INTRODUCTION
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre is the name given to the 1929 murders in Chicago of seven mob associates of North side gang leader Bugs Moran. The men were all gunned down on February 14th of that year--hence the popular name of this infamous event.
The horrific bloodbath was the result of a struggle between Moran and South sider Al Capone to take control of organized crime in Chicago. It is widely assumed that the Massacre was an attempt orchestrated by Capone to kill Moran. One of Moran’s associates, however, was similar in height and body shape to his boss, and was even dressed much like Moran normally dressed that morning. Capone’s “spotter” for the crime is believed to have mistook the associate (Albert Weinshank) for Moran, who was a late arrival to the meeting that brought his associates together. Moran and three gang members who also arrived late thus narrowly avoided being gunned down that morning.
There is a St. Louis connection to this infamous event. Several former members of the Egan's Rats gang were also suspected of having played significant roles in the Massacre while working for Capone.
Wikipedia article—Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine's_Day_Massacre
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ELB: Entertainment, Literature, & Biography Room (Central Library)
SS: Social Sciences Room (Central Library
ST: Stacks (Central Library)
BA: Baden Branch
BU: Buder Branch
CB: Cabanne Branch
CO: Carondelet Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
DI: Divoll Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
WA: Walnut Park Branch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: Barbarians in our midst; a history of Chicago crime and politics.
Foreword by Estes Kefauver.
Author/Compiler: Peterson, Virgil Wallace.
Local Call Number: ST--364.977
Publication Date: 1952.
Format: Books.
Title: Chicago's unsolved crimes & mysteries.
Author/Compiler: Alaspa, Bryan.
Local Call Number: WA--364.109773
Publication Date: 2013.
Format: Books.
Title: Deadly valentines: the story of Capone's henchman "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn and Louise Rolfe, his blonde alibi.
Author/Compiler: Gusfield, Jeffrey.
Local Call Number: SS,BU,CP,DA--364.10922
Publication Date: 2012.
Format: Books.
Title: The dry and lawless years.
Author/Compiler: Lyle, John H.
Local Call Number: ST--364
Publication Date: 1960.
Format: Books.
Title: Encyclopedia of organized crime in the United States: from Capone's Chicago to the new urban underworld.
Author/Compiler: Kelly, Robert J.
Local Call Number: SS,BA,BU,CB,CP,DA,SC--364.1060973
Publication Date: 2000.
Format: Books.
Title: Get Capone: the secret plot that captured America's most wanted gangster.
Author/Compiler: Eig, Jonathan.
Local Call Number: BU,CP,DI--B CAPONE AL
Publication Date: 2010.
Format: Books.
Title: The man who got away: the Bugs Moran story.
Author/Compiler: Keefe, Rose.
Local Call Number: SS--364.1066092
Publication Date: 2005.
Format: Books.
Title: The St. Valentine's Day massacre: the untold story of the gangland bloodbath that brought down Al Capone.
Author/Compiler: Helmer, William J., & Arthur J. Bilek.
Local Call Number: CO--364.1523
Publication Date: 2004.
Format: Books.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
GENEALOGY PAGES ON THE SLPL WEBSITE
Click on the page of interest to be taken to it.
1. Bounty & Public Land Claims, 1788-1855
2. Cemeteries in STL
3. Churches of STL, 1770-1990
4. Civil War Missouri Union Militia Organizations
5. Divided State: Missouri Military Units in the Civil War
6. Family History Books
7. Fraternal & Benevolent Societies in STL (a-k)
8. Fraternal & Benevolent Societies in STL(l-z)
9. Funeral Homes/Undertakers
10. Gateway Family Historian
11. HeritageQuest (SLPL library card needed to access this subscription service)
12. Indexes & Bibliographies—Alpha List
13. Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 World’s Fair) Online Exhibit
14. Maps of Missouri
15. Obituary Search by Name
16. Obituary Search By Year
17. Passenger Lists—Books in Our Collection
18. Reference Databases (SLPL library card needed to access these subscription services )
19. Resources for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 World’s Fair)
20. State & Federal Benefit Payments to Veterans, 1755-1966
21. STL Argus Obituary Index
22. STL Cemetery Lists & Death Registers
23. STL Mayors
24. STL Media Archives Collection Guide
25. STL Newspapers on Microfilm, 1808-2012
26. STL Photograph Collections
27. STL Streets Index
Questions? Ask a Librarian!
1. Bounty & Public Land Claims, 1788-1855
2. Cemeteries in STL
3. Churches of STL, 1770-1990
4. Civil War Missouri Union Militia Organizations
5. Divided State: Missouri Military Units in the Civil War
6. Family History Books
7. Fraternal & Benevolent Societies in STL (a-k)
8. Fraternal & Benevolent Societies in STL(l-z)
9. Funeral Homes/Undertakers
10. Gateway Family Historian
11. HeritageQuest (SLPL library card needed to access this subscription service)
12. Indexes & Bibliographies—Alpha List
13. Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 World’s Fair) Online Exhibit
14. Maps of Missouri
15. Obituary Search by Name
16. Obituary Search By Year
17. Passenger Lists—Books in Our Collection
18. Reference Databases (SLPL library card needed to access these subscription services )
19. Resources for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 World’s Fair)
20. State & Federal Benefit Payments to Veterans, 1755-1966
21. STL Argus Obituary Index
22. STL Cemetery Lists & Death Registers
23. STL Mayors
24. STL Media Archives Collection Guide
25. STL Newspapers on Microfilm, 1808-2012
26. STL Photograph Collections
27. STL Streets Index
Questions? Ask a Librarian!
