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Local History & Genealogy Librarian. Oct 5, 2001



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October 5, 2001

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IN THIS ISSUE:
* New Book: Locating Union and Confederate Records
* Job Openings:
NY Public Library
CT: Supervisor of Records Services for State Agencies.
* BCG Announces new website
* Worth Reading: New Hampshire Master Burial Sites Database
* Local History & Genealogy Librarian Calendar

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New Book: Locating Union and Confederate Records
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"Locating Union and Confederate Records: A Guide to the Most Commonly Used
Civil War Records of the National Archives and Family History Library by
Nancy Justus Morebeck is a beginner's guide to doing Civil War
genealogical research.

No family history is more exciting to find than that of your ancestor's
Civil War service. Americans whose ancestors were in the United States in
the mid-19th century have a very good chance of having an ancestor or
close relative that served in that war.

The American Civil War created a tremendous number of documents that are
often of interest to family researchers. Locating Union and Confederate
Records leads you through the various types of records created by service
in the War - both Union and Confederate. The author explains in detail,
through text, lists, charts and illustrations, where to find these
numerous documents.

Morebeck references many sources of information with this helpful guide.
While documents, such as the compiled service records or Union Pension
files may be obtained through the National Archives, many others are much
more difficult to find. This book tells you where to locate these
documents and what you can expect to find in them. Just a few of the
records detailed in the book are:
* Compiled Military Service Records
* Records on Officers
* Compiled Unit Service Records
* Regimental Histories
* Draft Records
* Prisons
* Pension Records
* Confederate Amnesty Papers
* Soldiers' Homes
* Deaths and Burials
* Civil War Data in Federal and State Census Records
* Civil War Web Sites, Libraries, Archives and Many Others

Locating Union and Confederate Records: A Guide to the Most Commonly Used
Civil War Records of the National Archives and Family History Library.
North Salt Lake, UT: ProQuest Information & Learning, Heritage Quest,
2001. Paper, ISBN: 0944931898, $14.95; Hardbound, ISBN: 0944931901,
$29.95.

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Job Opportunity: Assistant Chief, NYPL Milstein Division of United States
History, Local History and Genealogy Humanities and Social Sciences
Library
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Position:
Assistant Chief, Milstein Division of United States History, Local History
and Genealogy Humanities and Social Sciences Library

Requirements: ALA  accredited Master's degree in library and information
studies.   Graduate  degree  in  one  of  the  humanities  or an equivalent
combination   of   education  and  experience.   Successfully  demonstrated
experience  coordinating,  supervising  and  training  staff. Successfully
demonstrated  experience planning, organizing, and developing new models
of customer  service  in a digital environment.  Excellent interpersonal,
oral and  written  communication skills.  Successfully demonstrated
knowledge
of computer  applications  in  libraries.   Working  knowledge of at least
one language other than English.  Successfully demonstrated leadership
ability, flexibility,  dependability  and  initiative.   Demonstrated
commitment
to continuing  professional education and to the encouragement of
professional development  in  others.   Experience  with  instruction  or
instructional services preferred.

General  Description:   Under  the  direction  of the Chief of the Milstein
Division,  plans and assigns work, is responsible for staff supervision and
training,   evaluates   staff  performance,  oversees  public  service and
collection  development  activities,  and  acts  as  a  liaison  with other
divisions.   Participates  in  the selection of new staff.  Participates in
the  formulation  and  implementation of policies and procedures related to
the  organization  and  functions  of  the Division.  In collaboration with
other   Research  Libraries'  divisions  and  administration,  designs and
develops  new  reference  service  models.   Manages  reference services
to onsite  and  remote  customers  using  general  and  specialized  print
and electronic  information  resources  and  products.  Develops and
implements efficient   workflow  for  operational  areas.   Documents  and
implements procedures  and  instructions  for improved workflow.  Maintains
statistics and   produces   reports.   Organizes  and  administers  special
projects, including digital products.  Contributes content to the Division's
website. Serves  at  public  services  desks in the Division.  In the
absence of
the Division  Chief,  is  responsible  for  the  day  to  day operations of
the Division, ensuring that policies/procedures are followed and that
customer service issues are resolved.  Identifies potential outreach
initiatives
and evaluates   outreach  programs.   Participates  in  developing
performance measures.   Participates  as  instructor  in  the  Library's
pubic
training program   and  assists  with  curriculum  development.   Assists
Chief
in developing  long-range  collection  goals.  May be called upon to
represent the Library to outside groups. Performs related duties as
required.

To apply please mail your resume with cover letter to:
The New York Public Library; Human Resources Department/KRLHG; 188 Madison
Avenue ? 5th Floor; New York, NY 10016; Or by e-mail:
hrd@nypl.org (please put KR LHG in subject line).

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Job Opportunity: CT: Supervisor of Records Services for State Agencies.
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The State of Connecticut has announced an examination for the position of
Supervisor of Records Services for State Agencies.

Exam Number 011030OCJR, Application-closing date is Oct. 17, 2001.
Application and Exam announcement including a position description,
minimum qualifications and application procedure is available on the
Connecticut State Library website at the following address:
http://www.cslib.org/jprecser.htm

The position in the State Library, Department of Public Records
Administration, is accountable for supervising the operation of the State
Records Center and assisting in the design and administration of a records
management program for state agencies.

