Forwarded for Bill Roddy <bill-roddy@home.com>. Bill Roddy wrote: > The links below are to the Public Records Office of the National > Archives in the United Kingdom. > The first is their genealogy page. > http://www.pro.gov.uk/genealogy/default.htm > The second is to their main page with many interesting subjects. > http://www.pro.gov.uk/ > Bill --

Forwarded for Bill Roddy <bill-roddy@home.com> Bill Roddy wrote: > These are ten photos with no earthquake or fire scenes. All show the > people of San Francisco in the aftermath and their spirit. > The shacks, street kitchens, tent cities, and breadlines. > http://www.americahurrah.com/EqpeoplePreface.html --

Forwarded for Bill Roddy <bill-roddy@home.com> Bill Roddy wrote: > Here is a panorama of the City after the earthquake. Click each section > for the full photo. > Bill > http://www.americahurrah.com/EQpan.html --

Forwarded for Bill Roddy <bill-roddy@home.com>. Bill Roddy wrote: > The Library of Congress has the first Muybridge Panorama of San > Francisco, 1877. > Find it below with all other San Francisco historic photographs and > related items. > Bill > http://www.americahurrah.com/SFitems.html --

Forwarded for Bill Roddy <bill-roddy@home.com> Bill Roddy wrote: > I've stitched together miniatures of the Panorama to show how they > related to each other. You can click each photo for an enlargement. > Bill > http://www.americahurrah.com/Muybridge.html --

Forwarded for Bill Roddy <bill-roddy@home.com>. Bill Roddy wrote: > The complete set of 13 Muybridge photos of San Francisco 1877 are at > America Hurrah. > Bill > http://www.americahurrah.com/Muybridge.html --

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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. 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 cevm@erols.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Could someone with access look to see if in the 1910 or 20 census for Monterrey Co. Calif., Castroville Twnp {in 1900 census they are listed as #11 in enumeration} for a Robert WHITE/Rosa WHITE and all people listed as living in household? A big GRACIAS! beforehand! Peter in Tulsa, Okla.

One item of information that would be extremely helpful would be to post the death location, from a death certificate, for those individuals that the SSDI does not show a final benefits or death benefit ZIP code. This would allow a subsequent researcher to ascertain where the individual died and have a better chance of determining whether to proceed further. larry k. ************************************************************** At 10:03 AM 9/3/1999 -0700, you wrote: >If you missed the following from the Rootsweb newsletter I think you might >find it interesting. It should be a great tool for everyone if we all post >notes giving more identification on the listings that we know are ours - >might make some new connections and help others eliminate some names in >their searches. Just did a couple of mine and another link is provided once >you post a post-em that you can view any posted. > >POST-EMs. Now you can attach a message to any of the more than >61 million records in the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) at >RootsWeb by using a "post-em," developed by RootsWeb's own Randy >Winch. Some suggested uses: attach notes to the records of your >relatives, providing researchers with a direct link to you; add >background information on an individual in the database, such >as pointers to other records relating to that individual; or >add a correction to an incorrect record. Check the records of >individuals of interest to you often. Someone recently might >have left a note there for you. To add a note to a record, do >a search and click on "Post-em" at the end of a record at: ><http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi>. > >Post-ems are a another example of your contributions at work. > > > >

If you missed the following from the Rootsweb newsletter I think you might find it interesting. It should be a great tool for everyone if we all post notes giving more identification on the listings that we know are ours - might make some new connections and help others eliminate some names in their searches. Just did a couple of mine and another link is provided once you post a post-em that you can view any posted. POST-EMs. Now you can attach a message to any of the more than 61 million records in the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) at RootsWeb by using a "post-em," developed by RootsWeb's own Randy Winch. Some suggested uses: attach notes to the records of your relatives, providing researchers with a direct link to you; add background information on an individual in the database, such as pointers to other records relating to that individual; or add a correction to an incorrect record. Check the records of individuals of interest to you often. Someone recently might have left a note there for you. To add a note to a record, do a search and click on "Post-em" at the end of a record at: <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi>. Post-ems are a another example of your contributions at work.

