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A Genealogy group in Glendive, Montana, organized in 1985
Purpose: To promote genealogical research, share knowledge, and to help preserve family histories
Publication: The Tree Branch, Published each March and October featuring local information, research ideas, and a current newspaper obituary index. Queries are printed free of charge to members, and to non-members depending on space available. Surname lists are also welcome.
Membership: Voting
membership is $6 per year, belong to Tree Branches and the Montana
State Genealogical Society. Members receive the newsletter, have access
to all computer CDs of family histories and U.S. census records, use of
computer and all materials in Tree Branch inventory.
Subscription: $5 per year, receive two issues of the Tree Branch.
Address: Dawson Tree Branches, P O Box 1275, Glendive, MT 59330
Tree
Branch Officers - 2006 - 2007
President: Shirley
Westlund
Vice Pres: Jackie
Schlicht Newsletter
editor
Secretary - Treasurer: Karen
Yakel
Queries: Margaret
Basta
Web Master: Rose
Wyman
Librarian: Betty
Shearer "Personal Genealogies, books, class
reunion booklets, high school year books or any collection pertaining
to early Montana history may be deposited at the Tree Branch Library
for future generations."
Scrapbook: Edna Boyce
Meetings:
3rd Tuesday, monthly, 7 p.m. Glendive Public Library, Sept - May
Visitors welcome Anytime! Share your questions and solutions!
Special Projects:
A large family history book, Our
Times Our Lives, was published in 1989 with over 1200
early
family settler stories, photos, homestead lists, county and city
officials, area histories of small communities, churches and marriages.
OUR
TIMES OUR LIVES can be
found in many Montana libraries. Check the index, if you find a story
that you want, please send a SASE with $5 to the Tree Branches
WPA stories
of the early years have been indexed and are kept on file
at the Library
Members worked on the large state project, the
Montana complete death index!
Sometime in 2006, the remaining Dawson County Cemeteries will go on -
line!
Tree Branches are currently working to expand the early marriage index
to include the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s!
Look-ups:
Look-ups are available for $5 per item with a SASE. Send question with
information requested. There is nearly a complete local newspaper
inventory on microfilm at the public Library. The newspapers are
indexed and are being updated constantly. Please put your surname in
the subject line of your e-mail query.
Special Collections purchased by the Tree Branches for the Library genealogy room:
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Compendium Of American Genealogy, 7 Vol. America's 1st settlers of New England
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DAR Centennial Index, 3 vol. 1996 & 1 vol of spouses
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Complete Book of Emigrants, P. Coldham, 4 vol.
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Migration from the Russian Empire, 1875-1886, Vol I & II
- Bicentennial GFR Dakota-Montana settlers,
stories & pictures, cemeteries
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Gluckstal Colonies Marriages
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Emigration from Germany to Russia, 1763 - 1862, Stumpp
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Irish Records for Family and Local History
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Irish Settlers in America
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Tennessee Cousins, Ray
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Loyalists in Ontario
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1790 U.S. Census Index, 12 vol.
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Many 'how-to' books, magazines, and more
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Eastern Montana Census records, 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1930
- Many donated resources by members and
visitors ....... come see!
- Be sure to visit the Montana
Gen Web site for Great Help!
Questions,
comments, and suggestions welcome! e-mail >> 
