My computer came with a program called Imaging that will open tif files. Look under Start-Programs-Accessories-Imaging. Save the picture first off the internet into a Tempnav file; then open in Imaging.

For those who are interested in preserving either their own family's historic cemetery or another's (or a worthy house, etc.) in Alabama, I was given today a link that leads to where you get information about registering such a place with the State of Alabama. They are also supposed to offer advice about having it surveyed, etc., getting grants, tax deductions (in the case of a building restored). Go to http://www.preserveala.org/ Bronya Berkeley, CA

A very useful tool! Thanks for the tip, Kathryn! I can never remember what county some of Mississippi ancestors' cities were in. Now, I'm set! Bronya Berkeley, CA Surnames: Myers, Seale, Dantzler-Rhodes, Thomas, Baumhauer, Dodds

If you like the idea of WAGON TRAINS, you might enjoy checking out these sites that give information about the many trails pioneers followed: <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/RoadTrails/roadtrai.html">Click here: Early American Roads and Trails </A> <A HREF="http://www.intl-research.com/migration.htm">Click here: Migration Charts - Genealogy & Family History Publishing - AAG International Research </A> <A HREF="http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~south1/trails1.htm">Click here: Southern Trails Main Links Page </A> <A HREF="http://www.inficad.com/~genelea/greatwagonrds.htm">Click here: Great Wagon Roads </A> <A HREF="http://www.vvm.com/~haaver/migration.html">Click here: Out of the Past - Migration and Settlement </A> <A HREF="http://netpluscom.com/~kirchsw/Trails_of_America.html">Click here: Trails_of_America </A> A site that lists book titles for you to enjoy. Kathryn

Another WONDERFUL account of a WAGON TRAIN can be found on this website: <A HREF="ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/perry/miscel/tompkins.txt">Click here: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/perry/miscel/tompkins.txt </A> ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/perry/miscel/tompkins.txt The story is quite long, but worth the reading. Alabama History teachers might find it helpful. Kathryn

One of the main ways that settlers came to Alabama in the early days was by WAGON TRAIN from the East Coast. If any of you know about specific WAGON TRAINS that came to Alabama, take the time to post a message about the TRAIN, giving 1) the surnames of the families you think moved together in the train. Also, include 2) an approximate date if possible. And, of course, 3) the route the WAGON TRAIN followed, if you know it. Pooling our information about WAGON TRAINS might help us all. I'll begin by mentioning a WAGON TRAIN that left Carteret County, NC and traveled in sixty days to Marengo County, AL in 1823. The story goes like this: Joseph Nelson, born 1773, the son of William and Elizabeth Nelson, accompanied by Caleb Dana, sailed from Hunting Quarters (now Atlantic, NC) in Carteret County, NC, to Mobile Bay, Alabama and surveyed Marengo and Baldwin Counties, prior to 1820. Apparently Joseph so liked the new area that thoughts of moving there entered his mind. By this point in time Hunting Quarters had changed considerably. Present day Sea Level, then a part of Hunting Quarters, had been held by family Nelsons, Hamiltons, and Wallaces. The families multiplied and brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, and cousins had married and brought in new people. Joseph's father, William, had been selling off his 395 1/2 acres inherited from his father, James. So, what had been a 791-acre plantation at the beginning of Joseph's life began changing to a group of smaller farms. From a population of about 40 in 1790, the area grew to a population of about 150 in 1820. In Joseph's eyes, it was getting crowded. Others from Carteret County felt the same as did Joseph. So, in 1823 they organized a wagon train and left Carteret County for Alabama. Originally they settled in Marengo County, AL, but eventually they settled in Baldwin County, AL. The descendants of these travelers have some family memories of the trek. Oxen pulled the wagons which carried all their belongings and each person walked as much as they were able, some making the journey on foot. Naturally some married along the way, bringing other surnames into the group and there were children born along the way. Those families known to have been on the WAGON TRAIN are: WALLACE, NELSON, BISHOP, FULFORD, ROBINSON, STRONG, STIRON (or Styron). They were from Portsmouth, Ocracoke, and Hunting Quarters, North Carolina. Those individuals known to have been on the WAGON TRAIN were: William Fulford, Clifford Fulford and his wife Alice of Portsmouth and their daughters Abigail, born 1806, and Eliza J. Joseph Nelson, Sr., and his wife Abigail Stiron, born 1778, the daughter of Samuel Stiron and Hannah Hamilton Hill of Portsmouth, and their children: Thomas Nelson, born 1795, married in NC in 1815 to Katurah Hall, born 1797, the daughter of Simon and Phebe Hall of Portsmouth, Abisha Nelson, born 1795, married in NC in 1819 to Elizabeth Bishop, Lovey Nelson, born 1797, married in 1823 (during trip in Perry County, AL) to Metzger A Litchfield, Samuel Nelson, born 1800, married in Alabama in 1851 to Nancy Fulford, Elisha Nelson, born 1804, married in Alabama in 1830 to Eliza J. Fulford, daughter of Clifford and Alice Fulford of NC, Amosa Nelson, born 1806, married in 1832 in Alabama to Stephen J. Robinson. Kathryn

