to answer Linda's question about the Ware surname showing up in the town of Ware records....... Linda...the name can be spelled Ware/Wear/Weare....keep your eyes open for the name showing up in Palmer,Ware,Monson,Brimfield, postings. Cynthia ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Marge & Carl Hommel" <hommel@sundial.net> Reply-To: CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 17:54:30 -0500 >According to a booklet issued by the Town of Ware, available at rest >stops on the Mass Turnpike, the Town name is a translation of the >Native word "Nenaneseck", meaning" fishing basket" or "fishing weir". >The weirs were situated at the foot of the falls to capture salmon, a >once abundant commodity in New England rivers. The Ware town seal is >a depiction of one of the Natives spearing some of those captive fish. > >Carl Hommel >hommel@sundial.net > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Linda Roller <yogi@wyoming.com> >To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 2:14 PM >Subject: [CRV] Ware surname > > >> With all this information flowing on the town of Ware can anyone of >you >> tell me if the Ware surname appears in any of the records? >Linda >> >> >> ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== >> Any misbehaving on this list will be warned --ONCE--no second >chances.. >> THIS WARNING ONLY APPEARS ONCE >> Listowner: NewEnglander1620@mail.ccsinet.net >> >> ============================== >> The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! >> http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 >> > > >==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ...type in Ct-River Valley or other mailing list >http://www.acpl.lib.in.us [large genealogy library in Indiana] > >http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogical lib for Conn River area) > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >