Hi everyone, Not quite the northeast of Vic but several of us have US ancestors who did live in the NorEast, so I thought I'd post the abbreviations of the states in the US. My US cousin tells me she gets confused! And the Australian ones confuse her also....replied that luckily we don't have 52 to worry her. Thought it may just aid you when searching. Denise AL Alabama LA Louisiana OH Ohio AK Alaska ME Maine OK Oklahoma AZ Arizona MD Maryland OR Oregon AR Arkansas MA Massachusetts PA Pennsylvania CA California MI Michigan RI Rhode Island CO Colorado MN Minnesota SC South Carolina CT Connecticut MS Mississippi SD South Dakota DE Delaware MO Missouri TN Tennessee FL Florida MT Montana TX Texas GA Georgia NE Nebraska UT Utah HI Hawaii NV Nevada VT Vermont ID Idaho NH New Hampshire VA Virginia IL Illinois NJ New Jersey WA Washington IN Indiana NM New Mexico DC Washington, DC IA Iowa NY New York WV West Virginia KS Kansas NC North Carolina WI Wisconsin KY Kentucky ND North Dakota WY Wyoming

Denise, Doing a "Suzie Zada and Geelong Job" on some of the indexes in the Benalla & District Family History Group rooms and came across a reference to an article in the Benalla Standard of 5 April 1898. States in Part; The Cobb & Co Coaches of Messer's Crawford and Co (that should get your hackles up quickly vbg ) sustained a Jewellery robbery from the Chiltern and Beechworth coach. A little girl found it and her parents returned it to Messer's Crawford & Co. Wonder if you have the whole article, if there is any more. All Benalla Standards have not been reeled so would need to look up the article in copies held, if still available. Let me know if interested. Cheers, Bill Willett. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, 11 July 2004 1:33 Subject: [HC] US States > Hi everyone, Not quite the northeast of Vic but several of us have US ancestors who did live in the NorEast, so I thought I'd post the abbreviations of the states in the US. My US cousin tells me she gets confused! And the Australian ones confuse her also....replied that luckily we don't have 52 to worry her. Thought it may just aid you when searching. Denise > > AL Alabama LA Louisiana OH Ohio > AK Alaska ME Maine OK Oklahoma > AZ Arizona MD Maryland OR Oregon > AR Arkansas MA Massachusetts PA Pennsylvania > CA California MI Michigan RI Rhode Island > CO Colorado MN Minnesota SC South Carolina > CT Connecticut MS Mississippi SD South Dakota > DE Delaware MO Missouri TN Tennessee > FL Florida MT Montana TX Texas > GA Georgia NE Nebraska UT Utah > HI Hawaii NV Nevada VT Vermont > ID Idaho NH New Hampshire VA Virginia > IL Illinois NJ New Jersey WA Washington > IN Indiana NM New Mexico DC Washington, DC > IA Iowa NY New York WV West Virginia > KS Kansas NC North Carolina WI Wisconsin > KY Kentucky ND North Dakota WY Wyoming > > >

Also a common question at Trivia Nights!! Mary of Melbourne > Hi everyone, Not quite the northeast of Vic but several of us have US ancestors who did live in the NorEast, so I thought I'd post the abbreviations of the states in the US. My US cousin tells me she gets confused! And the Australian ones confuse her also....replied that luckily we don't have 52 to worry her. Thought it may just aid you when searching. Denise > > AL Alabama LA Louisiana OH Ohio > snip