From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Thu Jul 13 19:22:30 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 k6E1MUjb025213; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:22:30 -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 k6E1MSbT028126 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:22:28 -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 k6DMikFI006827 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:44:47 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k6DMik0P006826 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:44:46 -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 k6DMDkFI006692 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:13:46 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k6E0pIsB030877 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:51:18 -0600 X-Envelope-From: treviawbeverly@houston.rr.com Thu Jul 13 18:51:18 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 k6E0pIjb030868 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:51:18 -0600 Received: from ms-smtp-02.texas.rr.com (ms-smtp-02.texas.rr.com [24.93.47.41]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6E0pEie012494 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:51:14 -0600 Received: from oemcomputer (cpe-24-162-26-136.houston.res.rr.com [24.162.26.136]) by ms-smtp-02.texas.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k6E0pCb5024410; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:51:12 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <004401c6a6e0$9f768e70$6401a8c0@oemcomputer> From: "Trevia W Beverly" To: "ef_mckee" , Cc: "Nancy" References: <000a01c6a690$a4809730$6501a8c0@MAIN> <001501c6a6a1$8c7c2710$6401a8c0@oemcomputer> <000a01c6a6bd$fd1ca320$6101a8c0@YOURHP> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] WPA Cemetery & Vital Statistics Records Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:58:29 -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 records for Mississippi are held by the Mississippi Dept. of Archives & History in Jackson. They have unpublished guide available for both the collection and a repository guide ... may well be published by now. I'd check their online site and if you don't find what you want, then contact them. Several things catch my eye - Manuscripts Survey, Naturalization Records Survey, Inventory of Church Records (which would possible include church-related cemeteries), an Veterans' Grave Registration Survey. I hope this discussion is catching the eye of those who have never used WPA records! RE Eudora Welty -- how I hated to hear that she died. I love her beautiful book "Country Churchyards" (2000, University of Mississippi Press). Trevia Wooster Beverly Houston, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "ef_mckee" To: "Trevia W Beverly" Cc: "Nancy" Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] WPA Cemetery & Vital Statistics Records > Just as an aside, during the depression of the 30's the WPA hired a young > lady in Mississippi to travel across the state, making photographs of many > poor people, black and white. She lived long enough to have a computer > software package named after a short story she wrote, "Why I Live Down at > the P.O."...of course, the name of the software is "Eudora". She also wrote > several novels, including one written based upon people who lived in > Northeast Mississippi during the WPA days, named, "Losing Battles". The WPA > had quite a few faults, but we call all be grateful to them for helping > along a young lady who lived for many years, and died not so long ago, in > Mississippi, Eudora Welty. I wonder if someone has WPA records of > Mississippi people available today? > edmckee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Trevia W Beverly" > To: > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 1:26 PM > Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] WPA Cemetery & Vital Statistics Records > > > > 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 > > > > >