Category Archives: Libraries

The Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, in Houston, Wins Best Hospitality Project Landmark Award

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As the third-largest municipal genealogical research facility in the country, each month Houston’s Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research hosts thousands of researchers from across the United States. Founded in 1921, the center got its start in the Julia Ideson Continue reading The Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, in Houston, Wins Best Hospitality Project Landmark Award→

Lincoln Papers to Move to the Allen County Public Library in Late May

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Allen County Library officials are finishing their preparations for the Lincoln documents that were previously cared for by the former Fort Wayne Lincoln Museum, now that the library has completed the remodeling necessary to care for the collection. The Lincoln Continue reading Lincoln Papers to Move to the Allen County Public Library in Late May→

Greenback (Tennessee) Historical Scrapbook Placed With the Blount County Public Library

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Greenback Historical Society has presented Volume I of the Greenback Heritage Scrapbook to Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society to be housed at the Blount County Public Library. The scrapbook, which covers years prior to 1900, is one of four Continue reading Greenback (Tennessee) Historical Scrapbook Placed With the Blount County Public Library→

Marilyn Gannon Retires from the Genealogy Dept. at the Hackley Public Library in Muskegon, Michigan

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MUSKEGON [Michigan] — For more than a decade, Hackley Public Library patrons have relied on Marilyn Gannon’s expertise to sort through dusty archives and ancient newspapers to learn more about themselves. Gannon, the library’s head clerk in its local history/genealogy Continue reading Marilyn Gannon Retires from the Genealogy Dept. at the Hackley Public Library in Muskegon, Michigan→

The Carson House & the Greenlee Memorial Library Opened Today

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The Carson House, in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, opened its doors today for the 2009-2010 season. The county’s most important historical site will also be open for a longer period than before. The house museum will be open Wednesday Continue reading The Carson House & the Greenlee Memorial Library Opened Today→

Muncie, Indiana, Hopes to Rent the Local History and Genealogy Center After Closing

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MUNCIE [Indiana] – When the Local History and Genealogy Center closes this summer, Muncie Public Library hopes to rent the downtown building, the newest of all the Muncie library facilities. The center – at 210 S. Jefferson St., just behind Continue reading Muncie, Indiana, Hopes to Rent the Local History and Genealogy Center After Closing→

The Genealogy Room in the Jessie-Peterman Memorial Library in Floyd Virginia is Open

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The hard work of doing genealogy just got a little easier. A new genealogy room at the Jessie Peterman Memorial Library in Floyd [Virginia] has been opened. The hard work of doing genealogy just got a little easier. A new Continue reading The Genealogy Room in the Jessie-Peterman Memorial Library in Floyd Virginia is Open→

Search Over 30,000 Genealogy & Local History Titles at the Family History Archives

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Over the last several days, I’ve been going back and looking at websites with digitized books that I use quite often, but haven’t written about for some time. I reviewed the books at HeritageQuest Online, and yesterday I brought you Continue reading Search Over 30,000 Genealogy & Local History Titles at the Family History Archives→

Is the Library and Archives of Michigan to Be Eliminated?

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On the tail of having had the opportunity to blog about the wonderful online resources, including digital death certificates, available from the Library of Michigan, my friend, Herb Mellinger, forwarded me the following note from Peggy, his co-moderator of the Continue reading Is the Library and Archives of Michigan to Be Eliminated?→

The Haynor Library Will Soon Get Their Own Genealogy – Local History Facility in Alton, Illinois

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The Hayner Library, in Alton Illinois, will celebrate their Grand Opening on March 21 at their new, main location at Alton Square Mall. “The $2 million-plus project has been years in the making and will transform the library operations in Continue reading The Haynor Library Will Soon Get Their Own Genealogy – Local History Facility in Alton, Illinois→

T. Elmer Cox Historical & Genealogical Library to Get $1K for Acid-Free Folders

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The Greene County Commission in Greeneville, Tennessee, has approved a resolution appropriating $1,000 for acid-free folders for the T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library. The folders will be used for archiving very old Circuit Court records. From the March Continue reading T. Elmer Cox Historical & Genealogical Library to Get $1K for Acid-Free Folders→

Evansville-Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Death Record Index 1919-1947 to be Placed at Willard Library

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The Vanderburgh, Indiana, County Commissioners have announced that they will consider a request from the Special Collections Section of Willard Library for the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Death Record Index, dated from 1919 to 1947. The Vanderburgh County Health Department’s Vital Records Continue reading Evansville-Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Death Record Index 1919-1947 to be Placed at Willard Library→

The Orange County Library in Chapel Hill, May Lose its North Carolina Room

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It looks like the economy and a lack of support on the part of the current library director may cause the North Carolina room – and its collection, to find it has no home this coming fall, when the Orange Continue reading The Orange County Library in Chapel Hill, May Lose its North Carolina Room→