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My Ancestors Are Great...

2007-03-01T13:30:27+00:00

My Ancestors Are Way Cool

2007-03-01T13:27:31+00:00

1920 Census--Coors means Pots not Beer

2007-03-01T09:28:10+00:00

As noted in an earlier entry, the Coors family made pots (the ceramic kind) during Prohibition. The image here shows the occupation of several members of the Coors family in the 1920 census listed as being also being involved in the malted milk business. The servants are members of the Coors family household staff. The complete enumeration can be seen here. You can search the 1920 United States Federal Census and see what they were making (or where they were working).

Albert Einstein Manifest 1933

2007-03-01T09:09:09+00:00

Albert Einstein arrived in New York in October 1933 on board the Westernland--his occupation is noted as scientist on the manifest. His race is listed as "Hebrew," but the entry itself is pretty run of the mil.

World War I Draft Card--Norman Rockwell

2007-03-01T08:57:07+00:00

I'm not certain if it is how he signed his paintings or not, but this is how artist Norman Rockwell signed his World War I Draft registration card. He listed his occupation as freelance artist. This card comes from the World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database at Ancestry.com. The 23 year old was living in New Rochelle, New York at the time he registered. Search the World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for your own family member.

ohmiGene 1.49.45

2007-03-01T05:54:15+00:00

ohmiGene 1.49.45 has been released. ohmiGene is a cross-platform commercial genealogy application (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X PowerPC, Mac OS X Intel), and is designed to "respect a GEDCOM file at import (and export)." It allows you to associate an unlimited number of files to the genealogy data in your GEDCOM (notes, text data, sources, pictures, etc.). It can be downloaded here (ohmi.celeonet.fr)

Bradford Plumer

2007-03-01T05:15:10+00:00

Bradford Plumer: "The Washington Post has a horrifying story today about a 12-year-old kid who died of a toothache. The family had lost its Medicaid coverage and couldn't afford a routine tooth extraction, and so bacteria from the abscess spread to the kid's brain and he died-"

this is where England was before 1945 and the National Health Service

Prefabrication

2007-03-01T04:00:00+00:00

Mike Nifong is the name of the DA who started the Duke lacrosse case. I have a lot of questions about the whole affair, but I will stick to the one that's been bothering me for a while:

What kind of name is Nifong???

I poked around in some records and found that the Nifongs have been in North Carolina for a long time. George Nifong, the DA's 4th great-grandfather, is on the 1790 census in Rowan County. George's father Balthasar came to Pennsylvania from Germany in 1748 with the last name Neufang. The name was quickly corrupted to Nifong (North Carolina branch) or Knifong (Missouri branch).

So you can see that the DA's name has been around for quite some time and is not just recently trumped up.

Easy Google Genealogy Searcher, Part II

2007-03-01T01:15:14+00:00

Easy Google Genealogy Searcher, Part II , a companion to the original Easy Google Genealogy Searcher, offers additional Google genealogy specialized searches. Use the Genealogy Searcher to make your intenet genealogy searching more effective.

Sometimes They Fight Back

2007-03-01T00:56:00+00:00

I must be slipping. I don't know how I missed reporting this in January—the latest in a string of tombstone attacks where revenge was clearly the motive.

Police in Lilburn, Ga., were called to the cemetery adjacent to Luxomni Baptist Church at 2:40 a.m. one morning in January to investigate reports of a man screaming for about two hours. They found Ezekiel Dejesus-Rodriguez, 24, pinned under a gravestone (with a bloody, broken leg) and said he had apparently been knocking over headstones for fun until one fell on him. [Link]

Subject: CousinConnect Genealogy Queries Update - February 27, 2007

2007-03-01T00:01:14+00:00

Daily summary of new genealogy queries posted on CousinConnect.com, for February 27, 2007:

New Queries Posted: 122
Total Active Queries: 123497

Total Active Users: 127828

Yesterday's 122 new queries included the following surnames:

ADAMS, ADOPTEES ADOPTED NAME IS MONTAGUE, ADOPTION, AIELLO, ALICIA DALE, ALLIO, ANDERSON, ANDREWS, ANGELA LUCIANO, ANNETTE NETTLES, ANY, ARMBURG, BAGLEY, BAILEY, BAKER, BARNES, BARNS, BASCOM, BENNETT, BICKMORE, BLACKETT, BLAND, BLANTON, BOHLING, BREWER, BRUMBLY, CAREY, CARL, CARR, CARROLL, CARTER, CHAMBERS, CHANG, CHILDRESS, CHOATE, CLAAR, CLOETE, COLEMAN, COOLONG, COTTERILL, COULOMBE, COULOMBRE, COVEY, CREASON, CRITES, CROUSER, CURTIS, DAVIDSON, DAVIS, DIAZ, DONNA BLACK, DONNA SIDWELL, DONNA TALCOTT, DONT KNOW, DUNSON, DURRANT, DYER, EAGAN, ELDER, ELLENBERG, EMILY LUCIANO, ERDMANS, ERNEST, EWEN, FAGAN, FEARS, FERNANDES DE SOUZA, FISHER, FLETCHER, FOX, FURSE, GAGNE, GAGNON, GARDNER, GASNER, GATTO, GHILARDUCCI, GILLENTINE, GLASS, GLENN, GLIDEWELL, GONCALVES COëLHO, GONZáLEZ, GORE, GRADDY, GRAFFEO, GRAHAM, GREER, GREG ARBUTHNOT, GREG NETTLES, GUY ARBUTHNOT, HAMM, HANNAH, HARDIN, HARDING, HARN, HART, HARTER, HARTLE, HASTINGS, HEALY, HEGGEN, HENDRICKS, HENSON, HIGHTOWER, HILGENKAMP, HILL, HUFFMAN, HUPP, HYNES, JEFFERSON STARSHIP, JEWELL, JONES, KANE, KAREFF, KAY, KENDRICK, KENNEDY, KERR, KIENZLE, KINDRICK, KINGSLEY, KLINGER, KNAUZ, KOONTZ, LAMB, LAMBERT, LARAMORE, LARMORE, LAVERY, LAWSON, LEAHY, LEE, LEMAN, LOUISIANA, LOUISIANA ADOPTION REGISTRY, MARY, MATHESON, MATKIN, MCBRIDE, MCDOWELL, MCEWEN, MCMILLIN, MELENDEZ, MICHAEL, MILLS, MITCHELL, MOFFAT, MORICCI, MORRIS, MORRISON, NAGY, NORTON, NUNES, OBRIEN, OHARA, OLANDER, OZZIMO, PACE, PADGETT, PAREIRA DA SILVA, PARKER, PELTIER, PFIFFNER, PFOST, POTTER, PRINGLE, QUIST, REDWINE, REINDL, RENNER, REQUESTING NON-ID!, RICHARDSON, RICKETSON, RIDGEWAY, RISBERG, ROBBINS, ROBERTSON, ROHRER, ROSS, RYAN, SANCHES, SANDERSON, SEXTON, SHEEHAN, SHEPARD, SHIFFLETT, SHORAM, SMELTZER, SMITH, SORENSON, SPENCER, STEFANIE SMITH, STEWART, STUECK, SUNDERLAND, SVENSON, TAYLOR, THAXTER, THOMAS, THOMPSON, TODARO, TRUITT, UNKNOWN, WADE, WALL, WARE, WEATHERBY, WEAVER, WESLEY, WETZEL, WILKERSON, WILLIAMS, YORK, ZERBE, ZWANIGA

