Exciting Genealogical News: 1992 was the last National Genealogy Conference to be held in Phoenix, so you know how excited we are to announce that GENTECH has chosen Phoenix as the Host City for their 2003 conference. Some of you are saying, what is GENTECH? Simply stated it is a Genealogy Technology Conference. Each year the program provides the best opportunity to learn about the latest advancements in Technology and Genealogy. The first GENTECH was held January, 1993 in Dallas, Texas before there was a World Wide Web, Windows and most of our genealogy programs. We've come a long way baby. Most of us wonder now how we ever got along without the computer and the Internet. GENTECH 2003 will be held on Friday and Saturday January 17 & 18 at the Phoenix Civic Plaza. The theme will be "Digital Technology - The Ancestral Frontier." National Conference and Program chairs for the event are Rusty Perry and Jeannie Rogers. If you would like to volunteer, and be a part of this exciting event contact Barbara Reeves Whittaker at [email protected] or 480-892-1778. You can also check out the web site, and fill out the volunteer form at http://www.agcig.org/gt03.htm. Volunteers will be needed in January to start work on the publicity campaign for this event. Suzanne Siders is the Chair of that Committee. Feel free to pass this message on to your membership and genealogy friends, and be sure and included it in your next newsletter. We will keep you updates on the events for GENTECH 2003.

I just received copies of my great-grandparents and my great-great grandparents marriage certificates. Both are signed by the Justice of the Peace. Can I assume the ceremony was a civil ceremony or was the certificate just verified/registered by the Justice of the Peace and was performed by somebody else at a different location? Any ideas? Barbara P.S. Does anybody know if it is legal to scan and post vital records on the internet for genealogical purposes? Some of the document say that they are not to be duplicated. Is scanning considered duplication? ===== Barbara Dominguez transplanted Texasn living in Takoma Park Maryland Searching for surnames: Dominguez, Rios, Leos, Chabarria (Chavarrea, Echabarria or other variants), Lara, Ortega, Silva(s), Herrera, Jaquez, Talamantez. Visit my web site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bdominguez __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com

I thank everybody for the interesting information and insights regarding the "Echavarria" surname. In the same vein, any ideas of how I can find out if my family line was Jewish, but later converted to Catholicism? I have no proof of my ancestors being Jewish�just a little curiosity and perception. Unfortunately, I am only able to trace back to my great-grandparents � Candelario Chabarria (or Echavarria) and Maria Silvas. According to the census records they were born in Mexico in the early 1880s. They later moved to Presidio County Texas. Barbara ===== Barbara Dominguez transplanted Texasn living in Takoma Park Maryland Searching for surnames: Dominguez, Rios, Leos, Chabarria (Chavarrea, Echabarria or other variants), Lara, Ortega, Silva(s), Herrera, Jaquez, Talamantez. Visit my web site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bdominguez __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com

I am new to this list and I am looking for information about the Dominguez Family. Two Questions: 1) Is this family familiar to anybody? 2) How can I verify this information? Does the state have records that go back that far? Joseph DOMINGUEZ and Lojina TALAMANTEZ are thought to be from Spain. They had at least son, Gabino DOMINGUEZ. Gabino was born Feb 19, 1845 (maybe in Arizona), and married Paula (Piola) JAQUEZ. Gabino died on Jan 3, 1933 in Pecos Reeves County Texas. Gabino and Paula's children are: Santana, Juana, and Gabino Jr. Santana is my great-grandfather, and moved to Presidio County Texas and later to Pecos Reeves County Texas. Santana married Maria RIOS. The children are thought to be born in Arizona, perhaps in Merenzi (spelling?) AZ. Gabino and his family later moved to Presidio County Texas about 1870. Thank you. Barbara Dominguez transplanted Texas in Takoma Park Maryland.... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/

If you have connections to the Fred Harvey Co. and/or are interested in Southwest history, you may be interested in two upcoming events. *** Fred Harvey Employees and Descendants to Meet at Arizona Railway Museum Arizona Railway Museum and Phoenix Museum of History Cosponsor Lecture Series A search is on to locate “Harvey Girls” (and other employees) who worked for the Fred Harvey Company (1880 - 1945). More than 100,000 women worked at Fred Harvey establishments along the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Many Harvey Girls married railroad men and settled in Arizona. Employees and descendants are invited to share family stories and display memorabilia at a gathering on a vintage passenger car at the Arizona Railway Museum in Chandler (Chandler Blvd. and Delaware St.), on Sat., Feb. 3, 2001 at 1 p.m. A free lecture series on the Santa Fe Railway, the Fred Harvey Co., and Native American art and culture will be held on Thurs., Apr. 19 and Sat., Apr. 21, 2001 at the Phoenix Museum of History (5th St. and Monroe St.). The series is cosponsored by the Phoenix Museum of History and Arizona Railway Museum. Guest speakers include: -Marshall Trimble (Official Arizona State Historian) -Raymond Verr (Harvey Girls Historian/Collector) -Pete Kaczmarowski (Rail Historian) -Diane Thomas (Author, The Southwestern Indian Detours) -George Foster (Transportation Historian/Author, The Harvey House Cookbook) -Buddy Gatewood and Steve Conder (Kachina Carvers) -Ferron McGee (Owner, Pinon Trading Post, Joseph City, AZ) For information or to RSVP, call Linda Swain at (480) 893-0469.

