E. Bartlett Barnes: 1907 - 2004 02/10/2004 With the passing of E. Bartlett Barnes at age 96 on Monday, Bristol lost a major contributor to the spirit of giving and public service that are woven into the fabric of community life here. As a newspaper publisher, neighbor and member of a very active local family, as a leader of numerous civic, business and fraternal organizations, a longtime member of the First Congregational Church and as an alumnus of his beloved Yale University, Bart Barnes helped his city and its residents in diverse and important ways throughout much of the 20th century and even into the early years of the 21st century. He used his intellect, energy and indomitable spirit to get things done. Some might call it stubbornness and others perseverance and dedication, but people -- even in high places -- came to recognize that saying no to Bart Barnes was not the end of the subject but only the beginning of a dialogue that often would lead to the end that Barnes desired. It has been nearly 20 years -- almost an entire generation -- since the Barnes family turned over the reins of The Bristol Press to new ownership. Yet, there are few among the numerous Bristol residents who have been raised and educated during the past two decades who have not benefited in some way from Mr. Barnes’ efforts to improve the city’s educational, cultural and recreational programs.And many others will benefit in the future. Many of the institutions in the city that help residents of all ages have plaques on their walls that memorialize his contribution. But Bart Barnes’ legacy to Bristol is more than buildings or institutions such as this newspaper and the state Freedom of Information laws he championed and fiercely protected. Through his many activities and the causes he supported -- during his tenure as publisher and through his continuing involvement in the local Rotary Club, United Way, the Bristol Yale Club and many other organizations -- he fostered the ideals of community covenantal service, that former resident Albert Jabs writes about elsewhere on this page. This ideal endures through the many local programs he fostered and the many individuals he helped achieve their full potential. In the days to come, there should be an outpouring of tributes and remembrances expressing thanks and admiration for this remarkable man who touched many lives through the causes he championed as a journalist and as an individual with a wide range of interests and a deep concern for the people of Bristol. E. Bartlett will be long remembered and deeply missed as one of the most influential and productive builders of Bristol. ©The Bristol Press 2004 E. Bartlett Barnes is a direct anscestor of Thomas Barnes (1615-1688) one of the first 40 settlers of Hartford, CT.

