The Silvertree Genealogical Society

The Silvertree Genealogical Society is a mainly Silver Fang kinfolk fellowship devoted to tracking and archiving the family lines of the tribe and others.

Overview

Founded in 1989 by June Richmond Barrows, after the death of her Silver Fang husband, the Silvertree Genealogical Society continued and expanded Mrs. Barrows’ interest in family history and genealogy. Today, the elderly but still spry June Barrows, while no longer able to devote her full time to the Society, still oversees what has come to be the largest and most detailed data bank for Silver Fangs and Garou of all tribes. Any Garou interested in researching her lineage, either in order to find a likely mate or to see if she really is related to a famous Garou, is welcome to use the archives.

According to Mrs. Barrows, the material in the archives dates back approximately 600 years, or to the sixteenth century. Originally, Mrs. Barrows started collecting information in various forms. Some rare documents remain preserved under glass and anyone wishing to consult them must take precautions to avoid contaminating the fragile documents. An antique card catalog containing cards meticulously scribed in pen and ink represents the beginnings of Mrs. Barrows’ efforts. As technology for data storage evolved, the Society has availed itself of more modern storage techniques. The Society pays young Kinfolk to serve as summer interns, providing them with room and board as well as a stipend, to help bring all the records into the twenty-first century. In the meantime, genealogical researchers may need to consult multiple resources such as the card file, rolls of microfilm, microfiche, computerized databases, CD-ROMs, and flash drives.

At first, Mrs. Barrows ran the Society from her home, but eventually spatial considerations made this impractical. Today, the Silvertree Genealogical Society has its own building on the grounds of the Barrows estate (named “Silvertree”). Her husband’s original sept has a caern in a wooded part of the estate. In addition to the seasonal interns, a full-time staff of Kinfolk and one or two young Garou take care of dayto-day business, including assisting visitors, fielding phone calls and email, maintaining several Internet groups, and conducting original research when new information arises.

Recently, the Society has undertaken a couple of new projects. One group, headed by Tara Touches-the-Stars, a young relative of June Barrows, searches for information concerning lost Kinfolk families, hoping to bring more Kinfolk back into the fold. Another, riskier project headed by Daniel Trefoil, a Silver Fang Kinfolk and his life-partner Creta Netglider, a Glass Walker Theurge, has taken on the task of putting together a genealogical file of Black Spiral Dancers and any White Howler Kinfolk they may come across. Most of their work takes place at a distance, using remote information gathering. Both Daniel and Creta believe that their work may lead to some important discoveries.

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