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April 2014

Some Thoughts on “Ethnic” Workshops

GREATER OMAHA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

by Kristin Sutherlin

Are you skipping a workshop because you don’t have the featured ancestry? You may be cheating yourself out of helpful experience and possible brick-wall busters. First, even though the specifics might be different (for example, which national archive to use), the methodology for ancestor searching is very similar across all European backgrounds. Strategies like cluster genealogy, the “FAN” principle (friends, associates, and neighbors), using siblings of your direct ancestors, gleaning extra tidbits from records, and using records you might not have considered—all of these and more apply whether you are Norwegian or English, French or Czech, German or Italian, Irish or Russian. The GOGS Board always invites speakers with extensive experience in researching ancestors from multiple backgrounds, and each speaker will have different approaches that can help us find those elusive family members who were always somewhere else when the census taker came! There’s a second reason to attend workshops that feature ethnicities other than the ones you “know” you have. Guess what. As you go farther and farther back (and sometimes not so far), you are likely to discover a new group. I “knew” that my father’s family was mostly Scottish—until I started doing my family history, and found a German line, and French lines, and ancestors from all over England. I “knew” my mother’s family was all Norwegian—but several generations back, there lurked a Swede. And finally, yet another reason to attend: learning about the history and migration factors of one ethnic group can shed light on the history and migration patterns of your own ancestors. Europe has endured countless wars, famines, and other events that have changed populations. Some Germans from the Palatinate have Swiss ancestors. AlsaceLorraine? Could be French or German (or maybe Swiss?). Did you know that Sweden invaded Germany, Poland, and Russia? The Spanish had holdings in northern and central Europe. For centuries, the Scots and Irish went all over Europe to find work. Germans—and other European groups—settled in Russia. The Vikings settled northern France (“Normandy”—land of the Norsemen), and their descendants invaded England. And so it goes, on and on. Descendants from all those groups went to America, the even greater melting pot, where Germans married Scandinavians, Irish married Italians— well, you get the point. So, don’t pass up an opportunity to learn about a group because you think it has no relevance to “your” genealogy! You just might find that piece of the jigsaw puzzle that’s been hiding under the rug. In this issue:

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Board Members / Society News

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Our Ukrainian and Russian-German Ancestors

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G.O.G.S.: Making More Records Available

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Thanks for the La. Purchase, & Happy Birthday

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Regional Events / Free Ancestry Research Guides

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Upcoming Library Classes G.O.G.S. Publications

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Births, Marriages, and Obituaries

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New Writing Group / Maps Online / “Family Tree”

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Westward Into Nebraska Published monthly (except July and December) by: Greater Omaha Genealogical Society P.O. Box 4011 Omaha, NE 68104-0011

Email G.O.G.S. at: [email protected] Our Society’s web page: www.gogsmembers.com ISSN 0738-0380 President: Kristin Sutherlin 402-490-8410 [email protected] Vice President: Karen Jackson 402-571-7540 [email protected] Treasurer: Jim Phillips 402-397-6555 [email protected] Recording Secretary: Rita Henry 402-551-6409 [email protected] Corresponding Secretary: Tambra Byrne 402-457-5683 [email protected] Outreach Coordinator / Publications: Merrily Staats 402-706-1453 [email protected] Program Director: Les McKim 402-556-3911 [email protected] Library Volunteer Coordinator: Karen Tippets 402-346-6256 [email protected] Publicity Coordinator: Gloria Waters 402- 339-0842 [email protected] Coordinator, All Things German: Brenda Boyd 402-214-5453 [email protected] Coordinator, Social Activities: Donna Thomas 402-339-7291 [email protected] Circulation and Research: Vikki Henry 402-398-3031 [email protected] Archives / Historian: Linda Hanson 402-558-1994 Newsletter Editor: Kristin Sutherlin 402-490-8410 [email protected] Library Committee: Send your suggestions for book purchases to: [email protected] Membership dues are: Individual: $20 per year Family: $25 per year Submissions for Westward Into Nebraska are are welcome any time. Email the editor: [email protected].

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Society News Spring Seminar—Fri. April 25 & Spring Workshop—Sat. April 26 Genealogy on the Internet, the Friday seminar with Gary M. Smith, begins at 4pm. On Saturday, Researching Your Scandinavian Ancestors, featuring Diana Crisman Smith, begins at 9am. See registration forms for details or call Karen Jackson. You can still save over the at-the-door price for the workshop. Don’t forget the $5.00 discount if you attend both the seminar and workshop! Take the discount on the Seminar registration form. Download forms from www.gogsmembers.com (in box at lower right on screen), or call Karen Jackson at 402-571-7540 to have a form mailed. Raffle items available at the workshop! We’ll have one of the best raffles ever, thanks to Brenda Boyd. Items include: Gift Certificates: HyVee $25.00 & $20 / Bakers $20 (3 drawings). Swedish Placemat; Norwegian T-Shirt; Danish Glazed Paper, Candle Flag, Metal Ornament; Royal Copenhagen porcelain Christmas tree. Camera Tripod; 32 GB Flash Drive; Office Supplies Bag; Husker Blanket; Vegetable Garden or Plants (several drawings). One Year Subscriptions to Federation of FGS Forum (3 drawings), Family Chronicle, and Internet Genealogy. Genealogy Software: Roots Magic6; Legacy Family Tree Version 8 with Manual. Book: What Did They Mean By That? A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms, Old and New. Handheld Scanner (proceeds from the scanner raffle go to Preserve the Pensions for War of 1812 records). Remember! Holiday Inn Express at 8736 West Dodge Road is offering attendees a discount rate of $79 per night (share with a friend or two or three—the rate is the same). The rate is good from April 24-27. To take advantage of this offer, call them directly BY APRIL 14 at 402-343-1000 and ask for the GOGS Workshop Discount. Workshop Helpers Needed—Please Sign Up Now! Karen Jackson needs to line up Spring Workshop helpers for food service, book sales, bakery sales, and more. We also need volunteers to make bake sale goods, and to help set up Friday evening (start about 6:30pm—volunteers for Friday set-up get pizza!). We especially need workers on Saturday afternoon after the workshop to help pack up materials. Afterward, volunteers can go to the Dutch treat dinner with Gary & Diana and the workshop organizers, so there will be more chances to ask them about your elusive ancestors. To volunteer, please call Karen Jackson at 402-571-7540 or email her at [email protected]. FREE Spring Genealogy Classes—Remaining Schedule: —Saturday, April 12—Class 4 [NOTE: This is the SECOND Saturday.] Not e Part I: Searching the World’s Records. Searching the world’s records dat cha e without leaving Omaha (or wherever your home is.) Using the vast nge ! materials of the LDS Family History Library—in local centers, or in your own home on the internet. Part II: The Name Game. Figuring out naming patterns and customs to get clues about the previous generation. —Saturday, May 17—Class 5 (topics chosen by class participants) Part I: Black & White & Red all over. Newspaper research. Part II: What's at the Court House (Besides Vital Records)? An overview of resources like land records, tax records, court records, etc. —Saturday, June 21—Class 6 (topics chosen by class participants) Part I: Searching the Internet. Using the resources of the World Wide Web to learn more about family with warnings about possible pitfalls. Part II: Genealogical Problems Solving. Strategies to move the family's history from what you already know to what you hope to know (new!). Remember: please register! Contact Merrily at 706-1453 or [email protected]. Time for New Officers—Join Us! During April we seek nominations for officers. If you would like to run for an office or nominate someone, contact Roger Fitch at 402-547-3571 or [email protected]. If you have any questions about what an officer does, he can help you. We would welcome having new people with fresh ideas on the board. Why not try it for a year? (We’re a fun bunch of people.  )