E. Bartlett Barnes, former Bristol Press publisher, dies at 96 By STEVE COLLINS and JACKIE MAJERUS , The Bristol Press 02/10/2004 BRISTOL -- Former Bristol Press Publisher E. Bartlett Barnes, a champion of open government and a journalistic role model, died at home Monday afternoon at the age of 96. For more than half a century, Barnes played a role in nearly every significant community endeavor in Bristol, from museums to industrial parks. "Bart was a guy that in my mind was almost synonymous with the town. He was part of its fabric. Every place you turned, every good deed that was done, he was part of it," said Thomas Kennedy, president of Bristol Hospital. Barnes has long been "just an absolute icon of what a newspaper publisher, a public citizen and a public servant ought to be," said Mitchell Pearlman, executive director of the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission. Friends and community leaders said they were sad to hear of Barnes’ death. "It hits me like a ton of bricks," former Mayor Stretch Norton said. Barnes led the newspaper from his father’s death in 1956 until its sale in 1985. But he also served at the helm, at various times, of the Board of Education, the Library Board, the Bristol Boys Club, the Barnes Nature Center, the Bristol Industrial Development Board and much more. "Almost everything you can think of, Bart was there," said his longtime friend, Elmer Madsen. "There’s nobody I can think of who influenced Bristol as much as Bart." "What he wasn’t involved in wasn’t important," said Donald Selina, the former general manager of the Press. Barnes tended to work behind the scenes, but his views were hardly a secret since the Press published editorials nearly every day that he almost always supported. "He supported the community in many different ways," former Mayor John Leone said. Whatever was going on, he said, "Bart was there, was a part of it, and had the insight to push for projects that were important to the community." Most of what Barnes wanted, he got. But he didn’t quite win every battle. The Route 72 highway extension through Bristol, which Barnes sought for years, never happened. "That was probably his greatest disappointment," Selina said. Journalism Barnes grew up at the paper, where his father was publisher. Selina said he can remember Barnes, as a teenager, playing his violin for the newsboys who’d come in to pick up their stacks of papers to deliver after school. Barnes graduated from Bristol High School in 1924, spent a year at the Connecticut Agricultural College and then went on to graduate from Yale University a few months before the Crash of 1929. He worked for eight years at the Stamford Advocate as a reporter and advertising salesman, where he met and married Alice Cook of Stamford in 1933. Barnes returned to The Bristol Press in 1937 to sell advertising. He moved up the ranks to become business manager and general manager for his father. When Arthur Barnes died in 1956, Clarkson and Bart Barnes were named co-publishers, which remained the case until Clarkson retired in 1968, leaving his younger brother as publisher and president of the company. "He ran a good newspaper and he ran it the old-fashioned way," said Norton. "Anybody who knew him called him Bart," Press Community Editor Maureen Hamel said. People phoning the paper asking for Edward Barnes or Mr. Barnes, she said, were clearly strangers. For Barnes, the paper was always first and foremost about news. "He wanted to make enough money to support a good, vibrant newsroom," said Selina, who worked with Barnes for 43 years. Selina said that Barnes cared about advertising and other areas of the paper, but his main purpose as a publisher was to make sure he had a good newsroom. Jim Thompson, a Press reporter and wire editor during the 1960s, said Barnes was "kind of a father figure. He kept us all in line. ..He was the captain who drove the ship, the rock we all depended on." "The Press was his baby," Thompson said. Hamel said he kept the building immaculate and loved to throw parties for the newspaper staff. He held annual luncheons for retirees, Selina said. Barnes "put together a hell of a staff at The Bristol Press at one point," said Bob Brown, a former editor. "I was part of that staff, I’m not sure I was the strongest part, but I was proud to be there," Brown said. When former Press Publisher Joseph Zerbey IV came for a job interview in 1969, Barnes told him he was trying to arrange some housing for the young advertising salesman. He showed him a photograph of a shack in the woods and asked Zerbey what he thought of it. Zerbey said he told Barnes he didn’t care where he lived, he just wanted a job. With a wink and a smile, Barnes told Zerbey he was "our kind of guy." Zerbey, who is president of Newspaper Agency Corp. in Utah, said Barnes taught him "the responsibility a publisher has in the community." "Bart was like a father to me. He was more than a mentor. He taught me most of what I know about this business," said Zerbey, who oversees two Salt Lake City newspapers. Zerbey said Barnes was "full of great stories" and "great wisdom." Even after Barnes reluctantly sold the paper, his influence lingered. "Meeting Bart Barnes is one of the best things that ever happened to me," said Frank Keegan, editor from 1987 to 1994. "He had profound influence over me through the strength of his character, his integrity, his intelligence and his commitment to the tenets of good journalism." "He was a great champion of the people’s right to know and a newspaper’s duty to tell them, good news or bad," said Keegan, who is editor of The Connecticut Post. Zerbey said Barnes believed that a newspaper was only as good as its community. That’s why Barnes poured so much into making Bristol better, he said. "He spent a lot of his energy and a lot of his money making Bristol a better place," said Zerbey. "Unfortunately, in today’s newspaper world, there aren’t too many Bart Barnes’." The Flood of ’55 During the great flood of 1955,he managed to get to the Press office on Main Street despite the rising waters all around, Barnes told teen journalists for The Tattoo a few years ago. Though he wasn’t a reporter, Barnes took the opportunity to get the big story. He said he gathered up as much information as he could about the situation in town, but couldn’t file it to the Associated Press or anywhere because the paper’s telephone lines were down. Barnes said he wound up wading through a waist-high torrent flowing between the newspaper and the Southern New England Telephone building next door so he could send the story off to the AP office in Boston. Wet and tired, Barnes said, he managed to get through and dictate the story to a wire service reporter, who typed it up and sent it all over the world. Barnes said it was his biggest journalistic achievement. But it didn’t quite go right, he said. Through some glitch with the AP, his brother