Books By Our Members

In each issue of the Newsmagazine, we list recent books written or compiled by NGS members. A copy of the book must be donated to the NGS Library.

Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African-American Genealogy. 2003 Revised Second Edition. When Black Genesis was first published in 1978 it was the first book to provide researchers with information on resources and a methodology specific to African-American genealogy. Now, owing to the unprecedented growth of interest in the subject, this publication has been completely updated. Soft, 438 pp., indexed. Order from the Genealogical Publishing Company, 1001 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore MD 21202-3897. Call toll-free to (800) 296-6687 or visit their web site at www.genealogical.com. Black Genesis sells for $24.95 plus $3.50 s&h. Maryland and Michigan residents must add sales tax.

Duggan - Walton - Martin: Descendants of Bartholomew and Mary Cummings Duggan, including Family Biographical and Historical Data: John and Henrietta Shirley Wathen, Including Ancestral data; Joseph and Elizabeth Martin Walton (Wathen); Daniel and Elizabeth Livers Martin, including Ancestral and Historical Data. 2002. Edward Vincent Duggan. Cloth, Gateway, Smyth-sews, 324 pp., index, photographs. Contact the author at 1412 North Ivanhoe Street, Alexandria VA 22304-1511.

Families in Transition: Hamilton, Clasper and Some Allied Families: Some Descendants of Peter and Helen (Falconer) Hamilton and George and Ann (Surtees) Clasper: Additional Families Included. 2003. Kris Scott Hamilton Jacobs. This book was the culmination of a promise made at a family reunion several years ago. The book contains the paternal and maternal lineages for Ms. Jacobs, who was born in Vigo County, Indiana. It includes material on allied families: Sanders, Archer, Gamwell, Baillie, Jacks, Copeland, Vernon, Eccleston, Barr, Hills, Kennedy, McLean, Wardbaugh, Oliver, Atkins, Perigo, Weaver, Poppino, Bowles and Schenck. Cloth, Smyth-sewn, acid-free paper, 377pp., index, 350 photographs/illustrations. The book was pre-sold to family but there are a few extra copies available. Please contact Transitions Publishing, 2915 S. Wright Place, Fayetteville AR 72701-9127.

Indiana Land Entries: Vol. 1 Cincinnati District, Vol. 2, Vincinnes District Reprinted 2003. Margaret R. Waters. Prior to the original appearance of this work in 1948, the land records for Indiana had never been published, copied or indexed by name, and unless you knew the exact location of the land on which your ancestors settled, the records were impossible to use. In addition, the records serve as a substitute for censuses prior to 1820, the year of Indiana's first census. Paper, 241 pp., (vol. 1) and 275 pp., (vol. 2), indexed. $25.00 per volume + $3.50 for the first item and 1.25 each additional. Order from the Genealogical Publishing Company, 1001 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore MD 21202-3897. Call toll-free to (800) 296-6687 or visit their web site at www.genealogical.com. Maryland and Michigan residents must add sales tax.

John H. Garber & Barbara Miller of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia: Book Two, Additions and Changes. 2003. Floyd R. & Kathryn Garst Mason. As stated in the title, this is an addendum to an earlier book, a copy of which is in the NGS collection. Copies of the John Garber book published after 10 February 2003 will have the addendum included.

Longfellow Genealogy: The English Ancestry and Descendants of the Immigrant William. 2003. Russell Clare Farnham. In the introduction to this book Ralph Crandall writes, "The Surname Longfellow has been part of American literary folklord for over a century. Longfellow has remained, however, a family that gave the country a great figure but is largely uncovered in print. Now, at long last full scholarly apparatus has been brought to bear on the immigrant William Longfellow, his English ancestors in Yorkshire, the Sewall and Short families to which he was connected by marriage, and his descendants." Cloth, Smyth-sewn, 1160 pp., everyname index, bibliography, endpapers, illustrations. Mr. Farnham is also the author of the award winning genealogy The New England Descendants of the Immigrant Ralph Farnum of Rochester, Kent County, England and Ipswich Massachusetts. Contact him at 800 North Berlin Point, Inverness FL 24453-3668. You may also go to his web page at www.longfellowbook.com or write to him at walrusgenealogy@juno.com.

Mecklenburg County North Carolina Cemeteries, Volume I, North Mecklenburg. 2003. Mary E. Utting and Ellen Poteet. During the 1980s the Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society participated in a state project to record the names and locations of cemeteries in Mecklenburg County. In 1994 it was decided that the OMGS would compile a comprehensive census of all county cemeteries. Much work in ensuing years has led to this first published volume comprising the cemeteries in North Mecklenburg. Volume II is at the printers and will appear shortly. It is expected that the complete project will run to six volumes. Burials date from the Revolutionary War. Perfect bound, 272 pp., includes maps and index. Order from the Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 32453, Charlotte NC 28232-2453. The cost is $32.50, postpaid.

Microfilm Holdings at the Ozark Regional Library in Ironton, Missouri as of 8 April 2003. 2003. Dawn C. Stricklin. Paper, 11 pp., 8.5 x 11. This booklet is available for $2.00 plus $1.00 shipping and handling from the author. Contact Hidden in the Hills Research Publications, Rt. 1, Box 90A, Middebrook MO 63656.

A Steele Family History: Planters of Old England, New England and the American West. 2001. Edward Eugene Steele. The earliest known ancestor of this Steele family is found in Essex, England and the first section of the book covers four generations of yeoman farmers who lived in the Essex village of Fairstead. The immigrant ancestor was John Steele (1591-1665) arrived in Massachusetts probably in 1633 and in time to be granted land in Newtown (now Cambridge) by August of that year. In 1635 a group of Newtown residents initiated an expedition to the south that eventually led to the founding of the city of Hartford. The small group of pioneers was led by John Steele, who moved his family back to Hartford several months later. He stayed in Hartford six years before moving to the new village of Farmington, just a few miles west. John Steele and his wife, Rachel Talcott, had nine children, four of whom were sons. The author follows the line of the eldest child, John Steele, Jr. (1624-1653). Special section titled "Steele Family Wives." Cloth, Smyth-sewn, 600pp., profusely illustrated, endpapers, separate name and place indices. The book is $54 per copy, postpaid. Contact Ted Steele at 7421 Gannon Avenue, University City MO 63130 or at eesteele@swbell.net.