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
FRANK JAMES: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION
Outlaw and folk hero Frank James was born Alexander Franklin James in Kearney, Missouri, to Baptist minister Reverend Robert Sallee James and his wife Zerelda (Cole) James on January 10, 1843. The family originally resided in Kentucky.
James was the oldest of the couple’s four children: Robert (died young); Jesse; and Susan. Frank was 18 when the Civil War began, and became a member of the pro-Confederate militia, the Missouri State Guard. After some time spent as a prisoner of the Union Army, he returned home. By early 1863, he was riding with local guerrillas: first Fernando Scott, then William Clarke Quantrill. He was with Quantrill during the raid on Lawrence, Kansas (August 21, 1863) during which approximately 200 men and boys were killed, many in cold blood.
After the war, Frank and younger brother Jesse operated as bandits in various states, robbing banks and trains as the opportunity arose. After Jesse was assassinated in 1882, James surrendered to Missouri’s then governor, Thomas Crittenden. He was tried twice for robbery/murder, and acquitted both times.
James later worked as shoe salesman, ticket taker in a burlesque house, and also performed on the lecture circuit. He returned home in later years, and gave tours of the family homestead for a quarter. He died on February 18, 1915, leaving behind wife Annie and one son.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_James
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
SS: Social Sciences (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)
BU: Buder Branch
CE: Central Express
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
MA: Machacek Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: The escapades of Frank and Jesse James.
Author/Compiler: Breihan, Carl W.
Local Call Number: ST—364.155
Publication Date: 1974.
Format: Books.
Title: Frank and Jesse James: the story behind the legend.
Author/Compiler: Yeatman, Ted P.
Local Call Number: STL, KI—364.1552092
Publication Date: 2000.
Format: Books.
Title: The James boys rode south; a thrilling and authentic new episode in the fabulous lives of the most daring desperadoes of modern times, Frank and Jesse James and their comrades in crime.
Author/Compiler: Hoole, William Stanley.
Local Call Number: ST—923.41
Publication Date: 1955.
Format: Books.
Title: Jesse and Frank James: the family history.
Author/Compiler: Steele, Phillip W.
Local Call Number: ST—B JAMES
Publication Date: 1994.
Format: Books.
Title: Jesse James was his name; or, Fact and fiction concerning the careers of the notorious James brothers of Missouri.
Author/Compiler: Settle, William A.
Local Call Number: HG, DA, MA, SC—923.41
Publication Date: 1966.
Format: Books.
Title: The last ride of the James-Younger Gang: Jesse James and the Northfield Raid 1876.
Author/Compiler: McLachlan, Sean.
Local Call Number: SS, MA—364.1552092
Publication Date: 2012.
Format: Books.
Title: Lives and exploits of the daring Frank and Jesse James.
Author/Compiler: Thorndike, Thaddeus.
Local Call Number: ST—923.41
Publication Date: 1909.
Format: Books.
Title: The lost cause: the trials of Frank and Jesse James.
Author/Compiler: Muehlberger, James P.
Local Call Number: SS—364.1552092
Publication Date: 2013.
Format: Books.
Title: Shot all to hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's greatest escape.
Author/Compiler: Gardner, Mark L.
Local Call Number: SS, BU, CE, DA, SC—364.1552092
Publication Date: 2013.
Format: Books.
Title: The trial of Frank James for murder: with confessions of Dick Liddil and Clarence Hite, and history of the "James gang" / with an introd. by James D. Horan.
Author/Compiler: James, Frank; Liddil, James Andrew; and Clarence B. Hite.
Local Call Number: ST—345.73
Publication Date: 1977.
Format: Books.
Outlaw and folk hero Frank James was born Alexander Franklin James in Kearney, Missouri, to Baptist minister Reverend Robert Sallee James and his wife Zerelda (Cole) James on January 10, 1843. The family originally resided in Kentucky.
James was the oldest of the couple’s four children: Robert (died young); Jesse; and Susan. Frank was 18 when the Civil War began, and became a member of the pro-Confederate militia, the Missouri State Guard. After some time spent as a prisoner of the Union Army, he returned home. By early 1863, he was riding with local guerrillas: first Fernando Scott, then William Clarke Quantrill. He was with Quantrill during the raid on Lawrence, Kansas (August 21, 1863) during which approximately 200 men and boys were killed, many in cold blood.
After the war, Frank and younger brother Jesse operated as bandits in various states, robbing banks and trains as the opportunity arose. After Jesse was assassinated in 1882, James surrendered to Missouri’s then governor, Thomas Crittenden. He was tried twice for robbery/murder, and acquitted both times.
James later worked as shoe salesman, ticket taker in a burlesque house, and also performed on the lecture circuit. He returned home in later years, and gave tours of the family homestead for a quarter. He died on February 18, 1915, leaving behind wife Annie and one son.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_James
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
SS: Social Sciences (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)
BU: Buder Branch
CE: Central Express
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
MA: Machacek Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: The escapades of Frank and Jesse James.
