TIP OF THE WEEK – DID YOU HAVE ANCESTORS in
 19th CENTURY, WHITMAN COUNTY, ANYONE?
 

The Whitman County Genealogical Society(WCGS) has published a new book :

“Whitman County, Washington Territory:
Gleanings from Selected Newspapers
with Every Name Index (1877-1886)”

As described by WCGS, their “243 page spiral bound book with laminated covers compiled by Mary Bybee Simonsen in cooperation with WCGS, contains 194 pages of gleanings, plus an index of over 5,000 different names.  There were many newspapers in Whitman County from 1877-1886, but most gleanings were extracted from the Palouse Gazette, the Washington Democrat (both Colfax, W.T. newspapers), and the Palouse News (a Palouse City, W.T. newspaper), plus a few other area newspapers.  The extractions were done from microfilm at Washington State University Holland Library in Pullman, WA.  Every readable issue of these newspapers during this time period was reviewed for possible gleanings.  Most gleanings are from records, such as births, marriages, divorces, deaths, and land records, plus other interesting items related to the area.   Some articles, especially land records, were too faint to read, so the gleaning was edited.  Full articles may be read at a facility having these microfilmed newspapers.”

The book sells for $25 or it is also available on CD in PDF format for $15; taxes and shipping included. Contact address for WCGS : PO BOX 393, Pullman, WA 99163.  See WCGS pages posted on the Washington State Genealogical Society Blog for additional information and order form at:
https://wasgs.org/blog/tag/whitman-county-genealogical-society/