Publications of H. Maxine (Crowell) Leonard

H. Maxine (Crowell) Leonard published The Conger Family of America (CFA) in two volumes about twenty years apart. She was also the editor / publisher of the newsletter Conger Confab. Copies of these genealogical publications are available at libraries in various parts of the country.

I compiled a list of the names of the libraries and the names of the donor of the book whenever I could obtain it. This list is available, in a PDF document, to Conger researchers, upon request.

If you can add information to the list your sharing would be appreciated.

Do You Know A Conger? � Honey & Quinine

Link to a July 4th, 2007 blog posting by Job Conger who, for a time, was the editor of the "Conger Confab" newsletter. Job writes about his relationship with noted Conger researcher and publisher, Maxine (Crowell) Leonard, and how he came to be the editor of the newsletter. There are some nice comments to Job's posting that may be of interest to Conger researchers.

Do You Know A Conger? � Honey & Quinine: "Do You Know A Conger? July 4, 2007 by jobconger"

Change, Upload, Discovery

Shari, one of my friends in genealogy, suggested that I consider making some changes in the sidebar organization on my Google blogs. I decided to move the Links box to the top of the screen and my Profile box to the bottom. I also set the colors for the Followers box to make the text more readable. Thanks Shari for caring enough to make some suggestions.

Deceased researcher, Maxine (Crowell) Leonard published the two-volume "The Conger Family of America." She was also the editor/publisher of "The Conger Confab." When I worked at The Library of Congress I discovered that she had donated the two-volume set and copies of the "Confabs" to the library. Later I found a list of libraries that have a copy of Volume One along with the names of the donors. Yesterday I returned this page of information to the Internet. It had been part of my website on AOL.

Thomas Lambert, another friend in genealogy, prepared a 61-page document about the Atkinson - Lippincott families of Monroe county, Ohio which he posted to the Internet. It's been there for some time. I just noticed it yesterday and posted a link to this blog. He gives credit for co-authorship to: himself, Robert Guilinger, Richard Henthorn and Gary Chesney. We all corresponded and exchanged information several years ago. Anyone interested in these Monroe county families owes a debt of gratitude to Thomas for his work.

Mr. Dickie

"Conger Family of America"

Libraries Holding
Conger Publications
of
H. Maxine (Crowell) Leonard
(Donors Names in Parenthesis)

Note: If you are able to provide further information that would add to this list your input would be welcome. In particular, I would like to record the names of libraries holding copies of Volume Two. I'm also willing to add the names of individuals who own copies. Richard Henthorn owns copies of both Volumes One and Two.

Conger Family of America
Volume One

California

• Los Angeles Public, Los Angeles (Maxine Leonard)
• Vallejo Public (Dave L.)

Colorado

• Denver Public, Denver (John F. Conger)
• Fort Collins Public, Fort Collins, CO
• LDS Library, Colorado Springs (Maxine Leonard)

Connecticut

• Connecticut State, Hartford

District of Columbia

• Library of Congress (Maxine Leonard)
• DAR Library

Georgia

• Atlantic Public, Atlanta ( Ledlie W. Conger & Ledlie W. Conger, Jr.)

Illinois

• Newbury Library, Chicago (Lauren T. Conger)

Indiana

• Indiana State, Indianapolis

Iowa

• Iowa Historical Society, Des Moines (Maxine Leonard)
• Iowa Genealogical Society, Des Moines (Maxine Leonard)
• LDS Library, Ames (Maxine Leonard)
• NE Iowa Genealogical Society, Waterloo, (Maxine Leonard)
• Jonathan Clark Conger House, Washington (Maxine Leonard)
• Iowa State Historical Society, Iowa City (Maxine Leonard)
• Oelwein Public, Oelwein (Violet Sims)

Massachusetts

• New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston (Maxine Leonard)

Michigan

• Michigan State, Lansing (1973 Conger-Gregation Cousins)

Mississippi

• First Regional Library, Hernando, MS (James Frank Conger)

Missouri

• St. Louis Public, St. Louis
• Jefferson Memorial, St. Louis
• Kansas City Public, Kansas City (Maxine Leonard)

New Jersey

• New Jersey State, Trenton
• New Jersey Historical Society, Newark
• Somerset County Library, Somerville (Clyde Conger)
• Woodbridge Public, Woodbridge (1973 Conger-Gregation Cousins)
• Rutgers University, New Brunswick

New York

• New York Public, New York City
• Onondaga Public, Syracuse
• New York State, Albany
• Buffalo Public, Buffalo (Norma Harvey)

Ohio

• Cincinnati Public, Cincinnati
• Western Reserve, Cleveland (Eunice Halls and Peninsula Cousins)
• Lyme Church, Bellevue (Maxine Leonard)
• Preble County Historical Library, Eaton (Jack Daugherty and Maxine Leonard)

Tennesse

• Justin Potter Library, Smithville (Fannie Conger Hayes)

Texas

• Dallas Public, Dallas (Nanette Reichert)
• Clayton Library, Houston (Keith Conger)
• Southwestern Genealogical, El Paso (Maxine Leonard)

Utah

• Salt Lake City Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City (Maxine Leonard)
• Everton Publishers, Logan (Maxine Leonard)

Wisconsin

• State Historical Society, Madison

Canada

• Ontario Genealogical Society, Ontario (Maxine Leonard)

"The Conger Family of America, Volume 1," is on LDS, microfilm #1307658, Item 2, and may be ordered for use at your local Family History Center.

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Conger Family of America
Volume Two

District of Columbia

• Library of Congress (Maxine Leonard)

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The Conger Confabs
Quarterly Newsletters 1975-1994

District of Columbia

• Library of Congress (Maxine Leonard)

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Email: Dick.Henthorn@gmail.com
Revised: 12 Sep 1998
Revised 30 Sep 2009
File: CFA.txt