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kidnapped (shanghaiied). Some con- victs-were given royal pardons they would migrate Charles I (1635) ordered the Sheriff of London to de-
(To be continued)
The Myth and Reality of the Early Log Cabin
(Continued from last week)
Likewise the Huguenots knew nothing of the log house type of building in their native France for building timber there too was scarce. but many of these people had lived in the Rhineiand for severai) years after being driven out of France by Louis IV and had learn- ed about log house construction from the Germans and they no doubt built iog houses soon after coming to this country.
Historians and scholars have as- sumed that the framed house was an evolution in building technique following the dog house construction. This is not true for the framed house construction goes back to the Middle Ages in most European coun- tries. The first cruds sheiters on this side of the Atlantic were similar to the conicai huts erected by charcoal burners, Dark peeiers and other woodsmen who spent long periods of time in the European forests. These huts were made with poies and earth and thatched or of saplings bent over and covered with bark. That this type of sheiter was used at first and then framed structures erected in all English colonial set- tlements eliminates the English as the introducers of the log house structure in North America. English housing data definitely mentions frame houses whether erected in Vir- ginia, New England or Pennsyl- vania.
We heard of the barbarious prac- tices used in the exporting of siaves from Africa to America "but most liver to Captain' Hili nine female of us are not conversant with: sim- convicts for delivery to Virginia. In :1765 of New ilar actlons in the semi-white slave 1781 Parilament gave judges the'. 1776 of Connecticut, Lambert 1838 trade. The source of supply for a power to send white, convicts to the, of. New Haven, Belknap 1784 of New .. goodly supply of these whites was coloniess. for seven years servitude Hampshire and Sullivan 1795 ₾ found in the prisons and poorhouses and in case of murder, the slaver"." Maine. ^
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LOCAL HISTORY"
MORE DATA ON THE HOUSE FAMILY
Ransomville, N. Y. By M. R. Shaver (Continued from last week)
John Kelly and wife Lea; child, Marla bapt. 22 of 7 Bris. 1793; spon- sors George House and wife Maria. John Kelly and wife Lea; child, Angel "bapt. April 8, 1792; sponsors, Conrad House and wife Angela.
Christian Hauss and wife Chris- tina; child, Catherine born Nov. 16, 1789, bapt. Jan. 17, 1790; sponsors, Heinrich Tillenbach and Catherine. Jacob Haus and Catharine Wan- decker; child , Conrad born Jan. 10 or/18, 1789; sponsors Conrad Rick- ard and Catharine Petri.
Maraia Hous, child infant William Johnson born May 30, 1790; spon- sors "John Fahling and Maria Wal- rath,
William Johnson and Marla Hauss; child John G. born April 12, 1792; sponsors Peter Kiltz and Magdalena.
*Heinrich Hauss and Anna Hauss; child Catherina born Nov. 11, 1792;
sponsors Johannes Dusler and Cath- operation; where none exists, the erine Dusler.
Adam C. Hauss and Magdalena; child Jacob born Feb. 17, 1793; spon- sors - Jacob Starring and Elizabeth Starring.
Johannes Hauss and Anna; child. Henrich - born April 21, 1793; spon- sors Henrich. Bellenger and Anna Eva.
""". John, House and Maria Ritter; child Louolse born Nov. 3, 1816, bapt. March 9, 1817
Henry Hart and Gurtry House; child Peter born Feb. 23, 1817, bapt. March 9, 1817.
Joseph Adlar and Gurty House; child, born March 4, 1817, bapt. March 31, 1817; sponsors Jacob House and Caty Getman.
Henry House and Cornelia; child, Mary Ann born Jan. 3, 1818.
John C. House and Hannah Bellin- ger; child Jonas born Aug. 30, 1818. $Stone Arabla Church:
George Haus married Maria Gam- els (Campbell) Jan. 20, 1761.
Donald Jung (Young) married Margretha Hauss 1762.
Christlan Hauss married Christi-
na Rightmeyer Sept. 10, 1765.
Samuel Marckle married Maria Hauss Jan. 6, 1788.
George Hauss marrled Catharine Kilts Oct. 26, 1794.
"Jacob Vander Warker marrled Catharine House Nov. 9, 1794.
