90th Division in WWII

I am looking for veteran's who were in the 90th Division during WWII. Specifically from the time period 12/45 to 3/45. If you know of or have any information on this topic please contact me .

jadams@monroepl.org

Historical Association

The Monroe County Historical Association has just update their web page. Go to http://www.monroehistorical.org/ and see what a great job they did.

Primary Sources for Historical Native America on the Web

A wonderful collection of information on Native Americans.

http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/AmericanIndian_History.htm

Digital Resources

State Digital Resources: Memory Projects, Online Encyclopedias, Historical & Cultural Materials Collections

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/statememory/

Local Families/Microfilm Holdings

To view the microfilm holdings of Eastern Monroe Public Library and to view a listing of local family histories go to the link listed below.

http://www.monroepl.org/localhist.html

World War II Casualties

I am doing research on a local servicemen named Edward S. Wagner of Monroe County Pennsylvania. He was killed in action on 2/1/1945 and is buried in Henri-Chapelle military cemetery in Belgium. If anyone has information about him or his family please contact me at
jadams@monroepl.org.

New York Times on Microfilm

The library has now added the New York Times on microfilm from 1851 - 2005 with index. For additional holding of microfilm please contact the reference department at 570-421-0800 ex. 39 0r email at reference@monroepl.org.

Genealogy Club Meeting

The Genealogy Club meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday March 26th 7:00 PM at Eastern Monroe Public Library.

South Dakota State Archives

South Dakota State Archives has added to new sites. Biographical Index of South Dakotans from roughly 1897 to 1930. www.sdhistory.org/arc/bioindex/biographicalindex.html

Cemetery Record Search. This searchable database includes records that were cataloged as part of the WPA Cemetery Project(pre-1940's) plus added updates. It is not a complete listing.

http://apps.sd.gov/applications/DT58Cemetery

Genealogy Club Announcement

Do you find that " glazed over" look from someone when you're talking about that latest find you made? Or when you've hit that infamous " brick wall" and are looking for help from anyone.

Why not join our small group of genealogists? If you're looking for someone to share your passion with, we are the group for you. This club is organized by a local genealogist.

Our next meeting is Wednesday, April 30th ,2008, at 7:00 pm until closing.

If you have any questions or just want to talk about your great discoveries, we'd love for you to join us.