NGS Meeting Was a Success
July 3rd, 1994NGS MEETING WAS A SUCCESS
The recent National Genealogical Society annual meeting in Houston, Texas was a success with several thousand genealogists in attendance from all over the nation. A syllabus was published containing each of the handouts from the various talks, and it alone is worth the price, since most speakers prepared excellent material to accompany their lectures. Cassette tapes were also made of most every speech and sell for around $7.50 each. An order form for the tapes can be obtained from Repeat Performance, 2911 Crabapple Ln, Hobart, Indiana 46342. Lectures are available on research in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, on Civil War Records, as well as research in the West Indies, the Canary Islands, and other more unusual topics.
While in Houston, the group was treated to several special events at that city’s own Clayton Genealogical Library. This is an entire branch of the public library dedicated to genealogy through a donation of the Clayton Family. That facility alone is worth a trip to Houston. They accept donations of Georgia and other Southern family histories and often purchase other genealogy books. Their address is 5300 Caroline, Houston, Tex. 77004.
While in Texas, there was much discussion about the founding of Texas and how many of our relatives moved to Texas to seek a better life, especially after the Civil War. One group which honors the original Texas colony, while it was still part of Spanish Mexico, is “Descendants of Austin’s Old Three Hundred”. These are descendants of the families who settled in the early 1820s in Texas at the invitation of Stephen F. Austin. There are now about 500 members. Anyone who thinks they might qualify should contact the society president, Tim Cummings, 602 Old Colony, Richmond, Texas 77469.
UDC ROSTERS
The United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), Georgia Division has completed volume 9 (T-V) and 10 (W-Z) of their “Ancestor Roster” series listing the ancestors, in alphabetical order, of their members, with a list of those members who have joined UDC on this particular person. The series has been donated to thirty libraries around the state and was begun in honor of the centenary of the UDC this fall. All that is left to publish is a comprehensive index. For additional information contact Mrs. John A. Dunaway, 1604 Executive Park Lane NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30329.
Note 2010: Mrs. Dunaway died in 2006, but the address is still valid for purchase of any Georgia Division, UDC publications, address the Georgia Division Treasurer at that address.
HEALTH HISTORY
The latest issue of the “National Genealogical Society’s Quarterly” is devoted to your family’s health history, a major field developing in genealogy. The five articles discuss how to be a family health historian, the Eugenics Records Office created early in this century and which lasted 34 years–material is on microfilm through the Mormons and at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia; patient records prior to World War II at the National Archives; an article on courses, videos and books one can use to learn more about being a family health historian; and finally an update on umbilical links proven through DNA. This issue is available at many local libraries or though the National Genealogical Society, 4527 Seventeenth St. North, Arlington, Va. 22207.
Emmett Lucas
The Rev. S. Emmett Lucas, Jr., noted genealogical publisher and editor through his “Georgia Genealogical Magazine” and his Southern Historical Press, died on May 4. A major figure in genealogical publishing for two decades, he will be sorely missed. His family will continue the publishing company and are in the process of reprinting and publishing new titles this summer. The Southern Historical Press is at P.O.Box 1267, Greenville, S.C. 29602-1267 or 1-800-233-0152.
Civil War Reprints
Oldbuck Press, Inc. has surfaced as a new reprinter of Civil War material, especially works about Georgia. They have a free catalog and have sent for review their reprint of Charles Edgeworth Jones’ “Georgia In the War, 1861-1865”, originally published in 1909. The main features of the book are lists of Georgia commands and commanders, biographical sketches of generals from Georgia with a list of their staffs, biographical sketches of Confederate navy officers from Georgia, and a new all-name index added by the publishers. The book, hardback, is $34.95 plus $2 shipping from Oldbuck Press, Inc., P.O.Box 1623-C, Conway, Ark. 72033 or 1-800-884-8184.
Paulding County
The Paulding County Genealogical Society has been formed in Dallas, Ga. The group meets the third Saturday of the month at 10:00 A.M. Anyone with roots in Paulding County may call Dan Ruch, society president, at 445-5867cq.
NORTHERN IRELAND
An attractive brochure with the title “An Information Guide to Ancestral Heritage: Tracing Your Ulster Roots” has been published in Northern Ireland. It lists fifty centers of interest including several “Irish Genealogy Centres” and an Irish Emigration Database Centre. They also list the Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland and the Association of Ulster Genealogists and Record Agents. This brochure can be obtained from the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, 59 North St., Belfast BT1 1NB Northern Ireland.
COUNTY HISTORIES
Many Georgia county histories are published through Curtis Media, a company which has never submitted any of their publications for review. Nevertheless, their latest brochure indicates that books have recently been published or contemplated by the following communities: Bowden; Camden Co.; Fannin Co.; Heard Co.; McIntosh Co.; Oconee Co.; Pike Co.; Savannah; Screven Co.; Telfair and Wayne Counties, and Waycross. For information contact Curtis Media, 734 East Pipeline Rd., Hurst, Tex. 76053 or 1-800-743-4388.