Clarkson got the byline on his story. Open government Pearlman said that Barnes, who was instrumental in pushing for open government laws in Connecticut, was "one of a very small group of publishers and senior editors" who started pushing for sunshine statutes in the state in 1955. It wasn’t until 1975 that the Freedom of Information law was finally on the books, he said, and from the start Barnes was a strong ally of the commission and its mission. "There is no stronger supporter of the public’s right to know than Bart," Pearlman said. Former Gov. William O’Neill tapped Barnes to serve as an FOI commissioner from 1985 to 1989. In an online history of the panel, Pearlman said that Barnes "had an avuncular style and a ready smile that hid a ‘steel trap’ mind and a toughness that showed itself only when necessary, as it sometimes was during commission hearings." Pearlman called Barnes "a workhorse commissioner" who did more than his fair share because he was driven by the desire to help people understand the workings of their government. The commission named its highest award for service in the cause of open and accountable government the "E. Bartlett Barnes Freedom of Information Award." Yale "Nobody was a bigger booster of Yale than Bart," Brown said. "He loved the place. He was one of those guys who bled Bulldog blue." Barnes loved Yale, Norton said, and was always on top of "anything that pertained to Yale." For many years, Barnes wrote the notes for his class and others in the alumni magazine. Along with Bert Nelson, a 1933 graduate, Barnes formed the Bristol Yale Club half a century ago to help students from his hometown pay the tab at Yale. The club has assisted dozens of students over the years and still has more than $500,000 in the bank to help more in the future. The Main Street Community Foundation also has a scholarship named for Barnes that assists local graduating high school students who plan to study journalism in college. Civic leader Brown said that Barnes was a philanthropist "who gave religiously every year" to a variety of community organizations. Barnes helped found the American Clock and Watch Museum, the Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut and the New England Carousel Museum. "Bart was a grand old man," said Chris Bailey, curator of the clock museum. Barnes was the last survivor among the 10 founders who worked with clockmaker Edward Ingraham to start the museum in 1952. "Bart was our connection to the 50-year history of the museum," said Don Muller, its director. He said Barnes was generous with his "time, talent and treasure." Carolyn Thompson, director of The Family Center, said Barnes was "an amazing supporter" of the club. He was a life trustee and his late wife, Alice, was a board president. Friend Elmer Madsen said that "when I would do something stupid" like buying land for a nature preserve on Shrub Road, Barnes would help out. "He was always there," Madsen said. Barnes remained active with the nature preserve, said Jon Guglietta, its director. He said Barnes worked behind the scenes in public land acquisition, including the Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve, Sessions Woods and Nelson’s Field. "I can’t think of one person in the community who has done a greater job than Bart has done bringing environmental land conservation to Bristol," Guglietta said. Kennedy said Barnes was "something bordering on Mr. Rotary" because of his long involvement with the Rotary Club. "This guy was a cheerleader and could pump up people" decades younger, he said. Library Director Francine Petosa said that Barnes was an active library commissioner for about eight years in the 1990s. "He had the best interests of the community at heart. I think people saw that and reacted to that," she said. Getting others involved "He was very community-minded. He wanted everyone to be a member of something," said Hamel. "I had to be a member of the Bristol Woman’s Club and go to all their lunches." Madsen said that Barnes "was always getting me into things," including leadership roles in conservation groups. "He was always sitting in the background pushing me into something," Madsen said. Selina said that he wound up in charge of the Red Cross in town and only realized later that Barnes must have quietly pulled strings to put him in the position. "He knew what routes to take. He had the contacts," Selina said. Politics Barnes was a Republican, but not blindly. Selina said that Barnes was "a compassionate liberal" and "he hated Richard Nixon with a passion." "In local politics, everybody came to see him," Selina said. Leone said that when he first started thinking of getting into politics two decades ago, one of the first people he met with was Barnes because he "a great deal of respect and admiration" for him. "I picked his brain because he certainly knew a lot about how things came to be the way they are in Bristol," Leone said, and played a key role in more things than anyone can remember today. Personal side "Bart was no wallflower," said Madsen, a close friend for several decades. He said that Barnes loved to play tennis, walk in the woods, cross-country ski, eat out, take in operas and much, much more. "He was always so vigorous," Brown said. E. Bartlett Barnes Jr. said his father kept active throughout his life and continued skiing and playing tennis into his 90s. His son said that Bart Barnes remained in good health until about 18 months ago when he had heart surgery. "He had a very good life," his son said. Madsen said Barnes "always had a book" in hand -- usually a biography "or some historic thing" -- right up until his last days. Though Barnes was a big man about town, his son said, at home he played second fiddle to his wife Alice. "He did not run the household," his son said. "He was allowed to take out the trash. She ran all the important things." Zerbey said Barnes was proud of his children and grandchildren and "very devoted" to his wife, who died in 1998. "They were very, very close," Zerbey said. Barnes said his father used to signal his mother when he arrived home by knocking on the door and ringing the bell before entering the house so she would know it was him. "He kept doing it long after she died," his son said. "He missed my mom an awful lot." Epilogue When a dinner was held a few years ago to honor Barnes, he told a crowd of friends and family that he’d enjoyed every minute. "Thank you all and carry on," he said at the end of the night. "That’s the theme for all of us: carry on." The funeral is at 11 a.m. Friday at the First Congregational Church. No decision had been as of late Monday about calling hours. The family asked that contributions be sent to the Bristol Yale Club in lieu of flowers. ©The Bristol Press 2004 E. Bartlett Barnes is a direct descendant of Thomas Barnes (1615-1688) of Hartford, CT. Be the first person to voice your opinion on this story! Back to top

