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| NEWSLETTER: (edited for online publication, Members recieve full version via U.S. Mail). |
| The Newsletter is published Monthly. You may have anything pertaining to genealogy published. This is your newsletter so use it & enjoy! |
| Contact Sharon Hackworth <lworth@jcn1.com> for information on submitting articles. Articles may be submitted by emailing to Sharon at the above email address, or requesting the postal address. |
| You can view this online version monthly at this site. The url in the written newsletter was incorrect.. but, hey, thanks for visiting the San Joaquin obit page! (sorry, Sharon, I gave you wrong url..). The correct url for this site is <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcampbel/ICGS/> |
| This site has a chatroom that will be used for online meetings, and can also be used for your own family oriented chats. There is also a chatroom at Yahoo.com.. choose chat, United States, Iron County Genealogy. (Marge has trouble finding this, so I put it on the ICGS webpage!). |
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| MEETING NEWS: |
| Don't forget our meetings are held the first Tuesday in every month at 7 p.m., at the Ozark Regional Library in Ironton. The next meeting will be held on Oct 3rd. |
| Ten people attended the August 1st Meeting. New Mmebers attending were Virgie & Glen Miller of Mills Springs, MO. Donna Pinkley was a guest at the meeting. St Louis Gen. Society (SLGS) became an exchange member. aT this writing we have 23 members and 4 exchange members. We spoke about a Beginning Genealogy Class. We talked of attending a seminar at Springfield, MO on Sept 29th & 30th. Margie Campbell has a great site now for our new society (your here)! |
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| EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING: |
| The Executive board meeting was held Aug 29, at 7 pm at Jeanette's home. There was a decision to go ahead with the transcription of the 1910 Iron county census. All interested in helping, please contact Jeanette. |
| Wilma presented several ideas for programs that will be a part of our monthly meetings. Vicki Fleeman will introduce us to the art of "Scrapbooking". |
| Over the next few months, we hope to have an authority onCivil War data do a presentation and it is in the making for Jeanette McClure to do a presentation on "Brick Walls". |
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| DUES: |
| $15.00 per year. Memership includes the printed newsletter for one year (12 issues, starting with month you subscribe). For information on newsletter please contact Jeanette McClure <jmcclur@mines.missouri.org> or Sharon<lworth@jcn1.com> for sample issue & membership information. |
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| NEW MEMBERS: |
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| Edith Fisher, Marge Campbell (honorary), James Peters, Mary Jane Armengol, Clara Thompson, Edna Hillis, Virginia Brown, Glen & Virgie Miller, Phyllis Zeleny, M O Barnes, Valerie Dysart, Karen Bead, Daren Henderson Wm Turner, and Doris McMillian. |
| Exchange Members: |
| Genealogy Society Craighead County, AR |
| PO Box 2614 |
| Jonesboro, AR 72402-2614 |
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| St Louis Genealogy scoiety |
| C/O Pat Gatz |
| #4 Sunnen DR #140 |
| St Louis, MO 63143-0010 |
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| Reynolds County Genealogy & Historical Society, inc. |
| PO Box 281 |
| Ellington, MO 63638 |
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| West Carter County Genealogy Society |
| PO Box 281 |
| Van Buren, MO 63965 |
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| OTHER CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE: |
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| Queries: Two were in this issue: |
| Brian Lucy, no Address wants information on the cemetery between Sabula and Annapolis on the left going from Ironton, on a hill side. It contains two Lucy people and possibly more??? Please let Jeanette know, if you have exact location. This is NOT the Rood Cem, but another small one. |
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| Jakile Hampton Forehand Md Cansady Mabery... is anyone working on this line? Related to this family? Want more info on bothe of these people. Where did the Forehand families come from? Which Mayberry family is this lady from?? Jeanette Henson McClure. |
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| A Poem titled "Beatitues of a Family Genealogist". |
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| From History of SE MO: Information on Joseph Huff. |
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| Pension Records from the American Revolutionary War. |
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| Iron County: When it became a state, etc. |
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| List of Towns in Iron County, MO in 1880. |
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| Helpful items.. Lots of good tips for beginners & experienced genealogists alike. |
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| The Ironton House... a brief history. |
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| The Millers... George Miller who owned a mill on Marble Creek. |
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| Iron County tidbits & much much more.... |
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| Iron County Marriage Book A- 1857-1873... first in a series... listing all marriages for this time frame. |
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| IRON COUNTY REGISTER |
| List of letters in Ironton PO 25 July 1867 |
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| OZARK REGIONAL LIBRARY |
| We would like to thank the ORL for their help and support. They are allowing us to use the meeting room for our meetings and have been a great deal of help. Cal Dothage has offered to stay late to open up for our meetings. Without the kindness of the library & Cal, we would not have a place for meetings. Be sure to let them know how much we appreciate them! |
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| ADVERTISEMENTS: |
| (All included, as this is one way we have to fund our newsletter & future projects). |
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| Pinkley Family & Friends Cookbook, put together by Carol Jone & Reba Pinkley. Price is $7.50. |
| Contains lots of good homecooking! Very limited supply. Contact Carol Jones <kcakjones@hotmail.com> for ordering info. |
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| Jeanette Henson McClure has the following publications & books for sale: |
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| Catchesid-Catchside in England- 36 pgs + maps. $15.00. |
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| Old Journal of Rev WLH Matkins of Madison Co, MO- 15 pgs inc index. $10.00. |
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| The Papers of Andrew Henson- Letters beginning in 1825-1895, written from GA & TX. 47 pgs + index. $20.00 (from TX archives). |
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| THE IRON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is presently working on: |
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| Past & Present: A History of Iron County, MO 1857-2000 Vol 2 - For information on this upcoming book contact the: |
| Iron County Historical Society |
| 123 W. Wayne St. |
| Ironton, MO 63560-1327 |
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| Virginia Brown, 3043 Shawnee Pl, Grand Juncton, Co 81504-6331. Has Obits for the years of 1987-1999 (each year is seperate book) from the Iron County newspaper for sale. Tehy are $12.00 per year. This is an on-going project, available as finished & from printers. |
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| West Carter county Genealogy Society / PO Box 65, Van Buren, MO 63965 |
| Just back from printers- Civil WAr in CArter & Shannon County - 242 pgs |
| $30.00 = $3.20 shipping. |
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