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Date: Nov 7, 2007 5:50 AM
Subject: NEHGS eNews Vol. 9, No. 45, Whole No. 347 November 7, 2007
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eNews
Vol. 9, No. 45
Whole #347
November 7, 2007
Edited by Michael J. Leclerc and Valerie Beaudrault
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Contents:
* New on NewEnglandAncestors.org
* Subscribe now for the 2008 Great Migration Newsletter
* Give the Gift of Research
* Name Origins
* From the Sales Department
* Research Recommendations: Forgotten Ellis Island
* Spotlight: Canadian Obituary Databases
* Stories of Interest
* Upcoming Education Programs
* NEHGS Contact Information
**********************************New Databases on New EnglandAncestors.org
The Essex Antiquarian – Volume 9 (1905)
www.newenglandancestors.org/research/Database/essex_antiquarian/
This week, we are releasing the ninth volume of The Essex Antiquarian,
"An illustrated ... magazine devoted to the biography, genealogy,
history, and antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts," which was
edited and published by Sidney Perley between 1897 and 1909. The
journal was published monthly from January 1897 to June 1901, and then
quarterly from July 1901 to October 1909. Each yearly volume contains
200-220 pages consisting of genealogical articles and a variety of
photographs, maps, illustrations, and gravestone inscriptions, all
pertaining to Essex County. The thirteen original volumes of The
Essex Antiquarian are available in our Research Library, call number
F72/E7/E74 1897-1909.
Woodbury, Connecticut Deaths 1678-1898
www.newenglandancestors.org/research/Database/woodbury_deaths/default.asp
This database presents the record of 4,725 deaths in Woodbury
Connecticut, as compiled by Leon M .Barnes in Barnes' Mortality Record
of the Town of Woodbury, from the Settlement of the town of Woodbury
in 1672, to the Present Day, published in 1898. Images of the original
book pages may be viewed from the search results page. This volume is
also available in our Boston research library, call number CT WOO 15.
Enhancements to the Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 database
www.newenglandancestors.org/research/Database/vital_records/default.asp
Our ongoing project to add page images and corrections to our
'Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850' database continues this week.
This week, we are re-releasing the enhanced and corrected vital
records of Andover, Framingham, Gloucester, Malden, Marlborough,
Rochester, and Taunton. We will continue to release enhanced records
on a town-by-town basis as our volunteer team completes the work.
When searching records of these towns, you'll find an 'image' link on
the search results page that will display the image of the original VR
page.
Also, be sure to try the "Browse" feature for the VR page images that
is accessed via the "Browse" button on the Mass. Vital Records to 1850
page. Page images may be browsed by selecting a town and record type,
and optionally entering a surname or page number. For instance, to
browse for births for the surname "Smith" in the Arlington vital
records, select 'Arlington', 'Birth', and type 'smith' in the 'Last
name or Page #' field. Click the 'Go' button and you'll see the first
page of 'Smith' births. The 'Previous page' and 'Next page' buttons
will move one page at a time, and the 'First page' and 'Last page'
buttons will jump to the beginning or end of the current record type.
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Subscribe now for the 2008 Great Migration Newsletter
The Great Migration Newsletter offers feature articles on a variety of
topics, including the settlement of early New England towns, migration
patterns, seventeenth-century passenger lists, church and land
records, and much more. The Newsletter complements the individual
Great Migration sketches and addresses broad issues key to
understanding the lives and times of New England's first immigrants.
Print subscribers to volume 17 (2008) receive a new issue of the
Newsletter through the mail each quarter. ($20 per year)
Online subscribers access issues through www.GreatMigration.org, where
the Newsletter is posted each quarter. They can also access past
issues from volumes 11 through 16, as well as bonus biographical
sketches not yet in print. ($10 per year for NEHGS members; $20 per
year for non-members)
If you are a current subscriber to the Great Migration Newsletter,
please visit www.GreatMigration.org/member.php to renew. If you are
subscribing for the first time, please visit www.greatmigration.org.
Both new and and returning subscribers can also call Member Services
at 1-888-286-3447 for assistance.
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Give the Gift of Research
Whether your family and friends are just starting out in genealogy,
preparing for application to lineage societies, or attempting to break
through brick walls, our Research Services department is here to help.