Author/Compiler: Breihan, Carl W.
Local Call Number: ST—364.155
Publication Date: 1974.
Format: Books.
Title: Frank and Jesse James: the story behind the legend.
Author/Compiler: Yeatman, Ted P.
Local Call Number: STL, KI—364.1552092
Publication Date: 2000.
Format: Books.
Title: The James boys rode south; a thrilling and authentic new episode in the fabulous lives of the most daring desperadoes of modern times, Frank and Jesse James and their comrades in crime.
Author/Compiler: Hoole, William Stanley.
Local Call Number: ST—923.41
Publication Date: 1955.
Format: Books.
Title: Jesse and Frank James: the family history.
Author/Compiler: Steele, Phillip W.
Local Call Number: ST—B JAMES
Publication Date: 1994.
Format: Books.
Title: Jesse James was his name; or, Fact and fiction concerning the careers of the notorious James brothers of Missouri.
Author/Compiler: Settle, William A.
Local Call Number: HG, DA, MA, SC—923.41
Publication Date: 1966.
Format: Books.
Title: The last ride of the James-Younger Gang: Jesse James and the Northfield Raid 1876.
Author/Compiler: McLachlan, Sean.
Local Call Number: SS, MA—364.1552092
Publication Date: 2012.
Format: Books.
Title: Lives and exploits of the daring Frank and Jesse James.
Author/Compiler: Thorndike, Thaddeus.
Local Call Number: ST—923.41
Publication Date: 1909.
Format: Books.
Title: The lost cause: the trials of Frank and Jesse James.
Author/Compiler: Muehlberger, James P.
Local Call Number: SS—364.1552092
Publication Date: 2013.
Format: Books.
Title: Shot all to hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's greatest escape.
Author/Compiler: Gardner, Mark L.
Local Call Number: SS, BU, CE, DA, SC—364.1552092
Publication Date: 2013.
Format: Books.
Title: The trial of Frank James for murder: with confessions of Dick Liddil and Clarence Hite, and history of the "James gang" / with an introd. by James D. Horan.
Author/Compiler: James, Frank; Liddil, James Andrew; and Clarence B. Hite.
Local Call Number: ST—345.73
Publication Date: 1977.
Format: Books.
Monday, February 3, 2014
THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION
The Battle of Iwo Jima (aka Operation Detachment) was a major battle in which the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps made an amphibious landing on the island of Iwo Jima and captured it from the Japanese. The intent of the American invasion was to gain control of the island's three airfields that (it was hoped) could be used to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese homeland. This five-week battle (19 February–26 March 1945) included some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Wikipedia article—Battle of Iwo Jima:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ELB: Entertainment, Literature, & Biography Room (Central Library)
SS: Social Sciences (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)
BU: Buder Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
MA: Machacek Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: American Spartans: the U.S. Marines: a combat history from Iwo Jima to Iraq.
Author/Compiler: Warren, James A.
Local Call Number: SS [359.960973]
Publication Date: 2005.
Format: Books.
Title: Finding my father: the lifelong quest by an Iwo Jima Marine's son to know the man who was his father.
Author/Compiler: Pace, Robert Sidney.
Local Call Number: CP [306.8]
Publication Date 2009.
Format: Books.
Title: Indestructible: the unforgettable story of a marine hero at Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Lucas, Jack; and D. K. Drum.
Local Call Number: ELB [B LUCAS JACK]
Publication Date: 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: Island of terror: Battle of Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Hama, Larry; Erksine, Gary; and Anthony Williams.
Local Call Number: BU [940.5425213]
Publication Date: 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima. Foreword by Harry Schmidt.
Author/Compiler: Newcomb, Richard F.
Local Call Number: ST [940.92]
Publication Date: 1965.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: legacy of valor.
Author/Compiler: Ross, Bill D.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1985.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: monuments, memories, and the American hero.
Author/Compiler: Marling, Karal Ann. Wetenhall, John.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1991.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima, springboard to final victory.
Author/Compiler: Henri, Raymond.
Local Call Number: ST [940.92]
Publication Date: 1945.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific.
Author/Compiler: Smith, Larry Earl.
Local Call Number: HG, MA [940.542528]
Publication Date: 2008.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: the young heroes.
Author/Compiler: Muscarella, Tony.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1989.
Format: Books.
Title: Never in doubt: remembering Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Kessler, Lynn. Bart, Edmond B.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1999.
Format: Books.
Title: The quiet hero: the untold medal of honor story of George E. Wahlen at the battle for Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Toyn, Gary W.
Local Call Number: HG [940.542528]
Publication Date 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: Red blood, black sand: fighting alongside John Basilone from boot camp to Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Tatum, Charles W.
Local Call Number: HG [940.542528]
Publication Date: 2012.
Format: Books.
Title: Shadow of Suribachi : raising the flags on Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Albee, Parker Bishop; and Keller Cushing Freeman.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date 1995.
Format: Books.
