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The Chula Vista Genealogical Society events for September 2008 include:
** Saturday, September 6, 8:45 a.m. to around 3 p.m., Research Trip to Carlsbad Georgina Cole Library. Car pools will leave the downtown Chula Vista parking garage at 8:45 a.m. and return by 3 p.m. We plan to be at the library between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., bring a lunch. Contact Randy Seaver (see below)for reservations.
** Wednesday, September 10, 12 noon, Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library -- CVGS Research Group meets in the Library Conference Room. We will review the latest genealogy news, share success stories and information, and discuss members research problems, and potential solutions, based on the collective knowledge and wisdom of the group.
** Wednesday, September 17, 12 noon, Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library -- CVGS Computer Group meets in the Library Computer Lab. We will visit some helpful genealogy web sites. This is an opportunity for those members who haven't used computers for genealogy research to practice with a mentor to guide them.
** Wednesday, September 24, 12 noon to 2 p.m., Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library - CVGS Program Meeting in the Auditorium. After a brief business meeting, the featured speaker will by Tom Underhill, of Creative Continuum, on "Internet Security."
On Monday afternoons (12 noon to 2 PM) - September 8, 15, 22 and 29 - Genealogy Table Talk with Dearl Glenn and John Finch in the Family Research section of the Chula Vista Civic Center Library. They are ready and willing to help people with their research, discuss a problem or success, or just tell stories.
The Chula Vista Civic Center Library is located at 365 "F" Street in Chula Vista - between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue, midway between I-5 and I-805 (take the "E" Street exit from the freeways).
We welcome guests and visitors to our CVGS programs and events - if you are in the Chula Vista area and want to attend our events - please come and introduce yourselves. If you have questions, please email Randy at rjseaver@cox.net or phone 619-422-3397.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Index to Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850, Volume 1: Surnames O-P
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The Southern California Genealogical Society published three volumes of the work by Marie E. Northrop titled Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 (Published by Southern California Genealogical Society, Burbank, California. Volume I - 435 pages. Volume II - 396 pages. Volume III - 525 pages). A description of the work by Northrop, and researchers before and after her, are here.
I posted my reasons for creating this index to the families in the first post here, which also has the index for surnames beginning with A and B. The second post has the index to heads of families with surnames C, D, E and F. The third post has the index to heads of families with surnames G, H, I, J and K. The fourth post has the index to heads of families with surnames L, M and N.
This post includes the heads of household for surnames O and P:
VOLUME 1 - O SURNAMES
page 238 - Antonio Lucas Maria Olivera (1780-1851)
page 239 - Joseph Desiderio Olivera (1784-1853)
page 241 - Joseph Ygnacio Olivera (1750-1794)
page 242 - Juan Maria Olivera (1750-1801)
page 243 - Martin Olivera (1816-1872)
page 244 - Tomas Antonio Olivera (1787-1848)
page 245 - Ygnacio Narciso Olivera (1758-1814)
page 246 - Jose Antonio Maria Ortega (1789-????)
page 248 - Jose Dolores Ponciano del Altagracia Ortega (1790-????)
page 249 - Jose Joaquin Geronimo Ortega (1801-????)
page 250 - Jose Maria Ortega (1760-1822)
page 252 - Jose Vicente Ortega (1773-1807)
page 253 - Joseph Francisco Ortega (1731-1795)
page 255 - Joseph Francisco Maria Ortega (1775-1832)
page 256 - Joseph Maria Martin Ortega (1781-1859)
page 258 - Joseph Vicente Ortega (1785-1817)
page 259 - Juan Capistrano Ortega (1776-1818)
page 260 - Ygnacio Maria Ortega (1764-1829)
page 261 - Jose Maria Osuna (1778-1813)
page 262 - Juan Ismerio de Ortega (1746-1790)
page 263 - Jose Maria Osuna (1784-1851)
VOLUME 1 - P SURNAMES
page 265 - Bartolome Ygnacio Pacheco (1765-1839)
page 267 - Bernardo Ygnacio Pacheco (1760-1829)
page 269 - Juan Salvio Pacheco (????-1777)
page 270 - Miguel Antonio Pacheco (1755-1829)
page 272 - Gabriel Antonio Peralta (1733-1807)
page 273 - Juan Pablo Peralta (1786-1829)
page 274 - Luis Maria Peralta (1760-1851)
page 276 - Pedro Regalado Peralta (1764-1839)
page 278 - Juan de Jesus Polbrena (1792-????)
page 279 - Pedro Polbrena (????-1818)
The Southern California Genealogical Society published three volumes of the work by Marie E. Northrop titled Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 (Published by Southern California Genealogical Society, Burbank, California. Volume I - 435 pages. Volume II - 396 pages. Volume III - 525 pages). A description of the work by Northrop, and researchers before and after her, are here.
I posted my reasons for creating this index to the families in the first post here, which also has the index for surnames beginning with A and B. The second post has the index to heads of families with surnames C, D, E and F. The third post has the index to heads of families with surnames G, H, I, J and K. The fourth post has the index to heads of families with surnames L, M and N.
This post includes the heads of household for surnames O and P:
VOLUME 1 - O SURNAMES
page 238 - Antonio Lucas Maria Olivera (1780-1851)
page 239 - Joseph Desiderio Olivera (1784-1853)
page 241 - Joseph Ygnacio Olivera (1750-1794)
page 242 - Juan Maria Olivera (1750-1801)
page 243 - Martin Olivera (1816-1872)
page 244 - Tomas Antonio Olivera (1787-1848)
page 245 - Ygnacio Narciso Olivera (1758-1814)
page 246 - Jose Antonio Maria Ortega (1789-????)
page 248 - Jose Dolores Ponciano del Altagracia Ortega (1790-????)
page 249 - Jose Joaquin Geronimo Ortega (1801-????)
page 250 - Jose Maria Ortega (1760-1822)
page 252 - Jose Vicente Ortega (1773-1807)
page 253 - Joseph Francisco Ortega (1731-1795)
page 255 - Joseph Francisco Maria Ortega (1775-1832)
page 256 - Joseph Maria Martin Ortega (1781-1859)
page 258 - Joseph Vicente Ortega (1785-1817)
page 259 - Juan Capistrano Ortega (1776-1818)
page 260 - Ygnacio Maria Ortega (1764-1829)
page 261 - Jose Maria Osuna (1778-1813)
page 262 - Juan Ismerio de Ortega (1746-1790)
page 263 - Jose Maria Osuna (1784-1851)
VOLUME 1 - P SURNAMES
page 265 - Bartolome Ygnacio Pacheco (1765-1839)
page 267 - Bernardo Ygnacio Pacheco (1760-1829)
page 269 - Juan Salvio Pacheco (????-1777)
page 270 - Miguel Antonio Pacheco (1755-1829)
page 272 - Gabriel Antonio Peralta (1733-1807)
page 273 - Juan Pablo Peralta (1786-1829)
page 274 - Luis Maria Peralta (1760-1851)
page 276 - Pedro Regalado Peralta (1764-1839)
page 278 - Juan de Jesus Polbrena (1792-????)
page 279 - Pedro Polbrena (????-1818)
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Having Fun with "Genealogy Password"
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We had 30 members and guests at our CVGS Annual Picnic today - lots of good food, good conversation, a white elephant gift exchange and a "Genealogy Password" game.
I set up the game using the rules for the TV game listed here. The words used were all genealogy oriented (requested from Genea-Musings readers here). I typed 64 of them up in an MSWord document table in three columns, printed them off and cut them into strips. During the game, I tore the strip into three pieces and put one piece in an envelope to hand to each team, keeping one for myself. We used only 20 words. I couldn't find my "ahnentafel" strip for some reason - I know I made one! I avoided words like "aliquot" and "metes," although I had them on my list!
We had six teams play, then had the top two teams play for the championship - John and Gary were the champs. We used five words per game. The hardest words to guess were "emigrant," "naturalization," "vital," "legacy" and "administration." The craziest clue was "hair" and "roots" was guessed immediately (go figure!).
The game stage was not ideal. We had a table set up at the front of the picnic area, and contestants sat across the table from each other, with the time and scorekeeper in between the clue givers. The audience was in back of the scorekeeper and clue givers, so some people could not hear every clue or response. We really needed a sound stage so that the audience could understand all of the clues and answers.
Nonetheless, a good time was had by all, and everybody appreciated how difficult it is to define the clues and to guess the answers under a five second deadline.
The picnic concluded with the white elephant opportunity drawing, and the door prize drawing (a $25 Office Depot gift card) won by Susan Z.
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We had 30 members and guests at our CVGS Annual Picnic today - lots of good food, good conversation, a white elephant gift exchange and a "Genealogy Password" game.
I set up the game using the rules for the TV game listed here. The words used were all genealogy oriented (requested from Genea-Musings readers here). I typed 64 of them up in an MSWord document table in three columns, printed them off and cut them into strips. During the game, I tore the strip into three pieces and put one piece in an envelope to hand to each team, keeping one for myself. We used only 20 words. I couldn't find my "ahnentafel" strip for some reason - I know I made one! I avoided words like "aliquot" and "metes," although I had them on my list!
We had six teams play, then had the top two teams play for the championship - John and Gary were the champs. We used five words per game. The hardest words to guess were "emigrant," "naturalization," "vital," "legacy" and "administration." The craziest clue was "hair" and "roots" was guessed immediately (go figure!).
The game stage was not ideal. We had a table set up at the front of the picnic area, and contestants sat across the table from each other, with the time and scorekeeper in between the clue givers. The audience was in back of the scorekeeper and clue givers, so some people could not hear every clue or response. We really needed a sound stage so that the audience could understand all of the clues and answers.
Nonetheless, a good time was had by all, and everybody appreciated how difficult it is to define the clues and to guess the answers under a five second deadline.
The picnic concluded with the white elephant opportunity drawing, and the door prize drawing (a $25 Office Depot gift card) won by Susan Z.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Index to Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, Volume 1: Surnames L-N
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The Southern California Genealogical Society published three volumes of the work by Marie E. Northrop titled Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 (Published by Southern California Genealogical Society, Burbank, California. Volume I - 435 pages. Volume II - 396 pages. Volume III - 525 pages). A description of the work by Northrop, and researchers before and after her, are here.
