Hello everyone, For some of you I am a new administrator. I just wanted to say that for the last about a week, Lists2, a server on RootsWeb for most of the lists has been down. As a result, if you sent a message to the list, it didn't get distributed to the list however, it did get into the archives which can be found: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ You can then enter the list name into the search box to see if you have missed anything. To find out at any time if there is a problem you can go to RootsWeb and click on the help link at the top of any RootsWeb page. There is usually an announcement there. In this case, RootsWeb has said that they do NOT expect to lose any data due to the server being down. I just wanted to let you all know that you can now post and search once again for your roots, Lainee List Administrator _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWE.2ACIB/121.1.1 Message Board Post: Sorry, Fannie was married to Benjamin Blosser cumberland county, Pa.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWE.2ACIB/144.1 Message Board Post: Here is a tidbit........ 1910 census listed Benjamin Blosser, age 74, living alone in Dauphin Co, Pennsylvania Benjamin collected the civil war pension of his son Jonah, who was killed in the civil war. Benjamin father was Peter and his mother was Anna Maria Stroh. I believe they lived in Middle Paxton, Dauphin County, Pa. but that needs to be proved Gloria

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWE.2ACIB/144 Message Board Post: Looking for info on Civil War veteran Jonas Blosser who served with Company H, 36th Pennsylvania Infantry, a.k.a. 7th Pennsylvania Reserves. He enlisted July 17, 1861 at the stated age of 20, was captured at the battle of the Wilderness, and died in Andersonville Prison. It appears he was from Dauphin County, the son of Benjamin Blosser, a shoemaker, stood 5' 4" tall, and had brown hair and brown eyes. Other than that, I know nothing.

Well, I don't know that there is anything that can be done to stop it, however, if you click on the link below it will take you to where I got the story from. http://www.rootsforum.com/newsletter/#NewYorkFees At the end of the article is a sentence that says "click here to discuss this story further". Lainee ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Lorretta Korte" <LorrettaK@msn.com> Reply-To: BLOSSER-L@rootsweb.com To: BLOSSER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BLOSSER] New York State Proposes Higher Fees Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 06:31:14 -0500 What can we do to stop this? ----- Original Message ----- From: Lainee Denton Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 9:23 AM To: BLOSSER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BLOSSER] New York State Proposes Higher Fees For those of you who might be searching in New York. Lainee ~~~~~~~~~~ The following article is from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2003 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.RootsForum.com. New York State Proposes Higher Fees New York Governor Pataki's proposed new budget includes price increases that will impact genealogists researching ancestors in that state. I have not seen the document yet, but sources have provided me with the following statement of the budget proposal, showing the current fees in braces before the price increase: For any search of the files and records conducted for authorized genealogical or research purposes, the commissioner or any person authorized by him shall be entitled to, and the applicant shall pay, a fee of [ten] *twenty* dollars for each hour or fractional part of an hour of time of search, together with a fee of [one dollar] *two dollars* for each uncertified copy or abstract of such record requested by the applicant or for a certification that a search discloses no record." Other proposed fee changes include: Uncertified vital records certificates (for genealogical purposes) - the current $11 fee will become $22. Certified vital records certificates - the current $15 fee will become $30. http://www.rootsforum.com/newsletter/ _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ==== BLOSSER Mailing List ==== Do you have an item that you would like to see in these taglines, that might benefit another user of this List? Contact the BLOSSER-L Administrator Lainee Denton at: elaine_dee@hotmail.com -or- ADMIN-BLOSSER-L@rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ==== BLOSSER Mailing List ==== Do you have an item that you would like to see in these taglines, that might benefit another user of this List? Contact the BLOSSER-L Administrator Lainee Denton at: elaine_dee@hotmail.com -or- ADMIN-BLOSSER-L@rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Dear List members, It is a period of intense political times when emotions and opinions will run high in many directions. The simple issue is that RootsWeb is for genealogical research and not for political discussions. Equivalent political situations have been known to cause significant disturbances and needed intervention by admins and occasionally by staff. RootsWeb asks all admins to reinforce where necessary to their subscribers the basis of the mailing lists and their provision by RootsWeb to users, and, where necessary, take reasonable actions to maintain the focus of mailing lists. RootsWeb cannot and will not be supportive of list administrators who encourage political discussions on mailing lists. I appreciate the fact that no one has posted any political or off-topic messages and that this will remain as such. Please continue with your messages as normal regarding the genealogy research as to the topic of this list! Lainee List Administrator _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

