American Settlements and Migrations: A Primer for Genealogists and Family Historians by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck

A lot of the good things to say about this book revolve around how well the author, Lloyd Bockstruck, knew the area and its history. Known areas contain references for other works to supplement a reader's search. Other states have few notations and may just complement what the reader already knew.
Graphically and grammatically, there are a lot of problems with odd words,  incomplete sentences and sentence justification.
As far as finding what you're looking for, some facts are repeated in multiple states sometimes showing up within a page. It would have been thoughtful to include an index despite the amount of space that it would have involved. The extra sources listed could be included as footnotes which would also make reading the text less complicated.

Thornton library page correction for Surname files in vertical file cabinets

I looked at the entry this morning and only the first page of the document was included.
It has been fixed and the URL is:

http://www.comet-lines.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/surnames-thornton.pdf

New list of People in obituaries for Granville and Person Counties and related information

http://www.comet-lines.com/home/free-references/granville-person-county-obituaries/2018-dec-obituaries/

Richmond county, Virginia unincorporated communities.

I'm working on written marriage consents for Richmond County, Va that were in a file [Stored offsite] at the Virginia State Archives. Each one has to be transcribed and prompts new searches and questions.
The one currently being transcribed lists the post master of Ivondale in the county. I went looking for Ivondate and in Wiki found this list of communities.
Ampthill Heights, Broad Rock Manor, Brookbury, Burtons Corner‡, Cedar Farms, Cherokee Hills, Cherry Gardens, Chesterfield Court, China Hill, Chippenham Village, Cobham Park, Dorchester, Downings, Emmerton, Ethel, Fairplay, Farmers Fork, Farnham, Fawnbrook, Fernleigh, Foneswood, Forest Hill Farms, Germans Corner, Havelock, Haynesville, Hobby Hill Farms, Indian Field, IvondaleKennard, Kragmont, Lara‡, Luttrellville‡,  Lyells, Manchester, Moon Corner‡, Moores Mill, Mulch, Naylors, Naylors Beach, Newland, Oak Row, Oakley Landing, Oquomock, Pinehurts, Piney Grove, Piney Knolls, Pittaway Farms, Rainswood‡, Ramey Fork, Rich Neck, Rio Vista, Robley, Scotts Corner, Sexton Hill, Sharps, Simons Corner, Simonson, Singerly, Southampton, Southhampton Hills, Tallent Town, The Mews, Tidewater, Totuskey, Twin Valley Farms, Village‡, Walkers Corner‡, Walmsley Village, Washington Park, Wellford, Westlake Hills, Willow Oaks,  Worthington Farms

My opionion on the 19 Volume series Men in Gray Interments by Thomas Spratt

I'm currently in Richmond, VA and am spending time at the Virginia State Library and Archives.
I had occasion to use a series of books by Thomas Spratt entitled Men in Gray Interments
The table of contents in the first book in the series started with a cemetery list with no location given: did not include the name of the county or independent city in Virginia as part of the name. The next section of the book was the list of tombstone records individually and counties were named here. This was followed [usually] by a bibliography, and index. Volumes 18 & 19 had counties listed beside each cemetery name in the table of contents. Best bet, start at the back of volume 16, which has a list of all the previous volumes and lists their cemeteries with their county location. Index in each volume is surname only.

A Contemporary Family Research Study.

I abstract information out of the Northern Neck News, a Warsaw, Virginia publication in my search for cousins.
There was an article in the Sharps section of the February 8, 2007 issue which listed 3 sisters. They were Judy, wife of Al Newman; Betsy, wife of Chip Quick; and Barbara, wife of Sam Moore.
Now there are a lot of transient people in this area Virginia who come and visit relatives and friends who live there. I was not sure if the 3 sisters had other relatives in the area, I didn't know their last name.
I used a people finder called Pipl.com and found a Judi C Newman in Sharps. ‘Creery’ was among her associated names.
Then using Newslibrary.com I found the story of the same Judi Newman selling a business in South Hill, Virginia.
With the new information I started looking for combinations of the names of the 3 sisters in the same database and found the girl's mother. The girl’s mother’s obituary gave me their fathers name so I now had their maiden name.

