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In this issue:
- New Databases Added Today
--- Marlboro and Hudson, Mass., City Directory, 1894
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- Historical Newspapers Collection Update
--- "Alta California" (San Francisco, Calif.), 1848-49
--- "Californian" (Monterey, Calif.), 1847
--- "Daily Alta California" (San Francisco, Calif.), 1864, 1874, 1879
- New U.K. and Ireland Records Collection Database
--- Reading, Berkshire, England: St. Lawrence Municipal Church
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- Today's Featured Map
--- Colonial Towns, 1700
- New Release: Family Tree Maker 2005
- Honoring Our Ancestors: "Genealogical Cold Calling," by Megan
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NEW DATABASES ADDED TODAY
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MARLBORO AND HUDSON, MASSACHUSETTS, CITY DIRECTORY, 1894
(Images online)

This database contains the 1894 directory for the cities of Marlboro
and Hudson, located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. In addition
to providing the names of the heads of households, the directory
provides their addresses and occupational information. A business
directory and miscellaneous information of local interest are also
included.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. "Marlboro and Hudson, Massachusetts
City Directory, 1894" [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com,
Inc., 2004. Original data: "The Marlboro and Hudson Directory For
1894." Marlborough, Mass.: Times, 1894. This directory was reproduced
courtesy of the New England Historic Genealogical Society
(http://www.nehgs.org ).

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HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS COLLECTION UPDATE
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"Alta California" (San Francisco, California), 1848-49
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"Californian" (Monterey, California), 1847
This posting adds newspapers from:
--- 1847 (4 pages)
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"Daily Alta California" (San Francisco, California), 1864, 1874, 1879
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NEW U.K. AND IRELAND RECORDS COLLECTION DATABASE
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READING, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND: ST. LAWRENCE MUNICIPAL CHURCH HISTORY
(Images online)

This database contains a history of the parish of St. Lawrence
located in the city of Reading in Berkshire, England. According to
the author, the archives of St. Lawrence begin in 1410 are among the
oldest and most interesting in all of England. It was the author's
intent to present, through many extracts of documents from the
archives, the various interests of the Church and the manners and
customs of the people. This work is meant to appeal not only to the
historian, but to the general reader as well (preface). Researchers
with ancestors who attended this church will find this database to be
of most value.

Historical works contain valuable information that can be a great
addition to your genealogical research. Although historical works may
not mention your ancestors specifically (unless they were prominent
individuals in the community), they do provide information on the
time and place in which your ancestors lived, which will help you
place your ancestors in a historical context.

Ancestry.com. "Reading, Berkshire, England: St. Lawrence Municipal
Church History" [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc.,
2004. Original data: Kerry, Charles. "A History of the Municipal
Church of St. Lawrence, Reading." Reading: Charles Kerry, 1883.

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COLONIAL TOWNS, 1700
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HONORING OUR ANCESTORS: "GENEALOGICAL COLD CALLING,"
by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak
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At some point in the course of our research, almost all of us
encounter a situation requiring us to call a stranger--perhaps a
second or third cousin we've never met. We may be seeking family
details, hoping to recruit a DNA testing candidate, trying to locate
the family Bible, or pursuing some other genealogical agenda. I know
this is an uncomfortable experience for some because I occasionally
receive e-mails asking about this cold-calling aspect whenever my
articles on orphan heirloom rescues (that is, tracing the descendants
of original owners of family treasures in order to return it to the
family of origin) appear.

While it's admittedly not my favorite part of genealogy, I call
strangers with some frequency. Sometimes it's for my own family
research, and sometimes it's for the orphan rescues. But I also do it
on almost a daily basis for my work with the U.S. Army's Repatriation
Project. As part of this effort, I locate the families of soldiers
who were killed in Korea (and occasionally, WWII and Southeast Asia).
In most cases, I'm the first contact the family has had with the Army
in 30 to 60 years. As you might suspect, reactions vary, so I've
dealt with just about everything that can happen when you pick up the
phone and dial the number of someone who has no clue who you are. So
I thought it might be worth sharing a few suggestions I've developed
for genealogical cold calling.


DON'T HIDE YOUR IDENTITY
If at all possible, it helps to ring in under your own name and
number. This won't be possible for the roughly 35 percent of you who
are unlisted, but if you're still publicly listed and have been
considering taking your number private, you might want to think
twice. Many people have caller ID and will be intrigued by a call
coming in from someone of their own surname or, at least, a long
distance number that's not familiar to them. It's true that there are
plenty of call screeners who won't pick up the phone for anyone who's
unknown to them, but curiosity sometimes gets the better of these
folks. After they've seen your name and number ring in several times,
they will occasionally call you! It happens to me from time to time
on my army cases.


AVOID LEAVING MESSAGES
This brings us to the issue of voice mail. Because of the nature of
my army work, I'm reluctant to leave messages, so my policy is to
avoid leaving them. I'll call many times before I accept the fact
that I'm dealing with a serious call screener and need to reconsider.
The same applies to general genealogical research. If you leave a
message, you're forcing even an interested individual to make a long
distance call (in most cases). Particularly to elderly people living
on a tight income, this alone can be a hindrance. Add to this the
fact that we all have busy lives, and even those with the best of
intentions might fail to call back. And there's always the
possibility that someone in the household will accidentally delete or
otherwise prevent your message from getting to its intended
recipient.

