Dear Cousins: I poked around Library of Congress. Here's what I found listed for Frederick Virkus. Perhaps the information will be useful to find a more local copy -- or interlibrary loan? ____________________________________________________________________ LC control no.: 87155589 LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/87155589 Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Main title: The Abridged compendium of American genealogy : first families of America : a genealogical encyclopedia of the United States / edited by Frederick A. Virkus under direction of Albert Nelson Marquis ; with a new foreword by P. William Filby. Published/Created: Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987. Related names: Virkus, Frederick Adams. Related titles: Compendium of American genealogy. Description: 7 v. : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN: 0806311711 (set) Notes: Vols. 4-7 have title: The Compendium of American genealogy. Cover title: The Compendium of American genealogy. Reprint. Includes indexes. Subjects: United States --Genealogy. United States --Biography. LC classification: CS69 .A27 1987 Dewey class no.: 929/.2/0973 Geographic area code: n-us--- CALL NUMBER: CS69 .A27 1987 Copy 1 -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms -- Status: Not Charged CALL NUMBER: CS69 .A27 1987 Copy 2 -- Request in: Reference - Local History & Genealogy RR (Jefferson, LJG42) -- Status: Not Charged _____________________________________________________________ LC control no.: 32006416 LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/32006416 Type of material: Serial (Periodical, Newspaper, etc.) Main title: The Handbook of American genealogy. Published/Created: [Chicago] : Institute of American Genealogy, [c1932-1943] Related names: Virkus, Frederick Adams. Institute of American Genealogy. Related titles: Who’s who in genealogy. Description: 4 v. : ill. ; 24 cm. Vol. 1-4. Current frequency: Irregular Notes: Editor: 1932- F.A. Virkus. Includes bibliographies and section "Who’s who in genealogy." SERBIB/SERLOC merged record Subjects: Genealogy --Periodicals. Genealogists --Bibliography --Periodicals. United States --Genealogy --Periodicals. LC classification: CS42 .H3 Dewey class no.: 929/.1/072073 Other system no.: (OCoLC)ocm04658767 Geographic area code: n-us--- Quality code: lc CALL NUMBER: CS42 .H3 -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms -- Status: Not Charged _____________________________________________________________ LC control no.: 68027449 LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/68027449 Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Personal name: Virkus, Frederick Adams, ed. Main title: The abridged compendium of American genealogy: first families of America. A genealogical encyclopedia of the United States. Edited by Frederick A. Virkus under direction of Albert Nelson Marquis. Published/Created: Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1968 [c1925-42] Related names: Marquis, Albert Nelson, d. 1943. Related titles: The compendium of American genealogy. Description: 7 v. illus., coats of arms, ports. 25 cm. Notes: Vols. 4-7 have title: The compendium of American genealogy. Vols. 2-7 have subtitle: The standard genealogical encyclopedia of the first families of America. Vol. 1 edited by F. A. Virkus under the direction of A. N. Marquis; v. 2-7 by F. A. Virkus. "Patriotic and hereditary societies": v. 1, p. 999-1007. Subjects: Patriotic societies --United States. United States --Genealogy. United States --Biography. LC classification: CS69 .V53 Dewey class no.: 929.2/0973 Geographic area code: n-us--- CALL NUMBER: CS69 .V53 Copy 1 -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms -- Status: Not Charged CALL NUMBER: CS69 .V53 Copy 1 -- Request in: Reference - Local History & Genealogy RR (Jefferson, LJG42) -- Status: Not Charged _____________________________________________________ LC control no.: 64001935 LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/64001935 Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Personal name: Virkus, Frederick Adams, ed. Main title: Immigrant ancestors; a list of 2,500 immigrants to America before 1750. Published/Created: Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1963 [i.e. 1964] Description: 75 p. 24 cm. Notes: "Extracted from Volume VII, Compendium of American genealogy." Subjects: United States --History --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 --Biography. LC classification: E187.5 .V5 Dewey class no.: 920.073 Geographic area code: n-us--- CALL NUMBER: E187.5 .V5 Copy 1 -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms -- Status: Not Charged CALL NUMBER: E187.5 .V5 Copy 1 -- Request in: Reference - Local History & Genealogy RR (Jefferson, LJG42) -- Status: Not Charged ___________________________________________________________ LC control no.: 28028329 LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/28028329 Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Personal name: Virkus, Frederick Adams. [from old catalog] Main title: The family line, Published/Created: Chicago, Ill., F. A. Virkus & company, 1927. Description: 80 p. 20 x 27 cm. Subjects: Genealogy --Forms. LC classification: CS24 .V5 CALL NUMBER: CS24 .V5 Copy 1 -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms -- Status: Not Charged ____________________________________________ Note that in 1927 he apparently had his own publishing company. Yours Aye, Lauren On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> wrote: > > The website below tells us that there are 7 Volume of:- > > The Compendium of American Genealogy, Seven Volumes, Frederick A. Virkus > > > But no date when it was published? > > Have any members of the list ever been able to view this publication? > > Thank you > > > > Mike Boyd > > Historical Committee, HBS > >