For those of you who might be searching in New York. Lainee ~~~~~~~~~~ The following article is from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2003 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.RootsForum.com. New York State Proposes Higher Fees New York Governor Pataki's proposed new budget includes price increases that will impact genealogists researching ancestors in that state. I have not seen the document yet, but sources have provided me with the following statement of the budget proposal, showing the current fees in braces before the price increase: For any search of the files and records conducted for authorized genealogical or research purposes, the commissioner or any person authorized by him shall be entitled to, and the applicant shall pay, a fee of [ten] *twenty* dollars for each hour or fractional part of an hour of time of search, together with a fee of [one dollar] *two dollars* for each uncertified copy or abstract of such record requested by the applicant or for a certification that a search discloses no record." Other proposed fee changes include: Uncertified vital records certificates (for genealogical purposes) - the current $11 fee will become $22. Certified vital records certificates - the current $15 fee will become $30. http://www.rootsforum.com/newsletter/ _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

If anyone is researching England and Wales now, or will be in future, this looks very good for us. Lainee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The University of Leicester's New Opportunities Fund project is creating a digital library of eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth century local and trade directories from England and Wales. Local and Trade Directories from England and Wales Directories of counties and towns can be important sources for local and genealogical studies. They include lists of names, addresses, and occupations of the inhabitants of the counties and towns they describe, and successive editions reflect the changes in the localities over a period of time. You often can find ancestors listed in the trade directories when they may be difficult to locate otherwise. In larger cities, you can often find the address of a tradesman's shop. Assuming that he lived nearby, this information can help you quickly zero in on the appropriate neighborhood in census records that have not been indexed. This new online collection contains images of a large number of directories. The Web site also has a powerful search engine available so that names, occupations, addresses, and other key words or phrases can be located to their exact places on pages within the text. This makes it very easy for you to find names and other information quickly. To access this excellent resource, go to: http://www.historicaldirectories.org/ _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

