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Footprints Topical Index 1957-2018 Compiled by Rob Yoder Fort Worth Genealogical Society Roy Combrink, President Fort Worth Genealogical Society P.O. Box 471789 Fort Worth, Texas 76147-1408 Copyright © 2012-2018. All rights reserved. www.TxFWGS.org [email protected] Introduction This index will assist you in finding most items that have been published in Footprints, the quarterly journal of Fort Worth Genealogical Society, and it’s monthly predecessor, The Genealogical Society Bulletin. The earliest topical index appears to have been published in 1976. The most recent one seen in print was only about twelve to fifteen pages long. The Society sold that as a stapled booklet for a couple of dollars in the late 1980's. In 1998, Joe Grant updated the topical index increasing its size to 54 pages and included it on his new Footprints 1957-1997 CD-ROM. This book does not contain a name index of any type. There is a companion book that contains a full-name index of Footprints that spans 1998 through 2014. The Footprints 1957-1997 CD contains its own surname index. This latest version of the index has been built from scratch and then updated annually. I wanted to include most of those items not used in the previous works and this was the easiest method to be sure I didn’t miss anything. I even included a lot of the small stuff because, somewhere out there is a person searching for an insignificant item that has been excluded thus far. I speak from experience. Less important categories are found, grouped together, on the second page of the Table of Contents. Back issues of Footprints may be purchased from FWGS. Issues from 1957-1997 are available only on CD-ROM, with a few exceptions. Many issues from 1998 forward are still available in hard copy. Visit the Society’s website for details. An updated CD-ROM is planned. Using This Index The last column contains the location of the article in print. The location includes the year of publication, the issue (month of publication), and the page number. The first three items found on page 266 contain the designation “CD” where the month of publication would normally be found. This indicates where it is found on Joe’s CD. “IBC” used as a page number means Inside Back Cover. “IFC” means Inside Front Cover. A few dozen page numbers will be followed by a number in parentheses. These pages were incorrectly numbered when published and should be changed to the number contained in the parentheses. Renumbering eliminated duplicate page numbers within the volume and in the surname index. Many items in this index will be found cross-referenced under two or more categories or by two or more surnames. Topical Index 1957-2018 Includes items published in every issue from Volume 1 through Volume 61. Table of Contents African Americans . 6 Around Tarrant County . 7 Bible Records . 10 Biographies and Family Articles . 28 Book Reviews . 60 Cemeteries . 72 Census Records . 85 Church Records. 87 City Directories . 89 Court Records, Wills and Probate . 90 Deeds and Land Records . 95 Family Reunions . 98 History . 100 Instructional Articles . 103 Just for Fun . 110 Lists . 113 Maps . 116 Masonic Lodge . 119 Medicine . 120 Military . 122 Miscellaneous . 142 Native Americans . 146 Newspaper Articles . 147 Genealogical and Patriotic Organizations . 153 Queries . 155 School Records . 166 Tax Records . 167 Vital Records - Births. 169 Vital Records - Deaths. 170 Vital Records - Marriages . 176 Voting Records . 184 Table of Contents (cont.) Boring Topics For The Hardcore Nerd Editor’s Pages . 185 President’s Pages . 189 Memorials of Deceased Members. 193 FWGS Officials . 199 FWGS Members . 209 Miscellaneous FWGS Records . 213 Fort Worth Public Library News. 221 New Books and Microfilm in the Library . 225 Gifts From FWGS to the Library . 230 FWGS In-House Advertising . 238 Display Advertising . 256 Seminars and Workshops . 277 Footprints’ Tables of Contents. 280 Footprints’ Indexes . 