I hope you are all taking advantage of the databases that are on the BLANCHARD-L Web Page at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~blanch-l/blpref.html Many web masters are installing search engines on their web pages to make it easier for readers to retrieve information. Since our databases are all indexed, such an addition may not be necessary. However, a while ago, I had FreeFind.com index our site but I have not added the HTML to install the search feature. There is no charge to use these search programs, but the downside is that the program owners make their money by displaying ad banners on the searched pages. I would prefer not to have these distractions on our pages. Because the B-L page is part of our benefit as a RootsWeb Sponsor +, we do not have ad banners like those found on the Freepages at RootsWeb. In addition to the search engine, FreeFind provides several other features including a Site Map and a What's New list. Please let me know what you think about this. I believe that RootsWeb has been looking into offering a similar search engine that would be 'banner free' for RW supporters but I haven't seen anything definite. If you know more about this, please let me know. Fletch

Thanks to Mary Daily for alerting us to David Blackwell's "Free Books Online Effort". I checked out his "Records of the Town of Braintree (Massachusetts) 1640 to 1793 and would like to offer the following comments. It appears that, compared to what Frank Dyer is in the process of accomplishing with his presentation of the Bates records, the overall efforts are a duplication. The differences are in the way the material is organized and the ease of accessing particular records and facts. [The Blackwell pages] Scanned pages appear to have been OCR processed and converted to HTML. All the web pages are based on pages from Bates plus additional pages that Blackwell prepared for the Indexes. CONTENTS TOWN RECORDS, Page 1 to 625 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, 628 to 890 INDEX OF NAMES ON TOWN RECORDS, 891 to 911 " SUBJECTS, 912 " TOWNS, 918 " LOCAL PLACES, 919 " MARRIAGES, 921 " INTENTIONS OF MARRIAGE, 925 " BIRTHS, 929 " DEATHS, 935 " TOWNS, &C. 938 ERRATA, 940 For example, the Marriage Index begins on Pg 921 where Blackwell has listed the surnames alphabetically along with links to all the Bates pages that have marriage information for that surname. You need to scroll through each linked page for marriage information on the surname. Births, Deaths, etc. are handled the same way. [The Dyer Pages] To date, you will find the following links: Births 1640-1793 Marriages 1640-1793 Deaths 1640-1793 These are three separate databases (files) that Dyer has prepared from the Bates "pages". They are displayed in table form, arranged alphabetically by surname first and given name second, with the following headers: Surname Given Gender Birth Date Father Mother Page Errata, Comments I suspect that Frank may eventually break up these threee large files into I suspect that Frank may eventually break up these three large files into a number of separate files to improve browser loading time and may prepare an Index that will, at least, permit linking from letters A-Z to the surnames that start with those letters. Or, he may provide an index of surnames that will link directly to the first record for that surname. Maybe the user should view both the Blackwell and the Dyer pages and then decide which format they prefer to use. Fletch

Fletch wrote: > [The Blackwell pages] > Scanned pages appear to have been OCR processed and converted > to HTML. All the web pages are based on pages from Bates plus > additional pages that Blackwell prepared for the Indexes. I didn't see any additional pages prepared by Blackwell. Bates' book itself contains surname indices, and the index pages here appear to be exact transcriptions of those originals. Please note that a surname- only index, while ideal for one-name studies, can be excruciating for other purposes. Dyer's approach is producing a compact, alphabetical listing, which is an excellent companion to the literal transcription (which was, in turn, intended to be an exact transcription of the original records). I would say there is room for both approaches. John Chandler