What can we do to stop this? ----- Original Message ----- From: Lainee Denton Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 9:23 AM To: BLOSSER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BLOSSER] New York State Proposes Higher Fees For those of you who might be searching in New York. Lainee ~~~~~~~~~~ The following article is from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2003 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.RootsForum.com. New York State Proposes Higher Fees New York Governor Pataki's proposed new budget includes price increases that will impact genealogists researching ancestors in that state. I have not seen the document yet, but sources have provided me with the following statement of the budget proposal, showing the current fees in braces before the price increase: For any search of the files and records conducted for authorized genealogical or research purposes, the commissioner or any person authorized by him shall be entitled to, and the applicant shall pay, a fee of [ten] *twenty* dollars for each hour or fractional part of an hour of time of search, together with a fee of [one dollar] *two dollars* for each uncertified copy or abstract of such record requested by the applicant or for a certification that a search discloses no record." Other proposed fee changes include: Uncertified vital records certificates (for genealogical purposes) - the current $11 fee will become $22. Certified vital records certificates - the current $15 fee will become $30. http://www.rootsforum.com/newsletter/ _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ==== BLOSSER Mailing List ==== Do you have an item that you would like to see in these taglines, that might benefit another user of this List? Contact the BLOSSER-L Administrator Lainee Denton at: elaine_dee@hotmail.com -or- ADMIN-BLOSSER-L@rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Your viewable WorldConnect file is a composite of the GEDCOM you upload and the *options* you select on the Set-up Page. These options include your owner information, password, display options (selections) -- what you choose to let the virtual world see -- and download options. Unlike changes you make to the GEDCOM itself, changes in your selected options can be made without uploading a revised file (i.e. leaving the location of GEDCOM box blank). Probably the most common option change involves updating your e-mail address. If you wish to update or revise your WorldConnect options -- but not change the GEDCOM itself, start on the main WorldConnect page: http://wc.rootsweb.com/ Click on: "Also, go here to update or correct your existing Family Tree." Enter the user code and password for your existing GEDCOM (the same ones you used when originally uploading the GEDCOM). If you don't remember your user code and/or password, have them sent to you by e-mail from Password Central: http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ --if you have the same e-mail address or can still receive mail at that address. If your e-mail address has changed and you are not able to retrieve mail at the old one, you will have to contact RootsWeb's HelpDesk for your account information. http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi You can choose either the Standard or Advanced Set-up Page in updating your account. However, use the Advanced option if you previously used it, or if you wish to customize items not included on the Standard option. Choose the Advanced option if you submitted or last updated your GEDCOM before there was a choice of Standard and Advanced. CAUTION: If you see a message that says "you are about to create a new GEDCOM account. If this was not what you intended, click the Oops button" -- this means that you have NOT entered the exact user code and password you originally used for your existing account. Make certain you are viewing the Set-up Page for your existing WorldConnect account. Leave the path/location of GEDCOM box on the Set- up page blank. WorldConnect assumes you are going to update the *options* for the existing GEDCOM rather than uploading a new one if this box is left blank. Keep your e-mail address current for your WorldConnect account. This makes it easier for your cousins to find you. If your e-mail address changes and you have not updated it at WorldConnect, you might miss an important connection. Before you leave your old ISP or change your e- mail address, try to remember to record the original user code and password for your account. If you can't remember them, request your account information from Password Central (click on Password tab at http://www.rootsweb.com/ ) while you still can receive mail at your old e-mail address as that is where the information will be sent. However, if you have a sudden change and can't access your old e-mail account, you will need to contact the HelpDesk as indicated above. Other options for your WorldConnect file that you might wish to change or update from time to time include the wording of your Title, Headers and/or Footers; the download options (whether or not you wish to allow visitors to download all or part of your GEDCOM); your password; whether notes and sources are included in your display; whether living family members are cleaned or removed, plus many other options -- items which are not a part of the GEDCOM itself--but which affect how your GEDCOM is handled online by WorldConnect. After completing the options to be changed, scroll down and click on the upload/update button to reprocess the existing GEDCOM. Wait for the message confirming that the current GEDCOM has been reprocessed. To learn about the reprocessing options available on the Advanced Set-up Page (the Advanced Set-up Page is not recommended for first-time submitters), please see: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/FAQ/wcsubmit4.html The above instructions apply ONLY if you originally uploaded your GEDCOM to RootsWeb's WorldConnect, and not if you submitted your file to Online Family Tree (OFT) or Ancestry World Tree (AWT) at Ancestry.com. To edit your GEDCOM file you must use the tools available at your original upload site following the instructions located here: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/questions.html#gedcom If you wish to make changes to your actual family tree file that is shown on WorldConnect, you must first update your information in your genealogy program. It cannot be done online. Update your files, create a new GEDCOM file, and then upload the new (revised) file using the same user code you did the previous time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is used for non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: Vol. 6, No. 11, 12 March 2003. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ALESHIRE, PRICE, PARKS, PAINTER, PURDHAM, TURNER, ROBERTS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWE.2ACIB/143 Message Board Post: Does anyone know how these Aleshire's from Page County, Virginia are related? Henry Aleshire married Polly Roberts Children Delilah Aleshire born 1814 Shenandoah County (now Page County), Virginia died 17 October 1860 Alma, Page County, Virginia married 23 March 1835 John Painter born 1815 Shenandoah County (now Page County) Virginia died 1885 Alma, Page County, Virginia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Emanuel Aleshire married Susan Wright Children George Washington Aleshire born 1837 Page County, Virginia married 19 December 1865 Sarah Painter born 1840 Page County, Virginia Miranda F. Aleshire born 1849 Stanley, Page County, Virginia died 16 July 1921 Stanley, Page County, Virginia married 27 October 1870 Reuben Painter born 21 January 1848 Stanley, Page County, Virginia died 29 January 1929 Piney Woods, Page County, Virginia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conrad Aleshire married Anna Judy Unknown Children Isaac Aleshire married Susan Turner (Painter) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ George Aleshire married Agnes Purdham Children Nancy Aleshire born 26 January 1828 died 5 May 1906 married Abraham Painter born 11 December 1827 died 18 March 1892 Stanley, Page County, Virginia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Susan Aleshire married Benjamin Franklin Price Children James William Price born 1860/1861 Henry Calvin Price ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Noah Aleshire married Susan Parks Children Oliver Perry Aleshire 18 July 1855 Rebecca (of George) Aleshire married John Price Children Mary Ellen Price 9 February 1853 Thanks in advance for any and all help with these Aleshires, Lainee

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BLOSSERS, STROUPE, KNIGHT, PAINTER, GOOD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWE.2ACIB/142 Message Board Post: Anyone know where these BLOSSER's come from? Joseph Blosser, Sr. married Delila Good Children Joseph Blosser, Jr. Timothy Blosser Joseph Blosser, Jr. born 1851 Page County, Virginia died 25 December 1916 Shenandoah, Page County, Virginia married 24 January 1872 Elizabeth Painter 1846 Page County, Virginia died 11 August 1915 Stanley, Page County, Virginia Timothy Blosser born 20 March 1851 died 13 January 1919 Piney Woods, Stanley, Page County, Virginia married Ida Painter born 1 August 1868 died 31 December 1930 Stanley, Page County, Virginia How do the following Blossers fit with the above if at all: Ada Blosser born 1883 died before 1920 married 31 March 1902 Jacob Franklin Knight, JR. born December 1874 died 1942 Annie Blosser married Charles Edward Stroupe one child George Grigsby Stroupe no dates on anyone here Along with David Blosser married Sarah Unknown one child Lucy A. Blosser born 2 June 1890 Thanks in advance for any and all help on these BLOSSER's, Lainee

