[Genealib] "Cherokee by Blood"

Wed Oct 1 10:04:04 EDT 2008

MessageThank you for the information.  I am really looking forward to
receiving Mr. Bowen's series!

Melissa

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[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu]On Behalf Of Joe Garonzik
  Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 5:07 PM
  To: 'Librarians Serving Genealogists'
  Subject: RE: [Genealib] "Cherokee by Blood"

  We are the publishers of Jeff Bowen's books in the ongoing series, EASTERN
CHEROKEE BY BLOOD. Here are Jeff's comments about why he undertook the
series and how it differs from those of Jerry Wright Jordan.

  Joe Garonzik

  Genealogical.com

  Clearfield Company

                    Ms Jordan's books are a great achievement. They contain
a great deal of information not strictly found in the Guion Miller Rolls,
such as the lengthy "Miscellaneous Testimonies," which mostly pertain to
rejected claimants.

                    What I have done is to abstract information directly off
the National Archives microfilm.  These abstracts are short statements
explaining the conclusion of the Guion Miller Commission as to whether they
were accepted or rejected.  My books are a faithful abstraction of each
application.  Nothing added, nothing taken away.  Just the purest possible
form of the archive record.  Painstakingly proofed, every word, as
meticulously as possible.

                    For many years people have waited for Jerry Wright
Jordan to go beyond Volume 9 of her series since the applications continue
on to # 45,857.  Knowing my publisher would not accept a work starting with
application # 27801, I started at the very beginning, using the title from
the archive record, "Eastern Cherokee By Blood 1906 - 1910," and a format
which imitates that of the microfilm.  It is my belief that within the next
year I will be able to finish the pure form of the application abstracts. We
are trying to make each book approx. 206 pages, plus the index.

                    As of September 29, 2008, I have finished abstracting
Volumes 10 (Applications 34,186-38,215) and 11  (38,216-42,265),  and have
started Volume 12 (42,266-45,857), the last book in the series.

                    I hope this helps explain the difference between the two
series.  My goal is to get the series done, so that the libraries and Native
American genealogists can have a complete set to work with.

                    If you have any more questions please don't hesitate to
contact me directly at the email given below.

                    Sincerely,

                    Jeff Bowen

                    Transcriber of Eastern Cherokee By Blood

                    Jeff at nativestudy.com

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[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Mary Ann Conrad
    Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 3:12 PM
    To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
    Subject: Re: [Genealib] "Cherokee by Blood"

    I have noticed on Genealogical Publishing's web site that Jeff Bowen has
published
    Eastern Cherokee by Blood, 1906-1910 in five volumes. The records are:
Applications
    1 to 21,880 from the U.S. Court of Claims, 1906-1910. Cherokee-Related
Records of Special Commissioner Guion Miller.

    You may need to check out the records that are published in the nine
volume set you have:
    Cherokee By Blood: Records of Eastern Cherokee Ancestry in the US
    Court of Claims, 1906-1910     [Applications 1 - 27800]
     by Jerry Wright Jordan, 1987

    There might be a duplication.

    At 11:11 AM 9/26/2008, you wrote:

    Hello all!

    I'm a new genealogist/genealogy librarian...  I hope someone can help me
with this question.

    Our genealogy department recently purchased a set of books by Jeff
Bowen, "Eastern Cherokee by Blood".  I see that we have already on-shelf a
set of volumes entitled "Cherokee by Blood" by Jerry Wright Jordan.  Prior
to purchase, I looked up each requested book in our card catalog - obviously
Bowen's set was not included in our catalog, but upon review, I wonder if
the two sets are identical - and if I should cancel the order of Bowen's set
in order to save money for new books that include information we do not have
in our collection?  If the sets are fundamentally different, or each
includes some different names, or if the Bowen book is - say - better
indexed...  I'd be happy for us to follow through on the order...

    Any ideas?

    Thank you!

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