Discovering Sources at the Library.

Discoverying Sources at the Library Yesterdays class was very informative and I think the coming classes will be awesome. It has been suggested we try and another way to get our members more active and to get those interested in Genealogy to attend our Zoom or regular meetings at the Library. Having had a tenative schedule this fell into place very well. We are going to be finishing up the year with some real cool events. So we can talk about books at the libraries to help us, Newspapers at the libraries to research. Maps to see the changes and places that people lived. Why you say because as as a previous speaker told some of us eons ago, not all land is flat or hilly or swampy. Rivers and creeks and lakes and ponds exist also for the people of the past when settling in new places. I loved the idea that if the county seat was 20 miles one way over a river and up a mountain that many went to the nearest Office to file their claims and it was accepted. There by you have to look around the area you are looking into for data, it may not be n the county youy expect. Also remember this was a growing country. Boundaries changed often in the development of our land. Realizing Virginia claimed to the River Mississippi if I recall right. Also the Ohio River caused claims to change. Before the states west of Pa were developed they were carried by their eastern states for records. Look at how the counties changed in Pennsylvania. Virginia was doing the same due to trappers and land seekers and the Native environment. Many Natives were friendly many were not. Many arrivals were very negative to the Native population. This applies also to Massachussets and Vermont and RI etc. I suspect it applies to every state. The type of books to look at can be from Historical, to Cooking, to Gardening, to Political to to find the information one may need. Today so much is done on a computer I fear some of the basics for research is being lost. Some of our big Money sites are changing so fast and not expressing themselves well. I think we will always need: a Log of some format to keep track of the books we have covered, whom we have contacted, what was successsful and what wasn't. A five Generation Chart, A family Group Sheet will be a must on line or off. As a member said yesterday, " sometimes when I get a new name I have to revert back to the paper charts to know where this person belongs". If you are only working a Dirct Line it is much harder to fill in the blanks. Liking to gather the information and then decide what to use for me is the best. Also working with another person, a Cousin, Sibling, really works to ones advantage. I have done this on our Huffman-Hoffman Line and will share the link. WE have worked this site since the mid 1990's. As family blanks were found we filled them in, many relatives helped us and shared data. We are working the Jones tree the same way. Alas I am not sure that line will ever have a solid answer for the oldest known ancestor. A Complete another story so stay tuned. O Yes, when at the library you may meet someone looking for the same information as you also. Especially if in a Genealogical Library like LDS or a Genealogical Library. Carlsbad gave me five cousins of distance and much data. My goal when I helped start our society was to have the largest genealogical collection in this region. I thought then and I think know with the volume of people it could come true. I can be contacted at this site or SusiCP1@gmail.com or CVGS in Chula Vista, CA. www.ourfamilyhistories.com We are also on Facebook still gathering in the kin. Greene Co. PA created lots of family yet today.