The Battle of Iwo Jima (aka Operation Detachment) was a major battle in which the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps made an amphibious landing on the island of Iwo Jima and captured it from the Japanese. The intent of the American invasion was to gain control of the island's three airfields that (it was hoped) could be used to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese homeland. This five-week battle (19 February–26 March 1945) included some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Wikipedia article—Battle of Iwo Jima:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ELB: Entertainment, Literature, & Biography Room (Central Library)
SS: Social Sciences (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)
BU: Buder Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
MA: Machacek Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: American Spartans: the U.S. Marines: a combat history from Iwo Jima to Iraq.
Author/Compiler: Warren, James A.
Local Call Number: SS [359.960973]
Publication Date: 2005.
Format: Books.
Title: Finding my father: the lifelong quest by an Iwo Jima Marine's son to know the man who was his father.
Author/Compiler: Pace, Robert Sidney.
Local Call Number: CP [306.8]
Publication Date 2009.
Format: Books.
Title: Indestructible: the unforgettable story of a marine hero at Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Lucas, Jack; and D. K. Drum.
Local Call Number: ELB [B LUCAS JACK]
Publication Date: 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: Island of terror: Battle of Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Hama, Larry; Erksine, Gary; and Anthony Williams.
Local Call Number: BU [940.5425213]
Publication Date: 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima. Foreword by Harry Schmidt.
Author/Compiler: Newcomb, Richard F.
Local Call Number: ST [940.92]
Publication Date: 1965.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: legacy of valor.
Author/Compiler: Ross, Bill D.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1985.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: monuments, memories, and the American hero.
Author/Compiler: Marling, Karal Ann. Wetenhall, John.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1991.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima, springboard to final victory.
Author/Compiler: Henri, Raymond.
Local Call Number: ST [940.92]
Publication Date: 1945.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific.
Author/Compiler: Smith, Larry Earl.
Local Call Number: HG, MA [940.542528]
Publication Date: 2008.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: the young heroes.
Author/Compiler: Muscarella, Tony.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1989.
Format: Books.
Title: Never in doubt: remembering Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Kessler, Lynn. Bart, Edmond B.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1999.
Format: Books.
Title: The quiet hero: the untold medal of honor story of George E. Wahlen at the battle for Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Toyn, Gary W.
Local Call Number: HG [940.542528]
Publication Date 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: Red blood, black sand: fighting alongside John Basilone from boot camp to Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Tatum, Charles W.
Local Call Number: HG [940.542528]
Publication Date: 2012.
Format: Books.
Title: Shadow of Suribachi : raising the flags on Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Albee, Parker Bishop; and Keller Cushing Freeman.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date 1995.
Format: Books.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
PLANNING YOUR VISIT
Planning to visit SLPL's Genealogy Room in the near future? You can quickly and easily create a list of items to look at while here using your home computer!
Note: Let’s assume you’re looking for info on Gasconade County (Mo.) ancestors.
Go here and click Catalog (near top of the screen).
The Search Bar on this screen should say All Fields.
Type gasconade county missouri genealogy (case doesn’t matter) and click Search.
You will get a list of library materials that match your search criteria. To the left of each title listed is a number and a little box. Click on the little box next to each title of interest to save it. Once you’ve looked at all the choices on that screen, click Print It and More at the bottom of the screen.
You will be offered a number of choices, including:
Place Hold(s)
Add to Your Lists
Email
Print
Text This to Me
You can thus immediately print a list of your selections; email or text the list to your phone or computer (or the phone or computer of a friend). You don’t need to be a Library cardholder to do any of these things.
If you are a cardholder, you can also create a List that attaches to your account, or you can place a hold on circulating items (sorry, most items in the Genealogy Room do not circulate).
By the way, if you want your search for Gasconade County items to be fairly thorough, you should also search using each of the following phrases:
gasconade county missouri history
gasconade county missouri newspapers
gasconade county missouri maps
gasconade county missouri families
Simply change gasconade and missouri to reflect the state and county of interest. We’ll see you soon!
Need additional info? Ask a Librarian!
Note: Let’s assume you’re looking for info on Gasconade County (Mo.) ancestors.
Go here and click Catalog (near top of the screen).
The Search Bar on this screen should say All Fields.
Type gasconade county missouri genealogy (case doesn’t matter) and click Search.
You will get a list of library materials that match your search criteria. To the left of each title listed is a number and a little box. Click on the little box next to each title of interest to save it. Once you’ve looked at all the choices on that screen, click Print It and More at the bottom of the screen.
You will be offered a number of choices, including:
Place Hold(s)
Add to Your Lists
Text This to Me
You can thus immediately print a list of your selections; email or text the list to your phone or computer (or the phone or computer of a friend). You don’t need to be a Library cardholder to do any of these things.
If you are a cardholder, you can also create a List that attaches to your account, or you can place a hold on circulating items (sorry, most items in the Genealogy Room do not circulate).
By the way, if you want your search for Gasconade County items to be fairly thorough, you should also search using each of the following phrases:
gasconade county missouri history
gasconade county missouri newspapers
gasconade county missouri maps
gasconade county missouri families
Simply change gasconade and missouri to reflect the state and county of interest. We’ll see you soon!
Need additional info? Ask a Librarian!