290 6 African Americans Article Page A Centenarian - William Mays, Oldest Negro in Texas 2005 Feb, pg 8 Black Periodicals in the TX/Dallas Collection, Dallas Public Library 1994 May, pg 79 Fretwell Cemetery, aka Old Settlers Cemetery, Fort Worth 2000 Aug, pg 116 Hiram McGar, Jr. 2004 Aug, pg 123 Lake Como Cemetery - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX (pt.1) 2004 Feb, pg 10 Lake Como Cemetery - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX (pt.2) 2004 May, pg 78 Largest Slave Holders in Texas in 1860 1994 Nov, pg 179 Tarrant County Pioneers of Medicine - George Murray Munchus, MD 2003 May, pg 67 William Trezevant, Jr. 2004 Aug, pg 107 7 Around Tarrant County Article Page 1874 Petition From Tarrant County Bar Association 1989 May, pg 73 1891 Petition to State of Texas to Prevent Annexation by Fort Worth 1997 May, pg 92 1938 Stockyards Company Seniority List 2004 Feb, pg 24 A Brief History of the Fort of Fort Worth, 1849-1853 2001 Jun, pg 52 A Fish Resolution 2001 Jun, pg 54 A Fitting Centennial Celebration - [Fort Worth, 1936] 2006 Aug, pg 142 Attention - Tarrant County Researchers 1969 May, pg 40 Beginnings of Lake Worth 2008 May, pg 51 Blondy's Tavern, Worthy" of Mention 2003 May, pg 83 City Officials of Mansfield (Tarrant County) Texas 1891 1989 Aug, pg 147 Early Days in Mansfield, Texas & Arrival of Fort Worth's First Railroad 1998 May, pg 72 Early Recollections of Fort Worth and Tarrant County 1993 Feb, pg 1 Early Recollections of Fort Worth and Tarrant County - Corrections and Additions 1993 Aug, pg 119 Excerpt from "30 Years in the West" 2006 Nov, pg 174 First Women Grand Jurors in Tarrant County 2007 Feb, pg 39 Firsts in Fort Worth 2006 May, pg 64 Firsts in Fort Worth 2006 Aug, pg 141 Followup to The Texas Spring Palace Disaster 2004 May, pg 60 Fort Worth - Letter from S. B. Farrar to Judge C. C. Cummings, 1893 1998 Nov, pg 168 Fort Worth Fire Department - 1911 Roster 2004 May, pg 81 Fort Worth Manufacturers 2005 Feb, pg 25 Fort Worth Pan Electric Telephone Company 2004 May, pg 56 From Tennessee to Tarrant County, TX 1998 May, pg 70 Around Tarrant County (continued) 8 Article Page Here's Fort Worth Official Birthday Song 1998 Feb, pg 38 Hit the Trail to Butch and Sundance's Favourite Town 1988 Aug, pg 124 How Did Stove Foundry Road Get Its Name? 2009 Feb, pg 5 Letter to Governor E. J. Davis 1985 Feb, pg 38 Memorial to State Legislature - Tarrant County, Texas 1985 Aug, pg 159 Memories of Fort Worth in the 1930s 1999 Feb, pg 6 More Memories of Fort Worth 1999 Aug, pg 106 More on Early Times and People of Texas - Increase in Fort Worth Population 1999 May, pg 85 More on Early Times and People of Texas - More about "The Wild Bunch" 1999 May, pg 84 Northern Texas Traction Company Salute to George Henry Clifford 2002 Aug, pg 100 Peters Colonists in Tarrant County 1985 Nov, pg 209 Petition of Citizens of Tarrant County Against the Sunday Laws, 1891 1986 May, pg 57 Photograph - Fort Worth City Officials 1880-1882 1992 Aug, pg 136 Police Archives - 1897 Annual Police Report 2005 Aug, pg 127 Police Archives - 1897 Fort Worth City Applicants 2005 Aug, pg 125 Police Archives - 1897 Fort Worth City Application 2005 Aug, pg 125 Police Archives - 1897 Fort Worth Police Department Applicants 2005 Aug, pg 124 Police Archives - 1897 Fort Worth Police Department Application 2005 Aug, pg 123 Police Archives - J. Edgar Hoover writes to Fort Worth's Chief of Police 2003 Aug, pg 110 Police Archives - Official Detail of the Fort Worth Police Department, 1959-60 2004 Nov, pg 154 Protest by Citizens Against Annexation by Fort Worth, 1890 1985 Nov, pg 219 Recollections of Early Day Fort Worth - As told by James H. Childers 1998 Aug, pg 154 Record Book of the Grapevine Farmers Association Organized, 1880 1978 May, pg 77 Tarrant County Archives 2008 Aug, pg 111 Tarrant County Communities of Yesterday 2007 Nov, pg 173 Tarrant County Grand Jury Letter, 1895 1985 Nov, pg 218 Tarrant County Residents Attend Inauguration 1992 Feb, pg 21 The "Hole in the Wall" Gang 1998 Nov, pg 201 Around Tarrant County (continued) 9 Article Page The Casino Park and Ballroom of Lake Worth 2004 May, pg 71 The Cullum E. Greene Tarrant County Historical Survey Committee 1961 Aug, pg 1 The Hicks Legacy 2004 May, pg 89 The Hunter Block on Cattle Barons Row 2011 May, pg 66 The Order of Railway Telegraphers 2004 May, pg 56 The Poor Farm [Tarrant County, Texas] (1 of 4) 2005 May, pg 51 The Poor Farm [Tarrant County, Texas] (2 of 4) 2005 Aug, pg 117 The Poor Farm [Tarrant County, Texas] (3 of 4) 2005 Nov, pg 162 The Poor Farm [Tarrant County, Texas] (4 of 4) 2006 Feb, pg 25 The Salvation Army Emergency Home 2003 May, pg 85 The Salvation Army Emergency Home - Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX 2003 Feb, pg 40 The Showboat "Alvez" - Lake Worth, Tarrant Co., TX 2003 Feb, pg 38 The Spring Garden Community of Tarrant County: A Preliminary Survey 2007 May, pg 62 The Texas Spring Palace 2004 Feb, pg 3 Treasures from the Archives 2008 Nov, pg 163 Treasures from the City Archives [Fort Worth] 2006 May, pg 88 Were your ancestors poor? 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