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CALLING ALL ANDREWS

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:12:00 +0000

Is your given name Andrew, Andrea, or some variant of Andrew? It is? Then Homecoming Scotland wants to give you and a significant other a free trip to Scotland! Details here:

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MIDDLE TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR SHOW & SALE

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:09:00 +0000

There will be a big Civil War Show & Sale at Nashville, Tennessee on 5-6 December 2009. A variety of items will be on display and offered for sale, including weapons, uniforms, dug relics, documents, prints, bottles, books, and other memorabilia. For more info, go here:

23rd Annual Middle Tennessee Civil War Show & Sale

ST. LOUIS VETERANS’ DAY EVENTS

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:03:00 +0000

A Veterans’ Day observance will be held at Jefferson Barracks on Wednesday, 11 November 2009 at 11 AM. There will be a Veterans’ Day observance and parade in downtown St. Louis on 7 November 2009 at 10 AM.

Ceremonies at National Cemeteries-- National List

STL Area Veterans’ Day Events Calendar

Also, the annual Militaria Swap Meet will be held at the U.S. Grant Shelter at Jefferson Barracks on Sunday, 27 February 2010. Need more info?

Militaria Swap Meet

MY NAME IS NOT JANE DOE

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:12:00 +0000

No, her name was Dorothy Gay Howard. She was a young murder victim in Colorado who was listed on a headstone in a local cemetery as Jane Doe for 50 years. She has finally been identified through DNA testing brought about mainly by the unceasing efforts of a local historian:

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Note: Police officials are fairly certain that she was a victim of Harvey Glatman, a notorious serial killer of the 1950s who was put to death by California in 1959.

McBRIDE MONUMENT

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:10:00 +0000

The General James McBride Camp SCV of Springfield, Missouri is currently attempting to erect a monument to honor its namesake, a Missouri Confederate general from Texas County:

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VETERANS WIN AT UNO!

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:05:00 +0000

The restaurant, not the card game-- the Kirkwood, Missouri Uno Restaurant (Lindbergh just north of Hwy 44) has posted this notice:

For those men and women who have supported America in service to our country, we try to show our appreciation wherever we can.

This Veteran's Day, 11/11/2009, Uno invites all members of the military, both veterans and active duty, to join us for a free entrée or individual pizza (with an entrée or pizza purchase of equal or greater value).

There's no coupon necessary, just show up in uniform, or with a picture of you in uniform, or with a military or veteran's ID – just show up! It will be our pleasure to serve you.

Help us spread the word. If you know someone who would appreciate this offer, please pass this information along to them.

Apparently the offer stands at all their locations nationwide:

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SCOTT POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:18:00 +0000

Guide to online resources of this institution named for British explorer Robert Falcon Scott:

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NORTHERN WOMEN AND THE CIVIL WAR

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:17:00 +0000

The many contributions of Northern women to the war effort are detailed in this review of an interesting new book:

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LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:13:00 +0000

Review of a new biography of the woman behind Little Women:

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FOOTNOTE.COM NOW AVAILABLE VIA LIBRARIES

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:44:00 +0000

Footnote.com can now be made available to library patrons via Ebsco Publishing:

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SPOTLIGHT ON PORTS BEYOND NEW YORK

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:40:00 +0000

Ancestry Weekly Discovery has a very interesting article on U.S ports other than New York. Among other interesting facts revealed-- learn why Jews escaping Russian pogroms may have entered the U.S. at Galveston, Texas:

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AUTHOR PANEL DISCUSSION AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:37:00 +0000

Remembering the Cherry Mine Disaster

Join us for an evening of reflection as five authors provide their interpretations of the Cherry Mine Disaster.

AUTHORS INCLUDE:

Karen Tintori, author of Trapped: The 1909 Cherry Mine Disaster

Dean and Lorena (Galletti) Cotton, authors of Oneness: Angiolina, The 1909 Cherry Mine Disaster

Steve Stout, author of Black Damp: The Story of the Cherry Mining Disaster

Ronald Bluemer, author of Fire Below!

Event also includes a special musical performance by Ray Tutaj, Jr.

WHEN: Saturday, November 7, 2009--6 pm
WHERE: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield, Illinois

Event is free to the public. Reservations: (217) 558-8934

After the program the exhibit will be open for viewing.

THE CHERRY MINE DISASTER

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:35:00 +0000

Now through March 31, 2010

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library opened our latest exhibit on November 1, 2009 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Cherry Mine Disaster.

On November 13, 1909, a fire broke out at the St. Paul Coal Mine in Cherry, Illinois that claimed the lives of 259 men and boys.

The exhibit is free and open to the public.

HOURS: Monday–Friday—9am-5 pm
WHERE: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield, Illinois

GENEALOGYWISE.COM

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Looks like Facebook.com has some competition when it comes to social networking for genealogists:

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TREASURE ISLAND

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:26:00 +0000

Sounds great for St. Louis area people with kids / grandkids:

Presented by St. Louis Shakespeare Company

WHEN: Friday-Sunday, November 6-8
Thursday-Sunday, November 12-15
Thursday: 6:00pm; Fridays & Saturdays: 8:00pm; Sundays: 2:00pm
WHERE: Missouri History Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri

Families will love St. Louis Shakespeare's performance of Robert Louis Stevenson's rip-roaring yarn about pirates, buried treasure and a young boy' adventure of a lifetime!

