Hi lists, I would like you to know about Bethel Twp. Founder's Day: Time: Saturday, 12: 00 noon to 3:00 (Fair) 3:00 PM to ? (House tour) Place: Bethel Fire House on Faulk Rd., in Bethel, PA (near Booth's Corner Sale) Bethel Genealogy: See Ginny DeNENNO Genealogy in general: Helen M. (Webber) IMBURGIA Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

Dear Friends: Can you provide a newspaper photo (at any cost) of my late step father: SAMUEL EDWARD COLE. He lived at 28 Choate St., in Newark, DE. He was a Mason, Knights of Pyhias officer, volunteer fireman and active in the Methodist church. He was a well-known paper mill worker (Curtis, among others). He died in 1940 while living with his sister Ida (Mrs. Wm. Morrison) Advancing age and declining health limit my ability to perform my own on-site research so I would be most grateful for anything you can provide. Peter B. McCue 14 Orchard Place East East Hanover, N. J. 07936-1555 [email protected]

[email protected] wrote: > Good morning list(s), > > At a meeting yesterday, of volunteers, at the Delaware County > Historical Society we were told that visiting hours have been extended > to the following: > > Tuesdays: 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM > Wednesday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM > Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (new) > > We hope this is more convenient & accommodating to ALL! :) > > Please come visit us & do your genealogy research. > > Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) > > P.S. Please pass this information on to others who would be interested.

Good morning list(s), At a meeting yesterday, of volunteers, at the Delaware County Historical Society we were told that visiting hours have been extended to the following: Tuesdays: 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (new) We hope this is more convenient & accommodating to ALL! :) Please come visit us & do your genealogy research. Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) P.S. Please pass this information on to others who would be interested.

In a message dated 9/9/02 8:53:44 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Karen, > Can you tell me where in Marshallton this Sanitarium was? > Sharon > Dear Sharon, If you mean the Brandywine Sanitorium (spelled with 'o' not 'a'), and IF it was the institution which was later dedicated to and eventually named the Emily P. Bissell Hospital (and I THINK it was), then I would assume it was located where the current Emily P. Bissell Hospital facilities are located. They have pages in the State of Delaware's Health and Social Services collection of websites which lists the address of Delaware Healt and Social Services, Emily P. Bissell Hospital Campus, Building A/Main Building, 3000 Newport Gap Pike, Wilmington, Delaware, 19808. Phone: (302) 995-8400. It's been a very long time since I have lived in Delaware and others may be of more help, but if memory serves me right, the Newport Gap Pike is route 41 which intersects with route 2 (Kirkwood Highway between Newark and Wilmington) a little southwest of Wilmington.. . . (but it might be route 141 -- what can I say? my brain is aging) . If I did not give you this website address before, look at this page from the Delaware Archives on the for a brief statement about the State Tuberculosis Commission. It states the Brandywine Sanitorium was taken over by the state in 1925 and that it became part of the Emily P. Bissell Hospital. It does not clarify when the Sanitorium became part of Emily Bissell, nor whether Emily Bissell was even constructed yet. Perhaps there were two separate locations; perhaps the Brandywine Sanitorium was the same building as the Emily P. Bissell Hospital. Maybe a call to the administration offices listed above could solve that mystery. Here is primary website: http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/collections/aghist/Frame.htm. After you get there, click on the STATE TUBERCULOSIS COMMISSION which is listed in the left hand column. Karen In the 1930 census, the Brandywine Sanitorium is listed separately and is included in ED 2-98 ( the eastern part of Mill Creek Hundred -- see http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/genealogy/internet/ed.htm Building A/Main Building 3000 Newport Gap Pike, Building A/Main Building Wilmington, DE 19808 DPH: (302) 995-8400 DMS HRM: (302) 995-8400, ext. 8456

Karen, Can you tell me where in Marshallton this Sanitarium was? Sharon

Good morning List, I am a new subscriber, and am looking for the cemetery where my GGG Grandparents, Arthur Allston WELLS, and his wife Ann (McDowell) WELLS may be buried. Arthur Allston WELLS was born 20 Sept., 1786, New Castle Co., son of Wm. WELLS, and Rachael (ALLSTON) WELLS, and died c. 20 Jan. 1824 in Wilmington while bringing his Packet Fame into the Wilmington Harbor. His wife Anne died 28 October, 1843, in Philadelphia where she was born on 7 July, 1791. Also would like to check the Wilmington City Directories to help establish the time they actually lived in the Wilmington area. Thank you.. William M. Wells Portland, Ore.

