tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59906930227654154632024-02-08T07:59:13.471-06:00Genealogy @ the LibraryGenealogy @ the Poplar Bluff Public Library, assisting our virtual patrons around the world with local, regional, and national resources for research and other random musings on genealogy and libraries.Computer Serviceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16313136227437021313noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-79001110486335120412022-05-10T13:35:00.001-05:002022-05-10T13:35:33.648-05:00The Wait is Over! <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><img height="168" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/tq0TdL-PrH3Qtr5LCsuEt0nUdOF3DL2AnzRPd06vYF2GUO_e7IlMBl1dgBu63TIAufw_QyZeqqt5Bz6ahFESfN8lQFNrk2dMYENJA5cyEA9Sj5l7rUkMSLt-kYLp5IOwT42iZ_gHhi7bMYghAA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre;" width="624" /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">It has been a long 72 years but the wait is over! As of April 2022, the 1950 census has become available to the public. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Now it’s time to do some digging and answer those burning genealogical questions you may have!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">The library has a few resources accessible at both the Main Street and Ridgel locations. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">These resources include: Ancestry (in library only) and </span><a href="https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/HQA" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Heritage Quest</span></a>. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Heritage Quest can be accessed at home with your library card or at the library. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">No library card? 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You can get a guest pass at the front desk.</span></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-edffe821-7fff-ddf1-de47-0dc068cabd50" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Let's talk census </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Each census has different information that can be gathered, the 1950 census is no different! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Although not a lot of changes were made between the 1950 and 1940 census it is important to know what exactly can be found! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Fun Fact: The 1940 census was longer than the 1950</span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> What can we find in the 1950 census that will help us with our genealogy needs? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">The 1950 census includes: </span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Head of household name (last, first)</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Name </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Age </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Gender</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Race</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Marital Status </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Relationship to head of household</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">State or Country born</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Naturalization Status</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Employment Information such as occupation, industry, hours worked in a week</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Type of Employer. </span></p></li></ol><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Not finding who you are looking for? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> Try the national archive for the 1950 census! </span><a href="https://1950census.archives.gov/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://1950census.archives.gov/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Keep in Mind</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">- In the 1950’s the Korean War was in progress and the Overseas Census Reports,</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre;"> which were filled out by the military and U.S. Department of State employees who were stationed overseas,</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre;">were not included in the census.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Remember not everyone filled out the census! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt; text-align: center;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Come visit us at the library and get your census research started! </span></p><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="border: none; 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The library is excited to share the news of a new resource for our genealogists! The library now has a subscription to Newspapers.com, a subsidiary of Ancestry.com. Even better, it's available to patrons at home with their library card just like HeritageQuest!<br />
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Newspapers.com provides access to select digitized Missouri newspapers with advanced settings that allow you to search by keyword, date, and location.<br />
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Butler County digitized newspapers include:<br />
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<li>Weekly Citizen Democrat (7,000+ pages,1908–1938)</li>
<li>Poplar Bluff Republican (11,000+ pages, 1915–1945)</li>
<li>Poplar Bluff Citizen (5,900+ pages, 1878–1908) </li>
<li>The Evening Citizen (494 pages, 1905–1907)</li>
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For these newspapers, gone are the days of squinting to make out words and feeling woozy after spending hours watching as frame after frame scroll across the screen! This is just one example of the way the library provides services to our patrons outside of "normal" business hours in the comfort of your own home.</div>
