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FOR THE RECORDS Austrian Exulanten in , The year 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the publi- cation of ’s 95 theses offering points of debate about church doctrine and practice. The ensuing not only split the Church, it unleashed more than a century of conflict and unrest. Large num- bers of people were forced to emigrate to areas that aligned with or otherwise tolerated their religious be- liefs. The French and Salzburger Lutherans are two well-documented groups.

History & Genealogy has recently acquired 17 volumes listing the names of Lutheran Exulanten (Protestant Map of Franconia | The blue areas indicate the Bavarian districts of Upper, refugees) who were expelled from Upper and Lower Middle and . The yellow striped area is in Baden- and resettled in the Protestant territory of Fran- Württemberg, the orange striped area is in , the solid orange area is conia. Most of the territory was incorporated into Bava- , and the small green areas are in the Bavarian Upper district. Source: Wikimedia Commons . sent-day Baden-Württemberg, Thuringia, and Hesse (see map at right). worship, and free towns and cities built Lutheran Historical background churches and schools. Pastors and teachers were im- was accepted by many German princes, ported from Germany to minister to growing congre- which brought them into conflict with the Holy Roman gations. It was estimated that as much as 90% of the Emperor. The Peace of Augsburg of 1555 created a Austrian population accepted Protestant beliefs by the treaty that temporarily ended hostilities and established mid-16th century. the rule of cuius , eius religio, meaning that the religion of the ruler determined the religion of his sub- Lutheranism took root in Austria despite a 1523 ban jects. This provision was reaffirmed in the Peace of on the Reformation by the Catholic ruling Hapsburg Westphalia in 1648 that ended the Thirty-Year’s War family. The Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V (1500– and expanded to include Calvinists. 1558) was himself a Hapsburg, which further solidi- fied Austria’s ties to the and the Em- The Austrian population was likewise receptive to the pire. Lutheranism was grudgingly allowed to take Reformation, and Lutheran teachings spread rapidly root, however, because the Hapsburgs depended on throughout all territories except Tyrol. Protestant no- the Lutheran nobility for support in the war against bles made their estate chapels available for Lutheran the Ottoman Empire. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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Lutheran suppression increased after 1576, when the pillaged and burned. Lutheran churches in the free Hapsburgs allowed the Jesuit order to begin re- cities and towns were confiscated and converted for catholicizing Lutheran areas. When Ferdinand II Catholic use or destroyed. Bibles and Lutheran publi- (1578–1637), a stringent Catholic, came to power in cations were collected and burned. The final blow 1596, he brought the full force of the Counter Refor- came in 1628, when Lutheran nobles lost the last ves- mation to bear on his Lutheran subjects. In 1600, no- tiges of religious freedom and were forced to convert bles and knights were forced to expel Lutheran pas- or emigrate. Those who chose the latter were forced to tors and teachers from their estates, and Lutheran bap- leave their minor children behind to be raised as Ro- tisms were forbidden. In 1620, Lutheran nobles who man Catholics. refused homage to Ferdinand II were charged with rebellion, their property confiscated, and their estates Lutheran nobility, city dwellers, and tradesmen were able to move immediately to Protestant cities. History & Genealogy Lineage Society Fair Without available farm land on which to settle, however, most peasants had no place to go and were forced to remain.

Meanwhile, the Thirty-Years War (1618–1648) had decimated as much as half of the population in Fran- conia, providing an area where the Exulanten could resettle. Lutheran refugees from Upper and Lower Austria began flowing into Franconia by 1632, a movement that continued until about 1670. At the end of the Thirty-Year’s War, they comprised an esti- mated 25–50% of the population in Upper and . The Exulanten are credited not only with rebuilding areas laid waste by war, but also with revi- talizing church life in Franconia.