The data that I found is listed below with the documentation. Especially interesting to me are the variations of the names which were causing me so much trouble.

1 Sister: Judith  Connelly w/o Alfred Haskins Newman, Jr also wife of male Creery
SOUTH HILL - After 33 years in the retail business, the last five of which was owning and operating Southern Belle in South Hill, Judi Newman passed the torch to new owner Sheila Dunn on Dec. 30.
For Newman, the selling of the business offers an opportunity to spend more time with her husband, who now works for O'Malley Timber Company in Tappahannock.[South Hill Enterprise (VA) January 11, 2005 Section: News "Southern Belle changes ownership" Author: Charlie Wilson]

2 Sister Barbara Connelly wife of Sam Moore.

3 Sister Elizabeth Connelly [Betsy] wife of Robert Quicke, Jr [Chip Quick]

Father of the sisters:
William Wirt Connelly June  29, 1925;[SSDI] d November 27. 1980. in a Richmond hospital [but was living in South Hill, Mecklenburg Co, VA according to the SSDI
William Wirt Connelly, 55. employee of Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control, died November 27. 1980. in a Richmond hospital. A PurpleHeart 'recipient. U.S. Navy, World War Il: played professional baseball for thirteen years. He is survived by hiswife, Barbara M. Connelly of South Hill; three daughters. Mrs. Judy C. Greery.[sic] South Hill. Mrs. Barbara C. Moore, Union Level, Miss Elizabeth C. Connelly, Richmond; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Livingstone Meredith, Meredithville. Funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 P.M.InCrewsFuneral Home, with burial in Crestview Memorial Park. The familywill receive friends Saturday. from 7 to 8:30 P. M. in Crews Funeral Home. Friends mayconsider their favorite Charity. Richmond Times Dispatch. Saturday, November 29, 1980 Richmond, Virginia Page:   33]

Mother of the sisters:
Barbara Montgomery d Monday, May 7, 2012 in MCV Hospital, Richmond 2nd husband Otis Bland Crowder, Jr died in 2008[ Barbara Montgomery Connelly Crowder of South Hill died Monday, May 7, 2012 in MCV Hospital, Richmond. She was predeceased by her parents Dr. Ben James Montgomery and Julia Chandler Montgomery; a sister, Amis Raynor and a brother, B. J. Montgomery. She was the widow of William Wirt Connelly (1980) and Otis Bland Crowder, Jr. (2008).
Barbara is survived by three daughters, Judith Newman (Al), Barbara Moore (Sam) and Elizabeth Quicke (Robert, Jr.); three step-sons, Bland Crowder, David Crowder (Mary Ann) and Allen Crowder; six grandchildren, Kate Pulliam, Bill Creery, Sarah Moore, Sally Adams (Josh), Robert Quicke and Chandler Quicke; great-grandhildren, Will, Hannah and Taylor Pulliam and Paige Creery; step-grandsons, Cory and Ethan Crowder; two sisters, Mary V. Dortch and Ruth M. Peters; sisters-in-law, Mary Byrd Meredith and Ruth Crowder; many nieces, nephews, cousins and an especially dear niece, Linda Montgomery and special caregivers Shirley Young and Tiffany Hargrove.[South Hill Enterprise (VA)
May 11, 2012 Section: Obituaries Barbara M. Connelly Crowder Author: Staff Writer]

And books

The Army of the Potomac at Berkeley Plantation: The Harrison's Landing Occupation of 1862 Coski, John M.
Register of graduates and former cadets of the United States Military Academy; Eisenhower centennial edition Association of Graduates, USMA
The family tree resource book for genealogists Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo
Encyclopedia of American Indian costume Paterek, Josephine
North Carolina history told by contemporaries Lefler, Hugh Talmage
American eras the colonial era 1600-1754 Kross, Jessica
Iguazú-Iguaçu falls Eco natural
Medical  and surgical technicians United States Army Infantry school,
Army of Northern Virginia memorial volume Jones, J. William

