W.I.S.E. Newsletter

Volume I Issue 5 SepOct 1999

Programs all day workshop on preparing for the W.I.S.E. research trip to Salt Lake City in by James K Jeffrey, programs chair January of 2000. Presentations will focus on Library Orientation, International Genealogi- Scottish and English Census cal Index, Understanding the Family History Research, featuring Ann Lisa Pearson. Library Catalog, and Major British Resources Saturday, 25 September 1999, 1:30 to 4 PM. and Indexes at the Library. $5.00 materials fee. It is imperative that you prepare before going Ann Lisa Pearson is a triple crown gal. She is to The Library in Salt Lake City. This is our president of W.I.S.E., Columbine Historical second orientation workshop. This is your and Genealogical Society and ISBGFH, the opportunity to get ready to go! International Society for British Genealogy and Family History. A frequent lecturer and Both events above are open to the public, instructor, Pearson attended the Institute for reservations are not required. Both will be Genealogy and Historical Research at Sam- held in the Lower Level Conference Center of ford University in Birmingham, Alabama this the Central Denver Public Library, 10 West summer to hone her skills in advanced re- Fourteenth Avenue Parkway. search methOdologies. She was program chair for the NGS Conference in the States "Rocky For additional information, please leave a Mountain Rendezvous" in 1998. She present- message at 303-640-6325. ed two lectures at the Federation of Genealog- ical Societies national conference in St. Louis in August. She will introduce us to nineteenth This issue includes: century Scottish and English Census records with tips on how to access, use and interpret Program: Scottish and English Census them. Research 1 Program: Salt Lake City Here We Come . 1 Salt Lake City Here We Come, From the president 2 featuring John Mears and others. Saturday, The BIG register 2 23 October 1999, 10:30 AM to 4:30 pm. Center for British Studies, UCBoulder . . 3 No materials fee New books at the Denver Public Library . 3 Irish Vital Records at Ancestry 4 John Mears is the Director of the Denver LDS Classes begin in September 4 Temple Data Entry Program. A frequent guest GENUKI receives praise 4 lecturer at W.I.S.E., Mears will lead off this BIG register form 5 2 WIS.E. Newsletter Vol I No 5 SepOct 1999 From the President: to attendees. The vendors are always eager for you to view what they have to offer, and we will tell you about the one who specializes in British The summer is almost over and I hope that you publications. have had a very rewarding time doing research on your families. This has been a very warm summer, In the coming months we will be soliciting ideas but that doesn't keep genealogists at home. We for future programs, so please let us know what is find many places to do our research; some being of interest to you. Perhaps more general subjects in air-conditioned facilities. are needed to help more people. New committees are being formed and you can help, too. New serv- As I write this, Donna Porter and I are preparing ices will be offered only if people volunteer to to leave for St. Louis, Missouri for the Federation help. Your ideas are always welcome. of Genealogical Society's annual Conference. We will be sharing some of our experiences at the Mark your calendar: 1 April 2000, which is a conference with you in the coming months. If you Saturday, will be a special all-day program pre- have never attended a national conference, you sented by the New Historic Genealogical will get a glimpse of the many offerings available Society of Boston. Staff lecturers will come to do the program and the subjects will be announced in W.I.S.E. , , and England the near future. This is great as NEHGS has not Family History Society. Dedicated to research in been in Denver for over five years. Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England, Cornwall, the and the . Attention September is Back to School time for us, also. We also directed to the emigration and immigration are offering sessions for beginning researchers on of these peoples as well as heraldry and one September 8 and 15 and beginning British re- name studies. search with the first lecture at our regular meeting, September 25, on Census Research. Don't miss Steering Committee them! For more information see page 4.