Search and post genealogy queries for free at CousinConnect.com

Who is a Mortgagor?

2007-02-28T23:12:12+00:00

Question: If you found a land reference and your ancestor was the mortgagor, would you know if that meant he borrowed the money or loaned the money?
If you said it "doesn't make any difference," you've got some learning to do ;-)
We'll post the answer in a few days.

Dadgum It, That's a Good Question

2007-02-28T19:18:37+00:00

Craig at GeneaBlogie poses an interesting question: Why do we so often slip into a hillbilly accent when pretending to talk like old folks—even if our folks grew up in Manhattan or Saskatchewan? The answer he provides cites Looney Tunes, so it must be correct.

Longest Liverpudlian Lineage Sought

2007-02-28T18:17:08+00:00

Liverpool is celebrating its 800th birthday by seeking out the family with the deepest roots in the city.

Anyone living in Merseyside who can prove their family tree goes back further in Liverpool than anyone else will be invited, with three of their relatives, to take pride of place in a once-in-a-century procession through the city on 'Liverpool 800 Day' on August 28th.

Those who trace the earliest Liverpool-born ancestor will also earn the title of 'Liverpool's Oldest Family', as well as a fantastic heritage weekend in the city in October, which includes:
2 nights for family of four at Hard Days Night Hotel. The world's first Beatle's concept hotel. (Opens October 2007)
VIP tour of the prestigious Turner Prize exhibition at Tate Liverpool. (October 19 - Jan 13 2008)
Free annual family membership - two adults and two children - to the National Trust.
VIP tour of National Trust-owned Beatles childhood homes and related attractions.
VIP tour of St George's Hall - which re-opens on April 23 2007 after a £23m restoration.
Free, special-edition copy of 'Liverpool 800: Culture, Character and History', by University of Liverpool Press. [Link]

What happens if two or twenty or two-hundred people can trace their lineage back to the same Liverpool resident? Will there be room in Aunt Mimi's kitchen?

Five Blogs That Make Me Think

2007-02-28T17:23:32+00:00

Against her better judgment, Dana Huff tagged me for a Thinking Blogger Award. After much consideration, I've decided to pass the honor along to five non-genealogical blogs that get my cerebral juices flowing.

Andrew Sullivan is gay, British, Catholic, and conservative—four terms which do not appear in my Match.com profile. But his is one of the few political blogs I read that produces more light than heat.
I've always been a visual learner. Back when I studied philosophy and my brain was still fully functional, I would sketch diagrams to help myself understand difficult concepts. Maybe that's why I enjoy indexed—Jessica Hagy's attempt to "make fun of some things and sense of others."
The right side of the brain needs attention, too. Lacking any artistic ability of my own, I visit Drawn! to wallow in self-pity. And, when finished, to appreciate the diverse talents of others.
Had I not gone to college to not become a philosophy professor, I would have gone to college to not become an economist. Freakonomics is the companion blog to the freakishly successful book, and never fails to stimulate my atrophied thinking muscles.
You may know John Hodgman as "PC" in those Apple commercials, or from his appearances on The Daily Show. Offscreen he is an accomplished author and humorist, and blogs at good evening. If you don't leave his blog confused, you will surely leave delighted. Here's a sample:
OF COURSE, shaking hands with a chimney sweep will not bring you luck. That is a myth perpetuated by Disney.

BUT NOT LONG AGO I consulted a contemporary, non-top-hatted chimney sweep who, EVEN THOUGH HE LOOKS LIKE A NORMAL, UN-COCKNEY HUMAN, told me he is constantly accosted by old women looking to touch him and thus ward off their horrible fates.

SPECIFICALLY, he said, women of Polish extraction want to pinch him as that is the custom for squeezing out good luck from a chimney sweep in that country.

I LAMENTED this unfortunate occupational hazard, and then I briefly throttled him. We all have our traditions.

That is all.

Get that age precisely

2007-02-28T12:55:46+00:00

T S Eliot was nothing on his draft card for World War I if not precise. His age is listed as 29 and 11/12. This notation is common in young children in census records, but not typically used on guys crowding thirty on their draft cards.

Search the World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database at Ancestry.com for your ancestors--who probably did not give their age as precisely as T S Eliot.

Politicians lining up to advertise on Rootdig.com

2007-02-28T12:43:56+00:00

This is not an endorsement of Douglas Fairbanks or John McCain. One is running for president. One is dead.

I can't specifically control the google ad content on my website, but usually the ads have a genealogical bent. Today that has changed. Politicians have discovered Rootdig.com--candidates are advertising on a site devoted to the search for dead people. Maybe the ads should appear on my pages on Chicago voters from the 1880s--some of them may still be voting.

McCain's ad appeared on my World War I Draft Card for Douglas Fairbanks.

I'm still waiting for return calls from other marketing managers of other national campaigns....

World War I Draft Card--Douglas Fairbanks

2007-02-28T12:26:03+00:00

The draft registration board found Douglas Fairbanks living in Beverly Hills in 1918 when he registered for the draft. The 35 year old listed himself as a self-employed producer. What he produced is a whole nuther story...
Search the World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database at Ancestry.com for your ancestors--who produced a few descendants or you wouldn't be reading this entry....

