If you're not a member of the Daviess County Gen. Society, you're really missing out! Newly donated items to our resource center, continues to be old newspapers as early as 1897. Here is a sample of the bios which have been submitted to the DCGS's newsletter's editor. Only members get these newsletters, and several will be in this quarter's letter. Also submitted is a picture of the Blue School students, 1896, with those labeled. These are just 2 types of submissions that will be in the newsletter...... don't miss out with Winter coming!!!! For more information, contact me privately at: ozarkn@grm.net Please be aware that the abbreviations are this transcriber’s: The Gallatin Democrat Souvenir Edition Gallatin Nov 25, 1897 James T. ALLEN, M.D. this gentleman is one of Daviess County’s oldest and most respected citizens. He is a Virginian by birth and began the study of medicine at Richmond, that state, in 1854. In the spring of 55, he came to St. Louis and took another course of lectures the following winter, and in the summer of 1856 came to Daviess County and settled at Auberry Grove near the present location of Jamesport, which city was laid out by him and James GILLILAN. Dr. ALLEN continued practicing at Jamesport until the war broke out when he enlisted in the Confederate service, remaining four yrs. Upon his return, he located at Jameson and in 1874 removed to this city where he has since resided, and is still engaged in active practice. Lanita Sconce Smith DCGS President Genealogists never die, they just loose their roots