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INTHISISSUE  | Meetings1Dues2ComputerClasses2JCGSLibrary2VeteranRecords2AllenCo.Library2̢WieSagtMan..?3BiographicalSources3LibraryofMichigan4FamilyTreeRecipe5OntheLighterSide5IfYouSeeThis5̢DiotCoke5BushandKerry5VistaGrandeVillaMap6%  & i%XXIamNOTilliterate!Myparents e.+ WERESOMARRIED!!#XX%& i#9/+ %     DUES  c! Ifyouhavenotpaidyourmembershipduesfor20042005,pleasedosonow.Theyarepastdue.Ifyouhavepaidyourdues,pleasedisregardthisnotice.:)    COMPUTERCLASSES   ] ӀLearningtheinternetattheJacksonDistrictLibrary,mainbranch.TheJAPCUGInternetSpecialInterestGroupmeetsonthefirstWednesdayofthemonth.Winterhours6:00toclosing.Summer5:30toclosing.  JCGSLIBRARY  _   ӀOurhoursare1to5onTuesdayand10to4onSaturday.Weneedmorevolunteersifwewanttobeopenothertimes.IfyouareinterestedcontactRosaleeGriewahn5177897343.  VETERANRECORDS  {   BuriedveteransrecordsnowonWeb.Washington(AP)"SallyϢNaporleeturnedtotheDepartmentofVeteransAffairstofindoutmoreabouthergrandfather,whoservedduringWorldWarI.̀Afterafewweekswaitforaresponse,NaporleelearnedfromVAthatCarmeloϢCastorinaisburiedatLongIslandNationalCemeteryinϢFarmingdale,N.Y.Unexpectedly,shealsolearnedfromVAthathergrandmotherisburiedwithhim,aprivilegeextendedtoveteransspouses. .(- ЀVAhasmadeiteasierandfasterforthepublictogetanswersaboutfamilyhistory,oldwarbuddiesorfamouswarheroes.TheagencyputontheWeb3.2millionrecordsforveteransburiedat120nationalcemeteriessincetheCivilWar.̀TheVAsNationwideϢGravesiteLocator,at http://www.cem.va.gov also _ 7 hasrecordsforsomestateveteranscemeteriesandburialsinArlingtonNationalCemeterysince1999,̀JoeNosari,VAsdeputychiefinformationofficerforMemorialAffairs,saidtherecordsusedtobeonpaperandmicrofilm.Privatecompanieshaveputsomeoftheinformationonlineandchargedforit,buttheVAinformationisfree,hesaid.̀Naporlee,ofSpokane,Wash.,alsolearnedhergrandfatherservedwiththeArmys161DBunit,enlistingJune24,1918.HewashonorablydischargedDecember17,1918.̀VAsgravesitenavigatorincludesnames,datesofbirthanddeath,militaryservicedates,servicebranchandrankifknown,cemeteryinformationandgravelocationinthecemetery.VAwillwithholdsomeinformationforprivacypurposes.̀Thesitewillbeupdateddaily.̀OntheNet:VANationwideGravesiteLocator: www.cem.va.gov   -&X MyancestorsdidWHAT?!? .(Z    ALLENCOUNTYLIBRARY  c!Z   ӀTheAllenCountyPublicLibraryisstillatitstemporarylocation.̀Theinterimlocationisat200EastBerrySt.,FortWayne,Indiana.Locally,itiscalled:RenaissanceSquare.Itis5blockstotheeastfromthecurrentlibrary.Thereislimitedfreeparkingavailable;thereisalsoapayparkinggarageacrossthestreetandmorethan150meteredspacesincloseproximity.̀Oneofthemostexcitingthingsabouttheinterimlocationisthatthegenealogycollectionisabrowsingcollection.Allthematerialsareoutandavailablefortheresearchertoretrievethem.Materialsdonothavetobepaged;theshelvesareopen.̀Ifyouhavenotvisitedthislibraryinawhile,nowwouldbeagoodtimetogo.̀Visitingthelibrarywebsite: http://www.acpl.lib.in.us or Ov phonethedepartmentat12604211225isthebestwaytogetcurrentrelocationinformation.̀Forfurthercontact,pleasephonethedepartmentoremailCurtWitcher,Manager,HistoricalGenealogyDepartmentACPLat cwitcher@acpl.lib.in.us or (Q" SusanKaufmanTavenner,Librarian,HistoricalGenealogyDepartmentACPLat skaufman@acpl.lib.in.us  1,% IonlyworkonGenealogyondaysthatendin Y .(    ӢWIESAGTMAN...?*  c!   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ӢMelaineD.G.Kaplan& i%XXUSAWeekend,Oct,810,2004#XX%& i1#  <     BIOGRAPHICALSOURCES  [>   ӀBiographicalsourcesareoftenoverlookedbyamateurgenealogists.̀Onesourceofinformationthatsoftenoverlookedbyamateurgenealogistsisbiographies.While,inthemselves,biographiesmaynotholdalltheanswers,theycanfillinfactsnotavailablethroughothersources.̀WhosWhoinAmericais k )J perhapsthemostreliablebiographicalsource,sincethesubjectsubmitstheinformation.Buthemanyalsoomitimportantfacts.Who $O WasWhoinAmericadoesnt %P supplanttheolderWhosWho &y Q volumes.ThereareindividualsintheregularvolumeswhoarentincludedinthepermanentWhoWasWho U*$U volumes,whicharerestrictedtoleadersingovernment,education,religion,business,andtheprofessions.Manyothernotableorpopular .(Z personssuchasentertainers,sportsfiguresandwriters,arentincluded.̀WhiletheDictionaryof  ] AmericanBiographyisalso  ^ highlyrestrictiveinitscriteriaforinclusion,theNational  ` EncyclopediaofAmericanBiographyincludesmany  Yb individuals,withmorecompletebiographicalsketches.TheinformationinthesevolumesismainlyprovidedbytheindividualϢbiographeesortheirrelativesandbeinguncritical,containmanyvaluableclues.