Dear Jane, I am taking a stab in the dark, but maybe one that has the possibility of being helpful to you. My mother's first cousin died of TB in the Brandywine Sanitarium, Marshalton, Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, in 1939. Twenty years later than the year you need information for, but perhaps this institution had been functioning that long. Also, years ago when I lived and worked in Delaware, I worked at two locations that I was told (but did not confirm) had been hospitals in northern DE (New Castle County) that treated TB patients. They were the Governor Bacon Health Center (formerly part of a military base called Fort Delaware, I believe) in Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware, and Emily P. Bissell Hospital, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. Governor Bacon probably became a hospital converted from a military installation too late for your ancestor to have been housed there. (My great-grandfather died there in 1953, a fact I learned years after I had worked for the health center when it housed a "school for socially and emotionally maladjusted children," much to my surprise.) Emily Bissell Hospital may provide some better options. Check out websites on Emily P. Bissell, a Delaware native/resident who was an effective supporter of tuberculosis hospitals and research to develop treatment for the disease. She created the first Easter Seal in 1907 to raise money to fight TB by building funds to keep the "Brandywine Shack" open. The Brandywine Shack in Wilmington was a TB hospital whose mission was to treat the poor. Emily's cousin was the doctor who ran it. For brief histories of Emily Bissell, see the following websites (and find many more via search engines) http://www.hsd.org/Women_AntiSuffragist_Bissell.htm; http://www.hsd.org/DHE/DHE_who_bissell.htm; http://www.lungusa.org/womenhistory/; http://www.state.de.us/dhss/main/maps/bissell/mainbldg.htm (this one just tells you what the Bissell hospital is used for today) Did you notice I was gone for a while? I just found a site which confirms that the Brandywine Sanitorium was founded in the early 1900s and later (1925) became part of the Emily Bissell Hospital. See: http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/collections/aghist/Frame.htm Good luck with your search. Karen

John, I'm sorry but there are no persons of the surname Welsh mentioned in the records of Old Drawyers. Sorry! Marilyn Matthews Lear researching in DE: Matthews, Henry, O,Neal, Townsend, VanDyke,Cann, Burgess, Cooper

Thanks for checking Marilyn. John Marilyn and Rob Lear wrote: >John, > >I'm sorry but there are no persons of the surname Welsh mentioned in >the records of Old Drawyers. Sorry! > >Marilyn Matthews Lear >researching in DE: Matthews, Henry, O,Neal, Townsend, VanDyke,Cann, >Burgess, Cooper > > > >

Hello All! Is there anyone who knows where I could contact someone/ place where they lookup old newpaper obituaries for Wilmington, DE. I have a list of 10 with dates of internment. Unfortunately, there is no way I will be able to make it down there and the library in Boston does not have those papers. Let me know. Thank You, Jim

Found this awhile ago!..Not sure where. [probably list of Cemeteries.] Denton Township Cemetery MD : Mary MATTHEWS w/o Alex H. MATTHEWS B: 1819 D: 1891 Denton, MD is very close to New Castle Co.line. {to the west} Hope i have the right party looking for MATTHEWS who might be living in De....maybe near the MD line. Regards, Lois

Hi Marilyn, I saw your posting on rootsweb and was hoping you might do a lookup for me. I am looking for John Welsh who died in 1814 or 1815 in DE. He was an Irish protestant. I have never been able to find his burial place. Thanks, John Marilyn and Rob Lear wrote: >Charlie, > >I believe that the state archives have a new facility which should be >nice. I also suggest a visit to Old Drawyers Church,north of Odessa, >if any of your family were Presbyterians. I have a book with all the >burials, if I can be of any help. > >Marilyn Matthews Lear >Jacksonville, Florida > >

Hi Rooters....Tnx to all for the several helpful suggestions on tracking down exact cemetery location for my Hyatt patriot; Charlie Murphy near Seattle.

