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UpFront with NGS
The Online Newsletter of the National Genealogical Society
Volume 8, Number 12-1 December 2008

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Today in UpFront

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Articles

-- Is There a Reason “Silent Night” was Grandma’s Favorite Carol? by Jan Alpert, NGS President
-- Genealogy News and Issues by Charles S. "Chuck" Mason Jr., CG
-- New Online Tutorial on Ancestry.com Search
-- Reader Response: Tips for Googling by Pam Cerutti, Editor

NGS News & Events

-- National Genealogical Society Adds New Course
-- Prepare Entries Now for NGS Competitions and Award Nominations
-- Raleigh Family History Conference Registration Brochure Now Available Online
-- Librarians' Day Pre-conference Event in Raleigh, NC
-- NGS Research Trip to Salt Lake City 25 January to 1 February 2009
-- Research in the States Series Available
-- 2010 NGS Family History Conference Planned for Salt Lake City
-- Genealogy Lectures Available on CD ROM

Other News

-- The Ohio Genealogical Society Call for Papers
-- Florida State Genealogical Society Achievement Awards at Annual Conference
-- ISFHWE "Excellence in Writing" Competition

Events Around the United States

Family Reunions

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It is indeed desirable to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.
- Plutarch

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-- Is There a Reason “Silent Night” was Grandma’s Favorite Carol? by Jan Alpert, NGS President

Although I play the piano and took years of lessons, I have to admit the piano just doesn’t hold my interest as much as family research. However, at least once a year I pull out the books of Christmas carols, turn on the gas logs, and play a few tunes to put me in the holiday spirit.

I happen to have a music book that contains a copy of the original version of “Stille Nacht,” written in 1818 by Austrian Franz Gruber. It’s the version I always play, I guess because it’s the one my German grandmother liked. It has more chords and sounds more like a lullaby than the modern Christmas carol. If played correctly, the baby rocking in the cradle should be asleep by the time the piece is finished. Another familiar German cradle hymn was “Away in a Manger,” composed not by Martin Luther, but by an Evangelical Lutheran Church minister in Illinois. Or is this just another story from my German grandmother? The Reader’s Digest Best Loved Christmas Carols, 1970, says, “Despite the persistence of the legend, Martin Luther did not compose ‘Away in a Manger.’ The words first appeared as a poem in a book published in Philadelphia in 1885 by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of North America. The music, by an Illinois pastor, was composed for the song ‘Flow Gently, Sweet Afton.’”

The Joy of Christmas, Yorktown Music Press, Inc., 1972, lists each carol alphabetically in the table of contents, noting the country of origin. So quickly, before you finish this article, think about your favorite carols, and then see if there is a relationship between your favorites and your heritage.

Other German works include “Christ Was Born on Christmas Day,” “O Tannenbaum,” “Good Christian Men, Rejoice,” written in the fourteenth century, and George Friedrich Handel’s “Messiah,” composed in 1741. From Handel we also have “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks” and perhaps “Joy to the World.” The Reader’s Digest Best Loved Christmas Carols writes that authorities today believe “Joy to the World” was written by Lowell Mason, who took Handel’s work as inspiration. The words were written by Isaac Watt’s paraphrasing of Psalm 98.

My second favorite carol is “O Holy Night,” written by Frenchman, Adolphe Adam in 1847. I have a French Huguenot line, but clearly not a strong lineage. Other French carols include “Angels We Have Heard on High” and “Pat-A-Pan.”

Some of the oldest carols were in Latin, such as “Adeste Fideles,” which we know as “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” and “Good King Wenceslas,” which is based on life of the historical Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907-935 A.D.). “Gesu Bambin,” or “Jesus Was Born to Mary,” is a familiar Italian carol. Some of the most familiar English songs include “What Child is This,” “Here We Come A-Caroling (or A-Wassailing),” “Twelve Days of Christmas,” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” From the Welsh we have “Deck the Halls.” The Reader’s Digest Best Loved Christmas Carols says, “Nowell as the English first spelled it, was an expression of joy, meaning glad tidings, called out from one person to another on Christmas Day. It was one of the first French words to be adopted by the English after the Norman invasion.” The carol of the same name has a mixture of French and English origins and originated about the seventeenth century.

“It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” was the creation of two people working independently. The words came from a poem written by Unitarian minister Edmund Hamilton Sears, published in 1849. Richard Storrs Willis wrote the music for a different poem. The two later became combined.

To round out the selections, the Spanish have “Fum, Fum, Fum,” the Czechs have “Come All Ye Shepherds,” the Polish have “Lullaby Jesus,” and the Hungarians have carols, “Sing Shepherds” and “Hear the Angel Voices.” There are also several spiritual carols, including “Go Tell It On The Mountain,” “Behold That Star,” and “Rise Up Shepherd and Follow.”

And let’s not forgot to end the year with “Auld Lang Syne.” The words are attributed to Robert Burns, the music was written in Scotland in the latter eighteenth century, and they were first heard together in 1898.

Although most of us consider these familiar songs to be American Christmas carols, many of these tunes were traditional Christmas songs, sung for many generations before they reached America’s shores.


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-- Genealogy News and Issues by Charles S. "Chuck" Mason Jr., CG

Sometimes genealogists can be their own worst enemy and may create their own brick walls. We may do this because we have preconceptions about the facts we already know. I did this early on in my research. My grandfather always said his father; Samuel C. Mason, was an orphan. He did not really give any details about his father, and I assumed that the Mason family may have adopted his father and that his surname may not have been Mason when he was born.

For a long while I did not research this family. One day I stumbled on Samuel in a published genealogy related to his wife’s family. Samuel’s natural parents were listed as William James and Sarah Ann Bennett Mason! With this information I had broken through one of my self-created brick walls.