̀AsimilarseriesentitledtheEncyclopediaofAmerican Wl Biographyalsoincludes ?m noncriticalinformation.Itfeaturesfullpage,steelplateengravingsoftheentrants,plussignificantcluestocareers,officesandeventsinthelifeoftheindividual.Ifanancestorservedasadirectorofacorporationoranofficerofasociety,thebestplacetolookwouldbetherecordsoftheorganization.̀Statebiographicalvolumesissuedbyvariouspublishersmayalsobeuseful.Sincethesevolumescontainonlyinformationaboutthepeopleinasinglestate,theyreabletoincludeagreaternumberofindividualsfromthestate.Itwasquitepopularatthebeginningofthe20thcentury a*$ toissuestatehistoriesinmultivolumedsets,ofwhichoneormorevolumeswere devotedtobiographies. -' ЀThoughthesebiographies arentuniformlyaccurate,theystillprovidevaluableinformationandcluesforfurtherresearch.Quiteoftenthestatearchivistorleaderinthestatehistoricalorganizationlendshisname,ifnothisservices,tothesepublications.̀Countyhistoriesvaryintheircoverage,historicalaccuracy,inclusiveness,andformatandprintingquality.Whiletheyshouldbeconsulted,theircontentisdependentuponinformationsuppliesbyindividualbiographees.Ifanindividualpaid$50forhisbookandhisbiography,itslikelythataflatteringbiographywaswrittenabouthim.Checkthecountyhistorywiththeprimarysources,particularlythoseatthecourthouse.̀Ifanancestorwasinvolvedinabusiness,professionoranreligiousorganization,agenealogistneedstolocatethebiographicalcompendiumwhichrelatestothatparticularbusiness,professionorreligion.Thoughdoctorscanbetracedthroughcountyandstatehistories,thetransactionsofthemedicalsocietyofthestateinwhichheorsheresidedareabettersourceforbiographies.̀Ifanancestorwasaminister,theresagoodpossibilitythathemayhavebeenlistedinbiographicalorhistoricalvolumesrelatedtohisdenomination.AnddontforgettoexaminethehistoriesandrecordsofthelocalBaptist .(- Association,MethodistConference,PresbyterianSynodandEpiscopalDiocese.̀Itspossiblethatinformationaboutanancestormaybeinabiographicalworkonthegraduatesofthecollegeheattended.Historicaljournalsshouldbeconsultedforpossibleinformation,especiallyiftheyreindexed.̀Countydirectoriesmaycontainbiographicalinformationandareavailableforsomelocations.Citydirectorieshavebeenmentioned.Insomeareas,citydirectorieshaveexistedformanyyears;inotherareastheyhavebeeninexistenceonlyashorttime.Directoriesofmajorcitieshavebeenmicrofilmedandaremorewidelyavailablethantheyusedtobe.Asearchofthesedirectoriesmaytellagenealogistapproximatelywhenanancestorarrivedintheareaandapproximatelywhenheleftitordied.Kinshipcanoftenbediscernedbyresidence,eventhoughtheindividualsdonthavethesamelastnames.Occupationsareoftenindicated,andevenemployersmaybenamed.̀Thoughinformationintelephonedirectoriesisnowfairlyaccurate,theydontcontainthedatafoundincitydirectories.Voterlists"foundincourtrecords,newspapersorpolltaxrecords "mayalsobehelpful.And -'Y schoolrecordsaresometimesavailable.  Oneofthemaindistinctionsbetweenprofessionalandnovicesingenealogicalresearchistheextenttowhichtheprofessionalsutilizetheseperiodicals.Thenoviceusuallyconfineshisorhersearchtoancestorsurnames.Theprofessionalsearchesforinformationaboutacertainlocaleaswellassurnames.Theinformationdiscoveredoftenleadstootherinformation.̀Anotherdistinctionistheextenttowhichtheprofessionalknowsorsearchesforthemanuscriptmaterialsinthelibraries,historicalsocietiesandarchives.ThevolumesoftheNationalUnionCatalogofManuscriptsarethemajortoolsforfindingthesesources.Theyrefoundinmostlargelibraries.Localnewspaperarchivesarealsoinvaluablesources.  BobBrookeforAntiqueWeekVol32No44Monday,Jan.24,2000    LIBRARYOFMICHIGAN  %|   ӀCityDirectoriesoftheUnited & } States,19021935. 'g!~ ТWoodbridge,CT:ResearchPublications,Inc.,1985MicrofilmE154.5.C582IncludesmanyMichigancommunitiesaswellasanumberofcitiesfromotherstates. .(    FAMILYTREERECIPE  c!   3TBSPofcuriosity2TBSPofhelpfulcontacts3tsp.ofeducationguesses1/4cupofpersistence1/4cupofgoodcommunicationskills̀Apinchofluckandaheapingcupofpatience.̀Combinewithplentyoflegwork,questionasking,headstonetracing,microficheviewing,letterwriting,conferenceattending,genealogyandhistoricalsocietyjoining,familynewsletterreading,websitesearching,GEDCOMloading,documentdoublechecking,oldphotosafekeepingandalargemeasureofcommonsense.Addsenseofhumortotaste.Allowtoriseoveralifetime.Plentyofservingsforfuturegenerations.  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