Lutherans who by choice or circumstance did not emigrate continued to live under the religious sup- The History & Genealogy Department hosted a lineage society fair on pression of the Hapsburgs. Many converted, but oth- Saturday, June 18. Representatives of 15 societies—some of them in ers became only outwardly Catholic while secretly historic costume—turned out to inform the public about their organiza- holding to the Lutheran faith. Lutherans were finally tions, answer questions about the membership process, and assist allowed to worship openly beginning in 1781. Today, applicants with their genealogical research. Participating societies Austrian Lutherans are united with a small group of included Children of the American Revolution, Colonial Daughters of Reformed (Calvinist) churches in the Evangelical the Seventeenth Century, Continental Society of Daughters of Indian Church of Austria with 295,000 members. Wars, Daughters of the American Colonists, Daughters of the Ameri- Exulanten lists can Revolution, Daughters of the Union, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Magna Charta Dames and Barons, Mayflower Society, Members of the Gesellschaft für Familienforschung New England Women, St. Louis Genealogical Society, Society of Colo- in Franken (Society for Family Research in Franco- nial Wars, Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of Union Veterans, nia) examined church records for traces of Austrian and United States Daughters of 1812. Exulanten and published the results in the volumes that are the subject of this article (see page 7).

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information is presented in family groups, and individuals are num- bered to allow cross-referencing. Entries use symbols common in German genealogy, so it is not nec- essary to know the language once the symbols and patterns are under- stood (a list of common symbols is available on the library website < http://tinyurl.com/hdelhgy> and symbols). Researchers familiar Sample entry from the published Exulanten lists.Source: Exulanten im Evang. with Ortssippenbücher (local ge- -Luth. Dekanat , p. 151 nealogical registers) should easily be able to decipher the information Written in German, the books can be divided into in this source. The example shown in Figure 3 can be two groups. The first focuses on specific Austrian interpreted as follows: homelands where the Exulanten originated. Vol- umes include the Upper Austrian Mühl-, Hausruck- 355 Fuchs, Eva . , and Traunviertel, the Lower Eisenwurzeln, and [documented in] Deffersdorf in 1654, in Ober- western and southern Waldviertel. The second mosbach in 1658. group, comprised of 12 volumes, focuses on areas Born (*) reportedly 1615, died (+) in Obermos- in Franconia where Exulanten settled. Ten of these bach, buried 5 April 1665 in , age: 50 are organized by Dekanat (an ecclesiastical district) years. covering the areas of Altdorf bei Nürnberg (), , Feuchtwangen, Leuter- shausen, Markt Erlbach, , Nur- Bohemia () emberg, , Wassertrüdigen, and Winds- AUSTRIA bach. Two additional volumes cover the of LOWER in Oberpfalz (Upper ) in , Bavaria AUSTRIA and Oettingen and Heidenheim in Baden- UPPER Württemberg. AUSTRIA Vienna Vorarlberg Organization and content of each book vary, but all

include lists of Exulanten with information about their Styria Hungary Tyrol Salzburg places of origin in Austria and settlement in Franco- Burgenland nia. Some volumes include historical information Switzer- Carinthia about the migration, as well. Researchers with the land Italy Slovenia ability to read German will find the historical sections informative in understanding the migration and their Map showing current Austrian states | Most Exulanten who settled ancestors’ experiences. Franconia came from Upper and Lower Austria. Protestants from other territories (Inner Austria) migrated mostly to Transylvania in Hungary. Salz- burg, an independent principality that did not become part of Austria until Each volume includes a list of Exulanten in alphabeti- 1803, expelled Protestants in 1731. Source: Wikimedia Commons . by place of origination or resettlement. Genealogical

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From Nensingen (Nennslingen), before 1645 in Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Bayern (Lutheran a.d.H [an der Heide] (father: Fuchs, State Church Archives for Bavaria) has contributed Hans , lived in Nennslingen). digitized parish records to the Archion.de website In 1656 was a baptismal sponsor in Walburg for , where the records can the daughter of Hans Brunner in Burk. be viewed for a fee.

