Author: R. Newton WilcoxPublisher:
ISBN: 9780788421624
Category : Macon (Ga.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Marriages and Deaths, Accidents, Duels and Runaways, Etc., Compiled from the Weekly Georgia Telegraph, Macon, Georgia: 1854-1857
Author: R. Newton WilcoxPublisher:
ISBN: 9780788421624
Category : Macon (Ga.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Marriages, Deaths, Accidents, Duels and Runaways, Etc., Compiled from the Weekly Georgia Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, 1854-1857
Author: R. Newton WilcoxPublisher:
ISBN: 9780788422485
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Newspaper abstracts are an excellent resource for genealogists and historians. In addition to the abundance of names and relationships, news articles tell us a lot about the customs, lifestyles, and priorities during this fascinating period-not just in Macon, Georgia, but in our county as a whole. This volume includes abstracts of articles gleaned from issues of The Weekly Georgia Telegraph from Jan. 3, 1854 to Dec. 22, 1857. Marriage notices with the names of those involved; death notices with varying amounts of biographical information; plus accounts of accidents, duels and other interesting tidbits of local concern really bring this community to life. Articles on "runaways" offer detailed physical descriptions of the missing slave and the full name of his/her owner. News of national note, and numerous articles from around the nation are included. All names are set in uppercase within the text, and a fullname index is included to facilitate research.
Marriages, Deaths, Accidents, Duels and Runaways, Etc
Author: R. Newton WilcoxPublisher:
ISBN: 9780788425073
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Newspaper abstracts are an excellent resource for genealogists and historians. In addition to the abundance of names and relationships, news articles tell us a lot about the customs, lifestyles, and priorities during this fascinating period-not just in Macon, Georgia, but in our county as a whole. This volume includes abstracts of articles gleaned from issues of The Weekly Georgia Telegraph from November 1, 1826 to December 22, 1828. Marriage notices with the names of those involved; death notices with varying amounts of biographical information; plus accounts of accidents, duels and other interesting tidbits of local concern really bring this community to life. Articles on "runaways" offer detailed physical descriptions of the missing slave and the full name of his/her owner. News of national note, and numerous articles from around the nation are included. All names are set in uppercase within the text, and a fullname index is included to facilitate research.
Marriages, Deaths, Accidents, Duels and Runaways, Etc., Compiled from the Weekly Georgia Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, 1858-1860
Author: R. Newton WilcoxPublisher:
ISBN: 9780788423697
Category : American newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Newspaper abstracts are an excellent resource for genealogists and historians. In addition to the abundance of names and relationships, news articles tell us a lot about the customs, lifestyles, and priorities during this fascinating period-not just in Macon, Georgia, but in our county as a whole. This volume includes abstracts of articles gleaned from issues of The Weekly Georgia Telegraph from Jan. 5, 1858 to Dec. 11, 1860. Marriage notices with the names of those involved; death notices with varying amounts of biographical information; plus accounts of accidents, duels and other interesting tidbits of local concern really bring this community to life. Articles on "runaways" offer detailed physical descriptions of the missing slave and the full name of his/her owner. News of national note, and numerous articles from around the nation are included. All names are set in uppercase within the text, and a fullname index is included to facilitate research.
The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide
Author: James M. BeidlerPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440350663
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
There are more historical newspaper resources than you think--and they're easier to access than you know. When researched properly, no other type of record can beat historical newspapers in "taking the pulse" of their times and places, recording not just the names, but also information important to the community. This comprehensive how-to guide will show you how to harvest the "social media" of centuries past to learn about your ancestors and the times and places they lived in. With step-by-step examples, case studies, templates, worksheets, and screenshots, this book shows you what you can find in online (and offline) historical newspapers, from city dailies to weekly community papers to foreign-language gazetteers. The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide features: • Tips and techniques for finding crucial genealogy records in newspapers, such as birth announcements, obituaries, and even news reports • Step-by-step guides for using popular online newspaper databases such as GenealogyBank and Newspapers.com • Case studies that will put information found in newspapers to use
NGS Newsletter
Author: Genealogical & Local History Books in Print
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Previous editions titled: Genealogical books in print
The American Library Annual
Author: The Nation
Author: Marriages and Obituaries from the Macon Messenger, 1818-1865
Author: Willard R. RockerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780893083403
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
By: Willard Rocker, Pub. 1988, 588 pages, Soft Cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-340-2. The marriage & death notices contained in this volume have been abstracted from the Georgia Messenger & the Georgia Journal and Messenger, both published in Macon, GA. The 5,000 obituaries listed here are not localized for just the Macon area, but are much comprehensive. Because of the centrality of the city of Macon in the state of Georgia, this newspaper would be a natural focal point for people all over Georgia to have marriages & deaths recorded. There are approximately 14,000 marriages and obituaries for people in the Macon, GA. area and other Georgia counties such as: Bibb, Butts, Chatham, Coweta, Dooley, Greene, Jefferson, Jones, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Muscogee, Oglethrope, Pike, Screve, Twiggs, Upson, Walker and Ware as well as other counties throughout the state of Georgia and other states as: Alabama, California, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, New York, North & South Carolina and Tennessee.