I posted my reasons for creating this index to the families in the first post here, which also has the index for surnames beginning with A and B. The second post has the index to heads of families with surnames C, D, E and F. The third post has the index to heads of families with surnames G, H, I, J and K.
This post includes the heads of household for surnames L, M, and N:
VOLUME 1 - L SURNAMES
Page 192 - Ygnacio Antonio Linares (1745-1805)
Page 194 - Pedro Antonio Lisalde (1753-1818)
Page 197 - Joseph Maria Lopez (1759-1789)
Page 198 - Juan Lopez (1786-????)
Page 199 - Juan Bautista Lopez (1754-1827)
Page 200 - Juan Francisco Lopez (1736-1800)
Page 202 - Juan Jose Lopez (1786-1846)
Page 204 - Sebastian Antonio Lopez (1735-????)
Page 204 - Sebastian Antonio Lopez (1757-1791)
Page 205 - Ygnacio Maria (Becina) de Jesus Lopez (1778-????)
Page 207 - Antonio Maria Lugo (1778-1860)
Page 210 - Francisco Salvador de Lugo (1740-1806)
Page 211 - Jose Miguel Lugo (1770-????)
Page 213 - Joseph Antonio Lugo (1773-1801)
Page 213 - Juan Maria Alejandro de Lugo (1780-1830)
Page 215 - Luis Gonzaga Lugo (1753-1825)
VOLUME 1 - M SURNAMES
Page 217 - Jose Augustin Antonio Machado (1794-1865)
Page 219 - Jose Manuel Machado (1756-1810)
Page 220 - Joseph Antonio Machado (1788-????)
Page 221 - Joseph Manuel Machado (1781-1852)
Page 223 - Jose Julian Manriquez (1801-1848)
Page 223 - Luiz Manriquez (1773-1822)
Page 225 - Jose Antonio Mesa (1773-1834)
Page 227 - Jose Valerio Mesa (1729-1795)
Page 228 - Jose Ygnacio Mesa (1765-1826)
Page 228 - Juan Mesa (1775-1817)
Page 230 - Jose Dobres Mesa (1770-1836)
Page 232 - Gabriel Antonio Moraga (1765-1823)
Page 234 - Joseph Joaquin Moraga (1745-1785)
VOLUME 1 - N SURNAMES
Page 235 - Antonio Maria de los Santos Perez Nieto (1796-1832)
Page 236 - Joseph Antonio Maria Nieto (1785-1832)
Page 237 - Jose Manuel Perez Nieto (1748-1804)
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The Southern California Genealogical Society published three volumes of the work by Marie E. Northrop titled Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 (Published by Southern California Genealogical Society, Burbank, California. Volume I - 435 pages. Volume II - 396 pages. Volume III - 525 pages). A description of the work by Northrop, and researchers before and after her, are here.
I posted my reasons for creating this index to the families in the first post here, which also has the index for surnames beginning with A and B. The second post has the index to heads of families with surnames C, D, E and F. The third post has the index to heads of families with surnames G, H, I, J and K.
This post includes the heads of household for surnames L, M, and N:
VOLUME 1 - L SURNAMES
Page 192 - Ygnacio Antonio Linares (1745-1805)
Page 194 - Pedro Antonio Lisalde (1753-1818)
Page 197 - Joseph Maria Lopez (1759-1789)
Page 198 - Juan Lopez (1786-????)
Page 199 - Juan Bautista Lopez (1754-1827)
Page 200 - Juan Francisco Lopez (1736-1800)
Page 202 - Juan Jose Lopez (1786-1846)
Page 204 - Sebastian Antonio Lopez (1735-????)
Page 204 - Sebastian Antonio Lopez (1757-1791)
Page 205 - Ygnacio Maria (Becina) de Jesus Lopez (1778-????)
Page 207 - Antonio Maria Lugo (1778-1860)
Page 210 - Francisco Salvador de Lugo (1740-1806)
Page 211 - Jose Miguel Lugo (1770-????)
Page 213 - Joseph Antonio Lugo (1773-1801)
Page 213 - Juan Maria Alejandro de Lugo (1780-1830)
Page 215 - Luis Gonzaga Lugo (1753-1825)
VOLUME 1 - M SURNAMES
Page 217 - Jose Augustin Antonio Machado (1794-1865)
Page 219 - Jose Manuel Machado (1756-1810)
Page 220 - Joseph Antonio Machado (1788-????)
Page 221 - Joseph Manuel Machado (1781-1852)
Page 223 - Jose Julian Manriquez (1801-1848)
Page 223 - Luiz Manriquez (1773-1822)
Page 225 - Jose Antonio Mesa (1773-1834)
Page 227 - Jose Valerio Mesa (1729-1795)
Page 228 - Jose Ygnacio Mesa (1765-1826)
Page 228 - Juan Mesa (1775-1817)
Page 230 - Jose Dobres Mesa (1770-1836)
Page 232 - Gabriel Antonio Moraga (1765-1823)
Page 234 - Joseph Joaquin Moraga (1745-1785)
VOLUME 1 - N SURNAMES
Page 235 - Antonio Maria de los Santos Perez Nieto (1796-1832)
Page 236 - Joseph Antonio Maria Nieto (1785-1832)
Page 237 - Jose Manuel Perez Nieto (1748-1804)
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Monday, August 25, 2008
Play "Genealogy Password" at the Picnic on 27 August
The annual Chula Vista Genealogical Society picnic will be Wednesday, August 27 at 11 AM. We will meet at the Elks Lodge picnic area. From Telegraph Canyon Road, turn south on Elks Lane, go up the hill, turn left into the parking lot and then right around the building to the picnic area and upper parking lot.
Please bring your own food and beverage.
Bring a wrapped white elephant gift for the opportunity drawing.
We will have a separate drawing for a door prize.
The program will be members playing the game “Genealogy Password” with Randy “Allen Ludden” Seaver hosting the game where contestants try to guess genealogy-oriented words based on one-word clues from their partner.
Contact Randy Seaver (phone 619-422-3397, or email rjseaver@cox.net) for information.
Please bring your own food and beverage.
Bring a wrapped white elephant gift for the opportunity drawing.
We will have a separate drawing for a door prize.
The program will be members playing the game “Genealogy Password” with Randy “Allen Ludden” Seaver hosting the game where contestants try to guess genealogy-oriented words based on one-word clues from their partner.
Contact Randy Seaver (phone 619-422-3397, or email rjseaver@cox.net) for information.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Index to Families in Spanish-Mexican Families in Early California, 1769-1850 - Surnames G to K.
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The Southern California Genealogical Society published three volumes of the work by Marie E. Northrop titled Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 (Published by Southern California Genealogical Society, Burbank, California. Volume I - 435 pages. Volume II - 396 pages. Volume III - 525 pages). A description of the work by Northrop, and researchers before and after her, are here.
I posted my reasons for creating this index to the families in the first post here, which also has the index for surnames beginning with A and B. The second post has the index to heads of families with surnames C, D, E and F.
This post will include the heads of households for Surnames G, H, I, J and K:
VOLUME 1 - G SURNAMES
page 155 - Nicolas Galindo (1743-1803)
page 157 - Anselmo Joseph Ygnacio Garcia (or Romero) (1781-1848)
page 159 - Felipe Garcia (Romero) (1748-1817)
page 161 - Felipe Santiago Garcia (1748-1822)
page 164 - Joseph Antonio Garcia (????-1778)
page 165 - Isidro (Jose) German (1755-1829)
page 167 - Jose Maria Gongora (1751-????)
page 168 - Jose Rafael Geraldo Gonzales (1750-1797)
page 169 - Joseph Manuel Gonzales (1720-1804)
page 171 - Jose Pablo Grijalva (1744-1806)
page 172 - Ygnacio Maria Gutierrez (1746-????)
VOLUME 1 - H SURNAMES
page 173 - Jose Bernardo Heredia (1750-1805)
page 173 - Dionisio Hernandez (Arroyo) (???-????) m 1765
page 174 - Francisco Xavier Higuera (1792-1830)
page 176 - Joaquin Higuera (1751-1794)
page 177 - Jose Esteben Higuera (1797-1840)
page 178 - Jose Joaquin Antonio Higuera (1755-1809)
page 179 - Jose Joaquin Valentin Higuera (1784-1838)
page 181 - Jose Loreto Higuera (1778-1845)
page 184 - Jose Manuel Higuera (1744-1828)
page 186 - Juan Jose Faustino Higuera (1773-????)
page 188 - Juan Jose Manuel Higuera (1781-????)
page 189 - Nicolas Antonio Higuera (1781-????)
page 190 - Salvador Higuera (1752-????)
page 191 - Ygnacio Anastacio Higuera (1753-1805)
VOLUME 1 - I SURNAMES
VOLUME 1 - J SURNAMES
VOLUME 1 - K SURNAMES
The Southern California Genealogical Society published three volumes of the work by Marie E. Northrop titled Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 (Published by Southern California Genealogical Society, Burbank, California. Volume I - 435 pages. Volume II - 396 pages. Volume III - 525 pages). A description of the work by Northrop, and researchers before and after her, are here.
I posted my reasons for creating this index to the families in the first post here, which also has the index for surnames beginning with A and B. The second post has the index to heads of families with surnames C, D, E and F.
This post will include the heads of households for Surnames G, H, I, J and K:
VOLUME 1 - G SURNAMES
page 155 - Nicolas Galindo (1743-1803)
page 157 - Anselmo Joseph Ygnacio Garcia (or Romero) (1781-1848)
page 159 - Felipe Garcia (Romero) (1748-1817)
page 161 - Felipe Santiago Garcia (1748-1822)
page 164 - Joseph Antonio Garcia (????-1778)
page 165 - Isidro (Jose) German (1755-1829)
page 167 - Jose Maria Gongora (1751-????)
page 168 - Jose Rafael Geraldo Gonzales (1750-1797)
page 169 - Joseph Manuel Gonzales (1720-1804)
page 171 - Jose Pablo Grijalva (1744-1806)
page 172 - Ygnacio Maria Gutierrez (1746-????)
