Hello all, I'm going to be looking at the 1880 Napa Census sometime this week. Would anybody have a name I can look for? Be glad to take a peek! Jackie : )

Hello everyone! There are now six of us subscribed to the Napa County List. As it's a brand new list I think we are off to a great start. If you would like to post the surnames you are researching perhaps someone else signed on the list that can be of help. I live in Napa and occasionally go to both the public library and the genealogy library. So far I've had pretty good luck with obits in the newspapers. Would anyone like me to look for an obit for you? Hopefully the list will grow as the year moves on! Thanks for joining and I hope you find what your looking! Jackie Campbell CANAPA-L List Owner

Electricity, phones and water modernized St. Helena By Rebecca Yerger published in the Napa Valley Register Subj: Organizing Public Utilites in the last century in St. Helena, Napa Co., CA Names listed: H.H. Still Seneca Ewer Jacob Beringer Frederick Beringer John York G.K. Gluyas Charles Krug Dr. G.B. Connor C.E. Wyatt H.J. Lewelling J.H. Steves Aetna Springs

In the Napa Valley Register each Sunday is a column by Rebecca Yerger a historic preservation consultant, professional historian and researcher. I will be posting the title of her weekly column and highlight the surnames and places in the articles. All copyright information belongs to Rebecca Yerger and/or the Napa Valley Register. If you are interested in more details Email me privately and I would be glad to get more information for you. Jackie McKey Campbell CANAPA-L List Owner

I just wanted to announce that a new Rootsweb list has been started for genealogical discussion & research focusing on Solano County, California - CASOLANO. To subscribe, just send the word "subscribe" as the only word in the body of a message with no subject to "casolano-l-request@rootsweb.com" (mail) or "casolano-d-request@rootsweb.com" (digest). Postings are sent to "casolano-l@rootsweb.com" It is hoped that this will be useful in the searching of ancestors and other historical information for Solano County. Happy Hunting. Sincerily, Edward, Sr.

Hi, I am glad to see this new list. I live in Juneau, AK, but was just able to spend a day in the Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society and a few hours at the Napa Library just a couple of weeks ago. Wish I could move both up here!!! Four lines of my dad's family lived in Napa starting in the late 1800's. John Henry STAHR/STARR emigrated there from Canada and married Ida/Idella Johnston on 29th of September, 1886. Idella was supposedly born in Napa. I am still trying to find out if she is the daughter of James Wesley Johnston on Yountville (who did have a daughter named Idella). My FRASH's emmigrated from Germany and were on the 1880 census. The Balthazar DARMS moved to Napa in 1883 from Sauk Co. WI but had emmigrated to there from Switzerland around 1850. Some of the related lines from marriages are: STARR - BOLTON FRASH - STIEFEL, APPINGER, WELLS, BOSSINGER DARMS - LINDER, SCHMIDT, HAAS I would love to contact anyone researching these families. Sue Clover

Welcome to the list! The CANAPA list has just been announced and we already have five subscribers! Please feel free to post you questions and queries at anytime. The Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society is Online at: http://www.napanet.net/~nvgbs/ Happy Holidays! Jackie McKey Campbell CANAPA-L List Owner