t the computercode for our cemetery listing of Madison County was "broken".We can now make changes and update our cemetery records. Othermodifications are being studied by a committee consisting ofPastor Pinnt t Don Monson^ Jean Allison and Harold Lyon.

See you soon!

Dee Sewell, President

Information from NORFOLK PDfH.lC LltlRARY - Nebraska

State Historical Society has sent the Norfolk Library

a new listing on Microfiche of the NSIIS's newspaper

holdings on microfilm. The NS1IS w i l l loan two rolls

of newspaper microfilm for $5.00 on inter libraryloan.

OPINEALOfJY LIBRARY HOURS CIIANOR-The Family History

Library, located In the Church of ,lesns Christ of

Latter Day Saints, 100 El Camino Dr., has made some

changes in its hours. Reginning June, 1094, the

library wi l l be open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on

Wednesdays and Thursdays. For further information,

call Vlasta Ashby, 371-1696.

!>ll : "iMFI. ) rtloo-rPoMiss B KEEHEH NEBRftSKfi H ISTORYI It 1 e: Tin Horn Hani:' Ksnnen and the world's youngest cowbay /M'.:lh«r-: H-nnasBSv, Fei.ll,

Suh.l»cl(E !: K-nnen. Honk.

Cowboys -- South Dakota — Blogrnrhy'.Rodeos -- Eoulh Oal-.ola.Wild ysst shows.

v Mebrasl'.r? -- Blenraphy.Nebraska -~ Hlslory.

Call: (HFL) Nebraska -Prrf-sr-en>»- R 355.37 HAR MF.BRftSKft REFERENCET i l l s : Nebraska's M i l i t i a ' (he hislo.-y of the Arny and ftlr Notional Guard.

ISS4-I93I /finUior: Harlhon, Douglas R.SubjncKa )! Msbrasl.o. Matlona! Guard — History.

Metirasl-.a. rtlr- national Guard --Mebrgska -- History.

(liri.) Non-Fiction 333.3115 PLrt MEBRftSKft HISTORY: Flat weler : a history of Nebraska"and Its watar /

5ubjftct(s)i Mydrolcgy ~- Mebraaka,Water resources developnent — Nebraska -- History.Hater-supply — Government policy — Nebraska — History.Nebrasl-.s -- History.

(HFl! Mon-Flctlon 978 FRfl NEBRASKA HISTORYTi t l e : Hlslorlcal overvleii' and Invenlory of Ihe Nlobrara/Mlssourl Matlonsl

Scanlc R^veruays, Nsbraslta/^outh Oal^ta.Author: Franklin, Rachel.>Granl , Michael. Mlunl, Martha.>Uattonal Park SorvlcB.Subjact(ti): 111550'jrl Rlv-«r Uallc.y -- History.

Mlobrara River Ualley — Hlslory.H-braika — History.South Dakota — History.United Stales. Deparlnnnl of the Interior.

Call: (NFL) Non-Fiction 978.2 NEB MEBRnSKft HISTORYT i t l e s Nebraska : a photographic celebration.Subjrcl(s): Nebraska — Hlilory — Plclorlal works.

Call: (NFL> Mon-Flcllon 978.2 HEB Hebraska HlsloryTllle: Hebraskal aTid Hnga'lne 3 The cellars of lino /Author: Mehrask p. land .Subjecl(s): Paloontology -- Nnbraska.

nC nCCESS MODULE «I ('•? I 11.C.jll: 'Mi-U Clnr,ed Slocks P 3?9.77P2 MnDI i l I r-: M-Titjl on Cc'Jnly, l^hraskfi prohale Intlf-: r-eciordn : prior to 1313 •'

Frohat?* recoi'ds - -- M»bra?la -- Mndi'jon Counly.Madison Counly (Meb. ) -- Genealcpy.IJnbreska -- Genep.loqy.

Cnl!: 'MFI.) N-n-Flctlnn 339.1 DDL GEHEftLOGVTtll»: Managing e genealogical projncl /r*tilhnr: Pollnrhlde, W l l l l a n .SyhJrcMs): f5"jnealcgy — HsndbTol:: , Manuals, etc.