New books in my collection

The German Invasion of Western North Carolina: A Pictorial History Painter, Jacqueline Burgin
On the map: a mind-expanding exploration of the way the world looks Garfield, Simon
Genealogical register, members and revolutionary ancestors, 1890-1981 NSDARNC
Genealogical register, members and revolutionary ancestors, 1991-2001 NSDARNC
The Prince in the heather Linklater, Eric
the confederacy Kirwan, Albert Dennis
James Muse III ancestors and some descendants chambers, Roger David
Who's Who in the South and Southwest 1995-1996 Marquis Who's Who, Inc.
A small boy's recollections of the civil war Robertson, George F
Ball families of Virginia's northern neck: an outline Hill, Margaret Lester
North Carolina's role in World War II Lemmon, Sarah McCulloh
Space Atlas : mapping the universe and beyond Trefil, James S.
Durham County, North Carolina Wise, James
The historic district of Louisburg, North Carolina: a catalog and history of surviving 18th, 19th, and early 20th century structures Mason, Vickie Elaine
Mapping America's past: a historical atlas Carnes, Mark C.
The journals of the expedition under the command of Capts. Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean; performed during the years 1804-5-6 by order of the Government of the United States Lewis, Meriwether
The history of the American sailing Navy; the ships and their development Chapelle, Howard Irving
These old stone walls Russell, Phillips
Exploring the geology of the Carolinas: a field guide to favorite places from Chimney Rock to Charleston Stewart, Kevin G.
Touring the western North Carolina backroads Sakowski, Carolyn
North Carolina Manual Marshall, Elaine
The North Carolina Gazetteer A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places Powell, William
Searching for your ancestors Doane, Gilbert Harry
Dogs of war: and stories of other beasts of battle in the Civil War Seguin, Marilyn
The Confederate nation, 1861-1865 Thomas, Emory M.
The American people: creating a nation and a society Nash, Gary B.

One of the 'found' references during my recent week at the Georgia Genealogical Society IGHR offering for Law Libraries and Government Documents is the The Sourcebook: Public Record information 

The Comprehensive Guide to County, State, and Federal Public Record Sources

Everybody doing research should have a copy 

NSDAR book specific to members in North Carolina.

One of several new books in my collection. I was amazed that I had to fill in information about pages numbers on the table of contents.

 

Archaeology at the Germanna Colony in Virginia

A Free genealogy program

For my friends who are always asking about Genealogy/family tree programs: take a look at Gramps 5.0.0
https://gramps-project.org/introduction-WP/

Marriage Records for Washington County, Maryland

PDF images of marriage records from 1886-1970 for Washington County, Maryland have recently been added to the Washington County Free Library, Hagerstown, Maryland. However, indexes to the names in the marriage records are available only from 1861 to 1919 and also from 1927 to 1949. The records were compiled, indexed, and edited by Marsha L. Fuller, Certified Genealogist and now are available to everyone online free of charge.
You can access the Washington County, Maryland Marriage Records by starting at https://www.washcolibrary.org/?q=marriage-records-pdfs.

Form to sign up for [Union] Civil War Pension

Public record information-elegant. Look for it in your local law library.

One of my 'finds' during my recent IGHR Law Libraries adventure courtesy of the Georgia Genealogical Society is The Sourcebook to Public Record Information: The Comprehensive Guide to County, State, and Federal Public Record Sources 8th Edition  by Sankey. At over 1800 pages, it is a contemporary reference that no other genealogy related book I've run across can match.  I got my copy for less than $9 and that included postage. I saw a used copy today for $1.99

List of obit cards Ill be taking to the Thornton library soon.

http://www.comet-lines.com/home/free-references/2018-may-list-of-names-for-obit-cards-filed-at-the-thornton-library-from-roxboro-and-oxford-newspapers/

Who has that book?

