HOW GENEALOGY MAGAZINES CAN BE USEFUL                   The NGS Newsmagazine (National Genealogical Society) has a wealth of information that could be beneficial to the family historian.  For example, in the November / December 2001 edition, there are articles on identifying civil war soldiers, search tools for the Internet, and how families come to life in a cemetery.             The NGS Newsmagazine was established in 1903.  It keeps members of the National Genealogical Society abreast of things going on in the world of genealogy.  For more information on joining the NGS, check out their website at www.ngsgenelaogy.org             Look for other genealogy magazine write ups in future newsletters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inside This Issue
1	How Genealogical Magazines Can Be Useful
1	Maker Honors old Indian Fighter
2	WGS Membership Application
3	Genealogy Publications for Sale
3	2001 Programs / Queries
4 6	Current Officials / Genealogy Website Tracing Railroad Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

			Available Genealogy Publications for Sale Authors/ Publishers and their Addresses: “LAURENS COUNTY GEORGIA MARRIAGE RECORDS:”  1807-1993, Volumes I & II             Compiled by:     Robin Mullis                                          Libby Young                                     June S. Adams             Cost:     $90.00             Available for purchase from the Laurens County Library, Dublin, Georgia.   WHAT IS ORTSSIPPENBUCHER?             Ortssippenbucher may be translated as “local lineage books.”  These are publications by individual German towns or villages that provide fairly detailed vital records information on their inhabitants over long periods of time, e.g., births, deaths and marriages from 1638-1808 or 1570-1975.  They are a potential gold mine of genealogical information, and a number of them are readily accessible in Washington, DC via the Library of Congress.  Another possible source would be the records maintained by the Church of Latter Day Saints.  Some of the Ortssippenbucher include a more or less extensive history of the village itself, as well as line drawings of the local church or other scenes.  The histories may contain excerpts written by local pastors or other officials concerning major disasters or events that occurred in the town; a description of the terrible effects on the community of the plagues that broke out in The Thirty Years War is a typical theme.  These records help in genealogical research if one is lucky enough to find their own ancestral village among the published Ortssippenbucher.  However, it’s still worth going to a detailed map of German villages to see whether there are books for communities in the same area or region.   This can be a fascinating and fun tool to better understanding our German forebears through their history at the local level.                                     Found in the NGS Newsmagazine                                     November / December 2001
	WGS Meetings in 2001     OCTOBER 2001   Scott Thompson was our speaker in October.  He talked about cemetery laws.  He talked about what property rights that the descendants have, and rights of governmental agencies.  He told us what permits would be required for development of land on which a cemetery is located.  He also talked about the rights of the landowners.  Penalties for violations were also discussed.  It was a very informative talk.    NOVEMBER 2001   Julian Williams was our speaker in November.    He did a very entertaining program.  He kept things light and told jokes and stories.  Everyone had a good laugh with his talk.    DECEMBER 2001   We had our business meeting in December.  We talked about what we had accomplished over the year.  We completed the first cemetery clean up.  We expanded family file projects to include a group effort.  We sponsored our first research trip to the library in Vidalia.  We voted on officers for the coming year, 2002.  The election went as follows:   PRESIDENT                 Robin Mullis VICE PRESIDENT        Skeet Brown SECRETARY                 Doris Dixon TREASURER                 Betty Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	Current Officials Officers:             President         Billy R. White             Vice President Skeet Brown             Secretary          Doris Dixon             Treasurer         Betty Smith Committees: Program Committee:             Ruby Brown Newsletter Editors:             Robin Mullis & B.J. Cash Webpage Administrator:             Howard Woodard		WGS Website Visit our website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gawgs  Other interesting genealogy websites include: http://www.hadleysociety.org http://www.ancestry.com This website is considered one of the top for genealogy research. http://www.postcards.rootsweb.com/ws.htm (This is website just for fun for Christmas.) CONTACT POINTS FOR VARIOUS COUNTIES: Dodge County       Billy White             912-374-2773 Laurens County     Robin Mullis          912-272-5424 Telfair County        Robert & Mizelle Clayton     912-868-2887 Bleckley County     Doris Dixon          912-934-6836 Pulaski County      Mamie Lancaster    912-783-2250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wiregrass Genealogical Society 45 25th Avenue Eastman,Georgia  31023		Build Rate US Postage Paid Permit No. 98765
ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED	Mailing Address Street Number and Name City, State  98765-4321