My research did not answer all the questions related to this family, and I hit another brick wall. Samuel, his parents, and a sister were listed in the 1870 Federal Census. In the 1880 Federal Census no family matched the family I was researching. This was back in the dark ages before we had Ancestry.com, and the 1880 Census was only Soundex for households with children ten years old or younger. Samuel would have been sixteen in 1880. I did accidentally find Samuel in the census, living with his mother’s sister and her husband in Cumberland County.

I also looked at the New Jersey State Census for 1875 for Essex County, where the family had been living in 1870. Unfortunately, most of the census for 1875 is missing; however, Essex County did survive and Cumberland County did not. I could not find any records that gave me a death date for William or Sarah. I checked vital records, church records, cemetery records, probate records, land records, and other records.

It was only after I researched Sarah’s parents that I found she is buried in a cemetery with her parents, having died in 1882. I found that Sarah was living in Newark, Essex County, in the 1880 Federal Census. I am still working on where William was living or if he was in fact dead by 1880. William was 18 by the time his mother died. Under the terms of Black’s Law Dictionary, Samuel was an orphan, even though today we would hardly use the word orphan to describe him.

I broke through another brick wall a few weeks ago while at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. My maternal grandmother told us that her mother was Pennsylvania Dutch and that her mother’s family lived in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, before the Revolutionary War. My grandmother’s father came from Germany around 1880. I was not very successful finding my great grandfather, whose surname was Cronmiller, or my great grandmother, whose maiden name was Clouden, prior to Ancestry.com becoming available. I was able to find my great grandparents after they were married, but information about my great grandmother prior to her marriage stayed a mystery. I could not find any family by the name of Clouden in Bucks County.

One of my friends who was in the library mentioned she had found marriage records for Philadelphia from the time period when I suspected my great grandparents would have married. I checked the index and found the certificate number for their marriage and quickly found the certificate. Although my great grandfather’s information did not list his parents, my great grandmother’s did. With the names of her parent’s and Ancestry.com, I quickly found my great grandmother and her parents in the 1860, 70, and 80 Federal Censuses. The family was living in Philadelphia, not Bucks County. When and if the family actually lived in Bucks County is still to be determined. But again, when I dropped my preconceptions about my great grandparents, I was able to easily find them.

How many of you are like me and are creating some of your own brick wall problems? We all need to examine the facts without letting what we have been told cloud our thinking. We need to look beyond what has been told to us in family stories and expand our research into other geographic areas and a wide variety of records. No, this will not solve every problem, but it will help to break through some of our brick walls.

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-- New Online Tutorial on Ancestry.com Search

Professional genealogist and nationally know lecturer and author Barbara Renick has created a new tutorial video especially for UpFront with NGS readers, entitled "Searching at Ancestry Part 1." In this audiovisual slideshow, Barbara describes the new Ancestry.com search engine. Using screen illustrations of the older search screens as well as the new search options, she explains how to use each and offers helpful tips for achieving effective results from them. You can find this tutorial at:

http://www.zroots.com/part%201/part%201.html

You can also find this tutorial from the www.zroots.com home page. Just click on Notes, click on NGS, and then click on Tutorials. Lastly, click on the link that says "Click here to see a short video on searching at Ancestry.com."

We are very grateful to Barbara for creating this tutorial and encourage readers to take advantage of it. Stay tuned for announcements of future tutorials that Barbara has planned!

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-- Reader Response: Tips for Googling by Pam Cerutti, Editor

UpFront reader Roger Lewis of Napa, California, emailed us a great suggestion for Googling. In the November issue of UpFront, I offered the following tip:

Put quotation marks around any words that you want to appear in the same exact manner as your entry. Using the same example, I added quotation marks around the person's name as follows:

"William Picket" Massachusetts"

Noting that many listings or reference works (census, for example) list the surname first,
Roger provided the following improvement to this example:

"William Picket" OR "Picket William" Massachusetts

I'm sure many readers will find this helpful. Thanks, Roger!

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NGS News & Events

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-- National Genealogical Society Adds New Course

The National Genealogical Society, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, announces a new educational course offering, Working with Deeds. This latest of NGS’s online courses teaches a researcher to recognize and understand various types of deeds and to analyze the information found in them. These skills help family historians sort out the mysteries of ancestral relationships and solve difficult brick-wall problems.

The NGS Special Topics Series courses, available as downloadable PDF files, are designed for those who want to complete a short course on a specific topic and put the resultant knowledge to work right away. The NGS Home Study Course, available on CD-ROM, is a comprehensive study course that takes longer to complete but provides an overall grounding in genealogical research.

NGS online courses offer the convenience of completing a genealogy study course at your own pace. They are reasonably priced, and a discount is offered to NGS members.

For more information or to register for an online course or the NGS Home Study Course, visit the NGS website at http://ngsgenealogy.org and click on Learning Center.

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-- Prepare Entries Now for NGS Competitions and Award Nominations

One of the highlights of the NGS Family History Conference each spring is the presentation of outstanding award winners from the genealogical community. Have you considered entering the competition for one of these prestigious awards? Do you know someone else you would like to nominate? Do you know a young genealogist whom you can encourage to enter the Rubincam Youth Award? Below is the list of awards for 2009.

-- NGS Newsletter Competition
-- Family History Writing Contest
-- Award for Excellence: Genealogy and Family History Book
-- Award for Excellence: Genealogical Methods and Sources
-- The Filby Prize for Genealogical Librarianship
-- NGS Home Study Course Scholarship Award
-- Rubincam Youth Award
-- National Genealogy Hall of Fame
-- Distinguished Service Award
-- Award of Honor
-- Award of Merit
-- NGS Fellow (FNGS)

The deadline for most of the awards is 31 January 2009. Only the NGS Newsletter Competition has an earlier deadline of 31 December 2008. Because the committee receives so many entries each year, they need more time to thoroughly review all the competing genealogical newsletters.