VOLUME 1 - H SURNAMES
page 173 - Jose Bernardo Heredia (1750-1805)
page 173 - Dionisio Hernandez (Arroyo) (???-????) m 1765
page 174 - Francisco Xavier Higuera (1792-1830)
page 176 - Joaquin Higuera (1751-1794)
page 177 - Jose Esteben Higuera (1797-1840)
page 178 - Jose Joaquin Antonio Higuera (1755-1809)
page 179 - Jose Joaquin Valentin Higuera (1784-1838)
page 181 - Jose Loreto Higuera (1778-1845)
page 184 - Jose Manuel Higuera (1744-1828)
page 186 - Juan Jose Faustino Higuera (1773-????)
page 188 - Juan Jose Manuel Higuera (1781-????)
page 189 - Nicolas Antonio Higuera (1781-????)
page 190 - Salvador Higuera (1752-????)
page 191 - Ygnacio Anastacio Higuera (1753-1805)
VOLUME 1 - I SURNAMES
VOLUME 1 - J SURNAMES
VOLUME 1 - K SURNAMES
Lineage Society for Descendants of Early Settlers of Spanish-Mexican Land Grants
Debbie Wayne Parker emailed me with this announcement:
HOUSTON, TEXAS - Organizers announced today the formation of a lineage society for Early Settlers of Spanish and Mexican Land Grants (ESSMLG).
This is the first national lineage society that recognizes and preserves the contributions of the Spanish / Latino culture in the early settlement of the United States. Even before Jamestowne was founded and the Pilgrims landed, Texas and the southwestern U.S. were being explored. By the 1600s there was a rich Spanish culture in place. The early settlers of the southwestern U.S. included such diverse groups as Spaniards, Canary Islanders, French, Irish, English, Scots, Jewish, German, Dutch, Portuguese, and Native Americans from both sides of the present day U.S.-Mexico border. Much of the early history of this area is barely taught in schools where the curriculum emphasizes the early English settlement of the eastern U.S.
The mission of ESSMLG is to research, preserve, and promote the lost history, heritage, and culture of the early settlers on Spanish and Mexican grants in land now part of the United States of America. It is the first national lineage society formed:
- to recognize the important contributions of those early settlers from whom our Spanish-speaking culture evolved,
- with a board-certified genealogist confirming all member applications meet accepted genealogical standards,
- with a DNA component for ground-breaking scholarly research and to link family groups,
- and with an all-digital research library.
The official launch of ESSMLG will be at the 29th Annual Texas State Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference in Nacogdoches, Texas on 28-31 August 2008 (see http://www.hispanicgs.org/nacogdoches/index.html for more information).
Membership
Membership in ESSMLG is open to all who have established their lineage to a person who received or was associated with a Spanish or Mexican land grant in an area that is now part of the United States of America, prior to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. Descendant and Junior Descendant (under age 18) membership categories are available. Supporting members are limited, non-voting individuals, businesses, or companies who wish to invest in the success and future of the ESSMLG.
Lineages Verified By Board-Certified Genealogist
ESSMLG is the first lineage society formed with a board-certified genealogist verifying the lineages of member applications before approval.
Database And Digital Library
The society administers a database of fully-substantiated lineages of early settlers to assist people in locating their ancestors and documenting their family history. The database includes traditional genealogical records as well as DNA profiles of selected members to confirm and support family links.
In addition to preserving family historical documents in our all-digital research library, the society supports the preservation of historical records from Mexico and in American counties where land grants were made by the Spanish and Mexican governments. This digital library will be available online to members in the future.
All documents used as proof in lineage society applications are digitized and available through our digital library. The society actively seeks documents related to the early settlers from both sides of the present day U.S.-Mexico border and supports the preservation of historical records from Mexico and in American counties where land grants were made by the Spanish and Mexican governments.
DNA Project
The goal of the DNA project is to investigate the roots of the original settlers on lands granted by the Spanish and Mexican governments in Texas and other parts of the U.S. The DNA signatures will be compared to others to confirm ethnic origins suggested by traditional genealogical research.
As the DNA database grows it will be used to help determine a person's probable ancestry by finding matches within the database when a documented genealogy is difficult to confirm with a paper trail. This DNA project is not limited to any particular surname, all descendants of ESSMLG are invited to participate.
ESSMLG offers a group rate for DNA testing at Family Tree DNA. We accept results from other testing companies and add them to our database for members who may have tested at other laboratories. The society provides DNA scholarships for key lineage links. The DNA Director approves scholarships based on current project needs.
About ESSMLG
Early Settlers of Spanish and Mexican Land Grants is a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas. The organizing board consists of members of well-known Hispanic families who are descendants of early settlers of Spanish and Mexican land grants in the southwest Texas area.
Carolyn Ybarra is the President of the Board of Directors. Ybarra holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from Stanford University. She is a professional genealogist and principal of Family Research Services, who conducts historical research on movement across the United States by land and sea.
Dr. Ybarra is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and teaches memoir writing and family history. She has attended the Samford Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research. She is active in several nonprofits supporting individuals with developmental disabilities, and has lectured on genetically-inherited conditions. Her Ybarra and Garza ancestors settled in the Rio Grande Valley by the mid-19th century.
Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist, is the Executive Director and Registrar for the society. King is a professional researcher, publisher, and lecturer specializing in forensic genealogy services and kinship determination in heirship matters. She has edited and published 86 genealogical products on CD-ROM. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and was founding president of the Lone Star Chapter APG. She has completed Samford's Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research Advanced Methodology and Analysis Course.
Debbie Parker Wayne is the DNA Director and Webmaster for the society. Wayne is a professional genealogist who spent over 25 years in the computer industry and has been doing genealogical research for more than eighteen years. She has been interested in DNA research since the beginning of the Human Genome Project and has closely studied the use of DNA in genealogical research. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and an officer in the Lone Star Chapter APG. She has completed several courses at Samford's Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, including the Advanced Methodology and Analysis course and the Advanced Library Research: Law Libraries and Government Documents course.
http://spanishgrants.com/ is the Web address for the ESSMLG Web site.
http://spanishgrants.com/contacts.htm contains contact information for the society and directors.
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Do any CVGS members, or San Diego are residents, qualify for this association?
The information in the book, Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850 by Marie Northrop may provide significant support to California families pursuing membership in this society.
HOUSTON, TEXAS - Organizers announced today the formation of a lineage society for Early Settlers of Spanish and Mexican Land Grants (ESSMLG).
This is the first national lineage society that recognizes and preserves the contributions of the Spanish / Latino culture in the early settlement of the United States. Even before Jamestowne was founded and the Pilgrims landed, Texas and the southwestern U.S. were being explored. By the 1600s there was a rich Spanish culture in place. The early settlers of the southwestern U.S. included such diverse groups as Spaniards, Canary Islanders, French, Irish, English, Scots, Jewish, German, Dutch, Portuguese, and Native Americans from both sides of the present day U.S.-Mexico border. Much of the early history of this area is barely taught in schools where the curriculum emphasizes the early English settlement of the eastern U.S.
The mission of ESSMLG is to research, preserve, and promote the lost history, heritage, and culture of the early settlers on Spanish and Mexican grants in land now part of the United States of America. It is the first national lineage society formed:
- to recognize the important contributions of those early settlers from whom our Spanish-speaking culture evolved,
- with a board-certified genealogist confirming all member applications meet accepted genealogical standards,
- with a DNA component for ground-breaking scholarly research and to link family groups,
- and with an all-digital research library.
The official launch of ESSMLG will be at the 29th Annual Texas State Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference in Nacogdoches, Texas on 28-31 August 2008 (see http://www.hispanicgs.org/nacogdoches/index.html for more information).
Membership
Membership in ESSMLG is open to all who have established their lineage to a person who received or was associated with a Spanish or Mexican land grant in an area that is now part of the United States of America, prior to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. Descendant and Junior Descendant (under age 18) membership categories are available. Supporting members are limited, non-voting individuals, businesses, or companies who wish to invest in the success and future of the ESSMLG.
Lineages Verified By Board-Certified Genealogist
ESSMLG is the first lineage society formed with a board-certified genealogist verifying the lineages of member applications before approval.
Database And Digital Library
The society administers a database of fully-substantiated lineages of early settlers to assist people in locating their ancestors and documenting their family history. The database includes traditional genealogical records as well as DNA profiles of selected members to confirm and support family links.
In addition to preserving family historical documents in our all-digital research library, the society supports the preservation of historical records from Mexico and in American counties where land grants were made by the Spanish and Mexican governments. This digital library will be available online to members in the future.
All documents used as proof in lineage society applications are digitized and available through our digital library. The society actively seeks documents related to the early settlers from both sides of the present day U.S.-Mexico border and supports the preservation of historical records from Mexico and in American counties where land grants were made by the Spanish and Mexican governments.
DNA Project
The goal of the DNA project is to investigate the roots of the original settlers on lands granted by the Spanish and Mexican governments in Texas and other parts of the U.S. The DNA signatures will be compared to others to confirm ethnic origins suggested by traditional genealogical research.
As the DNA database grows it will be used to help determine a person's probable ancestry by finding matches within the database when a documented genealogy is difficult to confirm with a paper trail. This DNA project is not limited to any particular surname, all descendants of ESSMLG are invited to participate.
ESSMLG offers a group rate for DNA testing at Family Tree DNA. We accept results from other testing companies and add them to our database for members who may have tested at other laboratories. The society provides DNA scholarships for key lineage links. The DNA Director approves scholarships based on current project needs.
About ESSMLG
Early Settlers of Spanish and Mexican Land Grants is a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas. The organizing board consists of members of well-known Hispanic families who are descendants of early settlers of Spanish and Mexican land grants in the southwest Texas area.
Carolyn Ybarra is the President of the Board of Directors. Ybarra holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from Stanford University. She is a professional genealogist and principal of Family Research Services, who conducts historical research on movement across the United States by land and sea.
Dr. Ybarra is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and teaches memoir writing and family history. She has attended the Samford Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research. She is active in several nonprofits supporting individuals with developmental disabilities, and has lectured on genetically-inherited conditions. Her Ybarra and Garza ancestors settled in the Rio Grande Valley by the mid-19th century.
Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist, is the Executive Director and Registrar for the society. King is a professional researcher, publisher, and lecturer specializing in forensic genealogy services and kinship determination in heirship matters. She has edited and published 86 genealogical products on CD-ROM. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and was founding president of the Lone Star Chapter APG. She has completed Samford's Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research Advanced Methodology and Analysis Course.