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To use this wonderful new resource, you <b><u>MUST</u></b> access it through our website by going to our Genealogy Page by using this link <a href="https://poplarbluff.org/genealogy.html">https://poplarbluff.org/genealogy.html</a> and scrolling down to the Newspapers.com section. Use the link in that section and you will be asked for your library card number. You will then be directed to the library's subscription. (Attempting to go direct to the website will ask you to sign up and pay, that's why you must use the link we provide.)</div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-26482186829494511912019-03-07T16:34:00.000-06:002019-03-07T18:19:53.931-06:00Who am I? DNA and genealogy - Guest Author Edition<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XoIgB_w2T6A/XIG0mLnGg8I/AAAAAAAABQs/oQJHIqGZL44QNOBsUuVsw4M1Mh33LSK5gCLcBGAs/s1600/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="193" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XoIgB_w2T6A/XIG0mLnGg8I/AAAAAAAABQs/oQJHIqGZL44QNOBsUuVsw4M1Mh33LSK5gCLcBGAs/s320/Capture.PNG" width="118" /></a><b>Who am I? DNA and Genealogy</b></h2>
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By SUE CRITES SZOSTAK Director, Poplar Bluff Municipal Library<br />
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As a Christmas gift to one another, Joe and I sent our DNA samples to Ancestry. Why did we? We wanted to know where we fit into the American story. Who were our immigrant ancestors? Where did they come from? Who came to America with our families? Joe is a third generation descendant of Polish immigrants and does not know some of his family who emigrated from Poland in the late 1800s and early 1900s except more immediate family members such as his aunts, uncles and first cousins. He wanted to know more. </div>
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My story is the other end of the spectrum. Family history made up the bedtime stories my grandmothers told me as a child. They told me their families came from England and Germany. I learned of Civil War stories and westward movement to Missouri from Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Illinois, and Tennessee. Most of this family history has been well documented and shared from generation to generation. While birth and death records are well documented, there has been an oral history, as well. These oral histories have had multiple variations passed down through the family and for the most part, the basic facts hold to be true. </div>
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With Joe, there were no surprises. His ancestors were from Eastern Europe. One of Joe’s aunt’s DNA was 97 percent Polish. Joe shows to be Polish, Western Russian, and Slovak. I am sure that his mother’s ancestry made for the other percentages. I found I was Irish, Scottish and the British Isles with the remainder being Northwestern Europe (Germany, Holland, Scandinavia, etc.). Again, no surprise based upon the family stories. This begins our travel into the world of genealogy. Family history is more than stories. </div>
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The knowledge of your ancestry takes on life and meaning when you understand more about your family. I am asked, “Are you kin to…?” (For those of you who don’t know the good Elizabethan word, kin — it means related.) The answer to that question is not always a definitive yes or no. So… begin the yawns and let me tell you how we are related. Never is the answer simple. Once you get beyond the aunts and uncles and first cousins, you need a diagram to explain the relationship. For example, I have gotten to know a young lady who upon knowing my maiden name asked if I was her relative. After asking her a couple of questions, I could tell her, “Yes.” Yes, we are kin and yes it is complicated. Both of her great-grandparents were first cousins to my father. The great-grandmother was my dad’s first cousin on my dad’s maternal side and the great-grandfather was my dad’s first cousin on his father’s side. I knew both of her great-grandparents from family gatherings during the ’50s through ’70s. I knew her great-great-grandparents as well. It was difficult to explain without a drawing. This brings me to family trees. </div>
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Family lines branch like a tree. The tree looks more like the mighty oak than any other tree. The branches are long and complex with many smaller branches and an intertwining of the branches. How do we sort this out and show the interrelationships? As always, this brings me back to the library. </div>
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Begin with who you know in your family. Fill in your tree’s branches with yourself, siblings, parents, grandparents and as many people as you think you know and as far back as you can go. Ask your parents and grandparents. Now you have names you are ready to visit us at the library. Using your library card or guest pass you can use databases, Ancestry. com (library use only) and Heritage Quest in the library (and at home with your library card number). From the library’s web site, <a href="https://%20poplarbluff.org/genealogy.html" target="_blank">https:// poplarbluff.org/genealogy.html</a> access death records, Department of Vital Statistics, school yearbooks, city directories, etc. Let’s not forget all of the genealogy and local and state history books in the library. In addition, with your free library card, you can borrow many genealogy resources from the State of Missouri and all over the United States. </div>
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Documentation of facts is important. Sometimes names are spelled differently, dates need to be verified and years of residence lead clues to your family heritage. History plays a big part in understanding why your clues may not jive with what you think you know. Why are there different spellings of my family name? Perhaps the census taker was spelling a name phonetically or as people moved from one section of the country to another, the spelling evolved. Why did a family member move from Virginia to Tennessee? Were there economic opportunities that changed due to politics? Did families move to a new beginning or seek to get away from civil strife? A good example of this is the northern migration of southerners in search of jobs. What were the geopolitical conditions? My husband’s family offers an example of this. His grandparents’ marriage certificate states that they were Austrian. They weren’t. We know they were Polish. It happens that the part of Poland where they were born was a part of the Austro Hungarian Empire which existed prior to World War I. Their citizenship is Austrian. If you don’t know, ask your librarian to help you find out what and why. </div>
