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Railroad Accidents - <dotlibary.specialcollection.net>

Railroad Disasters—Do you have a family tradition involving a train crash? Check out this site!

Here you’ll find links to articles and casualty lists for train wrecks, rail-related accidents

(and all sorts of other disasters) across the United States.

http://www.gendisasters.com/trains/

Railroad Employees -- Gandy dancers were railroad workers who did the repair & construction work of layin’ties, forkin’ rock, and snuggin’ joints that kept the rails tied down and true.

“Ancestry Magazine,” vol. 28, no. 1, Jan/Feb 2010, p 29

Railroad Employees - Family Tree Connection serves up off-the-beaten-path records you won’t find elsewhere online - by Lauren Eisenstodt - www.familytreeconnection.com/

“Family Tree Magazine,” Vol. 6, Issue 6, December 2005, p 76

Railroad History—Mike’s Railway History—A Look at Railways in 1935 & Before—If you are

interested in railways outside North America, this is a great place to start.

http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/home.html

Railroad History—The American Railroads: A Long and Storied History. Bob Kitchen’s site is

loaded with historical & contemporary information about railroads, rail stations and trains

in the US.

http://www.american-rails.com/

Railroad History—Thomas J. Dodd Research Center—Railroad History Archive—This site

serves 2 purposes. 1^st it provides information about the Railroad History Archive

collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut.

2^nd it collects together a huge number of links to other websites with historical information

about railroads in the United States.

http://railroads.uconn.edu/

Railroad Museum—Pullman Porters—The A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum is

dedicated to celebrating the lives and contributions of African-Americans to the labor

movement, with a special focus on the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. In the

beginning, the Pullman Company hired only African-American men for the job of porter.

It was the single most common occupation for an African-American in the 1920’s. The museum recently published the 1^st edition of the Anthology of Respect: The Pullman

Porters National Historic Registry. This wonderful publication contains information on

more than 3,000 African-American railroad employees who worked for the railroad from

the late 1800’s to the 1960’s, as well as historical background on the history of the

Pullman Porters and their labor union (founded in 1925 by A. Philip Randolph).

http://www.aphiliprandolphmuseum.com/

Railroad Records—All Aboard! Top Sites for Railroad Records—Janice Nickerson goes online

in search of the best internet resources for railroad research.

“Internet Genealogy,” vol. 5, no. 6, February/March 2011, pp 7-10

Railroad Records—Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum’s Hays T. Watkins Research Library

These records exist in microfilm form and contain some of the records of Baltimore & Ohio

Railroad employees between 1905 and 1971. They do not contain all of the records of B&O

employees. Records prior to 1905 were destroyed in the Baltimore Fire of 1904 and records

after 1971 are the property of CSX Transportation and are not available to the public.

The staff will conduct a search for a fee. Aside from birth dates, the records don’t include

genealogical information, but they may give his job title, division, department, station, salary,

and date of retirement, resignation or dismissal.

http://www.borail.org/genealogical-inquiries.shtml

Railroad Records—Blue-Collar Breakthroughs—your ancestors’ work on the railroad produced

heavy-duty paperwork. Discover how to mine the genealogical fruits of their labors

“Family Tree Magazine,” vol. 12, issue 7, Dec 2011, pp 42-48

Railroad Records—Erie Railroad Internet Employee Archives—The Erie Railroad, linking

Chicago & Jersey City-New York. The core is a database of employee names from the

Erie Railroad Magazine, a publication for and about railroad employees in the Erie area.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sponholz/erie.html

Railroad Records—Holly T. Hansen describes the wealth of records that may be found in railroad

Archives.

http://www.familychronicle.com/RailroadRecords.html

Railroad Records—Riding the Rails Up Paper Mountain: Researching Railroad Records in the

National Archives by David A. Pfeiffer—Discover the vast resources of US Ntl Archives

for railroad research.

http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/spring/railroad-records-1.html

Railroad Records—Start with the US Railroad Retirement Board’s genealogical research

section www.rrb.gov/mep/genealogy.asp

Founded in 1936, this agency administers federal retirement benefits to railroad workers

and their families. For a fee, the agency will look up the records of anyone now deceased

who worked for the railroads (excluding temporary workers) after 1936. To make the

request, you’ll have to provide the full name of the person, dates of birth & death or his

Social Security number—which you can search for in the Social Security Death Index

http://stevemorse.org/ssd/ssdi.html if he died after 1962.

Another potentially useful source is the American Mailing List which I got to quicker by

using Google, but the address is as follows:

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/AMERICAN-RAILROADS/2004-03/1078611511

Pre-1930 records also exist at various repositories, such as local historical societies and

public libraries in major cities.

Railroad Records - What railroad records could give information - by Peter D. A. Warwick

“Family Tree Magazine,” Vol. 9, Issue 3, May 2008, p 56

Railroad Records - Tracking Railroad Records and Railroad History by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG - “What records might you find?

“NGS NewsMagazine” Vol. 32, No. 2, Apr/May/Jun, pp 21-25

Railroad Retirement Board began keeping records in 1937 – see www.rrb.gov and

www.rrb.gov/mep/genealogy.asp

Railroads - All Aboard! Railroads & Migration routes – Cindy Thomson follows the rails to find

ancestors who migrated or worked on them.

“Discovering Family History,” Vol. 2, No. 4, Nov/Dec 2009, pp 34-36

Railways Staff Database—looking for railways staff for the Cambrian Railway, Great Western

Railway, London and Nor Western Railway and London and Nor Western and Great

Western Joint railway in the UK

www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/council_services/record_office/catalogues_and_indexes/railways_staff_database.aspx

RAM—System Random Access Memory (RAM) is the temporary file storage used to run applications and file operations. It typically comes in 2GB increments, such as 2GB, 4GB, and 6GB and usually can be upgraded to improve performance. Complex computer games or intensive design and editing applications require higher RAM. Most genealogy programs and family photo editing software will run smoothly on 2GB or 4GB machines. Anything stored on your computer desktop takes up RAM; move those documents onto your hard drive so they won’t slow down your computer.

Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness—Not only is this site free, but so are the services of its more than 4,000 volunteers. With genealogical fairy godmothers (and fathers) in every US state and many international locations, this is the place to get that elusive courthouse record looked up or tombstone photo taken.

www.raogk.org

Range System - The system adopted in 1785 by the Congress of the United States to measure the land that had not been surveyed before by the English, the French or the Spaniards: The United States Land Survey. (This systems was called the Township and Range System) It consists in using geographic parallels: straight lines paralleled to the Equator and straight lines from the North to the South Pole. The parallels would be divided at 6 mile intervals called Townships and the meridians at 6 mile intervals called the ranges.

See also - Land details and Township details

Rationing Books - WWII American & Canadian - Genealogists are always in search of new record sources when confronted with a brick wall. Well, can you think of a resource that not only gives you name, address, age and occupation, but also height and weight of a person? Interestingly, the ration books issued during World War Two attempted to capture* these items.

http://genealogytoday.com/guide/war-ration-books.html

Reading List—“Article Reading List”

(Reference desk has genealogy forms available for you to copy)

Rebus - The Rebus - by Mike Crow

“Ancestry,” Vol. 12, No. 1, Jan/Feb 1994, pp 19-21

Recipes—see also cookbooks & Family Recipes

Recipes-- -- www.ancientfaces.com Originally focused on family photos (more than

53,000 at last count), this sharing site has broadened to include family stories,

favorite recipes and Family Spaces web pages.

Recipes—Recipes for Success—Use these tips to preserve & pass on precious family recipes.

“Family Tree Magazine,” vol. 12, Issue 1, January 2011, pp 67-71

Recombination – the process by which chromosomes cross and switch

genetic material at conception

Record destructions - After Disaster Strikes the Courthouse, Emily A. Croom solves the problem of dealing with damaged or missing records

“Family Chronicle,” Vol. 11, No. 6, July/August 2007, pp 27-29

Record Protection - Preservation - Protecting Genealogy Records from Mother Nature’s Wrath, Colleen Fitzpatrick & Andrew Yeiser look at the efforts of the New Orleans Volunteer Association.

“Family Chronicle” March/April 2006, p 62

Recording Family History - Gift That Money Can’t Buy - by Jeffrey A. Bockman - encouraging seniors to record and preserve family history for future descendants

“Everton’s Genealogical Helper,” Vol. 61, No.VI, Nov/Dec 2007, pp 54-58

Recordings – Sounds of the Past: Historic Recordings Online – David A. Norris tunes into old

time radio shows, speeches, bands and more.

“Internet Genealogy,” Vol. 4, No. 5, December/January 2010, pp 9-12

Records - FBI records and your ancestor? By Marie Varrelman Melchiori, cg, cgl

“NGS NewsMagazine” Vol. 32, No. 4, Oct/Nov/Dec 2006, pp 24-28

Records - Interpreting records through land platting - A Son Proved...an Ancestor Disproved: Thomas Caldwell of Lunenburg County, Virginia

“NGSQ” Vol. 94, No. 2, June 2006, pp 101-112

Records – The first step to finding the record is determining if it exists. There is no use in looking

for a civil marriage record from 1834 in Pennsylvania because that state did not require

its counties to record marriages until 1885. There are several national guidebooks with

this type of information.

Records—The WPA era: a genealogist’s bonanza—inventories & indexes such as lists of burials,

census Soundex, indexes to naturalization records, newspaper indexes, inventories of

records found in the county courthouse, descriptions of manuscripts found in a library’s

local history room, place-name guides, the range of years and content covered by a

church’s christening records and the names of those buried in a cemetery, etc –read more at: “National Genealogy Society News Magazine,” vol. 34, no. 1, Jan-Mar 2008, pp 26-30

Records - Those Lying, Lying Records by Thomas W. Jonas and Melinde Lutz Sanborn

“NGSQ,” Vol. 95, No. 1, March 2007, p 3

Records - Revisiting Genealogical Records - Emily Croom shows how important it is to review your records.