First marriage (1.oo) on 23 Sept. 1645 in Wieseth History & Genealogy has a few OSBs for with Löll, Micahel from Upper Austria villages, and they demonstrate how they can correlate (Ländlein ob der Enns), see number 844. and complement the Exulanten lists. Using Ortsfami- lienbuch Heuberg, 1643–1920 as an example, the Children of the first marriage: following entry appears on page 81, here translated: The a) Löll (Löhl), Catharina , see Matthias Kattinger, tailor and mercenary from Exulanten number 845. Hofingen in Gasperzhofer Parish in “Ländlein ob b) Löll, Georg, born (*) 8 Nov. 1654 in Deffers- der Enns” (Hofing, Gaspolishofen Parish, Upper lists provide dorf, baptized 8 Nov. 1654 in Wieseth. Baptismal Austria), reportedly born in 1656, died in 1734 in sponsor: Hans Brunner in Burk. Dornstadt at the age of 78 years old. evidence of c) Löll, Regina, born (*) 23 Aug 1658 in Ober- religious mosbach, baptized 23 Aug 1658 in Wieseth. Bap- Matthias’s wife and children are also listed. Note tismal sponsor: wife of Hans Brunner in Burk. that “Ländlein ob der Enns” is a reference to Up- exiles in

per Austria. th Second marriage (2.oo) 27 Feb. 1660 in Wieseth 17 century to Schumann, Georg from Upper Aus- The OSB states Hofing in Upper Austria as the village Franconia. tria, see number 1173. (Exulanten im Evang.- of origin, a clue that Matthias was a religious exile. Luth. Dekanat Feuchtwangen, p. 151). Heuburg is a village in the Dekant of Oetting and Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg. A search in Using the Exulanten lists Österreichische Exulanten in den Evang.-Luth. in genealogical research Dekanatsgebieten Oetingen und Heidenheim resulted The Exulanten lists provide evidence of religious ex- in a match. An entry on p. 284 states that Mathias iles in 17th century Franconia, so the researcher must Kattringer (Kattinger), a tailor in Heuberg, came from first trace his or her family back to that area using the Hofing, Gaspoltshofen Parish, Upper Austria. A note usual methods (see “Finding Ancestors in German in the Exulanten book states that a baptismal record Church Records” in the June 2016 issue of PastPorts was not found in the Gaspoltshofen church records, ). If an ancestor lived in one another entry in the same volume. of the communities listed and in the time period cov- ered, the surname will be in the one of the name in- Volumes cover broad areas of Franconia and Upper dexes included in the volumes. Placename indexes for and Lower Austria. Researchers who suspect that an Franconia and Austria are also included. ancestor originated in one of these areas can use the name indexes to look for clues to origin. If the spe- Research in Franconia can be challenging, because cific ancestor is not found, the indexes might at least church records are not available on microfilm and few point to an area where the surname originates. Ortssippenbücher (OSBs) for the area have been pub- lished. Fortunately, the Landeskirchliches Archiv der

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Bibliography Rusam, Österreichische Exulanten in Franken “Austrian Exiles in Franconia and .” Swabian und Schwaben, Neustadt a.d. Aisch: Verlag Trek: In Quest of the Promised Land. Accessed Degener, 1989. June 21, 2016. http://www.swabiantrek.com/? “Exulanten.” Gesellschaft Für Familienforschung in page_id=649. English translation based on Georg Franken. Accessed June 21, 2016. http://www.gf- franken.de/publik_frm.html. “Gegenreformation” (English). Austria-Forum, Das Wissennetz. March 25, 2016. Accessed June 21, DATABASE SPOTLIGHT 2016. http://austria-forum.org/af/AEIOU/ Gegenreformation/Gegenreformation_english. English translation based on Österreich-Lexikon, Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers Velagsgemeinschaft Österreich-Lexikon, 1995. Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers offers a collection of early Kuhr, Georg. “Österreichische Exulanten: Gründe der newspapers originating from both rural and urban areas. Users can Auswanderung, Orte der Zuwanderung und search all newspapers at once, but it is helpful to limit results to spe- Bedeutung für Franken nach dem dreißigjährigen cific states and papers. To do this, click on the text that says Krieg.“ In Frankenland, 1987. PDF online: “Advanced Search” on the blue banner at the top of the page. A box Würzburg: Frankenbund, 1987. Frankenland. on the bottom right has an option to limit search results by place of 2009. Accessed June 21, 2016. http:// publication. Click the link that says “Browse place of publication” to frankenland.franconica.uni-wuerzburg.de/login/ choose specific states and cities. Other advanced search features index.php?link=front.html&left=zeitschrift_ include Boolean search operators (AND, OR, and NOT) to help iden- frankenland_new. tify relevant articles and exclude others. May, Gerhard. “Austria, the Lutheran Church In” in