If you are preparing a family genealogy and are not yet ready for competition, NGS recommends you review the criteria for the Family History Writing Contest. The guidelines provided, as well as an award-winning example, are excellent tools to help you write a more professional family history.

For The details for each award, including the prize awarded and the judges’ criteria, visit http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/awards.cfm

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-- Raleigh Family History Conference Registration Brochure Now Available Online

The NGS Family History Conference, "The Building of a Nation, From Roanoke to the West" will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, on 13-16 May 2009 at the new Raleigh Convention Center, 2 East South St., Raleigh, North Carolina 27601. The new convention center offers free wireless access in the lobby.

With lower gas prices and reasonable hotel rates, take your spouse or a friend and plan to drive to Raleigh next May for the NGS Family History Conference. If you have North Carolina ancestors, it’s a great time to do some family history research and attend an outstanding conference.

The conference tracks will cover the following subjects:

BCG: Lectures to help prepare you for board certification
Migration Patterns
North and South Carolina Research
Ethnic Research
Working with Records
Methodology
Military Records
GENTECH: Technology used for genealogical research
National Archives Research
Land Records
Research in the States: Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Missouri

You can find a searchable conference program online at: https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/Conferences/2009/program.cfm

For a downloadable conference program in PDF format, seehttps://www.ngsgenealogy.org/Conferences/2009/program.pdf

Conference registration is available online at: https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/Conferences/2009/ConferenceRegistration.htm

Also check the registration brochure for social events on Wednesday and Thursday evening and research opportunities at the North Carolina State Archives and the Genealogical Services Branch of the North Carolina State Library.

The new Raleigh Marriott City Center is sold out, but the Sheraton Hotel, a half-block from the Raleigh Convention Center, is accepting reservations. Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, 421 South Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 (919) 834-9900, or www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/index.html. The Sheraton has recently been renovated, and the conference hotel rate is $120 plus tax per night, single or double room. The rate includes free parking for one car per guestroom per day.

A third, lower-priced conference hotel is the Clarion Hotel State Capital, 320 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603, (919) 832-0501 or www.raleighclarion.com. It is an eight-block walk to the Raleigh Convention Center and approximately four blocks from the North Carolina State Archives & Library. Rooms at the Clarion are $79 plus tax per night, single or double, and include high-speed internet access and free parking.

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-- Librarians' Day Pre-conference Event in Raleigh, NC

Librarians' Day is scheduled for Tuesday, 12 June 2009 in Raleigh, North Carolina. All librarians who work with genealogical and family history patrons are welcome. There is no charge, but participants much register by mail or online since space is limited. Registration will open in January 2009. Librarians' Day is made possible through the sponsorship of ProQuest.

Speakers will include Susan D. Kaufman, manager of Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, on collection development; Pam Cooper, winner of the Filby Prize for genealogical librarianship, on working with volunteers; and Jason Toberlin, Special Projects Librarian, North Carolina Collection, UNC Chapel Hill, on the digital resources of the North Carolina Collection and the process of creating digital collections.

Librarians who participate in Librarians' Day are also encouraged to stay in Raleigh and register for the NGS 2009 Family History Conference, which begins the following day.



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-- NGS Research Trip to Salt Lake City 25 January to 1 February 2009

If you have not been to the Family History Library before, this is an opportunity to do a week of intense family research. Two experienced certified genealogists, Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGLSM and Shirley Langdon Wilcox, CG, FNGS, will lead the research trip and acquaint you with the many resources available at the library. Marie Melchiori specializes in records found at the National Archives, including military records. Shirley Wilcox has lead the NGS research trip for a number of years and has done personal and client work throughout the United States. Whether beginner or experienced researcher, you will have an opportunity to meet with the leaders for individual research consultations and perhaps have a fresh look at some of your “brick walls.”

You can register for the Salt Lake City Research Trip at http://www.ngsgenealogy.org where you can find pricing and trip details as well as a full biography on the trip leaders. Sign up early because space is limited to 30 participants.



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-- Research in the States Series Available

The following states are available from the National Genealogical Society, Research in the States Series at the NGS website, http://www.ngsgenealogy.org:

* Genealogical Research in Arkansas by Lynda Childers Suffridge, 2008
* Genealogical Research in Illinois by Diane Renner Walsh, 2007
* Genealogical Research in Maryland by Patricia O'Brien, 2007
* Genealogical Research in Michigan by Shirley M. DeBoer, 2008
* Genealogical Research in Missouri by Pamela Boyer Porter and Ann Carter Fleming, 2007
* Genealogical Research in Nebraska by Roberta "Bobbi" King, 2008
* Genealogical Research in North Carolina by Jeffrey L. Haines, 2008,
* Genealogical Research in Ohio by Diane Vanskiver Gagel, 2008
* Genealogical Research in Oregon by Connie Miller Lenzen, 2007
* Genealogical Research in Pennsylvania by Kay Haviland Freilich, 2007
* Genealogical Research in Virginia by Eric G. Grundset, 2007
* Genealogical Research in West Virginia by Barbara Vine Little, 2007

Each publication is 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, slightly larger than our previous Research in the States publications. The average length is 42 pages, but it varies by state. These publications are available in print for $14.50 for NGS members and $17.50 for non-members. Alternatively, each book can be purchased as a PDF file, an "e-book" that you can download from the NGS web site and then either read on your computer or print. E-books are $8 for NGS members and $10 for non-members. The direct link to the download and purchase page is https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/bookstore/ListItems.cfm?CATID=32

Each publication includes a section on archives, libraries, societies, and other research facilities in the respective state, as well as a discussion of the major family history resources available, such as maps, cemetery records, census, city directories, newspapers, military records, tax records and vital records. In addition, for each state you will find a discussion of which records are available at the local, county, and state level.

