Genealogy Pointers
November 4, 2014
In This Issue
New Books for November
"Suffer the Little Children . . . Orphan Trains in America," by the late Carolyn Barkley
CD Liquidation Continues
New Books for November
Polish Roots. Second Edition
Our lead publication for November (a first among equals, you might say because
the November array is an excellent one) is the new second edition of the highly
respected Polish Roots, by Rosemary Chorzempa. Since the publication of the
original Polish Roots in 1993, there have been many advances in Polish
genealogy research. The Internet has made the task of locating Polish ancestors
much easier, as more information and images are made available online. In
addition, there has been a marked rise in interest in genealogy in Poland, resulting
in a great increase in the number of Polish genealogical societies available and the amount of
helpful information disseminated. The second edition of Polish Roots addresses these exciting
developments, with a new Introduction, four brand-new chapters, one completely rewritten chapter,
several new maps and charts, and numerous updates sprinkled throughout the original text
.
The Adoption and Donor Conception Factbook
The only comprehensive book of its kind, The Adoption and Donor Conception Factbook defines
and explains the differences between Adoptees, "Birth" Parents, Parents by Estoppel, Defacto
Parents, Adoptive Parents or Adopters, Donors, Donor Offspring, Intended Parents, Foster
Parents, Psychological Parents, Carriers, Gestational Surrogates, Altruistic Surrogates, Custody
Evaluators, and so on. Readers will find chapters devoted to each of these constituencies in the
adoption and donor conception industries. Author Lori Carangelo explains each stakeholder's legal
or political status and then accounts for their numbers, origins or whereabouts, and the pros and
cons of their points of view.
Lori Carangelo, the author of The Ultimate Search Book, lets the numbers speak for themselves
but also pulls no punches. For instance, "Chapter 3: Adoptees--Outcomes" discusses adoptees'
denied access to medical information and criminal activity among adopted children. In the second
part of the book, "Statistics of Assisted Reproduction," the author cites the available statistics on
the number of sperm and egg donors, evaluates the privacy issues surrounding assisted
reproduction, surveys the legislative history of assisted reproduction throughout the U.S., and
identifies key lobbying organizations in the battle over assisted reproduction, including the
American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. In
"Part 3: Foster Care, CPS, Family Courts," Lori puts her microscope over foster care outcomes,
examines the impact of the Child Protective Services Act, and asks the reader to consider the
alternatives to adoption, foster care, and fertility treatments--as borne out by the statistics. In all
cases, readers and researchers will be amazed by the plethora of facts amassed by Ms.
Carangelo and will want to browse the back stories, consider the sources, follow the dollars, and
judge for themselves.
German Pioneers of Montgomery County, Ohio: Early Pioneer Life in Dayton, Miamisburg &
Germantown
The book is based on a series of lectures delivered by the historian H.A. (Heinrich Armin)
Ratterman and published in German in Der Deutsche Pionier, which Rattermann edited. Largely
un-noticed or inaccessible in its original form to 21st-century genealogists, German Pioneers of
Montgomery County, Ohio is now available in a copiously annotated, illustrated, English edition
thanks to the efforts of German-American scholar Dr. Elfe Vallaster Dona. The topics covered by
Rattermann himself include Dayton's beginnings and various township histories, daily life and
traditions among the German pioneers, Montgomery County's small businesses (e.g., breweries
and newspapers), musical life of the early Germans, social clubs and singing societies, and a
number of immigrant stories. Equal in importance to the lectures are the nearly fifty pages of
annotations provided by Professor Dona (running to half again the size of the lectures themselves)
which, among other things, identify the parentage, geographical origins, and even dwelling houses
of Rattermann's subjects.
Colonial Families of Maryland II: They Came, They Flourished, and Some Moved On
Whereas the first volume in this series traced the families of roughly 500 colonists who entered
Maryland as either indentured servants or convicts, Colonial Families of Maryland II treats a crosssection of Maryland's colonial population. Researchers will find families living throughout the
colony here, though most of them resided in Anne Arundel or Baltimore County. Some families are
followed beyond 1776, including a number who vacated Maryland. In cases of families whose male
lines have died out, Mr. Barnes, the dean of Maryland genealogists, traces the female lines for one
or two generations. Similarly, where colonial women married two or multiple times, the author has
traced the descendants of all their marriages.
Abstracts of the Obituary Book of Sussex County, Delaware, 1826-1849
Many Sussex County families can trace their origins to the Eastern Shore of Virginia or Maryland.
The work at hand, which spans the later period 1826-1849, is based upon a Sussex County
obituary book that was discovered in Lewes, Delaware in 1954. Arranged in a tabular format, Mr.
Skinner's transcriptions from the obituary book, in most cases, specify the decedent's name, age,
and date of death. Many of the entries also indicate a decedent's family member's occupation,
cause of death, or other particulars.
The People of the Scottish Burghs: People of Montrose, 1600-1799
The town of Montrose in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was a major Scottish port and
market town. As a Royal Burgh it was authorized to conduct overseas trade and had developed
important economic links with Scandinavia and the Baltic lands, as well as with the Netherlands
France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and America. This publication is an aid to local historians and
genealogists wishing to find information on residents of Montrose during the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. Most of the references come from primary sources, many of which can be
found in either the Angus Archives at Restenneth, or in the National Archives of Scotland in
Edinburgh. Typically, each of the roughly 2,000 entries in this volume identifies a Montrose
inhabitant by name, occupation,date and source, and oftentimes by one or more of the following
attributes: name(s) of family member(s), places visited, university attended, and ships traveled
upon.