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Our Ukrainian and Russian-German Ancestors by Kristin Sutherlin

Ukraine has been in the news lately, so I thought we might look at Ukrainian and German-Russian immigrants to the US— where did they come from, when and why did they leave, and where did they settle? And, how do we research those ancestors?! Atlantic Ocean Geography. First, a few words about geography. The area that is modern Ukraine and the nearby areas of southern Russia that were settled by Germans are part of the great Eurasian Steppe, which extends from Hungary in the west, eastward across modern Ukraine, southern Russia, and Kazakhstan (“land of the Cossacks”), through Mongolia, and into Manchuria in northern China—about 5,000 miles of temperate grassland and savannas, much like the rolling plains of North America. With few natural barriers, the Steppe has been a migration pathway for millennia. This fertile grassland north of the Black Sea attracted the German farmers who would later turn the area into one of Europe’s major breadbaskets. Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, is at about the same latitude as Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Historical Background of the Region.* Ukraine—the name means “borderland”—and the adjacent Black Sea area of southern Russia have seen countless waves of invaders over the centuries. These included the Huns (led by Attila) and other eastern invaders who overran Europe as the western Roman Empire was weakening in the 4th and 5th Centuries AD. By the 6th and 7th Centuries, Slavic peoples had spread into most of Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans, as well as farther east. The Slavs were farmers, not surprising given the excellent agricultural advantages of the region. (Slavs today are classified into three groups. Eastern Slavs include Russians, Ukranians, and Belarusians; Western Slavs comprise Poles, Czechs, and Slovaks; and Southern Slavs inhabit Bulgaria and the Balkan states.) In the 9th Century, Swedish Vikings called Varangians began expeditions around the Baltic area, exploring what are now western Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine via the region’s extensive rivers. This river system evolved into a vast trade network that connected the Baltic region to the Black Sea, Constantinople, and Middle Eastern and Asian trade routes. Long story short, the Varangians became the rulers of this area, known as the Rus, with Kiev as its leading city.

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In the early 1200s, Genghis Khan forged the initial Mongol Empire in central Asia, and began moving west. By 1240, the Mongols had brutally destroyed Kiev and most of the major cities of Eastern Europe. By the late 1200s, the Mongol Empire extended from Eastern Europe to the Pacific Ocean (excluding India and southeast Asia)—the largest empire in the world until the British Empire. The Mongols occupied the region for 200 years. They were succeeded by an assortment of European powers: the Russian Empire, Poland, the Austrian Empire, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia, and the Soviet Union. Although Ukraine had declared its independence after World War I, it was soon subsumed into the USSR. Ukraine finally became independent in 1991 with the fall of the Soviet Union. The southern part of European Russia that was settled by Germans was under the control of the Ottoman Turkish Empire until it was acquired by Russia in the mid-18th Century, under Empress Catherine II (the Great). This region lies north of the Black Sea and extends to north and northwest of the Caspian Sea. The Volga River, which begins northwest of Moscow, wanders through the region and empties into the Caspian Sea. Invitation to the Germans. In 1763, Catherine issued a manifesto encouraging immigration to her country from Germany in order to colonize underdeveloped land on the Black Sea and along the Volga River. Catherine, herself a German, also hoped that the colonists would improve Russian agriculture through the introduction of more modern methods from western Europe. The timing of the manifesto was crucial to its success, as Germany was just beginning to recover from the Seven Years’ War, which had devastated Europe. Promising freedom from taxes, a loan for transportation to Russia, and exemption from military service, Catherine appeared to be offering a new beginning to those tired by war.

