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Genealogy Club of Montgomery County IN Corp.

205 S. Washington St. Crawfordsville, IN 47933

765-362-2242 Dian Moore, ext 4

Dellie Craig, ext. 118

[email protected]

Inside this issue:

Executive Officers 2

From the Editor 2

Secretary’s Report 3

Mayflower Bibliography

4

A Civil War Sol-der’s Letter Home

6

O’Neall Cemetery Rededication

7

Future Club Planning July 14, 2009

Regular Monthly Meeting "Who Are the SARs?" by Noel Rheems, Registrar of Society of Sons of

American Revolution July 24, 2009

2009 supper and After Hours Library Research Meeting, Open to the Public August 11, 2009

Regular Monthly Meeting

2009 Executive Officers: President: Judy Harvey Vice President: Bob Smith Secretary and Reporter: Linda Templin Treasurer: Alberta Krout Activities Director: Ruth Evans Membership: Alberta Krout Newsletter: Nelson Wilson 2009 Committees, Chairpersons and Committee Rosters Activities: Chair: Ruth Evans R, Linda Templin, Dian Moore and Dellie Craig Finance: Chair: Alberta Krout R: Mike Mitchell, Bob Smith Membership: Chair: Alberta Krout R, Mike Mitchell, Ted Ratcliff Public Information: Chair: Pat Wills R, George Scharf, Nelson Wilson, Dellie Craig Nominating: Chair: Dian Moore, Forrest Crawford, George Scharf Cemetery: Chair: Kim Hancock R, Judy Harvey, Richard Wills, Dian Moore, Archie Krout

Grants: Chair: Ted Ratcliff R, Mike Mitchell, Judy Harvey Refreshments: Chair: Doris Jones R, Linda Templin

2009 Executive Officers

From the editor...

Apologies from the not quite acting editor —Dian Moore Since our editor and his computer are both laid up I agreed to put out this issue of the newsletter. It was to be both late and utilitarian. I had four pages ready with use of scissors and copy machine when Bill Helling rescued this

damsel in distress and took over. Thank you, Bill. The Friends of the Library, with Doris Jones as liaison, have donated a third microfilm reader. It is in the row with the others and loads much like the older machine with the newer film carriage that is with the lift up glass plate. It is not attached to the printer but rather to the library computers. The im-age on the screen can be cropped, enlarge and generally fancied up and then sent to the copy machine or the black and white printer that serves the pub-lic computers. It can also be saved to disk or flash drive, or e mailed. Com-puter copies are $.10. We did not want patrons selecting microfilm readers on the basis of price so all microfilm copies are now $.10 also. This is a sav-

ings of 60%. The calendar of photos of old schools has also been marked down and can

now be purchased for $5.00. We wish speedy recovery to Nelson and his computer.

Genealogy, n.

“An account of one's

descent from a man

who did not

particularly care to

trace his own.”

—Ambrose Bierce


Summarized by Linda Templin, Secretary The February, March, and April meetings of the Genealogy Club of Mont-gomery County, Corp. were held on the second Tuesday of each month in the Donnelley Room of the Crawfordsville District Public Library. Judy Har-vey, 2009 President, presided over the meetings. The minutes were pre-sented in written form, approved/corrected, and passed. The Treasurer's re-ports were given. The Club now has 48 members including two families and

one institutional member. The Club sold 2009 calendars with pictures of historic schools of Montgom-ery County. There are still some calendars available at the CDPL. Club mem-bers are asked to present possible themes for the next year's calendar. The

possibility of old bridges has been suggested. The Club and the Veterans Services of Montgomery County are preparing plans for the re-dedication ceremony of the O'Neall Cemetery on June 13 at

10 am. The restoration project of the cemetery will be completed this spring. Club members are encouraged to join invited dignitaries for the ceremony. Many thanks and appreciation are extended to Kim Hancock, chairman of the restoration, and to here dedicated helpers. Many volunteered hours have been given to this project by all of them. Any questions regarding the re-

dedication may be routed to Alberta Krout, chairman of the ceremony. The club is in the process of collecting the genealogical pedigree charts (vertical form) from each club member. Please give a copy of your personal

pedigree chart to Dian Moore. Doris Jones has accepted the Refreshment Committee Chairman position for the rest of the year. She is looking for volunteers for refreshments at the

club meetings. If you are able to help, please contact her. Ruth Evans, Activity directory, continued to arrange interesting programs for each meeting. In February, Dr. Greg Redding from Wabash College gave a presentation on "Indiana's German Legacy." Jim Swift presented "Indiana Pio-neer (Wagon) Roads" in March. For April Larry Truitt gave a presentation on

1830-1840 Quaker Migration to Indiana. In the next quarter the Club will meet at 7 pm in the CDPL on May 12, June

9, and July 14. The next After Hours Workshop is scheduled for July 24.

Secretary's Report

Volume 6 Issue 2 May 2009

“History is the version of

past events that people

have decided to agree

upon.”

—Napoleon

“History is a cyclic poem

written by time upon the

memories of man.”