The Pinkney, Sturtevant & Philetus Sawyer Family Photo Album Wisconsin

2007-02-28T12:13:51+00:00

Photo Album #39 The Pinkney, Sturtevant & Philetus Sawyer Family Photo Album
Civil War Era Pinkney, Sturtevant & Philetus Sawyer Family Photo Album with CDVs (Cartes de Visites) & intypes, circa 1860 & 1870s.

Surnames: Sawyer, Sturtevant, Pinkney, Hadley, Ellwsworth, Perkins, Flynn, Marden, Perkins, Falder, McDonald, Johnson [Civil War Soldier, US Senators!]

Locations: Wisconsin, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont

Commander William Barker Cushing of the United States Navy

2007-02-28T11:39:37+00:00

Commander William Barker Cushing of the United States Navy

Author: Edwards, E. M. H.

Description: Commander William Barker Cushing of the United States Navy. New York: F.T. Neely, c1898.

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Subject(s):

Cushing, William Barker, 1842-1874
New York (State) -- Chautauqua County -- Fredonia

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
Commander William Barker Cushing of the United States Navy
To Milton with the legacy of his mothers Bible
Anecdotes of W. B. Cushings childhood, youth, and early manhood
A farewell
Letters
Naval career
Lieutenant Cushings report
Howards description of Albemarle Expedition
Conclusion
Back matter

Olean's sad tragedy : the story of how police captain Hassett lost his life at the hands of a burglar

2007-02-28T11:37:36+00:00

Olean's sad tragedy : the story of how police captain Hassett lost his life at the hands of a burglar

Author: Coad, John F.

Description: Olean's sad tragedy : the story of how police captain Hassett lost his life at the hands of a burglar. Olean, N.Y.?: Times Pub. Co., 1909?.

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Subject(s):

Crime and criminals -- New York (State) -- Olean
Olean (N.Y.) -- History
New York (State) -- Cattaraugus County -- Olean

Table of Contents:

Front matter
Title page
The story as told
Biographical from Monday evenings Times, Feb. 22, 1909
The death of Dessler from Tuesdays evening Times, Feb. 23, 1909
Captain Hassetts funeral from Wednesdays evening Times, Feb. 24, 1909
Desslers funeral
The fatal meeting from Mondays Evening Herald, Feb. 22, 1909
The trip to the hospital from Monday evenings Herald, Feb. 22, 1909
Patrolman Vollmers story
Desslers home life from Friday evenings Herald, Feb. 26, 1909
Died on duty from Saturdays Evening Herald, Feb. 27, 1909
Had Dessler a wife?
Honored by the Council
Fund for the widow
A memorial tablet
Newspaper comment

Dunkirk-Fredonia Central Park

2007-02-28T11:35:21+00:00

Dunkirk-Fredonia Central Park

Description: Dunkirk-Fredonia Central Park. Dunkirk, N.Y.?: unknown, 1987.

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Subject(s):

Dunkirk (N.Y.) -- Description -- Views.
Fredonia (N.Y.) -- Description -- Views.
Chautauqua County Fairgrounds (Dunkirk, N.Y.)
New York (State) -- Chautauqua County -- Fredonia
New York (State) -- Chautauqua County -- Dunkirk

Table of Contents:

Front matter
Dunkirk-Fredonias Central Park
Dunkirk
Fredonia

History of French Creek Yorkers : two decades of joy

2007-02-28T11:33:01+00:00

History of French Creek Yorkers : two decades of joy

Author: Larson, Genevieve E.

Description: History of French Creek Yorkers : two decades of joy. Youngsville, Pa.?: unknown, 1987.

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Subject(s):

French Creek Yorkers (Sherman, N.Y.)
Sherman (N.Y.) -- History
New York (State) -- Chautauqua County -- Sherman

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
Chapter I. The beginnings and growth of the French Creek Yorkers
Chapter II. Our Museums
Chapter III. The grounds
Chapter IV. Chapter, Yorker, and Sponsor recognition
Chapter V. Jamborees and annual meetings
Chapter VI. Our future
Chapter VII. Alumni groups
Chapter VIII. One last word
Back matter

Essex County cemetery inscriptions

2007-02-28T11:30:58+00:00

Essex County cemetery inscriptions

Author: Jennings, Laura Olmsted

Description: Essex County cemetery inscriptions. Sharon, Pennsylvania: unknown, 1987.

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Subject(s):

Registers of births, etc. -- New York (State) -- Essex County.
Essex County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy.
New York (State) -- Essex County

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
Estes Family record
Cemetery inscriptions
Hull Cemetery
Shaw Cemetery
Essex County Cemeteries (N.Y.) Town of Ksene
Miller Cemetery
Coolidge Family Cemetery : ("The Glen")
North Jay Cemetery. Town of Jay, Essex Co. N. Y.
Jay Central Cemetery-Tn. Jay, Essex Co. N.Y.
North Elbe Cem.-Lake Placid
Moriah Cem. (Partial)

A chronicle of Auburn from 1793 to 1955

2007-02-28T11:28:45+00:00

A chronicle of Auburn from 1793 to 1955

Author: Allen, Henry M.

Description: A chronicle of Auburn from 1793 to 1955 : being a chronicle of early Auburn and chronicle of Auburn consolidated. Auburn, N.Y.: H.M. Allen, 1955.

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Subject(s):

Auburn (N.Y.) -- History
New York (State) -- Cayuga County -- Auburn

Table of Contents:

Title page
Preface
Contents
Population of Auburn, N.Y.
Section I. The Irquois
Section II. Captain Hardenbergh
Section III. Political Events. 1793-1860
Section IV. Early Auburn business. 1793-1860
Section V. Churches and Philanthropy. 1793-1860
Section VI. Schools
Section VII. Culture in the village. 1793-1860
Section VIII. Three pioneers
Section IX. Racial strains
Section X. The economy of a small village
XI. A Chronicle of Auburn. I. How Auburn looked in 1870
XII. Political events. 1861-1900
XIII. Auburn Fire Department. 1861-1900
XIV. Business. 1861-1900
XV. The Churches and Philanthropy. 1861-1900
XVI. Education. 1861-1900
XVII. Culture. 1861-1900
XVIII. How Auburnians lives fifty years ago
XIX. Political events. 1901-1920
XX. Business. 1901-1920
XXI. Churches and Philanthropy. 1901-1920
XXII. Education. 1901-1920
XXIII. Culture. 1901-1920
XXIV. Political events. 1921-1940
XXV. Business. 1921-1940
XXVI. Churches and Philanthropy. 1921-1940
XXVII. Education. 1921-1940
XXVIII. Culture. 1921-1940
XXIX. Americans, old and new
XXX. The economics of a city. About 1860 to 1950
XXXI. Political events. 1941-1955
XXXII. Business. 1941-1955
XXXIII. Churches and Philanthropy. 1941-1955
XXXIV. Education. 1941-1955
XXXIV. Culture. 1941-1955
Appendix, Chronicle of Auburn
Index
Map

Minerva, Essex County, N.Y.