President Anna Lisa Pearson See you on September 25! Vice president/Programs chair . . . James Jeffrey Recording secretary Paul Kilburn Ann Lisa Pearson Corresponding secretary . . Sharon Boatwright Treasurer Donna J. Porter The BIG register Member Elizabeth Brown by Terence T Quirke, Jr., Ph.D., C.G. Member Terrence Quirke, Ph.D., C.G. Member George Forby The BIG ( Genealogical) Register is published as a series of microfiche which list the Newsletter Staff surname interests of people throughout the English-speaking world. The Denver Public Li- Editor Jane Ohl brary (DPL) holds the previous edition (1994). As Wales editor Elizabeth Brown the title implies, the areas of interest covered are Ireland editor . . . Terrence Quirke, Ph.D., C.G. the British Isles—similar to the areas of interest of Scotland editor Paul Kilburn the W.I.S.E Society. England editor George Forby continued on page 4 Composer John Chandler Clement SepOct 1999 W.I.S.E. Newsletter Vol I No 5 3 Center for British Studies, The Center welcomes outside users of the research materials for either brief periods or summer and University of Colorado at sabbatical stays and are happy to help find hous- Boulder ing in Boulder. The British Studies Room at Norlin Library contains microfilm readers/printers by James K. Jeffrey and a computer for use by people working with the collections. The Center for British Studies at the UCBoulder promotes research and teaching in all aspects of For further information about the Center and the British life, culture, and history. The Center, the British Studies collections at the University of only one of its kind in the country, advocates an Colorado, contact: Center for British Studies, interdisciplinary approach to British Studies, C.B. 184, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO joining the humanities and performing arts, the 80309-0184 or phone 303-492-2723. social sciences, and the professional fields. Additional information will be found at: http://www.colorado.edu/libraries Within the University, the Center provides an /govpubs/british/ intellectual focus for faculty members and students at all levels. It plays a vital role within its geographical region, serving people at colleges New books at the Denver and universities throughout the Rocky Public Library Mountain/High Plains area. by James K Jeffrey The Center also brings members of the academic Dobson, David. Jacobites of Angus, 1689-1746. world into contact with individuals and Part One and Part Two. Baltimore, Maryland: organizations in the community who are interested Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997 in contemporary Britain or its heritage. G929.34126 D656jac The research activities of the Center are based Dobson, David. Scottish Quakers and Early upon the exceptional collections of British Studies America: 1650-1700. Baltimore, Maryland: materials held by the University of Colorado at Genealogical Publishing Company, 1998 Boulder Libraries. In addition to standard primary G289.6 D656sc and secondary works, journals, and British gov- acquired over the past cen- ernment documents, Gibson, Jeremy Sumner Wycherley. Probate purchasing tury, the libraries recently have been Jurisdictions: Where to Look for Wills. sets of original manu- microfilmed/microfiched Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing personal scripts, early books and newspapers, and Company, 1998 papers from British archives. G929.1072041 G358pr 1998

Some of these materials are available nowhere Lewis, Marilyn. Ancestry of Elizabeth of York: else in North America. The holdings constitute the Wife of Henry Tudor and the Last Plantagenet finest research collection in British Studies within Queen of England: Through Twenty Genera- this region, and one of the finest in the country. tions. Arvada, Colorado: HT Communications. They are open to use by students and faculty 1999 G942.051 E43zLew 3 vols members at the University of Colorado, by visit- , ing academics, and by members of the commun- continued on next page ity. 4 W.I.S.E. Newsletter Vol I No 5 SepOct 1999 Irish vital records British Isles. GENUKI may be accessed at http://www.genuki.org.uk/ by James K Jeffrey