—Percy Bysshe Shelley

by Dian Moore Every fourth grader knows that April showers bring may flowers and May-flowers bring pilgrims. Since this is May I offer pilgrims. I have looked at all these books and have not listed the ones that are too superficial to be of use. I have included some children's book because many include real solid

information. CALL NUMBER CODES RG = Local history-does not check out-second floor J = juvinile- children's department- main floor FIC =fiction G B I P G = genealogies-relationships listed B = background-history and flavor I = facts that can be used to make genealogies P = people-biographical information

Mayflower Bibliography


BOOK CALL # G B I P NOTES

Saints and strangers : being the lives of the Pilgrim fathers & their families, with their friends & foes : & an account of their posthumous wandering by Willison,

George Findlay, 1897-

974.4 Wil G B I P this was re-comended when I was in

college

The Pilgrim news-letter : semi-annual publication of the National Society, Sons

and Daughters of the Pilgrims. RG 369.1 Pil G B I P

Bradford's history of Plymouth plantation, 1606-1646 by Bradford, William,

1588-1657. 974.4 Bra B I P this is as close

to original as most of us will

ever get

Mayflower remembered; a history of the Plymouth Pilgrims by Gill, Crispin 974.4 Gil B I P

Mayflower : a story of courage, community, and war by Philbrick, Nathaniel. 973.2 Phi B P

Sarah Morton's day : a day in the life of a pilgrim girl by Waters, Kate. J 974.402 Wat B P

The adventurous life of Myles Standish and the amazing-but-true survival story of

the Plymouth Colony by Harness, Cheryl. J 921 Standish, M. B P


BOOK CALL # G B I P NOTES

The homes of the pilgrim fathers in England and America (1620-

1685) by Briggs, Martin S. (Martin Shaw).

728 Bri G

The Mayflower murderer and other forgotten firsts in American

history 973 Ste B not much

The Pilgrims by Dillon, Francis.

973.2 Dil B

One small candle; the Pilgrims' first year in America by Fleming,

Thomas J.

974.4 Fle B reads like a novel

Rock of Freedom : the story of the Plymouth Colony by Gerson,

Noel Bertram, 1914-

974.4 Ger B reads like a novel

A journey to the new world : the diary of Remember Patience

Whipple :[Mayflower, 1620] by Lasky, Kathryn. j FIC Las B

The house on Stink Alley : a story about the Pilgrims in Holland j FIC Mon B

The journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce : [a pilgrim boy, Plymouth,

1620 by Rinaldi, Ann j FIC Rin B

The Sampson family : genealogical memoirs of the Sampson family in America, from the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620, to the pre-

sent time

RG 929.2 Vin G

Mayflower ancestral index by Terry, Milton E. RG 929.2 Ter G

Mayflower ancestral index by Terry, Milton E. RG 929.2 Ter G

Early Massachusetts marriages prior to 1800 RG 929.3744 Ear I

Mayflower deeds & probates : from the files of George Ernest Bow-man at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants

by Roser, Susan E.

RG 929.3744 Ros I

The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony by Ziner, Feenie.

j 974.402 Zin B P

Murfreesboro, Tennesse April 29 1863 Dear wife I now take my pen in hand to let you know that I am well and harty and I hope these few lines will find you all enjoying the same great blessing we started out on a scout on the 20 of this month and got in on the 28 and we were ordered out in the morning well the 9 days that we was out we made a nice thing out of it for I am one of the scouts of our regiment and we have a fine time I tel you for we take all the horses and mules that we can find and on our last scout we took between 6 and 7 hun-dred mules and horses and a bout the same amount of prisners besides a good many nigros and I think this war wont last long for when we are out we live off of the country and it dont take no little to feed 15 or 20 thou-sand men and more horses than men well I have left the hospital and gone back to the company again and now I am detail for a scout or a sharp shooter I bought myself a gun that shoots 16 times with out stopping to load and I tel you what it tells when a man can shoot that often with stop-ping to load well I got a letter from you while we was out on the scout it was sent out with provisions train but I was sorrow to hear that you was all sick but I will all be well by the time you get this letter well tel tommy to take good care of his colts and make them grow well I got a letter from Jo-seph the other day and he wrote that he was well he is at Helena Arkansas well I dont know as I have any more of importance to write at this time I want you to write soon and often so no more at this time but remain your

affectionate husband til death William G. keys To Esther G. Keys *Note, Esther Thomas Keys is sister to Joesph who also served in the Civil

War

A Civil War soldier’s letter home

— Wm. G. Keys transcribed by Kim Hancock


The Dedication of the Veterans Stone at O'Neall Cemetery and celebration of our clean up accomplish-ments went off without a hitch. We had six people attending who claimed relationship to people buried there and 74 people signed the guest book. Kim Han-cock and her many helpers deserve there own salute.

Maybe we can stampede the cattle again.

O'Neall Cemetery Rededication


Archie Krout and Richard Wills uncovering memorial marker

Claude Johnson (Veteran Affairs Officer), master of ceremony for Dedication


Crowd at ceremony

All cleaned up and ready to show

Honor guard


Marti Swanson and cousin, Melissa Parrish descendants of several buried

Kim Hancock

Retired General Chastain

205 S. Washington St. Crawfordsville, IN 47933

765-362-2242 Dian Moore, ext 4

Dellie Craig, ext. 118

[email protected]

Name ________________________________________________ Phone ___________________________ Address ______________________________________________ E-mail ____________________________ City ___________________________________ State _________ ZIP ___________ Membership: New [ ] Renewal [ ] Membership Class: Individual _____ $10/y Family _____ $25/y

Institutional _____ $15/y Business _____ $50/y Donation for Cemetery Project: $_________.00 TOTAL Amount Enclosed: $_________.00 List family/families you are/may be researching: Skills/Experience Assessment Genealogical records used: Genealogical resources used: Genealogical computer programs used: Other experiences related to local history, church records, cemetery records and/or preservation: Program suggestions: Projects we could do as a club: Mail application to: Genealogy Club of Montgomery County Indiana Corp., 205 S. Washington St. Crawfordsville, IN 47933

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