NGS plans to add a few new states each year, so check the NGS website periodically for new releases http://www.ngsgenealogy.org.

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-- 2010 NGS Family History Conference Planned for Salt Lake City

Plans are underway for the 2010 NGS Family History Conference to be held in Salt Lake City on 28 April through 1 May 2010. Please note the conference will be held earlier in 2010, so save the date.

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-- Genealogy Lectures Available on CD ROM

If you were unable to attend the NGS conference in Kansas City, 14-17 May 2008, you will be happy to know that over 120 lectures were recorded and can be purchased on CD ROM for $12 each plus shipping. Lectures are available via a link, "Lectures from NGS Conference in Kansas City available for purchase on CD ROM," on the NGS website at http://ngsgenealogy.org. by scrolling down the home page to "2008 NGS CONFERENCE." This is an opportunity to hear genealogical experts discuss topics that will help you in your family research. Listed on the website is each speaker by last name, as well as the lecture track and title of each talk.

Optionally, you may access the JAMB-Inc. website directly at www.jamb-inc.com. Also included on the website are over 100 lectures from the 2007 NGS Conference in the States held in Richmond, Virginia. The tracks and topics vary for each conference.

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Other News

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-- The Ohio Genealogical Society Call for Papers

Guiding Your Way Through the Past
OGS Annual Conference 22-24 April 2010
Toledo, Ohio

The Ohio Genealogical Society is accepting proposals for their annual conference, 22-24 April 2010 at the Seagate Convention Center, Toledo, Ohio. Sessions will be one hour long, which includes a ten-minute question and answer period. Topics for two-hour workshops will also be accepted.

Lecture topics could include Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Indiana research; records; methodology; technology, writing and publishing; skill building; and ethnic topics.

Proposals should include the following information:

* Title of presentation and brief, concise outline
* Short summary of presentation for conference brochure (50 word maximum)
* Intended Audience Level – beginner, intermediate, advanced, all
* Room/Audiovisual requirements for each lecture
* Camera ready copy for conference syllabus
* Speakers full name, postal and email addresses, telephone and fax numbers
* Brief speaker biography (2-3 sentences for syllabus)
* Resume of speakers’ lecture experience (Those having no recent experience at the regional level are encouraged to submit and audio or videocassette of a recent lecture.)

Speakers will receive an honorarium for each lecture presented, free conference registration, travel compensation to the city, hotel accommodations based on the number of lectures given, and a per diem.

Any number of proposals may be submitted. The deadline is 15 June 2009.

Mail two copies of each proposal, or send electronically to:

Dwane Grace
OGS 2010 Program Chair
137 Woodford Terrace
Lima, Ohio 45805-1331
419.228.2811


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-- Florida State Genealogical Society Achievement Awards at Annual Conference

The Florida State Genealogical Society held its 32nd annual conference at the Sheraton
Orlando–North hotel in Maitland on November 14-15, 2008. In addition to a full two days of
informative and interesting workshops with featured guest speaker Ms. Jana Sloan Broglin of
Swanton, OH, FSGS awarded several awards to honor those who diligently research and assist
others in genealogy. The awards were presented at a banquet on Friday evening. A number of
Florida Pioneers and their descendants were also honored as the descendants received Florida
Pioneer Certificates for either a state level or county level pioneer who resided in either the state
or county before or at the time of statehood or county organization. The descendants had to have
research to prove the ancestral link to the pioneer in order to qualify for the certificate. The awards
given are as follows:

Florida Genealogy Outstanding Achievement Award: Pinellas Genealogy Society, Inc., nominated by Peter Summers, President PGS
The Pinellas Genealogy Society has been a leader in Florida genealogy since its founding in 1972.
The active membership provides an active volunteer group assisting the Largo Public Library from
day to day. Its assets have continued to grow over the years and make up about 25% of the
genealogy collection at the library. The educational offerings have grown from 7 different classes
in 2006 to 29 classes in 2008 with 7 active instructors to share the teaching load. PGS offers an
annual seminar featuring nationally-known speakers, a journal/newsletter and other publications
and projects. The society is also actively involved in historical preservation of artifacts that have
come into their possession. The list goes on and on. This award is well deserved for a job that
continues to be well done.

Genealogy Outstanding Achievement Award
Anza Bast, nominated by The Genealogy Club of Osceola County
Ms. Bast has been an active member of the Club for more than six years and has served in many
official positions as well as teaching children’s genealogy classes for the Historical Society at
summer sessions. She has constantly contributed old photos, postcards, obituaries and
biographies of local personalities to the website. Anza has been responsible for organizing
cemetery surveys, compiling old records and transcribing various documents in order to publish
seven books for Osceola County and for creating our banner. She is a life member and serves on
the boards of the Historical Society and the Florida State Genealogical Society and is a Pioneer
Committee member and reviewer. The Genealogy Club proudly recognizes Anza’s dedication.

Virginia Brush Britten, nominated by Cathy Vance, Pasco County Genealogical Society
Virginia Brush Britten has been a tireless promoter of the Pasco County Genealogical Society and
genealogy since she joined in 1996. In addition to serving in many official positions in the society,
she has assisted in the growth of the society by arranging for meetings at the local LDS church and
obtaining dedicated space for a library. Since 1999 Virginia has maintained, enhanced and
promoted the research library. She has recruited and trained a volunteer staff offering year-round
public access three days and one night each week. Ms. Britten has developed into an
accomplished speaker and teacher whose presentations are always innovative and interesting.
For most meetings, Virginia prepares a storyboard with photographs and memorabilia on a specific
theme complimenting the program for the month. Members enjoy and learn from these. Taking
an active interest in researchers at the library, she has been known to make follow-up phone calls
to see how the research is going. For her 50 wedding anniversary, she turned the tables on her
family and presented them with a present–a copy of the first edition of her published genealogy.
PCGS wants to recognize her efforts and thank her for the activities that will benefit the entire
community.

