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Fort
Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is home to the Allen County Public
Library. The holdings in this facility include microfilm and microfische
of county census and vital records as well asDAR information. There
is also a good selection of hardback books and a readily accessible internet
option. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable.
The Piatt Researchers Conference has been held
in Fort Wayne on several occasions. Lodging options (aside from local
hotels) dorm space at Taylor University at an extreemely reasonable rate.
Everything from fast food to fine dining is available. Credit Cards are
accepted and traditional locations, but not at the library or fast food
outlets. Several shopping malls are also easily accessible.
links: http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/
(Allen County Public Library)
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/
Overview of Fort Wayne
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Map of Fort Wayne
Richmond,
Virginia
Richmond is home to the Virginia Historical Society
and the Library of Virginia. The Library of Virginia houses
books, magazines, newspapers, state and Federal publications; county and
city government records, state government records, personal and private
papers, genealogical notes and charts; maps, rare books, broadsides, sheet
music, posters, prints and engravings, postcards, paintings, sculpture
and photographs. From 1896 to 1912, there was no statewide recording of
births and deaths. Records of births and deaths after 1912 are available
from the Virginia Department of Vital Statistics. The Virginia Office of
Vital Records is not equipped to do genealogical research; any such research
should be done in the Archives Division of the Library of Virginia, as
indicated above. Certified copies of records which are known to be on file
by a review of the Archives Division microfilm may be obtained from the
Office of Vital Records upon application and payment of $8.00 per copy.
Applications for the copies of records must include full names, dates and
places (cities or counties) of the events.
Lodging in Richmond includes many hotels as well
as dorm availability at Virginia Commonwealth University, University of
Richmond and Virginia Union University. Additionally, it is about
110 miles to Washington, DC from the Richmond area.
links:http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/
Library of Virginia
http://www.vahistorical.org/research/genealogy.htm
Virginia Historical Society
http://www.richmondva.org/Greater
Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau
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Map of Richmond
Also nearby is Winchester, Virginia, home of the
Handley Regional Library
link: http://www.hrl.lib.state.va.us/handley/default.asp
Washington,
DC
Washington, DC is home to the US National Archives.
There are regional centers in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia,
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri,
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington (State). The
NARA (National Archives) has many records that are useful for genealogical
research, such as the Federal population censuses, 1790-1920; military
service and pension records, ca. 1776-1900; immigration records, 1820-1957;
and naturalization records as well as native american records. Also
available and (usually) open to the public are the Library of Congress
and DAR Library.
links: http://www.archives.gov/index.html
US National Archives
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Map to Washington, DC
http://www.loc.gov/
Library of Congress
http://www.dar.org/library/default.cfm
DAR Library
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvannia
In addtion to being geographically close to one major location for
Piatt ancestors, Pittsburgh offers a variety of libraries. Note also
that it is a one day trip to Morgantown, WV or Monroe Co, OH for those
with Piatts there. Easily accessible from several interstates and
a major airport. Pittsburgh is also home to the Senator John Heinz
Pittsburgh Regional History Center which houses the Historical Society
or Western PA items. Carnegie Melon has considerable holdings for
genealogists in the Pennsyvannia Department and the Hillman Library at
University of Pittsburgh has special collections. Piatt researchers
should also visit the Darlington Memorial Library (also University of Pittsburgh)
which was donated by the daughters of William McCullough Darlington.
The focus of this library is primarily Western PA history and French and
Indian War. Nearby Washington, PA is the location of the Citizens
Library (est. 1870) which is home to the holdings of the Genealogy Society
of SW Pennsylvannia.
links: http://www.library.cmu.edu/
Carnegie Melon University Library
http://www.pghhistory.org/
Heinz History Center
http://pittcat.pitt.edu/
University of Pittsburgh Hillman Library
http://www.library.pitt.edu/libraries/darlington/darlington.html
Darlington Library
http://www.citlib.org/ Citizens
Library, Washington, PA
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Map to Pittsburgh, PA
Carlisle,
Pennsylvannia
As one of the 'home' areas of many of the Piatt
lines, Carlisle may hold the secrets you've been searching for. Don't
forget to sift through antique shops in the area as well as the Cumberland
County Historical Society and it's Hamilton Library.
links: http://www.piattresearchers.net/carlisle.gif
Map to Carlisle, PA
http://www.historicalsociety.com/
Cumberland County Historical Society
Morgantown,
West Virginia
In addition to the Morgantown Public Library,
Morgantown is home to West Virginia University and its West Virginia Historical
Society holdings and the West Virginia Collection. This collection
includes census microfilm as well as family histories and and a photo collection.
