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From: George Anderson< >
Subject: "Lost" Index to 1883 Alameda Co. History
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 10:40:53 -0700


The Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society (L-AGS) has just published a
reprint of a "lost" index to Wood's "History of Alameda County,
California," 1883. The full book, reprinted in 1969, is widely held by
libraries in California and elsewhere, but it contains only a perfunctory
index, mainly keyed on the names of prominent citizens who paid to have
their biographies printed in the book.

The Works Progress Administration compiled a complete name and subject
index to Wood's "History" in 1936. In contrast to the book itself, this
index appears to be rare. A search failed to find it in the online catalogs
of the LDS Family History Library, the Library of Congress, the University
of California, Sutro Library, the California State Library, the Oakland
Public Library or the San Francisco City Library. However, the Alameda
County Library has a carbon copy typescript of the index (VCa 974
Wood's...) housed in a locked case in the Maurice Marks Center for Local
and California History in the Fremont Main Library. It is the Alameda
County Library copy of the index that has just been reprinted by L-AGS.

L-AGS's reprint is a xerographic reproduction of the carbon copy index, 8
1/2 x 11 inches, 223 pages, spiral bound, containing about 9000 entries. As
a public service, L-AGS is offering the publication for sale *to libraries
and societies* for the cost of printing ($16) plus shipping ($3.20). To
members of L-AGS the cost is $18. plus $3.20, and to all others the cost is
$20. plus $3.20. Orders may be sent to:

L-AGS ("Wood's Index")
P.O. Box 901
Livermore, CA 94551-0901

Checks should be made out to "L-AGS".

George Anderson, L-AGS Webmaster

George W. Anderson Jr. | Voice: 925 846 4265
635 Oak Circle | E-mail:
Pleasanton, CA 94566 USA | Web: http://www.ccnet.com/~gwa/

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