Friends, family remember Barnes By JACKIE MAJERUS , The Bristol Press 02/14/2004 BRISTOL -- With poems and prayers, songs and heartfelt remembrances, about 200 people -- family, friends and community leaders -- gathered Friday to honor former Bristol Press Publisher Bart Barnes. Held at the First Congregational Church, the memorial service for Barnes, who worked tirelessly for nearly every major civic organization in Bristol, drew representatives from most of those groups as well as city officials, a congresswoman and Barnes’ friends in the world of Connecticut journalism. Barnes’ granddaughter Edie Sonne Hall remembered Barnes, who died Monday at age 96, as an involved grandfather who brought her, as a Yale student, to his Class of ’29 gatherings. She recalled sharing molasses crisp cookies, feeding the birds in his backyard and walks with him in Page Park "and always picking up trash along the way." She said he loved the Boston Red Sox and tried hard to sway family members to his team. "He liked rivalries more for building camaraderie than anything else," Hall said. Bart Barnes Jr. said his dad joined in everything with gusto, recalling a Red Sox-Orioles game in Baltimore when he tried to dance the Macarena during the seventh inning stretch. "That was indeed a sight to behold," his son said. When she planned to hike the Appalachian Trail several years ago, said Hall, her grandfather offered support, encouragement and even trained with her to prepare for the journey. When she made the trek, he followed her progress on the Internet -- he was the first in the family to get e-mail, she said -- and charted her way on a map. Barnes’ daughter Barbara Barnes read a Dr. Seuss selection called "My Uncle Terwilliger on the Art of Eating Popovers." She said it was a favorite of her father’s, one that he read at gatherings ranging from weddings to bank directors ’ meetings. "He was very good at combining humor and making a point," Barbara Barnes said. Daughters Sally Barnes Sonne and Sam Barnes read poetry by Robert Browning and Robert Frost. Elmer Madsen, a close friend of Barnes, called him "an angel here in Bristol" for all the work he did for the community. Madsen said Barnes often worked behind the scenes to get others involved. "You wouldn’t always see him in front," said Madsen. Madsen, who said Barnes "never really slowed down," said he got his energy and enthusiasm from the boy within. "Inside of this man Bart was a kid, a young boy," said Madsen. Madsen said Barnes and a publisher pal from Meriden, the late Carter White, believed that after a toast at a Rotary function, the glasses must be tossed into the fireplace. "We did that in several restaurants and were never allowed back," said Madsen. Bart Barnes Jr. said his father worked hard at The Bristol Press and in many Bristol organizations because he enjoyed it. "He never thought of it as burdensome," his son said, and thanked the people at the service for giving his father their friendship. "He loved The Bristol Press, he loved Bristol and he loved you," said Barnes. Barnes’ caretaker, Esther Addo, said she was alone with him when he died peacefully at his Belridge Road home Monday afternoon. Addo, who took care of Barnes around the clock for nearly a year, said she liked working for him because he was so appreciative of everything she did for him. "I will miss him," Addo said. Congresswoman Nancy Johnson, a New Britain Republican whose district used to include Bristol and who met Barnes when she first ran for Congress in the early ’80s, attended the service. Barnes "didn’t ask the traditional questions," said Johnson. "Conversations were always an adventure with him." Johnson said she could always get a good "temperature of the community" by talking with Barnes. The Him Singers, a men’s vocal ensemble that Barnes had belonged to, performed several songs at the service, including one of Barnes’ favorites, "Let the Lower Lights be Burning." The Rev. Earl Keirstead said Barnes was "a great man of faith" who attended church regularly and liked to sit in the back. "We always reserved a place for him," said Keirstead, who said Barnes was in church as recently as Christmas Eve. Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Barbara Franklin, who lives in Bristol and attended the service, said Barnes was "always upbeat." Her husband, Wallace Barnes, a distant relative of Bart Barnes, remembered flying Barnes and some others to a Soap Box Derby event in Akron, Ohio about 50 years ago. Wallace Barnes said it was the first time Bart Barnes had been in a small plane, and he was so interested that he asked "about 1,000 questions." Republican Registrar Ellie Klapatch said Barnes was always interested in what others had to say. Dr. Gerald Jensen said Barnes took part in a neighborhood carol sing each Christmas. "He was my lead singer," said Jensen. Former Bristol Press Publisher Lindsley Wellman, who was working at the New Britain Herald in 1958 when he first met Barnes, said his friend had a "marvelous" sense of humor. Barnes, Wellman and others worked through the Connecticut Daily Newspaper Association to meet common challenges and to try to use their collective power to gain national advertising accounts, said Wellman. "He was one of those people that everyone loved," said Wellman. Even when the news wasn’t all good, said Wellman, Barnes would "always try to find a positive way to spin it." The Barnes family has created an Internet site honoring Bart Barnes where friends and family can contribute remembrances. The address is www.edieandbrian.com/ bartbarnes. ©The Bristol Press 2004 E. Bart Barnes is a descendant of Thomas Barnes (1615-1688) of Hartford, CT. Thomas Barnes was one of the first 40 settlers of Hartford, CT.