“Family Chronicle” May/June 2006, pp 33-36

Red Cross Records - Cross Wise by Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer

“Family Tree Magazine” Vol. 8, Issue 2, May 2007, p 62

Redemptioners - see Immigrant Servants

Reference - The Handybook for Genealogists, 11^th edition

Format: Hardcover: Size: 8 ½ x 11 - Pages: 944 pp., Published: 2005, Price: $50.00

ISBN: 1890895059

Book is part of the Pomona City Library genealogical collection

Review by Genealogical.com the home page of Genealogical Publishing Company, Clearfield Company, and Gateway Press.

What’s New in the 11th Edition?

* Updated county-by-county data, including information about vital records, repositories, and jurisdictions.

* Updated descriptions of the major record collections available in each state, and addresses that help you go straight to the source.

* Updated Internet and mailing addresses for societies, archives, and libraries in all 50 states.

* Updated bibliography of books for each state

* Available with optional CD (for PC/Mac). The complete book is word searchable and maps can be downloaded and printed.

The genius of The Handybook is its capacity to provide the researcher with at-a-glance genealogical guidance for every county in the U.S. At the heart of each state chapter is an alphabetically arranged table of counties keyed to a corresponding state map. For each county, the table furnishes a map index number, the date of the county’s creation, the name of the parent county or territory from which it was created, and the address and phone number for the appropriate county court.

Reference - The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy: 3rd Edition, by Val D. Greenwood, Format: Hardcover; Size: 6 x 9, Pages: 676 pp., Published: 2000

Reprinted: 2005, Price: $29.95, ISBN: 0806316217

Book is part of the Pomona City Library genealogical collection

R 929.1 GRE (some copies do circulate)

R 929.1072 GRE 2000

"Recommended as the most comprehensive how-to book on American genealogical and local history research."--Library Journal

Review by Genealogical.com is the home page of Genealogical Publishing Company, Clearfield Company, and Gateway Press.

The Researcher's Guide has become a classic. While it instructs the researcher in the timeless principles of genealogical research, it also identifies the various classes of records employed in that research, groups them in convenient tables and charts, gives their location, explains their uses, and evaluates each of them in the context of the research process. Designed to answer practically all the researcher's needs, it is both a textbook and an all-purpose reference book. This new 3rd edition incorporates the latest thinking on genealogy and computers, specifically the relationship between computer technology (the Internet and CD-ROM) and the timeless principles of good genealogical research. It also includes a new chapter on the property rights of women, a revised chapter on the evaluation of genealogical evidence, and updated information on the 1920 census.

Relationship -- What is a 2^nd cousin twice removed? This and other cousin relationships are

Explained at -- http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/02/what-is-second.html

Relationship – see www.borisbrooks.com/genealogy/cousins.htm

Relationship -- Cyndi’s List will give other sources www.cyndislist.com/cousins.htm

Relationship – see “cousinship” & “consanguinity charts”

Relationship Calculator - Legacy Family Tree Software shows relationships even if they’re

related only by marriage.

“Family Tree Magazine,” Vol.9, Issue 6, November 2008, p 66

Relationship Chart--(Reference desk has genealogy forms available for you to copy)

Relationships - What is a First Cousin, Twice Removed?

Desert Diggings, Vol. 25, Issue 1, January 2005, pp 3-4

Relationships - Cracking the Cousin Code - by George G. Morgan

“Everton’s Genealogical Helper,” Vol. 60, No. 4, July/Aug 2006, pp 21-25

Relationships - degree of relationship - by Ann Turner

“Family Tree Magazine” Vol. 9, Issue 1, January 2008, p 21

Relationships - Brother - When found in a will as “brother Peck” beware it could mean actual brother, brother-in-law, half brother, or a brother in the church.

Father-in-law - a man’s father-in-law was either his wife’s father or his own mother’s second husband.

Mother-in-law - same double meaning as father-in-law

Son-in-law - could have same double meaning

Daughter-in-law - could have same double meaning -

a step-daughter could be called a daughter-in-law

Cousin - it could mean nephew or niece, or applied to a 1^st cousin or still a more distant cousin, or to confuse one, it could be used to identify someone outside the family.

Nephew - was sometimes in early records used to denote grandchildren, both male and female.

Senior - 19^th century Senior did not imply relationship of father and son.

Middle names were not used so it became necessary to adopt some method to distinguish one same name from another to avoid endless confusion when signing deeds and conducting other business.

The oldest man in the group usually called himself “senior.”

The next man would be “junior.”

Those following “3^rd,” “4^th,” etc.

When “senior” died or moved away, “junior” was apt to change his name to “senior”

This practice of using senior, junior, 3^rd & 4^th without regard to relationship and of changing from 3^rd to junior when someone dies had produced some genealogical mix-ups that are very difficult to untangle. Time-lines from all the wills, deeds, and vital records of each may be necessary to find the truth.

Gentlemen, Goodman, Goodwife, have led to confusion

Gentlemen usually denoted a man of good family, To a degree, "gentleman" signified a man who did not need to work

Goodman was used if you could not qualify for Gentlemen

Goodwife was used if you could not qualify for the title “Lady.”

Generally goodwives had to work.

Servant - Didn’t necessarily mean position in class but could mean only that one was employed or an employee.

Master - Didn’t necessarily mean position in class but could mean one who employs or an employer.

Relict - (relicta/relictus) widow or widower

Religion—ABCFM—The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was the

1^st American Christian foreign mission agency. It was proposed in 1810 by recent graduates of

Williams College and officially chartered in 1812. In 1961 it merged with other societies to form

the United Church Board for World Ministries. Other organizations that draw inspiration from the

ABCFM include InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and the Conservative Congregational Christian

Conference. The founding of the ABCFM is associated with the Second Great Awakening.

Congregationalist in origin, the American Board supported missions by Presbyterian (1812-1870),

Dutch-Reformed (1819-1857) and other denominational members.

Major repositories for ABCFM records include the Congregational Library in Boston

(www.14beacon.org ) once ABCFM headquarters---and the libraries of Harvard University

( www.harvard.edu ) with a half million ABCFM documents---and the libraries of Yale University

( www.yale.edu ) see also Onward Christian Soldiers: Researching New England Missionary

Ancestors by Rhonda R. McClure

“New England Ancestors,” vol. 9, no. 1, Winter 2008, pp 29-31

Religion—Amish—Amish reception of the Martyrs’ Mirror: A history of encounters with the

Book—by James W. Lowry

“Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage,” vol. 33, no. 1, January 2010, pp 20-31

Religion—Anabaptist—Emergence & Travail of the Swiss Brethren & Sisters, Called

Anabaptists: An Introduction by Leo Schelbert –The author provides several views of the

Anabaptist movement from its origins in the Zwinglian Reformation along with its tenets and

subsequent difficulties: as part of the fracturing of western Europe into competing nation-states

and as part of the attempted emancipation of the laity.

“Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage,” vol. 32, no. 1, January 2009, pp 2-11

Religion - Anabaptist - Hutterites - A brief history of this Anabaptist Sect - by Linda Stone

“German-American Genealogy,” Immigrant Gen. Soc., Spring 2007, pp 15-16

Religion—Anabaptist—Bernese Anabaptist in the 16^th to 18^th centuries and their migrations in

the Old and New World, by Paul Hostettler, translated by Leo Schelbert

“Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage,” vol. 32, no. 4, October 2009, pp 2-15

Religion - Anabaptist Bibliography - by Eloise Haldeman

“German-American Genealogy” - Immigrant Gen Soc, Fall 1999, pp 22-24

Religion—Anabaptist--Mennonite Defection & Fundamentalism by Calvin W. Redekop “Who

finally can define truth? Are those persons or groups wrong when they leave a fellowship, and

those right who remain “Anabaptist” and defend its doctrines? Or is it vice versa? The author

explores the link between ultimate truth & life in the realm of partial “truth.”

“Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage,” vol. 31, no. 1, January 2008, pp 16-28

Religion--Anabaptist—DNA--Unveiling the deep ancestry of Swiss Anabaptist Forebears by

Darvin L. Martin – With the tools at hand, one can plot one’s ancient ancestry on a map, outlining

the prehistoric divergence of ancestors from East Africa to their common convergence in

Switzerland.

“Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage,” vol. 33, no. 3, July 2010, pp 2-17

Religion—Anabaptist—Anabaptist martyr book. “The Sacrifice of the Lord,”

“Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage,” vol. 33, no. 1, January 2010, pp 10-19

Religion - Bibles - The Significance of the Oldest German Bibles at Heritage Historical Library by David Luthy

“Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage,” Vol. 30, No. 3, July 2007, pp 2-7

Religion—Baptist—American Baptist Historical Society Genealogical services—The American

Baptist Historical Society exist to document the life and history of Baptists. It does not

intentionally collect generalogical data. Even so, historical data concerns people, and

people are the subject of generalogical study. Some of there holdings will have some

genealogical value. See http://www.abhsarchives.org/services_genealogy.html

American Baptist Churches, USA was formerly the Northern Baptist Convention

Religion—Baptists—Postcards of New England Congregational & Baptist churches

http://www.atla.com/digitalresources/#yalefour

Religion - Book Review - Baptists in America by Bill J. Lronard

“FGS Forum,” Vol. 18, No 3, Fall 2006, p 34

Religion—Brethren in Christ Historical Library and Archives

http://www.messiah.edu/archives/archives_bic.html

Religion - Catholic Church records - Donna Murray explores the hidden treasures found in church records.