Baltimore County, Maryland, Marriage Licenses, 1823-1832
The third volume of Michael Ports' transcriptions of Baltimore County marriage records. extends
coverage from May 1, 1823 through April 28, 1932 Here are the particulars: The transcribed
licenses are presented in a tabular format with the date, license number, name of the groom, name
of the bride, surname of the minister (when available), and page number in the original record. The
licenses are arranged in alphabetical order by the surname of the groom; the index includes only
the surnames of the brides. A feature unique to the newest volume is the inclusion of a table of
officiating ministers, indicating each individual's name, denomination/parish, and the year of the
Baltimore city directory wherein such particulars derive. Baltimore County, Maryland, Marriage
Licenses, 1823-1832 references about 10,000 persons.
"Suffer the Little Children . . . Orphan Trains in America," by the late Carolyn
Barkley
Immigration had brought many hopefuls to America's shores. It is estimated that in
the approximately twenty years between 1841 and 1860, over four million
immigrants arrived; by the turn of the century, over one million were landing each
year. This influx of newcomers, often poor and with no immediate prospects in their
new country, caused many problems. Housing was limited; jobs were often
unavailable to immigrants; food was scarce; and diseases were common-place.
The support that might have been provided by members of extended families in the
"old country" was not available in the new. The result was the abandonment of children on the
doorsteps of private homes, churches, and other institutions that might provide them with shelter
and care, and a growing number of homeless children eeking out a poor subsistence on the
streets.
In New York City, two agencies began to address the issue. In 1853, a group of businessmen,
headed by Charles Loring Brace, formed an organization to help care for these neglected children.
Known as The Children's Aid Society, the organization's goal was the "placing-out" of children in
order to save them from life on the streets by relocating them elsewhere, particularly in the rapidly
expanding western states. Their efforts would result in the placement of over 200,000 children
between 1854 and 1930. Small groups of children, accompanied by a "western agent," would be
sent by train to preselected cities or towns in order to be placed with families, particularly those
who lived along the railway routes leading west. A local committee of prominent men in such a
community (doctors, clergy, teachers, etc.) would select families and then match these families
with children when the train arrived. The basis of what would be called "fostering" today was a
contract between the Children's Aid Society and the family. Such contracts stipulated the terms
under which children under the age of 15 would remain with the family and be sent to school, as
well as the terms under which they could be removed and returned, at no cost, if some problem
prevented the family from keeping them. These placements began in 1854 and ended in 1929.
Read more of this article here on our blog, GenealogyandFamilyHistory.com.
CD Liquidation Continues
To make way for the publication of e-books versions of our titles later in the year,
we have discontinued the publication of CDs and begun to liquidate our remaining
stock. CDs have always been a great value, of course, because they contain
thousands of pages of genealogies or source records at a tiny fraction of the cost
of the books found on them. With this clearance sale, we are selling that content
for virtually pennies on the dollar. Scroll down and see if you don't agree that these
bargains are just too good to pass up. Bear in mind, however, that sale prices
expire at 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, and that some of
these CDs are very low in stock, never to return.
Genealogies of New Jersey Families
This Family Archive CD contains the two-volume set Genealogies of New Jersey Families.
Referencing over 40,000 individuals who lived between the 1600s and 1800s, this collection is
essential to anyone interested in New Jersey ancestry.
Was $39.99 Now $14.99
The Compendium of American Genealogy (Low in stock)
The Compendium of American Genealogy contains the lineage records of the first families of
America, some 300,000 individuals in all. This CD version of Frederick Virkus' massive work
contains images from the pages of all seven volumes of the Compendium and embraces records
extending in both male and female lines from the earliest known immigrant ancestor (giving place
and date of origin) to the then-living (1925-1942) subject of the record.
Was $49.99
Now $16.99
Genealogies of Kentucky Families
This Family Archive CD contains images of the pages of the 200 family history articles published
originally in The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society and The Filson Club History Quarterly
and subsequently collected and reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company in three volumes
under the title Genealogies of Kentucky Families. Referencing approximately 51,000 individuals,
the articles contain every Bible record, every family history, and every genealogical fragment ever
published in these distinguished Kentucky periodicals.
Was $39.99
Now $14.99
Early Ohio Land and Tax Records
With information on Ohio's earliest settlers, this magnificent CD contains the following five
publications, all linked by a single electronic name index and a unique search engine: Early Ohio
Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southwestern Ohio, 1800-1840, by Ellen T. Berry and David A.
Berry; Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in East and East Central Ohio, 1800-1840, by Ellen
T. Berry and David A. Berry; Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in Southeastern Ohio, 18001840, by Ellen T. Berry and David A. Berry; Early Ohio Tax Records, by Esther Weygant Powell;
and First Ownership of Ohio Lands, by Albion M. Dyer.
Was $39.99
Now $14.99
Immigrants to Pennsylvania (Low in stock)
This Family Archive CD provides information on the earliest settlers of the Keystone State. Based
on books published by the Genealogical Publishing Company--deriving for the most part from
ships' passenger lists, oaths of allegiance, records of indenture, and Quaker meeting records--this
CD contains data on places of origin, dates of arrival, places of residence, ages, occupations,
names of wives and children (with details of births, marriages, and deaths), and a host of other
details derived from nine respected Pennsylvania reference works.
Was $39.99
Now $14.99