E. Bartlett Barnes: Model of journalistic integrity By ALBERT E. JABS 02/10/2004 E. Bartlett Barnes, formerly publisher and editor of a family newspaper (The Bristol Press), and as a close centenarian, could also be referenced as the undoubted Dean of American journalism. His life and journalistic example deserves additional commentary and national recognition.. In my judgment, he stands in the great American tradition of responsible journalism that goes back to that German American, John Peter Zenger of the l8th century; Elijah Lovejoy, martyr to freedom, in his battle against slavery in the l9th century; and the late Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois, who battled crime and immorality in the 20th century, as an intrepid editor. Like Bart Barnes, they had purposes, visionary purposes to their writing. Bart, in one of his enduring editorials, explicitly stated that the purpose of Bristol Press editorials was to "afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted." This is an astonishing statement of editorial purpose. Bart, like his father, Arthur, and his nephew, the Rev. Billy Barnes, reflected a community of inclusivity, balanced Bristol Press editorials, a hospitality of ideas, and a profound understanding of what community cohesion is all about. On a Christmas night, the Bristol Press featured the Jesus Christ birth story in Luke.A powerful message. Yet, Barnes was open to all religious expressions. Rare, very rare, in today’s avalanche of words; therefore, the Barnes legacy is a model of balanced reasoning, careful judgments, and moral purpose. What distinguished Mr. Barnes from other pundits was his community covenant ethos. Dr. Chester Natunewicz, my neighbor and academic colleague, in his letter of (Jan.23) has already described the far-ranging Barnes reach affecting education, the library, the boys/girls clubs, health values in public swimming pools, parks, immigrant assimilation, economic opportunities, and continuous encouragement to all of Bristol’s citizens. This constant building of community resources was rooted in his keen grasp of his community covenant. Like other Yale graduates in Bristol who go by the names of Beach, Calder, Treadway and Peck, Barnes used leverage to help many known and unknown, but kindly causes. The encouragement to the Jabs family and the Natunewicz families were just a small example of his community largesse. Yale University would honor itself by granting Mr. Barnes a doctor of public service degree for his ideals of community covenantal service in Bristol, for Yale, and Connecticut cannot be measured. Yet, with all of the above, Bart would admit he did not walk on water, but he understood what purposes and goals are worth striving for. In a a day where the N.Y. Times has been caught in lies and deception, and the Washington Post, and other major newspapers cannot be excluded, The Bristol Press, in my tenure of observation as a newsboy and Internet reader exemplifies a balanced journalism, with factual stories, and profound editorial purposes. Lou Bachman, erstwhile Press writer, cited Bart as an editor with exactitude, who had files that were honest and extensive on a variety of issues. In a Roast and Toast affair held at the Radison in 2000, Bart was signally honored by many within his own family and the community. Bart was given a rare tribute by his own daughter, who stated that her father, at the age of 90, ventured off to Africa; this was another example of the faith ventures that characterized the long life of Editor Barnes. Bart, in his busy life, was also comm itted as a husband and father.Both Barnes and myself have been blessed and privileged to have read and written millions of words, but that profound editorial philosophy of "afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted" will always stay with me, and I am sure will remain as a memorable Barnes legacy. A personal note: Bart, I hope these lines can be read by you; in a small way, it is part of paying the debt in appreciation for your servant example and total commitment to a community covenant that will endure. This tribute was sent to The Bristol Press on Friday. Albert E. Jabs, Ph.D., is a Bristol native who currently is an adjunct professor, Limestone College, Columbia, S.C. ©The Bristol Press 2004 E. Bartlett Barnes is a descendant of Thomas Barnes (1615-1688) of Hartford/Farmington, CT

