Fiedler’s new novel, My Enemy, My Love tells the story of a German POW, a professor drafted against his will into the army in the last months of the war. Captured and sent to the U.S., the prisoner finds romance with an American woman on the farm where he and others are working. Their love is dangerous for both, and the novel’s climax comes as they are pursued by both Nazi POWs who suspect him of being disloyal, and an American guard who desires a relationship with the same girl. It is based on a true stories told to Fiedler by people who lived them.
“Readers who enjoy historical fiction will definitely find fascination in this book, set against the backdrop of little-known chapter of WWII history here in Missouri,” said Fiedler, who is based in St. Louis. “It definitely has a romantic angle, but fortunately there are gun fights, a chase scene and some menacing Nazis to help even it out.”
Few people know that the United States held over 400,000 stateside German and Italian prisoners of war during World War II. The prisoners were located in a number of camps around the country, and their work in field and factory in close proximity to the Americans gave many people a new understanding of the “enemy.” These men were treated well and had opportunities to take part in sports and music in the camps, and in the years following the war many recalled their time in the States with fondness.
To order copies or for more information on this book or Fiedler’s other projects, please visit davefiedler.com. My Enemy, My Love is also available on Kindle. For questions, please call (314) 956-7353 or email MoPOWs@aol.com.
“My Enemy, My Love is a thrilling, roller coaster ride of love, action and suspense. You won’t be able to put this down.”
-Charlie Brennan, KMOX Radio, St. Louis
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
417 LIBRARIANS UPDATE
Please mark your calendars for two 417 Librarians get-togethers (Dutch treat) coming up soon!
1. The first will be a supper on Monday, October 24, 2011, at 6:30pm at Gem of India, 211 W. Battlefield, Springfield, MO 65807, (417) 881-9558. They have a buffet, as well as menu items.
2. The second is a brown bag travelogue lunch program “A Tour of Libraries in the United Kingdom” on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 12:00pm noon at the Brentwood Branch Library, 2214 Brentwood Blvd., Springfield, MO 65804, (417) 883-1974.
If you have any questions or would like more information, feel free to contact me.
Andrea Miller, Missouri State University
1. The first will be a supper on Monday, October 24, 2011, at 6:30pm at Gem of India, 211 W. Battlefield, Springfield, MO 65807, (417) 881-9558. They have a buffet, as well as menu items.
2. The second is a brown bag travelogue lunch program “A Tour of Libraries in the United Kingdom” on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 12:00pm noon at the Brentwood Branch Library, 2214 Brentwood Blvd., Springfield, MO 65804, (417) 883-1974.
If you have any questions or would like more information, feel free to contact me.
Andrea Miller, Missouri State University
Monday, October 17, 2011
OFFICE TIMELINE
If you’ve got PowerPoint 2007 or 2010, this powerful free add-on creates beautiful timelines in minutes:
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STEVE JOBS AND OUR INNOVATION NATION
Post on the Government Book Talk blog about Jobs and the role the GPO has played as incubator of innovation:
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NOTE: My own Apple story: I was running a small public library in South Dakota in the early 1980s, and we had just bought an Apple IIe for the library. After it was set up for us, I walked back to the library that night in a snowstorm (I walked because cars were banned from the streets during the storm) in order to use the Apple IIe. A fairly dumb thing to do? Of course—-but this story certainly serves as a testament to the strength of the Apple brand even in those early days of its ascendency!
What, by the way, was I doing with that Apple IIe as the snow piled up against the library doors? Why, I was playing games—we had purchased several Infocom titles, and Murder By the Dozen, as I recall..
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NOTE: My own Apple story: I was running a small public library in South Dakota in the early 1980s, and we had just bought an Apple IIe for the library. After it was set up for us, I walked back to the library that night in a snowstorm (I walked because cars were banned from the streets during the storm) in order to use the Apple IIe. A fairly dumb thing to do? Of course—-but this story certainly serves as a testament to the strength of the Apple brand even in those early days of its ascendency!
What, by the way, was I doing with that Apple IIe as the snow piled up against the library doors? Why, I was playing games—we had purchased several Infocom titles, and Murder By the Dozen, as I recall..
HISTORICAL U.S. COUNTY BOUNDARIES
I took a look and Randy’s site really does look promising:
Hello,
Your special interest group members may find this free new Historical U.S. County Boundaries interactive map tool useful in their researches:
http://randymajors.com/p/maps.html
A write-up on recent enhancements can be found here.