For anyone who wants a quick way to determine what county a town/city/river is in, click on this, and enter the name: <A HREF="http://www.mit.edu/geo">Click here: Geographic Nameserver</A> http://www.mit.edu/geo I use it all the time! Kathryn

I'm no expert, but I believe many graphics software applications will open TIFF files. Two that I'm familiar with are Graphic Converter (shareware) and Adobe Photoshop. Dave

Adobe Acrobat Reader is programmed to read .pdf, not .tiff files. However, you may have other software on your machine that allows you to read .tiff. Vista Scan and also some drawing software packages from Adobe as well as other makers will read .tiff files. Bronya Berkeley, CA Surnames: Myers, Seale, Dodds, Thomas, Baumhauer, Dantzler-Rhodes

Thank you Beverly. Suggestion appreciated and I will contact. Susann Beverly Dennis wrote: > Phil, > The Mobile Genealogical Society has abstracted many cemeteries in the > Mobile County area. You might check their website at > www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs or call their library at 432-MGS4 on Mon., Wed., > or Fri between 10:30 and 2:30 and someone can tell you which cemeteries in > that area we have information on. > Bev > > At 04:10 AM 4/22/99 -0500, you wrote: > >need info please on-line preferably for cemetaries in Deer Park > >and Citronelle. Which ones would have been chosen for locals > >at turn of century? Can I view indices ? > > > >Thank you, > >SW > > > > > >==== AL-MOBILEBAY Mailing List ==== > >Mobile Genealogical Society members have ancestry all over the world! > >Wanna check out their surnames? Visit the MGS SURNAME SEARCH ENGINE in > >THE COMPUTER CENTER at http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs/compute2.htm > > > > > > > > ==== AL-MOBILEBAY Mailing List ==== > WANTED: MGS members to work on the MGS Online Staff and help maintain > and improve the MGS Web Site. Email <[email protected]> if you are > willing to volunteer or have questions about what you can do.

Is there a book of cemetery listings for Mobile? If so, I am trying to find the birth and death dates of Mary Shields Sienko, who is buried in Pinehurst Cemetery. I believe she died sometime in the 1960's. Thank you for your help. Lenore Griffin

I am trying to locate descendants of Malissa Tillman Pierce and her husband, John Edward Pierce. The children I know of are: Lizzie born in 1886, Ina M born in 1895 married ?Rudolph Maples?, and Wilson born in 1908. Thanks, Sherry

Searching for information on the following family. They resided in Pierce Flat (Wilmer, AL) William Pierce b. ca 1804, GA m. 5-1-1839 Elizabeth Davis b. ca 1804, SC Children: 1. Mary A. Pierce 2. William Pierce, Jr. 3. Louis M. Pierce 4. Lillie O. (Nellie) Pierce b. 1876 d. 1935 m. 12-13-1893 Mobile Co., AL: William H. McCrary b. 1871 d. 1951 both bur. Crawford Methodist Cem. Mobile Co., AL. Thanks. Joe Pierce