Family helped create, cover community for a century By STEVE COLLINS and JACKIE MAJERUS , The Bristol Press 02/10/2004 For most of the 20th century, the Barnes family shepherded The Bristol Press and helped to create the community it covered. >From 1902 until the paper’s sale in 1985, Arthur Seth Barnes and two of his sons, Clarkson and Bart, served as publishers. They were related only distantly to the Wallace Barnes family, also of Bristol. They took a 31-year-old weekly and turned it into a thriving, community-spirited daily that led the fight for economic development, open government and high-minded attention to public policy. Arthur Barnes, who was born three days after the Press began publication in 1871, took the helm after local businessmen turned to him to run the paper after its competitor, the muckraking Bristol Herald, closed down. Barnes took pride in publishing a "clean, daily newspaper" that demanded fairness of its journalists while prodding community leaders to help Bristol grow. When the paper printed an extensive centennial edition in 1971, Bart Barnes said in an editorial that the Press became a "responsible community newspaper" because of his father’s ideals, which he had tried to carry on. Summarizing his own goals, he said the Press intended to "to do our level best" to keep pace with the community it covered "and point the way to further progress." Arthur Barnes loathed sensationalism and once declared to his Yale classmates that "we believe there is more good than bad in the world, and, therefore, never play up crime or scandal." "We value highly the editorial page of our paper and try to have worthwhile ideas on local and general subjects and to discuss public questions in an unbiased manner," he said. When Arthur Barnes died on Christmas night in 1956, his sons Clarkson and Bart took over as co-publishers immediately. Clarkson stay on for a dozen years before retiring while Bart remained until 1985. The day after Arthur Barnes died, the paper wrote that "a general grief" filled the building "because all of us know we have lost an old and trusted friend, a grand old man who was never too busy to stop for a moment’s chat or to extend a friendly and encouraging pat on the shoulder when it was most needed." The Press was located in a wooden building behind the Bristol Savings Bank when Arthur Barnes took the helm but moved to its current quarters in 1907, though the building has seen several additions and many modifications over the years. The city, too, grew throughout the century, tripling in population and seeing its wealth expand to an unimaginable degree as America rose to world dominance. The Barneses always took an active interest in development schemes, from new roads to airports to industrial parks, angling to push Bristol forward. They participated in civic organizations, held positions on the school board and government as they shaped the community with more than just paper and ink. Bart Barnes once described his role as publisher as "a rewarding job." "I am not talking about the financial return of running a small-town daily newspaper," he told his Yale classmates on their 40th reunion. "I mean the more satisfying rewards that have come in sponsoring and promoting causes that have helped build a better community: not just the material benefits, but the humanitarian causes that have needed special attention," he wrote. "A newspaper is in a strategic position to keep the community on its toes and to point up paths for progress," Barnes wrote. "When we see that we have been a force for good, then we feel that we have done the kind of job that is expected of us, in line with the standards that we have set for ourselves." Even after the family sold the Press -- part of a national trend that has wiped out most family-owned papers -- Bart Barnes continued to be a central figure in Bristol. Barnes remained as publisher emeritus at the Press until 1994, when the New Jersey-based Journal Register Co. purchased the paper. Even after that, however, Barnes would maintain a keen interest in the paper he’d done so much for. He wouldn’t hesitate to e-mail a friendly reporter to goad him for leaving out a period where one really should have been. "I like for things to be right," Barnes said. These Barnes are the descendants of Thomas Barnes (1615-1688) of Hartford/Farmington CT. ©The Bristol Press 2004 Back to top