Our experts include professional genealogists, librarians, and
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This holiday season, give your friends and family a certificate good
towards research by the experts at NEHGS. Certificates are available
in a variety of quantities and can be ordered by calling 617-226-1233.
Recipients will be mailed a gift certificate, welcome letter, and
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For more information visit
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call 617-226-1233, or email research(a)nehgs.org.
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Name Origins
by Julie Helen Otto
Sound shifts to watch out for:
Initial vowel to N: ANN to NANCY, EDWARD to NED.
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>From the Sales Department
The Great Migration
Did you get your Great Migration volumes while they were on sale? If
not, the NEHGS Sales department is extending these sale prices through
Sunday, November 11, 2007!
The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V:
M-P : Normally priced at $59.95, we are offering a special sale price
of $54.95.
In addition, NEHGS is offering special discounted prices on all
previous volumes of The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England,
1634-1635 (normally priced at $59.95, now priced at $49.95).
Pre-publication orders will also be taken for The Complete Great
Migration Newsletter, Volumes 1-15 ($24.95) and for The Great
Migration Newsletter, Volumes 11-15 ($11.95). These titles are due out
in November 2007.
More information on these new volumes can be found at
www.NewEnglandAncestors.org/store. Orders can also be made at our
website or by calling 1-617-226-1212. Prices do not include shipping.
Last chance for these savings! Order today.
Classic Reprints Catalog Sale
Did you know that NEHGS offers a catalog of classic reprints of more
than 10,000 hard-to-find or out-of-print books? The NEHGS Special
Orders Catalog includes high-quality reprints of books that have long
been out of print or are hard-to-find. All special order books are
printed on acid-free paper in hardback bindings and many are available
in soft cover. Find your family in our massive new catalog! We are so
sure you will love this catalog that with its purchase you will
receive a coupon towards $10 off your first order from it!
Special Sale Price until December 1, 2007: $9.00 + shipping. To order
the catalog visit
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Research Recommendations: Forgotten Ellis Island
by Michael J. Leclerc
Boston journalist Lorie Conway was been working for a decade to
uncover the history of one of the largest public health initiatives in
American history. The fruits of her efforts are an hour-long film and
accompanying book — Forgotten Ellis Island: The Extraordinary Story of
America's Immigrant Hospital.
Conway's research took her across America. She researched archives and
repositories looking for records and information on the hospital and
its work. Unfortunately, few of the hospital's records have survived.
In fact only one — that of Australian Ormond McDermott — appears to
have survived in its entirety. Many of the records are believed to
have been destroyed during the renovation of the Great Hall at Ellis
Island during the 1990s.
With the assistance of genealogists and others, Conway traced down
surviving patients and their families. She interviewed them to record
the memories of their experiences (and those of their loved ones) as
they went through the hospital.
The story brings up the racial and ethnic prejudices that were part of
the Eugenics movement in the early-twentieth century. Images were
found of those judged to be feebleminded or otherwise deficient, based
solely on facial expressions or the appearance and dimensions of body
parts.
Conway and her team were given unprecendented access to film the
buildings of the hospital complex. Fortunately for her, most of the
filming was done prior to 9/11. She has since been told that such
access would not be given today under current security conditions.
Forgotten Ellis Island was premiered last week at Ellis Island. The
film has been submitted to PBS, which will hopefully air this
important work. The accompanying book is 208 pages filled with many
never-before-published photographs, as well as stories from the
patients and staff of the hospital. It is available from Amazon.com.
In addition to the book and film Conway, has developed a
website,www.forgottenellisisland.com, where you can find a virtual
tour of the complex, images and video clips of the buildings, and
excerpts from patients' stories.
Conway's film points to the remarkable success of the complex from a
public health standpoint. Less than 1 percent of immigrants were
deported for contagious diseases, and no major epidemic was ever
traced to an immigrant who entered the country after being treated at
the hospital.
Sewell Chan, reporter for The New York Times, published Conway's story
last week, which you can read in their online City Room. On Thursday,
December 6, 2007, Lori Conway will be at the Boston Public Library to
screen the film. She will also autograph copies of her book, which
will be for sale at the event as well.
