The Sparks quarterly : the official publication of the Sparks Family Association
(Microfiche, Microfilm)

Quarterly

Quarterly, published March, June, September, and December.

Vol. 1 no. 1 = issue 1 (Mar 1953) - vol. 50 no. 4 = issue 200 (Dec 2003)

Corrections and additions to previously published data are found in subsequent issues. Corrections made by the Sparks Family Association to their page numbers are necessary in order to use the indexes.

Editor: Paul E. Sparks; Russell E. Bidlack; Aubrey L. McClellan, Elsie J. Sparks, Dr. Paul E. Sparks, et al. for indexes.

Publication ceased with vol. 50 no. 4 = iss. 200 (Dec 2003).

Full run of serial is available on microfiche. Additional filming of select issues are available on 2 microfilm reels, 35 mm. Vol. 31 no. 3 = iss. 122 (June 1983) was filmed after vol. 31 no. 3 = iss. 123 (Sept 1983)..

Includes bibliographic references.

Issues are designated by volume (vol. or v.), number (no.), whole issue (iss.), month, and year. Whole issue designations begin with vol. 2 no. 3 = iss. 7 (Sept 1954).

Numbering errors: Vol. 28 nos. 2-4 = iss. 110-112 were misnumbered as vol. 27. In vol. 7 no. 4, pages 429-448 were erroneously numbered as pages 329-348. Correct page numbers to enable the corresponding index to work correctly.

Newsletterfor the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Sparks (and variant spellings) families who came mainly from England, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and possibly Wales. The surname originally was known as Sparrowhawk. Some allied families came from Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Norway, Russia, Scotland, and Switzerland. Sparks ancestors settled in Barbados and Bermuda or Somers Island (West Indies), Maryland and Virginia during the 1600's. In the 1700's, some settled in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia (Canada), Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. During the 1800's, some moved to New Brunswick and Ontario (Canada), Brazil, China, Cuba, France, Italy, Mexico, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa Indian Territory, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma Indian Territory, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. Later descendants and relatives also lived in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan (Canada), England, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Panama, Poland, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wyoming, and elsewhere. Some adoptions, and changed surnames are noted. Many Sparks ancestors died in military service and were buried overseas.

The Sparks Family Association was founded in March 1953, by Dr. Paul E. Sparks, Dr. Russell E. Bidlack, and William P. Johnson. The Association ceased to function shortly after the death of Dr. Russell E. Bidlack. Additional information is still available on their web sites.

Includes a Table of Contents for all issues (new volumes are continually being added). Also includes a cumulative every-name, locality, and subject indexes, which were published every five years.