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Genealogy is a journey. It is a journey to the past and it is a trip to the knowledge of your family. Start your search with yourself, visit your library, and enjoy getting to know your family.</div>
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On Sept. 24, 1917, an Ohio congressman read the following into the Congressional Record: “The mayor of Cleveland, the Chamber of Commerce and the governor of Ohio have adopted this service flag. The world should know of those who give so much for liberty. The dearest thing in all the world to a father and mother: their children.” Blue Star Mothers and Gold Star Mothers organizations were established during World War I and remain active today.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Blue Star Service Banners were widely used during both world wars, but were not embraced during the Korean or Vietnam wars with the same enthusiasm. The American Legion rekindled that spirit of pride in our military men and women following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by providing banners to military families across the nation.</span></div>
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For those interested in more information related to the artifacts and memorabilia on display at the library, we have another display just for you!<br />
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In the Genealogy section of the library, near the bank of computers, we have curated an insightful display ready to be checked out. Books and videos covering events from the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the sinking of the H.M.S. Lusitania to the entrance of America into the war under President Wilson and the eventual surrender of Germany.<br />
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Also included in the display are authors that served or in some way participated in the war effort or were otherwise actively writing during the war.<br />
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Don't forget to join in the discussion taking place on the centennial of Armistice Day in the library theatre at 2:00 PM, Sunday, November 11, 2018. Please sign the guestbook as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-6970830428544275792018-10-19T09:58:00.001-05:002018-10-19T09:58:53.322-05:00WWI / Armistice Day Centennial Commemoration - Part 2 of 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We continue to commemorate and honor the memory of those that served our country during the Great War and its ending on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918.</div>
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We would like to thank VFW Post #6477 for providing a mannequin dressed in an authentic WWI uniform for our exhibit. This enhances our display in ways that photographs can't always do justice by showing much more details.</div>
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yHkEQtc0Qio/W8nnN-vOmBI/AAAAAAAABLM/9-kWuCckBDwT6vTUPtYLK3I4V3MNjY3mQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yHkEQtc0Qio/W8nnN-vOmBI/AAAAAAAABLM/9-kWuCckBDwT6vTUPtYLK3I4V3MNjY3mQCLcBGAs/s320/IMG_0434.jpg" width="320" /></a>Speaking of photographs, thank you to everyone that furnished us with photos of their loved ones in uniform. Taking the information provided, we were able to augment the display of these servicemen with additional documentation of their service. Information we found included draft registration cards, passenger listings as they traveled to and from Europe documenting the ships they sailed on, and in a few instances, we discovered photographs of the actual ships.</div>
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Where did we find this treasure trove of information to help tell their stories? We used ancestry.com and you can too! Just stop by the library and use your library card (or get a guest pass) for two hours of discovery. The information you find can be emailed to you so you have access to it at home.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">You still have plenty of time to see the various displays around the library as they will be, including the mannequin, available for viewing through November 30th. </span></div>
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Two months of the commemoration of the Centennial of Armistice Day (now known more commonly as Veteran's Day) have commenced at the library! The exhibit runs through November 30.<br />
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These photos are just a sample of a larger community project to honor those who served in the Great War, as it was known at the time. Most items in the display cases are on loan from the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PBMuseum/" target="_blank">Poplar Bluff Museum</a>. "Poppies" scattered among the artifacts and memorabilia were made by children during the crafting portion of Story Time.<br />