THE END
The Swedes . by the housing data of the settlement period have an al- most · undisputed claim on bullding ine first log houses In North Amer- ica on the Delaware river soon af- ter thel: arrival there In 1638. It took a long time for this type of structure to spread to the other colonies for It was more than a hun- dred years later when the log cabin became common on the American frontler. The Swedish colony on the Delarvare river never became a large colony. In 1655 this colony was con- quered by the Dutch and annexed to the Province of New York and later divided. between 'New Jersey, Pennsylvanla 4 and Delaware. There was no dispersion of the Swedish pioneers or any additional , Swedish Immigration.
Curiously the fact of the first log Wellsville
BY DONALD D. PARKER Brookings, South Dakota
"LOCAL HISTORY"-HOW TO GATHER IT, WRITE IT, AND PUBLISH IT'
(Continued from last week) Most of these types of materials are self explanatory. A few com- ments seem advisable, however, be- cause we are dealing with recent and and current records widely scater- ed and often" not readily accessible Federal records in the states and localttles are subject to war re-
strictions and government orders and may be removed later to Wash- ington or elsewhere. Since they fal' eventually under the jurisdiction Cv the National Archives, this agency becomes the best source of infor. mation on how federal archives can be used and what they contain. State records go into the custody of the state archival agency, where such exists under an effective system of fate of the records is uncertain. Lo- cal archival records usually remain in the community and too often are Inadequately preserved. Since most governmental records are volumi- nous, an understanding of the nature of their content and the functions of the agency which produced them is prerequisite for using them without untold loss of time.
Valuable war materials will be found among the original papers of organizations · representative of ali aspects of social history. The war records projects have shown great interest in this type of material and are taking steps for its. preserva- tion. Most of It wll not be accessible for research until after the war; many organization wili retain their own records. Therefore the investi- gator will have to seek them beyond
the confines of research libraries and other publlo collections. The same Is true of personal manu- scripts, although some Institutions are already obtaining original let- ter or copies, especially those of persons in the armed forces. Cor- respondence and other original ac- counts by civillans are equally val- uable and, belng uncensored, are often more Informing.
Work In recent history offers op- portunity for securing information by oral testimony of participants to supplement written records. Some of the projects have persuaded key persons in various organizations to put in writing statements of thelr war activities with critical comments on policy and accomplishments. Such statements provide limited da- ta long before, official records are accessible and the only first hand data if the records are destroyed or withheld Indefinitely. The highly subjective character of material crc- ated in this fashion must be taken into account by the historian.
In a state with an active war re- cords project or with capable his- torical agencies, , the writer of a community history will find. consid- erable material already available. By the end of the war he should find these " collections . greatly enriched and steadily growing. He must not overlook, however, the sources re-". maining In offices of organizations and in private hands. Faced with an abundance of material, he needs skill in selection, sound judgment in Interpretation, and a facile pen in writing. Whatever the merits or faults of his work, he may as well: accept the vlew that no historian. has ever said the final word on hlg. subject.
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Genealogical Sources in the Mohawk Valley
AND NEARBY
BIRTHI, DEATH AND MARRIAGE RECORDS (Continued from last week) New Hudson
1847. Record, 5 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages and deaths. For some of the early years there are gaps In the records and often incomplete entries. Custodian Mrs. Lucie Clark, town clerk, Black Creek, N. Y. Rushford
# 1886. 'Record, 5 vols Arr. : chron. Indexed , alph. by children."Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian, Lyman Weaver, town clerk, Rush- ford, N. Y.
Sclo
1904. Record, 5 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages and deaths 1904-7. Custo- dian E. I. Smith, town clerk, Sclo, N. Y.
Ward
1890. Record, 4 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed " alph. by children. Includes marriages 1898-1908 " and deaths, 1898-1915, 1923. Custodian Mrs." Jes- sie Farwell, town .clerk, Belmont, N. Y.
NOTICE OF SURROGATE'S COURT. County of Montgomery
Until ordered and designated oth -: erwise, the Surrogate of the County - of Montgomery will attend and hold court as follows:
At the Surrogate's Court room in: the old court house at the Village of: Fonda, N. Y., each Monday att10+ A. M., except during the month: of? August. When Monday Is a public hollday, court will be held on the. Tuesday following at the same hour .- . At the Surrogate's Court room in the Blood Building, at No. 20 Mar- ket Street, In the City of Amster- dam, N . Y., each Friday at 10 Al M., except during the month of Au- gust. When Friday is a public holl- day, court will be held on the Satur- day following. at the same hour. A trial term with a jury will be designated whenever one or more . proceedings to be tried before a jury are on the calendar.
