Lesson 10 Wrap up.
I have really enjoyed the library challenge. I didn't know that there were so many things available on the web for people to access. I will definitely use the genealogy resources the most. I already use Ancestry.com, but I found more things I can do with it through this challenge. I know I'll continue to look at the lessons in Heritage Quest. They have some great lessons for people wanting to know more about genealogy and how to use tools available to them. I'm also going to use Sanborn Maps to put pictures into my ancestors' profiles that show the time and the place where they lived.
I've been telling the people I work with about the challenges each week and what I've explored. I'm going to continue to do so and to keep my ears open in case someone is looking for something or needing information and I can say, "Have you tried....." This has been such a fun, learning experience. Thank you Jane and Julie.
Monday, March 17, 2014
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Lesson 9
I've patiently been waiting for this week. I'm so excited it is here. I love genealogy and I'm excited to get exploring.
ANCESTRYLIBRARY
Question 1
I started with putting in my maiden name and I found a number of year book pictures of me. It will be fun to add those to my site at home. I also put in my married name and found telephone/address lists from previous years and family trees with my name in them.
Question 2
Next I searched for my grandma Hannah Hester Brugger. I found her birth information, her death information and I found her in every census from 1900 to 1940. I was able to track her from her maiden name of Brugger to her married name of Wendland and where they lived during that time period.
Question 3
I had problems finding the location part so I went in to search and found pictures and then typed South Dakota. I found some post cards that linked to South Dakota including the Court House in Highmore, SD and the Government Building in Deadwood. Now there isn't a date on the post card of the Highmore Court House, other than circa 1900 - present, but I'm amazed at how big it looks. I'll have to drive through Highmore and see if it's still there. There are some great old pictures of Huron that I'll definitely use in my genealogy.
HERITAGE QUEST
Question 4
I chose to browse and I found the new Learning Center and found a gold mine of information. There are some great videos that will help with your genealogy research. I chose to watch County Histories and Your Family. It was a nice presentation that included a PPT presentation. There are others on Census Tracking for Beginners and Getting Started with Family History Research.
SANBORN MAPS
Question 5
I looked at the block between 3rd and 4th street and Dakota and Wisconsin avenues in Huron in the time period between the late 1920s to the mid 1940s. The old Marvin Huett hotel was around then as it is now, but now it is apartments. There were also a couple of banks on the block that were around back then. It was interesting to see things like "fireproof" or "fireproof except for wood roof" and things like that.
I've patiently been waiting for this week. I'm so excited it is here. I love genealogy and I'm excited to get exploring.
ANCESTRYLIBRARY
Question 1
I started with putting in my maiden name and I found a number of year book pictures of me. It will be fun to add those to my site at home. I also put in my married name and found telephone/address lists from previous years and family trees with my name in them.
Question 2
Next I searched for my grandma Hannah Hester Brugger. I found her birth information, her death information and I found her in every census from 1900 to 1940. I was able to track her from her maiden name of Brugger to her married name of Wendland and where they lived during that time period.
Question 3
I had problems finding the location part so I went in to search and found pictures and then typed South Dakota. I found some post cards that linked to South Dakota including the Court House in Highmore, SD and the Government Building in Deadwood. Now there isn't a date on the post card of the Highmore Court House, other than circa 1900 - present, but I'm amazed at how big it looks. I'll have to drive through Highmore and see if it's still there. There are some great old pictures of Huron that I'll definitely use in my genealogy.
HERITAGE QUEST
Question 4
I chose to browse and I found the new Learning Center and found a gold mine of information. There are some great videos that will help with your genealogy research. I chose to watch County Histories and Your Family. It was a nice presentation that included a PPT presentation. There are others on Census Tracking for Beginners and Getting Started with Family History Research.
SANBORN MAPS
Question 5
I looked at the block between 3rd and 4th street and Dakota and Wisconsin avenues in Huron in the time period between the late 1920s to the mid 1940s. The old Marvin Huett hotel was around then as it is now, but now it is apartments. There were also a couple of banks on the block that were around back then. It was interesting to see things like "fireproof" or "fireproof except for wood roof" and things like that.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Week 8 WorldCat, CAMIO and More
I started this week with WorldCat. Again, this was a totally new experience for me. I knew this existed. I decided to search for one of my classic favorite books, "The Hound of the Baskervilles."