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Germans in Russia. Roughly 25,000 to 30,000 Germans responded to Catherine’s invitation and came to settle across the area. (By the way, Germans had also been invited by the Austria-Hungarian Empire to settle in Hungary, Romania, and other Eastern European countries, to repopulate areas decimated by wars with the Ottoman Empire.) The German settlers included Catholics, Lutherans, and Mennonites, with Catholics and Lutherans mostly in the areas west of Ukraine, with some Lutherans just north of the Caucasus Mountains east of the Black Sea. (See a map of settlement patterns by religion at familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Germans_from_ Russia_ Historical_Geography.) Most of the settlers in the Black Sea and Volga areas were Mennonites. Some historical sources indicate that many of them came from around Danzig (modern Gdańsk, Poland) and the surrounding Vistula region, which fell under Prussian control with the partition of Poland in 1772. Mennonites objected to military service, so it was an appealing choice to escape recruitment by Prussia’s Frederick the Great and accept Catherine’s promise of exemption from conscription. Over 100 settlements were eventually established. The Germans who settled along the Volga River came to be known as Volga Russians, while those who settled north of the Black Sea, in today’s Ukraine and to the east in southern Russia, were known as Black Sea Germans. Both groups achieved prosperity, much more so than the Russian peasantry. They tended to cluster in villages rather than living on individual farms, and maintained their own culture, religion, and language in these separate communities apart from the local Russians. Russian-Germans to North America. In 1871, Tsar Alexander II revoked the Germans’ exemption from military service, which was one factor in the decision by some Mennonites to emigrate. Other factors included changes in the status of the Russian peasantry (the serfs were emancipated in 1861) and more interference by the Russian government in the internal life of German-Russian communities. Religious fragmentation related to the Western European pietist movement led to community divisions. Rural populations grew rapidly in the mid19th Century; these population pressures especially affected the German communities, who had better living conditions (and lower death rates) than the Russian peasantry. And finally, grain prices declined, and taxes increased by 25 percent between 1840 and 1868. The social and economic conditions also influenced emigration decisions by other religious groups. Many new locations were considered by the Mennonite and other communities: Canada, the Midwestern United States, Brazil, and Argentina—all areas with similar agricultural conditions to the European Steppe. These industrious and successful farmers were heavily recruited by railroad agents and other Midwestern boosters to settle to settle in Nebraska, Kansas, and the Dakotas, where land was available under the Homestead Act and from the railroads. Although some Germans chose to remain in Russia, the more adventurous made the

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journey of thousands of miles to the Midwestern United States and the prairie provinces of Canada. Others settled in the rich farmlands of Brazil and Argentina. The first wave of Russian-Germans began arriving in the United States about 1870, at a time when thousands of Germans from German lands were also immigrating. The Volga and Black Sea Germans were the most traditional of all the German immigrants. The largest groups settled in the Great Plains: the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Kansas, with smaller numbers in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and the central valley of California. Many also settled in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta (and some immigrants to America later relocated to Canada’s more sparsely settled prairie provinces). The immigrants practiced dryland farming, as they had in Russia. Primary crops were wheat and sugar beets (see map above). They settled in tightknit communities and retained their customs and language, raised large families, and buried their dead in distinctive cemeteries that featured cast iron grave markers. Emigration from Russia continued until World War I, but did not resume after the war due to the Russian Revolution in 1917. Some Germans from Russia settled in the industrializing cities in the U.S., especially in Chicago, which today has the largest number of ethnic Volga Germans in North America. In the 1920 Census, of people identified as having RussianGerman ancestry, 23 percent lived in North Dakota, 10 percent each in South Dakota and Kansas, and 8 percent in Nebraska— comprising over half of Russian-Germans in the U.S. The vast majority in the Dakotas were Black Sea Germans, while most of those in Kansas and Nebraska were considered Volga Germans. Mennonites made up a third of the Kansas RussianGermans and 14 percent in those in South Dakota. but only a small percentage of those from Nebraska and South Dakota.

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G.O.G.S.: Making More Records Available for those with Nebraska Ancestry

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Ukrainians to North America. Ukrainian names are found in the U.S. as early as the Jamestown settlement, but large numbers did not begin emigrating from the Old Country until about 1870, propelled by many of the conditions that influenced the Germans in Russia. By then, most Ukrainians were landless farm workers, and were drawn to America by the promise of jobs. Most of this first wave settled in coal mining areas of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and in farmlands of Virginia, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, and Texas. Later immigrants tended to settle in industrial cities and work in manufacturing industries rather than agriculture. Finding Russian-German or Ukrainian Ancestors. One of the main difficulties in finding Ukrainians or Black Sea or Volga Germans is that immigration officials and census takers recorded the country of origin, not the “nationality” or ethnicity with which an immigrant identified. This meant that Germans from Russia were identified as Russian, just like ethnic Russians. Ukrainians were even more complicated, as the area of modern Ukraine has been ruled by several empires or countries over the past centuries—census records could note the country of origin as Austria, Hungary, Russia, or somewhere else! It is especially important, therefore, to discover your ancestor’s city or town of origin. While not on the census, the town is sometimes found in church records; some groups brought extensive church records with them. Birth/baptism, marriage, and death records, or tombstones, could provide town information for parents or individuals. Other sources could be family Bibles, diaries, letters, obituaries, local histories, passports, applications for naturalization, and passenger lists (especially after 1883). There are many resources to help your search. Family Search has extensive information on finding these ancestors. Go to familysearch.org >Search > Wiki, and enter your search term. You can also download the 48-page Germans from Russia Genealogical Research Guide at: http://net.lib.byu.edu/ fslab/researchoutlines/europe/germans fromrussia.pdf. Two organizations can help. The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR), headquartered in Lincoln, NE, has an extensive library as well as online resources. The society also solicits information from family history researchers, which can be shared with others searching for similar surnames. Find them at www.ahsgr.org/. The Germans from Russia Heritage Society, based in Bismarck, ND, has member-submitted family trees (accessible to society members), publications, and online resources. Find them at www.grhs.org/. A map showing settlements along the Volga River can be found at www.ualberta.ca/~german/PAA/Volgagermans.htm. The Odessa website has birth, marriage or death records, including pre-immigration records from St. Petersburg. The web site is very spelling-specific, so try every surname spelling variation. Find it at www.odessa3.org/search.html. The Omaha Library has numerous references in the W. Dale Clark Library Genealogy Book Room, such as the multivolume Migration From the Russian Empire, the 1798 Census of the German Colonies Along the Volga: Economy, Population, and Agriculture, and much more. I hope this will get you started. Happy Hunting!