The Encyclopedia of the Lutheran Church, Vol. 1, The login for the database times out after several minutes of inactivity, Julius Bodensieck, ed. Minneapolis: Augsburg, so users may need to reenter the database and repeat their search. 1965, 154–160. R 284.1 B666E PDF is the only output format available, but workarounds such as screen shots and the Snipping Tool accessory on Windows can pro- “Protestants in Austria.” Evangelische Kirche Online. duce articles in JPG format. Up to 25 pages can be saved at once Accessed June 21, 2016. https://evang.at/english/ through the PDF save options. Available St. Louis-area papers consist protestants-in-austria/. of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis Enquirer, Daily Commercial Rusam, Georg. Österreichischer Exulanten in Bulletin, and sporadic coverage of the Missouri Republican (later Franken und Schwaben, 2nd ed. Einzelarbeiten called the St. Louis Republic). aus der Kirchengeschiche Bayerns, Band 63. Neustadt a.d. Aisch: Degener Verlag, 1989. More databases for History & Genealogy R 943.3 R949O St. Louis County Library subscribes to over 30 databases for genea- Schunka, Alexander. "Lutheran Confessional Migra- logical and historical research, most of which are accessible at home tion." European History Online (EGO). July 17, to library card holders living in the St. Louis metropolitan area. From 2012. Accessed June 21, 2016. http://ieg-ego.eu/ the History & Genealogy webpage , en/threads/europe-on-the-road/confessional- click on “Databases and Websites” on the left side of the page, then migration/lutheran-confessional-migration. choose a database from the resulting list. If you are not using a com- Simon, Matthias. “Bavaria, the Lutheran Church In” in puter at the library, you will be prompted to enter your last name, The Encyclopedia of the Lutheran Church, Vol. 1, library card number and library account PIN number. If you have for- Julius Bodensieck, ed. Minneapolis: Augsburg, gotten your PIN number, call (314) 994-3300 or stop by any St. Louis 1965, Vol. 2: 195–199. R 284.1 B666E County Library location for assistance.