Annual Salary $53,245 to $66,629.

Qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans and
older persons are strongly encouraged to apply. The Connecticut State
Library is an EEO/Affirmative Action Diversity-focused employer.

Please note that the examination is composed of experience and training.
Contact: Bruce P. Stark; Assistant State Archivist; Connecticut State
Library; 231 Capitol Avenue; Hartford, CT 06106; (860) 757-6512.

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BCG Announces new website
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The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) announces a new web
site. The address is the same as before-www.bcgcertification.org-but the
look is dramatically different and the content is updated and greatly
expanded.
One of the new features is a "test yourself" page where visitors are
supplied with online copies of two documents similar to BCG test
documents. Readers can transcribe, abstract, and interpret the documents
themselves, then compare their products with online transcriptions,
abstracts, and interpretations of the same documents. With this feature
and the sample reports and compilations in The BCG Genealogical Standards
Manual (Orem, UT: Ancestry, 2000), prospective certification applicants
now have access to examples of all of the larger elements of a
certification application portfolio.

One of the most popular features of the previous site was the series of
"skillbuilding" articles reprinted from BCG's educational newsletter,
OnBoard. These have been imported to the new site and more articles added.
BCG's online roster of certified persons is now a true database. The
previous site did not have a database. Each listing-first letter of
surname, state, each specialty, etc.-required a separate page, making
updates tedious and time-consuming. The online roster now is part of the
database that BCG's Executive Director uses to maintain BCG records. As a
result, any change she makes in a listing will appear online immediately.

The new site was developed by Kathleen Ely of Internet Navigating. The
roster database was designed by Luke Muskiewicz of Pure Development, and
the colorful logo by Marty Lord of OWIG. Preparation of the site was
overseen by Kathleen Hinckley, CGRS, chair of BCG's website committee.

Although the site address is the same as previously, the addresses of many
of the internal pages which have been updated and transferred have
changed. The new design includes redirects, however, so that links to
internal pages on the old site will connect to the revised pages.

Established in 1964, BCG's mission is to promote high standards of
competence and ethics among genealogists, and to foster public confidence
in genealogy. Its certification program is one way the Board works to
attain these goals. Applicants seeking certification submit portfolios
demonstrating how they meet standards for genealogical research, analysis,
and compilations. At the present time, approximately 360 genealogists hold
certification in one or more of the categories BCG offers.

Individuals interested in certification should visit the BCG website at
www.bcgcertification.org  or request further information from the board's
executive director, Lynn McMCillion, CLS; P.O. Box 14291; Washington, DC
20044.

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Worth Reading: New Hampshire Master Burial Sites Database
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The New Hampshire Old Graveyard Association and the New Hampshire Society
of Genealogists have created an outstanding service for researchers. They
have used the power of the Internet to combine their knowledge of the
location of New Hampshire's cemeteries, USGS maps and the Universal
Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates. Researchers can identify the
cemeteries by name or by location. With a click they can instantly see the
location of the cemetery on a USGS topographical map. Very impressive.

Currently this database contains only the location and other basic
information about the various cemeteries and graveyards. The plan is to
add the names and dates of the persons buried at each site.

As an example I looked up an obscure family graveyard of the Merrill
family on our old property in Gilmanton, NH. It is well off the road and
would not be easily located.

By going to the list of cemeteries for Gilmanton at:
http://nhsog.org/nhoga/sites/oga_0077.htm  I was pleased to see that it
had been documented by Marion McIntyre in 1994.

With a click on
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=19&e=308290&n=4804770&s=25&size=m
the topographical map appears and researchers can easily locate this
graveyard.

Don't we wish that it was this easy to assist every researcher trying to
find an obscure family cemetery.

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LH&GL CALENDAR
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Oct. 1st-7th. Tennessee Archives Week.
http://www.geocities.com/metroarchives/index.html

The Society of Tennessee Archivists would like you to join in celebrating
Tennessee Archives Week, October 1st through October 7th.  Activities are
planned around the state.  A state wide "Family Heritage Day" will wind up
the week, on Sunday, October 7, 2001 from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM at the
Tennessee State Museum in Nashville.  There will be workshops, vendors and
exhibits.  Admission is free and the public is invited.  For more
information visit the Friends of Metro Archives Website:
http://www.geocities.com/metroarchives/index.html

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Oct 2-5th. North Carolina Library Association Annual Conference.
www.nclaonline.org/conference

Genealogy/Local History Session:
Wed. Oct 3rd. Preserving Library Collections.
Fri. Oct 5th. North Carolina ECHO: Exploring Cultural Heritage Online
Libraries, archives, genealogical/historical societies

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Oct 4-6th. Nevada Library Association.  www.nevadalibraries.org/news.htm

Genealogy/Local History Sessions:
Thursday, Oct. 4th.
12 noon. Regalia & Historical Treasures. Linda Deacy.
3pm. Reclaiming Las Vegas History. Joanne Goodwin.
Friday, Oct 5th.
9am. Myths of Nevada History. Guy Rocha, NV State Archivist
12 noon. Tour NV State Archives

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Oct. 17-19th. Virginia Library Association, Holiday Inn Select/Koger,
Richmond. VLA, POB 8277, Norfolk, VA 23503-0277; 757-583-0041; fax 757-
583-5041; www.vla.org <HTTP://www.vla.org>; jointly with the District
of Columbia Library Association, P.O. Box 14177, Benjamin Franklin
Station, Washington, DC 20044.

