Research Correspondence

Outreach Log

A record of which organizations have been contacted during the research — names and status only, no contact details kept here.

Organization Regarding Status
Maine
Kittery Historical & Naval Museum Edward H. Schmidt background ahead of September visit Awaiting Reply
Kittery Town Clerk Edward's 1881 death record; Dudley/Voudy children's birth records Awaiting Reply
Rice Public Library — Maine Room Newspapers, Orchard Grove cemetery plot map, town records Responded — Plot Map Received
York County Registrar of Deeds Land deeds & probate records, 1852–1881 Responded — Access Provided
York Town Clerk Dudley/Voudy marriage (corrected 2026-07-28 to June 1840, not 1839); children's births; John H. Dudley's own birth record; new request for the return-of-marriage record Active — Return-of-Marriage Request Sent
Maine State Archives Naturalization court petition Auto-Reply — Backlog
Scarborough Town Clerk Annie S. (Dudley) Burnham 1924 death record (mailed request) Awaiting Reply
York County Probate Court [New 7/23] Aaron Booker's estate/probate file, d. circa 1845 Awaiting Reply
New Hampshire
NH Historical Society Death notice, Hackett records, Portsmouth directories (paid research) Complete — Report Delivered
NH Division of Vital Records Administration Burnham/Dudley 1863 marriage certificate Drafted — Held
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Heritage Center Heritage Center visit & Civil War Navy records access, September Active — Referred to Navy Contact
Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Archives William E. Schmidt military record; George W. Dudley death & marriage records Complete — Records Received
Massachusetts State Archives — Reference Desk [New 7/23] Aaron Booker's original Revolutionary War muster/pay-roll records (separate thread/contact from the row above) Awaiting Reply
Massachusetts RVRS (Registry of Vital Records) Jennie (Schmidt) Schloesser 1937 death record Active — Mail Order Pending
City of Boston — Registry Division Mary Catherine Dudley birth record (pre-1870 search) Complete — Redirected to Archives
City of Boston Archives Mary Catherine Dudley birth record; baptismal/church records lead Active — No Match; Lead Open
National / Other US
NARA — Military Records (Archives 1 Reference) USS North Carolina & Sabine muster rolls; USS William G. Putnam deck log Awaiting Reply
NARA — Military Records (Aaron Booker) [New 7/23, updated 7/29] Revolutionary War pension file & CMSR search assistance — separate thread/case from the row above Responded 7/29 — CMSR Order Prepared
NARA Catalog API Programmatic record search access Active
Heritage Consulting (Salt Lake City microfilm) Kittery/York County, Maine vital records microfilm lookup Awaiting Reply
Concordia Historical Institute Julia Sophia Schmidt/John Eggers 1864 marriage, St. Paul's New Orleans Active — June Ruled Out, July Pending
San Diego County Recorder (via VitalChek) Margaret Oswald Schmidt death certificate Shipped — Awaiting Delivery
Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment William Edward Schmidt Kittery birth record verification Not Yet Sent
United Kingdom
The London Archives Otto Schmidt, Buckingham St., Westminster c.1837–1841; Wyke House Asylum Complete — Referred to AGRA
Museum of the Mind (Bethlem) Otto Schmidt, possible asylum patient c.1841–1860 Complete — No Match
Middle Temple Charles Louis Schmidt, barrister admission registers Complete — No Match
Wellcome Collection Archives Wyke House Asylum records (Otto Schmidt & Caroline H. Turner) Complete — No Match
Camden Local Studies & Archives Centre Otto Schmidt, St. Pancras ratebooks c.1835–1850 Complete — Ratebook Detail Received
Hounslow Local Studies Wyke House Asylum, Isleworth (Otto Schmidt & Caroline Turner) Awaiting Reply
General Register Office (GRO) Caroline Henrietta (Schmidt) Turner 1909 death certificate Complete — Delivered
Belgium / Germany
Liège State Archives Schmidt & Dubarle families, Liège, early 19th century Active — Case AEL2026_1627
Ordre des Avocats du Barreau de Liège Charles Louis Schmidt, avocat, early 19th century Active — Reply Expected ~Aug 17
Baden genealogist (Ms. Jauch, ahnenforschung-bw.de) Schmidt/Jourdan family, Bräunlingen, Baden, 1830s Active — Ongoing Correspondence

31 outreach threads across the US, UK, and Belgium/Germany as of July 29, 2026. NARA confirmed (7/29) that Aaron Booker's pension file and Compiled Military Service Record are both orderable — pension file via NATF Form 85 (pre-Civil War flat $55; we already hold 17 pages independently), CMSR via NATF Form 86 ($30 flat). A NATF Form 86 request for the CMSR is being prepared next.