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Spotlight: Canadian Obituary Databases
by Valerie Beaudrault
Canadian Health Obituaries Index File
www.health.library.mcgill.ca/osler/cfstand/chobit.htm
The Osler Library at McGill University has an online an index of
Canadian medical obituaries and death notices. This index can be
searched by the following: last name, first name, title/volume number,
and year of publication. The database contains listings for obituaries
and notices of death, which appeared in more than twenty-five
different medical journals published between 1852 and 2000. The data
fields in the search results include last name; first name; title of
publication; publication date; volume and page number; and birth and
death dates, if known.
Obituaries From Halifax Papers 1930 to 1967 Cape Breton Counties
Genweb, Nova Scotia www.rootsweb.com/~nscpbret/obitindx.html
The Cape Breton Counties Genweb site has placed 25 obituaries
transcribed from a small collection of Halifax newspapers. The
newspapers date from 1930 – 1967. They are from the following
counties: Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond, and Victoria. These
obituaries are filled with valuable information for anyone related to
the deceased.
Index to Digby Obituaries, Digby County, Nova Scotia Genweb
www.rootsweb.com/~nsdigby/obituaries/qryindex.htm
This database indexes obituaries found in Digby County newspapers
during the period from April 1851 through 2005. The largest number of
obituaries is for the late 1880s. The obituary database is arranged
alphabetically. Click on the first letter of the last name to access
the list.
Each summary record begins with the year in which the death occurred
followed by the full name of the deceased. It is followed by the date
on which the obituary appeared, a list of surnames found in the
obituary, and the name of the newspaper in which it appeared, as well
as the name of the person who submitted the obituary. Click on the
'Obituary' link to view a transcription of the obituary. There is a
separate alphabetical index to other surnames found in each obituary.
This is very useful for determining the relationships among families.
Individuals with family that emigrated from Digby County, Nova Scotia,
should take a look at these obituaries. I looked at a few obituaries
from the 1910s through early 1930s and found that the deceased
individuals had relatives living in places such as East Boston,
Winthrop, Longmeadow, Salem, and Somerville, Massachusetts; Klamath
Falls, Oregon; Concord and Plymouth, New Hampshire; Hartland and
Windsor, Vermont; Weathersfield, Connecticut, and Reading,
Pennsylvania.
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Stories of Interest
Advances in Genetic Genealogy Announced
FamilyTree DNA recently announced new avenues for DNA research at its
4th Inernational Conference on Genetic Genealogy in Houston. Get more
details at home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ne....
Rhode Island Cemeteries
Providence Journal staff writer Donita Naylor published a scary
Halloween story — one focusing on the historical cemeteries in Rhode
Island that are being lost to neglect. On the more pleasant side,
Naylor interviewed individuals who are working to preserve these "open
air musems." You can read the full story at
www.projo.com/news/content/HISTORICAL_CEMETERIES_10-31-07_6G7J55L_v40.33d....
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Upcoming Education Programs
Each year the Society presents a number of dynamic lectures, seminars,
and tours for genealogists and the general public. Programs are held
at 101 Newbury Street unless otherwise indicated.
The following programs will be held November 2007:
Dwelling Place of Dragons
Saturday, November 10, 2007, 10 a.m.
Author Marjorie Harshaw Robie, seen on The Today Show and PBS, will
present a three-part discussion of her new book Dwelling Place of
Dragons, a fascinating look at the dangers of religious tyranny in
Ireland between 1830 and 1849.
Getting the Most from NEHGS Databases
Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 10 a.m.
With over 110 million names in 2,200 databases,
NewEnglandAncestors.org is the primary internet resource for New
England genealogy. This free lecture will offer an overview of the
Society's website and online databases.
For more information about NEHGS programs, visit
http://www.newenglandancestors.org/education/main/ or email
tour(a)nehgs.org.
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We encourage you to email this newsletter to others who might be
interested. To subscribe or view back issues of eNews, please visit
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We still have very very little info on both James and John Coats of SC
that are connected to this group as well...
We also have no daughter information on Charles and Sophia Coats and
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Charles and John coming next or with some daughters in there...we just
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