DGS Newsletter, Volume 16, Number 7, September 1992 Page: 81
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DOS Newsletter Volume 16, Number 7, September 1992 81
Beginning at a Dogwood Sapling ... Locating Land
by Metes and Bounds. The thirteen orginal colonies,
plus states formed from them, were State Land States.
Can you locate your ancestor's land in a State Land
State if the deed tells you to begin at a Dogwood
sapling thence east 100 poles? Learn how to plat metes
and bounds with hands-on practice.
Patrick McKenna is on the staff of Genealogy Section of
the Dallas Public Library. He is an experienced lecturer
and a veteran genealogy instructor.
The Dallas Public Library Part II: The Collection
of the Genealogy Section. Patrick focuses this
lecture on the excellent genealogy collection found
in the Dallas Public Library-the books, the
microforms, and the maps-and identifies the major
collections as well as some smaller collections
owned by the section and other library
departments.
Ronald E. Marcello is Professor of History and Director
of the Oral History Program, University of North Texas
at Denton.
Oral History and Family History: How To Do It:
A vital ingredient to success in family history
research is a successful discussion or interview.
This lecture teaches useful interviewing techniques
to preserve family history.Kelvin L.
Genealogy
1987. He. Meyers has been a staff member of the
Section of the Dallas Public Library since
has taught basic and intermediate genealogycourses at North Lake Community College. He has been
a popular speaker of the DGS Genealogy Symposiums
since 1989.
Did Your Ancestor Make A Claim through
Congress? The Digested Summary of Private
Claims. John Coleman petitioned Congress for
prize money due as a "captor of the British fleet on
Lake Champlain" in 1814. In 1820, the widow of
George Clark of Tennessee petitioned Congress for
a pension based upon her husband having died in
the War of 1812. This lecture discusses the uses
of Digested Summary & Alphabetical List of
Private Claims Presented to the House of
Representatives in the Dallas Public Library.
Margaret Hancock Pearce considers her Shaker ances-
tors to be some of her most interesting. She has visited
the preserved Shaker village in Kentucky and has made a
study of this religion and this people.
Shakerism: Tis a Gift to Be Simple. Margaret will
tell the story of the United Society of Believers in
Christ's Second Appearing or a people calledShakers-their origin, growth and influence on
America. This lecture also covers what records are
available and where they can be located.
Gordon L. Remington has been a full-time professional
researcher in Salt Lake City for over ten years,
specializing in American and British research and
consultation. He has lectured at conferences sponsored by
the National Genealogical Society and the Federation of
Genealogical Societies, in addition to many regional
societies. All three of his topics for the Symposium were
previously presented at National Genealogical Society
conferences.
Locating Church Records in America. Often we
cannot locate church records because we do not
know the congregation to which our ancestor
belonged, we cannot locate the current whereabouts
of the records, or we cannot gain access to them.
This lecture establishes a step-by-step procedure to
help you locate the church records of your
ancestors.
Printed Passenger Lists: Trouble Below Deck.
Genealogists benefit immensely from the
publication of information. However, when the
title, introduction, or contents are inadequate,
misleading, or erroneous, a great disservice is done
to the genealogist, who may be led to focus their
research in the wrong area. This lecture describes
the types of problems that we should be aware of
and watch for.
Quaker Records for Genealogists. The lure of
Quaker ancestry is often as enticing to the
genealogist as were the sirens to Ulysses.
Genealogists can be lulled into a false sense of
security by espousing the popular notion that
Quakers kept complete and accurate records of
their vital events, their comings and goings, and
regulated their members' lives in all other respects.
And yet, like Ulysses, the genealogist may soon be
crashing on the rocks because of a failure to
understand the records. This lecture describes the
Quaker record keeping process and specific types
of Quaker records, why they were kept and how
they changed over time.
John A. Sellers was born in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins
County, Texas, and is a fifth-generation native to that
county. He graduated from Texas Tech University in
1981. John began genealogical research in 1984 and has
performed extensive historical research for Hopkins
County. He has visited 15 courthouses in Texas as well as
many courthouses in Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and
Alabama.Volume 16, Number 7, September 1992
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