“Family Chronicle,” Vol.12, No. 1, Sept/Oct 2007, pp 23-25

Religion – Catholic – Researching the Priests in the Family by Richard A. Yehle

“Everton’s Genealogical Helper,” Vol. 62, Issue III, May/June 2008, pp 34-37

Religion—Catholic—Minnesota archival repositories—Archives of the Archdiocese of

St. Paul/Minneapolis, Steven Granger, Archivist; Patrick Anzelc, Archives Assistant

226 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102

The Catholic Church in the Diocese of St. Paul, from Earliest Origin to Centennial

Achievement, by James Michael Reardon, P.A., St. Paul: North Central Publishing Company, 1952 (out of print)

Religion—China Inland Mission—Protestant missions in China ca 1887—maps & charts documenting the expansion of Christianity

http://www.atla.com/digitalresources/#yalefour

Religion—Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Religion - Church Memberships - Family Tree Connection serves up off-the-beaten-path records you won’t find elsewhere online - by Lauren Eisenstodt - www.familytreeconnection.com/

“Family Tree Magazine,” Vol. 6, Issue 6, December 2005, p 76

Religion—Church of Brethren—Overview of the Church of Brethren. Brethren Service

Commission. Civilian Public Service records. No online items, contact Hoover Institution,

Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-6010 phone 650-723-1754. Collection is open for

research. Contains memoranda, bulletins, newsletters, and reports, relating to compulsory non-

military public service, conscientious objectors, and the work of the Brethren Civilian Public

Service Committee in the United States during WWII.

See also http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt129030q0/ for further details.

Religion - Church Records - American Church Records - By Ron Bremer

“Everton’s Genealogical Helper,” Vol. 55, No. 3, May/June 2001, pp 14-15

Religion - Church Records - Family Religion - tracing Genealogy through Church Records. Corona Gen Soc Newsletter, Vol. 5, Issue 2, June 2006, p 3

Religion - Church Records - Looking Beyond Birth, Marriage and Death Records, Leslie Albrecht Huber goes beyond the usual suspects in church parish records.

“Family Chronicle” November/December 2006, pp 36-38

Religion—Church Records—Soul Searching, by Sunny McClellan Morton—Does your family

tree have holes where there could be souls? Follow our guidance and you’ll soon be

singing the praises of church records.

“Family Tree Magazine,” vol.11, issue 5, August 2010, pp 46-51

Religion – Congregational – Congregational Christian Historical Society – necrology listings for

Congregational clergy and missionaries – Congregational Library, 14 Beacon St., Boston,

MA

http://www.congregationallibrary.org/resources/necro-search

Religion—Congregational--Postcards of New England Congregational & Baptist churches

http://www.atla.com/digitalresources/#yalefour

Religion—Disciples of Christ Historical Society Library & Archives

located at 1101 19^th Ave S., Nashville, Tennessee 37212 phone 866-834-7563

Religion—Early American Church Denominations –What church did grandpa attend?

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/churches.html

Religion—Evangelical United Brethren Church (EUB)—was formed in 1946 when the

Evangelical Church merged with the Church of the United Brethren in Christ (do not confuse this with the conservative Church of the United Brethren in Christ “Old Constitution”)

The Evangelical United Brethren subsequently merged in 1968 with the Methodist Church to form the United Methodist Church.

Religion - Historical Society Periodicals and Journals – by Diane Dittgen – Local History Hidden Treasure: Mining the depths of state historical society periodicals

“Everton’s Genealogical Helper,” Vol. 62, Issue III, May/June 2008, p 28

Religions - Huguenot - see Huguenots

Religion - Isms and Schisms: Evangelicals in Berks by Laurel Miller

“Journal of the Berks County Gen Soc,” Vol. 26, No. 2, Winter 2005 pp 4-13

Religion--Japanese-American internment camp church bulletins and newsletters collection,

1942-1945. Collection number -- GTU 94-9-02 Archives

Granada Christian Church (Amache, Colo.)

Heart Mountain Community Christian Church (Wyo.)

Jerome Relocation Center Community Christian Church (Denson, Ark.)

Church of the Holy Apostles (Hunt, Idaho)

Third Christian Church of Poston (Poston, Ariz.)

Rohwer Federated Christian Church (McGehee, Ark.)

Clearwater Baptist Church (Clearwater, Calif.)

Central Utah Relocation Center

Collection consists of Sunday worship bulletins and/or newsletters from churches in

seven of the WWII internment camps. The bulletins and newsletters provide orders of

worship for Sunday services, articles, announcements, notices of baptisms, mariages,

deaths, and other items of interest for the church members. Several have sections

reprinting parts or all of letters received from members who had left the camps for

school, jobs, or to serve in the armed forces. Though there are more extensive runs for the

churches in Minidoka, Rohwer, and Poston camps, all are incomplete.

The Minidoka Churchman reprints the most extensive and complete letters received.

The Clearwater Clarion Call was published by the paster of the Clearwater, California

Baptist Church for the members of the church in wartime dispersion.

Streams in the desert is a compilation of testimonies from young people as to how

evacuation and relocation affected their spiritual life and relationship to God.

Archive: Graduate Theological Union

2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley, California 94709

Phone: (510) 649-2509 or 2523, Fax: (510) 649-2508

Email: archives@gtu.edu

http://www.gtu.edu/library/special-collections

Religion—Japanese Methodist Church Records (Walnut Grove)1930-1956—contact UCLA-

Special Collections, Young (Charles E.) Research Library. Collection stored off-site, advance

notice required for access. The collection consists of various minutes, donation records, account

books, weekly bulletins, and other miscellaneous documents, includes many postwar newsletters

issued by other Japanese American Christian churches.

See http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf887008z8?query=methodist for further details

Religion - Lutherans - The Lutherans Time (almost) Forgot by Mary Agria

“German-American Genealogy” - Immigrant Gen Soc, Fall 1999, pp 19-20

Religion—Lutherans—Columbus, Texas—Nesbitt Memorial Library-- Zoar Lutheran Church,

Mentz: Records of baptisms 1905-1945, confirmations 1907-1942, marriages 1904-1946, deaths 1908-1973,

with lists of communicants and members of the congregation.

http://library.columbustexas.net/church%20records/Zoar.htm

Religion—Lutherans—Frelsburg, Colorado County, Texas—Nesbitt Memorial Library

http://library.columbustexas.net/church%20records/trinity%20baptisms%201.htm

Trinity Lutheran Church, Frelsburg (established 1855): Records of baptisms 1841-1963, burials

1889-1964, communions 1894-1964, marriages 1896-1963, and confirmations 1901-1964; minutes of

the congregation 1862-1968; minutes of the church council 1855-1893; financial records 1855-1947.

Religion—Lutherans—Minnesota—Missouri Synod (German), Southern District, Buenger

Memorial Library, Concordia College, Glenn Offerman, Director, Hamline and Marshall,

St. Paul, MN 55104. Missouri in Minnesota, by Glenn W. Offerman. Centennial history

of the Minnesota South District, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, going back to the

arrival of its 1^st missionary in 1857. The denomination was almost exclusively German.

Extensive lists. Bibliographic references, photos and an excellent name index.

Available from Park Genealogical Books.

Religion - Marriage records - by Gary M. & Diana Crisman Smith

Church records, civil records, legal records, traditions, suggestions

“NGS NewsMagazine” Jan/Feb/Mar 2006 pp 45-47

Religion—Methodist Church Records—The United Methodist Archives and History Center

of the United Medodist Church archive is at 36 Madison Avenue on the campus of Drew University, Madison, NJ

The library houses one of the largest collections of Methodist materials in the world and certainly the most

comprehensive of such collections.

It is rich in the books, pamphlets and manuscripts of John Wesley and his associates in the 18th century Evangelical Revival. It is particularly strong in the documents of early American Methodist, Evangelical, and United Brethren Churches as well as in their periodical literature and official printed records. The library also contains important collections of materials pertaining to women and ethnic minorities.

Address—The Archivies & History Center of The United Methodist Church, PO Box 127, Madison, New Jersey 07940-0127 – 973-408-3189

Religion—Methodist Church—Predecessor Denominations of The United Methodist

Church? Today's United Methodist Church is the descendent of several predecessors. 

These denominations are:

1. Methodist Episcopal Church (1784-1939),

2. Methodist Episcopal Church, South (1845-1939),

3. Methodist Protestant Church ( 1828-1939),

4. Methodist Church (1939-1968),

5. United Brethren in Christ (1800-1946),

6. Evangelical Association (1803-1922),

7. United Evangelical Church (1894-1922),

8. Evangelical Church (1922-1946),

9. Evangelical United Brethren (1946-1968),

10. United Methodist Church (1968- present).

Religion—Methodist—Postcards of Methodist Churches in the United States

http://www.atla.com/digitalresources/#yalefour

Religion—Mennonite—A Swiss Protestant sect founded in 1525 and migrated by way of

Alsace, England and Russia to American. They settled in Pennsylvania, Minnesota

and Kansas.

Religion - Mennonite - web site - www.mcusa-archives.org/MennObits/index.html

Religion - Mennonites - A Swiss Protestant sect founded in 1525 and migrated by way of Alsace, England and Russia to America. They settled in Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Kansas.

Religion—Mennonite—Mennonite spirituality—What’s wrong with this picture?

“Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage,” vol. 33, no. 1, January 2010, pp 2-9

Religion—Mennonite—Third Way: the role of Daniel Kauffman in Mennonite fundamentalism by Benjamin J. Wetzel – The author maintains that Bishop Kauffman charted a path midway between the extremes of Fundamentalism & Modernism for Mennonites in the early 20^th century.

“Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage,” vol. 32, no. 1, January 2009, pp 12-17

Religion—Mennonite—Mennonite Defection & Fundamentalism by Calvin W. Redekop “Who

finally can define truth? Are those persons or groups wrong when they leave a fellowship, and

those right who remain “Anabaptist” and defend its doctrines? Or is it vice versa? The author

explores the link between ultimate truth & life in the realm of partial “truth.”

“Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage,” vol. 31, no. 1, January 2008, pp 16-28

Religion—Missionary Dream—by Betty Burnett…The six “first white women over the Rockies (according to Clifford Drury) were missionaries. Their dream.

“Overland Journal,” vol. 4, no. 2, spring 1986, pp 20-24

Religion - Moravians - The United Brethren is a Protestant group formed in Bohemia about 1415 and spread to Poland, Prussia, Germany, and England.

