'Estes
Trails' was
first published in July 1980 by Mary E. Estes
Beckham. Mary was born in 1927 in Lauderdale Co, Mississippi. She
became involved in genealogy as early as 1956. She self-published Historic
Trails of Our AncestorsEstes Newsletter
from 1965 to 1972. She published her own family history, From
England to Across America,
in 1993. Over the years Mary accumulated hundreds of pages of family
charts and genealogy. In early 1994 she was diagnosed with cancer and
died. In 1993 Larry Duke offered to help in some publication chores.
During 1994 he received permission from Mary's husband to continue
using the name Estes
Trails
and has been the publisher since that time. Many of Mary's subscribers
in the 1980's are still with Estes Trails. We now have almost 100
subscribers, world wide. While always interested in history and family,
Larry came to genealogy rather late, around 1991. He graduated college
with a Master's Degree in History and has continued to study American
history. In addition to his genealogy interests, Larry also researches
and publishes on the history of his home town, Canadian, Oklahoma and
is currently involved in transcribing the town's
early newspapers.
Estes
Trails is
available, by subscription (either by
email or print), from the editor, Larry Duke.
Subscriptions
are $US10 per year, covering four issues (non-US
residents contact Larry for alternative arrangements). Previous issues
are available on CD. Volume 1 consists of the original Estes Trails,
published by Mary Estes Beckham, from 1981-1994. Volume 2 covers the
years 1995-2006. Both Volumes are available from Larry Duke at a cost
of $15 each. Volune 3, covering the years from 2007 will be available
at some date in the future.
Mary
Estes-Beckham, Original Editor
Hosting
& web design provided by David Powell. My own Eastes
genealogy can be found at http://roots-boots.net/ft/estes.html.
In the US the family mostly settled on the spelling 'Estes', whilst
those remaining in England (and subsequently throughout the British
Commonwealth) settled on the spelling 'Eastes'. Site updated 23rd December, 2010. Free webhosting
available for anyone who would like their Eastes/Estes
genealogy put online.
