" MERRY CHRISTMAS " EVERYONE FROM MY HOUSE TO YOURS !! GOD bless you all!! Just don'y lose sight of what this DAY is really for. KAT..........JstPlnKAT

haha, don't we all wish? lol.... Carol >Genealogist's Christmas Eve ('Twas the night before Christmas) > >'Twas the night before Christmas >When all through the house >Not a creature was stirring, >Not even my spouse. > >The dining room table with clutter was spread >With pedigree charts and with letters which said... >"Too bad about the data for which you wrote; >Sank in a storm on an ill-fated boat." > >Stacks of old copies of wills and such >Were proof that my work had become too much. >Our children were nestled all snug in their beds, >While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. > >And I at my table was ready to drop >>From work on my album with photos to crop. >Christmas was here, and such was my lot >That presents and goodies and toys I'd forgot. > >Had I not been busy with grandparents' wills, >I'd not have forgotten to shop for such thrills, >While others bought gifts to bring Christmas cheers, >I'd spent time researching those birth dates and years. > >While I was thus musing about my sad plight, >A strange noise on the lawn gave me such a great fright. >Away to the window I flew in a flash, >Tore open the drapes and yanked up the sash. > >When what with my wondering eyes should appear, >But an overstuffed sleigh and eight small reindeer. >Up to the house top the reindeer they flew, >With a sleigh full of toys and 'ole Santa Claus, too. > >And then in a twinkle, I heard on the roof >The prancing and pawing of thirty-two hoofs. >As I drew in my head, and bumped it on the sash, >Down the cold chimney fell Santa--KER-RASH! > >"Dear" Santa had come from the roof in a wreck, >And tracked soot on the carpet, (I could wring his short neck!) >Spotting my face, good 'ole Santa could see >I had no Christmas spirit you'd have to agree. > >He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work >And filled all the stockings, (I felt like a jerk). >Here was Santa, who'd brought us such gladness and joy: >When I'd been too busy for even one toy. > >He spied my research on the table all spread >"A genealogist!" He cried! (My face was all red!) >"Tonight I've met many like you," Santa grinned, >As he pulled from his sack a large book he had penned. > >I gazed with amusement--the cover it read >Genealogy Lines for Which You Have Plead. >"I know what it's like as a genealogy bug." >He said as he gave me a great Santa hug. > >"While the elves make the sleighful of toys I now carry, >I do some research in the North Pole Library! >A special treat I am thus able to bring, >To genealogy folk who can't find a thing." > >"Now off you go to your bed for a rest, >I'll clean up the house from this genealogy mess." >As I climbed up the stairs full of gladness and glee, >I looked back at Santa who'd brought much to me. > >While settling in bed, I heard Santa's clear whistle, >To his team, which then rose like the down of a thistle. >And I heard him exclaim as he flew out of sight, >"Family history is Fun! Merry Christmas! Goodnight!" > >(Author Unknown)

Can anyone help with regards to the Olathe Cem.? Maybe it will make someone's Christmas joyous?? <G> Teri --------------------------- Amber, Terri, Terry Do you know anything about a transcription of Olathe Cemetery? Lee ----Original Message--- Hi - I would like to know if the Olathe Cemetery has been recorded on paper, book, etc. Thank you. Sharon Darleen McElrath grandmam@halcyon.com --------------------------------------- Terry (Phil 4:13) Teri (Ps 37:5) Lancaster, OH http://www.greenapple.com/~pastor751 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtwheatl/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnisanti/Isanti/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~cosanmig/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~comontro/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~codolore/index.html

Sorry to post to list, but I am looking for Margo. I have lost all from my computer including email addresses and trying to regain. (Yes, I know about backups, but ......) I sent mail to Margo and it was returned. I wanted to say that Ron has been in contact about my Longwell family. Margo, please email me! Thank you list for putting up with this message! Carol

Hello Reeds (by any spelling) My name is Helen (aka) Nell Logue and I am researching the Reeds. My family line is the Reeds of Mississippi and Texas mainly. A few went to California, and a few somewhere else. What I propose to do is get all of these Reeds into one large database and see if we can make any connections. That is where I will need your help. I need every Reed (by any spelling) to send me a GEDCOM or whatever information you have on the Reeds. I will call them "unattached Reeds" or something of the order. When I do make a connection then that bunch of Reeds will be put in my Reed Database. Until then they will be kept separate. As I add to the database I will make sure you are aware of the change. I hope everyone who reads this will participate. It is going to take a lot of hard work and I will need all the help I can get. What I want is Reeds from Alabama, Arkansas, NY, Michigan, Kentucky, any state in the United States. Any questions? If you are ready, I am. Let's get the Reeds rolling. Start sending your information any way you know how. GEDCOM is really a good way to send lots of information at one time. But if you have a better system, use it. Hope to hear from you Reeds soon. Helen (aka) Nell Logue P.S. Should you get more than one of these letters, please forgive me. It is going to take some doing to find all of you Reeds and even more doing to keep you separated, but I will do my best.