Religion—Moravians—Moravian Church Genealogy Links - http://www.enter.net/~smschlack/

Religion—Moravians—the Moravian Historical Society-

http://www.moravianhistoricalsociety.org/research.php

Religion--Moravians--North Moravia Genealogical Sources/Starting Points/Literature

http://home.bawue.de/~hanacek/egene/enrefov.htm

Religion - Netherlands - Religions in the Netherlands by John Linning

The bulk of those going outside of Europe went through Amsterdam as their jumping off point and that is why the Dutch registers are so important.

“German-American Genealogy” - Immigrant Gen Soc, Fall 1999, pp 1-7

Religion – Nonconformist Records in Western Europe – Leslie Albrecht Huber looks at a unique,

but quite informative resource

“Family Chronicle,” Vol. 13, No. 1, Sep/Oct 2008, pp 18-21

Religion - Newspapers - Janice Nickerson gets the scoop on an under-appreciated and neglected genealogical resource. Old Religious Newspapers

“Family Chronicle,” Vol.12, No. 1, Sept/Oct 2007, pp 17-18

Religion - Parish Registers for public use - A Case Study: The Catholic Diocese of Belleville in Southern Illinois by Diane Renner Walsh, CGRS, Project Director, St. Clair County Genealogical Society

“Federation of Genealogical Societies FORUM” Vol. 14, No. 3, Fall 2002, pp 7-9

Religion - Parish Registers - Map Guide to German Parish Registers - Mecklenburg Grand duchies of Schwerin and Strelitz - by Linda Stone -

“German-American Genealogy” Fall 2005, p 7

Religion - Parish Registers - Map Guide to Wurttemberg Parish Registers - by Jean Nepsund - “German-American Genealogy” Fall 2005, pp 16-17

Religion – Pilgrims – Modern Pilgrims – Jonathan & Dorcas (Wakefield) Rice – Travel of Isaac

Bullard and the Pilgrims from Vermont to Arkansas 1817-1819

“Everton’s Genealogical Helper,” Vol. 62, Issue III, May/June 2008, pp 16-25

Religion – Plymouth Colony -- Religious Controversies in Plymouth Colony

by Richard H. Maxwell

“The Mayflower Quarterly,” Vol. 73, No. 3, September 2007, pp 248-259

Religion - Pope Benedict XVI - by Linda Stone

“German-American Genealogy” Fall 2005, p 6

Religion – Presbyterian Historical Society -- http://www.history.pcusa.org/

The Presbyterian Historical Society is the national archives of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its

primary historical research center. Our mission is to collect, preserve, and share the story of the American

Presbyterian experience with Presbyterians, the scholarly community, and the general public.

As the memory of the Reformed tradition, the Society uses the lessons of the Church's heritage to meet the

challenges of tomorrow. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a records management program

at the denomination's headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, it serves the church's national agencies, middle

governing bodies, and local congregations as well as scholars and the general public.

425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Telephone: 215-627-1852
Fax: 215-627-0509

Religion—Primitive Baptist—Primitive Baptist Library of Carthage, Illinois—this site has an

index of obituaries that have appeared in their movement’s publications

http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/pbl.html

Religion - Puritans life style and religion in New England

“The Mayflower Quarterly,” Vol. 73, No. 3, September 2007, pp 230-239

Religion - Quakers - The Society of Friends was founded in England in 1648. Early restrictions brought them to New Jersey in 1675 and some 230 English Quakers founded Burlington, New Jersey in 1678. 1681 was the year William Penn was granted the territory of Pennsylvania.

Religion – Quakers – Abstracts of the records of the Society of Friends in Indiana

Edited by Willard Heiss Call # R 929.3772 HEI v. 1-6

Book is part of the Pomona City Library genealogical collection

Religion - Quakers - Decoding Quaker monthly meeting records

“Everton’s Genealogical Helper,” Vol. 55, No. 3, May/June 2001, p 19

Religion - Quakers - Glossary of Quaker terms

http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/quakdefs.htm

Religion - Quakers - An Act for Suppressing the Quakers

“German-American Genealogy” - Immigrant Gen Soc, Fall 1999, p 18

Religion—Quaker census of 1828: members of the New York Yearly Meeting, the Religious

Society of Friends (in New York, Ontario, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Quebec)

at the time of the separation of 1828. www.familysearch.org click on “Catalog” then click on

previous version…upon reaching this window click on “Title Search” and enter “Quaker census

of 1828” which will lead you to the file.

Religion - Quaker Genealogy - Hinshaw - Serious Problem with Transcription of Hinshaw Encyclopedia - WAGS Newsletter, Vol. 26, No. 5, p 39

Religion - Quaker Genealogy - Friends Historical Collection (Quakers in the Southeast with particular emphasis on North Carolina)

“Family Chronicle,” Vol. 11, No. 4, March/April 2007, p 52

Religion - Quakers - Quaker naming patterns:

Eldest son named after the mother's father

Second son named after the father's father

The third son named after the father

The first daughter was named after the father’s mother

The second daughter was named after the mother’s mother

The third daughter was named after the mother

Religion – Quakers - Repositories

1. California – Wardman Library, Whittier College, Whittier, CA 90608

2. Carolinas & Tennessee – Friends Historical Collection, Guilford College Library, Greensboro, NC 27410

3. Carolinas – Wrightsboro Quaker Community Foundation, 633 Hemlock Drive, Thomson, GA 30824

4. Illinois – Yearly Meetinghouse, Plainfield, IN 46168

5. Illinois, Maryland & Pennsylvania -- Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081

6. Iowa – College Avenue Friends Meetinghouse, Oskaloosa, IA 53577

7. Kansas – Friends University Library, 2100 University, Wichita, KS 67213

8. Maryland – Haverford College Library, Haverford, PA 19041

9. Maryland – Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore, PA 19081

10. Maryland – Morgan State College Soper Library, Spring Lane & Hillen Road, Baltimore, MD 21212

11. Massachusetts – Harvard University Library, Cambridge, MA 02138

12. Nantucket – Nantucket Historical Assoc., Old Town Building, P.O. Box 1016, Nantucket, MA 02554

13. New England – Rhode Island Historical Soc., 52 Power St., Providence, RI 02906

14. New England – New England Historic Genealogical Society, 101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02138

15. New Jersey – Haviland Records Room, 15 Rutherford Place, New York, NY 10003

16. New Jersey – Woodstown Meeting, Box 13, Woodstown, NY 08098

17. New Jersey – Glassboro State College Savitz Library, Stewart Collection, Glassboro, NJ 08028

18. New York – Haviland Records Room, 15 Rutherford Place, New York, NY 10003

19. Oregon – George Fox College Shambaugh Library, Newberg, OR 97132

20. Pennsylvania – Haverford College Library, Haverford, PA 19041

21. Pennsylvania – Friends Historical Library Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081

22. Pennsylvania – Pendle Hill Library, Wallingford, PA 19086

23. Tennessee – Friends Historical Collection, Guilford College Library, Greensboro, NC 27410

24. Virginia – Valentine Library, Richmond, VA 23219

25. Washington DC – Florida Avenue Friends Meetinghouse, Florida Avenue, Washington, DC 20008

26. Other – Friends Bookstore, 101 Quaker Hill Drive, Richmond, IN 47574

Religion - Record Differences, Laws and Customs - by Marilyn Deatherage

“German-American Genealogy” Fall 2005, pp

Religion—River Brethren—see Religion--Brethren in Christ

Religion - Salvation Army can muster up Genealogical Records. Donna Murray looks at a charitable organization that can also help genealogists.

“Family Chronicle,” Vol.12, No. 1, Sept/Oct 2007, pp 20-22

Religion - Sermon-book - What Happened Before 1817? - by Jean Nepsund

“German-American Genealogy” Fall 2005, pp 3-5

Religion—Seventh Day Baptist Churches, by Harold J. Witter…a history from its founding in 1671

in the USA. The article lists the churches and members in the New York State area.

“Tree Talk,” vol. 43, no. 3, Sept 2003, pp 131-140

Religion—Unitarian & Universalist Postcards of Church Buildings

http://www.atla.com/digitalresources/#yalefour

Religion—Universalist—Universalist churches in western New York State

“The Mayflower Quarterly,” vol. 76, no. 1, March 2010, pp 48-56

Religious Organizations Records - Using records in the archives of religious organizations by Charles F. Rehkopf, registrar of the Diocese of Missouri Episcopal Church

“Ancestry,” Vol. 12, No. 4, July/August 1994, pp 5-9

RootsTelevision—Genealogy’s best kept secret!—There have been thousands of instructive videos, classes and informative interviews posted to RootsTelevision.

www.rootstelevision.com

“Internet Genealogy,” Vol. 4, No. 6, Feb/Mar 2010, pp 30-31

Repositories - Genealogical Library Center Inc, 56 West Main Street, Suite B, Tremonton, UT 84337, 800-377-6058, researchmyfamilytree@yahoo.com,

Arlene H. Eakle has formed this corporation and purchased a large building to house genealogical materials that might otherwise be lost to researchers in the future. Their biggest collection is the Sherwood Collection of 6 ½ tons of British Isles professional history and locality files, plus a 50,000 entry cards index to German church book records. Also she has the Hollingsworth Collection and many Virginia databases. The Genealogical Library Center, Inc offers an open door to such collections. Many genealogists might like to make such a donation, before their family decides to dump them.

Repositories - Allen County Public Library, Assistant Manager, Historical Genealogy Dept., P.O. Box 2270, Fort Wayne, In 46801-2270 - Photocopy Exchange Program.

Send an unbound “master copy” to the library allowing them to make a photo copy for their collection and they will provide the compiler of the work with one complementary bound photocopy in addition to returning the original master.

