The Marian McGuire Manuscript Room

From the April 1998 "Wine Press"
By Lena Yerger

The Marian McGuire Manuscript room houses a wealth of genealogical information. A guide to accessing that information follows:

With over 2500 names in the Davis collection, 29 volumns in the Thomason/Tandy genealogies plus approximately 42 card file drawers filled with 3 X 5 cards for the Martin family name, it may well be very worthwhile to browse. Who knows, a long lost ancestor may be found.

Horrace Davis - family genealogies (5 vol.), about 3000 names, info dating from 1600, photographs, sketches of family members, obituaries, marriage invitations, birth announcements, newspaper clippings, diary, pedigree chart, military and political information.

Thomas Starr King - biographical info, some genealogy, Unitarian Church founding and ministers, newspaper clippings, political issues, booklets, obituary, statue, and photographs

Thomason/Tandy - genealogies, family histories, correspondence to and from compilers, census research, land records, location research, narratives, vital records, wills/probates, allied families, occupations, and pertinent dates

Martin - individual file cards for people with Martin surname, census records, military records, sources, vital information.

Allied Martin Names
Adams Wadsworth Cooper English
McClure McKeever Mills Perry

Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society | 1701 Menlo Avenue | Napa, California 94558 | (corner of Menlo and California) | email: nvgbs@napanet.net
Phone: 707 252-2252

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