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BOOK REVIEWS by J. Bruce Moseley j Any book donated to the Dallas Genealogical Society relating to family history or genealogy which is currently in print and available for sale will be reviewed in The Dallas Quarterly. The book will be placed in the Genealogy Section of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library of the Dallas Public Library System. All publications to be review should be sent to the Dallas Genealogical Society together with price l f , - -- and complete ordering information. The Dallas Genealogical Society is delighted to review two of the winning entries in the 1992 Book Awards Competition. The following books were the best in the categories of Local History and Family History or Genealogy, respectively. PIONEERS OF CHICKASAW NATION, INDIAN TERRITORY. Nova A. Lemons. 1991. Hardback, 8.5" x 11", vi + 376 pages. Surname only indexed. $55.00 plus $3.00 P&H. Texas residents add 8.25% State Tax. Order from the author, 12206 Brisbane Avenue, Dallas, Tex. 75234. This handsome text is divided into five sections. First comes an informative dissertation on the History of Chickasaw Nation in the days prior to Oklahoma statehood. It is followed by complete information on Research in Chickasaw Nation, a listing of what genealogical records are available and where they are located. In the section on Counties, there is a chapter on each of the thirteen present-day counties carved out of the original Chickasaw Nation. Beside statistical and historical information, these chapters include simple but very legible and informative hand-drawn maps of the counties, plus reflective personal narratives written by present county residents. Titles for these narratives include Tidbits About Life in Garvin County, The Maysville Story, The Chickasaw Capitol Bell, Life in Sulphur, I Remember, and The Story of Velma. The Families section contains over 160 brief family histories in alpha order. These accounts feature whites and blacks as well as Indians. For the most part they were submitted by family members, but Ms. Lemons has written quite a few herself. Lots of family records and a generous display of wonderful old photos add immensely to these sometimes brief, sometimes extensive, but always interesting ancestral stories. Finally, the Index lists over 1100 surnames and the pages on which they appear. It's easy to see why the judges in the 1992 Book Award Competition were impressed, and Ms. Lemons is to be congratulated on a splendid achievement.
Index to the first 39 volumes of Dallas Genealogical Society publications including listings for Bible and family records; book reviews; burials and cemeteries; censuses; church records; court and probate records; Society information; deeds and land records; diaries, journals & ledgers; directories & lists; excerpts & abstracts; families; history of places; volume indexes; letters; marriage records; memorials and obituaries; military & war records; naturalization records; photographs and illustrations; queries; research & methodology; surname indexes; tax and voters; wills; and miscellaneous articles.
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