2007-02-28T11:26:26+00:00

Minerva, Essex County, N.Y.

Author: Jones, Mabel

Description: Minerva, Essex County, N.Y. Minerva, N.Y.: unknown, 1957.

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Subject(s):

Minerva (N.Y.) -- History
Minerva (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
New York (State) -- Essex County -- Minerva

Table of Contents:

Title page
Contents
A brief history of Minerva
Postoffices of the town of Minverva, N.Y
Minerva Historical Society reports on storekeeping in 1827
Historical facts about the town of Minvera
Names listed in the ledger kepy by the store keeper in Olmstedville in 1827 and 28. Ledger owned by Mrs. John Sulivan
Talbot store 1837-48
Names on 1850 store accounts
Evan Bros. Store
Olmstedville Catholic Church
The Butler Cemetery
Federal Flats Cemetery
The Gore Cemetery
Cemetery owned by the Minerva Baptist Church Minerva, New York
A list of markers (as of July 23, 1956) in St. Marys Cemetery, Irishtown
Census of Minverva, N.Y. 1850
Assessment roll of the Town of Minerva-1869

Crown Point, New York, in the Civil War

2007-02-28T11:24:02+00:00

Crown Point, New York, in the Civil War

Author: Barker, Elmer Eugene

Description: Crown Point, New York, in the Civil War. New York?: New York Civil War Centennial Commission, 1987.

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Subject(s):

Crown Point (N.Y.) -- History.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
New York (State) -- Essex County -- Crown Point

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
Table of Contents
Crown Point, New York, in the Civil War
The Women
The Horses
The Soldiers monument
Appendix
Roster of Men in Company H, Fifth New York Cavalry. ( as given in Boudreyes history of the Fifth New York Cavalry
Roster of Men from Crown Point who served in the Civil War, 1861-1865

Cayuga County : a bibliography of local history

2007-02-28T11:21:34+00:00

Cayuga County : a bibliography of local history

Author: Ellis, Janet

Description: Cayuga County : a bibliography of local history. Albany, N.Y.: Dept. of Librarianship, New York State College for Teachers, 1987.

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Subject(s):

Cayuga County (N.Y.) -- History -- Bibliography
New York (State) -- Cayuga County

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
Preface
Table of Contents
General history
Maps, gazetteers, atlases pictorial material
Legal aspect
Social aspects; Benevolent
Social aspects : Cultrual
Social aspects : Schools
Social aspects : Press
Social aspects : Medicine
Social aspects : Prison
Social aspects : State hospital
Economic aspects
Religious aspects : General
Religious aspects : Auburn Theological Seminary
Whos who-past and present : General
Whos who-past and present : Individual
Index

Tahawus, Newcomb, and Long Lake

2007-02-28T11:19:22+00:00

Tahawus, Newcomb, and Long Lake

Author: Shaw, George

Description: Tahawus, Newcomb, and Long Lake. Rexford, N.Y.?: H.I. Becker, 1955.

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Subject(s):

Long Lake (N.Y.) -- History.
Newcomb (N.Y.) -- History.
Tahawus (N.Y.) -- History.
New York (State) -- Essex County -- Tahawus
New York (State) -- Essex County -- Newcomb
New York (State) -- Essex County -- Long Lake

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
Contents
Foreword on the Shaws
Part second : A narrative on Tahawus and the iron mine
Part three : Newcomb, Long Lake and Captain Peter Sabattis
Part four : Construction of the village of Adirondack and the forge
Charley Young and the Frenchman
The way Mr. Nutt caught his wife
The Irish town clerk
John Cheeney and the moose hunt
Aunt Polly
David Henderson
Newcomb
Long lake
First settlers
David Keller
James Sargent
Alene Parker, Barton Burlingame, William J. Austin, and Ed Allen
The Mixes and Lysander Hall
Ebenezer Bourne and Amos Hough
Samuel Reaney, Isaac B. C. Robinson
William Kellog
George Shaw
Robert Shaw
Early Struggles at Long Lake
Mitchell Sabattis
Architecture
Churches
Politics
The Sagamore Hotel and local interests
Early pictures
Second section; Autobiograpy of Robert Shaw : Long Lake by Rev. John Todd

Brutus, Macedonia, Weed's Basin, Weed's Port, Weedsport

2007-02-28T11:16:38+00:00

Brutus, Macedonia, Weed's Basin, Weed's Port, Weedsport

Description: Brutus, Macedonia, Weed's Basin, Weed's Port, Weedsport. Weedsport, N.Y.?: unknown, 1987.

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Subject(s):

Brutus (N.Y.) -- History.
Macedonia (N.Y.) -- History.
Weedsport (N.Y.) -- History.
New York (State) -- Cayuga County -- Brutus
New York (State) -- Cayuga County -- Macedonia
New York (State) -- Cayuga County -- Weedsport

Table of Contents:

Title page
Brutus Macedonia Weeds Basin. Weeds Port Weedsport
Front matter
Back matter
Revolutionary Soldiers buried in the Weedsport area ( From Cayuga County D A R list of 28 July, 1962)

Sesquicentennial of Malone, 1802-1952

2007-02-28T11:13:50+00:00

Sesquicentennial of Malone, 1802-1952

Description: Sesquicentennial of Malone, 1802-1952. Malone, N.Y.?: unknown, 1987.

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Subject(s):

Malone (N.Y.) -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
New York (State) -- Franklin County -- Malone

Table of Contents:

Title page
History of Malone
Malone Sesqui Centennial
Malone Town Board
Malone Village Board
Memorial recreation park
Alice Hyde Memorial Hospital
Malone State Hospital
Co. I, 105th Infantry, New York National Guard
Civic, Fraternal and professional groups in Malone
Womens activities in Malone
Malone schools past and present
Churches of Malone
Bakers Malone Baseball Team
Malone Golf Club
Diversity in Sports
Troop "B". New York State Troopers
Malone Municipal Band
Malone Hairface Club
Cooperative extension work in Franklin County
Back matter

The family of Raoul : a memoir

2007-02-28T11:11:39+00:00

The family of Raoul : a memoir

Author: Millis, Mary Raoul

Description: The family of Raoul : a memoir. Asheville, N.C.?: unknown, 1943.