Can someone help this person? Thank you Teri ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: "Norman L. Gidcumb" <ngidcumb@manistee-isd.k12.mi.us> To: <pastor751@greenapple.com> Subject: Obituary notice Date sent: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 01:03:54 -0500 I would like to find a obituary notice for a Kline Gidcumb, b. 1 Jun 1912, d. 9 Apr 1989 Dove Creek. Can anyone do a look up in the paper or can you give me an address for the paper in Dove Creek which might have carried an obit notice for this person? Thanks, Norman L. Gidcumb Thompsonville, Mi. ngidcumb@manistee-isd.k12.mi.us

Hope this helps all those searching <A HREF="http://www.enoch.com/genealogy/BURIAL.HTM">GENEALOGICAL DATABASES! </A> Happy Hunting Janet E. Hawks

Hi, Please forgive this post to the list. I think someone asked me awhile ago to look for this name at the cemetery in Grand Junction. Today I located another Heckman filed with Brunk. Please contact me if you are looking for this name. Joan in CO

Hi, Could you please be more specific? Do you know which county your people were located in? Are you looking for someone buried in one of the counties or just information such as a city directory? Be glad to help if you would please send more information. Joan in CO Date sent: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 14:17:43 -0800 (PST) To: COMESA-l-request@rootsweb.com From: Clif Hinds <hindsclif@mindspring.com> I am doing family research on the names Hind / Hinds / Hines. Any help would be appreciated. hindsclif@mindspring.com

Remember that when you post, you must remove the word "request" from the address. Thank you Teri ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date sent: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 14:17:43 -0800 (PST) To: COMESA-l-request@rootsweb.com From: Clif Hinds <hindsclif@mindspring.com> I am doing family research on the names Hind / Hinds / Hines. Any help would be appreciated. hindsclif@mindspring.com --------------------------------------- Terry (Phil 4:13) Teri (Ps 37:5) Lancaster, OH http://www.greenapple.com/~pastor751 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtwheatl/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnisanti/Isanti/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~cosanmig/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~comontro/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~codolore/index.html

Teri, I am new to the list and was wondering if you have a connection for posting Obits for Mesa county. I have several from my wifes family. We are researching Cannell, Purdy, Blain, Hawkins, Denny, and Danials in Mesa county. thanks Rod Pastor Rod Reinhardt Set Free Ministries Clifton CO Matt 25:40...when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters you were doing it to me!(NLT) "Endeavor to persevere"-Chief Lone Wadi rodr@wic.net http://www.wic.net/rodr/index.htm http://www.jjbr.com ICQ# 3000785

Hello, My name is Janet Hawks I am researching Hawks, Gray and McCarrick in Colorado. This is my husbands side and a few of the older folks are still alive so family folk lore and stories are still pretty easy to get from these people. Most of these people ended up in Montrose and most are still there. I just really wanted to introduce my self to the list and say hi how ya doin. I will post the info I have on these people at a later date. I will be in Montrose this weekend need to take care of some family business and I'm going to try to get to Grand View Cemetery so if any one needs me to see if I can find a grave site for you just holler and I will post what I find as soon as I get back. This is going to be a short trip so I'm not sure how much research I can get done but I will try to get in as much as possible. Happy Searchin Janet E. Hawks (Jehawks@aol.com) Researching: HAWKS, GRAY, MCCARRICK in CO.- LUCAS, MCIVER in KS, MO, OK, CA- PERLICK in POMERANIA, CO.- And many many others!!!!!!

The people at GenConnect have been really fast!! I now have Dolores and San Miguel connected and they are ready to receive obit submissions from you! Thanks Teri --------------------------------------- Terry (Phil 4:13) Teri (Ps 37:5) Lancaster, OH http://www.greenapple.com/~pastor751 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtwheatl/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnisanti/Isanti/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~cosanmig/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~comontro/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~codolore/index.html

I have just completed installing the GenConnect board for posting obits for Montrose county. I wanted to complete one before I requested any others. Boards for San Miguel and Dolores will be up and running soon, and I will let you know when that is completed. If you have any obits for Montrose County, feel free to submit those!! Thank you Teri --------------------------------------- Terry (Phil 4:13) Teri (Ps 37:5) Lancaster, OH http://www.greenapple.com/~pastor751 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtwheatl/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnisanti/Isanti/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~cosanmig/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~comontro/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~codolore/index.html