UPCOMING GENEALOGY & CIVIL WAR CLASSES
The following classes will be held at Central Library in downtown St. Louis:
SAT, FEB 8, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Heroes of the USCT (United States Colored Troops)
Tom Pearson discusses book, manuscript, microfilm, and Internet sources of information on the struggles and triumphs of African American Civil War soldiers. Training Room, 2nd Floor. To register/more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
SAT, MAR 22, 10:30 am-Noon
The Price is Right: the Genealogist’s Guide to Free Stuff on the Internet
Tom Pearson shows genealogists sites where they can find free digitized books; newspapers; magazines; forms & charts; clip art; images & photographs; maps; music; and podcasts, plus sites they can use to create free blogs & websites. Training Room, 2nd Floor. To register/more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
The following classes are co-sponsored by St. Louis Public Library; locations vary:
THURS, FEB 6, 7:30 pm-9 pm
St. Clair County Genealogical Society & SLPL present:
The Price is Right: the Genealogist’s Guide to Free Stuff on the Internet
Tom Pearson shows genealogists sites where they can find free digitized books; newspapers; magazines; forms & charts; clip art; images & photographs; maps; music; and podcasts, plus sites they can use to create free blogs & websites. St. Luke Parish Center, North Church and East "C" Sts., Belleville, Illinois 62222. To register/more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
THURS, FEB 13, 7 pm-8:30 pm
Madison County Genealogical Society & SLPL present:
The Price is Right: the Genealogist’s Guide to Free Stuff on the Internet
Tom Pearson shows genealogists sites where they can find free digitized books; newspapers; magazines; forms & charts; clip art; images & photographs; maps; music; and podcasts, plus sites they can use to create free blogs & websites. Edwardsville Public Library, 112 S. Kansas St., Edwardsville, IL 62025. To register/more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
NOTES: In case of inclement weather, you can call 314-241-2288 to see if Central Library will be open that day.
St. Clair County Genealogical Society and Madison County Genealogical Society cancel meetings if school is cancelled in those cities that day.
Want to be added to my email class notification list? Contact me here (tpearson@slpl.org) with NOTIFY in the Subject line. It’s that simple!
SAT, FEB 8, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Heroes of the USCT (United States Colored Troops)
Tom Pearson discusses book, manuscript, microfilm, and Internet sources of information on the struggles and triumphs of African American Civil War soldiers. Training Room, 2nd Floor. To register/more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
SAT, MAR 22, 10:30 am-Noon
The Price is Right: the Genealogist’s Guide to Free Stuff on the Internet
Tom Pearson shows genealogists sites where they can find free digitized books; newspapers; magazines; forms & charts; clip art; images & photographs; maps; music; and podcasts, plus sites they can use to create free blogs & websites. Training Room, 2nd Floor. To register/more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
The following classes are co-sponsored by St. Louis Public Library; locations vary:
THURS, FEB 6, 7:30 pm-9 pm
St. Clair County Genealogical Society & SLPL present:
The Price is Right: the Genealogist’s Guide to Free Stuff on the Internet
Tom Pearson shows genealogists sites where they can find free digitized books; newspapers; magazines; forms & charts; clip art; images & photographs; maps; music; and podcasts, plus sites they can use to create free blogs & websites. St. Luke Parish Center, North Church and East "C" Sts., Belleville, Illinois 62222. To register/more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
THURS, FEB 13, 7 pm-8:30 pm
Madison County Genealogical Society & SLPL present:
The Price is Right: the Genealogist’s Guide to Free Stuff on the Internet
Tom Pearson shows genealogists sites where they can find free digitized books; newspapers; magazines; forms & charts; clip art; images & photographs; maps; music; and podcasts, plus sites they can use to create free blogs & websites. Edwardsville Public Library, 112 S. Kansas St., Edwardsville, IL 62025. To register/more information: tpearson@slpl.org.
NOTES: In case of inclement weather, you can call 314-241-2288 to see if Central Library will be open that day.
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THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION
The British early in the War of 1812 blockaded American ports with 75 naval vessels, greatly reducing American imports and exports, and angering many residents of New England who were dependent on foreign trade for their livelihoods.
After Napoleon's defeat and abdication in 1814, the British were able to begin a land offensive against the Americans. They were able to burn Washington, D.C., in 1814, but were unable to reduce or capture Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor ("The Star-Spangled Banner").
The British also began a campaign against New Orleans in an effort to block commerce on the Mississippi River. In a battle fought two weeks after a peace treaty between Britain and the U.S. had been signed, a force of militiamen and Army regulars under Andrew Jackson decisively defeated a force of British regulars at the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815.
Wikipedia article—Battle of New Orleans:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Orleans
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ELB: Entertainment, Literature, & Biography Room (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)
BU: Buder Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: The Battle of New Orleans.
Author/Compiler: Remini, Robert Vincent.
Local Call Number: ST; CP—973.5239.
Publication Date: 1999.
Format: Books.
Title: The Battle of New Orleans; an informal history of the war that nobody wanted: 1812.
Author/Compiler: Chidsey, Donald Barr.
Local Call Number: ST—973.5.
Publication Date: 1961.
Format: Books.
Title: The naval war of 1812: or, The history of the United States Navy during the last war with Great Britain, to which is appended an account of the battle of New Orleans.
Author/Compiler: Roosevelt, Theodore.
Local Call Number: ST—973.525 Vol [ 1].
Publication Date: 1910.
Format: Books.
Title: Patriotic fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans.