Thank you for your consideration of including a mention of this tool in an upcoming newsletter or blog post.
All the best,
Randy Majors
Hello,
Your special interest group members may find this free new Historical U.S. County Boundaries interactive map tool useful in their researches:
http://randymajors.com/p/maps.html
A write-up on recent enhancements can be found here.
Thank you for your consideration of including a mention of this tool in an upcoming newsletter or blog post.
All the best,
Randy Majors
CEDAR AND VERNON COUNTY GS NEWS
The Cedar and Vernon County Genealogy Newsletter September 2011 can be read here.
There are some issues with our genealogy website -- a new site is being created to replace it. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Regards,
Nancy Thompson
Cedar & Vernon County Genealogical Society
218 W. Walnut St., Nevada, MO 64772
There are some issues with our genealogy website -- a new site is being created to replace it. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Regards,
Nancy Thompson
Cedar & Vernon County Genealogical Society
218 W. Walnut St., Nevada, MO 64772
Thursday, October 13, 2011
NPRC NEWS
National Personnel Records Center has opened its new facility at Hwy 367 and Dunn Road in north St. Louis County, and they will be holding a dedication ceremony on 15 October 2011:
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There’s a nicely done history of NPRC here:
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There’s a nicely done history of NPRC here:
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LECTURE CHANGE AT MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM
Marie Concannon was scheduled to give a lecture on Saturday, October 15, at 10:30am titled "Finding Ancestors in Federal Depository Library Collections." This lecture has been cancelled. In its place, Missouri History Museum associate archivist Dennis Northcott will be giving the following lecture:
Government Documents in the Missouri History Museum Archives
Although the Missouri History Museum Archives was never an official repository for government records, over the years the archives has acquired a variety of local government records, dating from the colonial era to the early 20th century. Associate Archivist Dennis Northcott will show examples of many of these genealogically valuable records.
When: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 10:30 am
Where: AT&T Foundation Multipurpose Room, Missouri History Museum in Forest Park
How much: Free; reservations are not required.
Questions: Email Dennis Northcott dpn@mohistory.org or call him at 314-746-4517.
Government Documents in the Missouri History Museum Archives
Although the Missouri History Museum Archives was never an official repository for government records, over the years the archives has acquired a variety of local government records, dating from the colonial era to the early 20th century. Associate Archivist Dennis Northcott will show examples of many of these genealogically valuable records.
When: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 10:30 am
Where: AT&T Foundation Multipurpose Room, Missouri History Museum in Forest Park
How much: Free; reservations are not required.
Questions: Email Dennis Northcott dpn@mohistory.org or call him at 314-746-4517.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
2012 MASL SPRING CONFERENCE PRICE BREAK
MLA Members,
Registration for the 2012 Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) Spring Conference is now open! The MASL Spring Conference is the premier professional development event for Missouri’s academic librarians. Annually, hundreds of Missouri’s school librarians attend this 3-day event filled with opportunities for professional and personal development.
Through MLA’s partnership with MASL, MLA members are able to utilize special promotional codes to register for the conference at the member rate. If you are interested in registering for this event, please contact the MASL office to request your promotional code at info@maslonline.org or (573) 893-4155.
The 2012 MASL Spring Conference features:
Speakers: Dr. Steven Layne, Doug Johnson, and Doug Valentine.
Dozens of innovative workshops on technology, literacy, collaboration, literature, and library management, as well as a special pre-conference workshop given by Pete Thomas, the at-home winner of NBC’s The Biggest Loser.
Dedicated time to get to know other librarians in your region, and to learn about what’s happening in the library profession in your region of the state.
Opportunities to meet and build relationships with numerous library vendors and authors.
The annual Readers Award Banquet, during which the recipients of the 2011-2012 Readers Awards are announced.
Register today to Power Up at the 2012 MASL Spring Conference!
Registration for the 2012 Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) Spring Conference is now open! The MASL Spring Conference is the premier professional development event for Missouri’s academic librarians. Annually, hundreds of Missouri’s school librarians attend this 3-day event filled with opportunities for professional and personal development.
Through MLA’s partnership with MASL, MLA members are able to utilize special promotional codes to register for the conference at the member rate. If you are interested in registering for this event, please contact the MASL office to request your promotional code at info@maslonline.org or (573) 893-4155.