Call: (NFL) Non-Fiction 929.I EPE -GEMEnLOGVTitle: Tracing your !r-lah ancestors : Ihe conplet" Qt.tlde /^ulhor: Grenhan, John.?»jbject(s): Genealogy.

Ireland -- Genealogy -- Handbooks. Manuals, etc.

Call: (NFL> Non-Flcllon 9^9.1072 OOL GENEMl.OGYT i t l e : Genealogy 'starter HI /Mulhcr: Dcllarhlde, Ollllan.SubJ-cl(9): Genealogy.

Untied Slates — Genealogy.

Bob Plisek

Norfolkanelected bygenealogists

Bob Plisek of Norfolk was in-stalled as president of the Ne-braska State Genealogical Societyat the organization's 17th annualconference last weekend at River-side Inn, Grand Island.

Other officers elected are: Car-ole Blaser of Columbus, vice presi-dent; Robert Graff of Beatrice, sec-retary; and Marcia Buescher ofKim ball, treasurer.

The two-day conference featuredas guest speaker Dr. Arlene Ealklefrom Salt Lake City. She has been aprofessional genealogist for morethan 25 years, and is a well knownauthor and editor of "The Source:A Guidebook for American Geneal-ogy."

"Outstanding Genealogist" ap-preciation certificate awards werepresented to those who were chosenby their local societies for theirwork and projects for 1993-94. In-cluded were Jeanne Allison aridBob Plisek from the Madison Coun-ty Genealogical Society.

The conference was well at-tended from all parts of Nebraskaas well as from out-of-state.

The state society assists localgroups in organizing. At presentthere are 48 local societies, with thetwo newest being the Wayne Countyand Nance-Boone Genealogical So-cieties.

Anyone interested in doing a fam-ily history may write to: NebraskaState Genealogical Society, P.O.Box 5608, Lincoln 68505.

From Norfolk Daily News 5/18/94

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MADISON COUNTY, NEBRASKA

PROBATE INDEX RECORDS

PRIOR TO 1918

Compiled by Joyce Barlow and Dee Sewell

NANCY GARY CHAPTER - NSDAR

National Society

Daughters of the American Revolution

Nebraska

Mrs. Betty Jean Snell, State RegentMrs. Kenneth Haring, State Chairman

Genealogical Records Committee

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Algaza, Samuel A.

Adelman, Michael

Allen, Orville Clarence

Adelman, Joseph A.

Allen, Robert

Ableidinger, Barbara

Aldag, Hein

Ahlman, Fred W. M.

Algea, Ruth

Alexander, Parmelia

Ahrens, John

Abbott, William Wilber

Albrecht, Theresa

AM

Anderson, Jens B.

Anderson, Gullik

Anderson, Frederick

Andrus, M. E.

Anson, John

Anderson, Christopher

Anderson, Christopher

Anderson, Ole Andrus

Anderson, Erik

Annuschat, Julius

Anderson, Aaron C.

Anderson, Minors of Aaron C.

Anderson, Esther Florence

Anderson, Lena S.

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Anderson, C. W.

Annuschat, Rose

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Askwith, William

Armstrong/ Rosa B;

Ashenbrenner, Frederick

Arthur/ Emmet

Asmus, Carl

Ayers/ Thomas B.

Ayers, Carrie A.

Ayers, Minors

Atkins, Henry

Asmus, Louisa

Ayers, Winifred

Averill, Joseph W.

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Babb, Paul Christianc* Bahm, Jacobrr

™ Baker, Byron H.

Baisch/ Caroline D. '

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Baker> Minors

BAR

Barnes, William J.

Bauer, Louisa

Bargelt, Edmund S.

Bauch, Micheil

Barnes, Edward

Barnes, Henry A.

Barofsky> Matthias

Barnes, Martha

Bauch, Philip

Barnes, George M.

BEA

Seller, Ignatz

Behrens, Christian

Becker, Catherine

Bead, Thomas

Bechler, Jacob

Becker/ Henry E.

Behmer, Levi S.

