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An Introduction to The Blair Family Magazine Project On the 30th Anniversary of the Blair Society for Genealogical Research, Inc The original Blair Society for Genealogical Research was organized in 1925, inspired by the work of Mrs. (Dr.) Eleanor M. Hiestand-Moore. The Society published thirteen issues of The Blair Magazine between 1925 and 1931. These issues were republished as a soft cover book and digitalized on a CD in 1999. The current Blair Society for Genealogical Research was reorganized in 1983 and has since published 4 issues per year of The Blair Family Magazine. This digital archive contains all issues of the BFM through 2013; each issue is presented intact, from the front cover (with original Table of Contents) to its various announcements on the back cover. This collection contains some 2600+ pages of genealogical data and individual histories of the many known Blair lines as researched and submitted by its members and even a few non- members. This collection is presented primarily as a research tool to preserve Blair family history and not as a literary work unto itself. In order to save space per page and allow for larger font sizes (for readability) many abbreviations (see guide on following page) have been used in the first 64 issues (through Winter 1998). Several long and incomplete lists of members, addresses and earliest known Blair ancestors have been deleted. Reference has been added about the deletions and to more complete lists in later issues, offered as Retypist Notes: In addition, many other annotations have been inserted, in the same fashion (in red), to offer known corrections or to point toward later articles on the same subject. Starting with the Spring 1999 issue, no further changes were made in the appearance of any page in any issue and no further annotations were added. This was primarily because these issues had been scanned and placed in Adobe format shortly after each issue was published and then placed on the BSGR website for members to download at their pleasure. The four most recent copies of the BFM are always maintained on our website. In 2003 Members’ Lineages (1983-2003) With Biographies of Their Earliest Ancestors, compiled by Charlotte Blair Stewart (BSGR Genealogist) was published in book form, by the Society. This book should be used in close collaboration with this anthology of BFMs. Identifying and dealing with inaccuracies is part of the research process for any serious genealogist, whether amateur or professional. The point is, accuracy can never be considered etched in stone, whether found on a tombstone or in print. Any material found here or elsewhere should be verified from primary sources. There are two primary reasons for presenting this thirty year anthology in digital form and not as a book in hardcopy. The most important reason is the length. Although printing sections is possible, please remember that this digital copy is copyrighted material and MAY NOT be copied in its entirety, given to others for their use, or pasted on the internet without permission. If you find errors to your family data or can expand on what is printed, please send corrections or additions to the BFM editor. In its thirty years, the Blair Family Magazine has had seven very capable editors, Kathleen B. Rheman (#010-L), Mona J. Mattingly (#247-L), Nancy Knox Schaffer (#493-L), Charlotte Blair Stewart(#022), Mary J. Powers (#240), Christina Weeks (# 1220) and Cathy Sato (#1083 – current editor). We thank the editors and all who have contributed to the Magazine and the Society over the years and to Morgan Blair Rajcevich (#679) for her work in preparing this archive, its handling and distribution. Please enjoy, learn, and research further! INTRODUCTION TO THIS INDEX This is an index to articles that have appeared in the Blair Family Magazine from 1893-2014. The organization by Section: 1. Geographic Places named Blair 2. Original Society & Blair Magazine 3. General Articles -not related to any specific family 4. Corrections to previous issues 5. DNA Project 6. Articles With More Than One Family Line With Multiple Locations 7. Military Records Not Specific To One Family. 