I've always been a Sherlock Holmes fan. There were 1,808 records found that had The Hound of the Baskervilles either alone or as part of a set of other stories. Of that 1,168 were in English. The number one entry showed 1,189 libraries world-wide that had that book. The top link showed that the book was in Pleasantville, N.Y. library.
The call number or class descriptor is: LC: PR4621; Dewey: 823/.8. I went to click on the author's name to see what else would be listed and found that there were 28,972 records associated with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Wow! Of those 17,457 were in English. I then went to the descriptor which I figured was the subject and found that I was looking for English detective and mystery stories. When I clicked on the link it took me to 10,872 records (in English) that dealt with the subject I was looking for. I didn't know the Lee Child was considered in this category. I really enjoy reading his books, as well as P.D. James and of course who could forget Agatha Christie.
I clicked on Death in Holy Orders by P.D. James to see where it was located as an audio book. The Brookings Public Library was the only library in SD that had it listed, but a number of Iowa, Montana and Wyoming libraries had it listed in audio format.
DISCOVER 2
Next is the OAIster. I'm glad someone added the pronunciation for me. I looked at what was available and chose the Retirement Planning Information brochure from SDRS (since I can take early retirement in a little over two years if I choose to I thought this was a good choice). As long as I was here, I scrolled some more and found another document from SDRS on Level Income Payment Option.
When I checked out another couple blogs, I noticed that one of the bloggers looked at the same OAIster that I did.
DISCOVERY 3
I typed in Sioux to the CAMIO search link. It showed 63 results, beautiful pictures, books, sculptures, photographs, etc.. I took a close look at the first item in the listing because of the title, a Scalp Shirt. The shirt is circa 1890 and is Lakota Sioux. According to the description it says the Lakota Sioux Scalp Shirts were often painted blue or green on the top to represent the sky and yellow on the bottom to represent the earth. According to the description, the hair on the shirts aren't scalps, but locks of hair from family members or friends who've donated them. Each lock represents a war exploit performed by the shirt's owner. After 1870 (the Reservation period) the wars ceased so the scalp shirts became items of ceremonial or formal attire.
Another great exploration week. Thanks for the tours.
I started this week with WorldCat. Again, this was a totally new experience for me. I knew this existed. I decided to search for one of my classic favorite books, "The Hound of the Baskervilles."
I've always been a Sherlock Holmes fan. There were 1,808 records found that had The Hound of the Baskervilles either alone or as part of a set of other stories. Of that 1,168 were in English. The number one entry showed 1,189 libraries world-wide that had that book. The top link showed that the book was in Pleasantville, N.Y. library.
The call number or class descriptor is: LC: PR4621; Dewey: 823/.8. I went to click on the author's name to see what else would be listed and found that there were 28,972 records associated with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Wow! Of those 17,457 were in English. I then went to the descriptor which I figured was the subject and found that I was looking for English detective and mystery stories. When I clicked on the link it took me to 10,872 records (in English) that dealt with the subject I was looking for. I didn't know the Lee Child was considered in this category. I really enjoy reading his books, as well as P.D. James and of course who could forget Agatha Christie.
I clicked on Death in Holy Orders by P.D. James to see where it was located as an audio book. The Brookings Public Library was the only library in SD that had it listed, but a number of Iowa, Montana and Wyoming libraries had it listed in audio format.
DISCOVER 2
Next is the OAIster. I'm glad someone added the pronunciation for me. I looked at what was available and chose the Retirement Planning Information brochure from SDRS (since I can take early retirement in a little over two years if I choose to I thought this was a good choice). As long as I was here, I scrolled some more and found another document from SDRS on Level Income Payment Option.
When I checked out another couple blogs, I noticed that one of the bloggers looked at the same OAIster that I did.
DISCOVERY 3
I typed in Sioux to the CAMIO search link. It showed 63 results, beautiful pictures, books, sculptures, photographs, etc.. I took a close look at the first item in the listing because of the title, a Scalp Shirt. The shirt is circa 1890 and is Lakota Sioux. According to the description it says the Lakota Sioux Scalp Shirts were often painted blue or green on the top to represent the sky and yellow on the bottom to represent the earth. According to the description, the hair on the shirts aren't scalps, but locks of hair from family members or friends who've donated them. Each lock represents a war exploit performed by the shirt's owner. After 1870 (the Reservation period) the wars ceased so the scalp shirts became items of ceremonial or formal attire.
Another great exploration week. Thanks for the tours.
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