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Subject(s):

Raoul family.
Raoul de Champanoir, François Guillaume, d. ca. 1825.

Table of Contents:

Front matter
Title page
Contents
Introduction
Part one : The Brothers Raoul de Champmanoir leave France
Part two : The Raouls meet the Wadleys
Part three : First years of married life
Part four : Macon and Great Hill Place
Part five : Savannah
Part six : The Mexican National
Part seven : New York and Staten Island
Part eight : Atlanta in the nineties
Part nine : The children become adults
Part ten : William Greene Raoul
Part eleven : 1913-1942
Appendix I : Copy of baptism certificate of our grandfather Raoul obtained by Mrs. Mary E. Raoul Taylor, in 1873
Appendix II The generation of Raouls de Champmanoir in the latter half of the Eighteenth Century
Appendix III : Copy of letter written by Miss Caroline Theus Raoul to Mrs. Celestine Raoul Goodwyn Mclemore
Back matter

History of Clinton and Franklin Counties, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers

2007-02-28T11:09:22+00:00

History of Clinton and Franklin Counties, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton

Description: History of Clinton and Franklin Counties, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia: J.W. Lewis, 1880.

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Subject(s):

Clinton County (N.Y.) -- History.
Clinton County (N.Y.) -- Biography.
Franklin County (N.Y.) -- History.
New York (State) -- Clinton County
New York (State) -- Franklin County

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
Contents
History of Clinton and Franklin Counties, New York. Chapter I. Voyage and discovery
Chapter II. Champlains expedition
Chapter III. The Iroquois
Chapter IV. The Revolution
Chapter V. Extinction of Indian title
Chapter VI. Land grants
Chapter VII. The War of 1812
Chapter VIII. War of 1812
Chapter IX. War of 1812
Chapter X. The Patriot War
Chapter XI. Wolf-hunting in Clinton and Franklin Counties-The frauds of 1821 and 1822
Chapter XII. The district of Champlain-smuggling on the frontier
Chapter XIII. Clinton prision-Fort Blunder- Fort Montgomery
Chapter XIV. Internal improvements
Chapter XV. Internal improvements
Chapter XVI. Military history
Chapter XVII. Military history
Chapter XVIII. Military history
Chapter XIX. Military history
Chapter XX. Military history
Chapter XXI. Military history
Chapter XXII. Military history
Chapter XXIII. Military history
Chapter XXIV. Military history
Chapter XXV. Military history
History of Clinton County, New York. Chapter XXVI. The first settlements
Chapter XXVII. Organization of Clinton County
Chapter XXVIII. Political history
Chapter XXIX. Bench and bar
Chapter XXX. The press
Chapter XXXI. Medical society
Chapter XXXII. Agricultural society-Bible society
Chapter XXXIII. The common schools
Chapter XXXIV. Statistical
Chapter XXXV. Plattsburgh
Chapter XXXVI. Plattsburgh
Chapter XXXVII. Plattsburgh
Chapter XXXVIII. Plattsburgh
Chapter XXXIX. Plattsburgh
Chapter XL. Plattsburgh
Chapter XLI. Plattsburgh
Chapter XLII. Plattsburgh
Chapter XLIII. Altona
Chapter XLIV. Ausable
Chapter XLV. Ausable
Chapter XLVI. Beekmantown
Chapter XLVII. Black Brook
Chapter XLVIII. Black Brook
Chapter XLIX. Champlain
Chapter L.Champlain
Chapter LI. Champlain
Chapter LII. Chazy
Chapter LIII. Chazy
Chapter LIV. Clinton
Chapter LV. Dannemora
Chapter LVI. Dannemora
Chapter LVII. Ellenburgh
Chapter LVIII. Ellenburgh
Chapter LIX. Mooers
Chapter LX. Mooers
Chapter LXI. Peru
Chapter LXII. Peru
Chapter LXIII. Saranac
Chapter LXIV. Saranac
Chapter LXV. Schuyler Falls
History of Franklin County, New York. Chapter LXVI. Franklin County
Chapter LXVII. Organization of Franklin County
Chapter LXVIII. Political history
Chapter LXIX. Bench and bar
Chapter LXX. The press
Chapter LXXI. Medical societies
Chapter LXXII. Societies
Chapter LXXIII. The common schools
Chapter LXXIV. Statistical
Chapter LXXV. Malone
Chapter LXXVI. Malone
Chapter LXXVII. Malone
Chapter LXXVIII. Malone
Chapter LXXIX. Malone
Chapter LXXX. Malone
Chapter LXXXI. Bangor
Chapter LXXXII. Belmont
Chapter LXXXIII. Bombay
Chapter LXXXIV. Brandon
Chapter LXXXV. Burke
Chapter LXXXVI. Chateaugay
Chapter LXXXVII. Chateaugay
Chapter LXXXVIII. Constable
Chapter LXXXIX. Dickinson
Chapter XC. Duane
Chapter XCI. Fort Covington
Chapter XCII. Fort Covington
Chapter XCIII. Franklin
Chapter XCIV. Harrietstown
Chapter XCV. Moira
Chapter XCVI. Westville
Chapter XCVII. Brighton
Chapter XCVIII. The Adirondacks
Supplement

Cortland County sesquicentennial celebration : July 20-26, 1958

2007-02-28T11:06:41+00:00

Cortland County sesquicentennial celebration : July 20-26, 1958

Description: Cortland County sesquicentennial celebration : July 20-26, 1958. Cortland, N.Y.?: unknown, 1958?.

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Subject(s):

Cortland County (N.Y.) -- History
Cortland County (N.Y.) -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
New York (State) -- Cortland County

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
History
Churches
Education
Industry
Organizations
Agriculture
Back matter

History of Ragged Lake in Franklin County, New York

2007-02-28T11:04:45+00:00

History of Ragged Lake in Franklin County, New York

Author: Fitch, Morton Cross

Description: History of Ragged Lake in Franklin County, New York. Providence, R.I.: unknown, 1987.

