The Newberry Library Genealogy NewsUpcoming events, new resources, research tips and other information from the Local and Family History Department, Newberry Library. |
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| 5/13/2008 |
| New Web Resources Roundup |
 There's a lot of new toys for genealogists on the Internet this morning. First, Google and the map collector David Rumsey have announced that a number of maps from the Rumsey collection are available as a layer on Google maps. You can browse all of the maps here . Researchers can toggle back and forth from the current Google map and the digitized historical map. Of particular interest for Chicagoans is the 1857 Rufus Blanchard map of Chicago, exerpted above. Second, if you haven't yet visited the new Record Search from FamilySearch, take a look. As of today, it no longer requires a login. Record Search is the new tool from FamilySearch for searching and browsing digital records. In addition to the snazzy interface, there is an amazing amount of new content available, from the 1930 census of Mexico to Philadelphia death records. Finally, the online pedigree site Geni.com has announced that it now allows GEDCOM uploads. So if you have a pedigree in any GEDCOM-compatible software, you can upload the files you created to Geni. There's more information on the Geni blog. |
| 5/10/2008 |
| Selected Recent Arrivals in Local and Family History |
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Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Putnam County, Ohio. Norman, Okla. : Arphax Pub. Co., c2008. Call No. Local History Ref F497.P96 B69 2008 Dobson, David. Later Scots-Irish Links, 1725-1825. Baltimore, Md. : Clearfield, 2003- Call No. E184.S4 D63 2003 Eckhart, Thomas D. The History of Carbon County. Lehighton, Pa. : T.D. Eckhart:Carbon History Project, 1992- Call No. F157.C2 E34 1992 Historic Woodbury. Woodbury, N.J. : Woodbury Tercentenary Committee, 1964 Call No. F144.W85 H57 1964 Murray County Heritage. Roswell, Ga. : WH Wolfe Associates,1987. Call No. F292.M8 M87 1987 Placing History : How Maps, Spatial Sata, and GIS are Changing Historical Scholarship. Redlands, Calif. : ESRI Press, 2008. Call No. G70.212 .P55 2008 Ravenswood United Methodist Church, 1872-1972. Chicago : Ravenswood Centennial Committee, 1972. Call No. BX8481.C5 R38 1972 Reading Your Neighborhood : A History of East Rogers Park. Chicago, Ill. : East Rogers Park Neighborhood History Project, 1993. Call No. F548.68.E27 R43 1993 Rohrbach, Lewis Bunker. Introductory Guide to Swiss Genealogical Research. Rockport, Me. : Picton Press, c2004. Local History Ref CS983 .R64 2004 Pleve, I. R. The German Colonies on the Volga.. Lincoln, Neb. : American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, c2001. Call No. DK511.V66 P5613 2001 Smith, Dean. Portrait of a Village : Port Hope, Huron County, Michigan. Port Hope, MI : Dean Smith, 2001. Call No. F574.P77 S64 2001 |
| 5/2/2008 |
| Digital Archive of the Daily Illini |
| The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has digitized the Daily Illini for the years 1916-1936. Visit the Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection to browse or search these issues. The Urbana Daily Courier is also available for 1916-1925. |
| 4/30/2008 |
| Free Genealogy Orientation this Saturday |
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Interested in learning how to research your family history? Visit the Newberry Library this Saturday to get started. At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, Newberry reference librarian Matt Rutherford will introduce novices to the basics of research with an informal orientation. No reservations are necessary. The session will meet in the Fellows lounge on the 2nd floor of the Newberry Library. Note: the Chicago Genealogical Society will not hold its usual meeting at the Newberry this Saturday. Instead, the CGS meeting will be held at the Chicago History Museum at Clark and North. Their speaker will be Leslie Martin of the History Museum. For more information, visit the CGS website. |
| 4/26/2008 |
| Great New Site for Chicago School Research |
 Chicago Public Schools has created a great new site for CPS alumni and researchers: CPS Alumni.org. The site allows alumni of Chicago public schools to network with other graduates, share memories and keep up to date with activities at their alma mater. But there are also several very useful elements of the site for genealogists and historical researchers. First, the site includes a page for every Chicago public school past and present with some basic historical information. Registered users can see the full list of schools here. Second, the site contains annual lists of school attendees and graduates from 1873 to 1973, in PDF form. If you are not an alumni of CPS, you are able to register as a "guest" and access the historical information on the site. To access this information, visit any of the school pages and click on the "Get Historical Attendee Records" image on the right side of the page. The site was launched this week, and we've already been using it in fielding reference questions. |
| 4/16/2008 |
| Tour of Bohemian National Cemetery on May 4 |
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Here is a press release from the Friends of the Bohemian National Cemetery: The Friends of the Bohemian National Cemetery, a 501c3 not–for-profit organization, will sponsor a 2 hour walking tour at the Cemetery on Sunday, May 4, 2008, at 1 p.m. The Bohemian National Cemetery is located at 5255 N. Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL, and was added to the National Registry of Historical Places in 2007. Albert Walavich, tour guide and historian, shall discuss the founding of the cemetery and its unusual features. Highlight featured in the tour will be: Mayor Anton Cermak’s mausoleum; the Victorian Gatehouse; the T. G. Masaryk mausoleum(named after the 1st President of the Czech Republic; the various veteran’s monuments; and special and unique features of the turn-of-the-century monuments and their cultural, social and historical significance. Refreshments shall be served at the Gatehouse after the tour. Cost of tour -- $15 – non-member; $10 – member. Walk-ins can register at the Gatehouse the day of the tour. Membership -- $25 –Individual; $20 –Students & Seniors; $35 – Family. Mail tour fees/membership to: Friends of Bohemian National Cemetery 300 Claymoor, #2F Hinsdale, IL 60521-5076 Tour questions? Call: 708-366-6564 or 847-362-9036. Proceeds shall be applied to ongoing and future restorations on the Columbarium and the Victorian Gatehouse. Website: http://www.friendsofbnc.org |
| 4/1/2008 |
| Two Events at the Newberry this Saturday |
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Visit the Newberry Library to take part in two free genealogy events this Saturday, April 5: an orientation to the Newberry and a Chicago Genealogical Society meeting. At 9:30 a.m., Newberry reference librarian Grace DuMelle will introduce novices to the basics of research with an informal orientation. No reservations are necessary. The session will meet in the Wade Conference Room on the second floor of the Newberry Library. At 1:30 in the afternoon, the Chicago Genealogical Society will hold their monthly meeting, which is open to the public. There will be a roundtable at which you can ask questions of genealogical experts from the Illinois State Genealogical Society and the Newberry Library. Visit the CGS website for more information. |
| 3/31/2008 |
| 1870, 1871, 1880, and 1885 Chicago City Directories Available Online |
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We've added the 1870, 1871 Edward's Census, 1880, and 1885 Chicago city directories to ChicagoAncestors.org. They are available here. |