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About Tony Hoskins
Anthony Hoskins has for the past 12 years managed the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library, also serving as Sonoma County Archivist and as a Sonoma County Historical Records Commissioner. He holds a B.A in history from the University of Iowa and an M.A. from the University of Chicago. Tony has served on the boards of the Sonoma County Historical Society, the Sonoma County Genealogical Society, and the Sonoma County Museum. Previously, he was for eleven years the Genealogical Services Librarian at Chicago’s Newberry Library where he taught genealogical research for ten years and lectured widely throughout the Midwest. Contributor of the genealogical charting section in the Chicago Manual of Style (15th edition, 2003), he has also written a book and numerous articles published in American and British genealogical journals. He is best known for his “Mary Boleyn’s Carey Children: offspring of King Henry VIII?” (London, 1997).
Tony!
Recently some Kashaya Pomo have come to me, seeking a copy (apparently out there somewhere) of the original 1817 agreement that was made between the Russians (Hagemeister, etc.) and their elders, allowing the Russians use of that territory. Apparently the translated text is in CA History, Vol. LIX, No 4, Winter 1980-81, PP. 307-313. Maybe elsewhere. And I’ve found the printed Russian text. But they say there was a copy of the original document floating around, even printed in a Santa Rosa newspaper some years ago. How can I find that?
THANKS!
Hank Birnbaum
Programs Manager
Fort Ross Conservancy
Hi Hank,
Please give me a call and we can discuss this.
All best,
Tony