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New Books for June 2019

Lots of journals freshly bound and ready to check out!

Call Number Date Author Title
R-210 JO 06 V 46 2018 The Johnson County Kansas Genealogist
R-320 028 V 41-42 2016-2018 Westward into Nebraska
R-180 201 V 45 2017-2018 Branching Out from St. Clair County
R-380 328 V 40-43 2015-2018 Licking Lantern
R-180 234 V 48 2018 Theakiki (The A-KI-KI)
R-180 228 V 43 2017 DeWitt County Genealogical Quarterly
R-380 319 V 56-58 2016-2018 Pickaway Quarterly
R-390 115 V 42 2017-2018 The Tree Tracers
R-210 CR 06 V 47-48 2017-2018 The Seeker
R-210 SG 095 V 28-29 2017-2018 Ark Valley Crossroads
R-500 020 V 48-49 2017-2018 MCGS Reporter
R-440 043 V 60-61 2017-2018 Footprints
R-300 276 V 50-51 2017-2018 St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly
R-210 CK 08 38-39 Relatively Seeking
R-280 009 V 48-49 2017-2018 Minnesota Genealogist
R-050 017 V 44-45 2016-2017 San Diego Leaves & Saplings
R-190 213 V 38-39 2013-2014 South Bend Area Genealogical Society Newsletter
R-190 221 V 37 2013-2014 The Tri-State Packet
R-200 091 V 41-43 2013-2015 Des Moines County Genealogical Society Quarterly
R-200 091 V 44-46 2016-2018 Des Moines County Genealogical Society Quarterly
G-M 105 1976 Adams, Beatrice Mitten A Family Genealogy of Mitten, Mittan, Moore, Smith and Allied Families
G-B 168 1996 Beckner, Brenda Cook Beckners in America: the first 250 years
G-B 167 V 01 1984 Boyer, Donald Arthur American Boyers
G-B 167 V 02 1984 Boyer, Donald Arthur American Boyers
G-B 167 V 03 1984 Boyer, Donald Arthur American Boyers
G-B 167 V 04 1984 Boyer, Donald Arthur American Boyers
G-B 167 V 05 1984 Boyer, Donald Arthur American Boyers
G-B 167 V 06 1984 Boyer, Donald Arthur American Boyers
G-B 167 V 07 1984 Boyer, Donald Arthur American Boyers
G-R 072 1995 Brayton, John A. The Ancestry of General James Robertson “Father of Tennessee”
G-D 081 1995 Brown, Harold DeHart A DeHart Journey
G-C 140 V 1 1976 Calhoun, Orval O. 800 years of Colquhoun, Colhoun, Calhoun, and Cahoon family history in Ireland, Scotland, England, United States of America, Australia, and Canada /
G-C 140 V 2 1976 Calhoun, Orval O. 800 years of Colquhoun, Colhoun, Calhoun, and Cahoon family history in Ireland, Scotland, England, United States of America, Australia, and Canada /
G-C 140 V 3 1976 Calhoun, Orval O. 800 years of Colquhoun, Colhoun, Calhoun, and Cahoon family history in Ireland, Scotland, England, United States of America, Australia, and Canada /
G-C 140 V 4 1976 Calhoun, Orval O. 800 years of Colquhoun, Colhoun, Calhoun, and Cahoon family history in Ireland, Scotland, England, United States of America, Australia, and Canada /
G-R 071 1893 Cassel, Daniel Kolb A genea-biographical history of the Rittenhouse family and all its branches in America…
G-D 079 V 2 Caughron, Edith The DeMoss Family in America
G-W 127 1996 DeLoach, Carolyn The Woolfolk tragedy: the murders, the trials, the hanging, and now, finally, the truth!
G-D 080 1929 Dow, Robert Piercy The book of Dow
G-H 160 1990 Henthorn, Norma L. The Henthorn Family, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, with notes on Cresap and Quinn Families
G-S 157 1939 Jacobus, Donald Lines A History of the Seymour Family
R-250 140 2001 Keddie, Leslie Worcester county, Maryland, Land Records Liber T 1798 – 1801
G-U 005 1965 Kellogg, Dale C. Antecedents and Descendants of Levi Underwood (1831 — 1885) and Related Families
R-470 395 1955 Knorr, Catherine Lindsay Marriage bonds and ministers’ returns of Greensville County, Virginia, 1781-1825
G-G 084 1977 Kraybill, Spencer L. History of a John Graybill family in America, 1681-1981
G-S 158 1981 Lutz, June Shaull A Historical Account of the Schneider / Snider / Snyder Family
G-A 054 2011 Mason, David Elsworth Christian Andereck: 300 Years in America
G-L 050 1906 McAllister, John Meriwether Genealogies of the Lewis and kindred families
R-210 SG 238 2019 Myers, Barb Lenox Sanitarium
G-C 141 1981 Roloson, Louise Catlin Cleaver The Catlin genealogy
R-230 008 2016 Tucker, Susan City of Remembering: A History of Genealogy in New Orleans
R-210 SG 237 2018 Voorhis, Ronda Corle Drawing Wichita
G-M 106 Wilkinson, Virginia The McCord Family: From Skye to Tennessee
R-190 226 V 12 Young, Christine Cemetery Inscriptions Spencer County, State of Indiana
Library