This is a great way to make sure your work is preserved and available for future generations of researchers. Be sure to make a note that says “Photocopy Exchange

Program”

Repositories - Donating your research - by Diane Haddad

“Family Tree Magazine,” Vol. 7, Issue 2, April 2006, p 68

Repositories - Manuscript repositories - The Great Genealogy Paper Chase - Bible Records, diaries, unpublished family histories and other manuscripts are great sources of genealogical information. Most of these documents haven’t been put on the web or even microfilmed, but you can use online tools to find them. Rich Crume shows you how.

“Internet Genealogy,” Vol. 3, No. 1, April/May 2008 - pp 42-45

Repositories - Private Archives - Genealogical resource - Records - Archives

Private Archives: “What they are and How to Use them” - John Philip Colletta, PhD. looks at a valuable genealogical resource.

“Family Chronicle” September/October 2006, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp 11-14

Research—A genealogical voyage into the unknown—According to Margaret Louise Harris,

research is all about the journey, not the destination.

“Family Chronicle.” vol. 15, no. 1, September/October 2010, pp 59-60

Research—Confronting difficult times in the lives of our ancestors—Diane Dittgen looks at certain

events in history that impacted our ancestors’ lives such as The Middle Passage, The Trail of

Tears, The Jim Crow Era, The Jewish Ghettos of WWII, and Japanese-American Internment.

“Family Chronicle,” vol. 16, no. 2, Nov/Dec 2011, pp 31-34

Research – Genealogy research guide by Michael John Neill

1. Accuracy—are your records as accurate as possible? Have transcriptions been made correctly and in an honest effort to copy the original precisely?

2. Bibliographies—Have you looked at bibliographies and finding aids frequently shown on state archives, websites and genealogical research libraries? Materials listed in these guides may assist you in your research. Bibliographies in historical or genealogical journal articles may also reference materials of which you were not aware.

3. Cited—Are your sources cited ion such a way that you or someone else could easily find the record again if necessary? If not, consider expanding your source detail.

4. Documented—Do you have at least one source for each event or name in your database? Although one source does not imply accuracy & multiple independent sources are preferable, one is a start.

5. Errors—Remember that any record can contain errors. Never assume that one record is 100% accurate. Gather as many records as possible before drawing conclusions.

6. Faith—Have you searched for records of your ancestor’s faith? Records of church membership may provide insights into your ancestor’s life and family.

7. Google—Have you Googled all your relatives? I searched for a relative that died 20 years ago, entering in his name & last county of residence in the search box. I go several hits, including a post made by a granddaughter.

8. Home—Did your ancestor go back “home” to marry, have a child, die, or to be buried? Do not assume your ancestor never made any trips back home. In some cases significant events might have taken place “at hone” after the ancestor had left that required his return.

9. Ignorance—We’re all ignorant in some area or another. Being ignorant simply means you do not know something, and not knowing something can lead to misinterpretation. Remedy your ignorance. Attend a conference, read a journal article, read a book, ask questions, but do not let ignorance create additional research “blocks.”

10. Journals—Have you searched genealogical society journals and quarterlies for information on your ancestors? Some have been published in online form, some are indexed in PERSI (Periodical Source Index), and some are un-indexed, but these print materials may contain just the clue you are looking for.

11. Kith & Kin—Have you researched all the kith & kin of your ancestor? Unless he was a Hoover, your ancestor did not travel in a vacuum and there’s a good chance his neighbors and associates are people he knew back “home” or are related in some fashion.

Research—Crafting an effective research plan—Michael Hait explains the art of organizing your

genealogical investigation.

“Family Chronicle,” vol. 15, no. 2, Nov/Dec 2010, pp 21-23

Research Calendar Form--(Reference desk has genealogy forms available for you to copy)

Research Etiquette - The polite way to conduct your research by Janice Nicherson

“Family Chronicle” November/December 2005, pp 35-36

Research Etiquette - Do’s and Don’ts - Janice Nickerson gives some good genealogical advice. “Family Chronicle” July/August 2006, pp 41-42

Research - European - Western European Research - Jumping over hurdles - Leslie Albrecht Huber shows you how to overcome research obstacles overseas.

“Internet Genealogy,” Vol.2, No. 6, February/March 2008, pp 8-10

Research – Dead men tell no tales: how to record your family’s oral history by Tom Underhill

Call # 929.1 UND 2002

Book is part of the Pomona City Library genealogical collection

Research – Discover your roots: dig up your family history & other buried treasures

By Paul Blake & Maggie Loughran Call # 929.1072 BLA 2007

Book is part of the Pomona City Library genealogical collection

Research – Field guide for genealogists by Judy Jacobson

Call # R 929.1072 JAC 2003

Book is part of the Pomona City Library genealogical collection

Research – Finding your roots: how to trace your ancestors at home & abroad by Jeane Eddy

Westin; foreword by John J. Stewart Call # R 929.1 WES 1998

Book is part of the Pomona City Library genealogical collection

Book is part of the Los Angeles Public Library system (circ)

Research – Getting started in genealogy online by William Dollarhide

Call # R 929.2028 DOL 2006

Book is part of the Pomona City Library genealogical collection

Book is part of the Los Angeles Public Library system (circ)

Research – How to do everything with your genealogy – by George G. Morgan

Call # R 929.1 MOR 2004

Book is part of the Pomona City Library genealogical collection

Research—How to narrow your search criteria—by Elizabeth Doherty Herzfeld – Finding ways to narrow

your search saves time & frustration.

“NGS Magazine,” vol. 36, no. 2, April-June 2010, pp 38-41

Research – Tracing your family history: the complete guide to locating your

Ancestors & finding out where you came from by Lise Hull

Call # 929.1072 HUL 2006

Book is part of the Pomona City Library genealogical collection

Book is part of the Orange County Public Library sys (circ)

Research - Urgent: Your Genealogy Can't Wait! According to Bill Leslie, there's no time like the

present to work on your genealogy.

“Discovering Family History,” Vol. 2, No. 2, Jul/Aug, pp 32-33

Research for Free – Budget Genealogy Guide – Genealogy Free-For-All – Stop!

Don’t pay for these 11 family tree research essentials—we’ll tell you how to get them free – by David A. Fryxell and Diane Haddad

“Family Tree Magazine, Vol. 10, Issue 2, March 2009, pp 18-21

Research Guidance – FamilySearch at www.familysearch.org – click on “forms, maps & guides”

Then “document types” and click on “research outline” you will find other guidance

under “reference document”, “step-by-step guides,” “resource guides,” & “word lists.”

Research Help - see also Brickwall Solutions

Research Help – TIP – Check a Web site’s coverage of the records and dates you need before you

search, so you don’t waste time looking for data that’s not there.

Research Help – TIP – When searching library catalogs use an author or title search to find

specific items, and a keyword or subject search to browse the holdings on a

particular topic.

Research Help – TIP – You can access many subscription genealogy sites for free at libraries and

Family History Centers.

Research Help - Help is Available with your Research, by Loretta Evans, AG, Idaho Falls, Idaho; “Forum” Vol. 18, No. 2, Summer 2006, p 16

Research Help - Beginner’s Corner - Basic help to get you off to a quick start - Applying the Old Tried, Tested & True Research Cycle in 2007 - by Donna Potter Phillips

Everton’s Genealogical Helper, Vol. 61, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2007, pp 68-69

Research Help - Case Study - Project Clarence: A Case Study - Emily A. Croom details how she traced the family of the elusive Clarence Sweeney

“Family Chronicle,” Vol. 11, No. 3, Jan/Feb 2007, pp 39-43

Research Help - 10 First Steps - Lisa A. Alzo describes the 1^st steps you should take when starting to research your genealogy.

“Internet Genealogy,” Vol. 3, No. 1, April/May 2008, pp 20-23

Research Help—Take a Virtual Research Trip, Part 2

“Armstrong County Pennsylvania Genealogy Club Quarterly,” Summer 2009, pp 22-23

Research Help—Take a Virtual Research Trip, Part 4

“Armstrong County Pennsylvania Genealogy Club Quarterly,” Winter 2009, pp 22-23

Research—Home—Fantastic Journey, by Sunny McClellan Morton—Not hitting the road this summer?

Follow these 4 time travel tips to do round-the-world research from the comfort of home.

“Family Tree Magazine,” vol.11, issue 5, August 2010, pp 29-32

Research Journals--(Reference desk has genealogy forms available for you to copy)

A family history research journal is different from keeping an account of

your life and activities for your descendants.

While journaling your life story is extremely important, what I'm talking about here is a

specialty journal that records your genealogical research discoveries.

A family history research journal is also different from what genealogists typically think of as a "research log" or "research calendar." In a log or calendar, you primarily record the facts of your research—the date of your search, a source citation for the records you've looked at, the results of the search—in columnar format or in a database. These logs serve a functional purpose in research, and I'm not suggesting substituting a specialty journal for them, either. But just as pure facts on a pedigree chart are sterile and unappealing to share with others—"Ah, so Grandpa Joe was born in 1906. How 'bout that."—sharing your data on a research log no doubt ranks a close tie with being in a coma. Research logs are worksheets, just like pedigree charts, and not something you'd expect to thrill and delight your family with around a cozy fireplace as you nibble from a big bowl of buttered popcorn.

In a special family history research journal, however, you show your joys, frustrations and feelings about your search for your ancestors. You might even include impressions you have about a particular ancestor from your research, such as: "I'm not sure I like Great-grandpa Andrew. I found a divorce record today in the county next to the one he and Great-grandma lived in, accusing him of beating his first wife. Wonder what Great-grandma saw in him. She must not have known about his past in the next county when she married him." Or: "Wow. I didn't know my third great-grandmother went to law school and had to hide being married so she wouldn't get thrown out. She must've been quite some woman!" A journal like this gives so much more meaning to your family history search. We often lament not being privy to our ancestors' thoughts and feelings. Now you have an opportunity to let your descendants in on your thoughts about this hobby of collecting dead relatives that gives you so much pleasure. It also makes keeping a journal a lot more fun. And you don't have to be a wonderful writer: Mistakes don't matter. You're keeping it for yourself and for your descendants on a special topic.