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I've found, for the most part, that each one of my direct line surnames has, oh, at least ten different spellings. That's no exaggeration. Within a one-paragraph original document, written by one Colonial county clerk (supposedly the most educated man around town), a surname was spelled four different ways. There's all kinds of speculation as to why this can happen. Expect as many spellings as you can imagine, and more besides. Some even change the way the name sounds quite significantly, especially the further back one goes in the research. --Carol (Huffington > Carlisle > Bowen > Truitt > Barnes) Menges ----- Original Message ----- From: <Vitocarlu@aol.com> To: <BARNES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 12:05 AM Subject: [BARNES] BARNES misspelled Barns > Just an add-on to your extensive list...my dad used to tell us that our > BARNES line was originally BARNESS (or BARNESSE?). He had some old documentation > on it that I will try to find. > Carla >

Just an add-on to your extensive list...my dad used to tell us that our BARNES line was originally BARNESS (or BARNESSE?). He had some old documentation on it that I will try to find. Carla

Thank you for putting this out to the list. I will save it to see if he happens to connect to my husband's Missouri BARNES family. Leslie (Bridges) Kohler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob & Elaine McDowell" <elainemcdowell@sbcglobal.net> > Sedalia Democrat > > Sedalia, Missouri > > 02-09-04 > > Lewis A. Barnes, 76, of Warsaw, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at the Harry S. > Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia. > > He was born April 6, 1927, in Leesville, a son of William Jasper and Mary > Hopkins Barnes. On Feb. 2, 1945, in Warsaw, he married Betty Jean Roberts, > who survives of the home. > > Mr. Barnes was an Army veteran of World War II. He was honorably discharged > Jan. 15, 1947. He owned and operated Barnes Well Drilling until he retired > in July 1997. > > He and his wife lived in Warsaw all of their married life. > > Survivors also include a son, Roger Barnes, of Warsaw; three brothers, Ervin > Barnes, of Warsaw, and Lowell Barnes and Darrell Barnes, both of Cole Camp; > two sisters, Lou Ellen Borgman, of Holden, and Lila VanSchoiak, of Libby, > Mont.; and several nieces and nephews. > > He was predeceased by his parents, a brother, Leland Barnes, and two > sisters, Lucille Hammond and LaVonne Barnes. > > Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Warsaw Bible Church, > with the Rev. Jason McCray officiating. Burial will be in Shawnee Cemetery > in Warsaw. > > Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Reser Funeral Home in > Warsaw.

