NGSQ September 2020 Issue is Now Online!

Oliverel Eves "O.E." Guillory (1875–1944)

The September 2020 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 108, Number 3, is available online in the Members Only section of the website. Members should see the new edition in their mailboxes in the next few weeks.

Although not obvious by the titles, one of this month's articles features sibling research and Y-DNA to support the conclusion. Another inferential case determines the identity and parentage of an African American women born in the 1850s, despite her many name changes.

CONTENTS:

FEATURE ARTICLES

• “A Father for Walter Griffith of Tuscarawas County, Ohio” by Ann Raymont, CG

• “A Woman of Many Names: Henrietta Dixon of Baltimore City, Maryland” by Nicole Gilkison LaRue, CG

• “The Case of the Missing Moffetts of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts” by Pamela Lyons Brinegar, CG
  
  

NOTES AND DOCUMENTS

• “The Records of the English Chancery Court Revisited: A New Search Paradigm” by Ronald A. Hill, PhD, CG Emeritus, FASG, FNGS

COMMUNICATIONS

EDITORS’ CORNER

• Only a Name Survives

ADMINISTRATION

SIDELIGHTS

• Housekeeping 1870s Style
• There Goes the Neighborhood   4
• Women Lawyers
• A Burglar Caught Napping
• Victorian Social Distancing?
• Achieving Equality in Marriage

REVIEWS

The National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ) is published four times per year, in March, June, September, and December. The journal is edited by Nancy A. Peters, CG®, CGLSM, and Allen R. Peterson, AG, CG®.

NGSQ June 2020 Issue Now Online!

Wister "Wick" Lee Garrett (1863–1928), circa 1917

The June 2020 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 108, Number 2, is available online in the Members Only section of the website. Members should see the new edition in their mailboxes in the next few weeks.

CONTENTS:

FEATURE ARTICLES 

• “Parents for Isaac Garrett of Laurens County, South Carolina: DNA Corroborates Oral Tradition” by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL

• “Parents for Sarepta McMillin: Untangling the McMillin Family in Champaign and Clark Counties, Ohio” by John D. Beatty, CG

• “Peter Wingate of Cecil County, Maryland: Son of Isabella Stoops or Sarah Johnson?” by Carol Cooke Darrow, CG

COMMUNICATIONS

EDITORS’ CORNER

• Beware Things That Aren’t So

ADMINISTRATION 

SIDELIGHTS

• Otto Garrett Killed by Peace Officer
• When the Cure Was Worse Than the Disease
• A Case of Being Two-Faced

REVIEWS

The National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ) is published four times per year, in March, June, September, and December. The journal is edited by Nancy A. Peters, CG®, CGLSM, and Allen R. Peterson, AG, CG®.

Free Access to NGS Monthly Archives Through 31 July 2020

National Genealogical Society 

Providing Free Access to

NGS Monthly Archives Through 31 July 2020

During this time when so many Americans must stay at home, the National Genealogical Society (NGS) is offering non-members free access to five years of NGS Monthly. Starting immediately through 31 July 2020, everyone interested in family history can read insightful articles in our digital publication archive.

Edited and authored by Aaron Goodwin, an award-winning genealogist, NGS Monthly’s articles help researchers of all levels. The articles offer family historians invaluable insights on methodology and digestible recommendations on genealogical research by considering the techniques of skilled researchers and scholars, and how they solved difficult research problems. Topics often examine valuable lessons in case studies published in the scholarly NGS Quarterly to help readers understand how to apply new concepts to their own work.

The October 2019 issue’s “Land Evidences and Geographic Clues: Mapping As a Research Tool,” was especially popular among members. Goodwin examined an NGS Quarterly article by Rachal Mills Lennon[1]. Lennon’s article showcased how she used mapping activities and associations of eighteenth-century Solomon Harper, whose name appeared in multiple locations in South Carolina, to determine if he was one and the same man.

In the February 2020 issue of NGS Monthly, “The Creation of Leap Year and Its Effects on Genealogy” gave a nod to the leap year and used the opportunity to review how calendars have changed over the centuries. These changes are of critical importance to family history researchers. Goodwin explained the difference between the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and noted that though the Gregorian calendar was commissioned in 1582, some areas of Europe did not begin using it until the eighteenth century.

These articles from Goodwin and many more, as well as dozens from former editors Laura DeGrazia and Melissa Johnson in the NGS Monthly archives, can provide genealogists and family historians hours of fascinating reading and will help them advance their skills as they continue to build their family tree. This free opportunity is available now until 31 July 2020.

You can also access the NGS Monthly archives by going to:

NGSgenealogy.org > Learning Center > NGS Monthly > Archives.

We wish you all the best during these challenging times. Stay well!

[1] Rachal Mills Lennon, “Southern Strategies: Merging Identities by Mapping Activities and Linking Participants—Solomon Harper of South Carolina’s Lowcountry,” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 107 (September 2019): 165–184; PDF, NGSQ Archives (https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ngsq/ : 14 October 2019).

NGSQ March 2020 Issue Now Online!

Admire Lucinda "Addie" (Dyer) Davis, ca. 1888 (1883–1942) 

The March 2020 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 108, Number 1, is available online in the Members Only section of the website. Members should see the new edition in their mailboxes in the next few weeks.

