Book Review: Firestorm at Peshtigo Wisconsin

I am reading a book suggested by a San Diego Genealogical Society Member. The title is "Firestorm at Peshtigo" and the authors are Denise Gess and William Lutz.  I have some ancestors from Door County, Wisconsin which was partially affected by this fire.  There are maps included in the book as research which was done on individuals involved in the area of Peshtigo.  I recognized the surname of Luther Noyes who was the publisher of Marinette and Peshtigo Eagle.  His parents were Dr. Isaac Noyes and Minerva Osgood.  He was born on December 17, 1830.  He was from the Chenango county which is the same county in which my ancestor Dr. George Riddell was born in Preston.
"The History of Chenango" lists several persons of the Noyes surname who resided in the county.
There are details about the following individuals in the book as well William Butler Ogden and Mahlon D. Ogden (also of Chicago), Isaac Stephenson of Marinettee and Menominee.  I am sure there are others, but these are a place to begin.  I will post the "characters" in this real life, true story as I come across them in this book.  The authors effectively use the newspapers at the time to enhance the information they present in this book.

Fall 2012 Research Plans

I have been diligently working on research guides for:
California, Missouri, Tennessee and Illinois. 

I will be atttending virtual webinars given by the SCGS as Jamboree Exention.  

I have been exploring the The NEGHS website which has some very useful "Thayer Family" resources from the colonial era for Branitree, MA when it was part of Boston County. 

Now I am waiting for the weather to cool off so I can start baking and making cookies

Gwynn

Post 4 GC Library User Guides for Genealogy

  Genealogy staff have created user guides to assist patrons in using some of the more complex or difficult sources in the collection. (.PDF format) 

Alabama Records, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Records, Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, Corbin Manuscript Collection, Draper Manuscript Collection, Hale Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Hollingsworth Genealogical Card File, New Jersey Archives, New York Archives, Pennsylvania Archives, Province and Court Records of Maine, Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Texas First Families, Turner Genealogical Collection, Vosburgh NY Church Records

 

 

City Directories User Guides

 

 

City Directories: Foreign Online, City Directories: U.S. Online, Regional , Minnesota, Alabama, Mississippi, Alaska, Missouri, Arizona, Montana, Arkansas, Nebraska, California, New Hampshire, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Delaware, New York, District of Columbia, North Carolina, Florida , Ohio , Georgia , Oregon, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Idaho , Rhode Island, Illinois, South Carolina, Indiana, Tennessee, Iowa, Texas, Kansas , Utah, Kentucky, Vermont , Louisiana, Virginia, Maine, Washington, Maryland, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Michigan, Wyoming

 

 

State Census User Guides

 

 

State Census Introduction, State Census Alabama, State Census California, State Census Colorado, State Census Florida, State Census Georgia, State Census Illinois, State Census Indiana, State Census Iowa, State Census Kansas, State Census Louisiana, State Census Maine, State Census Massachusetts, State Census Michigan, State Census Minnesota, State Census Mississippi, State Census Missouri, State Census Nebraska, State Census Nevada, State Census New Jersey, State Census New York, State Census North Dakota, State Census Oregon, State Census Rhode Island, State Census South Carolina, State Census South Dakota, State Census Tennessee, State Census Washington, State Census Wisconsin

Post 3 GC Library Genealogy Collection

Carlsbad, Georgina Cole Library (Second Floor) Genealogy Collection

If you personally visit the library you must sign in at the Genealogy Reference desk to use research collection. 

The Library has a circulating collection of genealogy books. The Genealogy collection has an extensive local history collection from all over the United States.  They also have some specific family histories, see  online catalog for details.  The library provides researchers with a call number guide which lists the call numbers for each state.  Do not overlook the microfiche and micoforms collection. 

To find non-circulating items in the collection, search the Carlsbad City Library catalog.The online catalog allows you to save catalog items: the “saved” list section option includes, sorting, viewing catalog selections in brief or full,  print formatted, and email. You can save your choice items  in the catalog and email the list to yourself or print them. Also, within the search results screen you can choose “limit search” where you can type the desired search term in the “search for” box, under “library” choose “Carlsbad City Library-Cole” and under the collections drop down menu choose “Genealogy” . The “type” box signifies the type of item you are looking for like a book or a database.

Genealogical Periodicals  (763 titles) A sample of the types of Periodicals.

 

Family Newsletters (limited years and volumes, see card catalog online)

Genealogy Society Newsletters (limited years and volumes, see card catalog online)

General Interest Genealogy

 

Internet Genealogy (from publishers of Family Chronicle)

Family Tree Magazine (Beginning to Intermediate Genealogy researcher)

Family Chronicle (Intermediate to Advanced level; Printed in Canada)

 

Genealogy Journals

The Genealogist

Ancestral News 1976-1985 microform

American Ancestors (NEGHS)

NGS News Magazine

The New England historical and genealogical register : index of persons, volumes 51-148

Georgina Cole Library Online Research Databases with a Library Card

If you are a California resident you can get a library card: present a valid photo I.D. and proof of mailing address from an envelope or bill. http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/library/about-us/Pages/library-card.aspx

The Genealogy library offers remote access to Heritage Quest with a Carlsbad Library card.  They also offer in library access to Newspaper Archive, American Ancestors, Ancestry Library Edition and Fold3.  

 

E-Book Borrowing

 

Your library card also entitles you to use the e-book borrowing system (Overdrive).  Before you use this system you must have an e-book reader program like Adobe Digital Editions. [Download a borrowed  ebook into the ebook-reader program, synch with an ebook reader like Kindle or Nook and transfer the ebook to your mobile device]

 

Newspapers available through e-research  databases  through the library card:

 

General Reference Center Gold Magazine and Newspaper Articles
Articles from nearly 6,000 magazines, newspapers, and reference books.

ProQuest Newspapers  full text articles:
Los Angeles Times (1985-current)
The New York Times (June 1980-present)
New York Times Magazine (1986-present)
The Wall Street Journal (1984-present)

User Guides for Carlsbad Georgina Cole Genealogy Collection

In all, the librarians at the Georgina Cole Library have created an exceptional resource for genealogists.

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