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Subject(s):

Ragged Lake (N.Y.)
New York (State) -- Franklin County -- Owl's Head

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
Contents
Chapter I. Early days...
Chapter II. Hammonds tramp in the Shatagee Woods...
Chapter III. The dam...
Chapter IV. The Ragged Lake House...
Chapter V. Hermits...
Chapter VI. The Syracuse Club Regime...
Chapter VII. The railroad arrives...
Chapter VIII. Matamek preserve...
Chapter IX. Guides...
Back matter
Index

Essex and Warren County cemetery records

2007-02-28T11:00:07+00:00

Essex and Warren County cemetery records

Author: Haviland, Frank

Description: Essex and Warren County cemetery records. Pottersville, N. Y.. Albany, N.Y.?: unknown, 1925?.

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Subject(s):

Registers of births, etc. -- New York (State) -- Essex County.
Essex County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy.
Warren County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy.
New York (State) -- Essex County
New York (State) -- Warren County

Table of Contents:

Title page
Contents
Cemetery. North Hudson, New York
Old burying ground, "Baker Street". Schroon Lake, N. Y.
Old Cemetery. Hoffman--Mo Loch Muller. Schroon Lake, New York
Cemetery at Severance. "Platts" Schroon Lake, N. Y.
Village Cemetery. Schroon Lake, New York
South Schroon, New York
Mount Hope Cemetery. Ticonderoga, New York
Valley View Cemetery. Ticonderoga, New York
"West Side" Cemetery. South Ticonderoga, N. Y.
Old Cemetery. Pottersville, New York
New Cemetery. Pottersville, N. Y.

Official program of the Plattsburgh centennial celebration : at Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Lake Champlain, September 6 to 11, 1914

2007-02-28T10:51:48+00:00

Official program of the Plattsburgh centennial celebration : at Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Lake Champlain, September 6 to 11, 1914

Description: Official program of the Plattsburgh centennial celebration : at Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Lake Champlain, September 6 to 11, 1914 : in grateful recognition of a successful defense of our country and the beginning of a century of peace. Albany, N.Y.?: unknown, 1914?.

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Subject(s):

Plattsburgh, N.Y., Battle of, 1814 -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
New York (State) -- Clinton County -- Plattsburgh

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
A celebration for all
The future of the Champlain Valley
A fitting permanent memorial
The pageant of the Champlain Valley
Prelude
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4 (a)
Episode 4 (b)
Episode 4 (c)
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12
Episode 13
Episode 14
Episode 14 (b)
Finale

Extracts from sketches of Ticonderoga

2007-02-28T10:42:49+00:00

Extracts from sketches of Ticonderoga

Author: Cook, Joseph

Description: Extracts from sketches of Ticonderoga. Ticonderoga, N.Y.: Press of the Sentinel, 1899.

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Subject(s):

Howe, George Augustus, 3rd viscount, 1724-1758
Ticonderoga (N.Y.) -- History
New York (State) -- Essex County -- Ticonderoga

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
Sketches of Ticonderoga
The burial of Lord Viscount Howe killed in the French and Indian War July 6, 1758 at Trout Brook, Ticonderoga, N. Y.

History of Essex County : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers

2007-02-28T10:40:27+00:00

History of Essex County : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers

Description: History of Essex County : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason, 1885.

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Subject(s):

Essex County (N.Y.) -- History
Essex County (N.Y.) -- Biography
New York (State) -- Essex County

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
Contents
Chapter I. The subject
Chapter II. Natural characteristics
Chapter III. Indian occupation
Chapter IV. European discovery and occupation
Chapter V. The French and Indian War
Chapter VI. French and English rivalry
Chapter VII. French and English War
Chapter VIII. Continuation of the French and English War
Chapter IX. Extinction of French power in America
Chapter X. First colonization
Chapter XI. Preparing for the Revolution
Chapter XII. From 1770 to 1775
Chapter XIII. Close of 1776
Chapter XIV. Progress of the Revolution
Chapter XV. To the close of the Revolution
Chapter XVI. Early settlements
Chapter XVII. From 1810 to 1825
Chapter XVIII. From 1825 to the present time
Chapter XIX. Essex County in the rebellion
Chapter XX. Land patents, titles, etc.
Chapter XXI. Lake Champlain, its commerce, etc.--Other internal improvements
Chapter XXII. County seat, buildings, societies, etc.
Chapter XXIII. The bench and bar of Essex County
Chapter XXIV. The medical profession in Essex County
Chapter XXV. The county press
Chapter XXVI. Free Masonry in Essex County
Chapter XXVII. History of Crown Point
Chapter XXVIII. History of the town of Ticonderoga
Chapter XXIX. History of the town of Willsborough
Chapter XXX. History of the town of Jay
Chapter XXXI. History of the town of Elizabethtown
Chapter XXXII. History of the town of Chesterfield
Chapter XXXIII. History of the town of Schroon
Chapter XXXIV. History of the town of Essex
Chapter XXXV. History of the town of Lewis
Chapter XXXVI. History of the town of Moriah
Chapter XXXVII. History of the town of Keene
Chapter XXXVIII. History of the town of Westport
Chapter XXXIX. History of the town of Minerva
Chapter XL. History of the town of Wilmington
Chapter XLI. History of the town of Newcomb
Chapter XLII. History of the town of St. Armand
Chapter XLIII. History of the town of North Hudson
Chapter XLIV. History of the town of North Elba
Biographical
Brief personals
Index

e e was really e e

2007-02-28T10:38:56+00:00

Ever wonder what e e cummings real name was? Well before he was e e cummings, he was Edward E Cummings. And even if you are into unique ways of writing your name, the draft board is pretty standardized. His signature is shown here as it appears on his World War I Draft Registration Card.

Search the World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database at Ancestry.com for your ancestors--who probably left it to the census taker to get creative with how their name was written...

Automatic Source Citations & Zotero

2007-02-28T10:38:05+00:00

A colleague just pointed me to zotero.org as an interesting approach to handling source citations. While they don't seem to have turned their attention toward genealogy, their approach looks promising for taking us closer to automatic source citations.

Zotero is an open source project sponsored by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. You install a plug-in to your browser and then when you're looking at something you want to cite you just click the icon in your address bar. It handles multiple citations on the same page, allows you to edit citations, add notes, attach files, take a snapshot of the content or just point to it. Check out their demo.