8. Articles Multiple Blairs About Specific Places But Not To Specific Lineages- filed by State or Country in alphabetical order 9. Articles About Specific Families- Indexed By Lineage Group # In Blair Society For Genealogical Research, Members' Lineages 1983-2003 With Biographies Of Their Earliest Ancestors, compiled By Charlotte Blair Stewart 10. Book News and reviews and Books for sale by the BSGR 11. Computer Research - many of these are out-dated 12. Projects By BSGR Or Its Members When a person's name is followed by a number, it means they are or were a member of the Society. We may have additional data submitted by them about their families that has not been printed in the magazine. Inquires should be directed to the Society Genealogist. Keep in Mind that much of the data printed is from submitted data. Thus, it is only as good as the sources used, cited, etc. Therefore, ALWAYS, confirm your own family genealogy from primary sources and use other peoples research as a guide only until proof has been found to confirm or refute it. Some of the queries are not related to the persons own lineage. There are also several members with more than one Blair line and I may have inadvertently indexed queries to the wrong lineage. There are also a number of queries that were placed and the member later learned additional ancestry of the family. They are place with the earliest ancestor of the member, even though they do not refer to that person in the query. If you are new to genealogy I suggest you read several of the general articles on research, sources, etc. Your genealogy is only as good as the sources used to compile it. SECTION 1. GEOGRAPHIC PLACES NAMED BLAIR I Spring 1983 p. 4 Geographic Place Names "Blair by Kathy Rheman (#10) I Summer 1983, p. 2 Topographical Features in TN named "Blair, by Michael LaForest XI Spring 1993, p. 15 A Place Called Blair XII Spring 1994, p. 8 Blair Bridge, Campton, New Hampshire, submitted by Doris Turner Osten (#384) XIV Fall 1996, p. 56 Notes from the Civil War Dictionary, New York, P. 566-68 - Blair's Landing, Louisiana. XVIII Fall 2000, p. 47 Blair, Nevada, Esmeralda County Ghost Town XXIV Spring 2006, p. 13 A Place Called Blair - Blair Hills, Subdivision, California, by Bob Kramer XXVI Fall 2008, p. 42 A Place called Blair - Blair Bridge, Compton, NH Section 2. ORIGINAL SOCIETY & BLAIR MAGAZINE I Spring 1983 p. 7 Charter Members of Original Blair Society, reprint of Blair Magazine II Spring 1984, p. 3 Index to the Original Blair Magazine II Summer 1984, p.8 Reprints from the Blair Magazine-Dr. Eleanor M. Hiestand Moore II Fall 1984, p. 2 Why Didn't the Original Blair Society Survive IV Summer 1986, p. 6 Why Didn’t the Original Blair Society Survive V Spring 1987, p. 6 Why Didn’t the Original Blair Society Survive V Summer 1987, p. 8 Copy Letter Original Blair Society about membership V Fall 1987, p. 2 BSGR Bulletin dated 7 Mar 1925 V Fall 1987, p. 3 BSGR Bulletin No.3 dated 22 Mar 1926 VII Summer 1989, p.7 Letter Highlighting Dr. Hiestand-Moore by J. H. B. Hall of Old Blair Society, 1925 XXVII Spring 2009, p. 63 Biographies of Members of the First BSGR, by Charlotte B. Stewart XXVII Summer 2009, p. 30 Biographies of Members of the First BSGR (con't), by Charlotte B. Stewart (#22) XXVII Fall 2009, p. 46 Biographies of Members of the First BSGR (concluded), by Charlotte B. Stewart (#22) Section 3. GENERAL ARTICLES -NOT RELATED TO ANY SPECIFIC FAMILY I Fall 1983, p. 13 Genealogy Tips- Photographing Family History Kathy Rheman (#10) I Fall 1983, p. 13 Genealogy Pox A. Raymond Blair (#1) I Winter 1983, p. 2 Format for Submitting Ancestor Information, by Kathy Rheman (#10) V Fall 1987, p.8 So-You Have Scottish Ancestors VI Spring 1988, p. 7 Scottish History Tidbits by Lawrence D. Blair (#99) VIII Summer 1990, p. 15 Unsettling Phrases VIII Summer 1990, p. 15 The Census VIII Summer 1990, p. 17 Oaths Required by Many Immigrants VIII Fall 1990, p. 16 Scottish Studies Foundation Fund Drive X Spring 1992, p. 6 Scottish Historic & Research Society of the Delaware Valley X Spring 1992, p. 6 The Scotch-Irish Foundation, incorporated 1949 X Summer 1992, p. 3 Blair Scottish Merchandise, submitted by Robert G. Paull (#411) X Fall 1992, p. 10 Northern Ireland Connections XI Spring 1993, p. 3 Heraldry For Blair, by Anne Groome (#149) XI Spring 1993, p. 14 Early Passports were not Mandatory, by Ronald E. Swerczek, from "The Searcher" XI Spring 1993, p. 25 Glossary, Some Terminology Not Always Understood XI Summer 1993, p. 8 Grenadier Company 71st Highlanders 1779, by Raymond Johnson XI Summer 1993, p. 8 The Battle of Pinkie 1547 XII Fall 1994, p. 9 Can't find him in the Census from the Ohio Genealogical Society Newsletter, by Julie M. Overton XII Winter 1994, p.15 Finding Families, Southern Living, 1994 XIV Spring 1996, p. 4 Migration Patterns, Ulster to America 1717-1775, by Charlotte Blair Stewart (#22) XVI Summer 1998, p. 26 On the Cumberland Character, Harriette Simpson Arnow, Seedtime on the Cumberland, University of Kentucky Press, 1893, p. 346ff XVII Summer 1999, p. 25 Talks Given at the Kentucky Seminar - Dating and Identifying Photographs, Lethene Parks (#490) XVIII Spring 2000, p. 15 Bits and Pieces from the Members: (short pieces)- World War II Memorial - DC XIX Summer 2001, p.