Debbie Parker Wayne is the DNA Director and Webmaster for the society. Wayne is a professional genealogist who spent over 25 years in the computer industry and has been doing genealogical research for more than eighteen years. She has been interested in DNA research since the beginning of the Human Genome Project and has closely studied the use of DNA in genealogical research. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and an officer in the Lone Star Chapter APG. She has completed several courses at Samford's Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, including the Advanced Methodology and Analysis course and the Advanced Library Research: Law Libraries and Government Documents course.
http://spanishgrants.com/ is the Web address for the ESSMLG Web site.
http://spanishgrants.com/contacts.htm contains contact information for the society and directors.
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Do any CVGS members, or San Diego are residents, qualify for this association?
The information in the book, Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850 by Marie Northrop may provide significant support to California families pursuing membership in this society.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The Beginning of CVGS?
Marg W. passed a clipping from the Sunday, October 23, 1983 edition of the Chula Vista (CA) Star-News to me the other day. It reads:
"A beginners class for those interested in tracing their family tree will be held from 10 a.m. to noon tomorrow at the Chula Vista Public Library, 365 F St. The class is offered by the Chula Vista Genealogy Section of the Chula Vista Historical Society. for more information, call 421-5371."
I note that we are coming up on the 25th anniversary of this "beginners class."
Is this class the beginning of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society? Evidently, there was a genealogy section to the Chula Vista Historical Society. I wonder if the CVHS has anything more on the genealogy section, and when CVGS was formed?
"A beginners class for those interested in tracing their family tree will be held from 10 a.m. to noon tomorrow at the Chula Vista Public Library, 365 F St. The class is offered by the Chula Vista Genealogy Section of the Chula Vista Historical Society. for more information, call 421-5371."
I note that we are coming up on the 25th anniversary of this "beginners class."
Is this class the beginning of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society? Evidently, there was a genealogy section to the Chula Vista Historical Society. I wonder if the CVHS has anything more on the genealogy section, and when CVGS was formed?
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Practice Reading Old Handwriting
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Susi passed along the United Kingdom National Archives web site that discusses Paleography. What is Paleography? The site describes it as:
"Palaeography is the study of old handwriting."
In this context, "old" means between 1530 and 1800 in the United Kingdom. But of course, the English-speaking colonists in North America came from England and their documents used the handwriting shown on this web site. The web site says, "... many documents written at this time look illegible to the modern reader."
The real gem on the web site are the examples of handwriting with transcriptions, and the online tutorial available for practice at the reader's speed. The web site has sections:
* Introduction
* Where to start - reading, transcribing, spelling, etc.
* Quick Reference - all about calendars and monarchs
* Interactive tutorial - 10 documents in order of difficulty, with transcriptions supplied
* Further practise - now you can try transcribing yourself
* Ducking-stool game - a game where the transcriber competes to prevent a woman from being dunked.
* Further reading - a bibliography for paleography.
This is a great resource for those puzzled by the strange-looking and often confusing handwriting of our colonial and UK ancestors.
In my own research, I've faced most of these examples in researching my New England colonial ancestors - mainly in land records and probate records.
Susi passed along the United Kingdom National Archives web site that discusses Paleography. What is Paleography? The site describes it as:
"Palaeography is the study of old handwriting."
In this context, "old" means between 1530 and 1800 in the United Kingdom. But of course, the English-speaking colonists in North America came from England and their documents used the handwriting shown on this web site. The web site says, "... many documents written at this time look illegible to the modern reader."
The real gem on the web site are the examples of handwriting with transcriptions, and the online tutorial available for practice at the reader's speed. The web site has sections:
* Introduction
* Where to start - reading, transcribing, spelling, etc.
* Quick Reference - all about calendars and monarchs
* Interactive tutorial - 10 documents in order of difficulty, with transcriptions supplied
* Further practise - now you can try transcribing yourself
* Ducking-stool game - a game where the transcriber competes to prevent a woman from being dunked.
* Further reading - a bibliography for paleography.
This is a great resource for those puzzled by the strange-looking and often confusing handwriting of our colonial and UK ancestors.
In my own research, I've faced most of these examples in researching my New England colonial ancestors - mainly in land records and probate records.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Index to Families in Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, Volume 1: Surnames C-F
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The Southern California Genealogical Society published three volumes of the work by Marie E. Northrop titled Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 (Published by Southern California Genealogical Society, Burbank, California. Volume I - 435 pages. Volume II - 396 pages. Volume III - 525 pages). A description of the work by Northrop, and researchers before and after her, are here.
I posted my reasons for creating this index to the families in my post here, which also has the index for surnames beginning with A and B.
This post will provide an index for the heads of families with surnames beginning with C, D, E and F:
VOLUME 1 - C SURNAMES
page 98 - Tomas Maria Camacho (????-1781)
page 99 - Carlos Antonio de Jesus Carrillo (1783-1852)
page 100 - Joseph Raymundo Carrillo (1749-1809)
page 101 - Juan Carrillo (~1700-1748)
page 103 - Francisco Maria Castro (1772-1831)
page 105 - Joaquin Isidro de Castro (1732-1802)
page 106 -- Jose Macario Castro (1757-1851)
page 108 - Mariano de la Cruz Castro (1785-????)
page 111 - Bartolome Joseph Cota (1789-1813)
page 111 - Francisco Atanasio Cota (1787-1851)
page 113 - Jose Manuel Maria Cota (1795-1840)
page 115 - Manuel Antonio Cota (1779-1826)
page 116 - Pablo Antonio Cota (1744-1800)
page 118 - Roque Jacinto de Cota (1724-1788)
VOLUME 1 - D SURNAMES
page 120 - Christobal Dominguez (1774-1825)
page 121 - Jose Maria Dominguez (1765-1847)
page 123 - Jose Nacario Dominguez (1809-1860)
page 125 - Juan Jose Dominguez (1736-1809)
page 125 - Manuel Antonio Fernando Dominguez (1803-1882)
page 127 - Pedro Juan Santiago Pectinario Dominguez (1812-1873)
page 128 - Alejandro Antonio Duarte (1745-1779)
VOLUME 1 - E SURNAMES
page 129 - Gabriel Maria Espinosa (1798-????)
page 131 - Jose Cayetano Espinosa (1770-1806)
page 132 - Jose Gabriel Espinosa (????-1790)
page 132 - Jose Gabriel Simeon Espinosa (1791-1838)
page 134 - Jose Joaquin Espinosa (??? - ????) married 1780
page 135 - Jose Joaquin Cayetano Espinosa (????-????), married 1779
page 136 - Joseph Miguel Espinosa (????-1815)
page 138 - Salvador Maria Espinosa (1796-????)
VOLUME 1 - F SURNAMES
page 139 - Anastasio Maria Felix (1747-1810)
page 141 - Jose Feliz (1764-1837)
page 142 - Joseph Boroteo Feliz (1760-1832)
page 144 - Jose Tomas Feliz (1793-1830)
page 146 - Joseph Francisco Feliz (1761-1847)
page 149 - Juan Jose Anastacio Feliz (1783-1840)
page 151 - Juan Victorino Feliz (????-1783)
The Southern California Genealogical Society published three volumes of the work by Marie E. Northrop titled Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 (Published by Southern California Genealogical Society, Burbank, California. Volume I - 435 pages. Volume II - 396 pages. Volume III - 525 pages). A description of the work by Northrop, and researchers before and after her, are here.
I posted my reasons for creating this index to the families in my post here, which also has the index for surnames beginning with A and B.
This post will provide an index for the heads of families with surnames beginning with C, D, E and F:
VOLUME 1 - C SURNAMES
page 98 - Tomas Maria Camacho (????-1781)
page 99 - Carlos Antonio de Jesus Carrillo (1783-1852)
page 100 - Joseph Raymundo Carrillo (1749-1809)
page 101 - Juan Carrillo (~1700-1748)
page 103 - Francisco Maria Castro (1772-1831)
page 105 - Joaquin Isidro de Castro (1732-1802)
page 106 -- Jose Macario Castro (1757-1851)
page 108 - Mariano de la Cruz Castro (1785-????)
page 111 - Bartolome Joseph Cota (1789-1813)
page 111 - Francisco Atanasio Cota (1787-1851)
page 113 - Jose Manuel Maria Cota (1795-1840)
page 115 - Manuel Antonio Cota (1779-1826)
page 116 - Pablo Antonio Cota (1744-1800)
page 118 - Roque Jacinto de Cota (1724-1788)
VOLUME 1 - D SURNAMES
page 120 - Christobal Dominguez (1774-1825)
page 121 - Jose Maria Dominguez (1765-1847)
page 123 - Jose Nacario Dominguez (1809-1860)
page 125 - Juan Jose Dominguez (1736-1809)
page 125 - Manuel Antonio Fernando Dominguez (1803-1882)
page 127 - Pedro Juan Santiago Pectinario Dominguez (1812-1873)
page 128 - Alejandro Antonio Duarte (1745-1779)
VOLUME 1 - E SURNAMES
page 129 - Gabriel Maria Espinosa (1798-????)
page 131 - Jose Cayetano Espinosa (1770-1806)
page 132 - Jose Gabriel Espinosa (????-1790)
page 132 - Jose Gabriel Simeon Espinosa (1791-1838)
page 134 - Jose Joaquin Espinosa (??? - ????) married 1780
page 135 - Jose Joaquin Cayetano Espinosa (????-????), married 1779
page 136 - Joseph Miguel Espinosa (????-1815)
page 138 - Salvador Maria Espinosa (1796-????)
VOLUME 1 - F SURNAMES
page 139 - Anastasio Maria Felix (1747-1810)
page 141 - Jose Feliz (1764-1837)
page 142 - Joseph Boroteo Feliz (1760-1832)
page 144 - Jose Tomas Feliz (1793-1830)
page 146 - Joseph Francisco Feliz (1761-1847)
page 149 - Juan Jose Anastacio Feliz (1783-1840)
page 151 - Juan Victorino Feliz (????-1783)
Friday, August 15, 2008
Index to Families in Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, Volume 1: Surnames A-B
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The Southern California Genealogical Society published three volumes of the work by Marie E. Northrop titled Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 (Published by Southern California Genealogical Society, Burbank, California. Volume I - 435 pages. Volume II - 396 pages. Volume III - 525 pages). A description of the work by Northrop, and researchers before and after her, are here.