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Exulanten lists ______. Exulanten im früheren Evang.-Luth. Dekanat Markt Erlbach im 17. Jahrhundert. The following books are published by the Gesell- Quellen und Forschungen Zur Fränkischen schaft für Familienforschung in Franken, Nuremberg. Familiengeschicte, Band 26. 2011. R 943.32 K91E. Barthel, Konrad. Exulanten und Zuwanderer im ______. Exulanten im Evang.-Luth. Dekanat Evang.-Luth.Dekanat Altdorf bei Nürnberg von Wassertrüdigen. Quellen und Forschungen Zur 1626 bis 1699. Quellen und Forschungen Zur Fränkischen Familiengeschicte, Band 28. 2014. Fränkischen Familiengeschicte, Band 7. 2000. R 943.32 K91E R 943.3 B285E ______. Exulanten im Evang.-Luth. Dekanat Enzer, Manfred. Exulanten aus dem südlichen Windsbach: Eine familien-geschichtliche Waldviertel in Franken: eine familien- und Untersuchung. Quellen und Forschungen Zur herrschaftsgeschichtliche Untersuchung. Quellen Fränkischen Familiengeschicte, Band 19. 2007. und Forschungen Zur Fränkischen R 943.32 K91E Familiengeschicte, Band 8. 2001. ______. Exulanten im Evang.-Luth. Dkanatsbezirk Enzner, Manfred and Eberhard Krauß. Exulanten aus Nürnberg: Eine familiengeschichtliche der niederösterrichischen Eisenwurzen in Untersuchung. Quellen und Forschungen Zur Franken: eine Familien- un kirchengeschichtliche Fränkischen Familiengeschicte, Band16. 2006. R Untersuchung. Quellen und Forschungen Zur 943.32 K89E Fränkischen Familiengeschicte, Band 14. 2005. ______. Migration im Raum Neumarkt / Opf. Im R 943.3 E61E 17. Jahrhundert. Quellen und Forschungen Zur Krauß, Eberhard. Exulanten aus dem Fränkischen Familiengeschicte, Band 24. 2009. oberösterreichischen Mühlviertel in Franken. R 943.34 K91M Quellen und Forschungen Zur Fränkischen Krauß, Eberhard and Friedrich Krauß. Exulanten im Familiengeschicte, Band 23. 2010. R 943.3 K91E Evang.-Luth. Dekanat Ansbach: eine ______. Exulanten aus dem westlichen Waldviertel familiengeschichtliche Untersuchung. Quellen in Franken: eine familien- und kirchen- und Forschungen Zur Fränkischen geschichtliche Untersuchung. Quellen und Familiengeschichte, Band 13. 2004. Forschungen Zur Fränkischen Familiengeschicte, R 943.32 K91E Band 5. 1997. R 943.3 K91E Krauß, Eberard and Manfred Enzner. Exulanten aus ______. Exulanten im Evang.-Luth. Dekanat dem oberösterreichichen Hausruck- und : Eine familiengeschichtliche Traunviertel in Franken. Quellen und Untersuchung. Quellen und Forschungen Zur Forschungen Zur Fränkischen Familiengeschicte, Fränkischen Familiengeschicte, Band 15. 2006. Band 29. 2014. R 943.3 K91E R 943.32 K91E ______. Exulanten in der Reichsstadt Regensburg: ______. Exulanten im Evang.-Luth. Dekanat eine familiengeschichtliche Untersuchung. Neustadt an der Aisch. Quellen und Forschungen Quellen und Forschungen Zur Fränkischen Zur Fränkischen Familiengeschicte, Band 17. Familiengeschicte, Band 20. 2008. R 943.347 2012. R 943.32 K91E K91E Krauß, Friedrich. Exulanten im Evang.-Luth. Dekanat LIBRARY HOLIDAY CLOSINGS Feuchtwangen: eine familiengeschichtliche Untersuchung. Quellen und Forschungen Zur Independence Day | Monday, July 4 Fänkischen Familiengeschicte, Band 6. 1999. R 943.32 K91E

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etly took their places along both sides of Locust Street. They has universally rejected Diogenes’s argument. No culture has stood shoulder to shoulder, each one in a dress that brushed the been indifferent to mortal remains. Even in our supposedly pavement, shading herself with a yellow parasol and wearing a disenchanted scientific age, the dead body still matters—for yellow sash that said “Votes for Women.” The all-male dele- individuals, communities, and nations. A remarkably ambi- gations may not have had a comfortable walk down the tious history, The Work of the Dead offers a compelling and Golden Lane, but they were moved to add women's suffrage to richly detailed account of how and why the living have cared the national platform. Join Margot McMillen for an accessible for the dead, from antiquity to the twentieth century. history of a privilege too often taken for granted.—Publisher The book draws on a vast range of sources—from mortuary The Work of the Dead: A Cul- archaeology, medical tracts, letters, songs, poems, and novels tural History of Mortal Remains to painting and landscapes in order to recover the work that By Thomas W. Laqueur the dead do for the living: making human communities that Princeton University, 2015 connect the past and the future. Laqueur shows how the churchyard became the dominant resting place of the dead R 306.9 L317W during the and why the largely sup- planted it during the modern period. He traces how and why The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that since the nineteenth century we have come to gather the when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for names of the dead on great lists and memorials and why being beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what buried without a name has become so disturbing. And finally, became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed he tells how modern cremation, begun as a fantasy of stripping cultural historian Thomas Laqueur examines why humanity death of its history, ultimately failed—and how even the ashes of the victims of the Holocaust have been preserved in culture.