Hello, Do you know Bert and Amber Poole, brothers who lived in Brandywine area around 1930's? Paula --- [email protected] wrote: > For many years we have researched the history of > this branch of the > Poole Family who lived and died in Delaware County, > Pennsylvania and > Newcastle County, Delaware. > > We have traced this direct line back to Thomas Poole > (1784-1836) and > Elizabeth Skillings Poole (1786-1870). > > Thomas and Elizabeth had the following 10 children: > 1. Charlotte Poole (1807-1871) married Wesley Clark > 2. Sarah Poole b. 1809 > 3. Wesley Poole (1811-1904) married Mary Williams > 4. Richard Poole (1814-1896) married Sarah Ann > Brown > �� Second wife Lydia H. Miller Remington > 5. Clayton Poole (1817-1829) > 6. Mary Ann Poole b. 1819 > 7. Jane Eliza Poole (1822-1883) married Samuel > Grubb > 8. Lewis Poole (1825-1876) > 9. Emily Poole (1828-1900) married Davis Barlow > 10. Adaline Poole (1831-1913) married Edmund Jones > (Additional information about this line is available > at the web site below) > > I am now seeking the father of Thomas Poole. > If anyone has any information about the Richard > Poole listed in the 1790 > census of Lower Chichester Township, Delaware Co., > PA - having 5 free white > males under the age of sixteen, please contact me. > > Mary L. Poole > Poole Family Genealogy > http://www.youthresources.com/genealogy/poole.html > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com

Charlie, I believe that the state archives have a new facility which should be nice. I also suggest a visit to Old Drawyers Church,north of Odessa, if any of your family were Presbyterians. I have a book with all the burials, if I can be of any help. Marilyn Matthews Lear Jacksonville, Florida

Charlie, I would suggest spending some time at the Delaware Public Archives on Duke of York Street in Dover. (Just follow the dome of the capitol building) It's a wonderful repository if you have DE connections, an added plus is the employees are the best! Any and all questions are welcomed, most are answeered! All computers are already online - check your mail or Ancestry Plus while there! Check out their web site before you leave! <http://www.archives.lib.de.us/> Happy hunting, Donna

Hi Listers: Seeking information on my grandfather: Bernard GUSBERG whom I cannot locate on the 1900 census although I have him in Newark, N.J. in 1897 (when my mom, Clara was born) and I also have him in the 1905 census of Newark, N.J. and the 1920 census. With his first wife DINA, they had the following children: Morris (who married his step-sister, Lena Gelfand); Bessie (Mrs. Morris Gerber); Pauline (Mrs. Sam Gottlober); David (who married Becky Meyer of NYC); and Clara (my mom, Mrs. Peter McCue) Sometime after 1898 when DINA died, Bernard married widow, Rose (nee Rachel Kusis) Gelfand who had three daughters, all born in Russia. The aforementioned Lena and Minnie (Mrs. Harry Glatt) and Pauline (Mrs. Mo Gold). [email protected] 9/5/02

In a message dated 09/04/2002 6:00:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Can somebody please direct me to this Stanton Cemetery? Alan, I talked to a secretary at the Wilm Friends and she said the Cemetery is right behind the of Dr. Clay's dentist office... 533 Main St Stanton, DE As a matter of fact Dr. Clay's office is in the old Stanton Meeting House. Apparently there is a road behind St. Mark's Church (which is located on Limestone Road) which you turn right on to get to the cemetery. The Stanton Quaker Burying Ground property adjoins St. Mark's Church property Hope this helps Jayne McCormick [email protected] <A HREF="http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/">http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com </A>

Rev War graves can often be found by contacting the DAR (and, I presume, the SAR). Great efforts are made by local chapters of these organizations to research, find, prove service of and mark the graves of men and women (and children even) who gave patriotic service to the Continental cause. The locations are reported to and kept on file at the National Headquarters of the DAR in WASHINGTON, D.C. So, try a phone call or two, and you may find him that way. Good luck! Thy friend, Nancy Webster (DAR member)