Some of Virkus' work is on Ancestry.com Chris On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Lauren Boyd McLachlan <confido@gmail.com>wrote: > Dear Cousins: > > I poked around Library of Congress. Here's what I found listed for > Frederick Virkus. Perhaps the information will be useful to find a > more local copy -- or interlibrary loan? > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > LC control no.: 87155589 > > LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/87155589 > > Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) > > Main title: The Abridged compendium of American genealogy : first > families of America : a genealogical encyclopedia of the United States > / edited by Frederick A. Virkus under direction of Albert Nelson > Marquis ; with a new foreword by P. William Filby. > > Published/Created: Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987. > > Related names: Virkus, Frederick Adams. > > Related titles: Compendium of American genealogy. > > Description: 7 v. : ill. ; 25 cm. > ISBN: 0806311711 (set) > Notes: Vols. 4-7 have title: The Compendium of American genealogy. > Cover title: The Compendium of American genealogy. > Reprint. > Includes indexes. > Subjects: United States --Genealogy. > United States --Biography. > LC classification: CS69 .A27 1987 > Dewey class no.: 929/.2/0973 > Geographic area code: n-us--- > CALL NUMBER: CS69 .A27 1987 > Copy 1 > -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms > -- Status: Not Charged > CALL NUMBER: CS69 .A27 1987 > Copy 2 > -- Request in: Reference - Local History & Genealogy RR (Jefferson, > LJG42) > -- Status: Not Charged > _____________________________________________________________ > > > LC control no.: 32006416 > > LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/32006416 > > Type of material: Serial (Periodical, Newspaper, etc.) > > Main title: The Handbook of American genealogy. > > Published/Created: [Chicago] : Institute of American Genealogy, > [c1932-1943] > > Related names: Virkus, Frederick Adams. > Institute of American Genealogy. > > Related titles: Who’s who in genealogy. > Description: 4 v. : ill. ; 24 cm. > Vol. 1-4. > Current frequency: Irregular > Notes: Editor: 1932- F.A. Virkus. > Includes bibliographies and section "Who’s who in genealogy." > SERBIB/SERLOC merged record > Subjects: Genealogy --Periodicals. > Genealogists --Bibliography --Periodicals. > United States --Genealogy --Periodicals. > LC classification: CS42 .H3 > Dewey class no.: 929/.1/072073 > Other system no.: (OCoLC)ocm04658767 > Geographic area code: n-us--- > Quality code: lc > CALL NUMBER: CS42 .H3 > -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms > -- Status: Not Charged > _____________________________________________________________ > > LC control no.: 68027449 > > LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/68027449 > > Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) > > Personal name: Virkus, Frederick Adams, ed. > > Main title: The abridged compendium of American genealogy: first > families of America. A genealogical encyclopedia of the United States. > Edited by Frederick A. Virkus under direction of Albert Nelson > Marquis. > > Published/Created: Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1968 [c1925-42] > Related names: Marquis, Albert Nelson, d. 1943. > Related titles: The compendium of American genealogy. > Description: 7 v. illus., coats of arms, ports. 25 cm. > > Notes: Vols. 4-7 have title: The compendium of American genealogy. > > Vols. 2-7 have subtitle: The standard genealogical encyclopedia of the > first families of America. > > Vol. 1 edited by F. A. Virkus under the direction of A. N. Marquis; v. > 2-7 by F. A. Virkus. > "Patriotic and hereditary societies": v. 1, p. 999-1007. > Subjects: Patriotic societies --United States. > United States --Genealogy. > United States --Biography. > LC classification: CS69 .V53 > Dewey class no.: 929.2/0973 > Geographic area code: n-us--- > CALL NUMBER: CS69 .V53 > Copy 1 > -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms > -- Status: Not Charged > CALL NUMBER: CS69 .V53 > Copy 1 > -- Request in: Reference - Local History & Genealogy RR (Jefferson, > LJG42) > -- Status: Not Charged > _____________________________________________________ > LC control no.: 64001935 > > LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/64001935 > > Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) > > Personal name: Virkus, Frederick Adams, ed. > > Main title: Immigrant ancestors; a list of 2,500 immigrants to > America before 1750. > > Published/Created: Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1963 [i.e. 1964] > Description: 75 p. 24 cm. > > Notes: "Extracted from Volume VII, Compendium of American genealogy." > > Subjects: United States --History --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > --Biography. > LC classification: E187.5 .V5 > Dewey class no.: 920.073 > Geographic area code: n-us--- > CALL NUMBER: E187.5 .V5 > Copy 1 > -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms > -- Status: Not Charged > CALL NUMBER: E187.5 .V5 > Copy 1 > -- Request in: Reference - Local History & Genealogy RR (Jefferson, > LJG42) > -- Status: Not Charged > ___________________________________________________________ > > LC control no.: 28028329 > > LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/28028329 > > Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) > > Personal name: Virkus, Frederick Adams. [from old catalog] > > Main title: The family line, > > Published/Created: Chicago, Ill., F. A. Virkus & company, 1927. > Description: 80 p. 20 x 27 cm. > Subjects: Genealogy --Forms. > LC classification: CS24 .V5 > CALL NUMBER: CS24 .V5 > Copy 1 > -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms > -- Status: Not Charged > ____________________________________________ > > Note that in 1927 he apparently had his own publishing company. > > Yours Aye, > > Lauren > > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> wrote: > > > > The website below tells us that there are 7 Volume of:- > > > > The Compendium of American Genealogy, Seven Volumes, Frederick A. 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