The 2012 MASL Spring Conference features:
Speakers: Dr. Steven Layne, Doug Johnson, and Doug Valentine.
Dozens of innovative workshops on technology, literacy, collaboration, literature, and library management, as well as a special pre-conference workshop given by Pete Thomas, the at-home winner of NBC’s The Biggest Loser.
Dedicated time to get to know other librarians in your region, and to learn about what’s happening in the library profession in your region of the state.
Opportunities to meet and build relationships with numerous library vendors and authors.
The annual Readers Award Banquet, during which the recipients of the 2011-2012 Readers Awards are announced.
Register today to Power Up at the 2012 MASL Spring Conference!
2012 CIVIL WAR INSTITUTE
Speakers include:
Brooks Simpson - U. S. Grant and Shiloh
Peter Carmichael - Stonewall Jackson’s execution of deserters
Allen Guelzo - General McClellan’s Coup
Susannah Ural - The destruction of Hood’s Texas Brigade at Antietam
Caroline Janney - How Americans have remembered emancipation
Battlefield tours include:
Fredericksburg
Walk along the Sunken Road at Marye’s Heights
Second Manassas Examine Stonewall Jackson’s defense along the famous Unfinished Railroad
Antietam
Explore the Cornfield, Bloody Lane, and Burnside Bridge
War College Staff Ride of AntietamStudy the battlefield from the perspective of the modern U.S. military
Find out more about the 2012 CWI Conference at Gettysburg College including registration information:
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Brooks Simpson - U. S. Grant and Shiloh
Peter Carmichael - Stonewall Jackson’s execution of deserters
Allen Guelzo - General McClellan’s Coup
Susannah Ural - The destruction of Hood’s Texas Brigade at Antietam
Caroline Janney - How Americans have remembered emancipation
Battlefield tours include:
Fredericksburg
Walk along the Sunken Road at Marye’s Heights
Second Manassas Examine Stonewall Jackson’s defense along the famous Unfinished Railroad
Antietam
Explore the Cornfield, Bloody Lane, and Burnside Bridge
War College Staff Ride of AntietamStudy the battlefield from the perspective of the modern U.S. military
Find out more about the 2012 CWI Conference at Gettysburg College including registration information:
LINK
CONGRATULATIONS!
Chris Merseal, CG(SM), is among the newest associates of the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG). Chris works at Jefferson County Library, High Ridge Branch.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
OPENWITH ENHANCED
If you’ve ever tried to open a program in Windows, and been flummoxed by the process, get Openwith Enhanced (free program). It helps you figure out which program to use to open it—and gives you a link to its website if you don’t have that program installed as yet:
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FINDING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY: GENEALOGY FAIR AT NARA-KC
On Saturday, October 15 the National Archives at Kansas City will host Finding Your Family History, a day-long genealogy fair featuring workshops and local genealogical organizations onsite. Below is a schedule of workshops. Attendees are asked to select either the morning or afternoon session.
Morning
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. -- Registration
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. -- Session Choices: Introduction to Alien Files (A-Files) or Introduction to Genealogy
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. -- break/vendors
9:45 - 10:45 a.m. -- Session Choices: Naturalization Records; or Military Records; or African American Genealogy
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. - break/vendors
11:00 - Noon -- Session Choices: Preservation for Genealogists; or The 1940 Census; or Introduction to Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com)
Afternoon
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. -- Registration
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. -- Session Choices: Introduction to Alien Files (A-Files) or Introduction to Genealogy
2:00 - 2:15 p.m. -- break/vendors
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. -- Session Choices: Naturalization Records; or The 1940 Census; or African American Genealogy
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. -- break/vendors
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. -- Session Choices: Preservation for Genealogists; or Military Records; or Introduction to Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com)
Seating is limited and reservations are required. To make a reservation for this free event, call 816-268-8072 or email kimberlee.ried@nara.gov. This event is presented in partnership with Kansas City Public Television.
About the speakers:
Jennifer Audsley-Moore has been with the National Archives for five years, first as a preservation contractor then as an archives technician. In addition to handling reference inquires, Audsley-Moore is responsible for the National Archives at Kansas City volunteer program. She has bachelor and master degrees in American History.