Thanks, Fletch. I'm a little late in responding, but it looks like a good idea. Albert Belanger Researching the 1851 Oregon Trail Migration and BLANCHARD, NOLAND,LINK, BOWMAN, and HALL - ------------------------------ > > You may have noticed that all posts to BLANCHARD-L now have a > 'prepend' [BLANCHARD] in the Subject: line. I asked for opinions on > this some time ago and did not receive much response but for those > of you who filter your mail messages, this might prove to be > useful. The 'prepend' is not recognized by the archive search > programs, only what follows it. Fletch

http://genweb.net/~braintree/ Records of The Town of Braintree (Massachusetts) 1640 to 1793 Edited by Samuel A. Bates 1886 Check out the above link if you are interested in seeing the scanned pages. Seems like a duplicated effort as this is part of David Blackwell's project, in David's words, "This is part of a New England History and Genealogy Free Books Online Effort". David's project URL is http://genweb.net/~books/ -- Mary ____________________________________________________________________ ICQ - 3081831 mary.daily@bigfoot.com http://www.idir.net/~medaily/ ____________________________________________________________________ Insanity is doing something over and over and over again and expecting different results. -- Albert Einstein ____________________________________________________________________ Fletcher Blanchard wrote: > > Frank Dyer is transcribing the Vital Records of Braintree, > Massachusetts (1640-1793), Edited by Samuel A. Bates in 1886. If > you had early ancestors in this area, you might want to check this. > Here is what Frank said in a note to me last week, > > "This entails putting all Births, Deaths & Marriages into separate > databases, and arranging the Surnames & Given Names in > alphabetical order. (They are all mixed together in the book). The > Vital Records & the "Sprague Collection" compliment each other > tremendously. I am uploading this to my web site as time & my > health permit." > > Some of you are familiar with the work that Frank has done to > prepare the Waldo Sprague's "cards" as a database. He already > has >750K in the "Braintree Births' section of Bates. Both > databases are found on Frank's main page: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dyer/ > Scroll down toward the bottom of the page. > > If you find something helpful here, please let Frank know that you > appreciate his great work! > FrankD1075@aol.com Fletch > > ==== BLANCHARD Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb! Go to: > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

You may have noticed that all posts to BLANCHARD-L now have a 'prepend' [BLANCHARD] in the Subject: line. I asked for opinions on this some time ago and did not receive much response but for those of you who filter your mail messages, this might prove to be useful. The 'prepend' is not recognized by the archive search programs, only what follows it. Fletch

Frank Dyer is transcribing the Vital Records of Braintree, Massachusetts (1640-1793), Edited by Samuel A. Bates in 1886. If you had early ancestors in this area, you might want to check this. Here is what Frank said in a note to me last week, "This entails putting all Births, Deaths & Marriages into separate databases, and arranging the Surnames & Given Names in alphabetical order. (They are all mixed together in the book). The Vital Records & the "Sprague Collection" compliment each other tremendously. I am uploading this to my web site as time & my health permit." Some of you are familiar with the work that Frank has done to prepare the Waldo Sprague's "cards" as a database. He already has >750K in the "Braintree Births' section of Bates. Both databases are found on Frank's main page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dyer/ Scroll down toward the bottom of the page. If you find something helpful here, please let Frank know that you appreciate his great work! FrankD1075@aol.com Fletch

It has been a while since I posted some administrative type messages and I will post these individually from my accumulated list. Generally, file attachments to mail list messages have been discouraged by RootsWeb but I recently received an update to their current policy. Andrew Billinghurst, one of the RW staff members, in a note to Listowners-L on 16 Feb 2000 said, >Attachments are permissible when they are text only, and not HTML. >It is binary files (.exe, .jpg, .gif, ....) and html files that are caught by the >server. ['caught', meaning filtered by the listserver SW. ] >The original reasoning for blocking those sorts of attachments was >1)size of files >2) possibility of virus >3) comprehension of the messages It is my understanding that attached files are not archived and since the purpose of most genealogy lists is to share information now and in the future, there seems to be little need for them. If long, specially formatted messages are to be shared among list members, it is best to make arrangements beforehand and then send only to personal mailboxes. However, RW no longer has a ban on attached text files. Fletch

Subject: Re: Blanchard/Acadie Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 23:01:26 GMT From: "George MacGillivray" <georgema@nbnet.nb.ca> To: GEN-FR-L@rootsweb.com This is from the Gen France list..... Albert Belanger acgs 1836 Dear Mister Blague: Rene Blanchard married Anne Landry v1700. Their daughter: Marie-Anne (mr de Desire Blanchard f Rene Rg GP 1736 et de Marie-Blanche Melanson f Rosalie Rg GP 1737); m(selon S.A. White) v 1743 Alexis Thibodeau (Joseph & Marie-Josephe Bourgeois); d av 17 Fevr 1762. This is taken from Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes by Stephen A. White on page 149. Bonne chance George

