I'm sure many of you already know of this site. You'll find ED maps and other census tools (no census images though) at: http://www.alookatcook.com/ Happy Hunting, Tom Mueller > Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:49:16 -0800 (PST) > From: Noreen Ott <genechaser40@yahoo.com> > Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] 1880- Rebecca St in Lincoln > Park area(?) > To: COOK-CO-IL@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <752934.76662.qm@web56003.mail.re3.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hello Listers, > > I am trying to find the geographic location of an > 1880 > Census address..242 Rebecca Street (the census sheet > also has 15th street written in the margin and is in > Enumeration District 78. > > I GOOGLED the addresses on Willow and Rebecca, to > see > if I could find out the proximity of 59 Willow > Street > (this was the numbering in 1880..believe the > Enumeration District was 177.. to 242 Rebecca > Street(also 1880 address), hoping that both were in > the Lincoln Park neighborhood. However, the > directions > took me 30 miles south of Lincoln Park..and I am > hoping that it is my error and Rebecca is in the > Lincoln Park area..perhaps just renamed?? Since > GOOGLE > routes current address loctions, I am at a loss as > to > how to establish the proximity of one street to > another. > > I don't know how to access which Enumeration > Districts > were where in any given area..Any hints?? <cut> Noreen Ott > Woodland, CA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com

For those of you looking for street name changes or number changes, I suggest trying this website. http://www.stevemorse.org/census/changes.html His main page http://www.stevemorse.org/ is also worth checking out. Susan

I find Rebecca renamed 15th Place (1/2 block S of 15th Street). This would be about 4 miles S of the Lincoln Park area. Dave B --- Noreen Ott <genechaser40@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello Listers, > > I am trying to find the geographic location of an > 1880 > Census address..242 Rebecca Street (the census sheet > also has 15th street written in the margin and is in > Enumeration District 78. > > I GOOGLED the addresses on Willow and Rebecca, to > see > if I could find out the proximity of 59 Willow > Street > (this was the numbering in 1880..believe the > Enumeration District was 177.. to 242 Rebecca > Street(also 1880 address), hoping that both were in > the Lincoln Park neighborhood. However, the > directions > took me 30 miles south of Lincoln Park..and I am > hoping that it is my error and Rebecca is in the > Lincoln Park area..perhaps just renamed?? Since > GOOGLE > routes current address loctions, I am at a loss as > to > how to establish the proximity of one street to > another. > > I don't know how to access which Enumeration > Districts > were where in any given area..Any hints?? > > The Willow Street address currently is 713, as a > result of the renumbering that took place in > 1900(?)..or thereabouts.. > > Any help appreciated.. > > Happy Holidays to all.. > > Noreen Ott > Woodland, CA > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail > beta. > http://new.mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > David T Buzzek <www.gensearch.net> You cannot soar with the eagles during the day if you hoot with the owls at night! ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited

Hello Listers, I am trying to find the geographic location of an 1880 Census address..242 Rebecca Street (the census sheet also has 15th street written in the margin and is in Enumeration District 78. I GOOGLED the addresses on Willow and Rebecca, to see if I could find out the proximity of 59 Willow Street (this was the numbering in 1880..believe the Enumeration District was 177.. to 242 Rebecca Street(also 1880 address), hoping that both were in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. However, the directions took me 30 miles south of Lincoln Park..and I am hoping that it is my error and Rebecca is in the Lincoln Park area..perhaps just renamed?? Since GOOGLE routes current address loctions, I am at a loss as to how to establish the proximity of one street to another. I don't know how to access which Enumeration Districts were where in any given area..Any hints?? The Willow Street address currently is 713, as a result of the renumbering that took place in 1900(?)..or thereabouts.. Any help appreciated.. Happy Holidays to all.. Noreen Ott Woodland, CA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com

> Jim Sladek at jim.list@verizon.net asked if anyone has a copy of the1933 Harrisonian (Yearbook of Harrison High School. Jim, The yearbooks at Harold Washington Library are located in the Special Collections Department. Their hours are different from the main library. You might also try the Tinley Moraine genealogists collection located in the Tinley Park Public Library. They have the 1932 and 1934 copies of the Harrisonian. www.tmgenealogists.org Hope this helps! Beth

I have the 1928 and 1931 Harrisonian yearbooks and will do lookups if anybody wants it done Bill Have a Great Day --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.