When an old sea captain's dark secret brings greedy pirates to his mother's inn, young Jim Hawkins discovers the captain's legacy, a famous buccaneer's treasure map! Soon Jim is aboard the ship Hispaniola on a course for Treasure Island--but can Long John Silver and the ship's crew be trusted? Loyalty, mutiny, avarice and honor all mix as the success or failure of the adventurous voyage comes to depend on Jim alone.

$25 for adults; $20 for students/seniors/veterans; $16 for MHM members and groups; $10 student rush. Suitable for children ages nine and up.

To purchase tickets call 314-361-9017 or visit http://www.mohistory.org.

POLICING BLACK ACTIVISM

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:22:00 +0000

WHERE: Missouri History Museum
Forest Park
St. Louis, Missouri
WHEN: Monday, November 16-- 7:00pm
FREE

Join us for a discussion of how black activism has been historically treated by the authorities. Watch selections from the acclaimed documentary Eyes on the Prize II: A Nation of Law? (1968-1971), followed by a panel discussion with Civil Rights activist Percy Green; newspaper columnist and community organizer Jamala Rogers; and Norman Seay, Civil Rights activist and founding member of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in St. Louis. Dr. Sowande' Mustakeem of Washington University will moderate.

This event is presented in conjunction with the Washington University Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values and Olin Library.

This program is part of a series of events in preparation for the exhibit RACE: Are We So Different?, opening in January 2010. The Missouri History Museum, in conjunction with the St. Louis Beacon and KETC/Channel 9, presents these monthly programs addressing issues related to race in the region and nationwide.

More info, and more events: http://www.mohistory.org

THE RETURN OF THE GLOBE-DEMOCRAT!

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:07:00 +0000

The Globe-Democrat returns December 8, 2009

After a 23-year hiatus, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat will once again serve the people of St. Louis. The Globe-Democrat will provide St. Louis with a news and information portal unlike no other. It will utilize the latest technology to provide the best news experience utilizing all electronic formats.

In today's world, news has become abundant. You have many choices to discover what is happening in St. Louis. The new St. Louis Globe-Democrat will deliver your news with greater speed and depth. We pledge to be the number one digital source for breaking news and develop the reputation for being the first with the big stories.

We will provide you with the opportunity to contribute and add personality to our coverage utilizing the latest technologies to deliver your news the way you want it.

In addition to news, the new St. Louis Globe-Democrat will provide thought provoking analysis, conversation, community and trust. We will engage and inform you and stay with topics as they unfold. Our goal is to provide a portal to make your user experience richer to improve the quality of the content for the more casual reader.

To learn more about our launch, features and site design, sign up for our Alerts to receive more details about the people and technology that will be used to make the St. Louis Globe-Democrat the number one website in St. Louis for news and information.

http://www.globe-democrat.com/

ARKANSAS PRIOR BIRTH INDEX

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:18:00 +0000

Overstocked!! Half-Price Sale!!

Arkansas Genealogical Society is offering only 30 copies of Arkansas Prior Birth Index Volumes 1 & 2 for $30 each [regular price $60 each].

When completed, the Arkansas Prior Birth Index will index all Arkansas Birth Certificates issued beginning in 1942 to people born before February 1, 1914.

Volumes 1 & 2 index certificates filed in 1942 by people born before 1903. The include 54,000 names, with birth dates, counties of birth, mothers’ names and information necessary to order a copy of the original certificate.

This is a very important resource for nineteenth and twentieth century Arkansas research. If you haven’t started your Arkansas Prior Birth Index collection, this is a great way to start!

The Birth Certificates are still being indexed by volunteers from the Arkansas Genealogical Society.

Orders may sent to:

Arkansas Genealogical Society
PO Box 26374
Little Rock, AR 72221-6374

Or e-mailed to: Publications@agsgenealogy.org

Include $12.50 for shipping for the order. Arkansas customers must add local sales tax.

Please include an e-mail address. Only 30 copies of each book will be sold at this price!

NEW BOONE COUNTY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY ONLINE RESOURCE

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:14:00 +0000

The Boone County Historical Society has launched a new blog, the Boone County Historical Society's Online Archives:

http://boonehistory.blogspot.com/.

The site offers a growing selection of original documents, artifacts, photographs, newspaper articles and reviewed articles devoted to Boone County's rich history. David Sapp, editor of the blog and a MoSGA officer, indicates it will be of interest to the serious researcher, the genealogist and the just plain curious.

You can search for specific information of interest or just browse in different categories or time periods. If you're interested in Boone County, you should check it out!

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH OBITUARY SEARCH SHORTCUT

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:12:00 +0000

Copy and paste this into Google search box:

site:www.slpl.org/ zimmer 1909

Works for any year in which a Zimmer obit appears in the index. You can also omit the year and get complete listing of years where a Zimmer obit appears.