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Stop in to see these items and other displays located throughout the library. Don't forget to sign the guestbook and see you soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-58526078543725455682018-09-04T11:10:00.000-05:002018-10-11T12:11:22.738-05:00Four new collections from Caruthersville Public Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Four new collections from Caruthersville Public Library, in partnership with the State Historical Society of Missouri, is now available, thanks to a recent Digital Imaging Grant. The <a href="http://digital.shsmo.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p17228coll25" target="_blank">Caruthersville Democrat/Democrat-Argus</a>, <a href="http://digital.shsmo.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p17228coll24" target="_blank">Southeast Scimitar/Pemiscot Press</a>, <a href="http://digital.shsmo.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p17228coll22" target="_blank">Hayti Critic</a> and <a href="http://digital.shsmo.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p17228coll23" target="_blank">Hayti Pemiscot Argus</a> served as major sources of information and news to the Pemiscot County community. The collections contain newspapers published from 1892 through 1965. (This project was supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library.)</div>
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Explore more Missouri history collections at <a href="http://www.missouridigitalheritage.com/">http://www.MissouriDigitalHeritage.com</a>.</div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-5075510212347557622018-08-27T12:05:00.000-05:002018-08-27T12:05:07.026-05:00Genealogy Jamboree and Pioneer Day - Cumberland Gap, Tennesee - October 19-20, 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-62394716993322374572018-06-26T09:16:00.001-05:002018-06-26T09:16:07.652-05:00Library Honors Wolpers Family For Outstanding Library Support<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">The Library Board of Trustees dedicated the conference room at the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library at a private reception on Tuesday, June 19th in honor of the Wolpers Family who have given more than 70 years of support and service to the library. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: medium;">The ceremony recognized the Wolpers Family as good citizens of their town, county, and state by being long-time defenders of Constitutional values and First Amendment rights as newspaper publishers, journalists, and avid library supporters. Today, as in generations past, the family stands to protect civil liberties for all citizens and works to preserve and improve the quality of life in their communities. The Wolpers Family have served on local, regional, and state boards which have included the University of Missouri Trustees, Missouri Department of Conservation, the Chamber of Commerce, and other local governing boards. As remarked by board president, Christy Turner, during the unveiling of the plaque, “No one could find a better model of good citizenship.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: medium;">Resolutions from Speaker Todd Richardson, Missouri House of Representatives, Senator Doug Libla, Missouri Senate, the Honorable Steve Davis, Mayor Pro-Tem, City of Poplar Bluff, and Mrs. Christy Turner, Library Board President were presented at the ceremony.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: medium;">The Wolpers Family Board Room plaque was unveiled by Lucy Wolpers, daughter of Jim and Joella Wolpers. Mr. John Stanard as the Wolpers Family representative delivered the closing remarks.</span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-67547537833818847272018-05-23T14:33:00.000-05:002018-05-23T14:33:13.491-05:00Let the Library display your WWI Veteran's Photos this Fall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In commemoration of 100 years since the beginning of Armistice Day and the end of World War I November 11, 1918, the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library with community partners plans a series of programs celebrating our veterans for their service to our country.<div>
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<li>Poplar Bluff Municipal Library</li>
<li>Poplar Bluff Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution</li>
<li>Poplar Bluff History Museum</li>
<li>Veteran’s organizations</li>
<li>Veterans of Foreign Wars</li>
<li>Vietnam Veterans</li>
<li>American Legion</li>
<li>John J Pershing Veterans Administration Hospital</li>
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One of these events includes a photographic display of World War I veterans serving from the counties to which Poplar Bluff Municipal Library provides free library cards. These counties are Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Ripley, Stoddard, and Wayne. <br /><br />The library is asking for submissions of photos for public display in the library October 1 through November 30, 2018. <br /><br />Approximately 30-50 photos of these photographs will be placed on a standing display in the library on a first come first served basis. Photos received after meeting the maximum allowable space on the display unit will be placed in a notebook with photos in plastic sleeves and arranged alphabetically. This notebook will be placed in close proximity to the standing display for browsing and viewing. <br /><br />With the name of the veteran, the library will attempt to find pertinent service related information for each veteran including service and draft records if available. Additionally, names of veterans and photos will be submitted to the website missourioverthere.org for searching and public viewing and as a resource for genealogy research. <br /><br />The Library will accept all photos meeting the criteria described below. <br /><br />Criteria for Submission:<br /><ol>
<li><a href="https://www.poplarbluff.org/World%20War%20I%20Photo%20Submission%20Form.pdf">Submission form </a>and photo must be received no later than August 31, 2018.</li>
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<li>All photos must be a 5x7 copy of the original photo on photo quality paper.</li>
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<li>No originals. These photos become the property of Poplar Bluff Municipal Library and will become a part of the library’s photo archives.</li>
<li>The veteran must be from Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Ripley, Stoddard, or Wayne County, the counties Poplar Bluff Municipal Library serves with free library cards.</li>
<li>The owner consents that the veteran’s information be submitted to the Missourioverthere.org website.</li>