New Books May 2019

We’re getting a lot of donations, so there’s lots of new stuff on the shelves!

Call Number Date Author Title
G-B 166 1977 Stuart, Pheoba Brugh The Brugh-Stuart Family & Associated Families
G-J 032 1902 Shepard, James The New Haven and Wallingford (Conn.) Johnsons
G-P 073 1890 Lea, J. Henry Genealogical Gleanings, Contributory to a History of the Family of Penn
G-R 070 2011 Oschefski, Lori Jesse James Rule Familty History
G-W 126 1985 Woodruff, Audrey L. The Woodroof – Woodrough – Woodruff Family
R-010 003 V 004 Ganrud, Pauline Jones Alabama Records
R-010 003 V 136 Ganrud, Pauline Jones Alabama Records
R-010 003 V 147 Ganrud, Pauline Jones Alabama Records
R-010 003 V 212 Ganrud, Pauline Jones Alabama Records
R-150 036 1987 McCabe, Alice Smythe Gwinnett County, Georgia Inferior Court Minutes for Ordinary Purposes, 1819-1861
R-150 037 1991 McCabe, Alice Smythe Gwinnett County, Georgia Deaths 1818-1989
R-190 218 1985 Wolfe, Barbara S. Rush County, Indiana Marriages 1822-1849
R-210 LB 10 1998 Daley, John Katy Parsons Employees Memorial Roster
R-210 NO 08 1980 1980 Official 1980 Neosho County, Kansas Rural Directory
R-210 SG 178 V2 Obituaries from Mount Hope Clarion
R-210 SG 235 1982 Haury, David A. A People of the City: Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church
R-210 SG 236 1950-1973 Engagement and Wedding Announcements from the Wichita Eagle & Beacon
R-300 292 1985 Hutchison, Mozelle Index to Marriage Book “A” Maries County, Missouri 1868-1881
R-360 010 1981 Varney, Philip New Mexico’s best ghost towns: a practical guide
R-380 351 1984 Phillips, W. Louis Index to Franklin County, Ohio Guardianships and Estates 1803-1850
R-390 148 1990 McIntosh County OK 1990 Plat Book
R-430 184 V 16 Waller, Jane Warren Lincoln County Tennessee Pioneers
R-430 192 1990 Wells, Carol Davidson County, Tennessee, county court minutes, 1783-1792
R-430 193 1988 Wells, Carol Pioneers of Dickson County, Tennessee: a genealogical abstract of the earliest minute books, March 1804-January 1807, January 1812-January 1814, July 1816-January 1818
R-440 076 1978 Navarro County [TX] History
R-440 077 V 01 Coryell County, Texas Families
R-440 077 V 02 Coryell County, Texas Families
R-440 078 Fairmont Cemetery, San Angelo, Texas
R-470 371 1991 Bjorkman, Gwen Boyer Quaker marriage certificates, Concord Monthly Meeting, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1679-1808
R-470 393 2002 Fuller, Lena French Woodstock: A 250th Anniversary Commemorative Program and Historical Booklet
R-470 394 2007 Adamson, John H. A pictorial history of Shenandoah County: fifty years through the lens of Hugh Morrison, Jr.
R-630 125 2019 Fultz, Melinda Federally Recognized Tribes of the United States and Canada
VF 003 1810 S. Wichita Place Files
VF Law Law, J. L. J.L. Law Collection
Library

