My FAVORITE re- source has to be Inter- Library Loan! I have found so much infor- mation from several states without leaving my home town. I’ve read books written and published just months after the great Chicago fire. I gained a much better understanding of the event, where the fire did its most dam- age, what newspapers were up and running and when, better yet, which paper listed the missing, the known dead, and queries by families for missing loved ones. Because of the ability to receive newspaper film from other states I fond the articles about my g-g-g -grandfathers death just one year before the great San Fran- cisco earthquake. As far as I know I was the only living descendant that knew this. The story in the family was quite a bit different. I do some research before ordering from my local library. I re- search on the internet to see what newspa- pers are available for the area and time I’m interested in. Usually these are found in the local archives, state library, historical socie- ties, etc… Books are a little harder sometimes. Quite often I will read an article about the area or event, and then try ordering the source books that it refer- ences. I have ordered articles, which usually are pho- tocopied and mailed to me, from genealogical publications on the subject and/or area of interest. To be friends with the Reference Librarians I will have everything needed to order the material clearly typed/ printed on a piece of paper, then they can place the order at their convenience. Oh and I have always checked first if my library system has the material first. If they do, I of course or- der it myself. Volume 3 Issue 6 What’sYou Favorite Resource? February/March 2008 March Meeting  Thursday, March 6th  7:00 p.m.  12th & Connection—  Church of Jesus Christ of  Latter Day Saints  Membership Dues to Pauline Aldrich  Singles: $15.00  Couples: $20.00 Census Start for City of Shelton 2 When I’m An Old Lady... 2 Record Contemporary Addresses for Posterity 2 Genealogical Standards: Guidelines for Genea- logical Self- improvement and Growth 3 Internet Resources:  Them Out 4 Research Logs: What’s The Use? 4 Research Log 5 March Holidays 6 Inside this issue: The Mason Log Mason County Genealogical Society Get them Involved! Trying to find a way to get your family inter- ested in your geneal- ogy research? Be a name dropper! Learn about the origin of names, first, middle and last. Ask how they got theirs. Be prepared – tell them what their name means. A trip to the library or bookstore will give you the an- swer. Find other family mem- bers with the same name if there are any. Tell them where their surname might have come from. After all surnames are based on everything from physical traits to occu- pations. Look in Dic- tionary of American Family Names, by Pat- rick Hanks (Oxford Uni- versity Press, 2003). It covers 70,000 names from a wide range of ethnicities. , OCR Text: My FAVORITE re- source has to be Inter- Library Loan! I have found so much infor- mation from several states without leaving my home town. I’ve read books written and published just months after the great Chicago fire. I gained a much better understanding of the event, where the fire did its most dam- age, what newspapers were up and running and when, better yet, which paper listed the missing, the known dead, and queries by families for missing loved ones. Because of the ability to receive newspaper film from other states I fond the articles about my g-g-g -grandfathers death just one year before the great San Fran- cisco earthquake. As far as I know I was the only living descendant that knew this. The story in the family was quite a bit different. I do some research before ordering from my local library. I re- search on the internet to see what newspa- pers are available for the area and time I’m interested in. Usually these are found in the local archives, state library, historical socie- ties, etc… Books are a little harder sometimes. Quite often I will read an article about the area or event, and then try ordering the source books that it refer- ences. I have ordered articles, which usually are pho- tocopied and mailed to me, from genealogical publications on the subject and/or area of interest. To be friends with the Reference Librarians I will have everything needed to order the material clearly typed/ printed on a piece of paper, then they can place the order at their convenience. Oh and I have always checked first if my library system has the material first. If they do, I of course or- der it myself. Volume 3 Issue 6 What’sYou Favorite Resource? February/March 2008 March Meeting  Thursday, March 6th  7:00 p.m.  12th & Connection—  Church of Jesus Christ of  Latter Day Saints  Membership Dues to Pauline Aldrich  Singles: $15.00  Couples: $20.00 Census Start for City of Shelton 2 When I’m An Old Lady... 2 Record Contemporary Addresses for Posterity 2 Genealogical Standards: Guidelines for Genea- logical Self- improvement and Growth 3 Internet Resources:  Them Out 4 Research Logs: What’s The Use? 4 Research Log 5 March Holidays 6 Inside this issue: The Mason Log Mason County Genealogical Society Get them Involved! Trying to find a way to get your family inter- ested in your geneal- ogy research? Be a name dropper! Learn about the origin of names, first, middle and last. Ask how they got theirs. Be prepared – tell them what their name means. A trip to the library or bookstore will give you the an- swer. Find other family mem- bers with the same name if there are any. Tell them where their surname might have come from. After all surnames are based on everything from physical traits to occu- pations. Look in Dic- tionary of American Family Names, by Pat- rick Hanks (Oxford Uni- versity Press, 2003). It covers 70,000 names from a wide range of ethnicities. , Mason County Genealogical Society,Mason Logs,Mason Logs,All Years,February-March+2008.pdf,February-March+2008.pdf Page 1, February-March+2008.pdf Page 1