Presentation Notes for "History & Genealogy"
Presented September 23, 2008 at Mesa County Public Library
Grand Junction, Colorado 81502
We’ll start with an overview of the Grant that made this possible.
http://www.webjunction.org/175/articles/content/452367
Now a look at WebJunction, the site that contains information you can use.
http://www.webjunction.org/1 “Government Information in the 21st Century”
-http://webjunction.org/gi21 “History and Genealogy”
--http://www.webjunction.org/188
History
National Archives
http://www.archives.gov “About the National Archives”
-http://www.archives.gov/about/ back one
http://www.archives.gov “America’s Historical Documents”
-http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/ Notice you can look at several documents here, (take note) but I’m going further to “Our Documents”, 100 milestone documents.
--http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true& (read a bit under welcome) “100 milestone documents” at top left
---http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?page=milestone Notice for example, the “Constitution of the United States
----http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=9 ”download hi-res pdfs”
-----http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=9&page=pdf Click on first “Right Click Here …”
------http://www.ourdocuments.gov/document_data/pdf/doc_009.pdf Zoom in. back one
-----http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=9&page=pdf “document transcript”
------http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=9&page=transcript “The People’s Vote”
-------http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?page=vote #34 “Check for the Purchase of Alaska”
--------http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=41 Click on check, close window. Then “Tools for Educators”
---------http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?page=tools Note “Ideas for Librarians”
----------http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?page=ideas-for-librarians
Library of Congress American Memory
http://www.loc.gov “American Memory” and “Go”
-http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html Lots of stuff here. “Advertising”
--http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Advertising “Coca Cola Advertising”
---http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ccmphtml/colahome.html “Hiltop”
----http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/cola:@field(TITLE+@od1(Hilltop))
-----http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?cola:1:./temp/~ammem_f3x6:: Click below “View”, close window, then back 4
-http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html”Environment, Conservation”
--http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Environment,+Conservation “Conservation Movement”
---http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html Scroll down to “1912-1920”
----http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/cnchron6.html “City Smoke Ordanances”
-----http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/consrvbib:@FIELD(NUMBER(vg41))“View this item”
------http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=amrvg&fileName=vg41//amrvgvg41.db&recNum=0&itemLink=r?ammem/consrvbib:@FIELD(NUMBER(vg41))&linkText=0 Enter “14” and “Turn to image 14”
-------http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage back six to memory page
-http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html “Government, Law”
--http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Government,+Law
---http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Government,+Law “Lincoln, Abraham”
----http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html “Emancipation Proclamation”
-----http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/almintr.html “Gallery” (at top)
------http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/almgall.html Click on “First Draft”
-------http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/almss/dep001.html
Smithsonian Institution
http://www.smithsonian.org Under “Encyclopedia Smithsonian” “History and Culture”
-http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/ “A more perfect union”
--http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/index.html “Begin the story experience”
---http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/index.html “Removal”
----http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/index.html “Process”
-----http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/index.html “Moving Out”
------http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/index.html Drag cursor and click on image, and enlarge Close window, back one
-http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/ Notice left side list of subjects.
State Dept. Outline of U.S. History
http://www.america.gov/ “Publications” (right side) pull down “Books”
-http://www.america.gov/publications/books.html Click on tab “American Life” then “Outline of US History”
--http://www.america.gov/publications/books.html#history-outline “View PDF”
---http://www.america.gov/media/pdf/books/historytln.pdf#popup Scroll down a bit
Presidential Papers
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ “Presidential Materials”
-http://www.gpoaccess.gov/executive.html#presidential “Public Papers of the Presidents …”
--http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/index.html Under “Previous Administrations” “Search”
---http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/search.html Select “1998”, enter “monica” and “submit”
----http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/multidb.cgi Choose 4 “Address to the Nation …” “Text”
Military History
http://www.archives.gov “Start Your Research”
-http://www.archives.gov/research/ 1/2 way down “Browse List of Research Topics”
--http://www.archives.gov/research/topics.html Scroll to “Vietnam War” under “Military Records”
---http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/ “Casualty Statistics”
----http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics.html#age “Age at time” Notice most were around 20. Back one
---http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/ “Casualty Lists State Level”
----http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/ “by home of record” under “Vietnam War”
-http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/state-level-by-town.html Click on “CO”
--http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/co-by-town.html Scroll down to “Grand Junction” back three
---http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/ “Search Selected Vietnam War Records” This is a searching guide for resources for the Vietnam War. Scroll down a little to view examples. Click on “Selected Photographs …” and click on link http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/
----http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ Click on yellow “Search” button
----http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/BasicSearchForm Click on “Digital Copies”, enter “Vietnam” and “Search”
-----http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/ The amount of information in the Archives is great.
Census
http://www.census.gov Here you can find census information. However, for historical census information go to http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/ Choose 1930
- http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/php/start.php?year=V1930 Select “total population” and “Submit Query”
--http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/php/state.php Check “Colorado” and “Retrieve County Level Data”
---http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/php/county.php Scroll down to Mesa.