Pine Crest Cemetery (334) 478-5227 1939 Dauphin Island PKWY, Mobile, AL 36605 They found my family too, Leslie is very helpful! Jackie Feldman

Hi, I called the Pine Crest cemetery in Mobile. I do not have the number but the area code is 334. They are glad to look up any records that they have. Good Luck, Patty PS They found my family

Phil, The Mobile Genealogical Society has abstracted many cemeteries in the Mobile County area. You might check their website at www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs or call their library at 432-MGS4 on Mon., Wed., or Fri between 10:30 and 2:30 and someone can tell you which cemeteries in that area we have information on. Bev At 04:10 AM 4/22/99 -0500, you wrote: >need info please on-line preferably for cemetaries in Deer Park >and Citronelle. Which ones would have been chosen for locals >at turn of century? Can I view indices ? > >Thank you, >SW > > >==== AL-MOBILEBAY Mailing List ==== >Mobile Genealogical Society members have ancestry all over the world! >Wanna check out their surnames? Visit the MGS SURNAME SEARCH ENGINE in >THE COMPUTER CENTER at http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs/compute2.htm > > >

Hi Does Adobe read the TIF files at the government land office site, where they have land patents and maps? Thanks Jan [email protected] wrote: > > Subj: Re: Forms - Adobe > Date: 4/26/99 7:32:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From: KaUzGr > To: [email protected] > > Barbara: > > I have never had luck with the Adobe stuff. I can give you a website that > will allow you to download it. Maybe it will work for you. > > <A HREF="http://www.adobe.com/">Click here: Adobe Systems Incorporated</A> > http://www.adobe.com/ > > Anyone who can help Barbara and me out? We'd appreciate it. Thanks! > > Kathryn > > ==== AL-MOBILEBAY Mailing List ==== > The MOBILE BAY AREA ROOTS mailing list welcomes enquiries regarding > Baldwin and Mobile Counties in Alabama, as well as counties which border > these counties in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.

In a message dated 4/26/99 5:57:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Does Adobe read the TIF files at the government land office site, where they have land patents and maps? >> Adobe may not be able to read the TIF files, but you can pull up the image of the document then "right click" on it with your mouse. You then select "save picture as..." it will then give you the option of naming the file and also what format to save it in. Then you can print it or whatever you wish. David Howard

Subj: Re: Forms - Adobe Date: 4/26/99 7:32:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: KaUzGr To: [email protected] Barbara: I have never had luck with the Adobe stuff. I can give you a website that will allow you to download it. Maybe it will work for you. <A HREF="http://www.adobe.com/">Click here: Adobe Systems Incorporated</A> http://www.adobe.com/ Anyone who can help Barbara and me out? We'd appreciate it. Thanks! Kathryn

Searching for info. on the following family: Richard Boberts m. Sarah Baker (She is believed to be the sister of Mary "Polly" Baker wife of John willis Tanner) Children: 1. Mahala E. Roberts m. 10-31-1861 Mobile Co., AL: Theophilus Tanner b. ca 1839, MS d. 7-4-1864, CSA Fa: John Willis Tanner Mo: Mary "Polly" Baker Resided in Jackson Co., MS Children: 1a Rosetta Tanner b. 1-1862 d. 1-27-1921 m. 12-15-1881 Mobile Co., AL: Henry J. Pierce b. 8-6-1860 d. 12-5-1908 Children: 1a1 Cammie C. Pierce b. 2-1-1885 d. 8-8-1956 1a2 Gregory Hargrove Pierce b. 12-26-1888 1a3 Gussie C. Pierce b. 2-11-1892 d. 12-2-1953 1a4 Horace H. Pierce b. 9-1893 d. 12-3-1952 1a5 Hattie Leula Pierce b. 7-14-1890 d. young 1a6 Hardy H. Pierce 1a7 Inf. Dau. Pierce d. at birth Thanks Joe Pierce [email protected]