Damon Hostetler, nominated by Peter Summers, Pinellas Genealogy Society
Mr. Hostetler has been a mainstay of the Pinellas Genealogy Society for several decades. He has
served officially in many elected capacities as well as in numerous other ways. Damon serves as
the PGS representative on the Board of the Greater Largo Library Foundation and is a member of
the Ohio Genealogical Society and the Florida Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Lasting
contributions to genealogy and his family’s history include numerous publications. He is widely
sought as a speaker and genealogy lecturer. He sometimes portrays his ancestor, George
Bushong, relating through George’s eyes and voice 100 years of US History. He is a member of
the Sons of the American Revolution, the General Society of the War of 1812, Sons of Union
Veterans of the Civil War, Society of Civil War Families of Ohio, and First Families of Ohio. His
dedication to the fields of genealogy and family history are deep and passionate.

Nancy C. Sieck, nominated by Barbara Maloney, Historian, Genealogical Society of North Brevard
Nancy Sieck was the “rock” of the Genealogical Society of North Brevard since its founding in
1982. In addition to serving in several positions in the society, she was instrumental in starting the
genealogy department in the Titusville Public Library. She volunteered for many years one
afternoon each week and faithfully offered assistance to anyone needing help. Nancy taught
genealogy classes for many years at Brevard Community College and was a popular and well-
known speaker through Florida. The application included many tributes from her friends and fellow
genealogists. Sadly, Nancy passed away on June 21, 2008, and this award is being given
posthumously to a lady who well deserved the recognition of her peers.


The Charlotte Freels Duvall/FSGS Librarian Scholarship 2008
Rebecca Brown Saunders, Bay County Public Library, Panama City, Florida, nominated by
The Bay County Genealogical Society
Mrs. Saunders was promoted to the position of Genealogy Specialist of the Bay County Library in
December, 2006. However, her library career began more than 40 years ago, and she has worked
in almost every department in the library. She has served as the Local History Specialist since
1985. Becky supports the local community and the state in a number of roles relating to the
preservation and promotion of genealogy and history. She is presently serving a fifth term as
President of the Bay County Historical Society and is on the board of the Florida Historical Society.
She has served as Awards and Scholarships Chair for FSGS and as a reviewer for the Florida
Pioneer Committee. Becky is also a Florida Pioneer Researcher and chairs the library committee
of BCGS and the First Families of Bay County Certification committee. On her own initiative, she
started a “Genealogy After Hours” program that allows genealogists access to the genealogical
facilities of the library after closing time and provides them with guidance and suggestions for using
the library’s extensive collection. BCGS proudly nominates Becky for this award and knows that
Northwest Florida genealogists will definitely benefit from the additional training it will provide her.
Mrs. Saunders plans to attend the National Genealogical Society Conference in Raleigh, NC, May
13-16, 2009.

President’s Citation Award
The Central Florida Genealogical Society
The President’s Citation is awarded in recognition of outstanding, continuing and/or unusual
contributions to the FSGS. This year’s President’s Citation is given to the Central Florida
Genealogical Society with deep appreciation of the Florida State Genealogical Society. The
Central Florida Genealogical Society stepped up to the plate for the second year in a row and said
“yes” when asked to host the 2008 conference. This is no small task and takes a lot of effort on the
part of many of the CFGS members who also stepped forward in 2007 to help make that
conference successful also. The award was accepted by CFGS president Greg Gronlund.

Distinguished Service Award
George G. Morgan
This dedicated genealogist began his long and distinguished service to the genealogical community
in the mid-1990s as a volunteer in the Genealogy Forum on America Online. Since that time, he
has continued to serve numerous genealogical organizations, and has held such offices as
program chair of the 2003 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Orlando, president
of the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors, director of the Genealogical
Speakers Guild, director of the Florida Genealogical Society of Tampa, and trustee of the Florida
State Genealogical Society. He continues to serve the publicity needs of the Florida Genealogical
Society of Tampa and the Florida State Genealogical Society.

He may be best known as a popular genealogical speaker, instructor, and writer. He has spoken
at the conferences of numerous national, state, regional, andlocalgenealogical societies, including
the Federation of Genealogical Societies annual conference, and the state conferences of Florida,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, North Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Maine, southern California,
Indiana, and the province of Ontario. For many years he has served the continuing education
needs of Florida's genealogy librarians, providing workshops through the state's library consortia.
And he has taught online genealogy workshops for The Generations Network, the University of
Toronto's Institute for GenealogicalStudies, the University of South Florida's Continuing Education
program, and Pharos Teaching & Tutoring.

His "Along Those Lines" genealogy column first appeared on America Online in 1998, continued
on Ancestry.com, and as of 2008 now appears in Dick Eastman's Genealogical Newsletter. His
numerous articles have been featured in many well-known genealogy publications, including
Ancestry Magazine, Genealogical Computing, Family Chronicle, and Internet Genealogy, just to
name a few. He has written a number of genealogy books, including "Your Family Reunion: How
to Plan It, Organize It, and Enjoy It" and 2 editions of "The Official Guide to Ancestry.com", as well
as the extremely popular "How to Do Everything with Your Genealogy", published by McGraw-Hill
in 2004. He is currently hard at work on the 2nd edition of the McGraw-Hill book, to be published
in 2009.