links: http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/wvcollection/genealogy.htm
WVU Library
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Map to Morgantown, WV
Doylestown,
Pennsylvannia
Doylestown, PA is in Bucks County, another major home of east coast
Piatts. The Bucks County Free Library holds a good local history
and genealogy collection, including Huguenot pedigrees, by Charles E. Lart,
and Palentine Patter, The Palentine Immigrant, and many newsletters from
various societies and organizations. Library also has Massacres of
the mountains; a history of the Indian wars of the Far West, 1815-1875.
by Jacob Piatt Dunn. The Aldie Mansion in Doylestown is open for
tours. The Bucks County Audubon Society hosts a free program the
first Sunday of every month (rain or shine) called "Honey Hollow History
Walk" through the Honey Hollow Watershed. The Watershed is a National
Historic Landmark and the walk will teach about the people who once lived
in the area. The Bucks County Courthouse is in Doylestown, as is
Delaware Valley College.
links: http://www.mercermuseum.org/
Bucks Co. Historical Society
http://www.buckslib.org/
Bucks Co. Free Library
http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/
State Library of Pennsylvannia (Harrisburg)
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Map to Doylestown, PA
Frederick,
Maryland
Located in Northewestern Maryland, Frederick was a major town in the
migration route between Pennsylvannia and Virginia. The Historical
Society of Frederick houses a Museum and Library (closed some holidays
and the first two weeks of the year)and the Museum also has some Sunday
hours. Library is closed Sunday and Monday. There is
a $2 fee for non-members. The Historical Society Library holds many
original documents and genealogies, including church records and an obituary
collection. There is also an extensive photo collection. Also in
the Society's collection are published records of Frederick's parent county,
Prince George's, from 1692 until 1748, when Frederick was established,
and of neighboring counties that were later formed from Frederick (Montgomery,
Washington, Allegany, Garrett, and Carroll). The Historical Society Library
is staffed if you need assistance. Frederick County Courthouse is
three blocks from the Historical Society location. The local public
library holds many family histories as well as information for surrounding
areas and church records.
links:http://www.hsfcinfo.org
The Historical Society of Frederick, MD
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of Frederick, MD
Elmira,
New York
The Steele Memorial Library in Elmira, NY holds many items of genealogical
interest including New York State probate records and vital records information
for Connecticut.
links: http://www.steele.lib.ny.us/
Steele Memorial Library
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General Map to Elmira, NY
Columbus,
Ohio
Home to OSU and many other places of higher learning with accompianing
libraries. For birth certificate searches, keep in mind that the
Ohio Department of Health houses only the birth records of people born
in Ohio from December 20, 1908 to the present. For Birth Records prior
to December 29, 1908 contact the Probate Court of the county where the
birth occurred. For death certificates, the Ohio Department of Health
houses only the death records of people who died in Ohio from January 1,
1945 to the present. Prior to December 20, 1908 contact the
Probate Court of the county where the death occurred. For Death Records
from December 20, 1908 through December 1944 contact the Ohio Historical
Society. Marriage and Divorce records are housed in the county they
occurred in--the Dept of Vital Statistics has only abstracts, and those
are after 1948.
Columbus Metropolitan Library has a BHT (Biography, History, and Travel)
division with the following special collections of interest:
* Columbus & Ohio materials
* Columbus Circulating Visuals Collection
* federal, state and local documents
* Ohio laws
* Ohio name census on microfilm
* Ohio county histories and atlases, travel pamphlets
& maps
* Sanborn Fire Insurance maps
* Ohio topographic maps
* Ohio Biography File
* Columbus City Directories
These are housed at the Library on Grant Ave.
Several state and local newspapers are located in Columbus, as are thousands
of churches and the LDS.
The Ohio Historical Society houses the Ohio State
Archives in Columbus. Not enough can possibly be said
about the valuable information at this site. Plan at least one whole
day, more if possible. It would also be advisable to make a specific
list of what you are looking for before you get there!
links: http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/index.html
Ohio Historical Society http://web19.columbuslibrary.org/new/main.cfm?maindivid=731
Columbus Metro Library BHT
http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/refweb/refweb.htm
Ohio State University Library System
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Map of Columbus, OH
Mansfield,
Ohio
Mansfield is the home to the extensive holdings
of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Selected holdings include over
4,000 published family histories, alphabetical by surname, on open shelves,
a wall of notebooks alphabetical by surname, photocopies of actual Ohio
Family Bible records, giving births, marriages, and deaths, plus an every-name
index. Also here are Bible and Family Records in Western Reserve Historical
Society, transcription, 8 volumes.
