Los Angeles Library Systems in Need of Support

Save the Los Angeles Public Library! Clerks & MC's are the 1st smiling people you see when you enter the library and the last you see when you leave. They are the ones that help you get your library cards, they are the ones whom return your materials, & they are the ones that check out your materials to you. They are as important to the functioning of o...ur library as anyone. We could not do our jobs as librarians without them.


http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105467039490536#!/savethelibrary?ref=nf


Taken from FACEBOOK Site requesting help spread the word and help.

Tuesday's Tombstone.... tis ghostly

Much to tired to find a picture so here is a ghost one.



It floats in the air and it skims the ground,

It fills the air with not a sound,

Now you see me now you don't.

This ghost is gone now.

Monday's Madness is Alive and Well at the Library

Yes, genealogy is on the move. Up the street and down the alley, a sleuth is looking for information on their family. In the trashcan, in the park, best of all is in the library.

Yup, a library is the place to be and woe is me for I am home working other adventures for the day. But if all goes well tomorrow I may be free to go and visit
the new library the San Diego Genealogy Society has in north county area way above
freeway 8.

Another great library is our own in Chula Vista at the Civic Center F St. facility.
We have lots of books from many places, The Library of Congress catalog, DAR books,
histories, genealogies, census records, Pension Census, Maps, more maps, more
information than most realize.

It is my hope our society will tour the library and learn what all the facility holds. When doing research one should look at: reference section of library, newspapers, magazines, videos, CD's, history, maps and genealogy areas.

Our library in Chula Vista has cd's of the Civil War songs and other such interesting music. The Reference section has: Who's Who, encyclopedias, medical data,
historical information, city directories, etc. The genealogical check out section has
many books that you can take home and browse and bring back for the next person.

The Genealogy Section is a non check out area but has many books on states, ethnic's (Spanish, German, Irish, Scots, Oriental, Portuguese, French Canadian, British, etc), wars, histories, maps, phone books, and much more.


The newspaper section is rather extensive for help in research. I am not sure how far back they carry them anymore. Magazine section can always help you find article's on ancestors or their professions.

Maps are held in both the genealogy (non Check Out section)and in the open area for research. The south branch library (Orange Ave) has some really great ones on the Civil War which I have used.

Mentioning more libraries have you checked out the Law Library in San Diego or elsewhere?

Have you looked at the University Libraries for data? Medical Library division for
lists of Doctors licensed in the USA.

So Madness regarding libraries on Monday is about to break away from the March Madness and enter in to April Showers and then May Flowers.

Come along enjoy the trip, gain some knowledge you did not know was to exist.

God's Blessings on all during this Holy Season.

Sentimental Weekend :>) Sat, Sun, and Monday

No trouble being sentimental this weekend. It seems that it is the hot topic
weekend of birthdays in the family.

Fifty one years ago I celebrated my first birthday with my husband to be.

Fifty years ago I celebrated the birth of our first son, with husband over seas.

Thirteen years ago tomorrow we celebrated the birth of our second granddaughter.

Surname Saturday's Hannah OEN

Hannah OEN born 1826, Germany (?), died 29 April 1896 in Iowa. Hannah came to the
USA with two sisters the story goes. She came into Illinois and married Abraham D
Young Jr 1856 ?? St. Charles I think ILL.

His first wife was Eliza Grover born Pittston, ME. She died around 1850 in ILL we think.

We could use help on this elusive ancestor. My cousin in Minn is helping us to locate
data.

We would love much more knowledge, a picture of her would be great. Tombstone,
Cemetery and family information.

Data I have is not consistent with my findings because Hannah Young was born 1850 in
Bellidere, Boone Co., ILL.

Friday's Following Thomas Kemps's

As always he helps to keep us posted with events and situations.


http://blog.genealogybank.com/

What would we do without our Thomas's?

Thomas Kemp thanks for all you do.

THURSDAY'S TREASURES Family Pictures

There is always a reason and cleaning the closet was a reward. I found many of the
photo's I was hoping would be there. Family in and family out, family in and moving
all about. In the shuffle of a grandson, mother and sister in law I had set them back
for further work another day. Now I am going to finish the project so I can go back
to the one I had started prior to my knee injury.