Each volume has an every-name index that is immensely helpful to genealogy researchers, but only if the researcher has the volumes at hand - in their personal library or at a local repository. The Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street, Chula Vista CA) has all three volumes on the shelf in the Family Research section (Reference, Family Research, 929.3794, Northrop).
The books are organized by family names - a male head of family, his vital records, his spouse(s), her vital records, and their children (vital records, spouses, etc.). The book is regarded as a seminal work by historians and genealogists for early California.
Interest in genealogy and family history is burgeoning in Southern California, and many persons of Spanish and Mexican heritage are coming to local genealogy societies, such as the Chula Vista Genealogical Society, for help with their research.
However, there is no Index available on the Internet for online researchers to determine if their Spanish or Mexican ancestors are in the books. My sole purpose in posting this series is to provide an index, which will be found by search engines, that provides an indication that a specific surname is in the volumes.
This indexing will be a series of posts created by transcribing the name of the male head of each family and his birth and death years. It is not intended to be a replacement for the three volume work, but a finding aid for online researchers to determine if their ancestors might be in the books.
VOLUME 1 -- A SURNAMES
page 1 -- Francisco Acebedo (1748/54-1832)
page 2 -- Jose Antonio Quitero Aceves (1740-1820)
page 3 -- Jose Maria Ignacio Aguilar (1776-1856)
page 4 -- Justo Roberto Altamirano (1745-1825)
page 6 -- Bernardino Alvarado (~1740-????)
page 6 -- Francisco Xavier Alvarado (1756-1831)
page 9 -- Joaquin Alvarado (1797-????)
page 10 -- Juan Bautista Valentine Alvarado (1809-????)
page 11 - Juan Jose Maria Alvarado (1769-????)
page 12 -- Jose Nepomuceno Dolores Alvarado (1792-1819)
page 14 -- Juan Alvarez (1741-1792)
page 15 -- Domingo Alviso (????-1777)
page 16 -- Francisco (Xavier) Alviso (1765-1803)
Page 17 -- Francisco Xavier Alviso (1767-1870)
Page 19 -- Jose Antonio Alviso (1796-????)
Page 20 -- Jose Gabriel Lucino Alviso (1798-????)
Page 22 -- Jose Ygnacio Alviso (1772-1848)
Page 24 -- Felipe Sebastian Alvitre (1750-1817)
Page 25 -- Jacinto Maria Alvitre (1796-????)
Page 26 -- Jose Antonio Alvitre (1803-1862)
Page 28 -- Jose Claudio Alvitre (1812-1861)
Page 29 -- Juan Joseph Marin Alvitre (1798-????)
Page 31 -- Jose Maria Amador (1794-1883)
Page 33 -- Pedro Amador (1739-????)
Page 35 -- Juan Antonio Amesquita (1739-1818)
Page 37 -- Manuel Francisco Amesquita (1757-1800)
Page 40 -- Juan Gabriel Arce (1727-1833)
Page 41 -- Jose Joaquin Arce (1815-1895)
Page 43 -- Jose Joaquin de Arce (1761-1835)
Page 44 -- Jose Gervasio Arguello (1786-????)
Page 45 -- Joseph Dario Arguello (1753-1828)
Page 47 -- Luis Antonio Arguello (1784-1838)
Page 49 -- Santiago Arguello (1792-1862)
Page 51 -- Santiagfo Ermidio Ygnacio Arguello (1813-1857)
Page 52 -- Dionisio Hernandez (Arroyo)
Page 52 -- Domingo Aruz (1740-1815)
Page 53 -- Antonio Ignacio Avila (1781-1858)
Page 55 - Cornelio Avila (1745-1800)
Page 56 -- Jose Anastacio Avila (1776-1850)
Page 59 -- Joseph de Santa Ana Avila (1770-1806)
VOLUME 1 - B SURNAMES
Page 60 -- Jose Antonio Ballesteros (1787-1840)
Page 61 -- Juan de Dios Ballesteros (1760-1828)
Page 63 -- Jose de la Cruz Bermudez (1773-????)
Page 65 -- Josef Hermenegildo Bermudez (1800-????)
Page 66 -- Juan Hilario Bermudez (1775-1828)
Page 67 -- Jose Apolinario Bernal (1765-1808)
Page 69 -- Joseph Joaquin Bernal (1762-1837)
Page 71 -- Juan Francisco Bernal (1737-1802)
Page 72 -- Juan Francisco Bernal (1763-1803)
Page 73 -- Jose de los Reyes Berreyesa (1785-1846)
Page 75 -- Rosario Antonio Berreyesa (1787-????)
Page 76 -- Nicolas Antonio Berreyesa (1761-1804)
Page 78 -- Bartolome Francisco Bojorquez (1780-1863)
Page 80 -- Joseph Ramon Bojorquez (1732-1822)
Page 81 -- Mario Antonio Bojorquez (1754-1815)
Page 82 -- Felipe Santiago Briones (1790-1840)
Page 84 -- Gregorio Briones (1800-1863)
Page 85 -- Manuel Briones (1774-1840)
Page 87 -- Marcos Joseph Briones (1757-1841)
Page 89 -- Vicente Briones (1727-1814)
Page 90 -- Antonio Jose Buelna (1790-1842)
Page 91 -- Joseph Antonio Buelna (1754-1821)
Page 92 -- Joseph Joaquin Buelna (1779-1850)
Page 93 -- Manuel Buitron (Butron) (1727-1793)
Page 94 -- Manuel Joseph Buitron (1776-1842)
Page 96 -- Sebastian Joseph Buitron (1779-????)
The Southern California Genealogical Society published three volumes of the work by Marie E. Northrop titled Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 (Published by Southern California Genealogical Society, Burbank, California. Volume I - 435 pages. Volume II - 396 pages. Volume III - 525 pages). A description of the work by Northrop, and researchers before and after her, are here.
Each volume has an every-name index that is immensely helpful to genealogy researchers, but only if the researcher has the volumes at hand - in their personal library or at a local repository. The Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street, Chula Vista CA) has all three volumes on the shelf in the Family Research section (Reference, Family Research, 929.3794, Northrop).
The books are organized by family names - a male head of family, his vital records, his spouse(s), her vital records, and their children (vital records, spouses, etc.). The book is regarded as a seminal work by historians and genealogists for early California.
Interest in genealogy and family history is burgeoning in Southern California, and many persons of Spanish and Mexican heritage are coming to local genealogy societies, such as the Chula Vista Genealogical Society, for help with their research.
However, there is no Index available on the Internet for online researchers to determine if their Spanish or Mexican ancestors are in the books. My sole purpose in posting this series is to provide an index, which will be found by search engines, that provides an indication that a specific surname is in the volumes.
This indexing will be a series of posts created by transcribing the name of the male head of each family and his birth and death years. It is not intended to be a replacement for the three volume work, but a finding aid for online researchers to determine if their ancestors might be in the books.
VOLUME 1 -- A SURNAMES
page 1 -- Francisco Acebedo (1748/54-1832)
page 2 -- Jose Antonio Quitero Aceves (1740-1820)
page 3 -- Jose Maria Ignacio Aguilar (1776-1856)
page 4 -- Justo Roberto Altamirano (1745-1825)
page 6 -- Bernardino Alvarado (~1740-????)
page 6 -- Francisco Xavier Alvarado (1756-1831)
page 9 -- Joaquin Alvarado (1797-????)
page 10 -- Juan Bautista Valentine Alvarado (1809-????)
page 11 - Juan Jose Maria Alvarado (1769-????)
page 12 -- Jose Nepomuceno Dolores Alvarado (1792-1819)
page 14 -- Juan Alvarez (1741-1792)
page 15 -- Domingo Alviso (????-1777)
page 16 -- Francisco (Xavier) Alviso (1765-1803)
Page 17 -- Francisco Xavier Alviso (1767-1870)
Page 19 -- Jose Antonio Alviso (1796-????)
Page 20 -- Jose Gabriel Lucino Alviso (1798-????)
Page 22 -- Jose Ygnacio Alviso (1772-1848)
Page 24 -- Felipe Sebastian Alvitre (1750-1817)
Page 25 -- Jacinto Maria Alvitre (1796-????)
Page 26 -- Jose Antonio Alvitre (1803-1862)
Page 28 -- Jose Claudio Alvitre (1812-1861)
Page 29 -- Juan Joseph Marin Alvitre (1798-????)
Page 31 -- Jose Maria Amador (1794-1883)
Page 33 -- Pedro Amador (1739-????)
Page 35 -- Juan Antonio Amesquita (1739-1818)
Page 37 -- Manuel Francisco Amesquita (1757-1800)
Page 40 -- Juan Gabriel Arce (1727-1833)
Page 41 -- Jose Joaquin Arce (1815-1895)
Page 43 -- Jose Joaquin de Arce (1761-1835)
Page 44 -- Jose Gervasio Arguello (1786-????)
Page 45 -- Joseph Dario Arguello (1753-1828)
Page 47 -- Luis Antonio Arguello (1784-1838)
Page 49 -- Santiago Arguello (1792-1862)
Page 51 -- Santiagfo Ermidio Ygnacio Arguello (1813-1857)
Page 52 -- Dionisio Hernandez (Arroyo)
Page 52 -- Domingo Aruz (1740-1815)
Page 53 -- Antonio Ignacio Avila (1781-1858)
Page 55 - Cornelio Avila (1745-1800)
Page 56 -- Jose Anastacio Avila (1776-1850)
Page 59 -- Joseph de Santa Ana Avila (1770-1806)
VOLUME 1 - B SURNAMES
Page 60 -- Jose Antonio Ballesteros (1787-1840)
Page 61 -- Juan de Dios Ballesteros (1760-1828)
Page 63 -- Jose de la Cruz Bermudez (1773-????)
Page 65 -- Josef Hermenegildo Bermudez (1800-????)
Page 66 -- Juan Hilario Bermudez (1775-1828)
Page 67 -- Jose Apolinario Bernal (1765-1808)
Page 69 -- Joseph Joaquin Bernal (1762-1837)
Page 71 -- Juan Francisco Bernal (1737-1802)
Page 72 -- Juan Francisco Bernal (1763-1803)
Page 73 -- Jose de los Reyes Berreyesa (1785-1846)
Page 75 -- Rosario Antonio Berreyesa (1787-????)