Does anyone have a copy of the 1933 Harrisonian (yearbook for Harrison High) or know what library may hold a copy? Regards, Jim Sladek

Jim Sladek at jim.list@verizon.net asked if anyone has a copy of the1933 Harrisonian (Yearbook of Harrison High School. Jim, I checked with an individual who has some yearsbooks of Chicago High Schools. She does not have a copy of the 1933 Harrisonian. She does have a copy of the 1927 Harrisonian. She suggested looking for a copy of the 1933 Harrisonian at the Chicago History Museum (nee Chicago Historical Society) or the Harold Washington Library (the main location of the Chicago Public Library system). She also suggested contacting Dennis at U2RFamily@aol.com . He is supposed to have an extensive collection of yearsbooks from Chicago schools. She thinks that his fee for a copy of information from a yearbook runs around $5.00. Thomas Mackowiak MACKOWIAK/SERWATKIEWICZ/WANATOWICZ/JANUSZEWSKI/LESCZYNSKI/ORLIKOWSKI/MROZ/MU NO/HARNEY

Good <G> Also in 1930 he is the sales manager of "vacuum cleaners" living on Harper Ave and he is a World War vet Eliz William R Elger Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Age: 36 Estimated birth year: abt 1894 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Josephine Race: White Occupation: Education: Military Service: yes WW I Rent/home value: rent 65$ Age at first marriage: 24/24 Parents' birthplace: Ill/Ill Household Members: Name Age William R Elger 36 Josephine Elger 36 William Elger 9 Alice Elger 6 Donald Elger 1 7/12 Jessie Phelps 71 father in law Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 431; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 2455; Image: 1051.0. On 11/28/06, sjlbuethner-sheminee@att.net <sjlbuethner-sheminee@att.net> wrote: > > LOL, > > And his Draft Card lists him as William Robert Elger, Jr., b. 26 > October 1890 in Chicago, IL, 26 yrs old [card date June 5, 1917], > single, medium height, medium build, brown hair, brown eyes. > > Sharon > > > > > > > On 28 Nov 2006 at 17:14, kelger@umich.edu wrote: > > > His name was William Robert Elger. His birth certificate says he was > > born October 26, 1892 and his death certificate says he was born > > October 16, 1892. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > Quoting Eliz Hanebury <elizhgene@gmail.com>: > > > > > I would think it also tells you he was likely to be a Vet If you > > > give us his name and birthdate, even a good guess we might be able > > > to find a lot <G> Eliz > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/28/06, Mary Snow <marysnow@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > >> > > >> The Neer Goudie American Legion Post was described in news articles > > >> as the post of the Teamsters Union. Your great grandfather was a > > >> member of this post. > > >> > > >> This google search may lead you to more information: > > >> > > >> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=neer+goudie+american+legion+po > > >> st&btnG=Google+Search > > >> > > >> Mary > > >> > > >> kelger@umich.edu wrote: Hi -- I found an obituary for my great > > >> grandfather and it states he wasa member of Neer-Goudie Post.No846- > > >> American Legion. ...what does this mean? Is there more information > > >> I might be able to find out about him through that organization? > > >> Does anyoneknow where I go to find more information? > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> ------------------------------- > > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > >> COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Dave, Greetings, re: Riverview; by any chance do you have pix of the WWII Army barracks near the park? My folks bought one as a prefab & moved it to Lake Osterhout outside Grand Junction, MI (near South Haven) in the 1970s. Dad had gone on disability (heart) & he & our mom spent their last years there. He & the present owner have remodeled it & you'd never tell what it was originally. Thanx, Walt God Bless Walter McElligott <wmcauth07@juno.com> My ebook "A Blessed Bethlehem Birth" told by Abraham and Anna Mousenstern is at <http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/blessedbirth.htm> =================================================================== Message: 2 Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:17:31 -0800 (PST) From: David Buzzek <dbuzzek@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] Riverview closing - 1967 To: Colleen Flood <cjflood@comcast.net>, "'Tom Mueller'" <tommcclib@yahoo.com>, cook-co-il@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <841126.63249.qm@web56201.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I agree that crime was the underlying factor in the closing of Riverview. My brother worked at the park and was mugged in one of the arcades by a gang of the "new" customers. I have a photo taken at one of the picture arcades of my mother at about 2 years of age with her family and neighbors on the back of a train display. This would have been about 1912. Dave B

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In the 1920 Census, William was a commercial truck driver for a clothing company - this would explain his membership in the Teamsters. He was the son of William R Elger and Mary Anna Hajek, who were married in Cook County in 1890. >