I checked into this a little before forwarding this on: ................................................ From: vinny@wutc.wa.gov To: pastor751@greenapple.com Copies to: WebMasters@wutc.wa.gov Date sent: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 16:01:42 -0800 Subject: Re: Telephone Scam The "moral" of this story is true. I can't confirm the particular incident mentioned, but the facts are correct in that any call requesting you to press 9,0,# is an attempt to scam you. It does happen, and you are safe to advise folks to watch out. ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- To: "SB" <strawbale@crest.org>, "cob" <coblist@deatech.com> From: "uwe" <uweb@megalink.net.mx> Subject: Fw: Phone Scam Date sent: Wed, 21 Oct 98 11:57:00 PDT > ----Original Message----- > From: McKercher, David > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 10:51 AM > To: Boyd, Calvin > Subject: FW: Important stuff from Therese Calvin, > > From: Alan Wu[SMTP:Alan@AMSup.com] > This was sent to me over the weekend. I received a telephone call > from > an individual identifying himself as an AT&T Service Technician who was > conducting a test on our telephone lines. He stated that to complete > the test we should touch nine (9), zero (0), the pound sign (#) and then > hang up. Luckily, we were suspicious and refused. Upon contacting the > telephone company we were informed That by pushing 90# you give the > requesting individual full access to your telephone line, which allows > them to place long distance telephone calls billed to your home phone > number. We were further informed that this scam has been originating > from many of the local jails/prisons. I have also verified this > information with UCB Telecomm. I further called GTE Security this > morning and verified that this is definitely possible. DO NOT press > 90# for ANYONE. The GTE Security Department requested that I share this > information with EVERYONE I KNOW!!! Could you PLEASE pass this on. If > you have mailing lists and/or newsletters from organizations you are > connected with, I encourage you to pass on this information. --------------------------------------- Terry (Phil 4:13) Teri (Ps 37:5) Lancaster, OH http://www.greenapple.com/~pastor751 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtwheatl/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnisanti/Isanti/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~cosanmig/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~comontro/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~codolore/index.html

Dan, you left a query for me to post and when I tried to inform you that it had been posted, your email came back because of problems. Please get back with me. Thanks Teri minter@cajun.net.com (DAN MINTER) <minter@cajun.net.com> --------------------------------------- Terry (Phil 4:13) Teri (Ps 37:5) Lancaster, OH http://www.greenapple.com/~pastor751 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtwheatl/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnisanti/Isanti/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~cosanmig/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~comontro/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~codolore/index.html

List members: After you have subscribed to a list, remember to take the "request" off of the address so that your messages will go to the entire list group!! Teri ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date sent: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 05:30:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Dick and Pat Irvine <irvinerp@iafrica.com> To: COMESA-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Sarah McCready I recently received information which leads me to believe that my gg-grandmother, Sarah E. McCready was living in Montrose, CO in 1912. Her husband, John D. McCready, died at the Soldiers Home in Dayton, OH that year. Can you help me find additional information on Sarah? Thanking you, Pat Irvine Cape Town, South Africa irvinerp@iafrica.com --------------------------------------- Terry (Phil 4:13) Teri (Ps 37:5) Lancaster, OH http://www.greenapple.com/~pastor751 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtwheatl/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnisanti/Isanti/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~cosanmig/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~comontro/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~codolore/index.html

Hi Sherry, Gosh, I have been meaning to answer this messgae for a long time, but well, lots has been going on here, and I haven't gotten to it until now! The last time I visited this site, they only had a few states up and going, but maybe by now they will have more. Anyway, it will give you an idea of what a land patent record is. Again, I apologize for answering in such a length of time! http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ I hope the link still works! Carol Sherry Gregg wrote: > Hello friends. > > I was hoping someone on this list could explain a few things to this > beginning genealogist. > > What exactly is a land patent? > > Was land sometimes owned by same person prior to a patent being > issued? > > 'Homesteads' were issued in what acreage sizes? > > With what government agency could I find information regarding > privately held lands, later > purchased as part of a National Park? > > Thank you in advance for any help!! > > Sherry Morefield Gregg

Teri, I just wanted to thank you for the information you have added to the web page. It takes a lot of work to maintain one, I know! I really appreciate all your efforts! Carol

This was sent to me and I think that someone on the list may be able to help out better... ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date sent: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 19:45:31 -0600 From: Martha Taylor <mtaylor@wic.net> Send reply to: mtaylor@wic.net Organization: student To: pastor751@greenapple.com, kfuoco@mesa5.mesa.colorado.edu Subject: Loneconne Please send me information on Loneconne, the area located near Nucla and Norwood. I would like to know the history of that mountian area. --------------------------------------- Terry (Phil 4:13) Teri (Ps 37:5) Lancaster, OH http://www.greenapple.com/~pastor751 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtwheatl/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnisanti/Isanti/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~cosanmig/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~comontro/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~codolore/index.html