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The Clark County
Genealogical Society plans October 19 event
On October 19, 2002 the Clark County Genealogical Society will present a
Family History (Genealogical) Seminar featuring Kory L. Meyerink. Some of
the topics to be covered are Researched close to home: Get what you want
without a big travel budget, Midwest - The heart land of America (8
Midwestern states), and Getting there from here: US sources for tracking
immigrant origins. For more information see their web site at
http://www.lvrj.com/communitylinks/ccngs/ or
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nvccngs, or write to 2002 Fall Seminar, Clark
County Nevada Genealogical Society, PO Box 1929, Las Vegas, NV 89125-1929.
What is the symbolism of
shells?
The Association of Gravestone Studies at
www.gravestonestudies.org offers interpretations of the meanings of
various kinds of shells.
For example: "Clam shells, scallop shells, and other types of shells are a
symbol of a person's Christian pilgrimage or journey through life and of
baptism in the church. In the Middle Ages, Christians wore the scallop
shell to indicate that they had made a pilgrimage to the shrine of St.
James of Compostella in Spain."
You will also learn that placing a shell on a gravestone when visiting the
site is an ancient custom and may in fact have several different meanings
depending on the cultural background of the people placing the shells.
The idea of crossing over a body of water to the promised land or crossing
the River of Styx to the afterlife, the final journey to the 'other side'
is also part of the symbolism of the shell."
Thanks to The IPGS Newsletter, PO Box 10, Kathleen , FL 33849, via email
by Mel Davis, 7/25/02, with credit to Daun Marrs, professional member of
the Family History Network and also a professional genealogist in
Rochester, MN.
Need information about Silesia?
Silesia is one of those areas now in Poland that had many German settlers,
but for which there are few published records. There is now an
interesting web site for Silesia. Check it out at
www.silesien-bonn.de.
Thanks to The Immigrant Genealogical Society Newsletter, PO Box 7369,
Burbank, CA 91510-7369.
Who were Creoles?
In 1722 when the French controlled the Mississippi River, they agreed that
a group of Germans should settle about 20 miles above New Orleans on land
2 to 3 miles back from both edges of the river, and extending for about 30
miles upstream. These Germans produced vegetables, grain, rice, tobacco
and indigo for the French to sell. Their descendants became known as
"Creoles." Most of their church records were destroyed in a fire on March
21, 1788.
Thanks to The Immigrant Genealogical Society Newsletter, PO Box 7369,
Burbank, CA 91510-7369.
From Cahors and Pau, France. Born 1737 LOUIS CAZES. Seek
ancestry JACQUES CAZES and MARGUERITE COMEAUX. Contact: Richard
Morrissey, 28656 Murrieta, Sun City, CA 92586.
Need descendents, siblings, parents of G. L. CAMPBELL and NORA DAVIS who
married Jan. 15, 1887 per Daily Times, Eufala, Alabama. E. Petruzziello,
1200 SW 124th Terr., O-201, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027,
silver987@prodigy.net.
Need descendents, siblings of JOSEPH? McCORD, son of JOSHUA? McCORD of
Elizabeth, NJ. JOSEPH born ca 1828 and married ELIZABETH A. CROSSMAN
1853. E. Crossman, 1200 SW 124th Terr., O-201, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027,
silver987@prodigy.net.
Need descendents, spouses of HARRY G. BROOKS, JR., born 1913, JOSEPH W.
BROOKS, born 1918, in Georgia (Columbus, Muscogee Co.?). Sons of HARRY G.
BROOKS, SR., born 1892, Georgia and ETHEL M. WILLIS born 1890, Georgia.
He lived at 110 Broad St., Columbus, Georgia in the 1920 Federal Census.
E. Petruzziello, 1200 SW 124th Terr., O-201, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027,
silver987@prodigy.net.
Naples Family History Center's annual expo/Workshop set for October 18
On Friday, October 18 and Saturday October 19, 2002 the Naples (Florida)
Family History Center will present their 4th Annual Expo/Workshop. The
workshop hours will be from 1-7:00 PM. For additional information
contact: Naples Family History Center, 239-348-2229 or write to 4935 23rd
Court S.W., Naples, FL 34116.
Say that again, please!
These questions are from actual correspondence received by the LDS Family
Library:
Our 2nd great-grandfather was found dead crossing the plains in the
library.
He was married 3 times in the endowment house and has 21 children.
For running down Wheelers, I will send $3.00 more.
He and his daughters are listed as not being born.
I would like to find out if I have any living relatives or dead relatives
or ancestors in my family.
With thanks to The EGS Newsletter 2002, PO Box 2190, Escondido, CA
92033-2190.
New York Caledonian Club
Scottish Cultural Day slated October 19th
The New York Caledonian Club will hold a Scottish Cultural Day on
Saturday, October 19th, 2002, at the West Park Presbyterian Church on the
corner of West 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. The day's
programs will include workshops on Highland bagpiping, Scottish fiddling,
Gaelic language, children's Scottish storytelling, Scottish country
dancing, Gaelic singing and a lecture on Scotland and the 20th century. A
Celtic New Year/Halloween ceilidh will be held that evening beginning at
7:30 PM.
Noted instructors for the workshops include Donald F. Lindsay, founder of
the Invermark College of Piping, Richard and Marion Hamilton (bagpiping),
Alice Backer (fiddling and songs), Thomas Leigh (Gaelic), Jack Cole and
Ann Hankins (country dancing), Maggie Carchie (Gaelic singing) and Susan
Scatena (children's storytelling). The lecture will be given by Tom
Laurenson. A complete workshop schedule can be found on the Club's web
site at
www.nycaledonian.org. Workshop fees range from $10 to $25, except for
the children's storytelling, which is free of charge. Admission to the
ceilidh is $10 and does not require preregistration.
For more information contact: Email Dr. Chris Pratt at
chief@nycaledonian.org or call
212-662-1083, or visit
www.nycaledonian.org.
About the New York
Caledonian Club
Founded in 1856 by newly arrived Scottish immigrants, the New York
Caledonian Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable, educational and
literary organization and is open to anyone who has an interest in
Scotland. Annual events include Hogmanay (Scottish New Year), the Robert
Burns Supper, the Kirkin' of the Tartans and several ceilidhs. Through its
Scottish Studies Program, the Club offers courses in Scottish Gaelic,
Highland dancing, and Highland bagpiping each fall and spring. The
New York Caledonian Club is a member of An Comunn Gaidhealach Ameireaga,
the Conference of Patriotic and Historical Societies, and the Council of
Scottish Clans and Associations, Inc. The Club has over 200 members in the
tri-state area. |
