[Genealib] Genealogy questions asked at the reference desk
Trevia W Beverly
treviawbeverly at houston.rr.com
Wed Jun 28 15:47:12 EDT 2006
Kim, I presented a lecture on this topic at last year's Angelina College
Genelaogy Conference. The outline is 3 pgs and you're welcome to it if
you'll request it to me off-line at treviawbeverly at houston.rr.com Just ask
for "Homestead Research." You won't have the advantage of my remarks (for
whatever they were worth) or the class discussion but I think you'll find
some good references on it.
Trevia Wooster Beverly
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----- Original Message -----
From: "LIBRARY" <library at ci.belton.tx.us>
To: "Librarians Serving Genealogists" <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 12:50 PM
Subject: RE: [Genealib] Genealogy questions asked at the reference desk
What are the steps involved in tracing a houses history?
Kim Adele Kroll
Director
Lena Armstrong Public Library
(254) 933-5832
P.O. Box 120
Belton, Texas 76513
-----Original Message-----
From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Phyllis
Rickard
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 9:23 AM
To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
Subject: Re: [Genealib] Genealogy questions asked at the reference desk
In the last week I have had two of these.
The first wanted a "history of my house". After an explanation of the
steps
involved in tracing the history of a house and how difficult that is to
do....turns out she has seen a ghost and wants to know who has died
there. A
house that was probably built in the 1880s.
The second wanted to look at death records. Turns out he really wanted
to
know (from the library!) if there was anyone buried in his yard because
he
had some digging to do and didn't want to hit anyone!
Phyllis Rickard
AV / Outreach Librarian
Lenawee County Library
Adrian, MI
prickard at monroe.lib.mi.us
----- Original Message -----
From: "Beth Oljace" <boljace at and.lib.in.us>
To: "Librarians Serving Genealogists" <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 2:07 PM
Subject: RE: [Genealib] Genealogy questions asked at the reference desk
> My favorite is the question we get (in some form) about once every
month
> or so. It's some variation of "Do you have a book that tells who died
> in my house" or "How can I tell who died in my house?"
>
> Beth E. Oljace
> Indiana room Librarian
> Anderson (Ind.) Public Library
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <suttonl at co.oakland.mi.us>
> To: gresd at ohoopeelibrary.org, Librarians Serving Genealogists
> <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
> Cc:
> Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:39:56 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: RE: [Genealib] Genealogy questions asked at the reference
desk
>
>> My favorite and one we get often is I want my family tree or family
>> history; as if you have it already waiting for them at the reference
>> desk.
>>
>> Linda Sutton
>> Oakland County Research Library
>>
>> ---- Original message ----
>> >Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:28:44 -0400
>> >From: "Dusty Gres" <gresd at ohoopeelibrary.org>
>> >Subject: RE: [Genealib] Genealogy questions asked at the reference
>> desk
>> >To: "'Librarians Serving Genealogists'"
>> <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
>> >
>> > And, of course, my all-time favorite (and yes, it happened here)
>> > --
>> >
>> > Patron: I need information about my grandfather.
>> > Librarian: What was your grandfather's name?
>> > Patron: It's your job to find out.
>> >
>> >
>> > Dusty Gres, Director
>> > Ohoopee Regional Library System
>> > Hdq: Vidalia-Toombs County Library
>> > 610 Jackson Street
>> > Vidalia, GA 30474
>> > PH: (912) 537-9283
>> > FAX: (912) 537-3735
>> > EMAIL: gresd at ohoopeelibrary.org
>> > WEB: http://www.ohoopeelibrary.org
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
>> > [mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of
>> > Brannan, Joyce A.
>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 9:48 AM
>> > To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
>> > Subject: RE: [Genealib] Genealogy questions asked at the
>> > reference desk
>> >
>> > Become thoroughly familiar with all this site has to offer.
>> > http://www.familysearch.org A common mistake people - they will
>> > say something to the effect, "my family isn't Mormon so the
>> > church can't help me." The Mormon church collects ALL records of
>> > any genealogy value. True, the IGI and ancestry file are not to
>> > be relied on, but they provide clues. I liken them to a map
>> > drawn by a cub scout. But there is much more available from the
>> > Mormon church.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > This is a free, complete online course for beginning genealogists
>> > http://261.byu.edu.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > And, of course, http://www.cyndislist.com.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Common questions? 1. Why don't you have all the birth, death,
>> > marriage, probate, etc. records for your county? Where can I
>> > find them?
>> >
>> > 2. I've come all the way from (wherever) to look at your
>> > records. Why can't I get into the archives? (Our website
>> > clearly states that appointments are recommended because a
>> > librarian may not be available.)
>> >
>> > 3. I need your slave records. (We don't have any.)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Obscure sources? 1. Historical societies. 2. Local library
>> > archives, especially uncatalogued materials.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Joyce A. Brannan
>> >
>> > Technical Services Librarian
>> >
>> > University of West Alabama
>> >
>> > Livingston, AL 35470
>> >
>> > 205 652-3677
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
>> > [mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of
>> > Elizabeth Clemons
>> > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 4:24 PM
>> > To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
>> > Subject: RE: [Genealib] Genealogy questions asked at the
>> > reference desk
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Dear Connie,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I am a reference librarian at a public library in Indiana. Our
>> > library has a local history/genealogy room, but no full-time
>> > librarian who staff the room. As such, we often get genealogy
>> > questions at the reference desk. Be sure to mention that one of
>> > the most interesting aspects of reference work is the variety of
>> > questions we can answer for patrons. Sometimes even the most
>> > mundane question (in our opinion), when answered can make
>> > someone's day.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I tend to get quite a few technical questions. For example,
>> > patrons want to know how to use the microfilm machines and
>> > usually want to print as well. We also get requests for
>> > obituaries, vital records (birth, marriage and death). I refer
>> > the patrons to the county health department for information about
>> > vital records. Patrons are also curious about HeritageQuest and
>> > Ancestry Library Edition. We offer training for both of these
>> > online genealogical resources.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Hope this information helped you.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Take care,
>> >
>> > Elizabeth Clemons
>> >
>> > Reference Librarian
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu on behalf of Connie
>> > Kuntz-Thorsen
>> > Sent: Tue 6/20/2006 3:43 PM
>> > To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
>> > Subject: [Genealib] Genealogy questions asked at the reference
>> > desk
>> >
>> > Genealogy questions asked at the reference desk (hope this isn't
>> > a duplicate post) -
>> >
>> > Hopefully as librarians in the field you might be able to share
>> > your expertise. I am teaching a genealogy reference course this
>> > summer and since I am not in the field can only give the students
>> > the "academic" view of genealogy research. Would you be able to
>> > share questions commonly asked about genealogy at the reference
>> > desk? Do you have any books/websites/etc. that you constantly
>> > recommend? Any obscure sources? I'd like to give them questions
>> > to help them discover what they may be faced with as reference
>> > librarians dealing with genealogy. If you have any suggestions
>> > you could offer I would greatly appreciate it.
>> >
>> > Thanks for your help.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Connie Thorsen
>> >
>> > Associate Professor
>> >
>> > St. John's University
>> >
>> >
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