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British system of monarchy and constitution. They also ideal- MEET THE STAFF ized the new American republic, which seemed to them an embodiment of the Enlightenment ideals they celebrated. But soon the Revolutionary movement got ahead of them, and they found themselves chased across the Atlantic.

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Nov . 11, 2:00 p .m . also offers substantial resources for African your ancestors in census, , military and death Headquarters ...... Nov . 15, 2:00 p .m . Sifting for Pay Dirt: Finding and American, French Canadian, German, Swiss records. To take this class, you should already know how Recycling Golden Nuggets in and British Isles research. The National to use a computer and search the Internet. Tracing Your African American our Own Backyards Genealogical Society Collection makes 30,000 St. Louis Genealogical Society General Meeting Headquarters ...... July 20, 2:00 p .m . Ancestors print items, including 10,000 family histories, You have gathered stacks of records. You have all the Lewis & Clark ...... Aug . 6, 10:00 a m. . available for checkout and interlibrary loan. Interested in finding your African-American Roots? This hard facts. Ah, but you still have nagging questions. Headquarters ...... 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Exhausting U.S. Records to Find If you register for classes online: Once you register online, Fold3 and HeritageQuest are electronic databases that Your you should receive an email conformation. If you do not offer a variety of records for genealogical research, and Finding Your Ancestors in European StLGS German Special Interest Group receive event registration confirmation emails or reminders, they can be used at home for free with a valid St. Louis Church Records If you didn’t yet find your ancestral village name, what send an email to [email protected] from the County Library card. Find out how to search for your else can you do? email account you used to register. You will be sent an email Church records are some of the most valuable and easily ancestors in census records, city directories, books, verification message. Once your email address is verified, found sources for genealogical research. Using records Speaker: Carol Whitton, CG confirmations and reminders will be sent. periodicals and government documents. To take this from Switzerland and Germany as case studies, the class, you should already know how to use a computer presenter will demonstrate the goldmine of information Saturday, July 9, 10:00 a.m. Beginning a Genealogical and search the Internet. such records can reveal. The presentation will include Missouri’s German Heritage Research Project Rock Road ...... July 2, 2:00 p .m . tips for finding records for European towns. St. Louis Genealogical Society General Meeting Are you ready to start researching your ancestors? Headquarters ...... Aug . 11, 2:00 p m. . Grant’s View ...... July 21, 7:00 p .m . How did Missouri become one of the most predomi- Learn about the genealogical research process, how Headquarters ...... Sept . 28, 2:00 p .m . nantly German areas in the United States? What to get started, how to organize and cite your findings, Grant’s View ...... Oct . 15, 2:00 p .m . does that legacy mean for those researching their Using Periodicals for Family History ancestors? Germans are still the largest useful library skills, various formats used in research Headquarters ...... Nov . 3, 2:00 p .m . Research (print, microfilm, and electronic), and the rich sources in the U.S. according to the federal census, and Missouri ranks among the highest population. Why available in History & Genealogy at St. Louis County History and Genealogy in Newspaper Genealogical and historical societies all over the country Library. If you have little or no experience with publish a wealth of information in quarterlies and other Germans were attracted to Missouri and stories of genealogical research, this is the class for you. Databases periodical publications. This class will cover the tools the places they settled combine to create Missouri’s German Heritage Corridor. Newspaper databases make it easy to access millions of needed to locate genealogical periodicals and find Headquarters ...... June 28, 2:00 p m. . articles electronically and they can be used at home with information within them. No registration is necessary Speaker: Dorris Keeven-Franke Indian Trails ...... July 2, 10:00 a .m . a valid St. Louis County Library card. Databases covered for this class. Headquarters ...... Sept . 13, 2:00 p .m . in this class will include 19th-Century U.S. Newspapers, Cliff Cave ...... Nov . 21, 6:30 p .m . Rock Road ...... Sept . 17, 10:00 a m. . NewspaperArchive and current and historical St. Louis History & Genealogy at St. Louis County Library