New Books April 2019

A TON of books added to the shelves this month!  Lots of biographies and genealogies…

Call Number Date Author Title
G-B 164 1998 Bragg, Rick All over but the shoutin’
G-B 165 1956 Martin, Charles Lee A sketch of Sam Bass, the bandit; a graphic narrative [of] his various train robberies, his death, and accounts of the deaths of his gang and their history
G-C 139 V1 1971 Quist, Mary Lancaster Ancestors and descendants of Walter Covey, Dutchess County, New York (1750-1834)
G-C 139 V2 1971 Quist, Mary Lancaster Ancestors and descendants of Walter Covey, Dutchess County, New York (1750-1834)
G-G 082 Gaines, Thomas R. Francis Gaines of Albermarle County, Va. and Elbert County, Georgia
G-G 082 2008 Greene, Bob When we get to Surf City: a journey through America in pursuit of rock and roll, friendship, and dreams /
G-G 083 1922 Jones, Elizabeth E. Boice Captain John Grout of Watertown and Sudbury, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants.
G-H 158 1885 Herrick, Jedediah Herrick genealogy
G-H 159 1972 Dixon, Adelaide The Hunt Family 1066-1972
G-J 030 1988 Harnehy, A. Lucille John Jack of Cecil County, Maryland, and Some of His Descendants
G-J 031 1860 Jewell, Pliny The Jewell Register, Containing a List of the Descendants of Thomas Jewell, of Braintree, near Boston, mass.
G-L 049 1988 Pritchett, William Lawrence A Southern Branch of the Lawrence Family
G-M 104 2004 McCrillis, Edwin The Early Life and Adventures of Edwin McCrillis
G-O 020 1978 O’Connor, Albert L. The Ancestors of the Family of Albert L. O’Connor, Jr., and Katharyn M. Crilley of Geistown (Johnstown) Cambria County, Pennsylvania
G-R 067 1995 Rooney, Andrew A. My war
G-R 068 1963 Ratcliff, Clarence Earl Richard Ratcliff of Lancashire, England and Talbot county, Maryland and his Ancestors and Descendants 1066-1988
G-R 069 1975 McReynolds, June Ratcliffe Our Radclyffe heritage: a history of the Radclyffe family in England and Virginia
G-S 153 1966 Steele, Selma Neubacher The house of the singing winds; the life and work of T.C.Steele
G-S 154 1961 Sullivan, Hazel The Sullivan Family: William Dunklin Sullivan Line
G-S 155 1888 Spofford, Jeremiah A Genealogical Record … of Descendants of John Spofford and Elizabeth Scott
G-S 156 1919 Sage, Elisha L. Genealogical record of the descendants of David Sage,
G-W 124 1976 Heckel, Jeanne Wagoner Waggoner, Wagoner, Wagner
G-W 125 1949 Sagendorph, Kent Charles Edward Wilson: American Industrialist
R-040 049 1960 Stuck, Charles Albert The story of Craighead County: a narrative of people and events in northeast Arkansas
R-060 128 1996 Alexander, J. B. The History of Mecklenburg County (NC) 1740-1900
R-060 129 V1 1973 Gwynn, Zae Hargett Abstracts of The Wills and Estate Records of Granville County North Carolina
R-060 129 V2 1973 Gwynn, Zae Hargett Abstracts of The Wills and Estate Records of Granville County North Carolina
