Bertrand Family History
Date1830 - 2005
Classificationslevel 2: series
Credit LineCitizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center Archive and Research Division
Object number2005.5.157-298
DescriptionOriginal and copied documents, records, correspondence, ephemera pertaining to Bertrand [Citizen Potawatomi] family history. 2005.5 Bertrand Family Manuscripts
2005.5_3 Family History
• Bertrand Family History by Charles Clark, March 2005, 16pgs.
• Bertrand Family History from gbnf.com/genealog4/Bertrand/html/notes.HTM, 20pgs.
• Bertrand Family History, Outline of Bertrand family ancestry history from Canada to Kansas by Charles Clark, 1st Draft, April 1, 2005, 4pgs.
• Bertrand Ancestral Family Video; citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Heritage Project by Charles Clark, 1st Draft, April 7, 2005, 21pgs.
• Birth Certificate Nora Adelaide Bertrand
• US Dept of Int, letter to Gladys Moeller in ref: CDIB, dated April 10, 1980, 1pg.
• US Dept of Int, letter to Gladys Moeller in ref: CDIB determination, dated May 23, 1980, 1pg.
• US Dept of Int, letter to Jack Waterman II in ref: genealogical information on Bertrand family, dated February 22, 1978, 1pg.
• Betty Dorrell, Four Tribes Children’s Program, letter to Citizen Band Potawatomi in ref: Ronald D Fleming Blood Degree dated December 22, 1981, 1pg.
• Bertrand Family History, French Language, early 1830’s 4pgs.
• Gladys Moeller, letter to Beverly Hughes in ref: Bertrand family history dated April 18, 1980, 1pg.
• Gladys Moeller, letter to Beverly Hughes in ref: Higbee family history dated March 16, 1981, 2pgs.
• Gladys Moeller, letter to Director, Office of Indian Services, Washington DC in ref: Bertrand Family History, dated April 18, 1980, 1pg.
• Goldie M Magers, hand written letter to The Western Consolidated Agency, Anadarko OK in ref: enrollment dated May 19, 1948, 6pgs. & envelope
• Misc. pages from different sources containing Bertrand History, titled “History of the Extinct Village of Bertrand” 4pgs.
• Louise Merritt Braecklein, letter to Lloyd F Haskins in ref: Joseph Bertrand Sr. and Jr. dated May 7, 1954, 2pgs.
• Louise Merritt Braecklein, letter to Lloyd F Haskins in ref: Lord Bartolet, Madeline Bourrassa & Bertrand family, dated February 28, 1955, 1pg. Joseph Bertrand Jr. letter to his son, [from internet] dated February 11, 1847, 2pgs.
• Pottawatomie Reservation: from A Tour of Indian Agencies in KS & the Indian Territory in 1870, by William Nicholson, Kansas Historical Quarterly, pgs. 308-313, publishing date unknown, 3pgs.
• Joseph Bertrand: from files received by Kansas State Historical Society, June 1959, 3pgs.
• Joseph Bertrand: from Land of Four Flags, pgs. 105-113, publishing date unknown,
• Last Will & Testament, George E Maines, 5pgs.
• Misc. History of Bertrand Family, 1830’s, 4pgs.
• Misc. History of Bertrand Family from different sources, 5pgs
• Misc. Historical Documentation in ref: certifying statements from different sources dated July 1859, this handwritten and signed by various Potawatomi leaders of the time, 4pgs.
• Misc. list of History of Bertrand family from multiple referenced sources compiled by Muriel T Cooter, 3pgs.
• National Archives, letters received 1814 – 1835, 4pgs.
• Excerpt: People of the Place of the Fire by Priscilla Mullin Sherard, pg. 115, Family names …Bertrand…, 1pg.
• Regina G Flood, CBP, letter to Gladys Moeller in ref: Bertrand/Higbee Descendants, Blood Degrees, dated November 1, 1982, 1pg.
• High School Transcript, Taayle Maines, 1939 - 1942
• High School Transcript, Louise Maines, 1937 – 1940
• Richard R Bertrand, letter to Wm Dole dated February 15, 1865, 1pg. (note these 2 pages copied and taped to reflect original size of doc)
• Susan Maines, letter to Vera Brandt in ref: Maines Family history, date Nov. 22, 1970, 3pgs.
• Misc. Bertrand History, excerpts from The Potawatomi Indians by Otto Winger, 3pgs.
• List of Signatories, members of the Potawatomi Tribe to hear charges preferred by A A Bertrand, dated July 13, 1858 2pgs.
