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San
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July 2002
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REMEMBER the Library
will be closed on Thursday, July 4th in honor of Independence Day |
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GENEALOGY
 San Antonio Public Library’s
Genealogy
Collection was first started in 1903 when our city’s first public library
opened. Now, almost 100 years later, it is still in existence and is
recognized as one of our library’s finest resources. When the
library moved to its new facility in 1995, a
Texana/Genealogy department was
created and housed on the 6th floor of the Central
Library, where it continues to grow. If you would like to do some family
research, come take advantage of our knowledgeable staff and plentiful
resources!All states are represented and some
foreign countries, specifically Mexico, Canada, and Western Europe.
CENSUS RECORDS
- Complete collection of United States
census population schedules from 1790-1930
- Complete slave schedules (1850, 1860)
- 1890 Union veterans schedules
- Census indices are available in
various formats: book, fiche, cd-rom (1790-1880)
- Soundex is available for Texas (1880,
1900-1920) and Oklahoma (1900-1910)
GOVERNMENTAL RECORDS
The Department has many state and county
records, such as wills, deeds, marriages, court records, etc.
Other record groups available include:
- Territorial Papers of the United
States
- American State Papers (film)
- Papers of the Continental Congress
(film)
- Selected Class 5 files, British
Colonial Record Office (film)
- Pennsylvania Archives
- Journals of the Congress of the
Confederate States of America (fiche)
- Tennessee County Records (film)
- Missouri Vital Records (film)
- Virginia Vital Records (fiche)
MILITARY RECORDS
The Department has an extensive
collection of military records as follows:
- Indices for service records from the
American Revolution through the Spanish American War (book and film)
- Register of Enlistments in the United
States Army, 1798-1914 (film)
- Hessian Documents of the American
Revolution (fiche)
- Early American Orderly Books,
1748-1817 (film)
- "Civil War Unit Histories" (complete
microfiche collection)
- Numerous pension indices (book)
- Compiled service records for the
American Revolution (film)
- Compiled service records for Texas
units, Mexican War and Civil War (film)
PASSENGER LISTS
Here are some examples of lists
available:
- Filby’s
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index
- Germans to America
- Italians to America
- Migration from the Russian Empire
- All available passenger lists and
indices into Galveston (film, 1946-1871; 1896-1951)
- Passenger lists for New Orleans
1813-1866, 1820-1875 (film)
- [Irish] Famine Immigrants, 1846-1851
- Dutch Immigrants, 1820-1880
FAMILY HISTORIES
Family histories which have been donated are arranged by the primary
family name. Other family names listed in the title may be found using the
library’s on-line catalog.
PERIODICALS
The department receives over 425 current titles and several family
newsletters. It maintains numerous defunct titles. Format (paper, fiche,
microfilm) varies. Various indices are also available-PERSI, PGAI, and
Jacobus’.
NOTABLE ITEMS
The following is a selection of book and
film titles that don’t necessarily fit into the above categories but are
of special note:
- Draper Manuscript Collection (film)
- Records of Ante-Bellum Southern
Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War (selected sets)
(film)
- Roster of Confederate Soldiers
- Roster of Union Soldiers
- South Carolina Archives Index (film)
- Army Register (an almost complete set,
to 1972)
- Five Civilized Tribes Enrollment Cards
(film)
- Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1948
- The American Slave (WPA narratives)
- Spanish Archives of New Mexico (II)
1621-1821 (film)
- California Death Index, 1905-1939
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FEATURED
DATABASE
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San
Antonio Express-News
SAPL now
has access to the San Antonio Express-News in a database! Through Newsbank
Inc., we have the archives of the Express-News starting in 1990, and even
the last two years of the San Antonio Light. Searchable by keyword,
headline, and/or date, you can find the article you’re looking for; read
it right there on your screen; then, print it out using your library card.
You can even e-mail the articles to yourself.
This
database is an invaluable source of local information, and it is incredibly easy
to use. It takes only a few days for the articles to appear in the
database. Following is only a fraction of the information you can find:
· PGA news,
from when the controversy first started.
· Articles
on the life of Henry B. Gonzalez, written near the time of his death.
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Information on the new Torch of Freedom sculpture downtown.
· Articles
on the WNBA proposal for San Antonio.
· Your
favorite columnist’s articles from the past week, month, year, etc.