Evie Bresette is a Certified Genealogist with the Board for Certification of Genealogists and a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and its affiliate local chapter, Heartland APG; and attended the National Institute for Genealogical Research in Washington DC. She has presented lectures at national and local conferences and has volunteered at the National Archives-Central Plains Region since 1993. Evie belongs to many national genealogical associations and serves on the Nominating Committee for the Board of the Missouri State Genealogical Association; she specializes in heir searching and due diligence.
Elizabeth Burnes is an Archivist for the National Archives at Kansas City. She serves as the lead archivist for Alien Files (A-Files) reference. Prior to joining the National Archives staff she held positions at Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri History Museum, Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library, and Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. She received a bachelor’s degree in History at Truman State University, and a master’s degree in History and Museum Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Joyce Burner joined the archives staff in 2010 as archivist, after working as the preservation contractor in Lee’s Summit in 2009. After spending thirty years in school and church libraries and book retail, Joyce returned to graduate school in 2007 to study archives management, and interned at the National Archives at Kansas City and the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library. Joyce writes Archival Research Catalog descriptions of our records for the NARA website, and is supervisor over preservation and internships.
Jessica Edgar , a graduate in History and Education from William Jewell College, has been with the National Archives at Kansas City since 2007. As an Archives Specialist, her roles include: providing reference services to genealogists, historians, and scholars; physically controlling and managing the databases related to the region’s 50,000 cubic feet of records; creating and designing print and web-based marketing materials; and assisting with K-12 educational outreach.
Trevor Plante is an archivist in the Textual Reference Section at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, who specializes in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century military records. He is an active lecturer at the National Archives and a frequent contributor to Prologue. He compiled Reference Information Paper 109, Military Service Records at the National Archives, and is a contributing author in the Encyclopedia of American Military History. He co-authored “Lincoln’s Fleeting Hope for an Early End to the War,” which appeared in America’s Civil War magazine.His other published works include: “The Shady Side of the Family Tree: Civil War Union Court-Martial Case Files;” “U.S. Marines in the Boxer Rebellion;” and “Researching African Americans in the U.S. Army, 1866-1890: Buffalo Soldiers and Black Infantrymen.” He is a guest lecturer at the United States Naval Academy and the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College.
Constance Potter is a reference archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration Washington, DC. She writes and speaks about federal records of interest to genealogists including federal census records, Laura Ingalls Wilder, World War I graves registration and Gold Star Mothers, the effects of weather on family history, and women during the Revolutionary War era. She is working on the reference aspects of the 1940 census. Potter has worked at the National Archives since 1983.
Dorothy Witherspoon, Ph.D. is a native Arkansan and began an interest in genealogy and researching family history in the 1980s inspired by Alex Haley's Roots. In 1990 she published The Homecoming, a book about her family’s history, which is now in its second printing. Her recently published book, Researching Slave Ancestry, is designed to help African American families explore and discover their roots. Dr. Witherspoon is a founding member of the Midwest African American Genealogical Interest Coalition (MAGIC). She resides in the Kansas City, Missouri area.
The National Archives at Kansas City is home to more than 50,000 cubic feet of historical records dating from the 1820s to the 1990s created or received by nearly 100 Federal agencies. Serving the Central Plains Region, the archives holds records from the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota available for public access. The facility is located at 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108. It is open to the public Tuesday-Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. for research, with the exhibits open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, call 816-268-8000 or visit: www.archives.gov/central-plains.
Morning
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. -- Registration
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. -- Session Choices: Introduction to Alien Files (A-Files) or Introduction to Genealogy
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. -- break/vendors
9:45 - 10:45 a.m. -- Session Choices: Naturalization Records; or Military Records; or African American Genealogy
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. - break/vendors
11:00 - Noon -- Session Choices: Preservation for Genealogists; or The 1940 Census; or Introduction to Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com)
Afternoon
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. -- Registration
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. -- Session Choices: Introduction to Alien Files (A-Files) or Introduction to Genealogy
2:00 - 2:15 p.m. -- break/vendors
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. -- Session Choices: Naturalization Records; or The 1940 Census; or African American Genealogy
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. -- break/vendors
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. -- Session Choices: Preservation for Genealogists; or Military Records; or Introduction to Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com)
Seating is limited and reservations are required. To make a reservation for this free event, call 816-268-8072 or email kimberlee.ried@nara.gov. This event is presented in partnership with Kansas City Public Television.
