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Hello, Welcome to the latest Genealogy and Local History newsletter. I'm sorry I'm so late with it. One new title has been added recently. It's an Ancestry how-to guide. See below. As always, feel free to suggest any genealogy or local history related titles you would like to see in the collection. Don't forget the Palatine Library Genealogy Group meets the first Thursday evening of most months. Please check the website events calendar to confirm the date and time or contact me for more information. There are links below to register for the meetings although it's not necessary. Also below is a list of the programs and classes for May. A new list for June-August will be available mid-May. Also, is there anything you'd like me address in these newsletters? Let me know. Best of luck with your research! Arthur Krull akrull@palatinelibrary.org 847-358-5881 x 193A
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Monday May 22, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Learn about the FamilySearch.org website and how to use it to search for records and more.
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Has a genealogy record helped you?
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The FamilySearch recently published a blog post asking how a marriage record had helped. There were a number of stories from people about finding unknown relatives and more. To broaden the question, has any genealogical record helped you in some way? Fun question to think about.. Here are the entries on FamilySearch.
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American Battle Monuments Commission
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I was researching something else when I stumbled across this site. The ABMC is an agency of the federal government charged with maintaining American war monuments on foreign soil. This includes grave sites. Their site has a searchable database of over 218,000 names buried or memorialized in ABMC sites. Check it out:
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The article below was copied from the Arlington Heights Cook County Herald February 23, 1912, Page 4. This article was found in the Access Newspaper Archive database Edwin Mundhenk Dies Suddenly Palatine was shocked Saturday evening to learn of the death of Edwin Mundhenk after an illness of three days. Only a few were aware that the young man was sick and when the report came it could hardly be believed. He recently returned from a Chicago hospital where an infection in the leg was operated upon and the first of the week complained of a bad cold. He was around town Wednesday and that night a doctor was called who pronounced it pneumonia. A nurse was secured immediately but he continued to sink and died Saturday evening about seven o’clock. The funeral was held in the M. E. church Wednesday afternoon and was very largely attended. Great profusion of flowers showed in what high esteem the young man was held. The several organizations of which he was a member paid their last respects by beautiful floral offerings, particular noticeable among them being the token from the Boys of the Northwestern Line. Rev. Robeson delivered the funeral address. Music was given by the Oriental quartett Palatine Lodge No. 314, A. M. conducted the burial services with W. Bro. C. DeWitt Taylor in charge. Deceased was a member of the Palatine Fire Dept., Palatine Military Band Palatine Camp 6395 M. W. of A., Palatine Lodge No. 314, A. F. & A. M. Palatine Chapter No. 206 R. A. M. and Palatine Athletic Club. Mr. Edwin Mundhenk was born Oct. 5, 1881 in Palatine and has lived here ever since. He has been employed by the C. & N. W. Ry since 1902. He was a young man of quiet disposition and of frugal habits. There remains to mourn their loss, a father, 4 sisters, Mrs. A. G. Mosser, of Palatine Mrs. John Tesch, of Arlington Heights, A. Ulitsch, Barrington, O. A. Beutler, of Milwaukee, and three brothers, Will, Albert and Arthur, who reside in Palatine.
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Palatine Historical Society
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The Palatine Historical Society's purpose is to enhance public knowledge of Palatine, Palatine Township and their histories. They operate the Clayson House Museum. The George H. Clayson House Museum and Library located at 224 E. Palatine Road, Palatine, Illinois 60067. It's is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and Sunday from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Call the Museum Coordinator, Marilyn Pederson, at 847-991-6460 for tour and educational program information. Five times a year, the Palatine Historical Society holds a general meeting at the library. There is always an informative and entertaining presentation. The Society's newsletter, The Palatine Palaver, is published quarterly. Here is the latest issue. The next meeting of the Society will be at the Palatine Public Library meeting room 1 on May 17th at 7:00 p.m. The program Is "Oh, the Humanity! The Hindenburg Disaster" as Terry Lynch portrays reporter Herb Morrison who witnessed the disaster. Also don't forget about the Good ol' Summertime Festival coming Sunday, June 11th from 11:00 a.m. to 4: p.m. There will be a Civil War cannon, refreshments, crafts, demonstrations. Come join us! More information in the Palaver link above.
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Unofficial ancestry.com workbook : a how-to manual for tracing your family tree on the #1 genealogy website
by Nancy hendrickson
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Ancestry.com! Ancestry.com keeps growing, but how can you find your ancestors on the huge and ever-changing site? In this workbook, an essential companion to the Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com , you'll learn how to use Ancestry.com to its full advantage with detailed guides to searching Ancestry.com's digitized records. Each section briefly discusses how to search Ancestry.com for a particular type of record (including census records, vital records and historical publications), then shares detailed, illustrated tutorials that put those strategies into practice. And with the worksheets and genealogy forms in each section, you can easily plan your own Ancestry.com searches and apply what you've learned. The workbook features: Introductions to using the seven most important record groups on Ancestry.com, plus tips to navigate AncestryDNA and use DNA test results in your research Step-by-step case studies showing how to use Ancestry.com to find ancestors and solve research problems Fill-in worksheets and forms that let you apply the book's techniques to your own research Packed with expert advice, handy worksheets, and real-life search scenarios, this workbook will give you the hands-on knowledge you need to mine Ancestry.com for your family's records.
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