Yellowstone
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Gen-Bug® April 2000Newsletter
Table of Contents
| Conference Coming Soon |
May 16th Meeting |
Volunteers (Poem) |
| Librarian's Corner |
Anyone Need Ride? |
Wick's Branch Library |
| How I Solved It |
Military Service Records |
Membership Update |
| Hamburg Port Records |
Coming Events |
|
CONFERENCE COMING SOON
The Montana State Genealogical
Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn, Great Falls, Montana,
May 4--May 7. There is a full day of classes on Friday and
Saturday, May 5 and 6. Many are thrilled to know that Curt
Witcher of Fort Wayne, IN is to be the keynote speaker. Several
of us remember when he was here in Billings in September 1997.
There will be about 12 different topics from which one can
choose. Curt will speak on several subjects. In addition there
will be Susan McKeen of Edmonton who will speak about Ontario
Records, Paulette Parpart on Queries, Cindy Kittredge on
Homestead Records, Harry Keen on Scotland and Michelle Reid on
Artifacts and Heirlooms.
The pre-registration fee is
$59.50 with smaller amounts for Friday only ($29.00) or Saturday
only ($29.00) and extra tickets for meals may be obtained for
guests. Payment of registration fees goes to Nancy Alley, P.O.
Box 989, Boulder, MT 59632 or for general information, write
Great Falls Genealogy Society, 1400 1st Ave. N, Great Falls, MT
59401 or ph. (406) 727-3922.
***
May 16th, 2000 MEETING
By-law changes and election of
officers will be voted on at our May 16th meeting which
celebrates our 23rd Anniversary.
To help inform all our
members, this newsletter is one of the largest containing the
proposed changes. A committee has worked hard for several months
to simplify and make a framework so that YGF can adapt and
continue in less than ideal circumstances as we've done this past
year without a president.
Please read our newsletter and
come to the meeting as informed members. We need cooperation in
all facets of our organization to make it successful.
The Nominating Committee
consists of Myrle Theimer (chairman), P.J. Smith, and Louise
LaRue. They present the following slate:
President -
Suzanne McPherson
Corresponding
Secretary - Peggy Williams and Pat Miller
Program Chairman
- Athna May Porter
Recording Secretary
- Joyce Nitschke
Treasurer -
Shannon Behounek
***
VOLUNTEERS
We have some folks who deserve
three cheers,
They give of themselves,
They are volunteers!
While some of us can't and
some of us won't,
Whate'er our reasons, a lot of
us don't. So let us now honor
Those who conquer their fears
And gladly serve others--
Our good volunteers!
by R.J. Wilkins
LIBRARIAN'S
CORNER
An impressive large 4-volume
set entitled, "Genealogical Abstracts of
Revolutionary War Pension Files" abstracted by
Virgil D. White is highly recommended. If you remember back, 3 of
our members--Athna May Porter, Evagene Emmett and Myrle Theimer
worked an election and their earnings plus some additional from
YGF paid for this worthy project. The pages are about 9 x 11
inches with a total of 5265 pages making the set. These books
cover A-E, F-M, N-Z plus an index. In the front is a list of
abbreviations used and introduction. At the back of the index are
a few pages of corrections and additions plus all the Roll
Numbers if you're interested in going back to the source.
If you have people the right
age to have been in the Revolutionary War, take time to check
this index. You might be pleasantly surprised.
***
ANYONE NEED RIDE?
Roy Oliver, our Calling
Chairman, reports that it is easier to use e-mail for
notification of meetings than phoning. It also takes less
callers. If you have e-mail, please give us your address. We
would still like to offer rides to any member who wants one to
attend our meetings. If you need a ride call Roy at 245-5516.
***
Wicks Branch Library
Note: On
April 22 the Wicks Branch Library will close for
about 6 months for church remodeling. Please use the Belvedere
Branch Library and the Gen-Room at Parmly Billings Library.
HOW I SOLVED IT
Looking For a Marriage
Record???
My grandparents were married
in St. Louis, Mo. in November 1889, but I could not find a
marriage license for them.
The church record I had on my
grandparents' marriage was just a copy of the original and a bad
copy at that. The writing on the record was very faint and very
hard to read. I had written many, many letters in trying to
locate the marriage application or license with no results.
