The Eagle Has Landed! A few weeks back in late December, it was mentioned that Hank Jones was donating his entire personal library on Palatine German research to the Palatines to America German Genealogy Society. Yesterday the collection arrived here in New York; actually in Germantown, New York. How ironic.
How did this happen so fast? Well, a PalAm member, Tom Shannon, flew to San Diego. Tom is also the Germantown Town Historian. He rented a mini-van, drove to Hank's house, they packed up the materials, and then Tom drove across the country to New York. The books arrived at the Germantown Library where they will be cataloged and shelved for research.
The undertaking to acquire this collection was enormous. This is a huge benefit for genealogists who are researching Palatine Germans. Hank IS the authority on this subject. And now his personal library is here in New York. An enormous thank you goes to Hank for wanting us to become the holders of his personal library. Another thank you to Tom for taking the time to make the cross-country venture to bring the collection here. Thank you, Germantown Library for granting space and for becoming the keepers of this unique collection. Finally, thank you to those who donated funds towards this adventure. We could not have done it without you!
In the near future, the materials will be unboxed, cataloged, and shelved. I cannot give a time frame for when the books will be ready for use. Hopefully soon!
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