Westward Into Nebraska

by Karen Tippets

When you think about it, that’s a pretty broad statement to be making, but it is what we do. Funding that we raise from conferences buys more materials for the library (and not just Nebraska items either—we’ve got a good collection from a wide variety of states and counties. And if you let us know what specific ones you’re interested in, we can keep an eye out for materials from those places.) Recently about 40 books were taken to the library and are being cataloged…and some people will be grinning from ear to ear, because they found more ancestors. Conferences help raise more money for that. We also help folks find more ancestors by indexing materials we have available here on film, like the NE county marriages; the vets that were buried in Florida (before WWII) but are from all over the US; and the obits, births, divorces that we pull from newspapers available at the library. We’re working our way towards three-fourths of a million records, and with more help, would reach that goal faster—and we’d all find more ancestors. Call it the law of the harvest (what you sow is what you reap), or casting bread upon the waters so it will come back buttered, or whatever. It’s a true principle in genealogy. Do locally what you can to help make more Nebraska records available, and someone you probably have never heard of will do something similar for some of your ancestors’ records, whether locally or helping index for www.familysearch.org. If records aren’t going on the web site fast enough, come help. (Some make digital copies on a thumb drive and type them at home; some work there at the library.) We work on marriage records and in the newspapers that are available. Newspaper indexing yields deaths (and in the early days we take cards of thanks, Lodge notices of funerals, death certificate notices as well as news stories that indicate somebody died; births; divorces; and anniversaries. An hour or two a week, or several hours, all helps, and is appreciated by folks looking for Omaha area people. Talk to Karen Tippets if you want to help. Reach her at 402-346-6256 or [email protected].

Thanks for the Louisiana Purchase, and Happy Birthday by Kristin Sutherlin

April 13 marks Thomas Jefferson’s birth in 1743 in Goochland (now Albemarle) County , Virginia. What little is known of his ancestry indicates that his family came from various parts of the British Isles and settled early in Virginia. It was Jefferson’s vision that led to acquiring the huge chunk of land we call the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson’s scientific curiosity then prompted him to send Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to lead the Corps of Discovery Expedition to explore this vast new territory. Without Jefferson’s vision and the Louisiana Purchase, the United States—and Nebraska—would likely be a very different place today.

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Open House & Tour of Ella Crandall Library, Don Love Building, Union College, Lincoln Sunday, May 19, 2:00-4:30 pm Discover the treasures in this Family & Community History collection, which has resources for U.S. and international genealogical research. 2pm: Refreshments and gathering in Woods Auditorium in Don Love Building (near 48th and Prescott—parking at College View SDA Church). Begin with a virtual library tour, presented by Sabrina Riley, UC Library Director and Cindy Cochran, Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society Volunteer Librarian. 2:45 pm: Divide into three rotating groups for 45-minute tours: 1) Union College Heritage Center; 2) LLCGS Genealogical Collection; and 3) Union College Library collections and LLCGS archived records. 4:15 pm: Return to Woods Auditorium for refreshments and comments. Please RSVP: 402-483-1239 or email [email protected]. Find a flyer at http://nesgs.org/category/area-11-news/.

Free Ancestry State Research Guides from ANCESTRY INSIDER newsletter, 23 Jan 2014

Free state (and other) research guides are now available from Ancestry.com as PDF files that can be downloaded to your computer or device. The state series includes historical background, a chronology, helpful information on census and vital record availability, highlighted collections for that place on Ancestry.com, and links to important resources beyond Ancestry.com. Sixteen state guides are currently available but more are added every week! Go to Ancestry.com > Learning Center > Research Guides.

Upcoming Classes at Local Libraries Do you have an idea for a class? Contact Martha Grenzeback (OPL) at 402-444-4800. Registration is required for all OPL classes: call 402-444-4826 or go to www.Omahalibrary.org. Go to the Calendar, “Events &

Programs.” Check calendar for more information and updates! New classes are added all the time. To log into an OPL computer, attendees must have an OPL library card and know their PIN. First Fridays, 10am-noon—Millard Branch—GOGS helpers Second Fridays, 10am-noon—Abrahams Branch—GOGS helpers Genealogy Work Groups: Join genealogy enthusiasts to work on your personal research and exchange tips with others. Experienced G.O.G.S. helpers will be on hand to offer help as you explore your family roots!

New Writers Group!! Sundays, 1:30pm—W. Dale Clark Branch (downtown) Writing Family Stories. Join others to learn how to present your family’s story and get ideas from others. For more information, contact Tricia Piatt at 402-991-0412 or [email protected]. Meetings are in Room 1 downstairs.

Do you need help with computer skills? Sometimes improving your computer skills can help with genealogy research! The Omaha Public Library has classes on many computer topics at branches around the city. For more information, call 402-4444800, or go to www.omahapubliclibrary.org/, click on Events & Programs, and select Calendar. Computer classes are shown in grey.

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NEW! Clippings from The Nebraska Advertiser, Brownville, Nemaha County, Nebraska, with selections from 1876 to 1881. Compiled by Brenda Boyd, it includes a variety of articles of interest to genealogists, historians, and anyone interested in the early days of Nebraska. A display copy will be available at the workshops. Cost is $20 plus $2.00 for postage. NEW! Falls City Press Clippings, Falls City, Nebraska 1875-1876. Cost is $7.00, plus $1.50 for shipping and handling if sent by mail. Copies will be available at the workshops. UPDATED Federal Census Helper—now with 1940 Census! Colored, laminated, three-hole punched sheet with all the headings of all released federal censuses from 1790 to 1940. Very popular item! $3.00 plus $1.00 P/H Documentation Guide. A companion to the popular Federal Census Helper, this guide shows how to document sources such as newspapers, books, letters, photographs, etc. Colored, laminated, three-hole punched. $4.00 + $1.00 P/H. Order the Documentation Guide and Federal Census Helper together and pay only $1.00 P/H. 365+1 Genealogy Tips calendar. Perpetual calendar with a genealogy tip for each day of the year. $14.00 plus $3.00 P/H. New Edition of Remains To Be Found! The price is $10.00. There is $2 postage if we mail it to you. Contact G.O.G.S. at the mailing address near the bottom of this column. Remains To Be Found. Special publications of GOGS containing records and materials before 1920 for Douglas, Sarpy, and Cass Counties, Nebraska and Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Over 20 indexed issues available. 06/79 thru 03/88, $2.50 each; 11/88 thru 11/92, $3.00 each. All postpaid. 1913 Atlas & Index. Douglas, Sarpy, and Washington Counties in Nebraska; Mills and Pottawattamie Counties in Iowa. 150 pages, surname indexed, spiral bound. $29.95 postpaid. Burials of Civil War Veterans in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha. Arranged alphabetically, this 50-page book lists hundreds of Civil War veterans. $10.00 postpaid. Omaha Undertakers from 1865-2006. This is a snapshot of yearly listings of the undertakers given by the Polk’s Omaha City/Business Directory, (including Council Bluffs, IA). The book contains samples of advertising from the directories, newspapers, and other miscellaneous sources. There are also many newspaper articles and obits pertaining to the local undertakers from this area, and Nebraska State Dept. of Health records listing funeral director and embalmer licenses. $50.00 postpaid. Rural Douglas County, Nebraska, Cemeteries. Rural cemeteries plus resumé of Omaha cemeteries. 6,000 burials, indexed by surname. 275 pages. $20.00 postpaid. 1886 Douglas County, Nebraska, Voter Registrations. 87 pages, 3,200 indexed surnames. $5.00 postpaid. Order any of the above from and make checks payable to: Greater Omaha Genealogical Society P.O. Box 4011 Omaha, NE 68104-0011 Omaha’s Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery: Contains information on early Omaha and biographical information on approximately 1,400 people interred in this pioneer cemetery. $40.00 tax and postpaid. Clearance Sale! Now $18.00 postpaid. Order from and make checks payable to: Prospect Hill Cemetery Foundation 3202 Parker Street Omaha, NE 68111-4254 Prospect Hill Cemetery also has several brochures featuring various aspects of the Cemetery and its Legacy Arboretum. The latest booklet is Forget Me Not: The Forgotten of Prospect Hill Remembered, listing all veterans, some notables, and a few rascals. The brochures are available at the Cemetery.