Page 76 -- Nicolas Antonio Berreyesa (1761-1804)
Page 78 -- Bartolome Francisco Bojorquez (1780-1863)
Page 80 -- Joseph Ramon Bojorquez (1732-1822)
Page 81 -- Mario Antonio Bojorquez (1754-1815)
Page 82 -- Felipe Santiago Briones (1790-1840)
Page 84 -- Gregorio Briones (1800-1863)
Page 85 -- Manuel Briones (1774-1840)
Page 87 -- Marcos Joseph Briones (1757-1841)
Page 89 -- Vicente Briones (1727-1814)
Page 90 -- Antonio Jose Buelna (1790-1842)
Page 91 -- Joseph Antonio Buelna (1754-1821)
Page 92 -- Joseph Joaquin Buelna (1779-1850)
Page 93 -- Manuel Buitron (Butron) (1727-1793)
Page 94 -- Manuel Joseph Buitron (1776-1842)
Page 96 -- Sebastian Joseph Buitron (1779-????)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
CVGS Research Group Report - 13 August 2008
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The August meeting of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society Research Group was today at the Library. There were 8 attendees at this meeting, and they all had something to share. We started with a brief review of some of the Genealogy News highlights as discussed here.
* Bob has been checking his wife's great-grandmothers who were from Ireland and Nova Scotia. There was a long discussion about the different sets of Census Records available on Ancestry, HeritageQuestOnline and FamilySearch. It was pointed out that HQO has other resources, including PERSI, the Revolutionary War Pension files, and many out-of-copyright books.
* Dick is investigating his aunt, who was in the Foreign Service and Women's Air Corps during WW 2. She died in 1961. He had no success from the NPRC in St. Louis on her military records. While working in FamilyTreeMaker, he clicked on Web Search and found a passenger list entry for her in the 1950's.
* Shirley is indexing La Vista Memorial Park burials, and is finding interesting causes of deaths in the 1869 to 1887 records. She's also been adding images to her new genealogy computer filing system, and is helping with FamilySearch Indexing.
* Penny is back from a month in Cornwall. She's been active on www.FindAGrave.com. A message board post about her father's brother's adopted name resulted in children of her uncle contacting her and they are sharing information.
* Frances has been writing stories of her family members - she has a notebook almost filled up.
* Dearl has been battling his computer gremlins, which has a date/time problem. He's ready to consult an IT shop.
* John went to the FHC and found a book for a PA County that had information about his Phillips family. The information led to the books Torrey's New England Marriages before 1700 and Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island on the CVPL shelf, which had much more information about the earliest Phillips generations.
* Randy described his experiences on WorldVitalRecords and Footnote, and passed some examples from their databases around. He also passed the latest Discovering Family History magazine around the table.
The only research problem discussed was Randy's Project M - a friend is searching for information on his father. The friend was born in Chattooga County GA in 1927, but his father left the family and the last time he saw his father was in 1943. Randy has found a 1930 US Census record, Georgia Death Index record and a SSDI record that provided a birth date and death date and probable death locality (Irwin County GA). But what should he look for between 1930 and 1969? The group suggested military records (a discharge record), obtain the SS5 application, obtain a death certificate, look for an obituary to identify survivors, look for cemetery records, look for probate, land, tax and voter records. Some of these might be obtained from a local historical or genealogical society or library in the death location.
The CVGS Research Group meets every second Wednesday at 12 noon in the Conference Room at the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library.
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The August meeting of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society Research Group was today at the Library. There were 8 attendees at this meeting, and they all had something to share. We started with a brief review of some of the Genealogy News highlights as discussed here.
* Bob has been checking his wife's great-grandmothers who were from Ireland and Nova Scotia. There was a long discussion about the different sets of Census Records available on Ancestry, HeritageQuestOnline and FamilySearch. It was pointed out that HQO has other resources, including PERSI, the Revolutionary War Pension files, and many out-of-copyright books.
* Dick is investigating his aunt, who was in the Foreign Service and Women's Air Corps during WW 2. She died in 1961. He had no success from the NPRC in St. Louis on her military records. While working in FamilyTreeMaker, he clicked on Web Search and found a passenger list entry for her in the 1950's.
* Shirley is indexing La Vista Memorial Park burials, and is finding interesting causes of deaths in the 1869 to 1887 records. She's also been adding images to her new genealogy computer filing system, and is helping with FamilySearch Indexing.
* Penny is back from a month in Cornwall. She's been active on www.FindAGrave.com. A message board post about her father's brother's adopted name resulted in children of her uncle contacting her and they are sharing information.
* Frances has been writing stories of her family members - she has a notebook almost filled up.
* Dearl has been battling his computer gremlins, which has a date/time problem. He's ready to consult an IT shop.
* John went to the FHC and found a book for a PA County that had information about his Phillips family. The information led to the books Torrey's New England Marriages before 1700 and Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island on the CVPL shelf, which had much more information about the earliest Phillips generations.
* Randy described his experiences on WorldVitalRecords and Footnote, and passed some examples from their databases around. He also passed the latest Discovering Family History magazine around the table.
The only research problem discussed was Randy's Project M - a friend is searching for information on his father. The friend was born in Chattooga County GA in 1927, but his father left the family and the last time he saw his father was in 1943. Randy has found a 1930 US Census record, Georgia Death Index record and a SSDI record that provided a birth date and death date and probable death locality (Irwin County GA). But what should he look for between 1930 and 1969? The group suggested military records (a discharge record), obtain the SS5 application, obtain a death certificate, look for an obituary to identify survivors, look for cemetery records, look for probate, land, tax and voter records. Some of these might be obtained from a local historical or genealogical society or library in the death location.
The CVGS Research Group meets every second Wednesday at 12 noon in the Conference Room at the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library.
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Genealogy News Summary for August 2008
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Here is the Genealogy News summary for August that we briefly discussed in the CVGS Research Group today (and emailed to the CVGS members):
1. INTERESTING GENEALOGY WEB SITES
a) www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881 -- Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has the 1881 Canada census. Through this online database researchers can access digitized images of original census returns featuring the name, age, country or province of birth, nationality, religion, and occupation of Canada's residents at the time of the 1881 Census.
b) http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm - University of New Hampshire has Historic USGS Maps of New England & NY.
c) http://www.cuil.com/ - another search engine. "The Internet has grown exponentially in the last fifteen years but search engines have not kept up—until now. Cuil searches more pages on the Web than anyone else—three times as many as Google and ten times as many as Microsoft."
e) http://www.genesreunited.com/ -- The number 1 UK family tree and genealogy site with over 8 million members. Free access to family trees, but subscription required for census, vital and church records.
f) http://www.obitslinkpage.com/ -- an easy to access State-by-State directory of obituaries and obituaries related resources. This site is focused on obituaries, their importance in genealogy, and finding vital records such as birth certificates, death records, divorce decrees, and marriage licenses.
2. NEW GENEALOGY DATABASES
a) at http://www.ancestry.com/ - subscription site (US = $155.40, World = $299.40) - now available for FREE at San Diego FHC (Institution with World databases) or Chula Vista Public Library (Ancestry Library Edition). Ancestry has over 7 billion names in over 26,200 databases. See new content at http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/recent.aspx. New databases include:
* Illinois State Census Collection, 1825-1865
* Settlers of Rensselaerwyck (NY), 1630-1658
* Suffolk County MA Wills
* several West Virginia databases
* 1891 Canada Census
b) http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/ - subscription site (US = $49.95 for 2 years, World = $149.95) -- now available for FREE at the San Diego FHC. Over 10,000 databases, over 1.095 billion names. Recently added content is at http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/recentcontentlisting.aspx. New items FREE at WVR for 10 days. New databases include:
* 756 titles from the Simmons Historical Publishing Collection online - Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee families.
* Abstracts of the 1890 British and Irish passenger lists from BritishOrigins.com . These records were compiled by Peter Coldham directly from the original lists located at The National Archives, London, and augmented by Canadian and U.S. data.
* 100 databases from Genealogical Publishing Company. Many of the records deal with areas in the southern United States, German and Scottish emigrants to New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, and records from New Jersey, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, etc
* The records of Blacks Found in the Deeds of Laurens & Newberry Counties, South Carolina: 1785 - 1827, abstracted by Margaret Peckham Motes. These records come from “deeds of gift, deeds of sale, mortgages, born free, and freed,” sections of Laurens County, SC Deed Books A-L and Newberry County, SC Deed Books A-G.
c) http://www.footnote.com/ - subscription site ($59.96 annual retail, $7.95 monthly) - now available for FREE at San Diego FHC, they offer 7-day FREE trial. 393 Titles, over 42.6 million images, over 1 million free. Content list at http://www.footnote.com/documents.php. Information added this month includes:
* FBI Case Files from early 1900's FREE until 31 August
* City directories for Washington DC
* 1860 US Census now 99% complete
* Passport Applications 1795 to 1905 99% complete
d) http://www.genealogybank.com/ - subscription site (trial $9.95 for one month, $69.95 for 12 months). It has archives for over 2,500 U.S. newspapers in all 50 states, from the 1600s to the present day, with over 224 million family history records, over 28 million obituaries, more than 122 million historical newspaper articles, and more than 11,700 historical books.
* Added content from 69 newspapers in 22 states
e) http://www.findmypast.com/ - a UK subscription site (30 days 14.95 pounds, 12 months 89.95 pounds, also pay-per-view options) offers England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland databases.
* Parish Records Collection, 1538-2005 (not complete)
f) http://pilot.familysearch.org/ - the LDS FREE site for indexed and browsable databases -- new content includes:
* 1870 US Census - 38% complete
* 1860 US Census - 5% complete
* 1850 US Census - 78% complete
* These FamilySearch databases can now be searched by wild cards.