• List of Signatories, Chiefs of the Potawatomi, in ref: to payments to the tribe, dated December 2, 1859, 1pg.
Collections
Finding Aid2005.5 Bertrand Family Manuscripts
2005.5_3 Family History
• Bertrand Family History by Charles Clark, March 2005, 16pgs.
• Bertrand Family History from gbnf.com/genealog4/Bertrand/html/notes.HTM, 20pgs.
• Bertrand Family History, Outline of Bertrand family ancestry history from Canada to Kansas by Charles Clark, 1st Draft, April 1, 2005, 4pgs.
• Bertrand Ancestral Family Video; citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Heritage Project by Charles Clark, 1st Draft, April 7, 2005, 21pgs.
• Birth Certificate Nora Adelaide Bertrand
• US Dept of Int, letter to Gladys Moeller in ref: CDIB, dated April 10, 1980, 1pg.
• US Dept of Int, letter to Gladys Moeller in ref: CDIB determination, dated May 23, 1980, 1pg.
• US Dept of Int, letter to Jack Waterman II in ref: genealogical information on Bertrand family, dated February 22, 1978, 1pg.
• Betty Dorrell, Four Tribes Children’s Program, letter to Citizen Band Potawatomi in ref: Ronald D Fleming Blood Degree dated December 22, 1981, 1pg.
• Bertrand Family History, French Language, early 1830’s 4pgs.
• Gladys Moeller, letter to Beverly Hughes in ref: Bertrand family history dated April 18, 1980, 1pg.
• Gladys Moeller, letter to Beverly Hughes in ref: Higbee family history dated March 16, 1981, 2pgs.
• Gladys Moeller, letter to Director, Office of Indian Services, Washington DC in ref: Bertrand Family History, dated April 18, 1980, 1pg.
• Goldie M Magers, hand written letter to The Western Consolidated Agency, Anadarko OK in ref: enrollment dated May 19, 1948, 6pgs. & envelope
• Misc. pages from different sources containing Bertrand History, titled “History of the Extinct Village of Bertrand” 4pgs.
• Louise Merritt Braecklein, letter to Lloyd F Haskins in ref: Joseph Bertrand Sr. and Jr. dated May 7, 1954, 2pgs.
• Louise Merritt Braecklein, letter to Lloyd F Haskins in ref: Lord Bartolet, Madeline Bourrassa & Bertrand family, dated February 28, 1955, 1pg. Joseph Bertrand Jr. letter to his son, [from internet] dated February 11, 1847, 2pgs.
• Pottawatomie Reservation: from A Tour of Indian Agencies in KS & the Indian Territory in 1870, by William Nicholson, Kansas Historical Quarterly, pgs. 308-313, publishing date unknown, 3pgs.
• Joseph Bertrand: from files received by Kansas State Historical Society, June 1959, 3pgs.
• Joseph Bertrand: from Land of Four Flags, pgs. 105-113, publishing date unknown,
• Last Will & Testament, George E Maines, 5pgs.
• Misc. History of Bertrand Family, 1830’s, 4pgs.
• Misc. History of Bertrand Family from different sources, 5pgs
• Misc. Historical Documentation in ref: certifying statements from different sources dated July 1859, this handwritten and signed by various Potawatomi leaders of the time, 4pgs.
• Misc. list of History of Bertrand family from multiple referenced sources compiled by Muriel T Cooter, 3pgs.
• National Archives, letters received 1814 – 1835, 4pgs.
• Excerpt: People of the Place of the Fire by Priscilla Mullin Sherard, pg. 115, Family names …Bertrand…, 1pg.
• Regina G Flood, CBP, letter to Gladys Moeller in ref: Bertrand/Higbee Descendants, Blood Degrees, dated November 1, 1982, 1pg.
• High School Transcript, Taayle Maines, 1939 - 1942
• High School Transcript, Louise Maines, 1937 – 1940
• Richard R Bertrand, letter to Wm Dole dated February 15, 1865, 1pg. (note these 2 pages copied and taped to reflect original size of doc)
• Susan Maines, letter to Vera Brandt in ref: Maines Family history, date Nov. 22, 1970, 3pgs.
• Misc. Bertrand History, excerpts from The Potawatomi Indians by Otto Winger, 3pgs.
• List of Signatories, members of the Potawatomi Tribe to hear charges preferred by A A Bertrand, dated July 13, 1858 2pgs.
• List of Signatories, Chiefs of the Potawatomi, in ref: to payments to the tribe, dated December 2, 1859, 1pg.
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