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Births ABBOTT, Antonino & Marie; 5 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 5-1: girl ADELSON, Joseph (Mr. & Mrs.); 10 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 7-1: girl AGLIOLO, Salvatore (Mr. & Mrs.); 26 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 6-8: girl ALDEN, John & Alice; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: girl ALGYA, Michael (Mr. & Mrs.); 26 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 6-8: boy ALVIN, Bert & Rachel; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: boy ANDERSON, Fred & Frances; 1 May 1923 WH morn p 10-5: boy ANDERSON, Oswald & Velva; 27 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 20-3: boy ANTHONY, Burton & Lulu; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: boy BAKER, Wilbur & Anna; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: boy BAUER, Ray & Daisy; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: boy BERNSTEIN, Max & Bessie; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: boy BISHOP, Bruce & Marie; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: boy BOJANSKI, Valentine & Helen; 2 May 1923 WH morn p 8-2: boy BOWERS, William & Agnes; 1 May 1923 WH morn p 10-5: boy BOZDECH, Richard (Mr. & Mrs.); 26 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 6-8: girl BRYL, Warren &Victoria; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: girl BURMESTER, Charles & Ida; 30 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 3-1: girl CARTER, H. H. (Mr. & Mrs.); 10 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 7-1: boy CHRISTIE, James & Cora; 2 May 1923 WH morn p 8-2: boy COFFIN, Maxwell & Margret; 2 May 1923 WH morn p 8-2: girl CONRAD, James (Mr. & Mrs.); 26 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 6-8: girl COUREY, George & Bessie; 30 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 3-1: twin boys DESSAUER, Lowell & Margaret; 27 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 20-3: girl DICKEY, Peter (Mr. & Mrs.); 26 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 6-8: boy EASTLCK, Neil & Dora; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: boy EHLERS, Hans & Marie; 2 May 1923 WH morn p 8-2: girl FAY, James & Hazel; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: girl FINLEY, Malcolm & Hattie; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: boy FOGEL, Ballett & Bess; 1 May 1923 WH morn p 10-5: girl FORMAN, Joseph & Margaret; 2 May 1923 WH morn p 8-2: boy GARDNER, Glen & Dorothy; 12 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 13-6: boy GARDNER, Lyle & Alma; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: boy GELECKI, Joseph & Pauline; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: girl GIBSON, Frederick & Virginia; 26 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 17-1: girl GREENBERG, Abraham & Blooma; 1 May 1923 WH morn p 10-5: girl HARVAT, Samuel (Mr. & Mrs.); 26 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 6-8: girl HAYNES, John & Mabel; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: boy HERTZ, Emil & Elsina; 5 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 5-1: girl HINEMAN, Ralph & Emma; 5 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 5-1: boy HORAN, Thomas Jr. (Mr. & Mrs.); 26 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 6-8: boy JACOBSON, Earl & Hattie; 2 May 1923 WH morn p 8-2: boy JENSEN, Ralph & Emma; 5 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 5-1: girl

JOHNSON, Oliver & Ida; 2 May 1923 WH morn p 8-2: boy JONES, Harry & Helen; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: boy KAISER, Arthur & Jennie; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: girl KATZMAN, Israel & Fannie; 30 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 3-1: girl KEMP, Samuel & Maple; 27 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 20-2: boy KIELTY, Anton & Catherine; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: girl KING, Frank & Zoe; 1 May 1923 WH morn p 10-5: girl KUSHINSKY, Robert & Helen; 5 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 5-1: girl LANG, Frank & Francis; 2 May 1923 WH morn p 8-2: girl LEEDER, William & Anna; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: girl LEWIS, Edwin & LaRue; 26 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 17-1: girl MALDONADO, Dionysio & Emelia; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: boy MALUCK, Mike & Esther; 12 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 13-6: boy MARCATT, Lionel & Emily; 5 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 5-1: girl MAY, William & Pauline; 12 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 13-6: girl McGORRISK, D. H. (Mr. & Mrs.); 10 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 7-1: girl NIELDS, Charles & Mary; 2 May 1923 WH morn p 8-2: girl OLIVER, James & Hazel; 5 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 5-1: girl PARYS, John & Frances; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: girl PENNER, Otto & Marguerite; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: boy ROEDELL, Clarence & Ethel; 27 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 20-3: boy RUSH, Richard (Mr. & Mrs.); 26 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 6-8: girl RUSSO, Sebastian (Mr. & Mrs.); 26 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 6-8: girl SCHEWE, Frank & Myrtle; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: boy SCHLAIFER, L. Samuel & Gertrude; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: boy SCHMITZ, Anton John (Mr. & Mrs.); 10 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 7-1: boy SIMPSON, Jerry & Minnie; 27 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 20-3: girl SMILEY, Harry & Julia; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: girl SORTINO, Anton & Vivian; 27 Jan 1937 Omaha Bee News p 20-3: girl SPORCIC, Mark & Christina; 1 May 1923 WH morn p 10-5: girl STEWART, Christopher & Anna; 5 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 5-1: girl SWITH, Thomas & Elizabeth; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: boy TUFFIELD, Frank & Rubie; 5 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 5-1: girl TUTUSKA, Richard & Rosa; 2 May 1923 WH morn p 8-2: girl URZENDOWSKI, Joseph & Mary; 2 May 1923 WH morn p 8-2: boy WEBB, Arthur & Mary; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: girl WEEKS, Frank & Joyce; 12 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 13-6: girl WEST, George & Francis; 3 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 9-2: boy WHEELER, Frank & Esther; 12 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 13-6: boy WRIGHT, George & Edith; 11 May 1923 Omaha Bee p 4-1: boy WROE, Frank & Verna; 2 May 1923 WH morn p 8-2: boy For more birth listings, go to: www.OmahaBirths.WordPress.com

