Larimer County Genealogical Society

Research - Learning- Fellowship

LCGS Basement Bookshelf (BBS)  

The Larimer Genealogical Society (LCGS) is bringing back the Basement Bookshelf (BBS).   The BBS is a list of genealogy books, CDs or other documents, which LCGS members and a few former members have agreed to share with others.  The book reviews include the title, call number, a description and in some cases an explanation of the entries.   The list is alphabetical, by title and includes title, author, some notes and a brief description of the contents (in most cases).   Anyone interested in any of these listed publication, or has any questions about the BBS should contact the Chairman of the BBS committee by emailing arapahoe88@frii.com or phoning 970-482-8643; and the chairman will put you in contact with the owner of the item.

Roger Long  BBS Chairman   

LCGS BBS Members Book Form  

Do you have publications that may help other Society Members in their research? If so, you can print a form listing the information about your publication that you are willing to share with others.   To access the form, click   The Basement Bookshelf Form   If you are willing to share your books, please fill out the form and return to Roger Long, 238 North Sherwood Street, Ft. Collins, CO 80521 or return it at a meeting. Make as many copies as you need, one per book, please. The Basement Bookshelf forms will also be available at the general meetings. Thank you, Roger Long   

Item Submitter Book Title Author Personal History/Bio Family History and/or Genealogy History of Locale Information Re: burial Other Notes Genealogy Arts & Science Misc. Brief description of contents Index Included Information in Index
1 24 "The Tennessee" The old River Frontier to Secession Davidson, Donald     Yes                
2 25 7 Volumes May 1, 1845 to March 3, 1906 Esctraits from "Cherokee Advocate - Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation" Mauldin, Dorothy Tincup         Yes            
3 19 800 Missouri Families, Vol. I; For Counties: Pulaski, Laclede, Webster, Wright, Texas, Phelps, Maries, Osage, Miller & Camden (see notes at end) Vincent, Don (Ed. )     Yes     This is one of several publications by Don…he died and a printing company in WA has a list of publications, RLG     141+ pgs…1840 Missouri County map, documented list of families which moved from East Tennessee to Missouri, people with short notes, that were in the first census of Pulaski county plus Yes An index of all families mentioned.
4 26 A Guide to Cherokee Documents in the Notheastern United States Katsche, Paul         Yes            
5 27 A History of Indian Policy Tyler, S. Lyman         Yes Indian History          
6 28 Adair's History of the American Indians Cole, Samuel         Yes Indian History          
7 3 Albion's Seed Fischer, David Hackett   Yes             American Cultural and social origins: 1. Puritan, 1629 - 41.  2. Cavaliers and Indentured 1642 - 75.  3. The Friends, 1675 - 1725.  4. Backcountry USA, 1717 - 1775. Includes maps, tables, drawings, etc. Yes  
8 29 American Historical Association 1893 Washington Government Printing office         Yes            
9 117 Ancestral Data, Aurora Genealogical Society of Colorado;  Vol. 1 1990                        
10 52 Bennemman History, The Gerberich, Albert H.   Yes             Starting with Melchior Brennemman in Switzerland, in 1631, the book follows the exile of the family for religious prosecution, to Germany and then to the mennon  settlements in Pennsylvania about 1709 Yes Alphabetical for nine generations
11 87 Canadian Genealogy Ubdex 1600's-1900's; CD118 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
12 30 Cherokee Proud, 2 Vol McClure, Tony Mack, PhD         Yes Indian History          
13 2 Cherokees and Baptist in Georgia Gardner, Robert G.   Yes                  
14 35 Clingman's Brigade in the Confederacy, 1862-1895 Casatevens, Frances H. Yes                 Yes  
15 118 Clues -- Germans from Russia -- 1982 American Historical Society of Germans from Russian                      
16 93 County and Family Histories-Penn. 1784-1900; Vol. 1 -- CD193-1 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
17 94 County and Family Histories-Penn. 1784-1900; Vol. 2 -- CD193-2 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
18 9 Cox Family in America, The  Cox, Rev. Henry Miller, A.M.   Yes             Rest of title is, "A History and Genealogy of the Older Branches of the Family From the Appearance of its First Representative in This County in 1610,  Including the COCk-COCKS-COX Genealogy of thew Long Island by George William Cox. The Member originally Yes  
19 10 Cox Genealogy, Some Materials Towards a History of the Early Families in New England  Cox, Rev. John H.   Yes             Traces Cox Families from Englander to New England beginning in the 1600s through about 1900 No  
20 63 Craig Family Yost's (Jan's) Sister   Yes             Go back to the early 1700s. Yes  
21 32 Davis Roll "Plus" of Cherokee Nation 1898 Blankinship, Bob                      