For this all to work the site needs to have the citation information available in a form that zotero understands. Rather than force you to use their specification their architecture allows you to create your own translator that maps your citation format to zotero and then it just works. I'd love to see some of the major online genealogical repositories invest the small amount of work required to support zotero. At the same time vendors of record managers and other family history applications could integrate with zotero and the automatic source citation problem is solved.

Old Crown Point : address of Hon. Albert C. Barnes, of Chicago, at Crown Point, July 5, 1909

2007-02-28T10:37:54+00:00

Old Crown Point : address of Hon. Albert C. Barnes, of Chicago, at Crown Point, July 5, 1909

Author: Barnes, Albert C.

Description: Old Crown Point : address of Hon. Albert C. Barnes, of Chicago, at Crown Point, July 5, 1909. unknown: unknown, 1987.

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Subject(s):

Crown Point (N.Y.) -- History
New York (State) -- Essex County -- Crown Point

Table of Contents:

Old Crown Point

Early chapters of Cayuga history : Jesuit missions in Goi-O-Gouen, 1656-1684 : also an account of the Sulpitian Mission among the emigrant Cayugas

2007-02-28T10:35:26+00:00

Early chapters of Cayuga history : Jesuit missions in Goi-O-Gouen, 1656-1684 : also an account of the Sulpitian Mission among the emigrant Cayugas, about Quinte Bay, in 1668

Author: Hawley, Charles

Description: Early chapters of Cayuga history : Jesuit missions in Goi-O-Gouen, 1656-1684 : also an account of the Sulpitian Mission among the emigrant Cayugas, about Quinte Bay, in 1668. Auburn, N.Y.?: unknown, 1879.

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Subject(s):

Jesuits -- Missions
Cayuga Indians -- Missions
New York (State) -- Cayuga County

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front page
Jesuit missions among the Cayugas. I
Jesuit missions among the Cayugas. II
Jesuit missions among the Cayugas. III
Jesuit missions among the Cayugas. IV
Jesuit missions among the Cayugas. V
Jesuit missions among the Cayugas. VI
Jesuit missions among the Cayugas. VII
The Sulpitian mission at Quinte Bay
Back matter

The centenary of the battle of Plattsburg

2007-02-28T10:33:12+00:00

The centenary of the battle of Plattsburg

Description: The centenary of the battle of Plattsburg ... : at Plattsburg, N.Y., September 6 to 11, 1914. Albany: The University of the State of New York, 1914.

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Subject(s):

Plattsburgh, N.Y., Battle of, 1814
New York (State) -- Clinton County -- Plattsburgh

Table of Contents:

Front matter
Title page
The movement for centennial observance
The Battle of Plattsburg
Siege of Plattsburgh
Biographical sketches
The Battle of Plattsburgh Bay
McDonoughs victory
Political conditions in America and Europe
On Board the "Saratoga"
Map
The valuable services of the militia and volunteers
In the War of 1812
The Battle of Lake Champlain
Back matter

A List of pensioners of the War of 1812

2007-02-28T10:27:49+00:00

A List of pensioners of the War of 1812

Description: A List of pensioners of the War of 1812. Boston: Research Pub. Co., 1904.

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Subject(s):

Pensions, Military -- War of 1812. -- United States
Plattsburgh, N.Y., Battle of, 1814.
Vermont -- History -- War of 1812.
New York (State) -- Clinton County -- Plattsburgh
Vermont

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
Contents
Notes from a list of pensioners of the War of 1812
Other records
Volunteers for Plattsburgh
Appendix : Accounts of the Battle of Plattsburgh, September 11, 1814
Appendix : British account from the Montreal "Herald" of September 17, 1814
Extracts from general orders issued by Gen. Alex. Macomb, at Plattsburgh, September 14, 1814
Commodore Macdonoughs official reports
Macdonoughs official report of the American losses and British prisoners
Record of the force and loss of the American and British fleets sent by Commodore Macdonough to a citizen of Burlington, Vt.
Officers of the United States Army stationed at Burlington, Vt., May 20, 1814
Abstracts from payrolls of regiments stationed at Burlington, Vt., during the War of 1812

A sketch of the history of the town of Essex, New York : with some account of the mother town, Willsboro

2007-02-28T10:25:28+00:00

A sketch of the history of the town of Essex, New York : with some account of the mother town, Willsboro

Author: Noble, Henry Harmon

Description: A sketch of the history of the town of Essex, New York : with some account of the mother town, Willsboro. Champlain, N.Y.?: Moorsfield Antiquarian, 1987.

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Subject(s):

Essex (N.Y.) -- History
Willsboro (N.Y.) -- History
New York (State) -- Essex County -- Essex
New York (State) -- Essex County -- Willsboro

Table of Contents:

Title page
Front matter
A sketch of the history of the town of Essex, N.Y.
Back matter

Connecticut Data online

2007-02-28T09:23:50+00:00

List of Connecticut Data online on various blogs: Family Bibles Fowler Merchant Family Photo Album Connecticut, District of Columbia, New York coming soon, for now see Lost Faces Pratt Morse Family Photo Albums, New York Connecticut coming soon! for now see Lost Faces Cardiff Harrold Family Photo Album Connecticut, Illinois, Italy, New York, Pennsylvania coming soon! for now see Lost Faces

Obit Hattie Wilson Illinois 1888

2007-02-28T09:15:04+00:00

Mrs. Hattie Wilson Obituary Chenoa Illinois Oct. 18, 1888. Mrs. Hattie Wilson, visiting her sister Mrs. David Codlin, died from overdose of morphine

Thomas “Tom” Elmore and Roxie (Peace) Russell

2007-02-28T03:38:26+00:00

Thomas Elmore “Tom” Russell was b. Sept. 2, 1877 in Greenville, SC and d. March 29, 1938. He md. abt. 1899 to Roxie Peace. Roxie Peace was b. April 7, 1882 in Henderson Co., NC and d. January 18, 1938 in Saluda, Henderson Co., NC. They are both buried in Mountain Page Cemetery in Henderson County, NC.

Thomas Elmore “Tom” Russell was the son of Elijah Mitchel Russell (Sept. 7, 1851-Jan. 20, 1934) and Celia Hassie Beddingfield (May 15, 1854-Aug. 17, 1937). Elijah Mitchel Russell and Celia Hassie Beddingfield md. Nov. 27, 1871 in Henderson County NC and are both buried at Old Mtn. Page Cemetery in Henderson Co., NC

Roxie Peace was the daughter of Joseph E. Peace (Mar. 18, 1864-May 31, 1949) and Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Gordon (Dec. 25, 1860-April 20, 1930). Joseph was born in SC, Lizzie was born at the Forks of Pigeon, Haywood Co., NC They md. Sept. 21, 1886 at the Alson Gordon home in Henderson County, NC and are both buried at Mtn. Page Baptist Chuirch in Saluda, NC.