Posted on: Santa Cruz Co. Az Queries Reply here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Az/SantaCruz/14 Needed: At the risk of sounding like a missing persons report, I am posting this in hopes some one knows of Adele. What we need is a look up for Adele BIELA in the City Directories and or phone books available in Santa Cruz Co. anytime between 1955 - 2000, but especially around 1955 +/- a year or two, if found, please check the address for any change of name at a later date as she might have married a second time. Apologies if you receive more than one copy. Thank you. CHARETTE, Adele Irene b 27 Feb 1920 Northampton, Hampshire Co MA married John S. BIELA, Holyoke, Hampden Co MA c1941; divorced c1955 Northampton. Possibly married another; unknown if she is alive; not on SSDI under Charette or Biela. Last known location "Arizona" when her father and mother both died in Sept. 1955, (see obit link below) possibly could be in nursing home Arizona or Massachusetts. She does not appear in any of the City Directories for Northampton between 1954 and 1969. 5 gchn & 2 ggchn that she has never seen. Descends from Mathieu CHORET d.1690 Québec CAN. I am her daughter in law. Her mother was Rosalba Rogers, her grandmother was Malvina Gagnon. (None of us have roots in Arizona.) Placed on Genealogy Most Wanted Website ~8/2000~ http://www.citynet.net/mostwanted/ceck.htm Please contact Sue Downhill [email protected] with any information, happy to return the favor in my locality, thank you. Member Solano County (CA) Genealogical Society Member New England Historic Genealogical Society USGenWeb County Coordinator for Hampshire County, MA http://www.rootsweb.com/~magenweb/ Tombstone Transcription Project for Hampshire County MA http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/massachu.html Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer, Solano Co., CA http://raogk.rootsweb.com/californ2.htm Link: GenConnect CHARETTE Obituaries URL: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/c/h/CHARETTE/obituaries /3>

Imelda: Because of the disruptions of what you might call normal tribal patterns, indians from many tribes moved into areas not usually associated with them. A person of indian descent in Santa Cruz county might be from Pima, Papago, Yaqui, Opata, Apache, or any number of other tribal groups. He might have ancestry from more than one tribe. I would think that you would have a better chance searching by name than by tribal group. Raclare

I am searching for the names of Indian Tribes in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. I was born in Nogales, AZ in 1970 and moved to San Francisco, California in 1973. I have always *known* that I have Indian blood in me but because I never knew my father, and my mother still refuses to give me any information to this date, I am attempting to search on my own. I have tried doing internet research but have not gotten any results. Any assistance would be *greatly* appreciated! *~*In Love and Light*~* Imelda )O(

Hello, I have tried everything I can think of and others have thought of. Now I am going from county to county to try to locate my father and family. Father William Austin Born in Indiana 1927 or 1928. I can get no info from Vital Records because I do not have Birth date Parents names or anything else. This was all that was on my Birth Certificate. Here is all the info I have. My name is Rev. Dennis Keith Austin I am 44 years old my fathers name is William Austin he would be around his early 70's he has a daughter name Twila she would be around 51 to 53 and a son around my age. He had Curly Auburn hair he lived in and around Monterey Park, California. He worked at a gas station. This info is 44 years old. My mothers name is Barbara Ballenger. He was not married at the time he and my mother had a relationship and when she got pregnant he left. I have no other family brothers and sisters except on the Austin side. My mother saw him again a year after I was born and he was married and had a little baby with him. If you could be of some help it would be a Blessing. Please contact me one way or the other. Thank you and have a Blessed weekend. In His Grace, Rev. Dennis Austin 7577 Margate Court #104 Manassas, Virginia 20109 1-800-650-3238 Toll Free [email protected]

This trip is open to all Arizona residents. (Four on-site staff orientations make this a unique opportunity.) Linda Swain DC tour organizer/leader Past pres., Family History Society of Arizona (480) 893-0469 *** Washington, DC Research Trip (Dec. 1 - 9, 1999) Features: -Roundtrip air from Phoenix (America West) -Transfers -8 nights hotel (all rooms with full kitchens, one block to Metro station) -$20 Metro (subway) farecard -Four on-site orientation lectures presented by Ronald Grim, Ph.D., Specialist, Cartographic History, Geography & Map Div., LOC; Eric G. Grundset, Director, DAR Library; Constance Potter, Genealogy Staff, National Archives; and Judith Prowse Reid, Head, Local History & Genealogy, LOC Cost: $988/person, double occupancy Reservation deadline: Oct. 1 (After Oct. 1, please call for availability) For information/reservations: call (520) 577-1824 or (800) 242-6335 *** The following organizations are announcing this trip to their members: Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board Arizona Humanities Council Arizona State University Retirees Association Arizona Historical Society Arizona State Genealogical Society Phoenix Museum of History Western Museum Association OASIS (Foundation for Senior Living) AlliedSignal Retirees Association Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies California Map Society

I'm looking for descendants of these two Reagan brothers: Adam Lee Reagan & James Henry Reagan. They married sisters, Drucsilla and Mary Louise Billings. They came to Arizona about 1909 [from Texas]. I hope to contact some descendants to fill in some gaps in the family records. My husband's gr-grandmother was their sister, Caroline Barthenia "Feenie" Reagan, who married John Strickland in Del Rio Texas. I have much to share. Doris Peirce