Recently had an email message about a new website. Looks promising so I thought I would share. New site, Ancestory Gravesite Project, consists of gravesite photos that have been submitted from researchers all over the world. This site is for anyone in any country who is interested in contributing to the project. Includes a search engine. http://www.piedmontsoftware.com/graves/ and a link at the bottom - Leave Your Epitaph On The Message Board which leads to a new screen with a text box and the title Messages from the Grave http://www.piedmontsoftware.com/graves/comments.asp

In July, 1997 NARA established an updated fee schedule for services provided to the public. The minimum mail-order fee for photocopies for each WWI Draft card was increased from $6.00 to $10.00, a fee which includes both sides of the card. Patrons need not request that both sides of the card be copied, and patrons need not submit a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) with their request. Walk-in customers can make self-service photocopies of the original records for $0.10 per side. Please contact individual regions for their policies regarding microfilm copies. These fees are copying fees only; there is no charge for searches when a record is not located. **At a minimum, the following information is required from the requestor for NARA staff to conduct a search for draft registration cards: o Full name of registrant o Complete home address at the time of registration (to include county) o Name of nearest relative Additional information, if known, which can improve the thoroughness of a search includes: o Birth date o Birthplace o Occupation of registrant NARA, Southeast Region, has provided a request form for these records for a number of years. The forms can be ordered via e-mail (archives@atlanta.gov), telephone (404-763-7383), or in writing (NARA, Southeast Region, 1557 St. Joseph Avenue, East Point, GA 30344). JAMES J. MCSWEENEY, Regional Administrator National Archives and Records Administration, Southeast Region

Hi Bev, I'm confused, what kind of information are you looking for? Monterey County res, Anita bev wrote: > > Hello everyone i could use a little help here. > my father-inlaw. vincent perez b5-23-1933or34 in salinas california. > his moms name is > mary lucinda delgado b 4-18-1917 madrid spain her parents are > mary lucille soisa and john desatto > unsure where the name delgado comes in for. anyways. my father inlaw was > in the navy for 6yrs leaving in 1962 his fathers name was vincent perez > 12or 13th. > mary his mom to my knowledge was called mary douglass. she died around > 1990-1993 if anyone has seen these names please get into touch with me. ty > and any other help would be greatly appreciated. > > bev

The web site of the Univ. of California Riverside has historic photographs and facts of all California missions from 1895. Bill http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/missions/

Hi Louise, I just looked in the phone book and there is no listing for "Simonville Cafe/Bar". The last time I went through that area, the cafe/bar was closed up. There was also a small trailer park next door, and the area is surrounded by a huge development. I believe the post office address would have been Castroville. That part of the county is generally known simply as "North County". On the whole it is still very rural and hilly. Lots of produce fields and cattle in the area. I'm not sure offhand how you would go about finding out the history of the place. You might try contacting the executive director of the Monterey County Historical Society, Mona Gudgel at mchs@dedot.com. She might be able to point you in the right direction. [BTW, the place had a very 1930s/1950s look to it. Is stopped in for a beer once around 15 years ago and it was very much a "local's" place.] Hope this helps, Anita Mayonov@aol.com wrote: > > Not knowing the area, would someone know about the location of Highway > 156 between Highway 1 and 101 just North of Salinas?? > Have been told there is a SIMONVILLE Cafe/Bar between Castroville and > Prunedale. Ten miles between the two towns. > How would I find out how the place got the name originally?? What town > would I write to?? Is the place still there?? If it is, I will write to > them and the town for information. > The family name I am looking for is SCHADECK/SHADECK and SIMON. The > SIMON name is German - not Jewish. > Thanks for any help. > Louise S. Novello > 20 miles NW of Chicago, Illinois

Not knowing the area, would someone know about the location of Highway 156 between Highway 1 and 101 just North of Salinas?? Have been told there is a SIMONVILLE Cafe/Bar between Castroville and Prunedale. Ten miles between the two towns. How would I find out how the place got the name originally?? What town would I write to?? Is the place still there?? If it is, I will write to them and the town for information. The family name I am looking for is SCHADECK/SHADECK and SIMON. The SIMON name is German - not Jewish. Thanks for any help. Louise S. Novello 20 miles NW of Chicago, Illinois

NEWS AND NOTES AT ROOTSWEB ROOTSWEB ADDS JUNE 1999 SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX (SSDI). Now you can access the most recent version of the SSDI at RootsWeb <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi>. Accessible fields include first and last names, date of birth, month and year of death, last residence, last benefit, Social Security Number, and the state where it was issued. You can narrow a search to a particular state, country, city or zip code, or to a particular date of birth or death, by using the Advanced Search Feature. When you find a record of interest, you can automatically generate a printer ready letter to the Social Security Administration requesting a photocopy of the actual application for a Social Security Number (Form SS-5-Social Security Number Record Third Party Request for Photocopy).