His name was William Robert Elger. His birth certificate says he was born October 26, 1892 and his death certificate says he was born October 16, 1892. Thanks for your help. Quoting Eliz Hanebury <elizhgene@gmail.com>: > I would think it also tells you he was likely to be a Vet If you give us his > name and birthdate, even a good guess we might be able to find a lot <G> > Eliz > > > > > On 11/28/06, Mary Snow <marysnow@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> >> The Neer Goudie American Legion Post was described in news articles as >> the post of the Teamsters Union. Your great grandfather was a member of >> this post. >> >> This google search may lead you to more information: >> >> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=neer+goudie+american+legion+post&btnG=Google+Search >> >> Mary >> >> kelger@umich.edu wrote: Hi -- I found an obituary for my great >> grandfather and it states he wasa member of Neer-Goudie Post.No846- >> American Legion. ...what does this mean? Is there more information I >> might be able to find out about him through that organization? Does >> anyoneknow where I go to find more information? >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

LOL, And his Draft Card lists him as William Robert Elger, Jr., b. 26 October 1890 in Chicago, IL, 26 yrs old [card date June 5, 1917], single, medium height, medium build, brown hair, brown eyes. Sharon On 28 Nov 2006 at 17:14, kelger@umich.edu wrote: > His name was William Robert Elger. His birth certificate says he was > born October 26, 1892 and his death certificate says he was born > October 16, 1892. > > Thanks for your help. > > Quoting Eliz Hanebury <elizhgene@gmail.com>: > > > I would think it also tells you he was likely to be a Vet If you > > give us his name and birthdate, even a good guess we might be able > > to find a lot <G> Eliz > > > > > > > > > > On 11/28/06, Mary Snow <marysnow@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> > >> The Neer Goudie American Legion Post was described in news articles > >> as the post of the Teamsters Union. Your great grandfather was a > >> member of this post. > >> > >> This google search may lead you to more information: > >> > >> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=neer+goudie+american+legion+po > >> st&btnG=Google+Search > >> > >> Mary > >> > >> kelger@umich.edu wrote: Hi -- I found an obituary for my great > >> grandfather and it states he wasa member of Neer-Goudie Post.No846- > >> American Legion. ...what does this mean? Is there more information > >> I might be able to find out about him through that organization? > >> Does anyoneknow where I go to find more information? > >> > > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I would think it also tells you he was likely to be a Vet If you give us his name and birthdate, even a good guess we might be able to find a lot <G> Eliz On 11/28/06, Mary Snow <marysnow@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > The Neer Goudie American Legion Post was described in news articles as > the post of the Teamsters Union. Your great grandfather was a member of > this post. > > This google search may lead you to more information: > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=neer+goudie+american+legion+post&btnG=Google+Search > > Mary > > kelger@umich.edu wrote: Hi -- I found an obituary for my great > grandfather and it states he wasa member of Neer-Goudie Post.No846- > American Legion. ...what does this mean? Is there more information I > might be able to find out about him through that organization? Does > anyoneknow where I go to find more information? > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

The Neer Goudie American Legion Post was described in news articles as the post of the Teamsters Union. Your great grandfather was a member of this post. This google search may lead you to more information: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=neer+goudie+american+legion+post&btnG=Google+Search Mary kelger@umich.edu wrote: Hi -- I found an obituary for my great grandfather and it states he wasa member of Neer-Goudie Post.No846- American Legion. ...what does this mean? Is there more information I might be able to find out about him through that organization? Does anyoneknow where I go to find more information? >

Hi -- I found an obituary for my great grandfather and it states he was a member of Neer-Goudie Post.No846- American Legion. Forgive my ignorance - but what does this mean? Is there more information I might be able to find out about him through that organization? Does anyone know where I go to find more information?