Ancestry has announced the acquisition of Irish Vital BIG Register Records Database created by Dr. Lyman Platt. This continuedfrom page 2 data file currently contains 100,000 names from birth, This publication has a world-wide distribution and is of marriage death and burial records. the same ilk as the Genealogical Research Directory (GRD) except that one does not have to order all the It is the first major international data file for Ancestry. microfiche or a large book as for the GRD. In fact, the Platt announced that between 1851 and 1901, over fiche will be published county by county and/or three million people emigrated from Ireland with the country by country. This means that one does not have majority of them settling in the United States. to buy the whole set if one's interests pertain to just a small area. Ancestry may be accessed at http://www.ancestry.com Included in this newsletter is the registration form which may be photocopied. The initial fee from the Classes begin in September U.S. required for entering fifteen surnames is only from Ann Lisa Pearson, president US$2.00 (in dollar bills). Note that the deadline is 1 November 1999—but don't wait The entire resulting Beginners: Two sessions - $10.00 set will probably be available at DPL after publication. Instructor - Ann Lisa Pearson. Wednesdays - September 8 and 15 It is highly recommended that you take advantage of Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM the potential wide distribution of these surname Denver Public Library, Fourth Floor Classroom interests and seriously consider submitting the surnames you are researching, especially the ones Beginning British Research: giving you the most trouble. Six sessions - $35.00 Instructors - Ann Lisa Pearson (first class) and Donna New books at DPL Porter. continued from page 3 First class - Saturday, September 25 - 1:30 PM, at the regular W.I.S.E. meeting McDonnell, Frances. Jacobites of Perthsire, 1745. Other classes - Wednesdays, 1:30 PM fourth floor Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Co., 1999 November 3, 17 and classroom. October 6, 20, G929.34126 M146jacp December 1 Masterson, Josephine. Ireland: 1841/1851 Census GENUKI receives praise Abstracts (). Baltimore, by James K. Jeffrey MD : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1999 G929.3416 M393ir His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, President and Marjorie R. Moore, Chairman of the Executive Nassar, Eugene Paul. Welsh Imprints of Central New Committee of the Society of Genealogists presented a York. Utica, New York: Ethnic Heritage Studies Certificate of Appreciation to GENUKI for services to Center, Utica College of Syracuse University, 1998 genealogy in the by promotion of the G015.429 N187we 1998 use of the Internet. This was announced on 29 June 1999. Pelling, George. Beginning Your Family History in Great Britain. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical GENUKI is the most comprehensive crossroads for Publishing Company, 1999 seventh edition revised, by Internet sites concerning genealogical research in the Pauline Litton 6929.1072041 P366be 1998 YOUR INTERESTS Read instructions overleaf carefully before completingthis section. Please use CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY. Use a separate line for each variant of name, place, county or period of time

Name Place of Interest County Country Dates of Interest Code Code

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I request an entry in the British Isles Genealogical Register 2000 as detailed on this form. I enclose a fee payable to FFHS BIGR 2000. I agree to allow the data that I have supplied to be stored in a computer for the purpose of compiling the Register. (The Federation of Family History Societies is registered under the Data Protection Act.) I agree that the Federation's liability will be limited to the value of my remittance. I understand that NO correspondence can be entered into with the co-ordinator- Please check all information on this page before sending to the address overleaf British Isles Genealogical Register: 2000 Federation of Faintly History Societies, Benson Room, Buminghun & Midland Insehne, Mrstuet St, Birmingham. Company No 2930189 (Eng )• Reg:steed Chanty No 284520

The Federation of Family History Societies invites you to help celebrate the Millennium by registering your British Isles family. names for posterity. In this way you also make your interests known to thousands of other family historians, world-wide. Unlike other directories, this one will be available in County Sections - for example the Yorkshire Section will contain only Yorkshire interests, thus helping family historians to concentrate their interests within one county. This will increase the possibilities of family contacts and enable researchers to access only those sections in which they are interested. Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Islands will be treated in separate sections. (Entries in previous editions will not be carried over and must be registered again). Photocopies of this form are acceptable. The compilation of the Register will be financed by a charge of £1.50 for 1st form (15 entries) and £1:00 per subsequent form. This charge will cover the administration costs only, and should be paid by Credit Card, Sterling Cheque on a UK bank. or by uncrossed UK Postal Order. Overseas contributors may pay by sending DOLLAR BILLS (S5 Australian for up to two forms; $5 Canadian for up to 2 forms; $5 New Zealand for up to two forms; or $2 US per form; ) or the equivalent in UK postage stamps. Dollar & other currency cheques CANNOT be handled.

From mid -2000 county sections on microfiche should be available from the appropriate regional family history societies. The complete Register and sections will be on sale from FFHS (Publications) Ltd. 2 - 4 Killer Street. Ramsbottom, Bury, Lancashire' BLO 9BZ England on microfiche or CDROM. Order forms and costs available from above and societies after publication.

THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE USED FOR THE INTERESTS SECTION OVERLEAF

NAME: Each spelling variant must be given a separate line. SMI(Y)TH would be two entries. Forenames are acceptable. PLACE OF INTEREST: Enter name of Parish, Town, etc. For the WHOLE COUNTY put ANYWHERE. Only one placename allowed per line. COUNTY & COUNTRY: Use Codes as shown below ONLY. The County and Country Codes must be given. DATES OF INTEREST: Indicate period using following formats: 1815 - 1872; Pre 1830; Post 1849; 19C; or ALL ONE-NAME STUDIES ONLY: If you will undertake to deal withna y correspondence connected with the relevant SURNAME please enter the name in the following format: P1NCOTT: One-Name Study: ALL: ALL: ALL. PLEASE NOTE: Any entries of 'Name"Anywhere"All"All"All' may be excluded. The Chapman Country & County Codes (Pre 1974 counties - Use No Others)

England ENG Essex ESS YKS East Riding ERY Dunbartonshire DNB Clare CLA Ireland IRL Gloucestershire GLS YKS North Riding NRY East Lothian ELN Cork COR Scotland SCT Hampshire HAM YKS West Riding WRY Fifeshire FIF Donegal DON Wales WLS Herefordshire HEF Forfarshire ANS Down DOW All Countries ALL Hertfordshire HRT Wales Inverness-shire INV Dublin DUB Huntingdonshire HUN Anglesey AGY Kincardineshire KC D Fermanagh FER Islands (Use in Co. Column) Kent KEN Brecknockshire BRE Kinross•shire KRS Galway GAL Lancashire LAN Caerrutrvonshire CAE Kirkcudbrightshire KKD Kerry KER Channel Islands CHI Leicestershire LEI Cardiganshire CGN Lanarkshire LKS Kildare KID Alderney ALD Lincolnshire LrN Carmarther-shire CNN Midlothian MLN Kilkenny KIK • GSY London (City only) LND Denbighshire DEN Moray MOR Leitrim LET Jersey JSY Middlesex MDX Flintshire FLN Nairnshire NAI Leix (Queens) LEX Sark SRK Norfolk NFK Glamorgan GLA Orkney Isles OKI Limerick LIM Isle of Man 10M Northamptonshire NTH Merionethshire MER Peeblesshire PEE Londonderry WY Isle of Wight IOW Northumberland NBL Monmouthshire MON Perthshire PER Longford LOG Nottinghamshire NTT Montgomeryshire MGY Renfrewshire RFW Louth LOU England Oxfordshire OXF Pembrokeshire PEM Ross & Cromarty ROC Mayo MAY Rutland RUT Radnorshire RAD Roxburghshire ROX Meath MEA Bedfordshire BDF Shropshire SAL Selkirkshire SEL Monaghan MOG Berkshire BRK Somerset SOM Scotland Shetland Isles SH1 Offaly (Kings) OFF Buckinghamshire BKM Staffordshire STS Aberdeenshire ABD Stirlingshire STI Roscommon ROS Cambridgeshire CAM Suffolk SFK Angus ANS Sutherland SUT Sligo SLI Cheshire CHS Surrey SRY Argyllshire ARL West Lothian WLN Tipperary TIP Cornwall CON Sussex SSX Ayrshire AYR Wigtownshire WIG Tyrone . TYR Cumberland CLTL Warwickshire WAR Banffshire BAN Waterford WAT Derbyshire DBY Westmorland WES Berwickshire BEW Ireland Westmeath WEM Devonshire DEV Wiltshire WIL Buteshire BUT Antrim ANT Wexford WEX Dorset DOR Worcestershire WOR Caithness•shire CAI Armagh ARM Wicklow WIC Durham DUR Yorkshire YKS Clacicmannanshire CLK Carlow CAR Dumfriesshire DFS Cavan CAV

Please return form to the address below with your Sterling Cheque or remittance payable to FFHS BIGR 2000 before 1 November 1999. Entries will not be accepted after this date.