histories of all Ohio counties and villages,
transcriptions of wills, cemeteries, marriages, births, deaths - Ohio counties,
city and county directories for Ohio 1820 to date, Cadastrals (land
ownership maps) for Ohio counties, including Library of Congress map collection,
Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: An Index (Bell), plus many county wide
indexes, Early Ohio Tax Records (Powell); 1810, 1825, 1835 Tax Duplicate
(Petty); Ohio 1812 Tax List (cards); 1801-1814 list on microfilm;
plus countless county tax publications, Federal Land Series (Smith);
Early Ohio Settlers (Berry); Steubenville Land Office (Bell); Chillicothe
Land Office (Clark); Residences from Land Grant Records (Riegel) and many
Ohio Newspaper Abstracts and Microfilms. Information for other states
include large collections for PA, KY, WV, VA, MA, IN, IL, MD; an Indiana
Biographical Index (fiche); an Index of Surnames in Early Massachusetts
(fiche); the South Carolina Death Index 1915-1944 (fiche) and
1790 & 1800 Census, all States, plus many indexes. There is also
extensive military, migration, and religion resources here as well as special
collections for research in Afro- and Native- american genealogy.
links: http://www.ogs.org/research/library.php
OGS holdings
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General Mansfield area Map
Marietta,
Ohio
Marietta was a major crossroads for all families headed west.
Many local churches have records extending back to the 1700's. The
local public library (Washington County Public Library) has extensive Ohio
records (including war records), many computer databases and online resources,
and a fabulously knowledgeable staff who love to help. Marietta College
Library (Dawes Memorial Library) has extensive special collections as follows:
Cutler Collection
Dawes Collection
Harry Philip Fischer Collection
Hildreth Collection
Stephen Durward Hoag Collection
Marietta College Archives
Marietta College Library Art Collection
Records of the Ohio Company of Associates
Manuscript Collection
Putnam Papers
Rare Book Collection
Charles Goddard Slack Collection
Rodney M. Stimson Collection
links: http://mcnet.marietta.edu/~library/SPC/collections.html
Marietta College Library
http://www.wcplib.lib.oh.us/
Washington County Public Library
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Map of Marietta, OH
Cleveland,
Ohio
The Cleveland Public Library is home to a fair source of genealogy information
in the History and Geography Division. The library also has rare
publications and special collections. Also close by is Western Reserve
information, primarily at the Western Reserve Historical Society.
Items include census records for the United States, family histories and
genealogies, transcribed local records, county histories, and passenger
lists prior to 1900.
Cleveland also has many socities for ethnic and religious preservation,
including African-American, Jewish, Russian, etc.
links: http://www.cpl.org/Locations.asp?FormMode=SDI&ID=7
Cleveland Public Library
http://www.wrhs.org/ Western Reserve
Historical Society
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Map to Cleveland, OH
Frankfort,
Kentucky
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Conferences
When available, minutes
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Each year, interested researchers meet for a
week of hard core research and sharing. Typically this happens the
third or fourth week of June. A site is chosen and inexpensive accomodations
are found, usually at a local college dormatory. Meals are on your
own, but groups tend to go together. Every evening the group meets
to discuss the day and any major finds and new questions that have come
up.
Notes for each nightly meeting are kept in minutes
form and distributed to the attendees. Most are also published on
the Piatt-L rootsweb list.
There is no charge for the conference itself,
but meals and accomodations and any extras should be paid by the attending
researcher. Information on the location and accomodations is usually
available by February.
Past research conferences:
1985 - Ashland College (now University), Ashland
OH
1986 - Washington & Jefferson College, Washington
PA
1987 - Washington & Jefferson College, Washington
PA
1988 - Hood College, Frederick MD
1989 - St Joseph's School of Nursing, Elmira
NY
1990 - Summit Christian College, Fort Wayne IN
1991 - Summit Christian College, Fort Wayne IN
1992 - Mt Vernon College, Washington DC
1993 - College of Mt St Joseph, Cincinnati OH
1994 - Marietta College, Marietta OH
1995 - Dickinson College, Carlisle PA
1996 - Dickinson College, Carlisle PA
1997 - Taylor University (formerly SCC), Fort
Wayne IN
1998 - George Mason University, Fairfax VA
1999 - Bridgewater College, Bridgewater VA
2000 - Davis and Elkins College, Elkins WV
2001 - Delaware Valley College, Doylestown PA
2002 - Taylor University, Fort Wayne IN
2003-Virginia
Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2004-Delaware
Valley College, Doylestown, PA
2005-Salt Lake City, Utah
2006-Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA |
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