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Marriages... DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA ANDERSON, Patricia M.; 25; md. Harold J. BLOSMER; 29; Jul 1961 B18720 APEL, Linda Jo; 18; md. John Franklin BOSWELL; 19; Jul 1961 B18748 AVERY, Milton D.; 52; md. Margaret F. MERRIGAN; 53; Jul 1961 B18759 BARBER, Edna E.; 28; md. Donald H. FINGER; 41; Jul 1961 B18792 BELL, Albert Lee; 28; md. Frenchie JONES; 23; Jul 1961 B18797 BERGSTRESSER, Caroline Rohrey; 22; md. David Norman BAHR; 21; Aug 1961 B18760 BOSTRON, Edward Harold; 39; md. Goldie FLEMING; 43; Aug 1961 B18792 BOWERMAN, Etta Jane; 16; md. Kenneth Dale PECK; 19; Jul 1961 B18733 BRIAN, Dian; 23; md. Jack Warren PETERSON; 30; Aug 1961 B18776 BROWN, Sharon Ann; 23; md. Richard John ALAN; 24; Jul 1961 B18746 CAMPBELL, Jean Louise; 17; md. Terry Lynn PORTER; 18; Aug 1961 B18781 CARSON, Robert J.; 24; md. Judy A. GOLDER; 21; Aug 1961 B18773 CHRISTENSON, Betty June; 41; md. Thain Ralston KLASS; 41; Jul 1961 B18711 CRAINE, Lottie Mae; 19; md. Dennis MEASE; 18; Aug 1961 B18787 DLOUHY, Eileen Helen (Mrs.); 24; md. William Emmitt McCHESNEY; 29; Aug 1961 B18712 FRAZIER, Dorlin Ardell; 25; md. Jessie Carter VAN ARSDALE; 31; Aug 1961 B18768 GOY, Glenn; 49; md. Mary C. WILLIAMS; 45; Jul 1961 B18731 HENDERSON, Phyllis Yvonne; 22; md. Stanley Joseph SIMON Jr.; 21; Aug 1961 B18798 HINSLEY, Donald Charles; 23; md. Linda Elaine SHEPHERD; 18; Jul 1961 B18703 HOUCHIN, Donald Lowell; 22; md. Norma Vay BEVELHEIMER; 21; Aug 1961 B18725 JACOBSON, Diane Kay; 18; md. Alfred E. JENSEN Jr.; 22; Jul 1961 B18721 KIEF, Judith Ann; 21; md. Howard Richard BOYER; 23; Aug 1961 B18788 KILLHAM, Donna Kay; 19; md. John W. ADAMS; 21; Aug 1961 B18782 LAD, Artdyth Ann; 20; md. James R. BARATTA; 21; Jul 1961 B18724 LEDWICH, Grant Sherman; 22; md. Maria Rasa MICUTA; 18; Jul 1961 B18751 LEUTZINGER, Richard Joseph; 23; md. Connie Lee STANTON; 20; Aug 1961 B18754 MAHONEY, Patrick M.; 22; md. Margaret L. WEIDNER; 21; Aug 1961 B18783 MASON, Edgar L.; 69; md. Elsie Mae FISHER; 65; Aug 1961 B18762 MATAYA, Shirley Mae; 18; md. Edward Harold BOVEE; 19; Mar 1961 B17690

McCLAREN, N. Sharon; 17; md. John Vernon LACKBAND; 21; Jul 1961 B18735 MORAND, Angela Margaret; 20; md. Michael Delaney RYAN; 27; Aug 1961 B18784 NORIEGA, Wilson; 21; md. Sharon Dee CORDER; 20; Jul 1961 B18750 RUSSELL, Jane S.; 23; md. Jack A. UNDERHILL; 29; Jul 1961 B18743 RYAN, Michael Delaney; 27; md. Angela Margaret MORAND; 20; Aug 1961 B18784 SALTZMAN, Ernest Anson; 27; md. Rosalie COHEN; 24; Aug 1961 B18764 SECKSTER, Darlene Marie; 21; md. Robert VICTOR; 24; Aug 1961 B18796 SIMON, Stanley Joseph Jr.; 21; md. Phyllis Yvonne HENDERSON; 22; Aug 1961 B18798 SKARNULIS, Edward Russell; 21; md. Leanna Elizabeth HAAR; 21; Aug 1961 B18789 SLOGR, Ruth Marie; 30; md. John J. OSTRONIC Jr.; 44; Jul 1961 B18795 STANTON, Connie Lee; 20; md. Richard Joseph LEUTZINGER; 23; Aug 1961 B18754 SULLIVAN, Mary Kay; 18; md. Charles J. BAAR; 22; Aug 1961 B18753 TURNER, Terry Lee; 18; md. Jean Ruth WILSON; 19; Aug 1961 B18728 TYLER, Henry; 298; md. Leontine Marie PALMER; 19; Jul 1961 B18706 UNDERHILL, Jack A.; 29; md. Jane S. RUSSELL; 23; Jul 1961 B18743 VAN ARSDALE, Jessie Carter; 31; md. Dorlin Ardell FRAZIER; 25; Aug 1961 B18768 VOKAL, Mary Frances; 19; md. Joseph Edward BENAK; 21; Jul 1961 B18705 WARD, Donald Herbert; 28; md. Lynda Joanna ROTH; 19; Jul 1961 B18715 WATSON, Joseph Thomas; 18; & Sarah Ann HARTFIELD; 16; Jul 1961 B18742 no return WILLIAMS, Mary Carolyn; 18; md. Roy Alvin BLACKMAN; 21; Jul 1961 B18793 WUNDERLICH, Jean I.; 22; md. Ralph Louis SERRATORE; 22; Jul 1961 B18713 SARPY COUNTY, NEBRASKA DANIEL, Frank V.; 55; md. Louise R. FREDERICK; 59; S2 Aug 1942 18451 HAVENS, Ira; 30; md. Cora DENTON; 32; S2 Aug 1942 18474 JOHNSON, Elmer B.; 27; md. Bettie BOCK; 21; S2 Aug 1942 18488 SEIBEL, Phillip; 28; md. Glennae BUGNO; 21; S2 Aug 1942 18450 SHIBBEY/SHIPPEY, Paul Wesley 24; md. Florence B.; WIMAN; 22; S2 Aug 1942 18452 STEWART, Arthur; 30; md. Ruth STEWART; 29; S2 Aug 1942 18449 WATSON, Harley M.; 54; md. C. Margaret WATSON; 40; S2 Aug 1942 18448 YOUNG, Kenneth; 18; md. Hazel MONTGOMERY; 16; S2 Aug 1942 18453 For more marriages, go to: www.OmahaMarriages.WordPress.com. Other counties are available at www.gogsmembers.com.