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The submitter understands there may not be enough room to include all photos on the standing display. However, all photos will be available in the library either on the display stand or in the notebook(s). Photos are accepted on a first come/first served basis for the purposes of display. All overflow photos will be put into a notebook alphabetically by last name and placed near the standing display.<br /><br /><div>
Questions:<br /><br />Email: <a href="mailto:szostak@poplarbluff.org">szostak@poplarbluff.org</a> OR <a href="mailto:shon@poplarbluff.org">shon@poplarbluff.org</a><br />Call: 573-300-4590 OR 573-203-4678</div>
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The library is happy to present to you yearbooks from Wheatley School for 1954 and 1956. These are viewable AND searchable in PDF files, and even better, files can be saved to your computer!<br />
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These were digitized after a generous citizen graciously allowed the library to borrow these rare books. Now we are sharing our good fortune with you, the public.<br />
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To see the yearbooks, along with Poplar Bluff and Neelyville yearbooks, <a href="https://poplarbluff.org/genealogy.html#yearbook" target="_blank">follow this link</a> and enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-56106730816816649852018-03-26T14:37:00.001-05:002018-03-26T14:38:12.470-05:00Poplar Bluff High School and Neelyville Yearbooks Now Available Online!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The library is happy to present to you Poplar Bluff High School yearbooks ranging 1950-1989 and Neelyville yearbooks covering 1954-1989. These are viewable AND searchable in PDF files, and even better, files can be saved to your computer!<br />
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A big THANK YOU goes out to the Poplar Bluff History Museum to help us fill in missing years of PBHS not owned by the library. Another big THANK YOU to the Neelyville School District for allowing us to borrow the many years we don't own.<br />
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We are in the process of getting two years of Wheatley School yearbooks digitized and will post them once the process is complete. We hope to continue expanding this online collection with additional schools in the future.<br />
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To see the yearbooks, <a href="https://poplarbluff.org/genealogy.html#yearbook" target="_blank">follow this link</a> and enjoy!<br />
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It's a new year and Spring has arrived. Genealogists will soon be out in force scouring overgrown cemeteries, dusting off old courthouse records, and crisscrossing the country for family reunions.<br />
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Another rite of Spring in Missouri for genealogists the last several years is the annual release of 50-year-old death certificates. Naturally, this year is the release of 1967. <a href="https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesmvc/deathcertificates" target="_blank">Click here to visit the State Archives database.</a><br />
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A bonus awaits those who haven't visited the database recently. Additional indexing work has been accomplished on the years 1959-1967 making spouse, father, and mother searchable fields! The wonderful development of these additional access data points will be beneficial to anyone unsure of name spelling (or spelling errors to start with!) or individuals entered with initials.<br />
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Happy searching!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-67064945307480283362018-01-15T16:29:00.000-06:002018-01-15T16:29:18.600-06:00Wheatley School Yearbooks Wanted<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you, or someone you know, have any copies of Wheatley School yearbooks? <br />
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The library is looking to digitally preserve any copies of these irreplaceable pieces of history for future generations.<br />
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Currently, we have two copies on loan to the library, one each of the years 1954 and 1956, for this purpose.<br />
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If you would like to assist the library or have any questions, please email Shon Griffin (<a href="mailto:shon@poplarbluff.org">shon@poplarbluff.org</a>) or Sue Crites Szostak (<a href="mailto:szostak@poplarbluff.org">szostak@poplarbluff.org</a>) or call 573-686-8639.<br />
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<b>The deadline for this temporary loan to the library is February 28, 2018. We guarantee the physical safety and integrity of your items will not be compromised.</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0921 Garfield St, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901, USA36.7647809 -90.39719330000002611.1454879 -131.70578730000003 62.3840739 -49.088599300000027tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-59368957851711993932017-08-09T13:18:00.000-05:002017-08-09T13:21:33.585-05:00Missouri State Veterinarian Ledger, 1889-1893<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Example page from the Missouri State <br />