Searching Allen Blanchard born September 18, 1835, of Cornville, Maine married Maria Russell born September 18, 1840, of Skowhegan, Maine. Moved to central Minnesota about 1860 (Royalton and Swan River, Minnesota area). children:Orlando Blanchard born May 15, 1857 Allen Blanchard born November 7, 1859 Harry Blanchard born January 13, 1861 Frank Blanchard born December 26, 1863 William Blanchard born April 13, 1865 Anna Blanchard born October 28, 1867 Daniel Blanchard born May 28, 1870 Josephine Blanchard born June 18, 1872 Louis Blanchard born April 10, 1877 Clara Blanchard born June 17, 1880 Lillie Blanchard born May 3, 1882 died August 20, 1966 married Harry Chester Keeler Ada Blanchard unknown I am trying to find Allen Blanchard's and his wife Marie Russell's parents, siblings, etc. Can anyone be of any help? Rebecca (Becky) Keeler 667 East 79th Street #3 Bloomington, MN 55420 bndhouse@aol.com Thank you.

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I've just added the following marriages to my online database at: http://www.angelfire.com/ma2/massmarriages/ BLANCHARD Charles K., 29, son of Reuben K. and Mary G. Married 30 May 1844 in Charlestown MA to REYNOLDS Sarah C., 26, teacher, daughter of Hannah, widow BLANCHARD Frederick, 23, born: Stockbridge VT, son of Joel W. and Mehitable Married 16 Apr 1850 in Lawrence MA, Essex county to SYLVESTER Margaret G., 26, born: Nova Scotia, daughter of John T. and Sarah BLANCHARD H. C., 23, boot maker, residence: Worcester, William and Susan Married 19 Oct 1847 in Worcester MA to EMERY Sarah Jane, 22, tailoress, residence: Worcester, daughter of John and Sarah More marriages will be added in the weeks and months to come. Please fill out the Mind-it form on the web site to receive an e-mail notification every time I add data on the surnames you are researching. Please don't hesitate to pass on this information to whoever might find it valuable. Doreen Fox - ---------------------------------------------------------- Get YourName@GenealogySearch.org FREE at http://genealogysearch.org GENEALOGY FREE STUFF! at http://genealogysearch.org/free.html

I am looking for the parents of Joshua S. BLANCHARD who was b c 1861 in Bennington, VT. On 14 May 1890 he marr Dolly HALL dau of Nathaniel Blatchley and Martha Rouse HALL. They had one son, Hall, b 28 Sept 1892 in Bennington. Dolly Hall BLANCHARD comes from a prominent New England family but I have not been able to find anything about Joshua's heritage. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone with knowledge of this branch of the family would get in touch with me. Many thanks, Millicent Knight

Those of us researching William Newton Blanchard in AL are beginning to despair. We have turned over every stone we can find in North Carolina and have not found him and his brothers as children in any of the Blanchard families. His exact birthdate is unknown, but is circa 1812-1820. According to a letter written by his son, Wm had two brothers: James and Thomas. We believe he was born in NC because of two sources: (1) the letter states: Wm is from NC; brother James stayed in NC; brother Thomas left NC to go to AK in the grocery business (we have not been successful in locating James in NC or Thomas in AK); and (2) the Talladega Co., AL Census records show William N. Blanchard b. NC. Related surnames: Hudson, Sumner, Tilden, and maybe Barnes. First names of William and Elizabeth Blanchard's children, which might give a lead to which Blanchard family they descend from: William Thomas, Mary F., John Harrison, Nancy, Franklin B., Jane E., Albert/Elbert B. (might be the same person as Richard Elbert or Uncle Dickie Elbert), Sarah "Sallie" C., George Washington, Rachael. Any thoughts or leads are much appreciated! Jolie Blanchard mailto: jblan54@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

I just ran across a Blanchard I couldn't identify: a certain Abiel Blanchard and his daughter Lucy were warned out of Paxton, MA, in 1765, having arrived there from Leicester. Does anybody know who these folks were? John Chandler