Research Journal--Five perks of journaling

Still not convinced? Here are five ways you'll benefit from keeping a family history research journal:

1. Analyzing and organizing
   Your journal enables you to sort out what you've uncovered, helping you ponder and analyze your findings and formulate a plan for the next step in your search.

2. Reviewing and planning
   Unlike a research log, your journal has room for you to record why you think certain things and look at particular records. It will refresh your memory on what you'd been working on when you set it aside, and what leads you were planning to follow next. During your off-research time, you can make notes in your journal as ideas come to you for your next research trip. Now you never have to worry about losing your to-do list.

3. Recording and researching family stories
   Through your journal, you'll also be recording those family stories you've heard a million times from Uncle Harry. You know, the ones you know you really should be recording somewhere, but you haven't figured out exactly where since there's no room on your charts and forms and the stories haven't been verified yet.

4. Sharing your search
   Journaling is a good way to share your excitement over those discoveries that non-genealogists just don't understand and can't fully appreciate. Have you ever tried to share with family and friends your elation over a death certificate that just arrived in the mail? Non-family history sleuths don't treasure these special, happy moments in a genealogist's life.

5. Telling the whole story
   By keeping a journal, you're telling the whole story of your search for your family history as it happens. The documents you gather, the names you add to the charts and those sterile research logs tell the only facts.

Research - Locations - 12 steps for getting started with a new location - by Paul Milner

“NGS NewsMagazine” Jan/Feb/Mar 2006 pp 38-41

Research Log—Keeping a Research Log—

(Reference desk has genealogy forms available for you to copy)

A research log is a comprehensive list of what you have searched and what you plan to search for an

ancestor. A research log can tell you what you have searched, what you found or didn’t find, and save

you time because you don’t need to search the same source again.

Research Log--Why should I keep a log?

• You can tell your family or others what you have already searched. If you are working together, they won’t need to search the same source again.

• When you find conflicting information or when you later return to do additional research, your log will remind you what you have already done and how you reached your conclusions.

• Your family or others may want to look at the sources as you did.

• Your records will be more complete.

Research Log--Value of Research Logs

Good research logs help you:

1. Cite your sources. This shows quality research.

2. Sort out what has and has not been found.

3. Organize and correlate copies of documents.

4. Weigh evidence to make better conclusions, and better lineage links.

5. Show your search strategies and questions.

6. Reduce unwanted duplication of effort.

Research logs show negative evidence (what you do not find). NO other tool does this nearly as well. And logs save time by helping avoid repetitive searches after a research pause. Logs can become a table of contents to documents in your file. Research logs serve as a foundation on which the next generation of researchers can build. Use research logs to help in EVERY step of the research process.

Research Log--What should I write on a log before I search?

Before you search for an ancestor, write down the:

• Name of your ancestor

• Research objective. An objective is what you want to find out about your ancestor, such as a birth record.

• Title or name of the source, such as Church Records of [locality].

• The call number—microfilm or book number—for the source.

• Name of the library or archive where the source is kept.

Research Log--What should I write on a log after I search?

After you search a source, write down the:

• Dates that you searched.

• Notes about what you found.

• Whether or not you made a photocopy.

• Notes about what you didn’t find.

The information you find, such as date and places can be transferred to your family group sheet.

On your research log, write down what you didn’t find.

What you didn’t find is very important because you know that you don’t have to search the same source again.

Research Log--Contents

Research logs vary in form and content. The following elements work well for most researchers.

• Ancestor's name and years: husband being researched, for example, William FRAZIER 1826-1881.

• Researcher's name: your name.

• Date of search: for example, 8 May 2001; Records you plan to search without a date until searched.

• Place of research: use full mailing address, telephone/fax number, e-mail address, or Internet URL.

• Purpose (objective) of search: event and person being sought (use symbols), for example, * Robert (Event symbols for objectives and results: *=birth ∞=marriage †=death)

• Call number: library or archive call number, for example, FHL book 977.162 D3d

• Source Description: author, title, where the original is (that is a publisher or repository), date, and page.

• Scope of Your Search: What exactly did you search, what did you record, what parameters limited what you recorded as results?

• Document Number: a number you make up to show where will you file your copy of the source.

• Results: a summary of the persons and events found.

Research Log--General Suggestions

1. Use one set of research logs for each family’s file folder; NOT one huge log for all families.

2. Design your own modified research log with features you will use.

3. If you use a computer to log research, either make a backup or print a paper copy of your log at the end of each day.

4. Spill over the allotted space as needed.

5. Write lots of notes to yourself explaining your strategies, analysis, conclusions, questions suggestions, and discrepancies.

6. Keep everything on one set of research logs per family; do NOT keep separate correspondence logs.

7. a. Keep a copy of all letters and emails

8. b. Assign a document number to both the inquiry letter or email and the reply.

9. c. Enter telephone calls, queries, forum postings, and instant message conversations relating to family research on your research log and keep notes of what was said. Give your notes a document number and refer to them from the research log.

10. Make paper printouts or backups of all electronic sources, including written notes of telephone interviews.

Research Log--Special Situations

Individual in two families. Each ancestor on your pedigree was in at least two families, once as a child,

and once as a parent:

• Events before marriage go on the father’s research log (and research file).

• Events starting with marriage go on the couple’s research log (and research file).

Documents with two or more families:

1. Pick the most predominant family on the document.

2. Put the document copy in that family’s file.

3. Compose your document number based on that family.

4. Write your document number on the back of the copy, AND . . .

5. Log such a source on all applicable logs. Some logs will list another family’s numbers.

Research Prerequisites - by Gary M. Smith & Diana Crisman Smith

“NGS NewsMagazine” Vol. 31, No. 2, Apr/May/Jun 2005, pp 38-41

Research—Reasonably exhaustive search—standards require a search for all evidence related to a

given problem—by Laura Murphy DeGrazia

“NGS Magazine,” vol. 35, no. 4, Oct-Dec 2009, pp 29-33

Research Record Sheet--(Reference desk has genealogy forms available for you to copy)

Research Repository Checklist--(Reference desk has genealogy forms available for you to copy)

Research – Seeing is not always believing! Emily A. Croom explains why it’s important to

query and question your research.

“Family Chronicle,” Vol. 13, No. 1, Sep/Oct 2008, pp 39-41

Research - Serendipity - by Jean Chapman Snow, Contributing Editor

Digging deeper with Google

Digging deeper with Templates

Digging deeper at SCGS

“The Searcher” So. Cal. Gen Newsletter - Winter 2007, Vol. 44, No.1, pp 26-28

Research Shortcuts - Shortcuts in your common research can result in claims of erroneous ancestry. Such shortcuts include trusting poorly documented conclusions, disregarding original records, bypassing land descriptions, overlooking indirect evidence, and fusing people of the same name. Avoid these pitfalls requires research and reasoning that may be laborious and time consuming but may also be rewarding.

Interpreting records through land platting - A Son Proved...an Ancestor Disproved: Thomas Caldwell of Lunenburg County, Virginia

“NGSQ” Vol. 94, No. 2, June 2006, pp 101-112

Research Siblings – 10 Reasons to look for siblings! According to Janice Nicherson it pays to

Look at the brothers and sisters!

“Family Chronicle,” Vol. 12, No. 6, Jul/Aug 2008, pp 11-15

Research Sources - Billy Graham Center - Part 1 - by Wayne D. Weber

“Forum” FGS quarterly, Summer 2003, Volume 15, Number 2, pp 1, 20-22

Research Sources - County Records - County Attachments Complicate Search for Local Records - by John Long, Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

“Forum” FGS quarterly, Winter 2005, Vol. 17, No. 4 pp 11-12

Research Sources - County records - Counties: The backbone of Genealogy - Donna Potter Phillips reveals what can be found in county records.

“Family Chronicle” March/April 2005, pp 50-57

Research Sources - Red Cross Records - John M. And Nadine A. Hoenig says millions of WWII-era records are awaiting release.

“Family Chronicle” November/December 2006, p 16

Research Sources - Other - In Pursuit of William Cook - by Elizabeth L. Nichols - One never knows when a search will locate a unique and precious treasure.

“Forum” FGS quarterly, Fall 2004, Volume 16, Number 3, pp 6-8

Research Sources - Nordic Countries Research Repositories - by Susan Kaufman

Icelandic Research

Swedish Research

Danish Research

“Forum” FGS quarterly, Spring 2005, Volume 17, Number 1, pp 17-18

Research Sources - African-American

Sweden

“Forum” FGS quarterly, Summer 2003, Volume 15, Number 2, p 27

Research Sources - British Cajun Irish Japanese

Jewish Ostrfriesen

“Forum” FGS quarterly, Summer 2002, Volume 14, Number 2, pp 27, 34

Research Sources - WPA - WPA Historical Records Survey - by Barbara McKinlay

“The Searcher,” So. Cal Gen newsletter - Mar/Apr 2003, Vol. 40, No. 2 p 90

Research Sources - Have you tried the following?

* Voter records * Wolf bounties

* Ear marks/brands * Poorhouses

* Orphanages * Business records

* Yearbooks * General store ledgers

* Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) * Hereditary organizations

* Old settlers clubs * Railroad accidents

* Railroad Retirement Board * Civilian Conservation Corps Records

* Burial permits * Permits to transport corpses

* Coroner records * Minutes of meetings

* Delayed births * Guardianship records

* Trade Union Records * GPO & FDLP

* Commitments to institutions * Prison/jail records

* Century farm records * Retirement Records

Research Sources—revealing records and sources to help create an image of your family

members. Composite Sketches—Transform your tree from mere names & dates

to pictures of real people with these 10 revealing records. By Sunny Jane Morton

1. Family sources

2. Newspapers

3. School records

4. County histories

5. Funeral home records

6. Draft registration cards

7. Military service & pension records

8. Naturalization papers

9. Passport applications

10. Heritage photo collections

“Family Tree Magazine,” vol. 13, Issue 2, Feb 2012, pp 28-31

Research Story—Searching for my heritage—by Jeffrey LaRochelle

“The Searcher,” So. Cal. Gen. Newsletter—winter 2008, vol. 46, no. 1, pp 23-29

Research Team - Southern California Genealogical Society Research Team is a group of highly qualified volunteers who conduct specialized research for a nominal fee.

