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A Genealogy
Tip! |
Your family
documents will last longer if they are stored in
a stable environment, similar to that which we
find comfortable for ourselves: 60-70 degrees F;
40-50% relative humidity (RH); with clean air
and good circulation. High heat and moisture
accelerate the chemical processes that result in
embrittlement and discoloration to the paper.
Damp environments may also result in mold growth
and/or be conducive to pests that might use the
documents for food or nesting material.
Therefore, the central part of your home
provides a safer storage environment than a hot
attic or damp basement. See what the
National Archives recommend! |
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Memorabilia & Ephemera
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
definitions:
- Ephemera
Paper items (as posters, broadsides, and
tickets) that were originally meant to be discarded after
use but have since become collectibles.
- Memorabilia
Things that are remarkable and worthy
of remembrance. Things that stir recollection or are valued
or collected for their association with a particular field
or interest.
The Oxford English Dictionary
says this:
- Ephemera
Items of short-lived interest or
usefulness, especially those that later acquire value to
collectors. Origin Greek, ‘things lasting only a day.’
- Memorabilia
Objects kept or collected because
of their associations with memorable people or events.
The following is our collection of bits and pieces of Boone County
Ephemera and Memorabilia. Many of us have things that were
found tucked in Grandma's scrapbook or an old shoebox or
cracker tin in the
attic that were saved for sentimental reasons. Often these
items yield significant genealogical information and
historical interest. This is the place to post your old
family notes, letters, diaries,
journals, programs, rosters ... anything
that gives us a an interesting and informative glimpse of
our Boone County ancestors!
Please contribute your typed transcripts or scanned images
to add to this collection.
- Memories of Boone County by William Beach
Mr. Beach relates his impressions and memories as a
young lawyer in Boone County.
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"This packrat has learned that what
the next generation will value most is not what we owned, but the
evidence of who we were and the tales of how we loved. In the end, it's
the family stories that are worth the storage."
~
Ellen Goodman
The Boston Globe
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Nannie (Dixon) Bohannon's
Autograph Book - 9/7/2007
Signed by relatives and friends during the years
1900-1909, and includes some birth and death dates. Many
of the signers are shown in photos and data elsewhere on
the site (or will be soon!)
- Brenton
Family History Letter
A letter to Alma
Caldwell in 1939 from a relative discussing their
Brenton family history.
- Brenton 1911
Family Reunion Report
The Brenton family were early settlers in Boone County and this
report read at their 1911 family reunion documents their
history and that of various other related family names;
Prater, Plummer, Caldwell, etc.
- Click
Family History Letter
A letter dated 1930 from
John Daniel Hodges tells much about the Click family
history.
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William Davenport - Bill to Congress -
9/15/2007
A bill introduced for a claim against the
government to reimburse him for "greenbacks" destroyed
in the burning of his home in 1863. [source]:
H.R. 3438. United States. Cong. House. Proceedings. 42nd
Congress. 3rd sess. Bills and Resolutions of the House
and Senate. American Memory. Lib. of Congress. 13 Sept.
2007 <http://www.loc.gov/index.html>.
Submitted by: T. Stover.
- Poem by David
Dunlap Cohee
A poem written in 1933
contemplating life on his 80th birthday.
- A True Story by
David Dunlap Cohee
Written in 1932 in his 80th
year, Mr. Cohee looks back on his life, his parents and
his grandparents.
- Civil War
Letter - Philander Main Curtis
A letter written
during the Civil War from Philander Main Curtis to his
sister, Isabella J. Curtis.
- William
Wheatley Moore's Autograph Book
Many Boone
County residents wrote sentiments and short poems as a
farewell to a friend in 1882.
- Certificate of
Honor from the Knights of Pythias to Thomas L. Neal
- 9/7/2007
This 1905 certificate was rescued from a
Plainfield, Indiana flea market!
- Civil War
Letter - Powell & McCann
A letter written to Esie Powell from James
McCann from Camp Lafayette in
1862.
- Carl Riner Public Auction -1929
The flyer
advertising the public sale and auction of farm animals,
implements and household goods when Carl Riner decides
to quit farming in 1929.
Submitted by:
Louise
Thompson - 3/31/2007
- Soldiers Letter
- Charles Taylor, 1900
A letter written by Charles
Taylor to his mother while he was stationed in the
Philippines.
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