Genealogy/Local History Sessions:
Thursday 1:30 P.M.-2:30 P.M.
Records of Ante-bellum Southern Plantations: Primary Resources
For Southern Genealogists. Presenter: Jean L. Cooper, University
of Virginia Library Sponsored by the Local History, Genealogy and Oral
History Forum.

Thursday 2:45 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
Researching Virginia's Domestic Slave Trade Focusing on the
Richmond Brig Creole and its slave revolt that took place on
November 7, 1841. Presenter: Ronald R. Seagrave, Sergeant
Kirkland's Museum & Historical Society.

Thursday 4:15 P.M.-5:15 P.M.
Know Your Ancestors: Internet Resources for Genealogical
Research. Presenters: Robert L. Turner, Jr., and
Benjamin P. Norris, Radford University.

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Oct. 17-20. Kentucky Library Association. Owensboro, KY.
http://www.kylibasn.org/conference.htm

Genealogy/Local History Session:
Friday, Oct. 19th. 10am - 11am; 1:30 - 2:30
Kentucky Encyclopedia Web Version. Presenter: Tom Kmetz, Morehead
State University.

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Oct. 17-20. New York Library Association. Albany, NY.
http://www.nyla.org/office/conf00/prelim.htm

Genealogy/Local History Session:
Thursday, Oct 18th.
"Local History Past, Present and Future" Speakers: Patricia
Swanson (White Branch Library); Gloria Bartowski (NY State
Archives), Jenny Peer (Rush Library), Carol Donick (Desmond-Fish Library)

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Oct. 17-20: Illinois Library Association, Prairie Capital Convention
Center, Springfield. Contact: ILA, 33 W. Grand Ave., Ste. 301, Chicago, IL
60610-4306; 312-644-1896; fax, 312-644-189; www.ila.org/calendar.html#1001

Genealogy/Local History Session:
Friday, Oct 19th. 11am. "The Bloodhound meets the Mouse: Online Genealogy
Basics"
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Oct. 22nd. Archives on the Road. 6-7:30pm. Boston Public Library. New
England Archivists. Contact: Daniel McCormack; Brockton Public Library;
155 West Elm Street; Brockton, MA 02301; (508) 894-6721; danielm@ocln.org

This is a project put together by the New England Archivists Outreach
Committee. It was inspired by the concept put forth by the "Antiques
Roadshow," a program on television that allows people to bring in their
antiques to be evaluated by professional historians, antique dealers, and
appraisers.

The "Archives on the Road" will be an opportunity for people to come in
with their archivable objects (family papers, scrap books, diaries,
letters, photographs) and have professional archivists explain their
historical value and what kind of options are available for people to care
for their objects. The archivists would explain some basic
preservation/conservation techniques, what happens to collections if they
are donated to an archive, and there will be lists of resources for those
interested in finding free-lance archivists, researchers, and consultants.
The main difference between the "Roadshow" and the "Archives on the Road"
is that the archivists will not provide monetary values for any objects
brought. However, there will be information available at the show about
archival appraisers in the area. The archivists will explain how a
collection is donated, and what kind of institutions could be interested
in specific items. While no specific repositories or institutions will be
recommended as recipients of donations, lists of repositories in the
region will be available.

The primary purpose is to help people better understand how to care for
their treasures and how archives and archivists can help them preserve
those items.

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Oct. 25-27th. MARAC. Richmond, VA. Hotel: Richmond Omni (100 South 12th
Street). "Old Bits, New Bytes"

Genealogy/Local History Session: Reception: Library of Virginia,
sponsored in part by the Library of Virginia Foundation Plenary
Speaker: Dr. Charles F. Bryan, Director of the Virginia Historical
Society Presentation: "Finding Private Sneden: Using a Collection to
Advance Scholarship and Realize a Bonanza"

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Nov. 6-9: Michigan Library Association Annual Conference, Lansing.
Theme: "Great Lakes! Great Libraries! Great Expectations! Positioning
Michigan Libraries for the Future.". MLA, 6810 S. Cedar Ste.#6, Lansing,
MI 48911; 517-694-6615; fax 517-694-4330; www.mla.lib.mi.us/conference/

Genealogy/Local History Sessions:
Wednesday, November 7th. Maps in Cyberspace (Academic & Research
Libraries Division). Speakers: Kathleen Weessies, Map Librarian, MSU
Thursday, November 8th. Making Sense of Your Local History Collection
(Reference Division). Speakers: Leslie Edwards, Administrative
Director, Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society; Gordon Olson,
Grand Rapids City Historian, Grand Rapids Public Library; Moderator
Julianne Smith, Head of Adult Services, Chelsea District Library

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