Volume 12, Number 3 Denver, Colorado July, August, September 2011 Royal Wedding: Titles , Tiaras, Traditions -- James K. Jeffrey Who doesn’t love a wedding, especially one between two beautiful people who apparently are so in love, one with the other? Friday, 29 April, found millions of people around the world watching the festivities surrounding the marriage of Prince William of Wales to Catherine Middleton. It is understood about one million Britons came out and lined the parade route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. Twenty-four million people watched the spectacle on their television sets in the United Kingdom. Over two billion people from around the globe tuned in to witness the wedding of the future king of England either on television or the Internet. The British Broadcasting Corporation website crashed several times. – continued on pg 38 www.wise-fhs.org W.I.S.E. Words ~- 36 -~ July, August, September 2011 in our four nations, spurred by requests from members. I fear that many people have joined President’s W.I.S.E. without realizing that our framework is Message larger than telling members how to find what they’re looking for – great-grandmother’s birth- place in Ireland, for instance, or learning ances- What exactly is the W.I.S.E. Family History tors’ names to fill out pedigree charts. We want to Society? Is it a genealogy society or an organiza- foster the urge to study, read, listen and compre- tion that studies and promotes British Isles family hend. Our primary educational outreach has been history and culture? our seminars specializing in genealogical research, The answer is: Both. and in our research trips to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. W.I.S.E. started as a study group in 1983, but by the time it was incorporated 17 years later, its pur- Now, we’re going to try a new tack, a series of pose had expanded. Our bylaws adopted in 2000 classes devoted to general and specific research. describe our objective this way: “To promote an (See details elsewhere in this newsletter.) But they interest and education in genealogy and family won’t be for the uninitiated; we’re calling them history.” The bylaws also state that membership intermediate. Other genealogy societies offer is open to anyone interested in furthering those classes for beginners. Besides possessing such objectives. Traditionally, our programs mix gene- basic skills as knowing how to fill out charts, alogy with culture. you’ll need to know at the very least which coun- try your ancestor came from, preferably a county, That said, it’s important to understand that we are as well as the religion and approximately when not a common genealogy society. We are a the family emigrated. specialty group like other ethnic-roots groups including the Swedes, Germans and Palatines. You must know how to surf the Internet, under- History and education are written large in our mis- stand census research and have an idea of how sion – cultural family history. Our goal is not to to use the major online genealogical databases, teach the elements of genealogical research – www.Ancestry.com and www.FamilySearch.org many other organizations do that – but rather to (they’re not the same). Old-fashioned research take genealogical studies to the next level, to help skills will help. As in all genealogical research, members understand the culture from which you must be prepared to meet frustration head we came. on, to understand that incremental advances are big deals and that nothing is going to be all Take it from me, a descendant of Scots and Irish, in one place. You must be motivated, an active as well as French-Canadians and Germans, that’s pursuer of knowledge. the best part of genealogical research, giving your family historic context, understanding how they – Zoe von Ende Lappin□ fit into the large scheme of things on both sides of the ocean and unearthing the story of why they came to America. Membership Report Along the way, of course, you must identify --Nancy Craig your families and determine where they came from. But what comes first, individuals or their Welcome to these new members who recently society? joined W.I.S.E. Those issues have faced the W.I.S.E. board of March: Joahn Hartman; Marilyn (Bowers) and directors this spring as we have discussed the pos- David Jensen. sibility of offering classes in genealogical research April: Terry Jones; Susan Jordan; Peter Netzel.□ www.wise-fhs.org W.I.S.E. Words ~- 37 -~ July, August, September 2011 W.I.S.E. Family History Society British Isles Research at Denver Public Library W.I.S.E. Family History Society is dedicated to research in Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England, the Channel Islands Think you know the British resources at the Den- and the Isle of Man. Attention is also directed to the emi- gration and immigration of these peoples as well as heral- ver Public Library? Think again. Come explore the dry and one-name studies. Monthly meetings are generally hidden resources and treasures awaiting the re- held the fourth Saturday of most months at the Central searcher at the Central Denver Public Library with Denver Public Library, 7th Floor. Membership is open to the man who has winkled, ferreted, marshaled, anyone with interest in family history and genealogy. Membership dues for the calendar year are $12 for an built and re-imaged one of America’s finest local individual or $15 for a family living at the same address. history and genealogy collections. James K. The W.I.S.E. Family History Society publishes W.I.S.E. Jeffrey is the collection specialist in genealogy at Words four times per year, and a subscription is included the Denver Public Library. He received the with membership dues. Add $5 to the dues, if you want a P. William Filby Award for Excellence in Genea- printed copy of the newsletter mailed to you. logical Librarianship from the National Genealog- © 2000-2011, W.I.S.E. Family History Society, P.O. Box 40658, Denver, CO 80204-0658 ical Society in 2004. James is a member of All rights reserved. W.I.S.E. Family History Society, and he will be Visit our website at www.wise-fhs.org. our featured speaker at the September 24th pro- gram. If you do not know James, introduce your- Officers and Board Members self to him when you visit the DPL genealogy President ............................................ Zoe von Ende Lappin collection.□ ............................................................. [email protected] Vice President ............................................. Sandy Ronayne In This Issue Secretary ................................................ Sandy Carter-Duff Royal Wedding: Titles, Tiaras, Traditions .................. 35 Treasurer ..................................................... Nancy G. Craig President's Message ..................................................... 36 Past President ............................................ Duane Woodard Membership Report ..................................................... 36 Membership ................................................. Nancy G. Craig British Isles Research at Denver Public Library ......... 37 Members’ Interest Coordinator ................... Terence Quirke Scottish Research Seminar ........................................... 41 Publicity Coordinator ................................. Cynthia Murphy New Country Editor for Scotland ................................ 42 Archivist / Historian ..................................... John Mossman 400 Years of King James Bible .................................... 42 CCGS Delegate ............................................ Cathy Bowman An Englishman Appreciates Colorado Resources ....... 45 Webmaster ................................................... Richard Savage Irish Festival Volunteers Needed ................................. 46 Scottish Festival Workers Needed. .......................... 46 Newsletter Staff Researching in Edinburgh ............................................. 47 Adopt a Book Opportunity for W.I.S.E. Members ........ 48 Newsketter Editor ....................................... Judith S. Phelps .............................................................. [email protected] New Irish Websites ...................................................... 48 Irish Family History Foundation ................................. 48 Book Review Editor ............................ Zoe von Ende Lappin Y Gelli, Town of Books ................................................ 49 Internet Resources Review Editor ................. Linda Pearce Welsh Heritage Week and Wandering in Wales........... 50 Proofreaders........................ Jack and Zoe von Ende Lappin About the Scottish-Mexicans ........................................ 51 Distribution Coordinator.................................... Sue Clasen Websites for the Wise – Wales ..................................... 52 Country Editors Member Profiles .......................................................... 53 Book Review ................................................................ 54 Wales .............................................................. Samuel Kuntz Salt Lake City Research Trip ....................................... 55 Ireland ......................................................... Marylee Hagen Classes on England Research ...................................... 55 Scotland .......................................................... Ken McIntosh In Memoriam ............................................................... 55 England ......................................................