I was reading an old blog post that suggested looking at Librarything.com when you are looking for a specific book that you don't have or can't find a copy of it to check out.
I just tried it today for the Genealogy of Thomas Davis (1782-1846) and His Descendants.
There is a copy of the book at The Clallam Genealogical Society in Washington State. I've just sent them an email to see if they can help me out. 
So may odd books, so many other people who may have them.
Try it out!

See the full text for the Maryland Calendar of Wills 1685- 1702
It's OCR, guys, on Internet Archives so we all have to deal with the 'typos.'
https://archive.org/stream/marylandcalenda00cottgoog/marylandcalenda00cottgoog_djvu.txt

I am sharing my 'favorite' Traveler.

Laura Sellman was a teacher and a risk taker. Her permanent home was in Carroll County, Maryland, but she set up, with a friend, one of the first 'AirB&B's' in the 1890's in Chicago for the World's Fair.

     "Mrs Laura S Sellman, of the vicinity of Warfieldsburg, and her son Willie are visiting Mrs Sellman's sister, Mrs E C Coxwell, De Soto, Mo. They expect to return home in July, and on the return trip will stop awhile to visit Mrs Sellman's brothers, Messrs J Wesley and Ezra J Pool, at Pullman, Ills. Mrs S writes to order the Sentinel for her sister, Mrs Coxwell.

The American Sentinel Saturday, June 14, 1890.

     "Mrs Laura S Sellman and Miss M T Hartsook, of Warfieldsburg, are settled in their new home at 7050, Oglesby avenue,Brookdale, adjacent to Chicago and within walking distance of the south entrance to the World's Fair grounds, where they are ready to provide lodgings for their eastern friends at $1.25 per day.  They attended the opening of the exposition on the

1st inst, and are sure it surpasses anything of the kind heretofore attempted. The American Sentinel Saturday, May 13, 1893

     "Among those who registered during the month of July, at the lodging house kept by Mrs L S Sellman and Miss Hartsook, at No. 7050 Oglesby avenue, Chicago, were Mr and Mrs Jno T Orndorff, of this city; Messrs. F D and J B Reese, of Owings' Mills; Mr and Mrs Robert Coxwell, Miss Hetty Coxwell, Mrs Ernest Coxwell and daughter, of De Soto, MO; Miss Mary Prugh, Mr Prugh and nephew, of Dayton, Ohio; Mr Milton G Pfoutz and Mr H M Waybright, of Trotwood, OH   The American Sentinel Saturday, August 5, 1893"

After the fair, they closed up and moved back to Maryland.

A Contemporary Family Research Study.

I abstract information out of the Northern Neck News, a Warsaw, Virginia publication in my search for cousins.
There was an article in the Sharps section of the February 8, 2007 issue which listed 3 sisters. They were Judy, wife of Al Newman; Betsy, wife of Chip Quick; and Barbara, wife of Sam Moore.
Now there are a lot of transient people in this area Virginia who come and visit relatives and friends who live there. I was not sure if the 3 sisters had other relatives in the area, I didn't know their last name.
I used a people finder called Pipl.com and found a Judi C Newman in Sharps. ‘Creery’ was among her associated names.
Then using Newslibrary.com I found the story of the same Judi Newman selling a business in South Hill, Virginia.
With the new information I started looking for combinations of the names of the 3 sisters in the same database and found the girl's mother. The girl’s mother’s obituary gave me their fathers name so I now had their maiden name.

The data that I found are listed below with the documentation. Especially interesting to me are the variations of the names which were causing me so much trouble.