Sedalia Democrat Sedalia, Missouri 02-09-04 Lewis A. Barnes, 76, of Warsaw, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia. He was born April 6, 1927, in Leesville, a son of William Jasper and Mary Hopkins Barnes. On Feb. 2, 1945, in Warsaw, he married Betty Jean Roberts, who survives of the home. Mr. Barnes was an Army veteran of World War II. He was honorably discharged Jan. 15, 1947. He owned and operated Barnes Well Drilling until he retired in July 1997. He and his wife lived in Warsaw all of their married life. Survivors also include a son, Roger Barnes, of Warsaw; three brothers, Ervin Barnes, of Warsaw, and Lowell Barnes and Darrell Barnes, both of Cole Camp; two sisters, Lou Ellen Borgman, of Holden, and Lila VanSchoiak, of Libby, Mont.; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, a brother, Leland Barnes, and two sisters, Lucille Hammond and LaVonne Barnes. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Warsaw Bible Church, with the Rev. Jason McCray officiating. Burial will be in Shawnee Cemetery in Warsaw. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw. Back to the Top

Is there anyone out there who is descended from/connected to Henry Barnes who m. Celia FIELD in Steyning (West Sussex) in 1896? Thanks to a kind lister I have just discovered Henry who had been a lost soul. Any descendants likely to be the only Barneses from this branch left in England. Joan Barnes New Zealand

Dear Listers, I would just like to point out that my Hotmail account is set to exclusive - that is, only people on my Contacts List get mail into my Inbox; since I do not check my Junk Mail on a regular enough basis, and it is deleted after 7 days, I may miss a message. Therefore, if you reply and get no response, please post a message to the Barnes List. I promise to look in on the List after I have unsubscribed. I can see from having been on the List for a while that it is predominantly concerned with US families. However, someone with an English interest may log on in future and be interested in my offer. I have been impressed with the enterprising nature of the US Barnes research in relation to DNA testing. I would like to wish all researchers good luck with their endeavors this year. Best Wishes, Fiona _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool emoticons - download MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger

Old address: jwbcjbb@fbg.net New address: jhnclBB@aol.com Thanks, John Barnes

Hello! I just want to let you know that there is a new list set up at RootsWeb that is specifically meant for those who use AOL as their ISP when researching at RootsWeb. It is also for list managers who need to help their list members who use AOL. Please note that this list was set up to discuss and explain how to resolve conflicts the occur with AOL and RootsWeb. The list is already busy and there are some seasoned AOL users there to help explain how to work out the conflicts. This list is open to AOL users and those who have a need to help them. When you subscribe to the list, be sure to read and save the welcome message. To subscribe to this list, send a NEW e-mail to: AOLers-RootsWeb-L-request@rootsweb.com and put only the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject and message body. To subscribe to Digest mode, send your new e-mail to: AOLers-RootsWeb-D-request@rootsweb.com instead. I think you will find this list helpful if you need assistance. Jennifer Sherwood Braswell List Manager

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I am searching for the parents of Stacy Elizabeth Barnes b. July 1858 Tn. She married Nov 1876 Jefferson Co, Tn. to James M. Mosley. I would appreciate some leads on this family of Barnes. Thanks, Shirley

Does anyone know who his parents are or siblings? He married Levitha W. Cobb before 1836 probably in KY. He died before the 1880 census. Children were Lucy Ann; Isabelle; John F.; Levitha; Mary; Sarah E.; Amos E.; James S.; and Nanct Alice. Thanks Brenda Stewart-Reeder

I have a copy of a magazine OUTDOOR ILLINOIS dated September 2003 in it there is a picture of a tombstone with the name Jeremiah Barnes died 1852. The caption reads " Roberts Cemetery Savanna, a one-acre mesic savanna in Montgomery County, was protected from disturbance since the cemetery's first burial in 1807." If anyone would like this copy please contact me and I would be happy to mail it to you. Pat