Last but not least, he has branched out into audio and video. Since 2005, he has co-hosted The
Genealogy Guys Podcast, a weekly Internet-based audio show about genealogy that reaches an
average of 2000 listeners each week and is the oldest continually produced genealogy podcast.

In the past year, he also co-hosted 3 episodes of "Down Under: Florida", a video series produced
by Roots Television that featured interesting gravestones in the Tampa area.

Award of Merit
An Award of Merit was given this year to honor the Florida Genealogical Society which
is celebrating 50 years of service in Genealogy Research to the Tampa Bay Community.
George Morgan & Drew Smith received the certificate for the society.

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-- ISFHWE "Excellence in Writing" Competition

The International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) is sponsoring its annual "Excellence in Writing" competition, open to all members of ISFHWE, both published and unpublished authors. Non-members may join ISFHWE at the time they submit their competition entries. The contest is judged by professionals in the fields of genealogy and journalism. The contest has four categories:

Category I - Newspaper Columns. This is for newspaper columns published on a regular basis, published in 2008. Entries must be shorter than 1,000 words.

Category II - Articles. These articles must have been published in 2008 in a journal, magazine, newsletter, or web site. Entries cannot exceed 5,000 words.

Category III - Genealogy Research Story. This category is for original, unpublished articles between 1,000 and 3,000 words. The articles should focus on telling the story of genealogical research using one of these topics: "The Search for," "Sorting Out the Entangled Roots of.," or " Encounters with a Family Skeleton."

Category IV - Want-to-be Writer/Columnist. Entrants in this category aspire to be writers or columnists in the field of genealogy/family or local history. The submissions in this category are original and unpublished, between 500 and 1,000 words.

Winners in each category but will receive a cash prize and a certificate at the Gala ISFHWE Awards Banquet at the National Genealogical Society Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina in May 2009 but need not be present to win. Rules, judging information and entry form are available at: http://isfhwe.org/. This year's contest coordinator and judges are ineligible, as are last year's first-place winners in their winning category.

The contest entry fee is $5.00 for submissions received before 30 November 2008. Entries are $7.50 after that date and must be received by the coordinator NO later than 31 December 2008. There is no limit on the number of submissions by one entrant. Winners will be notified by 1 March 2009.

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Events Around the United States

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December 2008

3 December 2008
Winchester, VA - Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society presents Victor S. Dunn, CG. Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 6:30pm at the Handley Regional Library (downstairs), presenting Records of the Northern Neck Proprietary.

Victor Dunn is a full time certified genealogist. He specializes in researching Virginia counties, eastern West Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland, and in resolving brick wall puzzles. He has extensively studied Virginia land records, and specializes in platting and reconstructing ancestral neighborhoods. Mr. Dunn has contributed to numerous major publications and has lectured at national and local conferences. Mr. Dunn is past vice-president of the Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society and is currently serving as Treasurer, National Genealogical Society.

Welcome All! Membership not required. Free and open to the public—Donations accepted. Please Join Us! Bring a Friend!

Monthly Speaker Programs on the Methodology of Genealogical and Historic Research are presented to the public at:

Handley Regional Library
100 West Piccadilly Street
Winchester, VA

Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society is a nonprofit organization for people interested in researching family history records anywhere in the world. www.svgs.org


6 December 2008
"Christmas in the Appalachians" is the theme of the Christmas social for The Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, Inc. We are planning a fun and enjoyable lunch. As historian/genealogists we will play background traditional Christmas songs with the sounds of the mountain strings of banjo, mandolin, and dulcimer reminiscent of the time past. Talent by society members and friends. Dress for men is jeans or overalls. Ladies wear jeans or jean skirt with a "Christmas blouse, sweater or vest". Event will be held Saturday, 6 December 2008 at 11:00 AM, Mandarin Regional Library, 3330 Kori Road, Jacksonville, Florida. Everyone brings a covered dish to share. Call to sign up for a dish, give number attending (family invited) and to help us plan accordingly for seating. Also, call to volunteer your talent: (904) 778-1000 or 262-1948 If you have missed a few meetings, get back on board. You are missed. Renew acquaintances, have fun, and make this the year you find out more about your family.

January 2009

10-18 January 2009
IRISH GENEALOGY CONFERENCE on board the Independence of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International, Eastern Caribbean Cruise. Genealogy conferences held on cruise ships have become very popular. The price is comparable to attending a national conference, and you get a fabulous vacation at the same time! On this cruise you will learn about Irish research, have a fun vacation, and make new friends. We know that the most valuable part of the trip will be the opportunity to meet others with similar interests, share successes, and commiserate about brick walls. You are not alone. Speakers include: Valerie Adams, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland; Mary Ellen Grogan, TIARA, Boston; George B. Handran, Boston (Griffith's Valuation specialist); Michael J. Leclerc, New England Historic Genealogical Society; and Gregory O'Connor, National Archives of Ireland. COST: Pricing begins at $900 per person for the cruise and $75 for the conference. For detailed information on the cruise, go to the TIARA (The Irish Ancestral Research Association) website at http://www.tiara.ie. Any questions? Contact Mary Ellen Grogan at .

12-16 January 2009
Salt Lake City, UT - The Utah Genealogical Association’s 2009 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Institute offers a week of in-depth instruction by expert genealogists in ten courses:

Course 1: American Records & Research: Focusing on Localities
Course 2: Research of the Gulf South—Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas
Course 3: English Research
Course 4: Research in German Speaking Areas
Course 5: Colonial American Research
Course 6: Effective Use of the Internet
Course 7: Hispanic Research: Discovering Your Ancestors in Spain and Latin America
Course 8: Beyond the Library: Research in Archives, Courthouses and Manuscript Collections
Course 9: (Course full) Skill Building for Professional-Level Research
Course 10: Genealogical Problem Solving

For more information or to enroll online, please go to www.infouga.org.