About the speakers:
Jennifer Audsley-Moore has been with the National Archives for five years, first as a preservation contractor then as an archives technician. In addition to handling reference inquires, Audsley-Moore is responsible for the National Archives at Kansas City volunteer program. She has bachelor and master degrees in American History.
Evie Bresette is a Certified Genealogist with the Board for Certification of Genealogists and a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and its affiliate local chapter, Heartland APG; and attended the National Institute for Genealogical Research in Washington DC. She has presented lectures at national and local conferences and has volunteered at the National Archives-Central Plains Region since 1993. Evie belongs to many national genealogical associations and serves on the Nominating Committee for the Board of the Missouri State Genealogical Association; she specializes in heir searching and due diligence.
Elizabeth Burnes is an Archivist for the National Archives at Kansas City. She serves as the lead archivist for Alien Files (A-Files) reference. Prior to joining the National Archives staff she held positions at Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri History Museum, Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library, and Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. She received a bachelor’s degree in History at Truman State University, and a master’s degree in History and Museum Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Joyce Burner joined the archives staff in 2010 as archivist, after working as the preservation contractor in Lee’s Summit in 2009. After spending thirty years in school and church libraries and book retail, Joyce returned to graduate school in 2007 to study archives management, and interned at the National Archives at Kansas City and the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library. Joyce writes Archival Research Catalog descriptions of our records for the NARA website, and is supervisor over preservation and internships.
Jessica Edgar , a graduate in History and Education from William Jewell College, has been with the National Archives at Kansas City since 2007. As an Archives Specialist, her roles include: providing reference services to genealogists, historians, and scholars; physically controlling and managing the databases related to the region’s 50,000 cubic feet of records; creating and designing print and web-based marketing materials; and assisting with K-12 educational outreach.
Trevor Plante is an archivist in the Textual Reference Section at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, who specializes in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century military records. He is an active lecturer at the National Archives and a frequent contributor to Prologue. He compiled Reference Information Paper 109, Military Service Records at the National Archives, and is a contributing author in the Encyclopedia of American Military History. He co-authored “Lincoln’s Fleeting Hope for an Early End to the War,” which appeared in America’s Civil War magazine.His other published works include: “The Shady Side of the Family Tree: Civil War Union Court-Martial Case Files;” “U.S. Marines in the Boxer Rebellion;” and “Researching African Americans in the U.S. Army, 1866-1890: Buffalo Soldiers and Black Infantrymen.” He is a guest lecturer at the United States Naval Academy and the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College.
Constance Potter is a reference archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration Washington, DC. She writes and speaks about federal records of interest to genealogists including federal census records, Laura Ingalls Wilder, World War I graves registration and Gold Star Mothers, the effects of weather on family history, and women during the Revolutionary War era. She is working on the reference aspects of the 1940 census. Potter has worked at the National Archives since 1983.
Dorothy Witherspoon, Ph.D. is a native Arkansan and began an interest in genealogy and researching family history in the 1980s inspired by Alex Haley's Roots. In 1990 she published The Homecoming, a book about her family’s history, which is now in its second printing. Her recently published book, Researching Slave Ancestry, is designed to help African American families explore and discover their roots. Dr. Witherspoon is a founding member of the Midwest African American Genealogical Interest Coalition (MAGIC). She resides in the Kansas City, Missouri area.
The National Archives at Kansas City is home to more than 50,000 cubic feet of historical records dating from the 1820s to the 1990s created or received by nearly 100 Federal agencies. Serving the Central Plains Region, the archives holds records from the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota available for public access. The facility is located at 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108. It is open to the public Tuesday-Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. for research, with the exhibits open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, call 816-268-8000 or visit: www.archives.gov/central-plains.
Monday, October 10, 2011
GLH-CI NEWS
Here's some news of likely interest to group members:
1. Our name has been changed to Genealogy and Local History Community of Interest (GLH-CI).
2. Our Steering Committee for 2012 consists of the following persons:
Erika Van Vranken, Chair
Cheryl Lang, Vice-Chair
Claire Ewersmann, Unit Recorder
Tom Pearson, Past-Chair
Congratulations to Claire (Hannibal Free Public Library) on her election as Unit Recorder!
3. We now have a Unit Website on the MLA website.
4. You can submit news for our list-serve or this blog here. Such news needn't specifically pertain to GLH-CI: it can also be about genealogy or local history events occurring at your Missouri library or society, or print or digital publications of interest to Missouri researchers produced by your library or society.