Behm, Jacob (See Bahm)

Beels, Francis Helen

Behm Minors

Behrend, Maxine Berdine

Beebe> Oscar

Belt* Thomas J.

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Bergren, Emma E.

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Bennett^ Edmund H.

Best, Hazel

Bevins or Bevans, Glenn

Bengstson, Peter

Bergman, William

Berner, William G.

Berner, Lillie E & William C.

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Biggs, Celotha Li

Bickley, William M;

Bish, Florence

Birchard, Ralph T. & Ruth

Blake, William

Bley> August

Birks, Olava

Bickley, William L.

Bley, Albert

Bierman, William

Bluecher, Frederick

Bizonne) Pierre Seraphin Cottin

Bleich, Rudolph

Bitner, Francis Roscoe

Bitner, Margaret Leona

Blank, Herbert W.

Blue, William

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Bowden, Richard E;

Boche, Sophia

Boeck, John F.

Bodin, Herman

Borders) seorge H.

Boe, H. F.

Bovee, Peter

Bolefski, CArl

Boche, Emma

Bovee, J. W.

Borg, Emma C.

Boeat, Richard

Bosse, Francis

Borchers, Henry

Borg, Willis F.

Boche, Emil E.

Boysej Samuel

Boche, Herman

Bohn, C. H. R.

Bolefski, Augusta

Bothwell, Earlene

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Briese Minors

Brinckman, Florence

Brinckman, Augusta

Brinckman, Augusta

Brinckman, Minors

Brecheisent Philip

Braasch, Alvina

Braasch, M. Gertrude

Braasch, Ralph L.

Braasch, William R.

Braasch, C. W.

Braasch, Mary

Brewer, David

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Brigg, Abbie 0. G.

Brandt, Theresa

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Brocker, Fritz

Brower, Benjamin

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Brown> Eugene M.

Brown, John S.

Broberg, N. M.

Bruce, May

Broecker, William Henry Mi

Brudeen^ Edward

Broberg, Andrew M.

Broberg Minors

Brosch, Matilda

Broecken, Ida i Annie

Bryant, Norman L.

Brown> John Ji

Brown, Minors of John Brown

Brosh, Frank

Brown^ Leman

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Brown, Woodrow Wilson

Broji, D. J,

Brummundf Augusta

Brown, Leonard

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Burch, Eliza Jane

Burch, Henry

Burch, Henry

Burnham, Harry E.

Buettner, Doretha

Busch, Margaret

Buettner, Gottlieb

Burtont Joseph

Burke, John A.

Burket Minors Gdn. of John Burke

Burch, William & Lavina

Butterfield, William H.

Buettner, Frank !

Bussey> Peter L.

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Calmer> Elizabeth

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Campbell, Donald

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Casey, Ellen

Cashell, John

Carstensen, Bohne

Carbine> Hannah

Case, Preston M.

Carrbine, Hannah (See Carbine)

Carson, Mary

Carson, Ruberta Seely

Carberry, P. H.

Carlson, Rev. W.

Carter, Elmer D.

Carter, Lucy A.

Cartney, Ira F;

Carlson, John A.

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Cargen, William

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STATE POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS AND ZIPCODES

Slot*

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona1

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Dist. ofColumbia

Florida

Georgia"

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

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Maryland „

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota1

Mississippi

Missouri

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AK

AZ

AR

CA

CO

CT

OE

DC

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ID

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IN

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KY

LA

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MO

MA

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MS

MO

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995-999

850-865

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900-908 & 910-961

800-816

060-069

197-199

200-205

320-339 & 341-342 4 344 &346-347 & 349

300-319 & 399

967-968

832-838

600-629

460-479

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660-679

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New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahomd

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Tixas

Utah

Vermont

Virgin!*

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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MrNE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

Rl

SC

SO

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TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WV

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WY

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070-089

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270-289

580-588

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290-299

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Source Plains Genealogical,Society-Winter 94* * *

DID You KNOW ??

