Hi, It is Tickner. I would dearly love to get to the Historical Society for a day, but even being so close it is an almost impossibility. I had forgotten that you are in Wisconsin. Long way away. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "mona everett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 4:41 PM Subject: Re: Betty--Re: [BALTGEN-L] Welsh churches in Canton? > HI, > > Probably Tickner? Some of my family used them, too. Hard to locate > records, but I will check at the Archives on my next visit. I am in > Wisconsin, so not sure when I can get there--but I plan on it sometime in > 2006. > > Mona > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "tippytoe" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 10:38 PM > Subject: Re: Betty--Re: [BALTGEN-L] Welsh churches in Canton? > > >> Hi Mona, >> I also found that some of my families used a mortuary that was directly >> across the street from Greenmount Cemetery. I believe the name began >> with a >> T, but simply cannot remember it. The mortuary is closed but the records >> are at the Maryland Historical Society. I am sure you could search there >> if >> you have a date. My understanding is that the records are not in good >> order. I was told that I could request a search for $30.00 an hour which >> I >> might not mind if the records were in order. But it could take several >> hours for a search and nothing found. My budget won't fit that. If I >> could >> get up there, I would undertake a search myself, but although I live on >> the >> Eastern Shore, my husband has a bridge problem and I do not leave him to >> go >> up there myself. >> Betty >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "mona everett" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 11:12 PM >> Subject: Betty--Re: [BALTGEN-L] Welsh churches in Canton? >> >> >> > Thanks! Will do. Mona >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "tippytoe" <[email protected]> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 6:26 PM >> > Subject: Re: Jean--Re: [BALTGEN-L] Welsh churches in Canton? >> > >> > >> >> Mona, >> >> If they lived in Canton, you might try Greenmount Cemetery. >> >> That is where many of my family are and they lived in and around >> >> Canton. >> >> Betty >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "mona everett" <[email protected]> >> >> To: <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 4:22 PM >> >> Subject: Jean--Re: [BALTGEN-L] Welsh churches in Canton? >> >> >> >> >> >> > Jean, >> >> > >> >> > Thank you for the Canton Timeline link--guess I haven't done a web >> >> > search >> >> > for Canton since it went up! >> >> > >> >> > Also, thank you for checking on my question. I have looked at the >> >> > Archives >> >> > and will have a lot of film to look at on my next trip to Baltimore >> >> > (Annapolis). >> >> > >> >> > You are right--there were earlier copperworks (in the area--my >> >> > family >> >> > was >> >> > at the Locust Point one from 1845-50, and then moved to Canton. My >> >> > earliest ancestor died in 1854--I have no idea where he is buried, >> >> > as >> >> > his >> >> > obit didn't say and he is not at Mt. Carmel with the others (Mt. >> >> > Carmel >> >> > opened just months after he died). >> >> > >> >> > Thanks, again, for providing new direction for my research. >> >> > >> >> > Mona >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > From: "Jean Johnson" <[email protected]> >> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> >> > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 2:51 PM >> >> > Subject: Re: [BALTGEN-L] Welsh churches in Canton? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> Mona, >> >> >> >> >> >> There is a Canton Time Line >> >> >> http://www.cantoncommunity.org/welcome/neighborhood/canton_timeline.html >> >> >> >> >> >> Your church is not mentioned directly. >> >> >> You wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> " Does anyone know anything about the United Welsh Church that was >> >> >> in >> >> >> Canton? It was >> >> >> established in 1852 in a schoolhouse, with the Rev. Benjamin >> >> >> Davies. A >> >> >> new chapel opened in Jan. 1867. >> >> >> >> >> >> I also found an 1870 mention of "a Welsh house of worship about >> >> >> two >> >> >> miles northeast of the city (Baltimore) near the Canton >> >> >> Copperworks". >> >> >> >> >> >> The timeline abstracted has the following information: >> >> >> >> >> >> In 1847 Canton Methodist Church, first church in Canton, dedicated >> >> >> on >> >> >> Clinton St. between Boston & Toone >> >> >> >> >> >> In 1850 Baltimore Copper Smelting Co. formed in 1600 block S. >> >> >> Clinton >> >> >> St., making 6 million pounds by 1860 >> >> >> >> >> >> In 1865 Welsh copper workers build Presbyterian church on Toone St. >> >> >> under direction of Rev. J. Wynne Jones >> >> >> >> >> >> In 1870 Public School No. 1, known as Kenny school, built on 1st >> >> >> St. >> >> >> (Highland Ave.) between Toone & Elliott >> >> >> >> >> >> Mona, your relatives came in the 1840's to work in copper mining; >> >> >> perhaps there was an earlier copper mine not mentined in this >> >> >> timeline. >> >> >> >> >> >> Also have you looked at the Maryland State Archives website in the >> >> >> Church records section? >> >> >> http://speccol.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/catalog/religion/cfm/dsp_churches.cfm >> >> >> >> >> >> Good luck with your search. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 1/11/06, mona everett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > Hello! >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Does anyone know anything about the United Welsh Church that >> >> >> > was >> >> >> > in >> >> >> > Canton? It was established in 1852 in a schoolhouse, with the >> >> >> > Rev. >> >> >> > Benjamin Davies. A new chapel opened in Jan. 1867. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I also found an 1870 mention of "a Welsh house of worship about >> >> >> > two >> >> >> > miles northeast of the city (Baltimore) near the Canton >> >> >> > Copperworks". >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I am not sure if these are the same church or are two different >> >> >> > ones. >> >> >> > (Neither is Abbott Memorial, which opened later.) >> >> >> > >> >> >> > My family arrived in Baltimore from Glamorgan, South Wales, >> >> >> > about >> >> >> > 1844-5 to work in the copperworks, and I am trying to find out >> >> >> > where >> >> >> > they worshipped. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I would like to know where the records of the Canton-area Welsh >> >> >> > churches are (any denomination). >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Thanks for any help or suggestions. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Mona Everett >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== >> >> >> > Please Check Our New web site for the BALTGEN-L mailing list. >> >> >> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdbaltim/baltgen-l.htm >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== >> >> >> The Baltimore County Genealogical Society web site: >> >> >> http://www.serve.com/bcgs/bcgs.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== >> >> > The USGenWeb/MDGenWeb page for Baltimore Co. >> >> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdbaltim >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== >> >> USGenWeb/MDGenWeb site for Carroll Co. >> >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdcarrol >> >> USGenWeb/MDGenWeb site for Howard Co.http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdhoward >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== >> > Please make sure the options in your E mail program disables quoting >> > the >> > message in HTML when posting to any Roots-L mailing list. >> > >> > >> >> >> ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== >> The Maryland Genealogical Society web site is: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdsgs >> >> > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > The Baltgen-L list focuses on GENEALOGY research for > Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Harford, and Howard Cos. 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