R-060 130 1972 Hofmann, Margaret M. Abstracts: Granville Grantees, Halifax County, North Carolina Public Registry 1749-1763
R-080 022 1965 Rockwell, Wilson Uncompahgre Country
R-150 033 1981 Jackson, Harvey H. Georgia’s signers and the Declaration of Independence
R-150 034 1980 McCabe, Alice Smythe Gwinnett County, Georgia Families 1818-1968
R-150 035 1968 McIntosh, John The Official History of Elbert County, Georgia 1790-1935 (with 1935-1939 Supplement)
R-180 242 1967 Chatsworth Area Centennial Celebration [IL]
R-180 243 1971 Melvin, Illinois Centennial 1871-1971
R-180 244 1972 Chrisman [IL] Area Centennial 1872-1972
R-190 215 1962 Huntington County [IN] Plat Book 1962
R-190 216 1955 Quaife, M. M. Fort Wayne in 1790
R-190 217 1974 Rockville’s Sesquicentennial Review 1824-1974]
R-200 084 1965 Keokuk County, Iowa Farm Directory 1965
R-200 085 1972 Atlas & Directory of Linn County, Iowa
R-200 086 1965 Official County Plat Book and Farm Directory of Iowa and Poweshiek Counties, Iowa
R-210 160 2006 2006 Kansas Geological Society Directory
R-210 161 1972 Rydjord, John Kansas place-names
R-210 HP 10 1986 Anthony High School Roster 1986
R-210 SG 046 1995 2007 Polk, Chris Paulsen Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture
R-210 SG 165 2017 2017 YP: All Things Local Wichita & Vicinity
R-210 SG 234 2008 Wichita High School North Class of 1958 50th Reunion Directory
R-300 290 Henry Shaw’s Will Establishing the Missouri Botanical Garden
R-300 291 1883 The History of Jasper County, Missouri
R-370 110 1988 Martin, Yvonne E. Marriages and deaths from Steuben County, New York newspapers, 1797-1868
R-410 366 1968 Triennial Atlas & Plat Book of Cambria County, Pennsylvania
R-410 367 1982 Saint John’s Cemetery, Altoona, PA
R-410 368 1962 Cronauer, Marge Sent Forth to Serve the Needs of Men: Religious Vocations from St. Michael’s Parish, Loretto, Pennsylvania
R-410 369 1987 Iscrupe, Shirley Listing of Inhabitants in 1776 — Bedford County, Pennsylvania
R-410 370 1992 Walmer, Margaret B. Menallen minutes, marriages and miscellany: Quaker records, 1780-1890
R-430 188 1993 Thomas, Jane Kizer Blount County, Tennessee Deeds 1819-1833
R-430 189 P1 2001 Garrett, Jill K. Dickson County, Tennessee Cemetery Records
R-430 189 P2 2001 Garrett, Jill K. Dickson County, Tennessee Cemetery Records
R-430 190 1985 Whitley, Edythe Rucker Tennessee Genealogical Records: Records of Early Settlers from State and County Archives
R-430 191 1984 Garrett, Jill Knight Dickson County Handbook
R-440 075 1963 Polk Street Methodist Church: 75 Years in Review
R-460 018 1942 Historical Celebrations in Craftsbury Vermont 1889-1941
R-600 088 1983 Harlow, Alvin F. When horses pulled boats: a story of early canals
R-650 088 1976 Cameron, Viola Root Emigrants from Scotland to America 1774-1775
online — link in catalog 1906 Wallace, Lew Lew Wallace: an autobiography
Library

New Books March 2019

Books added to the library in March:

Call Number Date Author Title
G-C 138 1997 Hoffman, Andrew Jay Inventing Mark Twain: the lives of Samuel Langhorne Clemens
G-J 028 1981 Jenkins, Peter The walk west: A walk across America 2
G-J 029 1969 Ball, Eve Ma’am Jones of the Pecos
G-M 103 1985 McCarthy, James A Papago traveler: the memories of James McCarthy
G-N 025 1927 Norfleet, J. Frank Norfleet: the amazing experiences of an intrepid Texas rancher with an international swindling ring
G-R 066 1913 Robinson, Sallie Buddie and I
R-200 083 1925 Iowa County Farm Directory May 15, 1925
R-300 289 1881 History of Jackson, Missouri
R-350 082 1984 Brown, Virginia Alleman Abstracts of partitions and divisions of Morris County estates filed at Morristown, New Jersey, 1785-1907
R-410 363 1947 Blair County’s Postal History and McGraw’s Blair County Place Names
R-410 364 1922 Souvenir of the Diamond Jubilee and History of St. Augustine’s Church
R-410 365 1954 Sesquicentennial Cambria County 1804-1954
Library

New Books December 2018

New books on the shelves:

Call Number Date Author Title
G-D 078 2015 Dugan, Paul The Dugans: the story of Irish pioneers in Wichita
G-H 155 1973 Hafer, Vera Hamill As I remember, 1903-1973
G-S 149 1970 Breihan, Carl W. The bandit Belle
R-080 021 1975 Owens, Robert Percy Huerfano Valley as I knew it
R-200 082 V 2 1979 Weber, Irving B. Irving Weber’s Iowa City
R-210 SG 091 1972 1972 Wichita High School North The Tower
R-210 SG 091 1973 1973 Wichita High School North The Tower
R-210 SG 091 1974 1974 Wichita High School North The Tower
R-210 SG 231 2018 Langel, Sondra M. The Thursday Afternoon Cooking Club
R-210 SG 232 1969 1969 Wichita Hadley Junior High School Trident
R-210 SG 232 1970 1970 Wichita Hadley Junior High School Trident
R-210 SG 232 1971 1971 Wichita Hadley Junior High School Trident
R-210 SG 233 2018 Stumpe, Joe Wicked Wichita
VB Wagner V 05 Wagner, Margaret M. Margaret Mary van De Kerkove Wagner Collection
Library

Holiday Closings

The library will be closed for the holidays:

Thanksgiving — Closed Saturday, November 24

Christmas/New Years — Closed Saturday, December 22 thru Tuesday, January 1.  Open Saturday, January 5.

If you have a research “emergency,” such as an out-of-town guest who’s only here for a few days, contact library@mhgswichita.org to see if we can find a volunteer to open the library for you.

 

Library

October New Books

Call Number Date Author Title
G-B 161 2017 Byrd, Verda Seventy Years of Blackness: The Autobiography of Verda Byrd/Jeanette Beagle
I 307 2013 Taylor, Maureen Alice Family photo detective
I 308 1991 Dalrymple, Priscilla Harris American Victorian costume in early photographs
I 309 2005 Mitchell, Sarah E. Southern Ladies’ Civilt War & Antebellum Fashions 1855-1865
I 310 1995 Severa, Joan L. Dressed for the photographer: ordinary Americans and fashion, 1840-1900
I 311 2008 Abraham, Donna J. The Way They Were: Dressed in 1860-1865, a Photographic Reference
I 312 1995 Leisch, Juanita Who wore what? women’s wear, 1861-1865
R-210 SG 230 2018 Phillips, Edward H. Wings Over the Prairie: A Brief History of the Aviation Industry in Wichita, Kansas
Library

New Books September 2018

Lots of new books in September. We received a generous donation of books on photography and identifying old photographs — a terrific resource! Thanks, Gary!