Having said that, if you've called ten times and still haven't
reached a person, it's probably time to bend this rule. If you must
leave a message, do your best to leave enough detail to give them
reason to call back.


DON'T OVER-PREPARE
Yes, you want to know who you're calling, how they're connected to
you, and why you're calling, but don't sound too polished. Even if
you've cold called dozens of distant relatives before, my experience
is that it's best to sound a little halting and even apologetic. If
you're too rehearsed, you'll come across as a telemarketer. Be sure
to ask early on if this is a good time for them and ask for a better
time if it isn't. You never know when someone who genuinely wants to
speak to you might have company or be immersed in a playoff game on
TV. Don't force them to choose between you and whatever they were
doing.


EXPLAIN THE CONNECTION
I usually open with a comment along the lines of, "This is a little
unusual. You don't know me, but I think we may be distant cousins. My
name is X and if you're the person I'm looking for, your grandparents
would have been Y and Z." The key here is to immediately share some
family details in order to arrest the hang-up impulse some of us
have. For better or worse, we've become very suspicious. Many people
hang up without taking time to learn who you are, so you need to get
past this barrier. Fortunately, it's a little less pronounced now due
to the do-not-call list (those on the list no longer expect calls
from telemarketers, and if they suspect you of being one, they'll
probably stay on the line long enough to find out who to be angry
with!).

With my army cases, I make it a point to give the soldier's name as
soon as possible. In a few cases when I wasn't quick enough the first
time, I've redialed and just shouted out the soldier's name without
any preamble. That always gets me at least a little more time.


ASK FOR A REFERRAL
Once you've established that you have a legitimate reason for
calling, it's a good idea to offer a graceful "out." This can be
easily accomplished by asking if there's someone in the family who's
into genealogy. This gives them a chance to pass you and your
questions on to another relative (and you an alternative contact if
they truly aren't interested), but few people will take advantage of
this offer. Most will appreciate your consideration of their time and
continue talking with you.


GIVE BEFORE YOU GET
To help erase any lingering concerns, it helps to share fresh details
before asking for any in return. In fact, if you can discipline
yourself, make the contact a three-step process: 1) call, 2) e-mail
or snail mail some family charts or photos, and then 3) call again.
It takes longer, but it works wonders in terms of raising their
comfort level with you. If you just can't wait, at least take the
time to verbally share data you have before moving on and asking for
information.


ASK FOR CONFIRMATION
Assuming you've made it past the preliminaries, you're ready to seek
information from them. To help ease into this, start by asking for
confirmation of a few bits and pieces that you already have. For
example, you might try, "I have that your grandmother died in 1954
and is buried in Cemetery X. Does that sound right?" This allows you
to underscore the fact that the call is a genuine genealogical
inquiry and not some scam (after all, how many scam artists would
take the time to learn where their intended victim's grandmother is
buried?) and gives you a chance to demonstrate that you already know
plenty and they're not giving away family secrets by speaking with
you.


LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
Always leave your contact information (all of it--phone, address, and
e-mail) even if you don't necessarily expect to communicate with this
person again. This may sound like a blinding flash of the obvious,
but, particularly when the conversation flows right from the start
and you wind up chatting for an hour, it can be easy to forget this
rather important step. You might change your mind, they might happen
across some treasures in the attic and think of you, or someone else
might contact them about genealogy. Then they're in the position to
play middleman, and a surprising number will be kind enough to do so.
I was recently fortunate enough to have this happen with a distant
relative in Ireland.


HAPPY DIALING!
Calling strangers can be a little intimidating, but the potential
rewards far outweigh the worst-case scenario of being hung up on.
Here's hoping these suggestions make your next cold-calling
experience a little more pleasant and successful.

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Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, author of "Honoring Our Ancestors," "In
Search of Our Ancestors: 101 Inspiring Stories of Serendipity and
Connection in Rediscovering Our Family History," "They Came to
America: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors," and "Trace Your Roots
with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree," can be
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GENEALOGY ON YOUR WALL
I had organized a genealogy wall before I read Karen's article.
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In the center of the wall display is a shadow box that contains a
pair of formal gloves from my high school prom, my mother's fan,
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our ancestors. It makes for a very interesting wall.

Tonia

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THOUGHT FOR TODAY
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CLIPPING OF THE DAY
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From "The Ohio Repository" (Canton, Ohio), 19 August 1825, page 2:

THE WEATHER.--A reference to our Thermometrical Table, shows that so
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kingdoms appear withering under its destructive influence.--Our
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The crops of Corn and Oats, in this vicinity, are generally very bad;
the dryness of the season has caused more short oats & shriveled corn
than we have ever seen before--a number of farmers have turned their
Cattle into large oats fields--and those who will have any for market
anticipate a good price, equal to that of Rye and even to Wheat,
which have been unusually abundant. [Mifflin Eagle]
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