Rootbound in the Hills

"Rootbound in the Hills" was a genealogy column that ran in 15 small Ozark newspapers in the late 1980's. Those columns are collected here for family research purposes. Researchers should assume that the addresses of those submitting queries have likely changed over the years. This columnist cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information contained herein. There are 242 columns in this series. It will take some time to get all of them entered, so please check back often. Happy hunting!

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Rootbound in the Hills #242:
12 May 1992

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by Rocky Macy Dear Readers, Occasionally we come to those crossroads in life where one has to make a decision and head off in a new directio...
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Rootbound in the Hills #241:
5 May 1992

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by Rocky Macy Last week's column regarding the GRAINGER family Bible brought the expected flurry of responses. Before this columnist...
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Rootbound in the Hills #240:
28 April 1992

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by Rocky Macy One of the most rewarding aspects of writing this column each week is occasionally helping to reunite a lost treasure with its...

Rootbound in the Hills #239:
21 April 1992

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by Rocky Macy Donna wrote to Rootbound a few weeks ago and received several replies to her queries. So now she has decided to try a couple ...

Rootbound in the Hills #238:
14 April 1992

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by Rocky Macy Do any of our readers have information regarding the State Lunatic Asylum of Missouri that would have been in operation in the...

Rootbound in the Hills #237:
7 April 1992

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by Rocky Macy A year or so ago this column ran information regarding the availability of social security records for genealogical research. ...
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Rootbound in the Hills #236:
31 Mar 1992

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by Rocky Macy The St. Louis Genealogical Society has announced that its 23rd Annual Fair will be held on Saturday, 20 June 1992, at the Holi...

Rootbound in the Hills #235:
24 Mar 1992

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by Rocky Macy Obituaries can be a gold mine of family history. They are, in fact, mini-biographies of the deceased that give important insig...
Saturday, August 16, 2008

Rootbound in the Hills #234:
17 Mar 1992

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by Rocky Macy Sometimes people learn about Rootbound is the strangest ways. A few years ago, for example, a lady from out-of-state discover...

Rootbound in the Hills #233:
10 Mar 1992

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by Rocky Macy Today's column will focus on the CAMPBELLs and KERRs of Benton County, AR, as well as many related lines. Those who might ...
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Friday, August 15, 2008

Rootbound in the Hills #232:
3 Mar 1992

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by Rocky Macy Those important facts such as names and dates are really just the bare bones of genealogy. And a family history can never pret...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Rootbound in the Hills #231:
25 Feb 1992

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by Rocky Macy A recent letter from a very distant cousin contained a lot of "how to" information for this columnist to use as I du...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Rootbound in the Hills #230:
18 Feb 1992

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by Rocky Macy Last week's column mentioned the importance of published family genealogies as a source for research. Many of these types ...
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Rootbound in the Hills #229:
11 Feb 1992

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by Rocky Macy Back during the last century, in those days of old when we were not distracted by radio and television and the thousands of ot...
Monday, August 11, 2008

Rootbound in the Hills #228:
4 Feb 1992

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by Rocky Macy A recent news article announced that the Granby (Newton County, MO) Historical Society will publish a new history book coverin...

Rootbound in the Hills #227:
28 Jan 1992

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by Rocky Macy A few weeks ago we published an anonymous testimonial from one of our readers regarding the book, Do People Grow on family Tre...

Rootbound in the Hills #226:
21 Jan 1992

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by Rocky Macy Rootbound loves those genealogy success stories - especially when they are a result of this column! What follows is one that ...

Rootbound in the Hills #225:
14 Jan 1992

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by Rocky Macy The mail has been exceedingly light this winter, which makes Rootbound even more thankful for the continuing support that th...
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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Rootbound in the Hills #224:
7 Jan 1992

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by Rocky Macy John "Judge" SHIRLEY moved with his second wife, Elizabeth (PENNINGTON), and several family slaves to the community ...

Rootbound in the Hills #223:
31 Dec 1991

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by Rocky Macy Rose STAUBER's annual Christmas letter is fast becoming a holiday highlight for this columnist. This year's message co...

Rootbound in the Hills #222:
24 Dec 1991

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by Rocky Macy Rootbound is successful because our readers take the time to help others. Please read on... Lila LEE (P.O. Box 118, Stites, I...

Rootbound in the Hills #221:
17 Dec 1991

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by Rocky Macy Scrapbooks are an easy way to preserve family history. Every home should have a special place to collect those invitations, an...
Saturday, August 9, 2008

Rootbound in the Hills #220:
10 Dec 1991

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by Rocky Macy Newspapers, what with their birth and wedding announcements, court news, and obituaries, can be excellent sources of genealogy...

Rootbound in the Hills #219:
3 Dec 1991

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by Rocky Macy To successfully track ancestors across the Ozarks, it is often useful to have some knowledge of Indian history. Our Ozark fore...
Friday, August 8, 2008

Rootbound in the Hills #218:
26 Nov 1991

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by Rocky Macy One of the more interesting aspects of genealogy is the discovery of all of those unique first names that our forefathers (and...
Thursday, August 7, 2008

Rootbound in the Hills #217:
19 Nov 1991

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by Rocky Macy Rootbound has recently published columns focusing on the COLE (Dr. John Hunt COLE of Southwest City, MO) and JAMES (outlaws F...
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