So, I decided to write the
Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. in hopes of locating what
church the priest was at for that time period in St. Louis. In
response, I received 2 pages from the "Hoffmann's Catholic
Directory, Almanac" for 1890. A page of the
"Archdiocese of St. Louis" listed the priest I was
looking for and also listed the church and address in St. Louis.
I immediately wrote the church
and was sent the page showing the listing for their marriage. I
was then able to locate their license in the St. Louis Newspaper
from the State Historical Society of Missouri and got their
application for marriage from the county of St. Louis, and then
found their license on film. PROBLEM SOLVED!!!!!!!
by Liz Heal
***
Military Service
Records
It has been reported that
Military Service Records at the National Archives are going up
from $10.00 to $17.50. Pension Records (Rev. War, Civil War,
etc.) will go up from $10.00 to $40.00. All these changes are
effective July 1, 2000.
Now is the time to order
before the increases take effect.
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MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Welcome!!!
Miller, JoAnne, 2610
Longfellow Place, Billings, MT 59102, 259-9946,
e-mail, < vmiller@wtp.net
>
Taylor, Marilyn, Forsyth, MT
59327
Curtis, Ruth & Henry, 3145
Old Hardin Rd, Billings, MT 59101
Kennedy, Sharon, 3004 Radcliff
Dr, Bill- ings, MT 59102, 248-3069, <FSM@wtp.net>
Cushing, Ellen, 2315 South
54th St West, Billings, MT 59106, <ecushing2@juno.com>
Duncan, Jere, 1714 Howard Ave,
Billings, MT 59102, 656-6862
Alvin, Laura, e-mail
<lachipmunk@aol.com>
Miller, Pat, e-mail
<kerzenmiller@home.com>
LaRue, Louise, e-mail
<lourue1917@juno.com>
McCormick, Jean,
<Jeangenej@netscape.net>
***
HAMBURG PORT
Do you think Hamburg, Germany
might have been your ancestor's emigration port?
The Hamburg Emigration Lists
are a data bank which includes the personal data of 5 million
people who emigrated via Hamburg from 1850 to 1934. It will be
made available for your personal use in April 2000, starting with
the years 1890-1893.
This data bank will then grow,
on a regular basis, year by year. The first phase will include
the data on emigrants from 1890 to 1914. At a later data the
years 1850 to 1934 will be included and all of it will be
accessible on the Internet as well. As soon as you've found the
name you are looking for you may obtain complete details (where
they came from, profession, age, etc.)
Inform yourself via the
Internet on Hamburg as the port of emigration as well as the
project itself, at:
Coming Events
April 18, 2000 Parmly Billings
Library, 3rd floor, 7:00 p.m. Program: "School
Records" by Jim Kimmett, Superintendent of Dist. 2.
Show and Tell on what programs have helped you this past year.
May 1, 2000 Board
Meeting. JB's on 24th. Come for supper (go Dutch) at 6
p.m. followed by Board Meeting at 7 p.m.
May 5,6,7, 2000 MONTANA
STATES GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE, Holiday Inn,
Great Falls, MT. Theme: "As The Centuries
Turn". Curt Witcher from Fort Wayne, IN is keynote
speaker. See p. 1 for additional information. May 16, 2000 Parmly
Billings Library, 3rd floor, 7:00 p.m. Annual Meeting. Vote on
By-laws and YGF election of officers. Program: "Railroads"
by Ron Kaminski, from the Retired Railroad Board.
May 20, 2000 Montana Big Sky
PAF Users Group, 10 a.m. to 12. Program by Richard Davis. Place
will be moved due to remodeling of church at 1000 Wicks Lane.
Call Athna May Porter at 259-2552 for update.
June 20, 2000 Parmly Billings
Library, 3rd floor, 7:00 p.m. Round Table with 1. "Publishing
Family History" by Barbara Shott, 2. "Numbering
Your Ancestors" by Ann Ferguson, and 3.
____________ to be announced.
September 6-9, 2000 "A
World of Records" CONFERENCE, Salt
Lake City, UT hosted by the Federation of Genealogical Societies
and Utah Geneal- ogical Association. A super opportunity almost
at our back door with many wonderful classes to choose from. Full
registration (all 4 days) $151.00 ($121.00 if postmarked by 25
July). FGS phone 888-FGS-1500 toll free or
<http://www.fgs.org> OR UGA phone 888-INFO-UGA toll free or
<http://www.infouga.org>