1. Our name has been changed to Genealogy and Local History Community of Interest (GLH-CI).
2. Our Steering Committee for 2012 consists of the following persons:
Erika Van Vranken, Chair
Cheryl Lang, Vice-Chair
Claire Ewersmann, Unit Recorder
Tom Pearson, Past-Chair
Congratulations to Claire (Hannibal Free Public Library) on her election as Unit Recorder!
3. We now have a Unit Website on the MLA website.
4. You can submit news for our list-serve or this blog here. Such news needn't specifically pertain to GLH-CI: it can also be about genealogy or local history events occurring at your Missouri library or society, or print or digital publications of interest to Missouri researchers produced by your library or society.
STAND BY YOUR STATE!
The PowerPoint and handout for my conference presentation,
Stand by Your State: Researching Missouri Civil War Militia Soldiers and Organizations
are now available for downloading from the MLA website. Enjoy!
Tom Pearson, Chair
GLH-CI
Stand by Your State: Researching Missouri Civil War Militia Soldiers and Organizations
are now available for downloading from the MLA website. Enjoy!
Tom Pearson, Chair
GLH-CI
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
MLA CONFERENCE 2011 EVALUATIONS
There will be no paper evaluation forms this year. The forms for conference and presentation evaluations are online. So, instead of handing out and collecting evaluation forms, room hosts will be announcing that the forms are online. The URLs are printed in the conference program on page 11 (you can use the MOREnet open lab at the conference to complete the forms, or you can do it from office or home after the conference).
See you in Kansas City!
See you in Kansas City!
MLA CONFERENCE 2011: ENVISIONING TOMORROW
GENE-SIG is acting this year as primary sponsor for three programs at MLA Conference 2011 (theme: Envisioning Tomorrow) in Kansas City, Missouri:
1. The Revised Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative-- Haiying Qian; Yunhui Lu; and Dr. Tom Kochtanek. Thursday (6 October 2011), 10-10:45 am, Salon D.
2. Stand by Your State: Researching Missouri Civil War Militia Solders and Organizations-- Tom Pearson. Thursday (6 October 2011), 2-2:45 pm, Salon E.
3. Uncovering Hidden Communities: Approaches to LGBT Archives in Missouri and Kansas-- Stuart Hinds; Tami Albin; and Anne M. Baker. Friday (7 October 2011), 12-12:45 pm, Salon F.
We are also a secondary sponsor of an additional presentation:
4. Promoting Diversity and Literacy, African American Read-In Programs in Missouri Libraries: Grace Jackson-Brown. Thursday (6 October 2011), 1-1:45 pm, Salon D.
GENE-SIG Vice-Chair Erika Van Vranken is providing the following Table Talk:
Community-Built Digital Libraries: Thursday (6 October 2011), 1-1:45 pm, Exhibit Hall.
GENE-SIG Annual Meeting takes place on Thursday morning (6 October 2011), 8:15-8:45 am, Salon F. Non-members welcome to attend!
Tom Pearson, Chair
MLA Gene-SIG
1. The Revised Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative-- Haiying Qian; Yunhui Lu; and Dr. Tom Kochtanek. Thursday (6 October 2011), 10-10:45 am, Salon D.
2. Stand by Your State: Researching Missouri Civil War Militia Solders and Organizations-- Tom Pearson. Thursday (6 October 2011), 2-2:45 pm, Salon E.
3. Uncovering Hidden Communities: Approaches to LGBT Archives in Missouri and Kansas-- Stuart Hinds; Tami Albin; and Anne M. Baker. Friday (7 October 2011), 12-12:45 pm, Salon F.
We are also a secondary sponsor of an additional presentation:
4. Promoting Diversity and Literacy, African American Read-In Programs in Missouri Libraries: Grace Jackson-Brown. Thursday (6 October 2011), 1-1:45 pm, Salon D.
GENE-SIG Vice-Chair Erika Van Vranken is providing the following Table Talk:
Community-Built Digital Libraries: Thursday (6 October 2011), 1-1:45 pm, Exhibit Hall.
GENE-SIG Annual Meeting takes place on Thursday morning (6 October 2011), 8:15-8:45 am, Salon F. Non-members welcome to attend!