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Deaths ADAMS, Joseph G.(w/Dorothy); 9 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 51 Hillcrest* AUSTIN, Chester Dee (w/Verna); 60; 11 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 16B Union, NE Cem*(vet) BARKER, Leo; 70; 5 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 8 Calvary* BLOMBERG, Carl Henry (w/Nina); 68; 11 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 16B Orlando, FL BOHWER, Mary; 83; 15 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 33 Flower Hill CANNELL, Alfred; 84 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 25 West Lawn* COOPER, Mary Reynolds; 84; 5 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 8 Holy Sepulchre**** DILLEY, Elizabeth “Edith”; 75; 4 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 18B Moorhead, IA* DOLPH, Harry E.; 63; 5 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 8 Ft McPherson (vet) ELSEMAN, Charlie C.(w/Bessie); 68; 7 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 33 Springfield, NE* ERICKSON, Edward M.(w/Elizabeth Ann); 57; 9 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 51 Calvary* FAULKNER, Mary Ida Burris (Mrs. Chester C.); 32; 9 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 51 Marathon, IA Cem FISHER, Leonia Pearl; 68; 8 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 33 Forest Lawn**** FOGARTY, Frank E.; 57; 12 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 8 St Mary's* FORAL, John Sr.(w/Elsie); 71; 15 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 33 Holy Sepulchre* FRAHM, Henry; 8 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 33 Cedar Dale, Papillion, NE* FULTZ, Bernice Hough; 37; 4 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 18B Hillcrest* GIBSON, Christine (w/Oscar); 69; 14 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 20* GOODVOICE, Velda; 4m d/Joseph); 16 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 59 Rosebud, SD GRACE, Margaret Gamerl (Mrs. Edward); 75; 5 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 8 Calvary* GROVES, Eugene “Gene”; 79; 8 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 33 St Mary's* HANSEN, Gilbert P.(w/Marie); 55; 14 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 20 Springwell*(vet) HANSON, Gustave; 92; 11 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 16B Fairview, Papillion, NE HASTINGS, Elizabeth “Bessie”; 72; 6 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 25 (see 9th) * HAYES, John S.(w/Blanche); 70; 5 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 8 Forest Lawn* HOBBS, Clem; 102; 10 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 20 West Lawn HOPPER, Matie; 79; 14 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 20 Prospect Hill Elkhorn** HUSS, Elsie Grimmies (Mrs. Herman G.); 45; 9 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 51 St Mary Magdalene's** INGRAHAM, Jennie O.; 68; 7 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 33 Walnut Hill, Council Bluffs, IA JENSEN, James M.(w/Clara V.); 72; 12 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 8 Springwell* JORGENSEN, Catherine (Mrs.); 85; 12 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 8 Springwell* KELLEHER, Anna E.; 74; 11 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 16B Georgetown, IA**

KELLEY, John H. O.; 82; 11 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 16B Council Bluffs, IA KERKOW, Fred(w/Lillian); 67; 14 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 20 Evergreen** KNAPP, Ansel P.; 47; 12 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 8 Mount Hope* LOPEZ, Andrea (Mrs.); 103; 12 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 8 St Mary's MARTIN, John Sherman “Jack”; 12; 2 Feb 1937 WH morn p 16-2 & -3/DC Schuyler, NE MARTIN, Louisa; 84; 1 Feb 1937 WH morn p 14-5 Forest Lawn * MEAGER, Jemima (Mrs.); 84; 12 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 8 Forest Lawn** MORROW, Richard S.; 79; 1 Feb 1937 WH morn p 3-2 & 14-5 Forest Lawn* NORDGREN, August E.(w/Lillian D.); 65; 9 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 51 (x2) Valley, NE* NORTH, Frank; 62; 3 Feb 937 WH morn p 22-2/DC O’HERN, James F.; 15 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 33 St Mary Magdalene's** PRICE, Reuben C.; 71; 7 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 33 Prospect Hill PROHASKA, Marie (Mrs.); 80; 2 Feb 1937 WH morn p 16-2 & -6 Bohemian National REWA, Donald Paul Jr.; 2 s/ Paul Sr.; 15 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 33 Golden Gate Nat Cem, Redwood, CA RIGGS, Abbie Ella; 75; 3 Feb 937 WH morn p 22-1 & -4 Forest Lawn RITCHEY, Charles; 62; 3 Feb 937 WH morn p 22-1 ROGERS, Anna C.(Mrs.); 67; 1 Feb 1937 WH morn p 3-1 & 14-5 Forest Lawn* ROGERS, Mabel V. (Mrs.); 60; 11 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 16B Wyuka, Lincoln, NE ROHWER, Mary; 83; 16 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 59 Flower Hill RUBIN, Jeanette (Miss); 53; 2 Feb 1937 WH morn p 16-2 & -6 Pleasant Hill*(DC: 3rd) RUPERT, Henry; 90; 3 Feb 937 WH morn p 22-3 Lincoln, NE SCHREIBER, Raymond G.; 56; 9 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 51 Forest Lawn* SCHREMPP, Charles F.(w/Josephine); 69; 9 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 51 Calvary* STEARS, James A.(w/Mary); 77; 6 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 25 Calvary* STRAND, Oscar; 72; 7 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 33 Mount Hope** SWANSEN, Bertha L. (Mrs.); 77; 9 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 51 Forest Lawn*** VOLLMER, Anna Marie (Mrs.); 71; 11 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 16B St Mary Magdalene's** WARD, John (w/Ann); 75; 4 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 18B Walnut Hill, Council Bluffs, IA WESTERFIELD, Helen G. (Mrs. Herbert E.); 48; 15 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 33 West Lawn* WHITE, Alexander; 54; 3 Feb 937 WH morn p 22-4 WOODRING, Ruth; 8; 3 Feb 937 WH morn p 22-2/DC ZUCKER, Victor; 82; 11 Mar 1956 OWH morn p 16B Beth El*