CONTENTS:

FEATURE ARTICLES 

• A Lineal Descent from Nancy Young: Five Generations Living in 1870 in Lowndes County, Georgia?” by Paul K. Graham, AG, CG, CGL
• Tracing Seventeen Enslaved African Americans of the "Second Middle Passage" from Maryland to Louisiana by Michael G. Hait, CG, CGL
• "Pains and Penalties" of Nineteenth-Century Divorce: Was Elizabeth White of Tennessee and Kentucky Married to Mordecai Pillow? by Elizabeth Bottorff Ahlemann, JD
• The Identity of Three-Time Convict Henry F. Neher of California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, and Texas by William M. Litchman, PhD

NOTES AND DOCUMENTS

• Schnible, Schnidley, Shinble, Shumbly, Snaivley, Snavly, Snawly, Sneely, Sneivly, Snevely, Snible, Snibly, Snivel, Snively, or Swively of Holmes County, Ohio by Ronald A. Hill, PhD, CG Emeritus, FASG

COMMUNICATIONS

EDITORS’ CORNER

• All that Glistens is Not Gold

ADMINISTRATION


SIDELIGHTS

• An Ungrateful Daughter
• Only a Supervisor
• Baltimore to New Orleans on a Slave-Traders’ Ship
• Married Women Need Not Apply

REVIEWS

The National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ) is published four times per year, in March, June, September, and December. The journal is edited by Nancy A. Peters, CG®, CGLSM, and Allen R. Peterson, AG, CG.

NGSQ December 2019 Issue Now Online!

The outside and inside front covers feature a photograph and biographical
sketch of “Old Uncle Davie” who is a collateral relative of Mr. Burroughs.

The December 2019 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 107, Number 4, is available online in the Members Only section of the website. Members should see the new edition in their mailboxes in the next few weeks.

CONTENTS:

FEATURE ARTICLES 

• How Old Was ‘Old Uncle Davie’ Truman of Fayette County, Pennsylvania? by Tony Burroughs
• Two Probates and Three Richards: Who Was Richard Bedell of Hempstead, Queens County, New York? by Shannon Green, CG

• Thomas James Allen of Lyme Handley, Cheshire County, England: One Man or Two? by Allen R. Peterson, CG, and Stephen J. Allen.
• Dr. Peter Trisler and the Younger Woman: Parents of John Trisler of Kentucky and Indiana? by Constance T. Shotts, EdD, CG

COMMUNICATIONS 

EDITORS’ CORNER

• Where Was Your Ancestor Listed?

ADMINISTRATION

SIDELIGHTS

• Borrowing the Baby
• An Elopement and Robbery in Oldham, Lancashire County, England
• Two Ducks and Bigamy in Yorkshire, England
• The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth

REVIEWS
ANNUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANNUAL INDEX

The National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ) is published four times per year, in March, June, September, and December. The journal is edited by Nancy A. Peters, CG®, CGLSM, and Allen R. Peterson, AG, CG.

NGSQ September 2019 Issue Now Online

The September 2019 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 107, Number 3, is available online in the Members Only section of the website. Members should see the new edition in their mailboxes in the next few weeks.

CONTENTS:

FEATURE ARTICLES 

• Southern Strategies: Merging Identities by Mapping Activities and Linking Participants—Solomon Harper of South Carolina’s Lowcountry by Rachal Mills Lennon, CG, FASG
• Who Were the Parents of Abigail (Grant) Risley of Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York? by Joan A. Hunter, CG

• Reexamining the Parentage of Anderson Boon of Lincoln, Marshall, and Obion Counties, Tennessee by Darcie Hind Posz, CG
• John C. Ahern a.k.a. John Lockren of Sonoma and Alameda Counties, California: Who Were His Parents? by Mary Kircher Roddy, CG

COMMUNICATIONS 

EDITORS’ CORNER

• A Concept of Time

ADMINISTRATION

SIDELIGHTS

• “Bonnie and Clyde” in Reverse
• Somebody Should Write a Country Song

REVIEWS

The National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ) is published four times per year, in March, June, September, and December. The journal is edited by Nancy A. Peters, CG®, CGLSM, and Allen R. Peterson, CG.

NGSQ June 2019 Issue Now Online

The June 2019 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 107, Number 2, is ready to be mailed to members and is available online in the Members Only section of the website.

CONTENTS:

FEATURE ARTICLES 

• A Blended English Family in Clark County, Ohio: Was Elizabeth (Blenkinsop) Pearson Inman Winchester a Bigamist? by B. Darrell Jackson, PhD, CG

• Untangling Two Edward Marlows in Colonial Southern Maryland by Michael Hait, CG, CGL

• Was Dr. Isaac Teller of Dutchess County, New York, and New York City a Patriot of the American Revolution? by Mara Fein, PhD, CG
• The Two Deaths of Arthur J. Crim of New York, Iowa, Washington, California, Missouri, and Oklahoma by Trish Hackett Nicola, CG

NOTES and DOCUMENTS  

• Averilla [—?—], Colonial Virginia Adventurer: Wife of Majors Thomas Curtis and Robert Bristow by Glade Isaac Nelson

COMMUNICATIONS 

EDITORS’ CORNER

• The Book of Life and Unbiased Conclusions 3 administration 4 

ADMINISTRATION

SIDELIGHTS

• It Was All about Money 
• New World Births Recorded in London 
• Getting in Training 
• Murder by Furniture? 
• Give the Old Folks the Dodge 

REVIEWS

The National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ) is published four times per year, in March, June, September, and December. The journal is edited by Nancy A. Peters, CG®, CGLSM, and Allen R. Peterson, CG.