Geneology
National Archives (again)
http://www.archives.gov “Geneologists …” right side
-http://www.archives.gov/genealogy “More Genealogy FAQs”
--http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/faqs/ This will give a good overview of what is available. Scroll down to scenarios. Click on “I was born … in 1929” (second choice)
---http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/faqs/index.html#1929
back one
--http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/faqs/ Scroll down to “How can I use the NARA site … Try Click on “Census Records” Scroll down to “What can the Census tell me?” Scroll back up and click on “Start Your Research of Census Records”
---http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/research.html Notice that Denver is listed. Scroll through to census.org, link, which must be hand typed as follows in a new window:
----http://www.us-census.org/ “Browse the Census FTP”
-----http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ “co/”
------http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/co/ “ouray/”
-------http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/co/ouray/ “1880/” Click on first link, “091 …”
--------http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/co/ouray/1880/091-153a.txt Notice the 5th name, “Hubbell Talcoh” back five to census home page
----http://www.us-census.org/ “Census Data Search Engine”
-----http://www.us-census.org/search.html Enter “Hubbell Talcoh” in search box and “Search”
------http://www.us-census.org/cgi-bin/htsearch Click on link “091 …” and show record.
-------http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/co/ouray/1880/091-153a.txt Close window and back two
--http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/faqs/ Click on “Military Records”
---http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/ Military records have a lot of information, and are located in a number of different ways. For a particular war, for example, “World War II”
----http://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/index.html “Finding … Personnel Participation in WW II”
-----http://www.archives.gov/research/ww2/ww2-participation.pdf This has considerable information on just this war. Back two
---http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/ For an overview of what is available scroll down to under “How do I begin” “An Overview of Records …”
----http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2002/fall/military-records-overview.html Scroll down and show sorts of things found. Back 2
--http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/faqs/ “Immigration Records …”
---http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/ Scroll down, notice dates, places, etc. of available information. Open new window go to Google and search “Umberto Cenci”, use first link, “My Great Grandfather …” then, close window, and click on “Ellis Island” (which covers 1911)
----http://www.ellisisland.org/ Enter Umberto Cenci” And we come up with the passenger. We would have to “register” to obtain more information. Back three
---http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/ Scroll down for more information. Back one
--http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/faqs/ “Naturalization Records”
---http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/naturalization/ To see what microfilm the Archives has click on “Microfilm Catalog”
----https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline/start.swe?SWECmd=GotoView&SWEScreen=GPEA+Microfilm+MIF&SWEView=GPEA+Microfilm+Landing+Page+View+MIF “Click on Advanced Search”
-----https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline/start.swe?SWECmd=GotoView&SWEScreen=GPEA+Microfilm+MIF&SWEView=GPEA+Microfilm+Landing+Page+View+MIF Enter “Naturalization” in “Subject box and “Search”
------https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline/start.swe?SWECmd=GotoView&SWEScreen=GPEA+Microfilm+MIF&SWEView=GPEA+Microfilm+Landing+Page+View+MIF Notice, for example, “Colorado” is mentioned in the fourth line, Click on link for “M1192”
-------https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline/start.swe?SWECmd=GotoView&SWEScreen=GPEA+Microfilm+MIF&SWEView=GPEA+Microfilm+Landing+Page+View+MIF Notice it can be ordered, or viewed in Denver. Back 4
---http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/ Scroll down to “Links to Resources” Notice there are quite a few. Back one
--http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/faqs/ “Land Records”
---http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/land/ Some records, such as “Tract Books” for Colorado are located in Washington, DC. Other resources such as “Land Patents” are available online through the BLM’s “Land Patent Search” page.
----http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/Logon/Logon_Form.asp Enter Zip code and “Continue”
-----http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Default.asp? Enter Walker Walter and “Search”
------http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Results.asp?QryId=76244.7 Click on first entry
-------http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?PatentDocClassCode=SER&Accession=737340&Index=1&QryID=76244.7&DetailTab=1 Click on third tab, “Document Image”
--------http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?PatentDocClassCode=SER&Accession=737340&Index=1&QryID=76244%2E7&DetailTab=3 Click on “Large GIF”
---------http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Image.asp?PatentDocClassCode=SER&Accession=737340&Format=LargeGIF&Page=1&Index=1&QryID=76244%2E7 back 7
---http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/land/ Scroll up a bit to “State Arcives”
----http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/state-archives.html Under “Colorado” click “State Archives” … click on link, it is faster …
Colorado State Archives
http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/ “Search the Historical Records …”
-http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/hrd/index.htm “Records Description List”
--http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/hrd/description.htm Scroll down to “Mesa County Automobile … Licenses” back one
-http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/hrd/index.htm “Start Your Search”
--http://accipiter.state.co.us/archive/publicrecordsearch.do Enter “Walker” and “Automobile Licenses” and “Search”
---http://accipiter.state.co.us/archive/publicrecordselect.do back to first (archives) page
http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/ “Family History”
-http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/geneal.htm Notice various categories. Go back to “Search the Historical Records …”
http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/hrd/index.htm Scroll down to what is included.
USGenWeb.org
http://usgenweb.org/ This is a useful page to link to free genealogy resources by state. Try “Colorado”
-http://cogenweb.com/ Try “Mesa”
--http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~comesa2/
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