IN JULY 1993 the National Park Serviceannounced that hundreds of volunteers willtype the names of 3.5 million Civil Warsoldiers onto computer diskettes. By early1996, Americans will be able to find outtheir ancestors' links to the war by search-ing for their names and regiments on com-puters at the park service's 28 -Civil Wa-shes.Source The Homesteader-Jan 94

FOR JEFFERSON Co. (NE) 1860 census,see also Jones Co. Jones Co. was mergedwith Jefferson Co. between 1860 and1870. For 1870 census of Nance Co., seethe Pawnee Indian Reservation. The I860census of Madison Co. is included withPlatte Co. The enumerator couldn't deter-mine the-county boundary sr.d enumeratedthem as "Platte and Madison Counties."

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ABBREVIATIONS

Standard rules have been established by the Internal Revenue Service,following are suggested.

The

Street address

and &Air Force Base AFBApartment APTAvenue '. AVEBoulevard BLVDBuilding BLDGCare of, or In Care Of %Circle CIRCourt CTDrive DREast EFort FTGeneral Delivery .' . GEN DELHeights HTS.Highway HWYIsland ISJunction JCTLane LNLodge LOGNorth N

•» ZIP CODES FOR MILITARY

abbreviationsNortheast, N.E NENorthwest, N.W NWOne-fourth, One-quarter 1/4One-Half ' 1/2

(space before and after the fraction,e.g., 1012_1/2_Ames St.)

Parkway PKYPlace PLPost Office Box, PO Box PO BOXRoute, Rte RTRoad RDR.D., Rural Delivery. RFD,R.F.D., R.R., Rural Route . . . . RRSouth SSoutheast, S.E SESouthwest. S.W SWSquare SQStreet STTerrace TERWest W

ADDRESSES OVERSEAS

Old City

APO Miami

FPO Miami

APO Now York

FPO Naw York

APO San Francisco

FPO Sdn Francisco

APO SaactlaFPO Satmlo

Old Stata

* FL

FL

NY

NY

CA

CA

WA

WA

N«w City

APO

FPO

APO

FPO

APO

FPO

APO

FPO

N«w Stain

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AA

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AE

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AP

AP

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340

090-098

090-098

962-966

962-966

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962-966

Source: Plains GeneftlogicaB Society - Winter 94*

CIVIL WAR TRIVIA

A the names *iven some of the

Army named them after water facilities in the area, and thewer n n M * **S? after land junctions, etc. Bays, creeks, lakes, and suchwere nothing new to the Southern boys, but urban landmarks were novel to them.ihuSru "K dlf£erences between the urban North and the rural South. For example,Shiloh Meeting House and Pittsburg Landing are one and the same battle. So are

r i v e r ) 1 8 and Anti6tam (a Creek); Manassas (a town) and Bull Run (a

—from Ogle Co. IL Links, Oct 93 Source Bureau Co., Gen. Soc . Princeton, IL May 1994

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NATIONAL NICKNAMESThe following is the tvicknante; .of .the different Statg which we1 find* in an

exchange. The origirt bf theiti would' be1, an interesting study for thein such tottersJ

MaineNev.HanipshirdVermontMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNeW YorkNet; JerseyPennsylvaniaDelaware 'MarylandVirginia .North CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgiaKentuckyOhidMichiganIndianaIllinoisMissouriArkansasMississippiFloridaWisconsinIowaCaliforniaOregonKansasMinnesotaTexasNebraska

FoxesGraniteGreen Mountain SoysBay StateGun-flints'Wooden Nubfe sKnickerbockersclattt catchers^keatherheads*Blue hen's chickens.Giant thunpefsBeatlesTar BoiiersWeazelsBuzzardsCom crackersBuckeyesWolverinesMoosiersSUctcersPukesToothpickersTadpolesFly-up-the-creekBadgersHawkeyeSGold HuntersMard cases•tayhawkers*GophersBeef HeadsBug Eaters*

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The above article was found in the Nebraska Herald* Nebraska Territory rPiattsrooUthNovember i5> 1865; if yoU.have tiitie^ read the old newspapers. '-They h a v 'very interesting articles in therit. A qUote Uhder the NEBRASKA HERALt) ^9any tnan attempts* to haul down the Alter icart Flag» shoot hint on the spot*"Frohii Roots and Leaves > 'Eastern NE 6eh. Soc. - Feb.