Call Number Date Author Title
G-C 136 1989 Griffin, Virginia Cope Me and Mine in the Sunflower State
G-S 148 1974 Kaufman, Ed. G. The Jacob Schrag Family Record 1836-1974
I 277 1958 Pollack, Peter The picture history of photography: from the earliest beginnings to the present day.
I 278 1982 Newhall, Beaumont The history of photography: from 1839 to the present
I 279 2009 Gustavson, Todd Camera: a history of photography from daguerreotype to digital
I 280 2002 Schimmelman, Janice Gayle American photographic patents 1840-1880: the daguerreotype & wet plate era
I 281 1980 Gilbert, George Photography: the early years : a historical guide for collectors
I 282 1948 Johnson, Robert The art of retouching and improving negatives and prints,
I 283 1898 Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Equipments and Materials for Amateurs
I 284 1892 How to Make Photographs and a Descriptive Catalogue of Materials for the Amateur Photographer
I 285 1872 Illustrated Descriptive Price List of Photographic Apparatus Manufactured and Sold by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co.
I 286 1856 Ellis, M. H. The Ambrotype and Photographic Instructor or, Photography on Glass and Paper
I 287 1976 Newhall, Beaumont The daguerreotype in America
I 288 1995 1990 The Daguerreian annual: official yearbook of the Daguerreian Society
I 289 2003 Berg, Paul K. 19th century photographic cases and wall frames
I 290 2001 Kenny, Adele Photographic cases: Victorian design sources, 1840-1870
I 291 2007 Schimmelman, Janice Gayle The tintype in America, 1856-1880
I 292 2005 Hannavy, John Case Histories: the Packaging and Presentation of the Photographic Portrait in Victorian Britain 1840-1875
I 293 1981 Darrah, William C. Cartes de visite in nineteenth century photography
I 294 1999 Wichard, Richard Victorian Cartes-de-visites
I 295 1981 McCulloch, Lou W. Card photographs: a guide to their history and value
I 296 2006 Bogdan, Robert Real photo postcard guide: a guide to their history and value
I 297 1981 Morgan, Hal Prairie fires and paper moons: the American photographic postcard, 1900-1920
I 298 1972 Caring for photographs: display, storage, restoration
I 299 2010 Taylor, Maureen Preserving Your Family Photographs: How to care for your family photographs from daguerreotypes to digital images
I 300 1986 Reilly, James M Care and identification of 19th-century photographic prints
I 301 Rudd, David Guide to Identifying Early Photographs: A Pocket Manual
I 301 a 2000 Dating old photographs, 1840-1929
I 301 b 2000 Dating old photographs, 1840-1929
I 302 1999 Mace, O. Henry Collector’s guide to early photographs
I 303 2013 Clark, Gary Cased Images & Tintypes KwikGuide: A Guide to Identifying and Dating Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, and Tintypes
I 304 2013 Clark, Gary 19th Century Card Photos KwikGuide: A step-by-step guide to identifying and dating Cartes-de-visite and Cabinet Cards
I 305 2016 Clark, Gary 20th Century Photographs KwikGuide: A step-by-step guide to identifying and dating vintage photos from 1900 to 1950
I 306 2013 Clark, Gary Real Photo Postcards KwikGuide: A guide to identifying and dating real photo postcards of the 20th century
R-210 CN 02 1995 Directory of St. Francis High School Graduates 1901-1995
R-210 HV 20 1987 Kaufman, Edna Ramseyer The Thresher Table: Celebrating the First Hundred Years of Bethel College
R-210 SG 229 1989 Jaax, Ada St. Joseph Church, Andale, Kansas
R-210 SU 38 1992 Thurber, Brenda Reflections of Sumner County Kansas
R-300 288 1948 Garwood, Darrell Crossroads of America: the story of Kansas City
Online – link in catalog Goddard Woman’s Club Scrapbooks
Online – link in catalog 2018 Owens, Patrick J. Picatinny: The First Century
Library

New Books July 2018

We had some interesting book donations last month, so there are new books on the shelves!