(Programs continued) Saturday, Oct. 8, 10:00 a.m. Recent Acquisitions for English Class Locations Tuesday, July 26, 7:00 p.m. Research in History & Genealogy at Cliff Cave Branch Mining All of the Resources from St. Louis County Library 5430 Telegraph Road | St. Louis, MO 63129 FamilySearch St. Louis Genealogical Society General Meeting Grant’s View Branch StLGS Irish Special Interest Group The generous donations that made possible the William 9700 Musick Rd. | St. Louis, MO 63123 Many of us search the various digital records on C. E. and Bessie K. Becker and Lewis Bunker Rohrbach FamilySearch.org but are we mining all of the Collections have also significantly expanded materials Indian Trails Branch genealogical information from this old favorite web- for English research in History & Genealogy at St. Louis 6400 Delport Dr. | St. Louis, MO 63114 site? See what is available to help you jump start County Library. Learn about these new resources, which Headquarters your research. include cartularies, registers, non-conformist records, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. | St. Louis, Missouri 63131 Speaker: Pat Stamm, CG, CGL account books, court records, county histories and trade records. Jamestown Bluffs Branch 4153 N. Highway 67 | St. Louis, MO 63034 Saturday, Aug. 13, 10:00 a.m. Speaker: Jake Eubanks, Assistant Manager, Maps and What They Can Tell History & Genealogy Lewis & Clark Branch 9909 Lewis-Clark Blvd. | St. Louis, MO 63136 History & St. Louis Genealogical Society General Meeting Maps provide images of geographic areas in your Tuesday, Oct. 25, 7:00 p.m. Oak Bend Branch ancestors’ lives. Learn how that knowledge can further Getting Organized: Finding Your Irish 842 S. Holmes Ave. | St. Louis, MO 63122 Genealogy your research. Ancestor Rock Road Branch Speaker: Ruth Ann Hager, CG, CGL StLGS Irish Special Interest Group 10267 St. Charles Rock Rd. | St. Louis, MO 63074 at St. Louis County Library Get some tips on how you can be a better researcher. Samuel C. Sachs Branch Saturday, Sept. 10, 10:00 a.m. Learn to prepare ahead, create research logs in 16400 Burkhardt Place | Chesterfield, MO 63017 Discover Your Veterans Serving MS Word, use chronologies to sort your data and much more. Weber Road Branch Our Country 4444 Weber Rd. | St. Louis, MO 63123 St. Louis Genealogical Society General Meeting Speaker: Carol Whitton, CG Which wars have records? Which records are available? What is their content? How and where can Saturday, Nov. 12, 10:00 a.m. you find these records? Find out about all these things Meat on the Bones: Using plus some websites to try. Newspapers to Add Persona to Born, Speaker: Carol Whitton, CG Married, Died St. Louis Genealogical Society General Meeting Wednesday, Sept. 21, 7:00 p.m. Newspapers are an excellent source of information for Contact Using German Newspapers When the day to day lives of our ancestors and they did not Summer / Fall 2016 You Don’t Know Much German have to be famous to get their name in the newspapers. History & Genealogy StLGS German Special Interest Group Speaker: Viki Fagyal at St. Louis County Library German-language newspapers are a valuable source St. Louis County Library Headquarters of obituaries and other genealogical information, and 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. | St. Louis, Missouri 63131 you do not have to be a German expert to use them. Phone: 314-994-3300, ext. 2070 Speaker: Scott Holl, Manager Email: [email protected] History & Genealogy Website: www.slcl.org/genealogy