>Forwarded From Another List: >M. Dean Hunt >Louisville, KY > > Good Morning everyone: I played hooky from work yesterday and spent the >day at the NARA Branch in Atlanta and it jogged my memory to pass on >some information to everyone. > > Prior to the US's entry into WW1 (approx. 1917-1918) every male between >the age of 18 and 40 was required to register for the draft. The >information found on the card was provided by the individual himself. >The registration cards vary in information depending on the individual >draft board. But by and large the cards include: The full name of the >person (this means first, full middle name, any additional middle names >and last name); the current address of the man; his age; his birthdate >(some include his place of birth); whether he is a US citizen or a >naturalized citizen (some ask if his father was a naturalized citizen >and his father's race); his race; his occupation; where he is employed >(name of employer); address or location of employment; name and address >of his next of kin; some cards ask if the man is married or single and >how many people he supports. The card is signed by the draftee. On the >back of the card his physical description is > noted: Height is broken down by short, medium, tall although some cards >give the > actual height in feet and inches; Build by slim, medium, stout although >some cards list actual weight along with the build; color of eyes and >hair; any deformities or injuries are listed (such as one arm missing, >blind in one eye, etc); the name and address of the draft board and the >date. > > When these original cards were transferred to the East Pointe NARA >branch the LDS spent about 3 years microfilming these cards. There are >hundreds and hundreds of boxes and the LDS opened one box at a time and >filmed them - in state order. However, within each state the cards were >filed by draft board, not by county or by draftee. This makes the >searching of the microfilm difficult to say the least. > >The good news is that the Friends of the National Archives took each box >after it was filmed (and checked) and sorted all of these thousands and >thousands of cards into - state and then COUNTY order and then in >alphabetical order by surname and put then in new boxes. The Friends >deserveall the kudos we can give them for this monstrous task. > > So ... rather than spending hours and hours searching the LDS microfilm >you can order copies of the original cards from NARA. if you know the >county your ancestor lived in between 1917-1918. > > And BTW - Ancestry.com lists WW1 Draft cards in their searchable data >bases, however I know for a fact that there are 22 cards for the surname >WHITE found in McIntosh Co, OK and Ancestry only gave me 4 of them so >don't depend on that site. I was told yesterday that some reps from >Ancestry had visited the archives a couple of weeks ago to talk about >filming the cards, took one look at the hundreds and hundreds of boxes >and simply left. > >For copies: Send a letter requesting copy(s) to: > NARA > Southeast Region > 1557 St. Joseph Ave > East Point, GA 30344 > >In your letter be sure to say you want copy(s) of the WWI Draft >application Cards. Include the name of your ancestor and his race, the >state and the county. If you want copies of ALL of the cards with a >given surname, ask them the cost of the copies and send a SASE for them >to let you know the copying cost. In your letter be sure and say you want >a copy of the FRONT and BACK of the card. Be sure to send a SASE for the >return of your copies. > > The cost for the copy is 50 cents - 25 cents for the back and 25 cents >for the front. If you only want one copy send a buck and say the >difference is to be given to the Friends of the Archives, because after >all they did all this wonderful hard work for you <VBG> >

Hello everyone i could use a little help here. my father-inlaw. vincent perez b5-23-1933or34 in salinas california. his moms name is mary lucinda delgado b 4-18-1917 madrid spain her parents are mary lucille soisa and john desatto unsure where the name delgado comes in for. anyways. my father inlaw was in the navy for 6yrs leaving in 1962 his fathers name was vincent perez 12or 13th. mary his mom to my knowledge was called mary douglass. she died around 1990-1993 if anyone has seen these names please get into touch with me. ty and any other help would be greatly appreciated. bev