Mrs C McLee, 3 The Green, Kirklevington, Yarm, N. Yorks TS15 9NW UK W.I.S.E.

FIRST proposed amendment,

Original wording:

Article I - NAME

The name of the organization is "Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England Family History Society". The short, common and/or informal name is "W.I.S.E Society". This is a non-profit organization. In this Constitution the organization will be referred to as the "Society".

Suggested Amendment copied from IRS 'suggestions' for complying with regulations to qualify as a "501 (c)(3) organization exempt from federal income tax (see Publication 557, p. 15): flArticle 1 -NAME

A. The name of the organization is "Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England Family History Society". The short, common and/or informal name is "W.I.S.E." In this Constitution the organization will be referred to as the "Society".

B. Articles of incorporation of the undersigned, a majority of whom are citizens of the United States, desiring to form a Non- profit Corporation under the Nonprofit Corporation law of Colorado, do hereby certify:

1. The place in this state where the principal office of the Corporation is to be located is the City and County of Denver.

2. Said corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

3. The names and addresses of the persons who are the initial trustees of the corporation are as follows: Ann Lisa Pearson, 7441 South Fillmore Circle, Littleton, Colorado 80122-1963; James K. Jeffrey, 1444 South Monroe Street. Denver, Colorado 80210-2524: Paul Kilburn, 6695 Terry Court, Arvada, Colorado 80007: Donna J. Porter, 1840 South Wolcott Court, Denver. Colorado 80219-4309.

4 No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Section B2 hereof. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a Corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

Second proposed amendment:

Original wording

Article IX - Dissolution

In the event of the dissolution of this society, all assets shall be donated to any non-profit group or society or entity, which has at that time similar objectives. Dissolution shall be in accordance with relevant Internal Revenue Code.

Suggested Amendment copied from IRS 'suggestions' for complying with regulations to qualify as a "501 (c)(3) organization exempt from federal income tax (see Publication 557, P. 15):

Article IX - Dissolution

Upon the dissolution for the corporation, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.

The amended constitution to be signed: "in witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names this day of 1999 by the then elected officers/trustees. copyright 1999 The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is the author. by Richard W. Eastman, It is re-published here with the permission of

- British Isles Genealogical Register: 2000

The Federation of Family History Societies has published several large registers of genealogy interests in past years. Now the organization is planning a bigger and even better effort to help usher in the new millennium. The following is from their announcement:

The Federation of Family History Societies invites you to help celebrate the Millennium by registering your British Isles family names for posterity. In this way you also make your interests known to thousands of other family historians, world-wide.

Unlike other directories, this one will be available in County Sections - for example the Yorkshire Section will contain only Yorkshire interests, thus helping family historians to concentrate their interests within one county. This will increase the possibilities of family contacts and enable researchers to access only those sections in which they are interested. Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Islands will be treated in separate sections. (Entries in previous editions will not be carried over and must be registered again). Photocopies of this form are acceptable.

The compilation of the Register will be financed by a charge of 1.50 GBP for 1st form (15 entries) and 1:00 GBP per subsequent form. This charge will cover the administration costs only, and should be paid by Credit Card, Sterling Cheque on a UK bank, or by uncrossed UK Postal Order.

Overseas contributors may pay by sending DOLLAR BILLS ($5 Australian for up to two forms; $5 Canadian for up to 2 forms; $5 New Zealand for up to two forms; or $2 US per form) or the equivalent in UK postage stamps. Dollar & other currency cheques CANNOT be handled.

From mid-2000 county sections on microfiche should be available from the appropriate regional family history societies. The complete Register and sections will be on sale from FFHS (Publications) Ltd. 2 - 4 Killer Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, Lancashire BLO 9BZ England on microfiche or CDROM. Order forms and costs available from above and societies after publication.

More information, including downloadable forms in Microsoft Word, Lotus WordPro and RTF formats, are available at the society's web site: http://www.ffhs.org.uk/pubs/bigr/index.htm

My thanks to Peter Archdale for letting me know about the new register. W.I.S.E. Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England Family History Society Post Office Box 48226 Denver, Colorado 80204-8226

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