3. GENEALOGY EDUCATION
a) NBC's version of "Who Do You Think You Are?" will be an all-American show, not reruns of the BBC program. It will feature American celebrities and their ancestry. You can read more at http://www.nbc.com/Primetime/Who_Do_You_Think_You_Are/index.shtml
b) The Annapolis (NS) Heritage Society Genealogy Centre is launching five new books in the Loyalists to Annapolis County series. You can read more in an article by Larry Powell in the Annapolis County Spectator at http://www.novanewsnow.com/article-237923-Loyalists-coming-to-Annapolis-County.html
c) The 2008 Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) Fall Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, September 12th and 13th at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is a great year to come to the UGA Fall Conference! For this year only, the conference, Solving Family Mysteries, will be at the world famous Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and it will be FREE! Registration for the conference is requested to determine classroom size. For information and registration please visit http://www.infouga.org/
d) Legacy Family Tree teamed with Genealogical Publishing Company to release two popular How-To books in downloadable, electronic format: In Search of Your German Roots: a Complete Guide to Tracing Your Ancestors in the Germanic Areas of Europe; Finding Italian Roots: The Complete Guide for Americans.
4. SOFTWARE
a) Geni Emerges from Beta: http://www.geni.com/ has released a complete set of tools that enable its users to find and stay in touch with their relatives as they capture and share their family's history. Since launching in January, 2007 as a beta site, Geni has released birthday reminders, photo sharing, calendar, privacy controls, family news, timeline, GEDCOM import, and much more.
b) http://www.webtree.com/ was announced out of beta testing by FamilyLink.com. The user-contributed family tree data will be indexed on WorldVitalRecords.
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS
a) Ancestry.com announced partnership with Shanghai Library to provide first online access to Chinese family history records. TGN has launched a dedicated Chinese family history website, http://www.jiapu.cn/.
b) Paul Allen, the co-founder of Ancestry.com and corporate executive officer for Familylink.com, said his company is about to launch Worldhistory.com in the next few weeks. It will allow users to upload their family trees and then, coupled with historical data on the site, learn more about the environment in which their ancestors lived. Read more at http://www.mormontimes.com/ME_familyhistory.php?id=1647.
c) FamilySearch Indexing and Ancestry Images -- FamilySearch and Ancestry.com announced a new partnership arrangement: The two organizations will work together on genealogy projects of mutual interest. All data indexed by FamilySearch volunteers will continue to be made available for free to the public through FamilySearch.org — now and in the future. Access to related digital images may not always be free to everyone. Working jointly with other organizations ensures wider availability to improved indexes and provides a tremendous benefit to millions of people around the world who are seeking to connect with their ancestors. FamilySearch is committed to working with records custodians around the world to provide faster access to more records for more people.
The general public will have several options to access any fee-based images offered under FamilySearch affiliate agreements. 1) Home access will be free for FamilySearch members; 2) access is free through a local Family History Center or the Family History Library; 3) access is often free through the record custodian or archive reading room; or 4) for a nominal fee, the public can access the images on specified record custodian or commercial Web sites.
d) The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society will now focus on grant-giving, tours, lectures and other means of encouraging genealogical research. The society has donated its library of 75,000 volumes, 30,000 manuscripts, and 22,000 reels of microfilm to the New York Public Library. One of the first grants was about $1 million to the library for a four-person staff to process and catalog the G & B collection within two years.
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That's the news as I saw it!
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Here is the Genealogy News summary for August that we briefly discussed in the CVGS Research Group today (and emailed to the CVGS members):
1. INTERESTING GENEALOGY WEB SITES
a) www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881 -- Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has the 1881 Canada census. Through this online database researchers can access digitized images of original census returns featuring the name, age, country or province of birth, nationality, religion, and occupation of Canada's residents at the time of the 1881 Census.
b) http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm - University of New Hampshire has Historic USGS Maps of New England & NY.
c) http://www.cuil.com/ - another search engine. "The Internet has grown exponentially in the last fifteen years but search engines have not kept up—until now. Cuil searches more pages on the Web than anyone else—three times as many as Google and ten times as many as Microsoft."
e) http://www.genesreunited.com/ -- The number 1 UK family tree and genealogy site with over 8 million members. Free access to family trees, but subscription required for census, vital and church records.
f) http://www.obitslinkpage.com/ -- an easy to access State-by-State directory of obituaries and obituaries related resources. This site is focused on obituaries, their importance in genealogy, and finding vital records such as birth certificates, death records, divorce decrees, and marriage licenses.
2. NEW GENEALOGY DATABASES
a) at http://www.ancestry.com/ - subscription site (US = $155.40, World = $299.40) - now available for FREE at San Diego FHC (Institution with World databases) or Chula Vista Public Library (Ancestry Library Edition). Ancestry has over 7 billion names in over 26,200 databases. See new content at http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/recent.aspx. New databases include:
* Illinois State Census Collection, 1825-1865
* Settlers of Rensselaerwyck (NY), 1630-1658
* Suffolk County MA Wills
* several West Virginia databases
* 1891 Canada Census
b) http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/ - subscription site (US = $49.95 for 2 years, World = $149.95) -- now available for FREE at the San Diego FHC. Over 10,000 databases, over 1.095 billion names. Recently added content is at http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/recentcontentlisting.aspx. New items FREE at WVR for 10 days. New databases include:
* 756 titles from the Simmons Historical Publishing Collection online - Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee families.
* Abstracts of the 1890 British and Irish passenger lists from BritishOrigins.com . These records were compiled by Peter Coldham directly from the original lists located at The National Archives, London, and augmented by Canadian and U.S. data.
* 100 databases from Genealogical Publishing Company. Many of the records deal with areas in the southern United States, German and Scottish emigrants to New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, and records from New Jersey, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, etc
* The records of Blacks Found in the Deeds of Laurens & Newberry Counties, South Carolina: 1785 - 1827, abstracted by Margaret Peckham Motes. These records come from “deeds of gift, deeds of sale, mortgages, born free, and freed,” sections of Laurens County, SC Deed Books A-L and Newberry County, SC Deed Books A-G.
c) http://www.footnote.com/ - subscription site ($59.96 annual retail, $7.95 monthly) - now available for FREE at San Diego FHC, they offer 7-day FREE trial. 393 Titles, over 42.6 million images, over 1 million free. Content list at http://www.footnote.com/documents.php. Information added this month includes:
* FBI Case Files from early 1900's FREE until 31 August
* City directories for Washington DC
* 1860 US Census now 99% complete
* Passport Applications 1795 to 1905 99% complete
d) http://www.genealogybank.com/ - subscription site (trial $9.95 for one month, $69.95 for 12 months). It has archives for over 2,500 U.S. newspapers in all 50 states, from the 1600s to the present day, with over 224 million family history records, over 28 million obituaries, more than 122 million historical newspaper articles, and more than 11,700 historical books.
* Added content from 69 newspapers in 22 states
e) http://www.findmypast.com/ - a UK subscription site (30 days 14.95 pounds, 12 months 89.95 pounds, also pay-per-view options) offers England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland databases.
* Parish Records Collection, 1538-2005 (not complete)
f) http://pilot.familysearch.org/ - the LDS FREE site for indexed and browsable databases -- new content includes:
* 1870 US Census - 38% complete
* 1860 US Census - 5% complete
* 1850 US Census - 78% complete
* These FamilySearch databases can now be searched by wild cards.
3. GENEALOGY EDUCATION
a) NBC's version of "Who Do You Think You Are?" will be an all-American show, not reruns of the BBC program. It will feature American celebrities and their ancestry. You can read more at http://www.nbc.com/Primetime/Who_Do_You_Think_You_Are/index.shtml
b) The Annapolis (NS) Heritage Society Genealogy Centre is launching five new books in the Loyalists to Annapolis County series. You can read more in an article by Larry Powell in the Annapolis County Spectator at http://www.novanewsnow.com/article-237923-Loyalists-coming-to-Annapolis-County.html
c) The 2008 Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) Fall Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, September 12th and 13th at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is a great year to come to the UGA Fall Conference! For this year only, the conference, Solving Family Mysteries, will be at the world famous Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and it will be FREE! Registration for the conference is requested to determine classroom size. For information and registration please visit http://www.infouga.org/
d) Legacy Family Tree teamed with Genealogical Publishing Company to release two popular How-To books in downloadable, electronic format: In Search of Your German Roots: a Complete Guide to Tracing Your Ancestors in the Germanic Areas of Europe; Finding Italian Roots: The Complete Guide for Americans.
4. SOFTWARE
a) Geni Emerges from Beta: http://www.geni.com/ has released a complete set of tools that enable its users to find and stay in touch with their relatives as they capture and share their family's history. Since launching in January, 2007 as a beta site, Geni has released birthday reminders, photo sharing, calendar, privacy controls, family news, timeline, GEDCOM import, and much more.
b) http://www.webtree.com/ was announced out of beta testing by FamilyLink.com. The user-contributed family tree data will be indexed on WorldVitalRecords.
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS
a) Ancestry.com announced partnership with Shanghai Library to provide first online access to Chinese family history records. TGN has launched a dedicated Chinese family history website, http://www.jiapu.cn/.
b) Paul Allen, the co-founder of Ancestry.com and corporate executive officer for Familylink.com, said his company is about to launch Worldhistory.com in the next few weeks. It will allow users to upload their family trees and then, coupled with historical data on the site, learn more about the environment in which their ancestors lived. Read more at http://www.mormontimes.com/ME_familyhistory.php?id=1647.
c) FamilySearch Indexing and Ancestry Images -- FamilySearch and Ancestry.com announced a new partnership arrangement: The two organizations will work together on genealogy projects of mutual interest. All data indexed by FamilySearch volunteers will continue to be made available for free to the public through FamilySearch.org — now and in the future. Access to related digital images may not always be free to everyone. Working jointly with other organizations ensures wider availability to improved indexes and provides a tremendous benefit to millions of people around the world who are seeking to connect with their ancestors. FamilySearch is committed to working with records custodians around the world to provide faster access to more records for more people.
The general public will have several options to access any fee-based images offered under FamilySearch affiliate agreements. 1) Home access will be free for FamilySearch members; 2) access is free through a local Family History Center or the Family History Library; 3) access is often free through the record custodian or archive reading room; or 4) for a nominal fee, the public can access the images on specified record custodian or commercial Web sites.
d) The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society will now focus on grant-giving, tours, lectures and other means of encouraging genealogical research. The society has donated its library of 75,000 volumes, 30,000 manuscripts, and 22,000 reels of microfilm to the New York Public Library. One of the first grants was about $1 million to the library for a four-person staff to process and catalog the G & B collection within two years.
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That's the news as I saw it!
