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Welcome to the latest edition of the Midwest Genealogy Center eNewsletter! Each month we feature a news item of interest to
genealogists, new book reviews, information on our upcoming programs, and a featured database.

Come See Our Latest Display at MGC

MGC always has beautiful displays, but for a limited time, the Daughters of the American Revolution, Pioneer Chapter, have
graciously loaned us some fascinating materials for our display cases near the front doors. Come see this lovely display and be
inspired to connect your family tree to ancestors who may have fought in the American Revolution!

Upcoming Events

Beginning Genealogy
October 6 at 2:00 p.m.
Find out the fundamentals of beginning your genealogical research project. We will discuss organization, census information, vital
records, and where to look for information. This is a beginning level class.

Revenge, Retaliation and Retribution
October 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Learn about the reality of the Brigade of Jayhawkers led by General James Henry Lane and the campaign of destruction and
devastation they caused across western Missouri in 1861. It was a time of retaliation for the destruction during the epoch of
Bleeding Kansas. Nothing was safe, homes, barns, outbuildings, fencing, and businesses and were passionately destroyed by fire
and very little survived.

Featured Online Resource: Nineteenth Century British Library
Newspapers

Newspapers are wonderful genealogical resources. You can find obituaries, vital record information, and more in articles and
sections. Mid-Continent Public Library has many great newspaper databases of which Nineteenth Century British Library
Newspapers is just one. Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers is put together by the British Library from newspapers from
England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Each newspaper was chosen because they represented 19th Century British life. There is a
good mix of big cities and more rural areas and contains around 2 million newspaper pages. If you are researching an ancestor
from the United Kingdom, this will be a helpful resource.

Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers can be searched with a basic search, advanced search, publication search, or you
can browse publications by location. With the basic search, you can search keywords or an entire document. Results can also be
limited by publication date and title, as well as content set. The content set is differentiated between Nineteenth Century British
Library Newspapers and Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers, part 2. Advanced search adds further limiters, such as
place of publication, publication section, and frequency. There is also a language section which allows searching of Welsh
language newspapers. The main difference with the publication search is that instead of keyword, you search for a publication title.
Browsing publications by location is great if you know a certain area of the United Kingdom that you want to search. The list is
separated by country, then by city, and then by publication title. This is a great way to see exactly which titles are available in this
database.
Once you find results, Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers provides a number of ways to share or save that information.
You can print, email a citation, or download an image. If you choose to download an image, you can decide between PDF or HTML
as your format. The PDF option does allow for more than one page being downloaded at one time.
Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers is a great resource for anyone looking for ancestors in the United Kingdom. The
various ways to search and many different types of newspapers available are a great resource in any genealogist’s toolbox.

New Books
Nauvoo & Hancock County, Illinois: A Guide to Family
History and Historical Sources
By Kip Sperry
Many times genealogists will run into issues when the
research takes them into unfamiliar states or counties.
What exactly is available and where can materials be
accessed are common questions. With Nauvoo &
Hancock County, Illinois: A Guide to Family History and
Historical Sources provides information on where to find
genealogy sources for these two Illinois counties. The
book provides information for all types of resources;
from land and property records to newspapers and tax
records. In addition, the author has provided a brief
introduction and history for Nauvoo and Hancock
County. Genealogists researching this area of Illinois
will enjoy this helpful guide.
19th Century Card Photos KwikGuide
By Gary W. Clark
Finding old photographs of your ancestors is a great
addition to any family tree. What happens when you
find them but there are no labels or names included?
Using clues from the photos themselves, you can
oftentimes narrow possibilities based upon when the
photo was taken. 19th Century Card Photos KwikGuide
is just one book of the Midwest Genealogy Center’s
collection that can help you decipher old photographs.
Gary W. Clark’s book provides lots of great information
that can help you find those clues. Items such as
clothing and studio backgrounds/props can help identify
possible dates. Clark also has a section on preserving
your photographs. This is a great resource for anyone
trying to identify old photographs.

Remember when… : A Pictorial History of the Ellsinore,
Missouri Area
By Barbara (Robertson) Dalton and Janet (Colyott)
Leach
Pictorial histories are great resources for genealogists.
Each one can take you back in time through
photographs of a town, county, or state. Remember
when…A Pictorial History of the Ellsinore, Missouri
Area is no exception and has a number of labeled
photographs sure to excite those looking for ancestors
in this area of eastern Missouri. The authors have
separated the book into chapters, such as The Railroad
and The Price Of Freedom, making it easy to find
specific types of photographs. Each chapter also gives
a brief history on how the chapter topic affected
Ellsinore. Remember when… : provides a glimpse into
life in a small Missouri town and is sure to help anyone
looking for ancestors in this area.

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