Author/Compiler: Groom, Winston.
Local Call Number: HG—973.5239.
Publication Date: 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: The generals: Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, and the road to the Battle of New Orleans.
Author/Compiler: Patterson, Benton Rain.
Local Call Number: HG—973.5239.
Publication Date: 2005.
Format: Books.
Title: Struggle for the gulf borderlands : the Creek War and the Battle of New Orleans, 1812-1815 .
Author/Compiler: Owsley, Frank Lawrence.
Local Call Number: ST—973.5238.
Publication Date: 1981.
Format: Books.
Title: Sink or be sunk! : the naval battle in the Mississippi Sound that preceded the Battle of New Orleans / maps by Sarah Foster.
Author/Compiler: La Violette, Paul E. Foster, Sarah. Local Call Number: ST—973.525.
Publication Date: 2002.
Format: Books.
Title: The siege of New Orleans.
Author/Compiler: Brooks, Charles B.
Local Call Number: ST—973.5.
Publication Date: 1961.
Format: Books.
Title: Blaze of glory; the fight for New Orleans, 1814-1815.
Author/Compiler: Carter, Samuel.
Local Call Number: ST--973.523.
Publication Date: 1971.
Format: Books.
Title: Andrew Jackson, the border captain.
Author/Compiler: James, Marquis.
Local Call Number: ST—B JACKSON.
Publication Date: 1933.
Format: Books.
The British early in the War of 1812 blockaded American ports with 75 naval vessels, greatly reducing American imports and exports, and angering many residents of New England who were dependent on foreign trade for their livelihoods.
After Napoleon's defeat and abdication in 1814, the British were able to begin a land offensive against the Americans. They were able to burn Washington, D.C., in 1814, but were unable to reduce or capture Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor ("The Star-Spangled Banner").
The British also began a campaign against New Orleans in an effort to block commerce on the Mississippi River. In a battle fought two weeks after a peace treaty between Britain and the U.S. had been signed, a force of militiamen and Army regulars under Andrew Jackson decisively defeated a force of British regulars at the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815.
Wikipedia article—Battle of New Orleans:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Orleans
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ELB: Entertainment, Literature, & Biography Room (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)
BU: Buder Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: The Battle of New Orleans.
Author/Compiler: Remini, Robert Vincent.
Local Call Number: ST; CP—973.5239.
Publication Date: 1999.
Format: Books.
Title: The Battle of New Orleans; an informal history of the war that nobody wanted: 1812.
Author/Compiler: Chidsey, Donald Barr.
Local Call Number: ST—973.5.
Publication Date: 1961.
Format: Books.
Title: The naval war of 1812: or, The history of the United States Navy during the last war with Great Britain, to which is appended an account of the battle of New Orleans.
Author/Compiler: Roosevelt, Theodore.
Local Call Number: ST—973.525 Vol [ 1].
Publication Date: 1910.
Format: Books.
Title: Patriotic fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans.
Author/Compiler: Groom, Winston.
Local Call Number: HG—973.5239.
Publication Date: 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: The generals: Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, and the road to the Battle of New Orleans.
Author/Compiler: Patterson, Benton Rain.
Local Call Number: HG—973.5239.
Publication Date: 2005.
Format: Books.
Title: Struggle for the gulf borderlands : the Creek War and the Battle of New Orleans, 1812-1815 .
Author/Compiler: Owsley, Frank Lawrence.
Local Call Number: ST—973.5238.
Publication Date: 1981.
Format: Books.
Title: Sink or be sunk! : the naval battle in the Mississippi Sound that preceded the Battle of New Orleans / maps by Sarah Foster.
Author/Compiler: La Violette, Paul E. Foster, Sarah. Local Call Number: ST—973.525.
Publication Date: 2002.
Format: Books.
Title: The siege of New Orleans.
Author/Compiler: Brooks, Charles B.
Local Call Number: ST—973.5.
Publication Date: 1961.
Format: Books.
Title: Blaze of glory; the fight for New Orleans, 1814-1815.
Author/Compiler: Carter, Samuel.
Local Call Number: ST--973.523.
Publication Date: 1971.
Format: Books.
Title: Andrew Jackson, the border captain.
Author/Compiler: James, Marquis.
Local Call Number: ST—B JACKSON.
Publication Date: 1933.
Format: Books.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
THE WARSAW UPRISING
INTRODUCTION
The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army to liberate Warsaw from occupying German forces. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the approach of the Soviet Union's Red Army towards the eastern suburbs of the city while the Germans retreated. The Soviet advance stopped abruptly, however, which enabled the Germans to regroup and demolish the city while inflicting horrific casualties on the Polish resistance, which fought on for 63 days with little outside support.
The Uprising was the largest single military effort undertaken by any European resistance movement during World War II. Warsaw was finally liberated from German control on 17 January 1945 by the Red Army and the First Polish Army—although by this time, 85% of the buildings in Warsaw had been destroyed, and at least 150,000 Polish civilians had been killed in the fighting or executed summarily by the Germans.
Wikipedia article--Warsaw Uprising
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ELB: Entertainment, Literature, & Biography Room (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)
BU: Buder Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
MA: Machacek Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: And we are not saved.
Author/Compiler: Wdowinski, David.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1963.
Format: Books.