I am trying to help a priest in NY find a missing family. Any help would be appreciated. Panteleon "Napoleon" BLANCHARD b. abt 19 Mar 1848 Marieville, Quebec m. 12 Nov 1876, Lowell, MA Delima (Rose de Lima) FRECHETTE b. abt 22 Nov 1851, Berthier, Quebec; bt. St Norbert's on 23 Nov 1851 Known children: Napoleon, b. abt 1878; Azelia, b. abt. 1879; and Delia, b. abt 1880. (Listed in 1881 census of Marieville) His parents were Luc BLANCHARD and Louise GOYET(GAYETE or Gayette). If anyone has this family, help us out, please. Thanks, Banks Edwards

Any additions or corrections welcomed. Thanks Debbie Descendants of James Blanchard Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1 BLANCHARD was born 1870. He married MARGARET ELIZABETH PENNINGTON1 August 01, 1896 in Randolph County, WV, daughter of SOLOMON PENNINGTON and ELIZA WILFONG. Children of JAMES BLANCHARD and MARGARET PENNINGTON are: i. CECELIA2 BLANCHARD2, b. 1898; m. JOHN WOOLWINE, March 24, 1923, Randolph County, WV. ii. ALICE BLANCHARD, b. 1899. iii. FREDRICK C. BLANCHARD, b. December 10, 1908, Randolph County, WV; d. April 27, 1978, Randolph County, WV; m. DORA SPRINGER, January 19, 1945, Randolph County, WV. Endnotes 1. Randolph County WV Marriages 1787-1923, 131, James A. Blanchard age 26 and Margarett E. Pennington age 16 Aug. 1, 1896. 2. Randolph County WV Marriages 1787-1923, 290, John Woolwine age 43 and Cecelia Blanchard age 25 March 24, 1923.

Hello Listers. There are many BLANSETT's around Owensboro, Ky. The surname is often mispelled BLANCHARD. Check the BLANSETT list at BLANSETT-L@rootsweb.com Norman Blansett BLANCHARD-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > BLANCHARD-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 8 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Blanchard, Howard, Haley, O;flynn [Judy Arnold <judy@ntacustomjeweler] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from BLANCHARD-D, send a message to > > BLANCHARD-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Blanchard, Howard, Haley, O;flynn > Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 20:02:32 -0600 > From: Judy Arnold <judy@ntacustomjewelers.com> > To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > ____________________________________________________________________? > > _ Current file: ARNOLD15 > Record 60 of 2389 ? > _ > ? > _ Name: HOWARD - Alberta Dunn > Sex: Female ? > _ > ? > _ Birth: 11/15/1884 Place: UTICA, > KENTUCKY ? > _ Death: 5/5/1966 Place: OWENSBORO, > KENTUCKY ? > _____ > ? > _ Father: HOWARD - Albert Gallatin (#77) > Marriages: Yes ? > _ Mother: BLANCHARD - Alice Lea (#76) > Children: Yes ? > _ > Biography: Yes ? > _ Comments: > ? > _____ Alberta Dunn Howard O'Flynn > ? > _ > ? > _ HOWARD - Alberta Dunn lived for 81 years. > ?

_____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________? _ Current file: ARNOLD15 Record 60 of 2389 ? _ ? _ Name: HOWARD - Alberta Dunn Sex: Female ? _ ? _ Birth: 11/15/1884 Place: UTICA, KENTUCKY ? _ Death: 5/5/1966 Place: OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY ? _____ ? _ Father: HOWARD - Albert Gallatin (#77) Marriages: Yes ? _ Mother: BLANCHARD - Alice Lea (#76) Children: Yes ? _ Biography: Yes ? _ Comments: ? _____ Alberta Dunn Howard O'Flynn ? _ ? _ HOWARD - Alberta Dunn lived for 81 years. ?

I am looking for the parents of Martin L. Blanchard who died 5 Oct 1875 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA. He married Julia M. Hamilton 6 Oct 1873. I do not have a birth date or location for him, but his wife was born in March 1850 in Pelham, Hampshire Co., MA. Susan Blanchard kphillip@gateway.net