Hi,Jeffery, Yes for some reason Holland does not seem to like ntl,my provider but I am sure the group will understand as our communications can only benefir "The cause" I am in Amsterdam this week-end staying at the Avenue Hotel. I am not sure how far away this is from where you live. My wife and I are going to Floriade for a couple of days. I will be in the Hotel on Sunday evening about 9.30 pm. Do not call earlier as we will be out. Keith For the benefit of the Group Floriade is a "Once in 10 years event" and probably the biggest flower and garden festival in the world. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Chace" <[email protected]> To: "k.hume" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [CHASE-L] Dr. Charles E. Banks Manuscripts > Keith, > > Glad to hear that you are still subscribing to the list. I realise that it > is not the intent of the list to post personal messages, but considering the > odd situation we have always experienced with trying to exchange email, I > don't see that I have much choice. I was wondering if you might give me a > call again sometime? This weekend would be great for me. The last time I > was in Blighty, I was unable to get together with you and would like to talk > some more about our family. > > Don't know when the next time will be that I will be visiting the isles, but > should have time in the next couple of months. It would be great if before > that time someone has the opportunity to track down the Banks Mss. at the > Library of Congress and give us some further data. But, in any case, I am > very eager to have another go at finding sneaky William. > > I imagine you still have my phone number, if not make that known here and I > will try the old "send it through Lonnie" trick! :) BTW, Ginger, if you > are reading these, what is this weekend like for you concerning a phone call > from me? > > Cheers, > > Jeffrey > > > This seems to be a very promising lead as to confirming William's origins. > > I hope that someone in the US contacts the Library of Congress about this > > information. > > Jeffery,as you know I cannot contact you by email but it would be ironic > if > > the information we have all been looking for was in the US all the time! > > Let us hope that someone over there is as assiduous as you and goes and > > find out, > > Keith Hume > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jeffrey Chace" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 7:32 PM > > Subject: [CHASE-L] Dr. Charles E. Banks Manuscripts > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I thought that I would pass on this information to anyone who is > > interested > > > and particularly someone who is in a better position than I to go > > > investigate. In the book The Great Migration Begins, William Chace's > > > origins in Wivenhoe are based upon the Topographical Dictionary of 2885 > > > English Emigrants to New England, 1620-1650, Elijah Ellsworth Brownell, > > ed. > > > (Philadelphia 1937; rpt. Baltimore 1957), by Dr. Charles E. Banks. The > > > Great Migration says, "Banks derives this William Chase from Wivenhoe, > > > Essex, citing only 'Banks Mss.'" Earlier this year, I found a copy of > the > > > same Topographical Dictionary at Essex Records Office in Chelmsford, > > > England, and indeed that is the only source given. 'Banks Mss.' means > > Banks > > > Manuscripts. > > > > > > Below is the a guide to the information held by the Library of Congress > > and > > > the Banks genealogical collection makes up 11 microfilm reels. Who, oh > > Who > > > has the time and is in close enough proximity to go determine if the > > > mysterious 'Banks Mss.' with regard to William are included in these > > reels? > > > Given what notes he made on William and why he concluded William came > from > > > Wivenhoe would allow me to go straight to the source in England and > > further > > > our information. > > > > > > Banks genealogical collection. -- Washington, D.C. : Library of > Congress, > > > Photoduplication Service, 1978. -- 11 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. > > > > > > LC Call Number: Microfilm 51304 > > > > > > A collection of primarily genealogical and historical records relating > to > > > American families, found in the library of Col. Charles E. Banks at the > > time > > > of his death in 1931. It includes some printed but mostly handwritten > and > > > typewritten manuscripts. The originals are in the Library of Congress > Rare > > > Book and Special Collections Division. The collection also includes some > > > periodical articles and book pages, lists, subsidies, parish registers, > > > photos, letters and postcards, some maps, some genealogies, and other > > > genealogical data. A list of items filmed appears at the beginning of > each > > > reel. > > > > > > LCCN: 84-187195 > > > > > > GUIDE: 9, [Banks Genealogical Collection]. > > > > > > 1. New England--Genealogy. 2. England--Genealogy. 3. England--Registers. > > > > > > Jeffrey Chace > > > [email protected] > > > > > > My Chace website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/j.b.chace > > > Search these emails: > > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CHASE > > > Browse these emails: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CHASE-L/ > > > > > > > > > Jeffrey Chace > [email protected] > > My Chace website: http://home.wanadoo.nl/j.b.chace > Search these emails: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CHASE > Browse these emails: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CHASE-L/ >