Be Sure to Visit my new 1900 Galveston Storm Website at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootseb.com/~barnette 

GOVERNORS' JOURNALS WEALTH OF INFORMATION

 The journals of Governors of colonies or states can be a wealth of genealogical and historical knowledge. In the case of Georgia, there are no  state wide census or other finding aids available to researchers prior to the 1820 federal census.

 The Governors' Journals are records of the everyday activities of the Governor. They are fairly complete and contain the names of all people on a county or state level who had any dealings in any official capacity with the Governor. These records are located at the Georgia State Archives in records of the Executive Department in Record Group 1-1-3.

 The records of the Governor list commissions granted by the Governor to anyone who served their county or state in any official capacity. They also list letters or citizens' petitions received or sent, treaties, official problems and other official correspondence which may have concerned the Governor.

BOCKSTRUCK IN MESQUITE

 Lloyd Bockstruck, Genealogical Librarian of the Dallas Public Library will address the Mesquite Genealogical Society on Saturday September 8 from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. The seminar will be held at the Mimosa Lane Baptist Church 1233 North Beltline in Mesquite.

 Bockstruck will speak about Research in Virginia and the Northwest Territories including the current states of Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.

 For more information contact Taylor Pendley by telephone at 972-285-1146 or by email at taylorpendley@home.com

 CITY DIRECTORY TALK AT HGF

 Cary Hall, Senior Library Assistant at Clayton Library will explain some of the intricacies of Using City Directories in Genealogical Research at the monthly Houston Genealogical Forum meeting today, Saturday August 11. The meeting will be held from 10 A.M. to noon at the Bayland Park Community Center, 6400 Bissonnett in Southwest Houston.

FAMILY TREE MAKER SOFTWARE CLASS

 Paula Perkins Parke will teach an Organizing Your Family Research With Family Tree Maker Software class from 6:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. Wednesday August 22. This one-time class will be held at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, 11612 Memorial Drive.

 Through demonstrations, students will learn step by step how to organize, document family information and sources and publish a book. For more information and to register, contact the church at 713-953-2550 extension 194 or 301.

GENEALOGY ON THE INTERNET

 Paula Perkins Parke will offer a one time class showing some of the best genealogical websites on the Internet. This class will be taught live on the Internet from 2 P.M. to 5 P.M. Thursday August 23 at the Grace Presbyterian Church, 10221 Ella Lee near the Sam Houston Tollway in West Houston. For more information and to register contact Becky Morris at the church at 713-267-5091.

NEWS FROM THE BOOKSHELF

 Judy Swaim Kratovil has abstracted and arranged a virtual "who's who" of Georgia people and events for the 1790's.  Her book, Georgia Governor's Journals, 1789-1798, County, State and Militia Officers is available for $45. postpaid, from the author at 2981 Payton Road N.E., Atlanta, GA 30345.

 The 488 page hardcover book is divided into two distinct sections. The first section covers County Officers and Activities in the Administrations of Governors Edward Telfair, George Mathews and Jared Irwin. The second section covers State Officers and Activities in the Administrations of Governors Edward  Telfair, George Mathews and Jared Irwin.

 The first section, county officers, is arranged alphabetically by each of the 24 then existing or newly created counties. For each county the names of any elected or appointed official receiving a commission for any public office is listed. Commissions were granted by the Governor to those serving as officers of the militia, justices and judges of any court, sheriff, surveyor, coroner, register of tax returns or probate, tax collector and a number of other offices.

 Included in the records are numerous instances of correspondence between county officials and the Governor or his staff concerning Indian depredations, murders, surveys of new county lines and a host of  other events.

 Arranged chronologically by Governor the second section of the book entreats state officers and their official activities as they interacted with the Governor. Officers of the State included the Governor, Secretaries of State, War and Treasury, judges, senators, representatives, Indian agents, surveyors, state military officers and others. Other officials found in the records include the United States President, congressmen, foreign ambassadors, federal military officers and Indian warriors and chiefs.

 Numerous events are referenced such as Indian affairs, incursions by or against Indians, treaties, kidnappings, murders, disputes with Spain and France, divorces, petitions, court martials, Revolutionary War and Indian war pay claims, Yazoo land claims and numerous other items.

 The book includes maps, illustrations and a 65 page full name, place and subject index.