Areas of research:

Revolutionary War Ancestor American Colonial Wars

Massachusetts Town Records Los Angeles County

German & French-Canadian Colonial Virginia Record Search

Cornish Records Search California Gold Rush

SCGS Research Team, 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504 818-843-7247

“The Searcher” So. Cal. Gen Newsletter - Autumn 2006, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp 215

Research Techniques—Self Improvement—become a better researcher with these 101 ways to a new genealogy you. By Lisa A. Alzo

“Family Tree Magazine,” vol. 13, Issue 2, Feb 2012, pp 12-19

Research Techniques - Re-Researching the Carter Family - Janice Nickerson shows how technology has helped and hindered genealogists’ research

“Family Chronicle,” Vol. 11, No. 4, March/April 2007, p 38

Research Techniques - Cluster Genealogy: An essential tool for research - Emily Croom demonstrates how expanding your focus can be the key to genealogical success

“Family Chronicle,” Vol. 11, No. 4, March/April 2007, pp 42-44

Research Tips - Express Genealogy: 50 Family History Tasks you can do in 15 Minutes

or Less, Lisa A. Alzo shows how you can make the most of your limited genealogy time.

“Family Chronicle” March/April 2006, pp 11-14

“Research Tracker”— (Reference desk has genealogy forms available for you to copy)

The Research Tracker will help you plan and monitor the various types of research you will conduct. Think broadly here: “research” in terms of genealogy pertains to much more than books and paper. When you interview a relative, that’s research. When you examine your mother’s jewelry and note the inscription, that’s research. In a previous column, we discussed sources of genealogy information that might be lying dormant in your home. If you have explored these possibilities, you already have information to record. Whether you found something or not, record your search on the Research Tracker so that you, or someone after you, doesn’t repeat your efforts.

How to use the research tracker 

1. Use a separate form for each individual on your family tree that you wish to research, and print or type this name in full at the top of the sheet. Enter your name at the bottom so future family historians will know this is your research.

2. In the first column, write the date of each research effort. To avoid confusion, spell out the name of the month, write the day in two digits, and indicate the year using 4 digits. As examples:
   a. May 05, 1869
   b. August 20, 2009
   c. 12 September 1932

3. In the next column, identify the source of your research—wherever it is that you are looking. Don’t abbreviate the first time you enter this information on the form. If you return to this source, you can abbreviate the next time you write it out. Include the location of the source, giving a full address. As examples:
   a. New Mexico Library Archives and Records Center; 1205 Camino Carlos Rey,
   Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507
   b. Green metal Army footlocker in the attic; 123 Main Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
   c. Oral history of Elizabeth McKay Webber; conducted in her living room at 123 Main Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501

4. In the third column, describe what you are looking for or what you hope to find. As examples (and remember, these examples would actually be on separate sheets because they pertain to separate individuals):
   a. Birth certificate for Elizabeth McKay Webber, born 12 Sept. 1932
   b. WWII discharge papers from the Army for William Henry McKay
   c. Elizabeth McKay Webber’s memories of growing up on the farm in Iowa, and any details about the farm

5. In the last column, indicate what you did find or didn’t find; make a note about what you still want to look for. As examples:
   a. Did not find the birth certificate of Elizabeth McKay Webber
   b. Found the birth certificate of Sarah McKay Jones, born October 22, 1935 (younger sister of Elizabeth)
   c. Continue looking for Elizabeth’s birth certificate at Albuquerque Records Center

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Research Trips - Cemetery Research - On Site and on the Trip by Kory L. Meyerink

“Heritage Quest Magazine,” Vol. 18, No. 3, Issue 99, pp 48-56

Research Trips - Genealogy trip to Portland Oregon - Maurice Reidy: Little Boy Lost by Megan Smolenyak - “Heritage Quest Magazine,” Vol. 18, No. 3, Issue 99, pp 42-46

Research Trips - Home Town Research - Planning and “homework” done in advance of a research trip. By Dawn Slater-Putt

“Heritage Quest,” Vol. 16, No. 2, Issue 86, Mar/Apr 2000, pp 8-16

Research Trips – Research Trips on a Shoestring – Traveling out of town to trace your roots

doesn’t have to bust your budget—at least if you follow our money-saving advice – by Maureen A. Taylor

“Family Tree Magazine, Vol. 10, Issue 2, March 2009, pp 22-25

Research Trips - How to Achieve Genealogy Research Trip Success by George G. Morgan - How to make the most effective use of our onsite research time.

“Everton’s Genealogical Helper,” Vol. 62, No. 2, Mar/Apr 2008, pp 16-19

Research Trips - Planning a Genealogical Research Trip - What a panel of expert genealogists would do or not do to ensure their research road trips are successful.

“Family Chronicle”, Vol. 12, No. 2, Nov/Dec 2007, pp 29-33

Research Trips - Preparing for a Genealogical trip - by Dawne Slater-Putt

“Heritage Quest Magazine,” Vol. 18, No. 3, Issue 99, pp 36-41

Research Trips - Preparing the perfect genealogy trip by James W. Petty - Planes, trains, and automobiles (boats and wagons too!)

“Heritage Quest Magazine,” Vol. 18, No. 3, Issue 99, pp 8-18

Research Trips -

Travel Guide, Tips, Supplies, Etc - Rev up your Research: Our travel-planning pointers will put you on the path to discovering, preserving and celebrating your family history.

“Family Tree Magazine” Vol. 8, No. 3, July 2007, pp 46-56

Trips - Planning a Trip for one or One Hundred - by Pamela Boyer Porter - “Every

genealogist eventually makes a journey to a distant courthouse, old home place,

archives, or library.”

“FGS Forum,” Vol. 18, No 3, Fall 2006, pp 27-29

Research Trips – Research Trips on a Shoestrong – Budget genealogy guide – Traveling out of

town to trace your roots doesn’t have to bust your budget – Maureen A. Taylor

“Family Tree Magazine,” Vol. 10, Issue 2, March 2009, pp 22-25

Research Trips—Survival Kit—Hitting the road in search of your roots? Don’t leave hime

without these 21 essentials.

“Family Tree Magazine,” vol. 12, issue 4, July 2011, pp 42-46

Research Trips—when the internet isn’t enough

“NGS Magazine,” vol. 35, no. 2, April/June 2009, pp 34-37

Research Tutorial – An online family history research tutorial

“The Searcher,” Summer 2008, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp 146-147

Research Vacations - “Getting the Most from Your Genealogy Trips to Europe: Megan Smolenyak gives practical advice on; how to conduct a research vacation.

Family Chronicle, May/June 2004, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp 18-23

Research Vacations - Myth or Reality by Jeffrey A. Bockman

“Heritage Quest Magazine,” Vol. 18, No. 3, Issue 99, pp 30-35

Research Vacations - Planning a Genealogy Vacation by Jim Gallagher

“Heritage Quest Magazine,” Vol. 18, No. 3, Issue 99, pp 20-28

Research Wooksheet--(Reference desk has genealogy forms available for you to copy)

Researchers - Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (this is not a FREE service)

www.raogk.org/

Researching bygone days—It’s time to take a walk in your ancestors’ shoes---and you can, with

these history writers’ secrets—by David A. Fryxell

“Family Tree Magazine,” Vol. 9, Issue 4, July 2008, pp 54-57

Resolutions for Genealogists—Resolve to do some—better yet, all—of the following resolutions: see

“Tree Talks,” vol. 39, no. 3, September 1999, p 138

Resource – Genealogy Sourcebook by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack; Marsha Hoffman Rising

Call # 929.1072 CAR 1998

Book is part of the Pomona City Library genealogical collection

Resource case - The elusive Aunt Merle - by Jana Sloan Broglin, CG

“NGS NewsMagazine” Jan/Feb/Mar 2006 pp 20-23

Resource Shelf - www.resourceshelf.com - The site “Where dedicated librarians and

researchers share the results of their directed (and occasionally quirky) web searches for

resources and information,”

Resources Checklist--(Reference desk has genealogy forms available for you to copy)

Resources—Classical vs. Modern Genealogy—According to Elizabeth Lapointe, how you

approach your research is changing.

“Family Chronicle,” vol. 15, no. 2, Nov/Dec 2010, pp 17-18

Resources - Cuban Papers - by David A. Hardin

“Forum” FGS quarterly, Winter 2005, Vol. 17, No. 4 p 24

Resources—Finding Resources with LiveRoots, a tutorial

“Family Tree Magazine,” vol. 12, issue 4, July 2011, pp 68-69

Resources - Government Documents - Using the Records You’ve Paid For - by Curt Witcher - “Forum” FGS quarterly, Spring 2005, Volume 17, Number 1, pp 24-26

Resources – Government – Government Printing Office (GPO) & Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) – Get Comfortable With the Unfamiliar! – Tony Bandy unearths an overlooked resource.

“Internet Genealogy,” Vol. 3, No. 5, January 2009, pp 14-15

Resources—Internet Resources—5 more underused internet resources

“Family Chronicle,” vol. 15, no. 2, Nov/Dec 2010, p 10

Resources - Library of Congress online resource - by David A. Norris

“Internet Genealogy,” Vol. 3, No. 1, April/May 2008, pp 20-22

Resources—New York Historical Society museum & research center—more than 2 million

manuscripts, 400,000 books, plus more and boasts one of the largest genealogical

collections in the world.

“Family Chronicle,” vol. 14, no. 5, May/June 2010, pp 26-27

Resources - Ship Passenger Lists 1820-1897 - Part I - Guides References - by Sandra H.