ULYSSES S. GRANT ASSOCIATION

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:46:00 +0000

Website includes information about the Association, their ongoing efforts to publish the collected papers of General Grant, plus links to info about Grant's military career, his presidency, his family, and his heroic struggle to finish his memoirs prior to his death from cancer in 1885:

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ST. LOUIS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY BOOK JAMBOREE

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:33:00 +0000

WHAT: St. Louis Genealogical Society Book Jamboree
WHERE: #4 Sunnen Drive, Suite 140, St. Louis, MO 63143 (off Big Bend, just south of Manchester Road)
WHEN: Sunday, December 6, 2009-- 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Here is a chance to meet local authors and representatives of local historical and genealogical societies. You can find a good book to read, get a good reference book for your genealogy and/or history interests, and even do some early holiday shopping. Authors will be autographing their books.

LOCAL HISTORY:

Jeff Fister - Counting Chickens: Tales of Raising 8 Kids (and 4 hens) in the City of St. Louis
NiNi Harris - Bohemian Hill, an American Story
Unyielding Spirit, the History of the Polish People in St. Louis
Kevin Kious - St. Louis Brews - 200 Years of Brewing in St. Louis, 1809-2009
Bill Lhotka - St. Louis Crime Chronicles
John Oldani - The Story of the Crown Candy Kitchen
Passing It On: Folklore of St. Louis
Greg Marecek - The St. Louis Football Cardinals
Carol Ferring Shepley - Movers and Shakers, Scalawags and Suffragettes: Tales of Bellefontaine Cemetery

MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS HISTORY:

Sue Blesi - History of Stanton
Where Dead Men Still Fight
Margaret Kimball Brown, PhD - The French Colony in the Mid-Mississippi Valley
History as They Lived It: A Social History of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois
Don Corrigan - Show Me...Nature's Wrath
Show Me...Natural Wonders
Anita Mallinckrodt, PhD - Why They Left: German Immigration from Prussia to Missouri
How They Came: German Immigration from Prussia to Missouri
Tom Pearson - The Missouri State Guard: A Selected, Annotated Unit Bibliography
Illinois Central: A Guide to Genealogical Research in Springfield, Illinois
Railroad Boys: The Story of the 89th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Dan Terry - Hermann Shadows

LOCAL GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES THAT WILL ALSO BE VENDORS THAT DAY:

Chesterfield Historical Commission
Four Rivers Genealogical Society
Historic Florissant
Jefferson County (MO) Genealogical Society
Landmark Association of St. Louis
St. Charles County (MO) Historical Society
St. Clair County (IL) Genealogical Society
Washington (MO) Historical Society

In addition, the Society's Photographer for Hire will be available.

Plus, there is always plenty of free parking at the Society!

WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:12:00 +0000

The blog of St. Louis Public Library's History & Genealogy Department has posted a two-part article about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692:

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NIXON’S TRIDENT: NAVAL POWER IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:04:00 +0000

This new book available from the U.S. Government Printing Office focuses on naval air power during the final years of the Vietnam War (1968-1972). For much of this period, Navy aircraft sought to hamper the flow of supplies down the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, a huge investment in air power resources that ultimately proved fruitless. After North Vietnam's invasion of the South in 1972, however, Navy tactical aviation, as well as naval gunfire support, proved critical not only in blunting the offensive but also in persuading North Vietnam to accept a peace agreement in Paris in 1973:

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INTERNSHIPS AT ALPL

mosgablog@gmail.com (blogger01) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Do you know a college or graduate student who wants to work in a museum or archives? Here's a great opportunity for that student:

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum - Various, Seasonal Interns (Springfield,Illinois, U.S.)

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) is committed to providing challenging opportunities and career-enhancing experiences to college and graduate students. Whether working directly with the public or in administrative departments, interns contribute to the museum and library's mission. They work as part of a skilled team, assisting on significant projects as well as day-to-day operations.

The intern program operates through the ALPLM Education Department. Internships are available within a variety of departments in both the Library and Museum. An internship with the ALPLM benefits students by providing professional experience and an overview of the museum and library fields. Interns have the opportunity to gain useful skills, and the chance to build a strong professional network. References gained through work as an intern can be helpful in securing future employment and admission to further programs of study.

Eligibility: The ALPLM internship program is open to qualified college students, recent graduates or graduate students. Interns from all majors and interests are encouraged to apply.

Remuneration: ALPLM internships are unpaid. However, certain grant-funded projects may include stipends for interns.

Academic Credit: The ALPLM encourages interns to seek academic credit for their internship and will assist in any way to help the intern receive it. Contact your advisor or department chair to inquire about your school's requirements.
Duration: Internships usually take place throughout the typical academic spring, summer or fall semester.

Deadlines: Spring (January-May) November 1; Summer (May-August) March 1; Fall (September-December) July 1

Mail or email to: Carol Manning , Adult Education Coordinator, ALPLM, 212 North Sixth Street, Springfield, IL 62701

For more information visit: http://www.alplm.org/education/interns.html