For more death listings, go to: www.OmahaObits.WordPress.com

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New Writers Group: Writing Family Stories This new group meets on Sundays at 1:30pm at the W. Dale Clark Branch, Room 1 downstairs. Join others to learn how to present your family’s story and share ideas. Contact Tricia Piatt at 402-991-0412 or [email protected].

It’s National Poetry Month… so: “The Family Tree”

New York Public Library—Maps Online The following information is extracted from an article in Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter (6 Apr 2014) and is copyright 2014 by Richard W. Eastman. It is presented here with the permission of the author. Find information about the newsletter or subscribe at http://www.eogn.com.

The Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division is very proud to announce the release of more than 20,000 cartographic works as high resolution downloads. We [NYPL] believe these maps have no known U.S. copyright restrictions. To the extent that some jurisdictions grant NYPL an additional copyright in the digital reproductions of these maps, NYPL is distributing these images under a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The maps can be viewed and downloaded through the New York Public Library’s Digital Collections page. You can download as many maps as you like, for free, in high resolution. We’ve scanned them to enable their use in the broadest possible ways by the largest number of people. One of the best things about the new online collection is that you can download the maps and save them on your own computer. Read the full announcement at http://www.nypl.org/blog/2014/03/28/openaccess-maps. [Editor’s note: Click on “create an account” in the first paragraph of the announcement, fill in your name and email, and respond to the confirming email you’ll receive within a few minutes. Then go to the site and log in!] G.O.G.S. MEMBERS MONTHLY MEETING Apr 16th, 7:00pm—at Nebraska Methodist College, 87th & Burt Streets, Omaha. Program: Sister Terry Latey from the Mormon Trail Center will present “Tracing Trees with Trending Techniques and Technologies: RootsTECH 2014.”

—Author unknown

PAF USERS GROUP (GO-PAF) PAF User’s Group meets at 7pm on the first Friday of the month at the LDS church on 110th & Martha. G.O.G.S. WRITERS GROUP

Not dat e e!

The “April” meeting of the Writers Group will be SAT. MAY 3rd at 10:00 am. Call 402-551-4847 for information.

G.O.G.S. BOARD MEETING

W. DALE CLARK PUBLIC LIBRARY

The next meeting will be on Wed., May 14, at 6:30pm at Nebraska Methodist College, 720 N. 87th St., Omaha, first floor dining room. Anyone is welcome to attend.

Hours: Mon-Thur: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Fri-Sat: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Sun: 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm

G.O.G.S. WEBSITES Member site: www.gogsmembers.com Omaha Births: www.OmahaBirths.wordpress.com Omaha Marriages: www.OmahaMarriages.wordpress.com Omaha Area Anniversaries: www.milestoneanniversaries.wordpress.com Omaha Area Divorces: www.OmahaAreaDivorces.wordpress.com Omaha Obits: www.OmahaObits.wordpress.com Brown Co., NE Marriages: www.BrownMarriages.wordpress.com Butler Co., NE Marriages: www.ButlerMarriages.wordpress.com Cass Co., NE Marriages: www.CassMarriages.wordpress.com Colfax Co., NE Marriages: www.ColfaxMarriages.wordpress.com Dodge Co., NE Marriages: www.DodgeMarriages.wordpress.com Hall Co., NE Marriages: www.HallCoMarriages.wordpress.com Keya Paha Co., NE Marriages: www.KeyaPahaMarriages.wordpress.com Rock Co., NE Marriages: www.RockMarriages.wordpress.com Sarpy Co., NE Marriages: www.SarpyMarriages.wordpress.com Saunders Co., NE Marriages: www.SaundersCoMarriages.wordpress.com Thurston Co., NE Marriages: www.ThurstonMarriages.wordpress.com Wayne Co., NE Marriages: www.WayneMarriages.wordpress.com Florida Veterans’ Burials: www.vetsburiedinfl.wordpress.com/ (See article in January 2014 WIN for more information on this site.)

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I think that I shall never see, the finish of a family tree, As it forever seems to grow, from roots that started long ago. Way back in ancient history times, in foreign lands and distant climes, From them grew trunk and branching limb, that dated back to times so dim, One seldom knows exactly when, the parents met and married then; Nor when the twigs began to grow, with odd-named children row on row. Though verse like this was made by me, the end's in sight as you can see. 'Tis not the same with family trees, that grow and grow through centuries.

WDC is n ow a Family His tory Libra ry Affiliate!

LDS FAMILY HISTORY CENTERS Volunteer assistance and user-friendly computers are available at all locations. 14680 California St., Omaha Phone (402) 393-7641 Hours: AM PM PM PM Tues,* Wed, Thu 9:30 - 3:00 7:00 - 9:00 *California St. FHC closed first Tuesday evening of month. 12009 S. 84th St., Papillion Phone (402) 339-0461 Hours: AM PM PM PM Tues 10:00 - 12:00 7:00 - 8:45 Wed 7:00 - 8:45 Thurs 10:00 - 2:30 7:00 - 8:45 Saturdays 10:00 - 12:00 2703 Sunrise Lane, Blair Phone (402) 426-4576 Hours: AM PM PM PM Wed 7:00 - 9:00 Also available by appointment—call the number above.

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