22 116 Denver 1984 Conference - 9th Annual meeting of the Federation of Genealogical Societies  Federation of Genealogical Societies                  First Major Conference for Genealogists in the Rocky Mountains    
23 127 Eaton Genealogy Molyneax, Nellie   Yes               Yes  
24 11 Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut Barbour, Lucieu Barnes     Yes     Hartford, Conn.     Genealogical records  of over 950 families of early Hartford, Connecticut Yes  
25 72 Family Finder Index; Vol 2, D-I Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
26 71 Family Finder Index; Vol.1, A-C Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
27 73 Family Finder Index; Vol.3, J-P Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
28 74 Family Finder Index; Vol4, Q-Z Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
29 91 Family History: Mid-Atlantic Genealogies, 1340-1940; CD156 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
30 101 Family History; Southern Bio..ies & Gen..ies; 1500's-1940's -- CD500 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
31 39 From Jamestown to Tahlequah: The Virginia Ancerstors of Judge John Martin—1637 - 1840 (2 Volumes) Lockwood, Patricia   Yes                  
32 122 Gaskins Funeral Home, Saline County, IL -- 1978 Moore, Bernard W.                      
33 12 Gebhart, Gephart and Related Families 1609 - 1996 Hagwood, Julia Shupert   Yes             The book is approximately 1000 pages of family group sheet tracing the descendants of 6 Gebhart/Gephats who immigrated to Penn. And traces them mostly in PA and OH. It is indexed and contains a few maps and photos. Yes and in electronic form
34 53 Gems of Yesteryears Anderson, Mildred L.     Yes           History of Dover, IL from about 1828 to 1967 No I have prepared Every-name  index
35 102 Gen…gical Records: VA; Land, Marriage & Probate; 1839-1850 --CD513 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
36 13 Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island  Austin, John Osborn     Yes     Rhode Island     Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690 Yes  
37 14 Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family Huntington, Mrs. Julia M.   Yes             If you have Latghrops or Lothrops in your family and these people had a lot of descendants, than you'll like this book. It traces the descendants of Rev. John, the pioneer from the 1600 to 1880s. There is also a summary of what's known about earlier Engli Yes  
38 55 Genealogical Records: Early New England Settlers 1600 - 1800 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes            
39 110 Genealogy of G.W.L. Childress and Emily Jane Hawks  - 1971 Childess, Thomas Allen                 Lineage of George Washinton Laffayette Childress, 1826 and wife, Emily Jane Childress, 1831.    
40 36 Genealogy of Old & New Cherokee Indian Families Bell, Georfge Morrison, Sr.   Yes                  
41 105 Genealogy on Line - Millennium Editiohn --2000 Crowe, Elizabeth Powell                      
42 56 Germans to America, 1875 - 1888 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes            
43 1 Guide to the Manuscripts Collection of NEHGS           Yes       Guide to writings of the times    
44 33 Guion Miller Roll "Plus" of Cherokee Nation 1909 Blankinship, Bob         Yes Indian History          
45 124 Hauberg Family History Brawer, Delbert L.   Yes             Earliest ancestor, Hinrich Hauberg, from the Schleswig-Holstein Duchies in Northern Germany (near Denmark). Earliest history from 1690's to immigration to eastern Nebraska - descendants from 1840's, coming to America 1860's & covers all families up to pub Yes Every family member is listed in the index. Also family members are assigned numbers indicating the generations.
46 16 History and Genealogy of the Cock-Coske-Cox Family Cox, George William    Yes             Rest of the title is: …Descendedfrom James and Sarah Cock of Killingworth Upon Matinecock, In the Township of Osterbay Long island, New York.  Orginally on CD.  Al;so printed out for easier access. Yes  
47 17 History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 1888 Warner & Co.      Yes     Beaver County, Pennsylvania     1000 Pages of Beaver Co. History including biographies up to the time the book was written in1888 Yes  
48 128 History of Danbury, Conn. 1684 to 1896 Baily, James M.     Yes           Published by Burr Printing House  --  1896 Yes  
49 54 History of Grant County KY Grant Co. Hist Soc.     Yes     Grant County, KY     The history of Grant County, KY covers from Feb 1820 to 1992 Yes By Community and by Names
50 20 History of Laciede County, Missouri Beard, Lois Roper (Ed) 1979     Yes     Reproduced by the Laciede County Genealogical Society, 1998     Good Historical material. Yes Well  indexed.
51 15 History of Lincoln County, Colorado Claggett, Laura Soize     Yes     Lincoln County, Colorado     Lots of histories of business and Families in Lincoln county, CO. Many Photos, Towns include Genoa, Hugo, Karval, Limon and others. Time frame is 1890 through 1980 Yes  