Tom Pearson, Chair
MLA Gene-SIG
Monday, October 03, 2011
WASHINGTON COUNTY (MO) COURT RECORDS
The Missouri History Museum Archives holds a collection of Washington County, Missouri, court records dated 1788-1851 (the bulk of the documents are dated 1810s-1820s). Among these documents are accounts, debts, receipts, agreements, petitions, and indentures.
To request a look-up of a name in the index to these court records, contact Dennis Northcott at archives@mohistory.org.
To request a look-up of a name in the index to these court records, contact Dennis Northcott at archives@mohistory.org.
GENEALOGY & LOCAL HISTORY INDEX UPDATE
The following sources have recently been added to the Missouri History’s Museum’s Genealogy & Local History Index:
1. Necrology Scrapbook, Volume 12 (obituaries dated 1922-1924)
2. House Tour of St. Louis West End Private Places, 1972
3. Yeatman Life (Yeatman High School yearbooks), 1907-1925 (incomplete run)
4. List of Officers and Employees of the City of St. Louis, 1891
5. List of Officers and Employees of the City of St. Louis, 1899
Genealogy & Local History Index
1. Necrology Scrapbook, Volume 12 (obituaries dated 1922-1924)
2. House Tour of St. Louis West End Private Places, 1972
3. Yeatman Life (Yeatman High School yearbooks), 1907-1925 (incomplete run)
4. List of Officers and Employees of the City of St. Louis, 1891
5. List of Officers and Employees of the City of St. Louis, 1899
Genealogy & Local History Index
UPCOMING CLASSES AT MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM
Finding Ancestors in Federal Depository Library Collections (with Marie Concannon, University of Missouri Library)
Marie Concannon will give strategies for researchers who would like to search Federal Depository Library Program collections for clues about their ancestors.
When: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 10:30 am
Where: Missouri History Museum in Forest Park
How much: Free; reservations are not required.
Preserving Family Documents
Do you have old family photographs, letters, diaries, or other precious items that you would like to preserve? Our Missouri History Museum experts will provide tips on how to preserve these family treasures for future generations.
When: Monday, October 24, 2011, 10:00 am
Where: Library and Research Center (225 S. Skinker, across from Forest Park)
How much: $10 per person; $5 for Missouri History Museum members
Reservations: Reservations are required; call 314-746-4510 (maximum of 15 participants)
The Civil War and the Home Front in St. Louis Court Records (with Mike Everman, Missouri State Archives-St. Louis)
Since 1999, the Missouri State Archives has worked to make accessible on microfilm and online the records of the St. Louis Circuit Court. Recent work covering 1861-1865offers the civil and criminal court records as well as an index of the parallel records of the Union provost marshal when the area was under martial law. Examples from these complementary records offer a time machine to reconstruct the lives and personal and business relationships of citizens during this turbulent time.
When: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 6:00 pm
Where: Missouri History Museum in Forest Park
How much: Free; reservations are not required.
Researching Your Civil War Ancestors (with Dennis Northcott, Missouri History Museum)
Did your Civil War ancestor wear Union blue or Confederate gray? Or was your ancestor a civilian affected by the tumult of the war years? Missouri History Museum associate archivist Dennis Northcott will introduce you to the vast array of genealogical documents and publications that the war produced.
When: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 6:00 pm
Where: Missouri History Museum in Forest Park
How much: Free; reservations are not required.
View the 2011 calendar of genealogy lectures and workshops (PDF).
Marie Concannon will give strategies for researchers who would like to search Federal Depository Library Program collections for clues about their ancestors.
When: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 10:30 am
Where: Missouri History Museum in Forest Park
How much: Free; reservations are not required.
Preserving Family Documents
Do you have old family photographs, letters, diaries, or other precious items that you would like to preserve? Our Missouri History Museum experts will provide tips on how to preserve these family treasures for future generations.
When: Monday, October 24, 2011, 10:00 am
Where: Library and Research Center (225 S. Skinker, across from Forest Park)
How much: $10 per person; $5 for Missouri History Museum members
Reservations: Reservations are required; call 314-746-4510 (maximum of 15 participants)
The Civil War and the Home Front in St. Louis Court Records (with Mike Everman, Missouri State Archives-St. Louis)
Since 1999, the Missouri State Archives has worked to make accessible on microfilm and online the records of the St. Louis Circuit Court. Recent work covering 1861-1865offers the civil and criminal court records as well as an index of the parallel records of the Union provost marshal when the area was under martial law. Examples from these complementary records offer a time machine to reconstruct the lives and personal and business relationships of citizens during this turbulent time.