White people who married Indiana were not listed on the US census records if themarriage took place in Oklahoma, Arkansas or Missouri before 1889. They wereconsidered part of the Indian Nation into which they married. In 1905, ail Indians hadto fill out a claim including children} grandparents, birth> death, fete. The NationalArchives has these applications to the Court of Claims.—from Greater Omaha, NE Newsletter, via The Family Tree AUR/Sep 93

DO SOMETHING NICE FOR YOUR SOCIETYRENEW EARLY: TREAT A FRIEND WITH A MEMBERSHIP: VOLUNTEER FOR A COMMITTEE

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SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER INFO

The first three digits of the Social Securitynumber indicates the state in which theapplicant resided at the time an application Wasmade.

The numbers001-003004-007008-009010-034034-039040-049050-134135-158159-211212-220221-222223-231232233-236237-246247-251252-260261-267258-302303-317318-361 *387-399400-407416-424425-428,587429-432433-439440-448449-467468-477478-485486-500501-502503-504505-508509-515516-517518-519520521-524525-585527-529528-529

are: >New HampshireMaineVermontMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew York .New JerseyPennsylvaniaMarylandDelawareVirginiaW.Virginia, N.CarolinaW. VirginiaNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgia ,FloridaOhioIndianaIllinoisMichigan, WisconsinKentuckyTennessee, AlabamaMississippiArkansasLouisianaOklahomaTexasMinnesotaIowaMissouriNorth DakotaSouth DakotaNebraskaKansasMontanaIdahoWyomingColoradoNew MexicoArizonaUtah

3 Nevada531-539 Washington540-544 Oregon545-573 California '574 Alaska575-576 Wisconsin577-579 Washington D.C.700-728 Railroad Retirement

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IMMIGRATION SOURCEAn unused resource available at the New YorkCity Municipal Archives is the microfilmcovering ten volumes of records from1859-1894 entitled, "Bodies in Transit".Anybody arriving in Manhattan via ship, trainor local ferry had to be registered.

LOST & FOUNDLooking for a missing heir or long-lost friend?The Social Security Administration's letter-forwarding service will send a letter from youto the missing person providing the purpose ofyour search is either humanitarian (locating anestranged family or lost friend) or monetary(tracing a missing heir). The letter has tocontain information that we determine themissing person wants to know," saysspokesman Phil Gambino. You have to providethe person's date of birth, parent's names orother identifying information. The agencywon't reveal the person's whereabouts or verifythat the letter was received: It simply acts as the;intermediary. There's ho charge forhumanitarian requests; other searches cost $3.Write to: Social Security Administration,Office of Central Records Operations, 300 N.Greene St, Room 1312, Tower Metro West, ,Baltimore, MD 21201.-f

—Family Circle Magazine, 26 June 1990

Source: Linn Co. Heritage Hunters Vol.9-No. 2 April 1994

MCGS - VoJ. 15-60 -47- Jul 1994 - 4th Quarter

In November 19.93 Vera Wilson and Ruthie Galitz started theNORTHEAST CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GERMANSFROM RUSSIA. This is an international organization with ourheadquarters in Lincoln! Nebraska*

Our objective is to preserve our heritage* Our Grandfatherwere given land in Russia in the early 1700*s» they were toldby Katherine the Great and The Czar that they could live thereas German citizens and never have to be ruled by Russian law*In the late 1800's Nicholas: II changed that and the young men werebeing called to serve in the Russian army and the people beingtaxed be the goverment. They stated to leave Russia in the 1880 sand came to the United States» Canada and South America.

We have set Up a library which includes Booksi Videos» Maps andPeriodcals about our Families. The library is located at 3! Sol3th Place call 371-0693 anytime.

Our meetings are held every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7*00 P.fthWe are still very small so they are held at members homes< Checkour notice in the paper each month*

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Everyone is welcome to join Us and you don't have tobe German> just, interested in our heritage.

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** MADISON COUNTY GENEALOGY SOCIETY* P, 0. Box 1031* Norfolk, Nebraska 68702-1031

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