Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The Religious History of America

The Heart of the American Story from Colonial Times to Today
www.harpercollins.com

The United States Constitution

Questions and Answers
*Foundations and Purposes
*Article I The Legislative Branch
*Article II  The Executive Branch
*Article III  The Judicial Branch
and more...
ABC-CLIO

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Mom's Pork Barbeque

Recipes and Remembrances
Carnegie Library of Steuben County

3 lb pork roast
1 large onion, chopped
1/4 cup cider vinegar
4 T brown sugar
juice of 1 lemon
1 3/4 cup catsup
1/2 T dry or regular mustard
1 cup water
1 cup celery, chopped
1/3 cup worcestershire sauce
1 T allspice
Cook the meat in oven or pressure
cooker. Defat after cooking and
shred apart with fingers. Combine
rest of ingredients and simmer 1 hour.
Add meat and heat all together. Serve
on hamburger buns. Serves 10 people.
Any leftover sauce may be refrigerated
and used on other meats.
Ruth Monroe

Baked Fish Recipe

From the Guild Cook Book
Compiled by the Ladies' Guild
of the First Congregational Church
Angola, Indiana 1934

Baked Fish
Clean fresh fish thoroughly; roll in flour; lay in greased pan and season inside and out with salt, pepper and dots of butter. Make dressing of 1 quart bread crumbs, one teaspoon salt, pepper and sage to taste, two hard-boiled eggs sliced, 1 finely sliced potato, 1 finely minced onion and water enough to mix together. Lay the dressing around the fish in spoonfuls and add boiling water enough to cook.
Bake in moderate oven 1 hour.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

The Public Library

A collection of photographs
 and texts of and about libraries...
www.papress.com

Milestone Documents of World Religions

  Exploring Traditions of Faith
Through Primary Sources Vols. I II III                        
 2404BCE-200CE  240-1570  
and 1604-2002
www.schlagergroup.com

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

May New Book List

 Reference
The Religious History of America
The Food and Feasts of Jesus
Ranking America's Fifty States
GMO Free Diet
San Francisco: A Food Biography
Eating Dangerously
New York City: A Food Biography
The Music Box: Musical Instruments
and the Great Composers
How to Write Anything

Local Collection
Military Bounty Land 1776-1855
The Genealogist's Guide to Researching Tax Records
Land & Property Research

Monday, May 12, 2014

Land & Propherty Research

In the United States
Spanish Possession
British Possession
French Possession
Mexican Possession
Organization of State Lands
Records Generated by State Lands
Strategies for State Land Records
and more.....
ancestry publishing

Military Bounty Land 1776-1855

Military bounty land was promised as an
inducement to enlist in service, remain for
a longer period, or, years later, as a reward
for serving. 
The Revolution: Federal Bounty
Revolutionary War: Virginia
Revolutionary State Bounty
War 1812 Bounty Land
Unindexed Bounty
Federal Land Patents
Finding Aids
by Christine Rose

Digging for Ancestors

Getting Started with Land Records
Using Deed Indexes and Deeds
Transcribing Documents
Understanding Extracts and Abstracts
Using the BLM in Your Research
Using Land Records to Solve Genealogical Problems

Thursday, May 8, 2014

The New York Times Complete World War II

1939-1945
The Coverage from the Battlefields to the Home Front
with access to 98,367 articles





















Black  Dog & Leventhal Publishers

How To Write Anything

The Writing Process
E-Writing and The Technology Revolution

The Music Box

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS*THE GREAT COMPOSERS
Two encyclopedias of classical music, with more than 1150 photographs

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

www.in.gov/dnr/historic
Find out what's going on around
the state to celebrate Historic Preservation Month this May.
Contact the Division of Historic
Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA)
to learn more about preserving historic windows.

Coins and Prices

A Guide To U.S.   Canadian   and Mexican Coins

United States Coins

The Official Red Book
A Guide Book of United States Coins
www.whitman.com

G.M.O. Free Diet

How to stay healthy by identifying
and avoiding dangerous foods...
www.newsustainableliving.com

Eating Dangerously

Why the Government Can't Keep
Your Food Safe...and How You Can
Dangerously sheds light on the growing
problem and introduces readers to the
very real, very immediate dangers
inherent in our food system.
www.rowman.com

Researching Tax Records

The Genealogist's Guide to Researching Tax Records
Chapter One: Getting Started In Tax Records
Chapter Two: Research Techniques
Chapter Three: Poll Taxes
Chapter Four: Land Taxes
Chapter Five: Personal Property Taxes
Chapter Six: Federal Taxes
Chapter Seven: Inheritance and Estate Taxes
Chapter Eight: Miscellaneous Tax Records
Chapter Nine: Summary
Heritage Books

Genealogy Workshop

There is still time to sign up for the
"New Land" Workshop
US Ports Of Entry and Daily Life
are the topics
May 15 at 6:00 pm

Civil War Exhibit

Civil War Sesquicentennial Exhibit
Coming to the Indiana State Library

Exhibit: Hardship and Hope
The Life of the Hoosier Soldier During the Civil War

Exhibit Open May 9th-August 29th, 2014

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Steuben County Genealogical Society

Steuben County Genealogy Society
presents: Sharing Stories of Family Heirlooms
Monday May 19 at Carnegie Library 7:00 pm
Everyone Welcome!

Monday, May 5, 2014

May/June Reference Newsletter

 The 'Reference Review' newsletter is
 available at the Circulation Desk and
 in the Reference Department

On Display:
 Don't miss this!
Indian Art and Artifacts
Tom Kreitner Collection

Genealogy Roundtable
Wednesday May 21 and June 25
2:00 pm in the Reference Room

 May Genealogy Workshop
Thursday May 15   6:00-7:00 pm
in the Reference Department
Sign up by phone 665-3362 ext 28 or
 the online events calendar
THE NEW LAND: Learn basic
research on US Ports of Entry
and living in a new land

 Genealogy Books available to check out