Research in Hawaii, part of the National Genealogical Society's Research in the States series, focuses on resources available in-person and online for those whose ancestral families were in Hawaii from Kingdom to Territory to Statehood. There is a focus on Native Hawaiian resources along with Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, and other ethnic groups that were in Hawaii. The special publication can be purchased at the NGS store (you must register for an account) for mid-summer printing arrival.
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The Chicago Stones
Like many family histories, this story began with a man's acquisition of land; that land purchased in 1835 would fund three generations. Take a romp through one hundred years of Stone and Yager history, with their lifestyle on full display in colorful scandal! Includes transcriptions of original records, pre- and post-1871 Chicago fire records and discussions, a Register style of the Yager genealogy, and recommended listening. Interview: Emma Jolly, "Book Review and Interview: The Chicago Stones by Darcie Hind Posz," (http://www.emmajolly.co.uk/blog/2018/01/book-review-the-chicago-stones-by-darcie-hind-posz/). Reviews: Nathaniel Lane Taylor, "Review: The Chicago Stones: A Genealogy of Acquisition, Influence & Scandal, by Darcie Hind Posz," The American Genealogist 89:4 (October 2017): 319-320. Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, Book Review: The Chicago Stones: A Genealogy of Acquisition, Influence & Scandal, by Darcie Hind Posz," National Genealogical Society Quarterly 105:2 (June 2018): 144. Julie Cahill Tarr, "Family History Narrative, Historical Nonfiction: The Chicago Stones: A Genealogy of Acquisition, Influence & Scandal by Darcie Hind Posz," Federation of Genealogical (FGS)Societies FORUM 29:4 (Winter 2017): 42.43. |
Recast is transcriptions of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths that were reported in the weekly publication Variety between January 1918 and December 1919. This was a turbulent time in world history: the Spanish Flu Epidemic and the end of the First World War. There are over 240 entries for deaths from the flu in this publication, and a majority are for persons below the age of 40, who often did not have direct descendants (children). A generation of entertainers, gone.
The e-book is free here. Reviews: Lisa S. Gorrell, Book Review: Recast: Vital Events in Variety in 1918 and 1919, by Darcie Hind Posz," National Genealogical Society Quarterly 107:3 (September 2019): 233-234. |