24 January 2009
Denver, CO - The History Section of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) invites librarians, library staff and the public to attend “Behind the Genealogy Reference Desk,” a one-day institute from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, 2009, at the Denver Public Library, held in conjunction with the ALA 2009 Midwinter Meeting.

Participants will learn from local genealogy experts about how such resources as the Colorado Rail Museum and the Colorado State Archives can assist coast-to-coast family history researchers. Speakers will also address ways to overcome the challenges of closed-record environments.

Advance registration ends Dec. 5, 2008. On-site registration will be available at the following rates: $115, RUSA member; $135, ALA member; $160, non-member; $85, students and retirees. The price includes lunch and a tour of the Colorado Historical Society Stephen Hart Library and the Colorado State Archives.

Details and registration instructions are at the event’s website: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/events/genealogypreconf/index.cfm

Institute presenters: Janice Prater, genealogy librarian, past-president of the Colorado Genealogical Society and editor of the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History's quarterly publication. Charles Albi, director emeritus of the Colorado Rail Museum, Golden (Colo.). Jose Esquibel, expert on colonial New Mexico and author of “Royal Road: El Camino Real from Mexico City to Santa Fe.” Dr. Wendel Cox, western bibliographer, Denver Public Library and author of “A World Together, a World Apart: the United States and the Arikaras, 1803-1851,” Rebecca Lentz, director of the Stephen Hart Library, Colorado Historical Society. James K. Jeffrey, genealogy specialist at the Denver Public Library and President of the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies.

24 January - 21 February 2009
Marietta, GA - Cobb County Genealogical Society Beginner's Course at Cobb County Central Library Marietta, Georgia. Time: 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Explore how to start your genealogical research, organize your information, and learn what records are available. Cost: Free unless purchasing a workbook. Workbook cost: $35.00. See http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gaccgs/

27 January 2009
Marietta, GA - The Cobb County Genealogical Society presents 'History of the Marietta Bell Bomber Plant' by Joe Kirby. Time: 7 pm. Location: Cobb Central Library, Marietta, Georgia. Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gaccgs/

February 2009

14 February 2009
Secaucus, NJ - The Hudson County Genealogical Society meeting features Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak speaking on Trace Your Roots with DNA. The meeting starts promptly at 11:00 a.m. at the Secaucus Public Library. See www.secaucus.bccls.org for directions. For more information, check out www.hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org, or email .

21 February 2009
Green Valley (AZ) Genealogical Society's annual seminar is on Saturday, 21 February 2009 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 2951 S. Camino Mercado, Green Valley. The featured speaker is Elissa Scalise Powell, CG. Topics:

· Rubik's Cube Genealogy: A New Twist on Your Old Data
· The Research Cycle: Don't Pedal Backwards
· Thinking Outside the Index: Online Search Techniques
· Sharing Your Data in an Internet Age

Cost is $37.50 for members and $40 for non-members including a buffet lunch. For further information or a registration form to download please see the society's Web site at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azgvgs/.

20-21 February 2009
Denver, CO - The Colorado Genealogical Society will host its annual seminar 20-21 February 2009. The featured speakers will be Thomas H. Shawker, M.D. and Patricia O’Brien Shawker, CG. On Friday, 20 February, Dr. Shawker will address the society’s regularly scheduled meeting on Genealogy and Your Health at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2300 S. Patton Ct., Denver. On Saturday, 21 February, he will present DNA Testing: the Very, Very Basics and Race Ethnicity, and Ancestry: DNA Testing. Patricia Shawker will speak on One Family’s Footprint in the Federal Records and Before Statehood: Territorial Records. Friday’s presentation is free. Saturday is an all-day event at the Denver Public Library, Central Branch, 13th & Broadway, Denver, with a materials fee of $30 per person. For more information, please visit the website online at www.cogensoc.us.

28 February 2009
Fort Wayne, IN - Whittier Area Genealogical Society presents its 26th Annual Seminar from 8:00 am to 4:00 p.m. and features Curt B. Witcher, Manager for The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. Mr. Witcher also serves as general curator for that institution’s Rare and Fine Book Collection. He is the co-editor of the 1987 through 2008
editions of the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) and is a former president of both the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society and is the founding president of the Indiana Genealogical Society. His presentations will be “Doing Effective Genealogical Research in
Libraries,” “Using Periodical Literature for Genealogical Research, ” “Pain in the Access: Getting More from
the Internet for Your Genealogy,” and “All That Other Stuff!: Other Census Records Beyond Population Schedules.” Visit the vendor/display area before and between presentations. Registration is $32 until 21 February; if later, add $3. For complete information and form, check the WAGS website, http://www.cagenweb.com/kr/wags. For questions, call or email: Judy Poole, Seminar director, at (909) 985-6657, .

28 February 2009
Port Charlotte, FL - German Research Genealogy Seminar in Southwest Florida features Baerbel Johnson, for the first time in Florida, presenting "Putting Flesh on the Genealogical Skeleton." Baerbel Johnson is a professional genealogist working at the Family History Library as an International Reference Consultant. She holds degrees in Family and Local History Studies and Sociology from BYU with more than 20 years of extensive experience in European family history research with emphasis on Germany. Her presentations will include:

· Marriage Laws and Customs in Germany
· German Research on the Internet
· Strategies for Solving German Research Problems
· Internet Resources for Locating the 19th Century German Emigrant

The seminar is from 8:00AM to 3:30PM at St. James Episcopal Church, 1375 Viscaya Drive, Port Charlotte, FL. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m and the seminar begins at 9:15 a.m. Fee is $25.00 for members, $30.00 for non-members. Pre-registration by February 18, 2009 includes lunch. For more information and a registration form, visit our website at www.rootsweb.com/~flggrg

March 2009

14 March 2009
Mishawaka, IN - The South Bend Area Genealogical Society will host its "Michiana Genealogical Fair 2009" on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the downtown Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, 209 Lincoln Way East, Mishawaka, Indiana 46544. Featured speaker will be Mr. Jeff Bockman, speaking on "Using Maps for Genealogical Research" and "No Birth Certificate, No Problem." Over twenty genealogical materials vendors and exhibitors will also be present for attendees browsing and assistance. For more details, visit us online at http://www.sbags.org or email .

