Demuth Declaration

Demuth
Declaration
A publication of the
Genealogy and Local
History Department of
the Saline County
Library
Special
points of
interest:
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David O. Demuth
V o l u m e
History of
Niloak by
Arlene Hyten
Rainey
Annual Genealogy For You
Seminar
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Happy 175th
Birthday
Saline
County ,
Arkansas
Variety of
programs
Inside this
issue:
History ofNiloak
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AfricanAmerican
Genealogy
2
New Books
2
Genealogy
Seminar
3
Happy Birth- 4
day Saline
County
Variety of
Programs
N u m b e r
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S p r i n g
2 0 1 1
Curator’s Comments
Steve Perdue
AfricanAmerican
Genealogy
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Another year has come and
gone. 2011 welcomes new
programs and events to the
Genealogy and Local History Department.
In January we will have
one of Saline County’s
treasures to deliver the first
program of the year. Mrs.
Arlene Hyten Rainey, the
daughter of the founder of
Niloak Pottery will speak
on the History of Niloak
Pottery on Monday, January 10, from 1:30 to 2:30
p.m.
art, the head of Genealogy
and Local History at the
Central Arkansas Library,
who will be speaking on
African-American genealogy.
On March 12, 2011, we
will welcome the premiere
genealogy presenter in the
United States with Elizabeth Shown Mills. Ms.
Mills has spoken all over
the United States on Genealogy and has a large following. More information
on this seminar will be
found later in this newsletter.
2011 begins the 150th anniversary of the Civil War,
with events all over the
state to recognize this milestone. We will be having
programs throughout the
year which commemorate
the Civil War.
In February, we will be
having Ms. Rhonda Stew-
State to celebrate
the 150th anniversary of the Civil War
With the State of Arkansas
set to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of the Civil
War in 2011, it was a very
interesting coincidence recently when I was attending a Roy Dudley estate
sale in Little Rock . I came
across a proclamation
signed by Orval Faubus in
April of 1960 taking note
of the centennial of the
Civil War which would be
held in 1962. This was over
fifty years ago. This document is now a part of our
archives. We plan to have
several programs this year
which will focus on the
Civil War in Arkansas.
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A History of Niloak Pottery
Mrs. Arlene Hyten
Rainey
On Monday , January
10, 2011, Mrs. Arlene
Hyten Rainey will present a program on the
history of Niloak Pottery
from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in
the Junior Fortnightly
meeting room.
Mrs. Rainey is the
daughter of the founder
of Niloak Pottery.
Mrs. Rainey has played an
active role in the historical
preservation of Saline
County. She serves on the
board of the Gann Museum
and is an active member of
the Saline County History
and Heritage Society.
Niloak Pottery was originated by Mr. Charles Dean
Hyten in Benton in 1910.
His inspiration came from
the several beautiful colors
present in the fine Saline
County clays. Made from
these clays, dug and refined at the factory, each
piece was hand turned on
the potter’s wheel. The
name Niloak was taken
from a type of clay called
kaolin. The
spelling was
reversed and
became
“Niloak”.
African-American Genealogy
Rhonda Stewart
Rhonda Stewart, Genealogy and Local History
specialist with the Butler
Center of the Arkansas
Studies Institute will conduct a program on African-American Genealogy
on Thursday, February 3,
from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Ms. Stewart has worked
at the Butler Center for
several years and conducts a genealogy seminar annually for patrons
of the Central Arkansas
Library System.
African-American records are often difficult
to find and many times
slave records were in-
complete or non-existent.
Ms. Stewart will offer
tips on how to do research .
One book which is a big
help to people doing African-American research
is Tony Burroughs book
Black Roots.
New Additions to the Arkansas
Collection.
Demuth Declaration
Volume 6 Number 1
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Annual Genealogy For You Seminar, March 12,2011
Features Internationally Known Elizabeth Shown Mills
cation of Genealogists and the
American Society of Genealogists, as well as
an officer or
trustee of other major organizations.
Elizabeth
Shown
Mills of
Hendersonville,
TN.
Genealogical audiences on
three continents have
dubbed Elizabeth Shown
Mills “The Super Genie”,
the “Pied Piper of Family
History”, the Mother of
Modern Genealogy” and
“the person who has had
the greatest impact on genealogy in the post-Roots
era.” For a quarter century,
she has pushed the cutting
edge of research methodology, standards, and quality, serving as president of
both the Board for Certifi-
During her 16 years as editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly,
Elizabeth made that journal into the leading forum
for the teaching of research methods and principles. For even longer, her
Advanced Methodology
Track at the Samford University Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research
has been a rite of passage
for serious family historians.
Two of Elizabeth’s 500 +
publications, the awardwinning Evidence! Cita-
tion &Analysis for the Family Historian and Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and
Librarians, are considered
absolute essentials for both
personal and professional
genealogists. Her 2004 historical novel Isle of Canes,
an epic account of a Creole
family through four generations as it rose from slavery
to rule Cane River’s fabled
Isle ( a story drawn from
Elizabeth’s personal research in the archives of six
nations) was declared a
“masterpiece” by Historical
Novels Review. Her latest
book , Evidence Explained:
Citing History Sources from
Artifacts to Cyberspace,
earned Library Journal’s
Best Reference 2007 designation.
Genealogical
audiences on
three continents
have dubbed
Elizabeth Shown
Mills “The
Super Genie”,
the “Pied Piper
of Family
History”, the
Mother of
Modern
Genealogy”
Schedule for 7th annual Genealogy For You Seminar
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Shown Mills
9:00-9:20 check in
9:20-9:25: Welcome and Introduction of Guest Speaker- Steve
Perdue, Head of Genealogy and
Local History Department Saline
County Library
9:30-10:30- Session I -Genealogical
Problem Solving:
Twelve Techniques for Everyday
Success - Elizabeth Shown Mills
10:30:10:45 - Break
10:45-11:45-Session II-Indexes!
Indexes! Indexes! How to Find Folks
who Don't Seem To Be There- Elizabeth Shown Mills
11:45-1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:00-2:00- Session III-Finding Females: Wives, Mothers, Daughters,
Sisters & Paramours!- Elizabeth
2:00-2:15-Break
2:15-3:15- Session IV-Margaret's
Baby's Father & The Lessons He
Taught Me - Elizabeth Shown Mills
3:15 -3:30 Questions and Answers
Seating is Limited
You must register for this seminar by calling
778-4766 by
Saturday, Feb.
27, 2011
Happy 175th Birthday Saline County, Arkansas
A showing of 175 years of Saline County History for
a second time was enjoyed by several patrons.
Historical displays and cupcakes were enjoyed by
everyone. The courthouse had historical displays and
cake. The library sold t-shirts to celebrate the event.
On November 2, the Genealogy and Local History
Department celebrated the 175th Birthday with
several events.
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Recent Local History Programs at the
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Anthony
Rushing
On Civil
War.
Tim Ernst
Russell Baker on Saline County
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