Donna The street numbers did change in 1909, however I do not find 1427 in the list of changes. Also, those that come somewhat close do not convert to anything near 1627. Dave B --- Cleosmom@aol.com wrote: > Hello all, > > I have a brick wall that's been bothering me for > years. I cannot find my > grandfather in the 1910 census for Cook Co. A > thought just occurred to me > though: GF was born at 1427 Byron Street in Chicago > in 1905. In the 1910 census, > his uncle is living at 1627 Byron St. did the > numbers change in 1909/1911? > > My GF's name was Edwin RICKMAN, b. 1905 Chicago, > son of Theodore Z., b. > abt. 1883 Kentucky, and Adelaide RICKMAN, b. 1885 > Chicago. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > > Donna > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > David T Buzzek <www.gensearch.net> You cannot soar with the eagles during the day if you hoot with the owls at night! ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index

I agree that crime was the underlying factor in the closing of Riverview. My brother worked at the park and was mugged in one of the arcades by a gang of the "new" customers. I have a photo taken at one of the picture arcades of my mother at about 2 years of age with her family and neighbors on the back of a train display. This would have been about 1912. Dave B --- Colleen Flood <cjflood@comcast.net> wrote: > I've been reading all the great input from everyone > on Riverview, so I have > to add my two cents in. > I still live by "Riverview". > It's now our 19th district police station, and > shopping center and DeVry > Institute for learning. > > We now call ourselves "Roscoe Village Neighbors" we > changed the name from > "Riverview Neighbors" quite a few years back. > > I skated for many years at the Old Riverview Roller > Rink. Many, many of our > friends including my Husband worked at the park. > > Ralph Lopez, who has many artifacts from the Park > and worked for many years > at the park, still lives in our neighborhood. > > At our once a year- 2 day- 5 block -Neighborhood > festival every August > "Roscoe Village Neighbors has our "Retro on Roscoe > Festival" Ralph Lopez > puts up his Riverview stand and has different > memorabilia. > and if you can remember the big half Moon that you > sat on and had your > picture taken > well Ralph has that and at our Festival and we > old Riverview people > still stand in line to get our pictures taken on it. > > But I will say living in the neighborhood during the > time that the park was > still open had its bad side. Parking issues, crime, > tons of people walking > around the neighborhood. > of the closing, I can't help but think that the > crime was a bigger issue, > of all the reasons for closing. As different types > of people flooded the > park, and neighborhood, there was no time that it > went problem free. > > So if your ever in Chicago the first weekend in > August sat & sun come on > over to our street fest "Retro on Roscoe"( were on > Roscoe from Leavitt to > Damen). And stop by Ralphs stand for some great > memories ! > Thanks > Colleen in Chicago > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: cook-co-il-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:cook-co-il-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf > Of Tom Mueller > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 9:11 AM > To: cook-co-il@rootsweb.com > Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Riverview closing - 1967 > > I have many grEAT! memories of Riverview too. > They closed in 1967, after they had issued season > tickets and announced their Spring opening. It was > quite sudden. > > Management said it was purely a financial move, but > there was much speculation that it had to do with > racial issues. > > A number of good books on are out there, including: > Adams, Judith A. The American Amusement Park > Industry. Twayne Publishers, > Boston: 1991. ISBN: 0805798218. > > Others (that I have not read or seen) are: > > 1. Riverview Amusement Park / > Author: Haugh, Dolores. > Publication: Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., 2004 > > 2. Riverview, gone but not forgotten : > a photo-history, 1904-1967 / > Author: Wlodarczyk, Chuck. > Publication: Evanston, Ill. : Schori Press, 1977 > > 3. Riverview, kingdom of magic > Author: Hintze, Clarence.; Berbert, George. > Publication: [Cincinnati?] : Kelleher, Russell, & > Young, 1991 > Document: English : Visual Material : Videorecording > : > VHS tape > > 4. Laugh your troubles away : > the complete history of Riverview Park, Chicago, > Illinois / > Author: Gee, Derek.; Lopez, Ralph. > Publication: Livonia, MI : Sharpshooter Productions, > 2000 > > 7. Riverview & 1933 World's Fair > Author: Callaway, John D.; Karp, Cathleen. > Publication: [Chicago] : Network Chicago/WTTW, 2000 > Document: English : Visual Material : Videorecording > : > VHS tape > > Tom Mueller > > > AHHHH what a place!!! Riverview Park!! In 1960 > I > > was 12 years old. We would go with one of the > moms > > on the block that was off in the summer. Usually > on > > the CTA bus. I always liked the Cannon Ball, > > Parachute Ride and the Freek Show (I am sure there > > is a more politicly correct name for it now). > That > > always gave me goose bumps!!! When did it close > its > > doors? > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ________ > Sponsored Link > > Online degrees - find the right program to advance > your career. > www.nextag.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > David T Buzzek <www.gensearch.net> You cannot soar with the eagles during the day if you hoot with the owls at night! ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index

Does anyone know the status of this question? Karen