1 Sister: Judith  Connelly w/o Alfred Haskins Newman, Jr also wife of male Creery
SOUTH HILL - After 33 years in the retail business, the last five of which was owning and operating Southern Belle in South Hill, Judi Newman passed the torch to new owner Sheila Dunn on Dec. 30.
For Newman, the selling of the business offers an opportunity to spend more time with her husband, who now works for O'Malley Timber Company in Tappahannock.[South Hill Enterprise (VA) January 11, 2005 Section: News "Southern Belle changes ownership" Author: Charlie Wilson]

2 Sister Barbara Connelly wife of Sam Moore.

3 Sister Elizabeth Connelly [Betsy] wife of Robert Quicke, Jr [Chip Quick]

Father of the sisters:
William Wirt Connelly June  29, 1925;[SSDI] d November 27. 1980. in a Richmond hospital [but was living in South Hill, Mecklenburg Co, VA according to the SSDI
William Wirt Connelly, 55. employee of Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control, died November 27. 1980. in a Richmond hospital. A PurpleHeart 'recipient. U.S. Navy, World War Il: played professional baseball for thirteen years. He is survived by hiswife, Barbara M. Connelly of South Hill; three daughters. Mrs. Judy C. Greery.[sic] South Hill. Mrs. Barbara C. Moore, Union Level, Miss Elizabeth C. Connelly, Richmond; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Livingstone Meredith, Meredithville. Funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 P.M.InCrewsFuneral Home, with burial in Crestview Memorial Park. The familywill receive friends Saturday. from 7 to 8:30 P. M. in Crews Funeral Home. Friends mayconsider their favorite Charity. Richmond Times Dispatch. Saturday, November 29, 1980 Richmond, Virginia Page:   33]

Mother of the sisters:
Barbara Montgomery d Monday, May 7, 2012 in MCV Hospital, Richmond 2nd husband Otis Bland Crowder, Jr died in 2008[ Barbara Montgomery Connelly Crowder of South Hill died Monday, May 7, 2012 in MCV Hospital, Richmond. She was predeceased by her parents Dr. Ben James Montgomery and Julia Chandler Montgomery; a sister, Amis Raynor and a brother, B. J. Montgomery. She was the widow of William Wirt Connelly (1980) and Otis Bland Crowder, Jr. (2008).
Barbara is survived by three daughters, Judith Newman (Al), Barbara Moore (Sam) and Elizabeth Quicke (Robert, Jr.); three step-sons, Bland Crowder, David Crowder (Mary Ann) and Allen Crowder; six grandchildren, Kate Pulliam, Bill Creery, Sarah Moore, Sally Adams (Josh), Robert Quicke and Chandler Quicke; great-grandhildren, Will, Hannah and Taylor Pulliam and Paige Creery; step-grandsons, Cory and Ethan Crowder; two sisters, Mary V. Dortch and Ruth M. Peters; sisters-in-law, Mary Byrd Meredith and Ruth Crowder; many nieces, nephews, cousins and an especially dear niece, Linda Montgomery and special caregivers Shirley Young and Tiffany Hargrove.[South Hill Enterprise (VA)
May 11, 2012 Section: Obituaries Barbara M. Connelly Crowder Author: Staff Writer]

Well, this is just for ME.
I've signed up for IGHR in June.

Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research

In the past the event was held at Samford; in the last two years it is/has been held at the University of Georgia. 

I've been surprised that student slots haven't been gobbled up [except for the DNA course]. A new library system to explore. Lots of choices. Check it out. 

My new book at Heritage books!

1889 List of Taxpayers of Frederick County, Maryland - Trudie Davis-Long. This transcription was developed from a book bought at a yard sale in Frederick, Maryland. The following was written inside the cover of this volume: “Smith’s Temple of Fancy, Frederick Maryland[;] this book can be duplicated by David H Smith[;] Frederick December, MD[;] 1/88.” The transcriber believes it to be one of the original records held at the Frederick County Courthouse, which were removed when the county deaccessioned a lot of its paper records and deposited them on the sidewalk where some of the papers were picked up by people from the community who saw their value. Transcribed records include: date, name of the person involved, type of record (if tax was not being paid), tax district, values for disbursements, state tax, interest, county tax, and total paid. The transcriber has included verbatim local law information from legislative acts which pertain to the dispersion section of the book and information on the tax rate. There is also statute law relating to the payments for judges, mayors, and other occupations. The transcriber’s remarks are in brackets. An every-name index adds to the value of this work.

2017, 8½x11, paper, index, 154 pp.

101-D5791 ISBN: 0788457918