Announcements

Announcements Dr. Don Yoder, chairman of the Fellowship Committee reports that the committee has chosen Dorothee Hughes Carousso as a Fellow of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. "Mrs. Carousso's work has not only benefited our society tremendously, but she has become nationally known as a genealogist through her membership on the Board for Certification of Genealogists in Washington; her lectures at the National Institute of Genealogical Research held at the National Archives in 1977; and her two-semester course in Genealogical Methods given in Philadelphia in 1978-74. Her published work is extensive, including articles not only in The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, but The National Genealogical Journal, The New York Historical And Biographical Record, The Maryland-Delaware Genealogist, The New England Historical And Genealogical Register and The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey. She is at present working on two genealogical books; one on the Cummins Family of Delaware; the other on The Lyons Family.of South Carolina and Louisiana. But most of all, Dorothee Carousso deserves this honor because of her solid support of all the research and lecture programs of our own society; her long years of service on our board; and her participation in many workshops and special lectures before our membership. We are honored to add her name to the distinguished list of those who have in these special ways served the Society and the cause of genealogical research in Pennsylvania". The Authors' Fund, Inc. located in New York City announced that its Board has awarded a prize for P. William Filby's book American and British Genealogy and Heraldry. John B. Trevor, Jr., Chairman of the Authors' Fund, in awarding the prize wrote: "The Authors' Fund aims to assist in the production of worthwhile books of this kind, and it has the highest regard for your book, American and British Genealogy and Heraldry. In consideration of this splendid achievement and in hope of inspiring you to continue work of this kind, I am very pleased to present to you on behalf of the Authors' Fund a check for $1,000". Mr. Filby is at this moment completing a supplement to this work. The original contains over 5,000 titles, mostly with annotations, concerning the best books on genealogy and heraldry in the United States, Canada; South America, Great Britain, the British Dominions, and former Dominions. It also gives addresses of publishers so that those books in print can be obtained easily. Leonard R. Denis, the librarian at The Germantown Historical So209 210 Announcements ciety wishes our readers to know that The Germantown Telegraph published in Germantown from 1880 to 1888 is now available on microfilm at The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Library. There are two indexes; the first, Genealogical Notes, Marriages and Deaths, a Directory of Germantown Residents with addresses and occupations compiled by Dr. I. Pearson Willits; the second, Abstracts of News and Advertisements, 18301872. The first index was compiled by Edward W. Hocker, librarian of The Germantown Historical Society Library. The grant to fund this project was made available by The Germantown Historical Society through the efforts of Mark Lloyd, a member of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. A report from Aubrey H. Baldwin: "The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that its Project 1850 initiated ten years ago has been successfully completed with the help of a dedicated group of volunteer workers. The endeavor was undertaken to facilitate the use of the 1850 Census of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and to give our Society members a chance to participate in a worthwhile undertaking for the benefit of fellow members and genealogists. The 1850 Federal Census of householders in the twenty-seven political subdivisions of Philadelphia County are scattered through seven huge volumes presently deposited in The National Archives in Washington D.C. The listings have been alphabetically arranged in typed volumes and are now available at The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Library. The work will be microfilmed in the near future to make it available for wider use. Project 1850 was conceived by the late Hannah Benner Roach, vice president of the GSP, as a means of completing the admirable work compiled by Marylee P. Penrose for the Philadelphia City Wards. A brief review of the project may prove of interest. In PGM, XXV, no. 3, 1968 the first announcement of Project 1850 was made, stating that no date of completion had been set or the final form determined. It was to list all heads of households, and the eldest of persons within each household whose surname differs from the head of the particular household. Mrs. Roach undertook the coordination of the volunteer effort. Mrs. Harold Fleckenstine agreed to be responsible for the distribution of the xerox copies of the microfilm records to the various transcribers, as well as collecting and checking the work returned. With the limited funds available to the committee, 128 sheets comprising the District of Frankford were xeroxed by the General Services Administration in Washington, and the volunteers started to work on them in August 1967. Enthusiasm mounted and a generous donor came forward to underwrite the expenses of Project 1850, and by October 1967 the census sheets for Byberry and Germantown were available for distribution. The following year the volunteers worked through Blockley, Bridesboro and Bristol Townships. The seven wards comprising the Northern Liberties The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 211 challenged the workers in 1969, followed by the eight wards of Kensington. In 1971 the project was transferred from an 'ad hoc' committee to the Publication committee. A generous donor offered to pay for alphabetizing and typing, and Mrs. Alexander Kennedy was hired for this important function. During 1973 the census records for Kingsessing Township; Whitehall Borough; Moreland Township; the Upper and Lower Wards of Manayunk; and Lower Dublin Township were completed. The five wards of Moyamensing were under way in 1974. At this time Mrs. Roach was compelled to resign from the project because of other pressing work, and Mrs. James C. Kilgannon, who had been an active volunteer almost from its inception, was named to head Project 1850. The 1975 annual report showed that fourteen volunteers had covered the Unincorparted Northern Liberties; the Borough of Aramingo; the five wards of Moyamensing; Southwark Wards 4 and 6. In process were the Southwark Wards 1, 2, 3, and 5; Moyamensing Ward 4; the Lower Ward of Manayunk; and West Philadelphia. After eight years of work, in 1976 the Spring Garden Wards 1-7 inclusive; North Penn; Passyunk, Penn; Richmond Districts; and Roxborough were completed. Only portions of Spring Garden and Southwark remained to be done. During 1977, Mrs. Kilgannon laid down her duties, and GSP president Charles Barclay asked Aubrey Baldwin, chairman of the Publications committee to oversee the completion of several illegible portions of the census and the final typing activities. After comparison of the illegible names with the Philadelphia City Directories of the 1850 period, most were verified. Mrs. Kennedy completed the typing of 948 pages in November of 1977. Many GSP members were involved in Project 1850, including men and women living as far apart as Valhalla, New York and Arlington, Virginia. Some husband-and-wife teams, and community teams were involved. But it is to a small dedicated group of volunteers that special tribute must be paid. The latter group consisted of John E. Baker, Mrs. John A. Beard, Thomas C. Bireley, James Caine Bradley, Mrs. W. H. Calkins, Mrs. Peter J. Clarke, Mrs. Harold F. Fleckenstein, the late Mildred Goshow, Mrs. Rudolph H. Jacobsen, Mr. W. Stanton Kip, 2nd, Kathleen A. Lewis, Mrs. John R. Pailthorp, Mrs. George A. Rodgers, Mrs. Vernon A. Rutherford, Mrs. Archie G. Sparks, Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Straney, Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Tustin, Jr., Mrs. John D. Ulmer and Lawrence A. Whartenby. To all of these and to others unnamed who helped, the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, as well as the professional genealogists and the public who seek their Philadelphia County ancestors, will long remain indebted". Seven hundred cards of extracts of advertisements from Philadelphia newspapers of the 18th century, extracted by the late Hannah Benner Roach, have been presented to The American Philosophical Society by Spencer Roach.