14 March 2009
New Bern, NC - Overcoming Brick Walls Workshop. Craig Roberts Scott, CG, will provide a four-part workshop "Overcoming Brickwalls." The talks include: Service Not Found: Finding Your Ancestor in the Military; Maiden Name Not Found: Finding Your Female Ancestors; Land Not Found: Finding Your Ancestor on the Ground; and Where Oh Where: Using the Internet to Solve Brickwall Problems.

This workshop, to be held at the Broad Street Christian Church, New Bern, is cosponsored by the North Carolina Genealogical Society and the Craven County Genealogical Society. For more information, visit http://www.ncgenealogy.org.

14 March 2009
Brea, CA - A one day Seminar sponsored by the Genealogical Society of North Orange County California entitled One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools featuring Stephen Morse, Ph.D., creator of the One-Step Website (www.stevemorse.org) in his first Orange County appearance. Dr. Morse has been honored by both the National Genealogical Society and Association of Professional Genealogists for his work.

Topics to be covered include: in-depth review of many of the 150+ one-step tools created by Dr. Morse; DNA and Genetic Genealogy; and US Census tools. The seminar will run from 8AM to 4PM and will take place at the Brea United Methodist Church, 480 N. State College Blvd., Brea, CA 92821. Member donation is $25, non-member donation is $30 and at the door donation is $35. A professionally catered box lunch is available for $9 by pre-registration only before 6 March 2009. For more information, go to www.gsnocc.org for registration and map.

21 March 2009
Hot Springs Village, AR - Village Genealogical Society, Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, “2009 Spring Family History Workshop” featuring internationally known speaker and columnist Michael John Neill M.S. Topics of the all-day workshop will be “Researching the Entire Family,” “Problem Solving Applied to Genealogy,” “I Found it; Now what?” “Tried and Tested Tidbits.” Workshop hours are 9:00A.M. to 3:30P.M. Registration fee $35. For registration form and details, please call Jeanette Frahm 501-922-9220, e-mail , or visit http://pages.suddenlink.net/hsvgs/

28 March 2009
Virginia Beach, VA - Virginia Beach Genealogical Society's 2009 Annual Conference, “Tell Me About It,” features well-recognized author, teacher, publisher, and wit, John Philip Colletta, Ph.D.. Dr. Coletta will give 4 presentations to fine-tune your genealogical research and writing in his unique, energetic, and entertaining style on Saturday, 28 March 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m at Central Library, Virginia Beach VA. His topics are Lesser-Used Federal Records; Libraries, Archives & Public Records Offices: Understanding Resource Repositories; Effective Interviewing; and Turning Biographical Facts into Real-Life Events: How to Build Historical Context. You'll also find exhibitors, vendors, door prizes, free DNA kits, magazines, goodies, and much more. Registration form required plus $35 members/$40 for nonmembers. Add $5 for payment received after 16 March 2009. For registration form and details, please call J. B. Wright 757.495.0672, email , or visit www.rootsweb.com/~vavbgs.

28 March 2009
Kalamazoo, MI - The The Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society (KVGS) Spring Conference will be held at the Fetzer Center, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 9:00 to 4:00. Featured speaker Paula Stuart-Warren's topics will be "NUCMC & its Cousins: Keys to Lost Ancestral Records," "Tho' They Were Poor, They May Have Been Rich in Records," "Organizing Your Genealogical Materials," and "Finding Ancestral Places of Origin." Cost (buffet lunch included) is $40 for KVGS members, $45 for non-members. For a downloadable registration form, see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikvgs/ and look under the 2009 calendar.

June 2009

20 June 2009
Wichita, KS - The 2009 conference presented by The Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies, Inc. and The Wichita Genealogical Society, featuring Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak is scheduled for June 20, 2009 at the Spiritual Life Center in Wichita, Kansas. Sessions include:
- Trace Your Roots with DNA
- Welcome to Roots Television
- Reverse Genealogy
- Find That Obituary: Online Newspaper Research
Early registration: $45.00 [rec’d by 5/30/2009]. Late registration: $50.00. Contact for details or visit our website at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/kcgs/

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Family Reunions

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27 April 2009
BUSCH - MOEHRIG Family Reunion at the Conservation Plaza, New Braunfels, TX, on Sunday, 27 April. Registration 11:30, lunch 12:30, business meeting to follow. Lunch plates $10.00 For more info contact Vickie Moehrig .

5-7 June 2009
QUARLES - The QUARLES Family 200 Years Celebration/Reunion will be in Cookeville/Algood, Tennessee on 5, 6, and 7 June 2009. You are invited to a reunion of the descendants of Lt. WILLIAM PENNINGTON QUARLES, RWA, of Virginia who settled at White Plains, Tennessee, in 1809, present-day Putnam County. Associated families: Burton, Hawes, Hughes, Little, Huntsman, Hyder, Simpson, Lampton, and Snodgrass. Please visit our web site often for new information at http://wpquarles2009.info. Questions? Contact Eunetta Finley Jenkins at or at 931-526-9072 or 931-260-7651 or at 33 Ferguson Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501.

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Family reunion planners can find lots of reunion planning info and can request a free copy of Reunions magazine at www.reunionsmag.com.

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