This is a marvelous site :) There is a contest below which might interest you also! Peace. chirho At 06:44 PM 2/10/98 -0700, you wrote: >Ancestry HomeTown Daily >"A Daily Dose of Genealogy" >www.ancestry.com > >February 10, 1998 > >In this issue: >- Database of the Day >- Today's New Maps >- Headlines from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter >- The Best of DearMYRTLE - Old Maps >- Win a Free Annual Subscription to Ancestry.com! >- A Genealogical/Historical Project to Honor The Veterans of World War >II >**** >Note - Due to a glitch in our mail program, the HomeTown Daily was not >delivered yesterday. Today's edition also includes material from >yesterday's edition. Sorry for the absence! >============================================== >Database of the Day (Free for 10 Days!) >History of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, Vol. 1 > >This first volume of a two volume series focuses on the founding of >Columbus, Ohio in Franklin County. As a Centennial History, it depicts >the major events that have helped shape the early settlement into the >modern city of Columbus, which was selected to be the capital of Ohio, >as well as facts about the surrounding region. Also mentioned in this >history are prominent individuals who played significant roles in the >founding and history of the city and county. > >Bibliography - Taylor, William Alexander. History of Columbus and >Franklin County, Ohio, Vol. 1, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., >1909. > >To search this database, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search.asp >OR >http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/recent.asp >============================================== >Today's New Maps > >Ancestry is currently adding 3 maps every working day to their >web site. One of the three maps is available for free for 10 days, >after which it will be moved to the subscription area. The remaining >two maps are available in the subscription area. > >Today's FREE map is: >- Europe 1648-1660 > >Today's maps available in the Subscription Area: >- Population of Foreign Birth (U.S.) 1880 >- Siege of Quebec 1759 > >To view these maps, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/maps.asp >Look under the FREE MAPS section of the page for the >Free map of the day. >============================================== >Headlines from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter > >Here are the latest headlines from Dick Eastman's Online >Genealogy Newsletter: > >- Hello From London >- PAF Pal >- webGED: Progenitor 2.0 >- Mary Meyer, R.I.P. >- Saratoga Battlefield Data Online >- I Got A Letter From Halberts! >- Pied Piper of Hamelin >- Upcoming Events >- Home Pages Highlighted > >To read this week's newsletter, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/home/eastarch.htm >OR >http://www.ancestry.com/home/columns.htm >=============================================== >The Best of DearMYRTLE - Old Maps > >From: Huguenaute@aol.com >DearMYRTLE, >Is there an online spot for finding places that no longer exist? Am >looking >for the village of GAMBERELLE that was outside of Paris but is now >swallowed >up by the "city of lights." > >DearHUGUENAUTE, >I have several suggestions: > >1. http://www.es-conseil.fr/pramona/p1gen.htm >Le Dictionnaire des communesáIf you are searching for a place name in >France, Philippe RAMONA will do a lookup for you in this book: >"Dictionnaire des Communes de la France, de l'Alg rie et des autres >colonies Fran aises" (Paris 1866). This home page is written in French >and I am not sure if Philippe is bi-lingual, so take care in your e-mail >to use basic English. > >2. Check out Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the internet, >then select Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information >http://www.oz.net/~cyndihow > >Good luck! >Myrt :) >==================DearMYRTLE================== >is a daily genealogy column (KEYWORD: dearmyrtle) published on America >Online in the Genealogy Forum. (KEYWORD:roots) Myrtle is happy to >receive your mail inquiries, but regrets she is unable to answer each >personally. Contact her via E-Mail: dearmyrtle@aol.com or by posting a >query to DearMYRTLE's >AOL Genealogy Message Board. Additional DearMYRTLE articles appear on >the WEB at http://www.ancestry.com >copyright 1997 All Rights Reserved >=============================================== >********** >Editor's Note >********** >Ancestry.com also has a wide selection of historical maps that are >available on both a free and subscription basis. To see what's >available, go to http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/maps.asp >=============================================== >Win a Free Annual Subscription to Ancestry.com! > >From now until February 16, anyone who subscribes to receive the >Ancestry HomeTown Daily, "A Daily Dose of Genealogy" newsletter, will be >eligible to win a free annual subscription to Ancestry.com, a $59.40 >value! > >Simply go to Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com) and type in your E-mail >address in the blank box provided below the heading, "Get Your Free >HomeTown Daily E-mail Newsletter!" > >The Library is the largest collection of searchable genealogy databases >on the entire Internet with more than 350 databases -- Marriage & Land >Records, Vital & Census records, PERSI, SSDI, the WorldTree, Historical >Maps,Histories, Reference Books, How-to Guides and much more! > >So you ask, why are we telling you this, since you already receive the >HomeTown Daily? Because current subscribers, like you, are >automatically qualified and included in this contest! > >The winner of the free annual subscription to Ancestry.com will be >announced in the February 17th edition of the HomeTown Daily. Stay >tuned for this and upcoming contests! >=============================================== >A Genealogical/Historical Project to Honor The Veterans of World War II > >For all who are interested, there is a web site dedicated to honoring >the veterans of World War II. It is located at >http://www.ballardconet.com/bchgs/wwii.html > >The following is a description of the project, taken from the web site: > >"The Ballard/Carlisle Historical-Genealogical Society and the societies >in Hickman Co., Fulton Co., McCracken Co., Marshall Co. and Graves Co., >have joined together on "A Genealogical/Historical Project to Honor The >Veterans of World War II. This study is designed to complement printed >information on World War II by providing knowledge which exists only in >the hearts and minds of those who served. >Unfortunately, many of the records of WWII veterans were lost when a >Federal building in St. Louis burned in the 1970's." > >"Under the name of The Jackson Purchase of Kentucky Genealogical >Societies, those named above have developed and printed a questionnaire >to be filled out by a WW II veteran or by a family member (or friend) if >the veteran is deceased. The questionnaire is constructed to serve two >main purposes; one to honor those who served and two to preserve this >information for the future. It is hoped that once compiled this >information will be available to all who may have need or wish to view >it, whether that be in printed or electronic form. Additionally, it is >hoped that all who respond will attach a photograph of the veteran, >hopefully in uniform but not necessary, so that facts will also have >faces to go with them. Our goal is not to try and reproduce a persons >entire service record, a virtual impossibility, but rather to pay >tribute to those from our counties who served during this >time." > >"Please note that this is for veterans who were either from the above >counties or originally or made their homes there afterwards. Also, we >want all veterans to respond (not just Army and Air Force)." > >To obtain a questionnaire or find out additional information about this >project, contact Joe Scott (ccscotts@apex.net). >=============================================== ><><><><><><><><> >Please feel free to circulate this newsletter to other genealogy >enthusiasts! 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