Copied from EMAZING - http://www.emazing.com/ Genealogical Society Newsletters Don't overlook the newsletters, periodicals and journals published by genealogical societies in your research. Societies often conduct important research and print their findings and data in their publications. Since their funding is often limited, the information they compile is not always published and made available commercially. Transcriptions of local records, canvasses of cemeteries and the inscriptions there, copies of diaries and journals, and a wide variety of other data are found in these excellent publications. Most often, too, each issue of journals and magazines are indexed with at least surname, and sometimes with locations. Check with libraries in the area in which a society is located to locate these publications, and with the society itself. Back issues are frequently available for sale, and sometimes society members will do look-ups for you. - George G. Morgan Shalori