VAUGHAN, ETC N EW S L E T T ER
June 1988
EDITOR; Verna Baker Banes
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Library of Congress
Card #87-642701
Class. CS71.V367a
EDITOR/PUBLISHER: VERNA BAKER BANES
VOL. VI. #2. JUNE 1988
HOW MANY MORE VAUGHANS, ETC., ARE OUT THERE?
Just when I feel that most of these folks have been found, here comes more and more material
from more and more searchers! Pardon the amount of reductions in this issue; but it was
necessary in order to present each person's family. Material is photocopied before the process
of reducing, cutting and pasting, etc. begins. No originals are destroyed. If you find something
which you would like to have in its original form, send me a legal size (9i X 4i inch) (or larger
if many pages are requested) self-addressed stamped envelope, along with 10(per page (stamps
OK) for copying costs.
Getting material photocopied in various formats has been a time consuming and nerve-racking
chore. So my family insisted I spend "some of their inheritance" and purchase my own personal
copier. (You notice that some people buy travel vehicles with theirs!) Without this available at
home, I could not have produced this issue, which is the largest one yet. But the final published
copies are still done by a professional printer because the quality of that work is superior to
photocopying.
Many thanks to those who share material. And a special extra thanks to you who follow the
suggestions printed on the first page of the January 1988 issue. And, again, thanks to those who
call me on the telephone, write lovely letters, and send extra dollars to help with expenses. We
are working together to preserve our comnton heritage. I'm merely the "present curator." You
are the source.We'll just see what the future holds.
LOCAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES
The long, tedious, and sacrificial work done by local genealogical societies as they strive to
preserve records is done in the spirit of respect for our forefathers and with the anticipation of
passing on this heritage to future generations. Some of them are involved in cleaning and
restoring old Court House records, a vital and necessary work which must be done before
more of those papers are lost forever. The quarterlies published by these people are
storehouses of information. Queries in them narrow down the field of research by offering one
the opportunity to find a lost cousin searching the same area. These groups need the financial
support of those who do not live nearby. Often a society offers the only hope of locating
information in a place far away from a searcher's present address. A yearly membership
helps with the financial problems associated with research and publication costs. Some of
these groups have been mentioned in this Newsletter. Send me information and/or a quarterly
from your favorite society so that I can relay details to other readers.
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