From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Thu Jul 13 14:07:45 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6DK7jjb021697; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:07:45 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6DK7h3k005659 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:07:43 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k6DHTwFI006069 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:29:58 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k6DHTwqc006068 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:29:58 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k6DEgOFI005701 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:42:24 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k6DHJuO6021220 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:19:56 -0600 X-Envelope-From: treviawbeverly@houston.rr.com Thu Jul 13 11:19:56 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6DHJujb021211 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:19:56 -0600 Received: from ms-smtp-05.texas.rr.com (ms-smtp-05.texas.rr.com [24.93.47.44]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6DHJiWP015277 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:19:44 -0600 Received: from oemcomputer (cpe-24-162-26-136.houston.res.rr.com [24.162.26.136]) by ms-smtp-05.texas.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k6DHJhFp027391; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:19:43 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <001501c6a6a1$8c7c2710$6401a8c0@oemcomputer> From: "Trevia W Beverly" To: "Pamela Bray" , References: <000a01c6a690$a4809730$6501a8c0@MAIN> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] WPA Cemetery & Vital Statistics Records Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:26:59 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com The WPA Historical Records Survey, A Guide to the Unpublished Inventories, Index, and Transcripts (The Society of American Archivists, Chicago, 1980). Check List of Historical Records Survey Publications, Bibliography of Research Projects Reports (Child & Holmes, GPC, 1969) Many 'reports' were published on the state and even local level. Example, Guide to the Public vital Statistics in Texas, Texas Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Services Programs, Work Project Administration (State Bureau of Vital Statistics, June 1941) -- and I'm betting I am one of the few with a copy... See Clayton Library Friends .... http://www.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/clf/clf.html "The Works Progress Administration Index to Texas Naturalizations, Texas State District and County Courts, 1846-1939" by Karen Stein Daniel, C.G. (vol. 12, no. 2, May 1998). many other excellent articles on various subjects to be found .... Trevia Wooster Beverly Houston, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Bray" To: Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:25 AM Subject: [ROOTS-L] WPA Cemetery & Vital Statistics Records > Hi Group, > > I searched the archives but unable to find an answer. Is there any specific place where all the WPA Records were stored or archived? Since it was a govt program, I was wondering if there was a way to locate them? Were they housed in each individual county or state? > > I have seen some of the cemetery transcriptions, which were very helpful in locating and verifying information but not in all areas. It seems very hit and miss on whether the information still exists. > > Would love to have a response, > Thanks, > Pam Bray