Luebking, Western Springs, Illinois

“Forum” FGS quarterly, Summer 2002, Volume 14, Number 2, pp 7-10

Resources - Ship Passenger Lists 1820-1897 - Part II - Illustrations of Ships - by Sandra H. Luebking, Western Springs, Illinois

“Forum” FGS quarterly, Fall 2002, Volume 14, Number 3, p 11

Resources Center - Libraries - US - Library of Congress, New York Public Library, Harvard University Library, Canada - National Library of Canada

“Family Chronicle” July/August 2003, p 39

Resources Center - Rosemead Library - Californian Collection - “The Searcher” So. Cal Gen newsletter - May/Jun 2003, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp 146-147

Resources Center - Chicago, Cook County - Research at the Newberry Library by Jan Alpert - “NGS NewsMagazine” Jan/Feb/Mar 2006 pp 58-60

Resources Center, Los Angeles area, by Beverly Mateer Taylor

“The Searcher” So. Cal Gen newsletter - March/April 2003, Vol. 40, No. 2,

pp 78-81

Resources Center, Los Angeles area, by Beverly Mateer Taylor

“The Searcher” So. Cal Gen newsletter - May/June 2003, Vol. 40, No.3,

pp 146-149

Resources Center, Los Angeles area, by Beverly Mateer Taylor

“The Searcher” So. Cal Gen newsletter - Summer 2003, Vol. 40, No. 4,

pp 204-208

Resources Centers - New Orleans - Jewels in the Crown - by Jane Gardner April

“Forum” FGS quarterly, Fall 2001, Volume 13, Number 3, pp 13-15

Resources - Finding Original Materials by Using the NUCMC (National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections by Mary McCampbell Bell, CG - Strategically targeted searches of the NUCMC will locate invaluable biographical, genealogical, and historical information in manuscript repositories across the U.S.

1. Personal materials like diaries, letters, papers, and photographs

2. Family Bibles and genealogical compilations

3. Records kept by bankers, clergy, lawyers, merchants, military officials, physicians, public servants, and undertakers

4. Public & private records once housed in churches, city halls, commercial buildings, courthouses, notaries’ offices, private homes, and public institutions.

5. National Inventory of Documentary Sources (NIDS)

6. Repositories of Primary Sources

“NGSQ” Vol. 94, No. 2, June 2006, pp 133-142

Resources – Finding Original Materials - see also Retirement Records

Resources - Great Lakes resources - Great Lakes Maritime Institute (PO Box 1990, Dearborn, MI 48121, www.glmi.org and other possible resources.

“Family Chronicle,” Vol. 11, No. 3, Jan/Feb 2007, pp 50-51

Resources—Information Literate – According to George G. Morgan, Understanding your

resources is key to success.

“Internet Genealogy,” Vol. 4, No. 6, Feb/Mar 2010, pp 14-17

Resources - NARA - “NGS NewsMagazine” Jan/Feb/Mar 2006 pp 34-37

Resources - Newspapers - 100 Million Newspaper Pages Online! - Marc Skulnick examines the growing popularity and availability of online newspaper archives.

“Family Chronicle” March/April 2005, pp 30-34

Resources - Online resources - Land of the Free by Grace Dobush

“Family Tree Magazine,” 2005 Guidebook Contents, January 2005, pp 26-35

Resources - Research Techniques - Make the Most of Resources in Your Ancestor’s Home Town - Janice Nickerson takes a tour of the resources in your ancestor’s home town.

Public Libraries - University Libraries - Local Historians - Genealogical Societies - Historical Societies - Newspapers - Museums

“Family Chronicle” January/February 2004, pp 44-45

Resources - Southern Claims Commission - Disallowed Claims - Those who filed claims as loyal Unionists in the South -

“Forum” FGS quarterly, Summer, Volume 17, Number 2, pp 13-15

Resources - Rescue your family research with these 19 “underdog” records. Super Sources by Lisa A. Alzo (genealogy’s most underused, overlooked resources)

“Family Tree Magazine” Vol. 8, Issue 2, May 2007, pp 28-32

Resources - Worldcat - Explore the world with http://www.worldcat.org/ 24/7, the largest bibliographic database in the world. By Curt Witcher

“Forum” FGS quarterly, winter 2006, Volume 18, Number 4, pp 28-29

Resources - see also Libraries, Bibliographic, WorldCat, Resources

Restoration - see Preservation

Retirement Records—If your ancestor worked for the railroad, was employed by a union or the

government, it may be possible to obtain retirement and death benefit records that can

help you fill in some gaps or pinpoint a date of death.

Retirement Records – Treasures in the Golden Years: Retirement Records – Donna Murray finds

answers in benefits records.

“Internet Genealogy,” Vol. 3, No. 5, January 2009, pp 38-39

Reunion-- Mac genealogy software reviews – Select the right software for you from the crop of

Mac genealogy programs--by David A. Fryxell

“Family Tree Magazine,” Vol. 9, Issue 4, July 2008, pp 46-53

Reunion Software—Reunion for iPad version 1.02

“Family Tree Magazine,” vol. 12, Issue 5, Sep 2011, p 69

Reunions – Advice for Planning your family reunions

“Ancestry Magazine,” vol. 27, no. 6, Nov/Dec 2009, p 52

Reunions – Better Get-Togethers – Projects

“Ancestry,” Vol. 27, No. 4, Jul/Aug 2009, p 47

Reunions – Family Planning by Lisa Arnold, the Ancestry Sleuth

“Ancestry,” Vol. 27, No. 4, Jul/Aug 2009, pp 52-53

Reunions—Family Reunion Institute – Temple University—The purpose of the Family Reunion Institute

is to serve as a resource to families having reunions. The overall mission of the Institute is to

revive, maintain and strengthen the extended family. www.temple.edu/fri/familyreunion/

Reunions – Family Reunions –

1. Family Reunion – Maui Style

2. Hamilton Family Reunion

3. A Reunion of a Carriage & Family Portraits

4. A Military Hug

“The Searcher,” Summer 2008, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp 138-146

Reunions—Family Reunions—keeps your family connected https://www.myfamily.com/

Reunions –Family Reunions - www.familyreunion.com -- A social networking site for family

gatherings and suppy creative ideas, relevant information, essential resources and helpful

links.

Reunions—Family Reunions – www.family-reunion.com -- With the help of Mr. Spiffy, the

master reunion planner at this Web site, you can plan & organize your family gathering in

a simple, step-by-step process, including developing a theme and finding just the right

activities.

Reunions—Family Reunions-- http://family-reunion.com/

Reunions—Family Reunions Lists—provides listing possible of all Family Reunions..Currently

there are over 1,400 Reunions Listed!!! http://www.reunionindex.com/list.html

Reunions—Family Renunions Organizer—Software to keep track of addresses, finances, meals,

activities, and assignments. Set up a family reunion Web page and print invitations, name

tags, mailing labels and more. http://family-reunion.com/organizer/

Reunions—Family Reunions Planner—Products, software and advice for planning family,

military, and class reunions http://www.reunionplanner.com/

Reunions—Family Reunions Solution—reunite—The ultimate solution for reunion

management—minutiae software-- http://www.minutiaesoftware.com/reunion.htm

Reunions—FAST TRACK—Planning a last-minute family reunion? Follow our tips to make

your get-together a success.

“Family Tree Magazine,” vol. 12, Issue 1, January 2011, pp 33-36

Reunions Magazine – A great source for the 1^st time reunion planner, as well as the experienced

planner. www.reunionsmag.com

Reunions—Reunion Riches—

“Family Tree Magazine,” Vol.10, Issue 4, July 2009, pp 56-60

Reunions – Tips - This Web site provides planning tips & information on products and resources for group

reunions (family, school, and military). www.reuniontips.com

Reunions - Tour Guidance - Transform your clan’s next reunion into an event to truly remember. We’ll show you how to organize your own family history tour. By Fern Glazer

“Family Tree Magazine” Vol. 8, No. 3, July 2007, pp 48-51

Reunions - History-focused celebration by Diane Haddad

“Family Tree Magazine” Vol. 5, No. 3, June 2004, pp 62-65

Revenue Stamps - “Revenue Stamps on Family Documents” - David A. Norris looks at the history and importance of Revenue Stamps.

Family Chronicle September/October 2006, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp 50-55

Roads & Trails—Early American Roads & Trails—Find maps and history to trace

your ancestors along the trails that helped settle American

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/trails.html

Roller-skating crazes of the past – High rollers – Innovations & trends that shaped your ancestors

lives – by David A. Fryxell

“Family Tree Magazine,” Vol. 10, Issue 2, March 2009, pp 10-12

RootsMagic—RootsMagic 4: the next generations

“Internet Genealogy,” Vol. 4, No. 6, Feb/Mar 2010, pp 40-42

RootsMagic 4—software review by Rick Crume

“Family Tree Magazine,” Vol.10, Issue 4, July 2009, p 70

RootsTelevision—Entertaining and Informative—great online genealogy resource that is fun to

watch! By Donna Potter Phillips

“Internet Genealogy,” vol. 5, no. 3, August/September 2010, pp 48-49

RootsWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/ - The primary purpose and function of RootsWeb.com is to connect people so that they can help each other and share genealogical research. Most resources on RootsWeb.com are designed to facilitate such connections.

Royal Genealogy - Alternative Heirs to the English Throne - Rachel Newcombe reports on the quest for the throne of England.

“Family Chronicle,” Vol. 11, No. 6, July/August 2007, pp 46-47

Royalty - Royal We - by Steve Olson - “The Searcher” So. Cal Gen newsletter - May/Jun 2003, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp 136-138

Rural Plat Maps - see Maps, Rural Plat Maps

Rural Research – see also Agriculture Schedules

Rural Research – Only a Farmer: Researching your Rural Ancestors – Jackie Feldman looks at

the best ways to research the farmers in your family.

“Family Chronicle,” Vol. 12, No. 5, May/June 2008, pp 9-12