Felix J. Aullst, Surrogate:,
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Christmas .JOY TO_ALL'
Stone Arabia Church:
George Haus married Maria Gam- els (Campbell) Jan. 20, 1761.
s Donald Jung (Young) married Margretha Hauss 1762. Christian Hauss married Christi- na Rightmeyer Sept. 10, 1765. Samuel Marckle married Maria Hauss Jan. 6, 1788.
George Hauss married Catharine Kilts Oct. 26, 1794.
Jacob Vander Warker married Catharine House Nov. 9, 1794.
THE END
The Swedes . by the housing data of the settlement period have an al- most undisputed claim on building the first" log houses in North Amer- ica on the Delaware river soon af- ter their arrival there in 1638. It took a long time for this type of structure to spread to the other colonies for it was more than a hun- dred years later when the log cabin became common on the American frontier. The Swedish colony on the Delaware river never became a large colony. In 1655 this colony was con- quered by the Dutch and annexed to the Province of New York and later divided between . New Jersey, Pennsylvania. and Delaware There was no dispersion of the Swedish pioneers; or any additional Swedish immigration. .
Curiously the fact of the first, log houses in America being built by the Swedes is not revealed by their writings or any Swedish data of that period but by the journal of one Jasper Danckerts, a Dutchman who visited the Swedish colony on the Delaware river in 1679 at what is now Burlington, New Jersey. The Danckaerts journal says: "the Swedes, and they usually build their houses here, being nothing else than entire trees, split through the middle or somewhat squared out of the rough, these trees are laid in the form of a square each upon the other as high as they wish to have the house, the ends of timbers are let, into each other about a foot from the ends of them. So stands the whole building without a nail or a spike. The doors are wide enough but very low, so that everyone must stoop to enter in, always these houses are tight and warm."
" And again writing from another Swedish settlement at what is now Tacony, Pa. Danckaerts says: "on this point stands three or four houses built by the Swedes and a little Lutheran church made of hewn logs." This is the first record in writing of houses or a church with log walls being built in Ameri- ca. Window for light and air were sawn out of the outside walls after the structures were erected accord- ing to Danckaert's journal. The Swedish proclamation of July 7th, 1654 confirms the Danckaert's jour- nal and says. "twelve men, four at the time, built a large house of logs in eight days." The Swedish settle- ments were free of the sickness which afflicted the English settle- ments which has been ascribed to their. "defective housing." . Perhaps the Swedes were tougher than th English.
(To be continued)
Genealogical Sources in the Mohawk Valley
AND NEARBY
BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE RECORDS (Continued from last week) New Hudson
1847. Record, 5 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages and deaths. For some of the early years there are gaps in the records and often incomplete entries. Custodian Mrs. Lucie Clark, town clerk, Black . Creek, N. Y. Rushford
# 1886. "Record, 5 vols Arr. chron. Indexed . alph. by children." Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian, Lyman Weaver, town clerk, Rush- ford, N. Y.
Sclo
1904. Record, 5 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages and deaths 1904-7. Custo- dian E. I. Smith, town' clerk, Scio, N. Y.
Ward
:1890. Record, 4 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1898-1908deaths, 1898-1915, 1923. Custodian Mrs. Jes- sie Farwell, town _clerk, Belmont, N. Y.
Wellsville
1884. Record, 6 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph, by children: Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian,
Laurence Wellsville, N. Y. Pflager, town cleark, West Almond
1886. Record, 3 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian, Hugh Brooks, town clerk, Almond, N. Y.
Willing
1895. Record, 4 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian, Mrs. S. H. Pinkham, town clerk, Wellsvile, N. Y.
Wirt
1849, 1884. Record, 6 vols. Arr. Includes marriages' and deaths. Cus- todian James E. Cady , town clerk, Bolivar, N. Y.
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Until ordered and designated oth -- erwise, the Surrogate of the County- of Montgomery will attend and hold court as follows: .
At the Surrogate's Court room in the old court house at the Village of: Fonda, N. Y., each Monday at:10" A. M., except during the month: of? August. When Monday is a publld: hollday, court will be held on thee Tuesday following at the same hour. .. At the Surrogate's Court room in the Blood Building, at No. 20 Mar- ket Street, in the City of Amster- dam, N . Y., each Friday at 10 Al M., except during the month of Au- gust. When Friday is a public holl day, court will be held on the Satur -. day following at the same hour. : A trial term with a jury will be designated whenever one or more proceedings to be tried before a jury. are on the calendar.
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