When: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 6:00 pm
Where: Missouri History Museum in Forest Park
How much: Free; reservations are not required.
Researching Your Civil War Ancestors (with Dennis Northcott, Missouri History Museum)
Did your Civil War ancestor wear Union blue or Confederate gray? Or was your ancestor a civilian affected by the tumult of the war years? Missouri History Museum associate archivist Dennis Northcott will introduce you to the vast array of genealogical documents and publications that the war produced.
When: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 6:00 pm
Where: Missouri History Museum in Forest Park
How much: Free; reservations are not required.
View the 2011 calendar of genealogy lectures and workshops (PDF).
UPCOMING CLASSES AT ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Here's the latest list of upcoming programs we’ll be offering at various metro-area locations. All are sponsored or co-sponsored by St. Louis Public Library. All are free and open to the public. Please note that locations vary.
Tues, Oct 18, 6:30 PM-8:00 PM—Over There: Researching World War I Ancestors. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses print, microfilm, manuscript, and Internet sources of info on ancestors who served during World War I. Hayner Public Library, 401 State Street, Alton, IL 62002. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
Thurs, Oct 20, 10 AM-Noon— The Second War of American Independence: Researching War of 1812 Ancestors. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses book, manuscript, and Internet sources of information about War of 1812 ancestors. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
Tues, Oct 25, 2:00 PM-3:30 PM—Research at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses print, microfilm, manuscript, and Internet sources of info on ancestors available via ALPL (located in Springfield, IL). Belleville Public Library, 121 E. Washington Street, Belleville, IL 62220. Pre-registration recom-mended but not required. To register or for more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
Sat, Nov 19, 10 AM-Noon--Squeezing Your Sources: Extracting All the Info You Can From Civil War Service and Pension Records. Join us as Tom Pearson describes ways to extract all the info that you possibly can from compiled military service records and pension records. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
Sat, Dec 17, 10 AM-Noon--Take Your Best Shot: Civil War Artillery! Join us as Tom Pearson discusses Civil War cannon and cannoneers. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info: tpearson@slpl.org.
Buder Branch Library
4401 Hampton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63109
(314) 352-2900
9am - 9pm Monday-Thursday
9am - 6pm Friday and Saturday
1pm - 5pm Sunday
Free parking is available on Buder Branch parking lot.
Tom Pearson, Reference Librarian
Special Collections Department
St. Louis Public Library
1415 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
Tues, Oct 18, 6:30 PM-8:00 PM—Over There: Researching World War I Ancestors. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses print, microfilm, manuscript, and Internet sources of info on ancestors who served during World War I. Hayner Public Library, 401 State Street, Alton, IL 62002. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
Thurs, Oct 20, 10 AM-Noon— The Second War of American Independence: Researching War of 1812 Ancestors. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses book, manuscript, and Internet sources of information about War of 1812 ancestors. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
Tues, Oct 25, 2:00 PM-3:30 PM—Research at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Join us as Tom Pearson discusses print, microfilm, manuscript, and Internet sources of info on ancestors available via ALPL (located in Springfield, IL). Belleville Public Library, 121 E. Washington Street, Belleville, IL 62220. Pre-registration recom-mended but not required. To register or for more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
Sat, Nov 19, 10 AM-Noon--Squeezing Your Sources: Extracting All the Info You Can From Civil War Service and Pension Records. Join us as Tom Pearson describes ways to extract all the info that you possibly can from compiled military service records and pension records. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info, email us at tpearson@slpl.org.
Sat, Dec 17, 10 AM-Noon--Take Your Best Shot: Civil War Artillery! Join us as Tom Pearson discusses Civil War cannon and cannoneers. Buder Branch. Pre-registration recommended but not required. To register or for more info: tpearson@slpl.org.
Buder Branch Library
4401 Hampton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63109
(314) 352-2900
9am - 9pm Monday-Thursday
9am - 6pm Friday and Saturday
1pm - 5pm Sunday
Free parking is available on Buder Branch parking lot.
Tom Pearson, Reference Librarian
Special Collections Department
St. Louis Public Library
1415 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
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