I heard SCANFEST was coming and that will be a plus also. I also have to get my
ducks in a row for my seminar talk April 24. I need to use some of those pictures to
accomplish my goal.

I have pictures of my family from when MOM was small to today. A few years are
missing but she has those at her home. I found pictures from my Great Aunt
that I can add to the scanning and label and get up for other family members to see.

Since we have found family all over the USA and are gathering the tidbits to share
I think it would be great to share these photo's.

Recalling that my Aunt's home burned several years ago and she lost many pictures.
Maybe other family members can scan through their files and share photos also.

Now that would or could make a great present for her children who do not have the
those pictures to share.

Genealogy and the Citizens

Genealogy and the Citizens

Yes we are different than the rest of the peoples. We look at the need to
know as important. The need to keep as critical. The need to spout off, well, for
some of us that is really important too.

Herein lies the difference, in spouting off and citing sources.

I recently read the report by Thomas MacEntee that brings this to the forefront of
reporting and story telling. Apparently, a family story upset an individual that
was somehow, somewhat involved with the story and they felt harassed and somewhat
threatened. Their peace and quiet was disrupted due to location. They sued.

On that note, we are planning a seminar to help new found researchers to
learn how to do Genealogy with ease and competence. As we discussed the opening
packet regarding charts there was a question as to the need to mention Citing Your
Sources. Ultimately we all agreed as to the need from day one to be aware of that
need.

As I watched the responses around the table it was interesting to see how maybe
confused we still are on this topic. Alas, I was never taught to cite a source.
What today is called sources I just kept as keepsakes. When the government lost
those keepsakes ie sources it created a major void and a lot of need to find some
type of replacement. Worse along comes the learning much data was already erroneous
that in the past was taken as fact and suddenly everyone wanted some thing more than
just a story, whether it was fact or not.

So to explain my feelings I said to the members when you fill out a family group
sheet. You need to cite the source. Personal information by me, Susi Jones Pentico.
Whether it is a name, date, place or event, the citing of the source of information,
down the road may help a grandchild that has strayed away or a cousin that we have
not heard from in years who wants to get involved and learn about the family.

A group sheet will represent: father, mother and any children they would have had.
It also has a space for the parents of the Mother and Father so it represents three
generations. What you know as experienced and exposed to you can be the source. :>)

What a delight it would be if I could pick up a paper that would give me three
generations of data on my lineages I am seeking information on. Today since they
have become so stringent, I would even suspect notarizing the document would
make it more valid for the future.

As a beginner, would not it be a good thing to learn the method the current correct
way verses have so much done and learn you need to go back and find and cite the
source.

So we are not the regular guy on the street we are our own breed of citizens.
Down the road as we present the learning classes we will have an in depth time to
go into the intense method of citing sources. Maybe even using MILLS' Book.

O, I think we have gotten carried away with this citing of sources so intently but
my father told me years ago the pendulum swings far to the east and then to the west.

The word of man is not accepted any more because to many told tales that were not
true. That is a sad situation for the human kind. I am to old to not remember
when word of the mouth and shake of the hand was a binding contract and honored by
all. By the 1950's and beyond it slid away down the chute. To day it is basically
gone.

I will say that there are niches and pockets in this great country where you can
set out an article and say leave the money in the jar and it is still followed. A
human's word is still as good as it ever was. But from the top of our country to
the bottom this is seriously lacking thereby creating the need for the documentation
if we desire to join many of the great organizations that are out there for us to
become members of.

So if you follow Hank Jones advise and write your story please make sure it
is noted with a disclaimer that it is as true as you know it or was presented to
you. Write your story by all means just do not cause others pain or hurt if the
topic is so near the surface of our time. We do need to be sensitive to our fellow
citizens even if they can not understand our passion for the all encompassing truth.

Which we learn some times is really not the truth. Write your story and enjoy
the fruits of your labor and share with your family as Hank Jones said," your the
author you can write it, change it, rewrite it and change it, as you feel the need."
In the end your story will be more than full filling.