Thomas “Tom” Elmore and Roxie (Peace) Russells children include: Harvey Russell, Gerry Russell, Dora Belle Russell, Jesse Russell, Ernest Russell, Angeline Elizabeth Russell, Ollie May Russell, William Oleis Russell and Eva Virginia Russell.

Tags: Families I'm researching, Photos

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

2007-02-28T03:24:43+00:00

I've finished as much tuning as is required for this version. You won't be able to help but notice the significant performance improvement.

Now it's on to finally finish off the complete loading of the data. There are a couple of less used constructs that I still haven't tackled. The first is recursive links, which I talked about and was planning to do almost a year ago (see my April 26, 2006 blog entry), and the second is handling custom structures.

First onto the recursive links and we'll see how that goes.

Company Offers Solution to High Copying Fees

2007-02-28T01:59:17+00:00

A Genealogue Exclusive [What's That?]

The announcement that the National Archives intends to significantly raise its copying fees is bad news for genealogists, but great news for one Washington, D. C., entrepreneur.

Sandy Berger is best known as Bill Clinton's National Security Advisor, but he considers his new job just as vital. As founder and president of DocuDirect, Berger says he can deliver documents at half the price of other companies.

"At DocuDirect we cut out the middleman, saving you both time and money," he explains. "I know the Archives, and it knows me. In fact, some of the security guards even carry around my picture."

Familiarity with the Archives is just one part of the "DocuDirect advantage," Berger says. The former presidential advisor personally handles each request, wearing white gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints and clothing with extra-large pockets. Unlike other researchers who provide their clients with copies that are sometimes illegible, Berger delivers the original records.

"You'll receive your ancestor's actual Civil War pension record," he promises. "No matter how big the file is, you'll get every page—even if I have to stuff them in my socks."

Already fielding more requests than his small office can handle, Berger is planning to expand capacity once the fee hikes are implemented.

"I'm on the South Beach Diet," he confides. "I should be able to fit a half-dozen pension files in my pants come August."

Staley One-name study

2007-02-28T01:19:18+00:00

The Staley Database: "The Staley/Staveley database is dedicated to the memory of my Dad ~ Sidney V Staley 1909-1973.

It is being compiled from parish registers, transcripts of parish registers, wills, census returns, county histories, IGI and many other sources.

My original hope was to find 'my' Staleys and the origins of the name. Currently my aim is to provide a central finding aid for everyone interested in the name of Staley or any of the variant names which appear to have been derived from Staley, just as Staley appears to have been derived from the name of Staveley.

The database is a two-name study - Staley and Staveley - containing over 20,000 names and growing. The database is a finding tool only. If the information I send you seems to be what you are looking for, check it out against primary sources. I cannot emphasize this too strongly.

If you will send me a copy of your Staley family - names, dates, places, relationships - I will send you a free printout of whatever I may have which also relates to them. The more you send me, the better chance you have of finding what I have on your family."

Just Making a Little Pot, Sir--no Beer Here

2007-02-28T00:07:24+00:00

The World War One Draft Board found this well-known American employed as a chemical engineer for a pottery. Of course 1918 was Prohibition and we can't have any beermaking going on, now can we? This well-known member of a brewing family is making pots until the heat dies down and Prohibition is repealed. He's 34 years old at the time of the draft, but during Prohibition, age was not a factor.

Search the World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database at Ancestry.com for your ancestors--you'll have to use other sources to determine how they felt about Prohibition...

World War I Draft Card--Ty Cobb

2007-02-28T00:01:14+00:00

It might not look like Tyrus R. Cobb, but that is what it is meant to be. The 30 year old baseball player was a father of three and was playing for Detroit (that's his employer) at the time of his registration. He listed his address as 2425 Williams, Augusta, Georgia.

This card comes from the World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database--where you might also be able to find your non-famous relatives.

Olive Tree Genealogy

2007-02-27T18:54:14+00:00

Olive Tree Genealogy is a great website featuring FREE databases of information for those researching their American and Canadian family histories. To stay on top of what's new on the site, you'll want to subscribe to the feed for the Olive Tree Genealogy Blog.

Cemetery Symbols

2007-02-27T18:40:23+00:00

Do you ever wonder what the various symbols mean when you visit a cemetery? This website includes the majority of cemetery symbols most commonly found. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed for the site as it's updated regularly. Cemeteries and Cemetery Symbols

Site Update - February 27, 2007

2007-02-27T16:40:31+00:00

It's taken longer than we expected to get everything into place for the new design/update, but we are on the home stretch. There will be some downtime today and tomorrow while we switch over.

Ships Passenger Lists Indexing Project

2007-02-27T16:33:17+00:00

The Nanaimo Family History Society is in the process of indexing all the Passenger Lists for the ports of Quebec City and Montreal from 1900 to 1921 when this format was "discontinued for a time in favour of the form 30A." The group and its volunteers are doing a remarkable amount of work, and they are now able to accept volunteers from outside of Nanaimo. The full description of the project and the information are available from the NFHS website.

MacFamilyTree 4.4

2007-02-27T16:30:54+00:00

MacFamilyTree 4.4 has been released by OnlyMac Software. This is a major upgrade to MacFamilyTree, which is a Universal Binary. Among the changes - there is now a new major topic in the reports.

Why you might have a brick wall

2007-02-27T15:37:38+00:00

You might have a brick wall if your difficult research problem is similar to the following.

At a recent conference a student showed me her family group record of a family she had trouble with for many years. Her ancestor, John WILLIAMS, was born in:

Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut in 1712.

Because I too, had ancestors from the area, I knew immediately what the problem was. I quickly opened the AniMap software, plotted Woodstock on the map of Connecticut, and changed the year to 1712. Immediately, we knew why the brick wall had existed for so long.

In 1712, Woodstock was in a completely different county AND a completely different state!

Her family group record should have recorded his birth as:

Woodstock, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Knowing the correct jurisdiction for the time period is vital to successful research. AniMap is the only software for the U.S. and Canada in which you can plot the place and see the changing county boundaries throughout time.

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