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Anderson will close genealogical library
Anderson said researchers will be _______________
welcome to use the library until the end of the month. But she advised o them to call the library' at (601) 588-.^	^
?With the Tricentennial almost here, people are becoming more aware of their French heritage. The history of the Gulf Coast is a history of its early settlers.?
Mary Louise Adkinson author
rhe L.W. Anderson Genealogical Library is closing its doors for the last time at the end of this nonth. Anne Anderson of Gulfport, iwner of the private library?, said she 5 shutting down operations May 30 md plans to donate the books and >ther research material to libraries in
Anderson said no agreements could be reached with local facilities to house the valuable collection.
The library, known for its diverse historical and genealogical sources, has been in several locations on the Coast since it was established in the early 1980s. Since October 1997, it has been in the historic Walthall School in Hattiesburg through an agreement with the nonprofit Walthall Foundation.
When the foundation offered Anderson a home for the library last year, the collection had been in storage, after she moved from a Bay St. Louis site provided by the city.
The library? had originally been in locations in downtown Gulfport and later at William Carey College.
1189 before making the *TTi?r since portions of the collections are going to be donated to other facilities during the next several weeks and the shelves may be bare soon.
Bouzage-Bosarge book
Mississippi Coast Historical and Genealogical Society has announced the third printing of the Bouzage-Bosarge Family by Mary Louis Adkinson.
First published in 1986, the book is the well-documented story of the Coast?s Bosarge family, starting with the Bouzage family of France and Joseph Bouzage who was in Colonial Louisiana in 1762 and his wife, Catherine Baudreau.
?With the Tricentennial almost here, people are becoming more aware of their French heritage. The history of the Gulf Coast is a history of its early settlers,? Adkinson said.
The softcover, 321-page book, is available for $25 plus $3 postage. Order from the society at P.O. Box 513, Biloxi, MS 39533.
Turpentine industry
Learning about ways our ancestors made their livings is a vital part of family history'. In the early 1900s in particular, many people in the South were involved in the prosperous tur-
pentine industry.
^ Carroll Butler, a retired aerospace engineer who has done extensive research on turpentine production, says this is probably the oldest industry in the country.
His recently published book, ?Treasures of the Longleaf Pines: Naval Stores,? discusses tar and pitch production over the past 2,500 years. Using 113 photographs and 138 illustrations, Butler explains woodworking procedures and tools, processing, tools, transportation and marketing.
He also describes a typical turpentine camp and the problems experienced by the woodsmen, taking the reader through a turpentiner?s day. These operations are nearly extinct in this country today.
?This once vibrant gum navalstore industry is now in a survival mode
with a small number of gum producers and one processing plant remaining in South Georgia,? Butler said.
?This labor-intensive industry has been exported to countries with much lower labor cost"
?Treasures of the Longleaf Pine" gives a glimpse occupations of the past and makes excellent background material for turpentining families.
Order from Tarkel Publishing, P.O. Box 45, Shalimar, FL 32579 for $46, including tax, postage and handling. Orders may be faxed to (850) 651-0272.
Regina Hines of The Mississippi Press is a certified genealogical record specialist. Address all correspondence to this column to The Mississippi Press. 1222 U.S. 90 East. Ocean Springs. MS 39564. You can reach her by e-mail: cqkt>28a (a prodigy.com
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by Regina Hines
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