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Annie Blanche Harrel Obituary Query
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A query was received from Norman Harrell, but the email address given in the query bounced back on me. I'm posting this in hopes that Norman will Google his own name, or his aunt's name, and will see my response.
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QUERY:
Annie Blanche Harrell was born in Wynne, Arkansas 2 Sep 1886 and died in Chula Vista 15 Sep 1967. She was buried in Wynne, Arkansas. I would like to have any information on her. She was Assistant Cashier at the Security Trust and Saving Bank in Chula Vista. She was single. Can you provide me her obituary? I will be glad to reimburse you for your expenses as well as the $10 donation. I am especially interested in know the names of her grandparents. Her parents were Andrew Jackson and Lucy Annie Williams.
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RESPONSE:
I was able to find a short obituary in the Thursday, September 21 1967 edition of the Chula Vista Star-News newspaper on page A-3 in the South Bay Obituaries section. The obituary reads:
"Miss Annie Harrell
"Services for Miss Annie Blanche Harrell, 81, of 329 G St., Chula Vista, who had been assistant security manager at Chula Vista's Security First National Bank for 30 years before retiring in 1952, were conducted yesterday in Hubbard Mortuary Chapel. Her body was forwarded for burial in Wynne, Ark.
"Born in Arkansas, Miss Harrell was a county resident for 39 years. Two nephews survive."
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That's all there is, I'm sorry to say. If you want an image of part of the page, I'll be happy to scan it and send it via email. The copy quality is very poor due to the poor microfilm copy and the maintenance problems on the printer attached to the copier. I almost had to transcribe it by hand.
Best regards -- Randy Seaver (email rjseaver@cox.net)
A query was received from Norman Harrell, but the email address given in the query bounced back on me. I'm posting this in hopes that Norman will Google his own name, or his aunt's name, and will see my response.
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QUERY:
Annie Blanche Harrell was born in Wynne, Arkansas 2 Sep 1886 and died in Chula Vista 15 Sep 1967. She was buried in Wynne, Arkansas. I would like to have any information on her. She was Assistant Cashier at the Security Trust and Saving Bank in Chula Vista. She was single. Can you provide me her obituary? I will be glad to reimburse you for your expenses as well as the $10 donation. I am especially interested in know the names of her grandparents. Her parents were Andrew Jackson and Lucy Annie Williams.
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RESPONSE:
I was able to find a short obituary in the Thursday, September 21 1967 edition of the Chula Vista Star-News newspaper on page A-3 in the South Bay Obituaries section. The obituary reads:
"Miss Annie Harrell
"Services for Miss Annie Blanche Harrell, 81, of 329 G St., Chula Vista, who had been assistant security manager at Chula Vista's Security First National Bank for 30 years before retiring in 1952, were conducted yesterday in Hubbard Mortuary Chapel. Her body was forwarded for burial in Wynne, Ark.
"Born in Arkansas, Miss Harrell was a county resident for 39 years. Two nephews survive."
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That's all there is, I'm sorry to say. If you want an image of part of the page, I'll be happy to scan it and send it via email. The copy quality is very poor due to the poor microfilm copy and the maintenance problems on the printer attached to the copier. I almost had to transcribe it by hand.
Best regards -- Randy Seaver (email rjseaver@cox.net)
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
CVGS "Discover Your Family History" Seminar on 18 October
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To celebrate October as Family History Month, the Chula Vista Genealogical Society and the Chula Vista Public Library will present a fall seminar:
DISCOVER YOUR FAMILY HISTORY
Saturday, October 18, 2008, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library Auditorium
(365 F Street, Chula Vista CA 91910)
FREE for all interested persons to attend.
GUEST SPEAKER: Jean Wilcox Hibben, MA, CG.
* Clue to Clue: Tracking a Family over Time and Miles -- Using various clues, you can piece together the life of an ancestral family.
* John Adam Hollaender: Survivor -- A Civil War soldier’s life story told in the first person by his wife, Caroline Maria Trapschuh.
* Bringing your Civil War Ancestor Back to Life: Songs & Stories of the War of the Rebellion -- Using music and stories to understand to the events on the battlefield and the home-front.
About the Speaker
Jean Wilcox Hibben, MA, CG, obtained her bachelors and masters degrees in Speech Communication and worked as a professor in the field for 13 years before leaving academia to pursue her passions: folklore and family history. She is currently working on her doctorate in Folklore.
A national speaker, Jean began giving presentations to the genealogical community in 2003 and has been doing public speaking for over 30 years. She also volunteers at the Corona CA Family History Center and trains Family History consultants.
For information on past and future programs, comments about Jean’s work, ordering CDs, listings of her various topics, and more, see her website: http://www.circlemending.org/.
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There will be a light lunch available at 12 noon – “make-your-own sandwiches” veggies, fruit, cookies, water, etc. We ask that people take their food into the nearby park to eat. A donation for the food will be appreciated.
RESERVATIONS REQUESTED: Please contact Virginia at 619-425-7922 or irishdoll@cox.net so that CVGS can plan refreshments and handout requirements.
Visit the Chula Vista Genealogical Society web site ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~cacvgs2)
or the Society blog (http://cvgencafe.blogspot.com/)
or contact Randy Seaver (619-422-3397, rjseaver@cox.net) for more information.
To celebrate October as Family History Month, the Chula Vista Genealogical Society and the Chula Vista Public Library will present a fall seminar:
DISCOVER YOUR FAMILY HISTORY
Saturday, October 18, 2008, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library Auditorium
(365 F Street, Chula Vista CA 91910)
FREE for all interested persons to attend.
GUEST SPEAKER: Jean Wilcox Hibben, MA, CG.
* Clue to Clue: Tracking a Family over Time and Miles -- Using various clues, you can piece together the life of an ancestral family.
* John Adam Hollaender: Survivor -- A Civil War soldier’s life story told in the first person by his wife, Caroline Maria Trapschuh.
* Bringing your Civil War Ancestor Back to Life: Songs & Stories of the War of the Rebellion -- Using music and stories to understand to the events on the battlefield and the home-front.
About the Speaker
Jean Wilcox Hibben, MA, CG, obtained her bachelors and masters degrees in Speech Communication and worked as a professor in the field for 13 years before leaving academia to pursue her passions: folklore and family history. She is currently working on her doctorate in Folklore.
A national speaker, Jean began giving presentations to the genealogical community in 2003 and has been doing public speaking for over 30 years. She also volunteers at the Corona CA Family History Center and trains Family History consultants.
For information on past and future programs, comments about Jean’s work, ordering CDs, listings of her various topics, and more, see her website: http://www.circlemending.org/.
---------------------------------------------------------------
There will be a light lunch available at 12 noon – “make-your-own sandwiches” veggies, fruit, cookies, water, etc. We ask that people take their food into the nearby park to eat. A donation for the food will be appreciated.
RESERVATIONS REQUESTED: Please contact Virginia at 619-425-7922 or irishdoll@cox.net so that CVGS can plan refreshments and handout requirements.
Visit the Chula Vista Genealogical Society web site ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~cacvgs2)
or the Society blog (http://cvgencafe.blogspot.com/)
or contact Randy Seaver (619-422-3397, rjseaver@cox.net) for more information.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Genealogy Days in Chula Vista - August 2008
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The Chula Vista Genealogical Society events for August 2008 include:
** Wednesday, August 13, 12 noon, Chula Vista Civic Center Library -- CVGS Research Group meets in the Library Conference Room. We will review the latest genealogy news, share success stories and information, and discuss members research problems, and potential solutions, based on the collective knowledge and wisdom of the group.
** Wednesday, August 20, 12 noon, Chula Vista Civic Center Library -- CVGS Computer Group meets in the Library Computer Lab. We will visit some helpful genealogy web sites. This is an opportunity for those members who haven't used computers for genealogy research to practice with a mentor to guide them.
** Wednesday, August 27, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Elks Lodge Picnic Area (off Telegraph Canyon Road, up the hill, around back) -- Annual CVGS Picnic. We will enjoy each other's company and genealogy stories, plus have a white elephant gift exchange and play "Genealogy Password." Bring your own food and drink.
On Monday afternoons (12 noon to 2 PM) - August 4, 11, 18 and 25 - Genealogy Table Talk with Dearl Glenn and John Finch in the Family Research section of the Chula Vista Civic Center Library. They are ready and willing to help people with their research, discuss a problem or success, or just tell stories.
The Chula Vista Civic Center Library is located at 365 "F" Street in Chula Vista - between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue, midway between I-5 and I-805 (take the "E" Street exit from the freeways).
We welcome guests and visitors to our CVGS programs and events - if you are in the Chula Vista area and want to attend our events - please come and introduce yourselves. If you have questions, please email Randy at rjseaver@cox.net or phone 619-422-3397.
The Chula Vista Genealogical Society events for August 2008 include:
** Wednesday, August 13, 12 noon, Chula Vista Civic Center Library -- CVGS Research Group meets in the Library Conference Room. We will review the latest genealogy news, share success stories and information, and discuss members research problems, and potential solutions, based on the collective knowledge and wisdom of the group.
** Wednesday, August 20, 12 noon, Chula Vista Civic Center Library -- CVGS Computer Group meets in the Library Computer Lab. We will visit some helpful genealogy web sites. This is an opportunity for those members who haven't used computers for genealogy research to practice with a mentor to guide them.
** Wednesday, August 27, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Elks Lodge Picnic Area (off Telegraph Canyon Road, up the hill, around back) -- Annual CVGS Picnic. We will enjoy each other's company and genealogy stories, plus have a white elephant gift exchange and play "Genealogy Password." Bring your own food and drink.
On Monday afternoons (12 noon to 2 PM) - August 4, 11, 18 and 25 - Genealogy Table Talk with Dearl Glenn and John Finch in the Family Research section of the Chula Vista Civic Center Library. They are ready and willing to help people with their research, discuss a problem or success, or just tell stories.
The Chula Vista Civic Center Library is located at 365 "F" Street in Chula Vista - between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue, midway between I-5 and I-805 (take the "E" Street exit from the freeways).
We welcome guests and visitors to our CVGS programs and events - if you are in the Chula Vista area and want to attend our events - please come and introduce yourselves. If you have questions, please email Randy at rjseaver@cox.net or phone 619-422-3397.
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