52 21 History of Missouri, The General Histaory Goodspeed Brothers, Pub.     Yes           A reproduced 1988 edition of Goodspeed Brothers, Pub. reproduced in 1992—196 pages, telling about the physical makeup of the state, development of territorial and state organizations and counties…early population, great happenings…1880's to 1890's. Yes by Surnames
53 18 History of Norwich, Connecticut Caulkins, Francis Manwaring     Yes     Norwich, Connecticut     Everything you ever wanted to know about Norwich and its inhabitants through 1845 Yes  
54 126 History of Ontario County Publisher: Everts, Ensign & Everts -- 1876     Yes     New York       Yes Index Pub. Separately; All name index; Pub. By "Heart of the Lakes,” Interlaken, NY
55 34 History of the Cherokee Indians, Their  Leqends & Folklore Starr, Dr. Emmet         Yes Indian History          
56 37 History of the Lost State of Franklin Williams, Samuel Cole     Yes                
57 64 Huntley Family Yost's (Jan's) Sister   Yes             Go back to the early 1700s. Yes  
58 4 In search of Your British & Irish Roots Baxter, Angus             Yes        
59 120 Index to the History of Larimer County, Colorado Watrous, Ansel                      
60 57 Index to the Obituaries and Death Notices of Dziennik Chicagoski Hollowak & Hoffman         Yes Index of Obits     Publisher: Polish Genealogical Society. Index to the Chicago Polish Newspaper; 4 Volumes, 1910 - 1929 Yes  
61 104 Insearch of Your European Roots - 1987 Baxter, Angus                 Guide to tracing your ancestors in European of Europe    
62 103 Insearch of Your German Roots - 1987 Baxter, Angus                 Guide to tracing your ancestors in Germanic areas of Europe    
63 65 John Huntley of Lyme Connecticut, Book 1 Huntley, Virgil W. Yes               Descendents of John Huntley (born abt 16-22-1626) Came to Boston Prior to July 1647 No  
64 66 John Meader of Piscataqua   Vol. I, III and IV Meader, Granvile-Compiled by   Yes             John Meader arrived in New England by 1647--Much history of Feader family and desendants ?  
65 40 Joseph Martin & the Southern Frontiers Morrison, Denise Pratt Yes                    
66 96 Land Recoreds: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI; 1790-1907 -- CD225 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
67 58 Local and Family Histories: Massachusetts, 1620 - 1930 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes            
68 100 Local and Family Histories-New England 1600-1900's; Vol. 1 -- CD449 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
69 115 Luther Genealogy Luther, George                 Lineage of Captain John Luther ~1600    
70 82 Marriage Index IL,IN,KY,OH, TN: 1720-1926; CD3 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
71 84 Marriage Index IL,IN,KY,OH, TN: 1720-1926; CD35 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
72 95 Marriage Index IL,IN,KY,OH, TN: 1720-1926; CD35 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
73 83 Marriage Index Maryland, N. Carolina, Virginia; CD34 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
74 67 Mason Family Yost's (Jan's) Sister   Yes             Go back to the early 1700s. Yes  
75 59 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1600 - 1800 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes            
76 68 Meader Family Yost's (Jan's) Sister   Yes             Go back to the early 1700s. Yes  
77 88 Military Records: Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865; CD119 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
78 89 Military Records: MA Civil War Soldiers and Sailors, 1861-1865; CD134 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
79 60 Military Records: MA Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors, 1775 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes            
80 90 Military Records: U.S. Soldiers, 1784-1811; CD146 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
81 92 Mortality U.S.1850-1850; CD164 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
82 114 Morton - Kattes Walker, Joyce Smithy                      
83 98 Naturalization Records: Philiadelphia 1798-1889 -- CD258 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
84 2 NEHGS Circulating Library Catalog, Vol 1 & 2 NEHGS         Yes Spl Library Catalog     A full listing of their  Holdings that are available for checking out if your area member. Yes Vol 1, Genealogies A - Z; Vol 2 Countries.
85 41 Oklahoma, The Stgory of its Past & Present McReynolds/Mariott/Faulconer     Yes                
86 38 Old Cherokee Families, 3 Vol. Starr, Dr. Emmet   Yes                  
87 97 Passenger & Immigraton Lists, Boston: 1821-1850 -- CD226 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
88 99 Passenger & Immigraton Lists, New York 1821-1850 -- CD273 Fam. Tree Maker CD         Yes   Yes     Yes  
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