Title: The battle of the Warsaw ghetto.
Author/Compiler: Mendelson, Shloyme.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1944.
Format: Books.
Title: Between two evils: the World War II memoir of a girl in occupied Warsaw and a Nazi labor camp.
Author/Compiler: Radlo, Lucyna B.
Local Call Number: B RADLO LUCYNA [DI; MA]
Publication Date: 2009
Format: Books.
Title: Dying, we live: the personal chronicle of a young freedom fighter in Warsaw, 1939-1945.
Author/Compiler: Julian Eugeniusz Kulski.
Local Call Number: 940.53438 [ST]
Publication Date: 1979.
Format: Books.
Title: The fighting ghettos. Translated and edited by Meyer Barkai.
Author/Compiler: Zuckerman, Isaac.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1962.
Format: Books.
Title: I remember nothing more: the Warsaw Children's Hospital and the Jewish resistance / Adina Blady Szwajger; translated from the Polish by Tasja Darowski and Danusia Stok.
Local Call Number: 940.5318 [ST]
Publication Date: 1990.
Format: Books.
Title: I saw the siege of Warsaw.
Author/Compiler: Polonius, Alexander.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1941.
Format: Books.
Title: Martyrs and fighters; the epic of the Warsaw ghetto.
Author/Compiler: Friedman, Philip.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1954.
Format: Books.
Title: The pianist : the extraordinary true story of one man's survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 / Wladyslaw Szpilman ; with extracts from the diary of Wilm Hosenfeld ; foreword by Andrzej Szpilman ; epilogue by Wolf Biermann ; translated by Anthea Bell.
Local Call Number: 940.5318092 [SC]
Publication Date: 2003.
Format: Books.
Title: Secret city : the hidden Jews of Warsaw, 1940-1945.
Author/Compiler: Paulsson, Gunnar S.
Local Call Number: 940.53180 [ST]
Publication Date: 2002.
Format: Books.
Title: A square of sky; recollections of my childhood.
Author/Compiler: David, Janina.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1966.
Format: Books.
Title: The stars bear witness, tr. and ed. by Leonard Goldstein.
Author/Compiler: Goldstein, Bernard.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1949.
Format: Books.
Title: Tale of a city.
Author/Compiler: United States. Office of War Information.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1942
Format: Books.
Title: Warsaw 1944: Hitler, Himmler, and the Warsaw uprising.
Author/Compiler: Richie, Alexandra.
Local Call Number: 940.534384 [BU]
Format: Books.
Title: Warsaw ghetto, a diary by Mary Berg, edited by S.L.Shneiderman.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1945.
Format: Books.
Title: Warsaw in chains. Translated from the original Polish by Norbert Guterman.
Author/Compiler: Korbonski, Stefan.
Local Call Number: 943.8 [ST]
Publication Date: 1959.
Format: Books.
The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army to liberate Warsaw from occupying German forces. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the approach of the Soviet Union's Red Army towards the eastern suburbs of the city while the Germans retreated. The Soviet advance stopped abruptly, however, which enabled the Germans to regroup and demolish the city while inflicting horrific casualties on the Polish resistance, which fought on for 63 days with little outside support.
The Uprising was the largest single military effort undertaken by any European resistance movement during World War II. Warsaw was finally liberated from German control on 17 January 1945 by the Red Army and the First Polish Army—although by this time, 85% of the buildings in Warsaw had been destroyed, and at least 150,000 Polish civilians had been killed in the fighting or executed summarily by the Germans.
Wikipedia article--Warsaw Uprising
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ELB: Entertainment, Literature, & Biography Room (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)
BU: Buder Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
MA: Machacek Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: And we are not saved.
Author/Compiler: Wdowinski, David.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1963.
Format: Books.
Title: The battle of the Warsaw ghetto.
Author/Compiler: Mendelson, Shloyme.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1944.
Format: Books.
Title: Between two evils: the World War II memoir of a girl in occupied Warsaw and a Nazi labor camp.
Author/Compiler: Radlo, Lucyna B.
Local Call Number: B RADLO LUCYNA [DI; MA]
Publication Date: 2009
Format: Books.
Title: Dying, we live: the personal chronicle of a young freedom fighter in Warsaw, 1939-1945.
Author/Compiler: Julian Eugeniusz Kulski.
Local Call Number: 940.53438 [ST]
Publication Date: 1979.
Format: Books.
Title: The fighting ghettos. Translated and edited by Meyer Barkai.
Author/Compiler: Zuckerman, Isaac.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1962.
Format: Books.
Title: I remember nothing more: the Warsaw Children's Hospital and the Jewish resistance / Adina Blady Szwajger; translated from the Polish by Tasja Darowski and Danusia Stok.
Local Call Number: 940.5318 [ST]
Publication Date: 1990.
Format: Books.
Title: I saw the siege of Warsaw.
Author/Compiler: Polonius, Alexander.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1941.
Format: Books.
Title: Martyrs and fighters; the epic of the Warsaw ghetto.
Author/Compiler: Friedman, Philip.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1954.
Format: Books.
Title: The pianist : the extraordinary true story of one man's survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 / Wladyslaw Szpilman ; with extracts from the diary of Wilm Hosenfeld ; foreword by Andrzej Szpilman ; epilogue by Wolf Biermann ; translated by Anthea Bell.