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<span style="font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Missouri State Veterinarian Ledger, 1889-1893 contains information on the early practice of veterinary medicine. Occupational details and travel expenses for doctors Paquin, Turner and their associates comprise the ledger. The volume also contains log entries detailing owner, location of visits, animals, nature of diseases, characteristic symptoms, and treatments; quarantine regulations pertaining to the Texas cattle fever outbreaks of 1890, 1892, and 1893; and financial reports submitted by deputy state veterinarians and livestock inspectors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Learn more about these interesting tidbits of history by visiting the <a href="http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mdh_splash/default?coll=movet">Missouri Digital Heritage website</a>. The database can be browsed page by page or searched by keyword. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Contained in the ledger include the following counties:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Audrain County (Mo.)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Buchanan County (Mo.)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Grundy County (Mo.)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Jackson County (Mo.)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Marion County (Mo.)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Oregon County (Mo.)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Pettis County (Mo.)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Saint Louis (Mo.)</span></span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-16992527674963103082017-04-21T11:31:00.002-05:002017-04-21T11:31:39.275-05:00Butler County Archives Has Moved!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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The Butler County Archive has a new home! Over the winter, the Archive moved from the basement of the old State Bank building across the street into the basement of the courthouse at 100 N. Main St. The move isn't complete yet. Approximately 60% of their holdings have made it across the street as of this post.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An example of how the Archive <br />appear when visiting.</td></tr>
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As you can see in the photo to the left, their hours are still 9-3 Tuesdays. Thankfully, they have heat in the winter and a/c in the summer unlike their previous location where the conditions were reversed!<br />
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When preparing for a visit to an archive or library it's always important to be informed of what's available. The MO State Archives provides a list of which records exist on microfilm and therefore should be available locally. Use this link to browse what's available: <a href="http://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/archives/resources/county/butler.pdf">State Archives - Butler County</a><br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0100 N Main St, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901, USA36.7565026 -90.392401536.7561051 -90.393032 36.756900099999996 -90.391771tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-71507697461129833482017-04-07T15:39:00.000-05:002017-04-07T15:40:05.217-05:00Now Playing at the Rodgers Theatre and Poplar Bluff Drive In - July 1965<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Perfect for a Flashback Friday, the title says it all!<br />
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We never know what we'll find when receiving donated materials. This gem is a perfect example of some of the happy surprises we come across from time to time.<br />
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How many of these movies have you seen? Did you perhaps even see them at these locations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-72351038160852379842017-02-09T13:56:00.002-06:002017-02-09T13:56:32.331-06:00BCGS now on Facebook!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Butler County Genealogical Society can now be found on Facebook! Find them here:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ButlerCountyMOGenealogicalSociety/">https://www.facebook.com/ButlerCountyMOGenealogicalSociety/</a><br />
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Stop by and give them a "like", a "share", or leave a comment on their posts ranging from tips to humor. You will also find meeting dates and topics as they are announced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-46644241796693948702015-11-02T11:05:00.003-06:002015-11-02T11:05:51.797-06:00Library / Genealogy Humor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Photographs do provide important clues though. A calendar in the background would be perfect but in lieu of that, style of dress, signs, automobiles, or objects in the background can provide important clues to a narrowing down the time frame the photo was taken. Today we often think of paying attention to our surroundings for our safety but pay attention to the surroundings in those old photographs and you might discover a new clue in your research.</div>
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The link to this can be found here: <a href="http://www.unshelved.com/2015-11-1">http://www.unshelved.com/2015-11-1</a> At the Unshelved website, you can sign up to receive more library humor in your Inbox each day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-79873421009607736832015-06-30T10:51:00.002-05:002015-06-30T10:51:49.379-05:00Missouri State Penitentiary Database<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Looking to add a little excitement to your family history? Tired of finding farmers, store clerks, and housewives? There's a database that might just provide you with a dash of spice to add some variety to your family tree!<br />
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The <a href="http://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/msp/" target="_blank">Missouri State Penitentiary</a> database, contributed by the Missouri State Archives, is now available on the <a href="http://www.missouridigitalheritage.com/" target="_blank">Missouri Digital Heritage</a> website. The site offers access to 62,758 records of inmates who served in the prison from 1836 to 1931, including the names and ages of the prisoners, their crimes and sentences, as well as the years they entered and were released from the prison. A limited number of inmate photographs is available because mug shots of incoming inmates were not required until 1928.<br />
