{"id":4103,"date":"2021-01-28T23:45:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T10:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debdonnell.info\/?page_id=4103"},"modified":"2023-02-03T22:09:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T09:09:41","slug":"rountree-family-history-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/debdonnell.info\/rountree-family-history-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Rountree Family History Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Rountree Coleman Project<\/h1>

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Welcome to the Rountree Coleman Project.\u00a0 We are the New Zealand branch of the Rountree Coleman Family.\u00a0 Our known history dates back to 1710 in Ireland.\u00a0 We are in the process of documenting our journey from that time, through to present day.<\/p>

Who are we?<\/strong><\/h3>

We are the descendants of Charles Rountree and Mollie Coleman (both born early 1700s); and\/or John Coleman and Margaret Bell (both born early 1800s).\u00a0 Our ancestors lived in County Cavan, Ireland in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.\u00a0 Some of our cousins are still living there now.<\/p>

However, in 1862 our ancestors started emigrating to Canterbury, New Zealand.\u00a0 This was a long, risky and and arduous journey.\u00a0 They travelled by sail powered clipper ship along the coast of West Africa, and across the Southern Ocean to New Zealand.\u00a0 Not all survived the 12,000 plus mile voyage.\u00a0 Those that did became early pioneers in Canterbury, working hard to make ends meet, establishing new lives and raising their children.<\/p>

[We know that other members of our Irish County Cavan ancestors emigrated to the United States of America, and Australia<\/a>.\u00a0 However, their history is not the focus of this project.]<\/p>

What is the Rountree Coleman Project?<\/strong><\/h3>

It started with an idea in 2018, which has its origins in the nineteenth century.\u00a0 Jo Noble, and her brother, Dallas Rountree, had published a 200 page New Zealand Rountree Coleman Family History book in 1994.\u00a0 This shared some stories from their father, aunts, uncles and cousins about their known family history and the lives they built here.\u00a0<\/p>

However, the origins of that book actually date back to March 1890, when Reverend Walter Rountree, B.A. of Campstown, Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland, published the “Rountree Genealogical Tree Scroll” (see image).\u00a0 He had compiled this by travelling around his relations’ homes in County Cavan.\u00a0 Once there, he copied down the genealogical information in their family bibles.\u00a0 He then had copies of this scroll printed and distributed around the family.<\/p>

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Fast forward to 2020.\u00a0 As the world retreated into lockdown, we (Jo Noble, Deb Donnell, Christina Carroll and Bev Cameron) decided to make good use of that time.\u00a0 Furthermore, we encouraged our Rountree – Coleman relatives to record their memories and stories.\u00a0 We thought we’d do a second volume [a follow up 200 page book].\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

However, we didn’t factor in that our family has grown over the years!\u00a0 Consequently, the response far exceeded our initial vision and expectations.\u00a0 So the Rountree Coleman Project has evolved into something much much more.\u00a0 In fact, we are currently working on four projects within the main project:<\/p>

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1. Revising and Reprinting the 1994 book (Volume One)<\/b><\/h4>

The original photo images were extremely poor quality due to the pages being photocopied.\u00a0 So Deb is in the process of rescanning the images and revising inaccuracies in the text. This revised edition will be available for purchase by Rountree Coleman relations in due course.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2. Updating the Family Tree [Rountree Genealogical Tree Scroll]<\/strong><\/h4>
Work has been started.\u00a0 However, it has proven to be a major project and so it will take some time to complete.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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3.\u00a0 Producing a Second Volume of the NZ Rountree Coleman Family History<\/h4>

This project was completed in January 2021.\u00a0 It ballooned out from the proposed 200 pages to 528 pages.\u00a0 Over 100 people contributed photos, memories and highlights of their lives.\u00a0 Deb Donnell invested at least 1,100 hours for management, research and production.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>

To achieve this in only 9 months is incredible.\u00a0 Books of this size normally take two to five years to go from concept through to publication release.\u00a0 Most never get completed because the task is too mammoth and overwhelming.\u00a0 Producing this book is testimony to Deb’s publishing skills, dedication and professionalism.<\/p>

This edition includes a sections on the Irish history, County Cavan origins, the journey to New Zealand, and details about our early pioneers that were either not known, or only briefly covered in Volume One.\u00a0 There are also 907 images, many dating from late 1800s through to early 2021.\u00a0<\/p>

If you’re a Rountree Coleman cousin, you can purchase a copy of this book here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>

If you’re not, a more generic, shorter book may be produced in the future if there is enough interest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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4. Online Digital Archive and Resource Centre<\/h4>

Ultimately, we want to build a private, secure, family membership access only online digital archive and resource centre.\u00a0 This is being designed to engage and educate all ages through visual media, as well as downloadable files.\u00a0<\/p>

With many of our NZ Rountree Coleman families having emigrated to other countries over the years, we want to make our history accessible for them.\u00a0<\/p>

We also hope this will make the adding and updating of information easier all around, because the tech savvy will be able to add content themselves.\u00a0 If you can manage Facebook, then our archive will be just as straight forward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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You’re Invited to Get Involved<\/h3>
This project is for private genealogical research only.\u00a0 So the criteria you need to become involved, or to purchase one of our private publications is to be a descendant of the County Cavan Rountree or Coleman Families, or married to one.\u00a0 You don’t need to do a DNA test.\u00a0 However, we need to verify your ancestry back to a common relative either in New Zealand or Ireland.\u00a0 This may be as easy as providing some details about parents, grandparents, etc.\u00a0 To get in touch, please use the contact Deb form here<\/a>.<\/div>
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We are also looking for crowd-funding to continue working on the incompleted projects above.\u00a0 Any contribution will\u00a0 cover the research and production costs for updating the original Rountree Tree Scroll, and building, hosting and maintaining of the online digital archive.\u00a0 If you would like to contribute to these costs, you can do so here.<\/a><\/div>
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What if You’re Not a Rountree Coleman Relative?<\/h3>

If you aren’t related, but are interested in publishing your own family history, Deb can help you through one of three ways:<\/p>

  1. Self-Driven or Group Training through KESWiN Academy.\u00a0 You access our online training and follow the step-by-step process to gather the information, collate and publish it.\u00a0\u00a0 For more information visit KESWiN Academy’s website.<\/a><\/li>
  2. Work with Deb.\u00a0 She will personally coach \/ mentor your through the information gathering, book writing and publishing journey.\u00a0 For more information, visit this page<\/a>.<\/li>
  3. Hire our Professional Services.\u00a0 If you prefer to contract someone else to fast track the process, then engage the publishing services of our team of experts at Keswin Publishing.\u00a0 For more information visit Keswin Publishing’s website.<\/a><\/li><\/ol>

    If none are these options are of interest to you, but you know someone who is keen to document their history and\/or write and publish a non-fiction book.\u00a0 If so, please refer them to one or more of the above websites.\u00a0<\/p>

    Thanks.<\/p>

    Deb Donnell, on behalf of
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    Rountree Coleman Family History Book Volume One<\/strong>
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