Local Call Number: 940.5318092 [SC]
Publication Date: 2003.
Format: Books.
Title: Secret city : the hidden Jews of Warsaw, 1940-1945.
Author/Compiler: Paulsson, Gunnar S.
Local Call Number: 940.53180 [ST]
Publication Date: 2002.
Format: Books.
Title: A square of sky; recollections of my childhood.
Author/Compiler: David, Janina.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1966.
Format: Books.
Title: The stars bear witness, tr. and ed. by Leonard Goldstein.
Author/Compiler: Goldstein, Bernard.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1949.
Format: Books.
Title: Tale of a city.
Author/Compiler: United States. Office of War Information.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1942
Format: Books.
Title: Warsaw 1944: Hitler, Himmler, and the Warsaw uprising.
Author/Compiler: Richie, Alexandra.
Local Call Number: 940.534384 [BU]
Format: Books.
Title: Warsaw ghetto, a diary by Mary Berg, edited by S.L.Shneiderman.
Local Call Number: 940.92 [ST]
Publication Date: 1945.
Format: Books.
Title: Warsaw in chains. Translated from the original Polish by Norbert Guterman.
Author/Compiler: Korbonski, Stefan.
Local Call Number: 943.8 [ST]
Publication Date: 1959.
Format: Books.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
PERIODICAL SPOTLIGHT: FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE
Their January/February 2014 issue features these articles:
Playing to the Crowd (crowdsourcing) Write On! (the history of handwriting)
Bright Ideas (41 ways to revitalize your research/break through brick walls in 2014)
Family Tree Harvest (utilizing online family tree databases)
Photographic Memories (all about daguerreotype)
Finding Russian Roots (eight strategies for finding Russian roots)
Workbook: Land Records
The Toolkit: House Histories; Privacy plug-ins; Newspaper Searching on GenealogyBank; review of Family Tree Builder 7.0
Headstone Heirlooms (getting all the info possible from headstones)
1921Canada Census (what you can find in it)
You can read this magazine (and past issues of this title) in the Genealogy Room at Central Library (St. Louis).
Link to Genealogy Pages on the SLPL website
Playing to the Crowd (crowdsourcing) Write On! (the history of handwriting)
Bright Ideas (41 ways to revitalize your research/break through brick walls in 2014)
Family Tree Harvest (utilizing online family tree databases)
Photographic Memories (all about daguerreotype)
Finding Russian Roots (eight strategies for finding Russian roots)
Workbook: Land Records
The Toolkit: House Histories; Privacy plug-ins; Newspaper Searching on GenealogyBank; review of Family Tree Builder 7.0
Headstone Heirlooms (getting all the info possible from headstones)
1921Canada Census (what you can find in it)
You can read this magazine (and past issues of this title) in the Genealogy Room at Central Library (St. Louis).
Link to Genealogy Pages on the SLPL website
PERIODICAL SPOTLIGHT: FAMILY CHRONICLE
Their January/February 2014 issue features these articles:
Locating German Parish Records (these records are often vital when researching kin from Deutschland)
Does Anybody Have a Question? (structuring research questions to get the best results)
The Mysterious Letter (solving the riddle posed by a letter written 175 years ago)
Patricia Evans’ Happy Days (examining the childhood of one lady to highlight the importance of preserving memories for future generations)
Kook, “Krock,” or Klansman (you never know what you’ll find in the attic)
First Looks: Family Tree Builder 7.0 (a look at the latest software release from MyHeritage.com)
Beyond the Book: Family History Slide Shows (a new series looks at innovative ways to share your family history)
Gifts From the Grave: Ukranian Research (a woman’s quest to find out more about her grandmother’s childhood)
Your Family’s Baggage (you never know what you’ll find in old trunks or suitcases)
Getting Payment for a Family History Book: Resolving the Dilemma (recovering the cost of publishing a family history book)
The Back Page (raw data—birth, marriage, death—doesn’t tell the whole story)
You can read this magazine (and past issues of this title) in the Genealogy Room at Central Library (St. Louis).
Link to Genealogy Pages on the SLPL website
Locating German Parish Records (these records are often vital when researching kin from Deutschland)
Does Anybody Have a Question? (structuring research questions to get the best results)
The Mysterious Letter (solving the riddle posed by a letter written 175 years ago)
Patricia Evans’ Happy Days (examining the childhood of one lady to highlight the importance of preserving memories for future generations)
Kook, “Krock,” or Klansman (you never know what you’ll find in the attic)
First Looks: Family Tree Builder 7.0 (a look at the latest software release from MyHeritage.com)
Beyond the Book: Family History Slide Shows (a new series looks at innovative ways to share your family history)
Gifts From the Grave: Ukranian Research (a woman’s quest to find out more about her grandmother’s childhood)
Your Family’s Baggage (you never know what you’ll find in old trunks or suitcases)
Getting Payment for a Family History Book: Resolving the Dilemma (recovering the cost of publishing a family history book)
The Back Page (raw data—birth, marriage, death—doesn’t tell the whole story)
You can read this magazine (and past issues of this title) in the Genealogy Room at Central Library (St. Louis).
Link to Genealogy Pages on the SLPL website
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