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RETURN TO SENDER: ADDRESS UNKNOWN. Sooner or later you are going to find a promising lead about your ancestors on WorldConnect, a Message Board, Mailing List, or on someone's personal website, so you send a quick e-mail note. And, it bounces. If your message was returned because of a full mailbox, or other temporary reasons, try again in a few days. However, if it bounces because the address is longer valid, then what do you do? First, it does no good to contact the HelpDesk or your editor, because RootsWeb does not maintain a database of users' e-mail addresses, and as much as we'd like to, we can't help you with this problem. Most genealogists leave a trail though, so start looking outside the box. Is there a link to the person's homepage or to their family tree at WorldConnect? Check those carefully because there might be an e-mail address there that is different than the one you have. Do they have a guestbook on their homepage? If so, leave them a note. Where might this person have posted? Message Boards? Mailing Lists? What surnames? What localities? Search through the appropriate archives to see if you can find a more recent address for them. If they are working the same family lines you are, they are probably using the same resources. Where have you left a virtual trail? Post a response to any of their old messages in hopes they will see it. Ask others if they know of an up-to-date address for this "lost" cousin. Where applicable, leave a Post-em Note so this person knows you are searching for them. To find Message Boards and Mailing Lists click on the appropriate tab near the top of any RootsWeb page, or at the Home Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is used for non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: Vol. 6, No. 10, 5 March 2003. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWE.2ACIB/141.1 Message Board Post: Gloria, you ar amazing with all the information you seem to have on the Blossers...you know whos who and whos where!! My Henry C. Blosser was the one married to the Fix woman, but how do I back-track to find His father...that has been my big trial, forever. Anyway, thank you very much for the info. Carolyn

There have been several messages gatewayed this morning from the message boards. If you see: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWE.2ACIB/133.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You will need to click on the above link and respond to the post on the boards because chances are the person is not subbed to the list. In the case of the ones I saw this morning, I KNOW at least one of the original posters is not subscribed to this list so the responses will not get to the person in question. This could be your brick wall that you are missing and none of us want that! Lainee Blosser List Administrator _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Yes I would like your information the Issac blosser I have was my grandfather's father my grandfather was Perry Blosser my email address is lorrettak@msn.com thank you ----- Original Message ----- From: dtw@gwu.edu Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 11:20 AM To: BLOSSER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BLOSSER] Re: blosser wva This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWE.2ACIB/21.30.32.2 Message Board Post: Jame L Blosser was the son of Issac Blosser (b.6 Apr 1832) and Catherine B Runner (b.8 Jun 1836). I have that Blosser line back to 1540 in Langnau, Switzerland. Priscilla McGowan was the daughter of Thomas McGowan and Susan Rodeheaver, and that is as far as I know on that. Let me know if you want the info on the Blossers. My grandmother's fathe was Frank Lawrence Blosser, who was William Henry Blosser's older brother. ==== BLOSSER Mailing List ==== USGENWEB SEARCH ARCHIVES http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I don't know to much about Henry Blosser but the one I have was born about 1791 in Green County ,Pennsylvania the son of Isaac and Lucindinda Greathouse , the record says that he married and had several children , he was supposed to have married Isabella Stewart in 1815 in Green Count,Pa. died May 14, 1853 in Gilmer county ,Virginia children, Matilda Blosser born Feb.18,1816 and died April10,1895 in Linden,Roane County,W.V. Matilda married Edward Greathouse Dec. 31, 1833 in Jackson county,Virginia. Edward was born Nov. 17, 1807 in Writ County,Virginia the son of John and Sarah(McDade) Greathouse.Hope this helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: baldhill63@hotmail.com Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 12:41 AM To: BLOSSER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BLOSSER] Re: Blosser This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: larimer ,blosser,deford,fellers,garrison,troutman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YWE.2ACIB/133.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: carolyn i found a henry blosser his parents were george blosser and magdalene brenneman there are no dates with this family, so i don't know when any one was bvorn or died there is also a nancy blosser in this family it looks like there was 13 kids in this family vic ==== BLOSSER Mailing List ==== Do you have an item that you would like to see in these taglines, that might benefit another user of this List? Contact the BLOSSER-L Administrator Lainee Denton at: elaine_dee@hotmail.com -or- ADMIN-BLOSSER-L@rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237