Call Number Date Author Title
A-600 027 1891 Cram’s Imperial Office Directory and Reference Atlas of the United States
G-A 053 2001 Boyer, Carl Medieval English ancestors of Robert Abell
G-B 160 V 1 1987 Finley, Rex Bird Thomas Bird of Holmes County, Ohio, and his Descendants
G-D 077 1936 Doubleday, John M. Our Ancestors
G-H 154 1903 Haworths in America: Reunions of 1899 and 1902
G-M 101 1991 Monroe, James Harrison Journey from Ross-Shire
G-S 147 Intl Stoddard, Charles Stoddard Tribeloid
G-S 147 N 01-28 Stoddard, Charles Stoddard Tribeloid
G-S 147 N 29-43 Stoddard, Charles Stoddard Tribeloid
G-W 092 V 01 1991 Moore, Kay Kirlin Descendants of Roger Williams
G-W 092 V 01a 1991 Moore, Kay Kirlin Descendants of Roger Williams
G-W 092 V 03 1991 Moore, Kay Kirlin Descendants of Roger Williams
G-W 092 V 04 1991 Moore, Kay Kirlin Descendants of Roger Williams
Online – link in catalog Pearson Photograph Collection
Online – link in catalog 1903 Edson, Jarvis Bonesteel Edsons in England and America and genealogy of the Edsons,
Online – link in catalog 1933 Jacobus, Donald Lines The Bulkeley genealogy;
Online – link in catalog 1921 Powers, William H. Powers-Banks ancestry: traced in all lines to the remotest date obtainable, Charles Powers, 1819-1871, and his wife Lydia Ann Banks, 1829-1919
Online – link in catalog 1898 Trumbull, James Russell History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654;
R-060 127 V 07-10 Tyrrell Branches
R-060 127 V 11-14 Tyrrell Branches
R-060 127 V 15-18 Tyrrell Branches
R-210 SG 227 1998 1998 Wichita High School East Echoes
R-420 013 V 16 1992 Rhode Island Genealogical Register
R-420 013 V 18 1994 Rhode Island Genealogical Register
R-420 013 V 19 1995 Rhode Island Genealogical Register
R-420 013 V 20 1996 Rhode Island Genealogical Register
R-420 021 2004 Sterling, John E. South Kingstown, Rhode Island historical cemeteries
R-420 022 2009 Sterling, John E. Newport, Rhode Island colonial burial grounds
R-H 153 1986 Dennis, Ruth The homes of the Hoovers
VB Beard V 03 AL Mor Elbert Beard Jr. Collection
VB Beard V 03 AL St-Wi Elbert Beard Jr. Collection
VB Beard V 03 NC 1 Elbert Beard Jr. Collection
VB Beard V 03 TN Elbert Beard Jr. Collection
VB Miles V 01 Harris, Marcelyn Dora Miles Marcelyn Miles Harris Collection
VB Miles V 02 Harris, Marcelyn Dora Miles Marcelyn Miles Harris Collection
VB Miles V 03 Harris, Marcelyn Dora Miles Marcelyn Miles Harris Collection
VB Miles V 04 Harris, Marcelyn Dora Miles Marcelyn Miles Harris Collection
VB Miles V 05 Harris, Marcelyn Dora Miles Marcelyn Miles Harris Collection
Library

New Records: The Book Club

MHGS has just finished digitizing the records of The Book Club, a women’s club that was founded in 1914 and continues to meet today.

Each year, The Book Club members each select a book for the group to read; these books are passed between members.  The club meets each month between September and May; members take turns hosting and providing meeting programs on topics relating to art, literature, culture and history.

The club was profiled in the Wichita Eagle at the time of their 100th anniversary: http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article3547958.html

Their records include meeting minutes and annual yearbooks, which contain membership lists, book lists, and meeting topics.  They provide an interesting glimpse into the intellectual lives of Wichita women starting in 1914.  The records are sparse for the first 10 years, and more complete after that.

MHGS has digitized the records and created an index of member names. They are available for research at the MHGS library.