This
database is not available from home, so go into your local library and ask
a librarian for help. This database does not include obituaries. |
EVENTS
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Non-Library Events
Fourth of July Celebration. Sponsored by the City of San
Antonio and the San Antonio Parks Foundation. Food booths and live
music. Fireworks at dusk. Free admission. 11 am - 10:30 pm at
Woodlawn Lake Park, 1103 Cincinnati. Call 207-3025 for more
information.
Library Events
Special Summer Reading Show.
Don’t miss Joe Libby and
friends in his exciting program I Love Reading Across Texas,
featuring ventriloquism, puppets, comedy, magic, and audience
participation. See how to travel anywhere just by reading, how
to achieve anything in life by becoming good readers, and
how libraries can open the world up to everyone.
Joe Libby is a well-known
ventriloquist and magician. He has performed across Texas at
schools, libraries, and fairs, and at the Imperial Palace Hotel in
Las Vegas. Joe is also a professional actor and has been featured in
such productions as Laughter on the 23rd Floor, My Fair
Lady, and Camelot.
Shows in July are:
Tuesday the 9th
Thousand Oaks Library - 10:30 am
Central Library - 2:00pm
Wednesday the 10th
Landa Library - 10:00am & 11:00am
Saturday the 13th
Cortez Library - 2:00pm
Wednesday the 17th
Cody Library - 2:00pm
Wednesday the 24th
Pan American Library - 9:30am & 10:30am
Las Palmas Library - 7:00pm |
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Future
Book Sales
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NEW BOOKS IN BRAILLE
 Central
Library has just received several new adult fiction and non-fiction
Braille titles. Come in and check these out:
- All Through the Night
by
Mary Higgins ClarkNueromancer by William
GibbonsF is for Fugitive by Sue
GraftonWho Moved My Cheese by
Spencer JohnsonHoly Bible
in the King James VersionTalking Dirty with the Queen of Clean
by Linda Cobb
Our Central Children's Department also has a small
collection of Braille titles. Some titles are:
- A Child’s Garden of Bible Stories
by Arthur GrossCharlotte’s Web by E.B.
WhiteHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
by J.K. RowlingJames and the Giant Peach
by Roald DahlThe Cat in the Hat Comes Back
by Dr. SuessThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis
Call or come by Central Library for more information and
for help finding these and other Braille titles. We also have applications for the Texas State Library Talking
Book Program which allows you to order Braille, large print, and/ or
talking books by mail, and for free. Come to the
second floor reference
desk to inquire. |
LOOKS LIKE
PEOPLE LOVE THEIR LIBRARIES
Voters in 23 states passed referendums supporting libraries in
2001, including the approval of $46.4 million in Loudoun County,
Va., and $40 million in Houston. Already this year, 60% of voters in
Tigard, Ore., supported a May referendum to build a new $13 million
library. New Mexico asks voters for $35 million for libraries later
this year.
In California, where voters approved $250 million for library
construction in a 1999 vote, the state expects five times as many
applicants for the money than it can accommodate.
About 1.7 billion items were checked out of the USA's 122,000
libraries in 1999, the last year the figure is available, up 21%
from 1990, the ALA says.
(taken in part from a
USA
Today article published on their website, 6/19/2002) |
JULY 4th
LINKS
 Fourth of July Celebrations
– This site has a musical chronology of events related to
Independence Day, a chronology of notable Fourth of July
celebrations, and a chronology of how presidents have celebrated the
Fourth, all starting in the 1700’s. There are also speeches and
stories.
Holiday Fun
– This site lets you send musical postcards, print out and color
Fourth of July coloring pages, print out Fourth of July stationary,
and play games.
Independence Day, America’s Birthday
– This site gives a history of Independence Day and its traditions
and discusses the Liberty Bell, the National Anthem, and Uncle Sam.
There’s even a small section on food and drink.
A Capitol Fourth, 2002
– This PBS website talks about its show to air on the evening of
July 4th from the White House Lawn. The site features
short biographies on this year’s performers, has histories of the
holiday and the flag, and a section on fireworks and fun to get you
into the holiday spirit.
July Holidays
– This site includes information on both the U. S.’s Fourth of July
holiday and France’s Bastille Day. |
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have any questions about the library or would like to see something
included in this newsletter, please contact our Web Administrator at
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