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Crimes committed cover a large ranges of incidents, from commonly thought of crimes such as murder and rape to the unexpected "larceny of fowl at night" and at least on instance of "Conveying into Butler County jail certain package with intent to aid and facilitate escape of prisoners". (Apparently there was quite the crime wave of chicken theft over a century ago across the state.)<br />
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The Missouri State Penitentiary was the first state penal institution west of the Mississippi River. It opened its doors in 1836 and operated continuously until 2004. If you would like additional information on the penitentiary and its history, look for "The Missouri State Penitentiary : 170 years inside the walls" by Jamie Pamela Rasmussen on your next visit.<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-32160539224310305062015-06-12T11:29:00.000-05:002015-06-12T11:29:15.146-05:00Pull Up Your Genes - Genealogy Lock-in at Jonesboro Public Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OW8UFcdzDH8/VXr8u9HJSRI/AAAAAAAAAiU/npnQbLQA83Y/s1600/genealogy.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OW8UFcdzDH8/VXr8u9HJSRI/AAAAAAAAAiU/npnQbLQA83Y/s400/genealogy.PNG" width="305" /></a>The Craighead County - Jonesboro Public Library is hosting a "Genealogy Lock-in" on Saturday, July 18th, 5 PM to Midnight.</div>
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The library is located at 315 West Oak Ave in Jonesboro. For additional information about the event, they can be reached at 870-935-5133 or through their website: <a href="http://libraryinjonesboro.org/">libraryinjonesboro.org</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0315 West Oak Avenue, Jonesboro, AR 72401, USA35.83382 -90.70708890000003135.8337695 -90.70716790000003 35.8338705 -90.707009900000031tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-68853699821804369622015-02-26T13:57:00.000-06:002015-02-26T13:57:45.907-06:00HeritageQuest Enhanced/Expanded Searching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Interactive census maps</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And more</li>
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The product will have a more modern look and feel that will make it easier to use and help streamline the research process for genealogists.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Additional Information</strong></div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The conversion to the new version will be automatic. No changes will need to be made by libraries.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Authentication methods will remain the same, including:<ul style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<li style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Static IP address</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Referring URL</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Embedded username/password</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Usage reports: We will use the same usage reporting system that’s currently available today</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">All-new image viewer with more functionality</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Grayscale or color images</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ADA Section 508 compliance</li>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">New Browser Requirements</strong></div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HeritageQuest Online will be optimized to perform best on current versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 or newer (we recommend IE 11+). This gives libraries the most up-to-date security, as well.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or older will no longer be supported. The new HeritageQuest Online may work in discontinued operating systems (such as Windows XP) and browsers, but we will not guarantee compatibility or make fixes.</li>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-16029175700387067722014-10-09T15:03:00.000-05:002014-10-09T15:03:33.190-05:00Stoddard County Genealogy Program - "Whoooo are Your Ancestors?"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Whoooo are Your Ancestors?" The STODDARD County Genealogy Society will host a workshop on Saturday, October 18, at the Keller Public Library from 10:00 - 3:00. Cost is $10.00, which covers materials and lunch. <br /><br />Speakers include BIll Eddleman, Publisher; Martha Carwile, "Women in the Revolutionary War"; Nancy Matthews from Paragould and Carolyn Cox from Sikeston. RSVP by October 1 by calling the library at 573-624-3764 or email <a href="mailto:kellerpl@yahoo.com">kellerpl@yahoo.com</a>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0402 West Grant Street, Dexter, MO 63841, USA36.7889297 -89.9639790999999636.788880199999994 -89.96405809999996 36.7889792 -89.963900099999961tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990693022765415463.post-87815955865480457982014-10-03T16:58:00.002-05:002014-10-03T16:58:26.081-05:00Genealogy Books at the Local Author Fair<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An exciting part of the Library's first "Local Author Fair" is the opportunity to purchase local history books! (There are a total of 23 authors, illustrators, etc., participating in this event.)<br />
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The Butler County Genealogy Society will have their books for sale, including their latest, Volume 3 of the Butler County History.<br />
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Robert H. Forister is the author of several local history books and will be showcasing his newest publication, "Wayne County Missouri History and Memories of my Childhood There".<br />
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Volumes 1 & 2 of "Butler County : a pictorial history" by John Stanard will be available to be purchased.<br />
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The library is just one of the many venues to be a part of the "Iron Horse Festival". Stop by as you celebrate Poplar Bluff's railroad history and browse the works of many talented people from our community!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0