Hope someone can help. My great grandfather came to the US from Germany in 1869. According to immigration records his residence in Germany was Saxony Weimer Eisenach. My question - Does anyone have any idea what area of Germany that would be. Second Question. Do you think it would be possible to get a list of families from that area and time (1869) with my grandfather's surname. Hope these aren't stupid questions. I have never done any research in Germany before. Any help would be appreciated. Barb

Looking for descendants of Fernando KENDALL, born 1831 in Farnham, Missiquoi, Quebec about 1831. Trying to link him up to my Great-Grandfather, PHILO KENDALL, who was born in Vermont in 1837. Philo named one of his children Fernando, so there must be a link. Fernando married Susan A. Cook about 1858 in New York (Susan's mother's name was Esther). They had a child, Clarence F. Kendall, born 1863 in Wisconsin so they didn't stay in New York too long. Thanks, Mary Clouse mcwebber48@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi All, I just had to add my two cents. The Internet is just another tool for the genealogist, if used as such it can assist you in your hunts. By chance, and in response to queries I sent out, I have found a 2nd cousin, [I did confirm this with legal documents], I've corresponded with other shirt-tail relatives and made some fine personal connections to collaterals and even someone who lives in a home once owned by my third great grandfather. But these are personal connections and make genealogy come alive. As for documentation, nothing beats, beating the bushes, meaning order the pension files from NARA, get the Naturalization papers, read the old newspapers, go to the courthouse, go to the graveyards. Been there, done that, and its GREAT!! Best of luck [or should I say hard work] to all. ;-) Alice in AZ

First I have to apologize to Mr. Fear if my response to his post appeared to be flaming him - this was not my intention. Certainly we all want to know about articles and websites that will help up with our search and I thank him for bringing this article to our attention, if only so we can critique it. My major objection to the article as a whole, not just the introduction (which I think is irresponsible), is as follows. It instructs us to begin our research by questioning our relatives and keeping good notes and records which is correct. But the next step ought to be to work backwards from what we know, and that means to start with relatively recent records such as the birth/marriage/death certificates, 1920 census, probates, etc. But aside from the SSDI most of these records have not yet been (and may never be) extracted to digital databases. By following the advice in the article we take the scattergun approach and hope we'll somehow hit the target. Certainly the Internet is a fantastic resource, and if we're lucky we'll make contact with others who are researching the same lines. But to date the overwhelming advantage is that we can interact and draw on the experience of others as to where and how to search. Regards, Charles Sullivan At 09:40 AM 11/12/1999 -0500, Peter Fear wrote: >CNET Digital Dispatch has an article concerning tracing your roots on the >Internet. > > >3. Internet: Trace Your Roots Online > No more lingering in dusty corridors in rural municipal > offices or taking trips to government libraries. The Net has > now made it easy to forage for genealogical information from > the comfort of your ergonomic desk chair, whether you want to > confirm that your mother's family came from Ireland or you > want to know if you're really part Cherokee. But first, you > need to know how to get started and where to look. We'll tell > you: > > http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?x=dEYKKmEuuwguhKug > > > >Peter Fear >Radiation Safety Office >SUNY Upstate Medical University >750 E. Adams St. >Syracuse, NY 13210 > >fearp@vax.cs.hscsyr.edu >(315)464-6510 > > >==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== >Have you forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? >Visit the GEN-NYS-L Frequently Asked Questions (And Answers!) web page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/FAQ/GEN-NYS-L.txt

Thank you for a common sense answer. Jan T ---------- > From: CAhobbies@aol.com > To: GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Genealogy: Methods (internet & "otherwise") > Date: Friday, November 12, 1999 12:35 PM > > I've just read several messages in response to the CNET articles on "internet > genealogy". Here are my 2 cents worth.... > > 1) These topics often turn into black and white discussions - an either/or > approach to internet or traditional research methods. Who said it had to be > a choice? I use "both" - and for different reasons. > 2) There are advantages and disadvantages of using "all" research methods. > 3) Personally, I "like" having options. (and we can all use all the options > we can get - especially for some of our more "hidden" ancesters!!) > > Guess the best I can share with you all is this. I love genealogy. (now, > "that's" profound, isn't it?) The hunt. The stories. The people I meet. > The history I learn. And more.... > > The problem with the CNET articles is not the online resources they > described. It was that it was not "balanced" with some common sense - to let > especially "new" family researchers know that it takes "checking, checking > and more checking" to get sometimes just "one, tiny detail" right! It didn't > point out the "buyer beware" part of "online trees" and what-have-you. So > while it might get some people excited to see all the things available - it > did so with no "safety net" of common sense..... > > Online access, however is a "big topic". Are we talking about access to the > IGI? A person's website and posted family tree? CDs? Tombstone > transcriptions? Census indices? Passenger lists? Surname discussions? > Mailing lists? Message boards? Lists of history links on the web? Library > or archive catalogs? > > Again, it is not the "content" that is the issue... Much like "what you find > at the library or town hall or funeral home" is not the issue. The issue is > "what methods" - and "what sources" we researchers use - for what reasons - > and how we balance the tools at our disposal. (and how we "judge" what > weight to put on what bit of information we find...) Shall I even go so far > as to say "what we do about the inconsistencies" we find? <g> > > I will say that online access to "people" yields things like this very list. > It allows a forum for fellow researchers to meet each other and collaborate. > There are volunteers all over the country - putting time into getting > databases of information online for all of us to access. I applaud their > efforts. I can share with others what I've found so far - what book or film > or archive I'm going to try next - and brainstorm with peers on "ideas" to > try out. This is wonderful!! > > Electronic exchanges of any type have also "sped up" our world. Thus, just > as "good things" happen and spread more quickly - so also do the haphazard > things! Thus, common sense. Plus, I tend to have a "cup is half full" > mentality, anyway - so prefer to "use the good parts" of any new tool I find > - and cut the wheat from the shaft as the saying goes... > > Know I rambled a bit here - but in the midst of wanting to see a balance of > old and new methods - understanding the good/bad sides of each - I'd also > like to see (in addition to the CNET articles of the world) - the message > conveyed to "folks out there" that "searching for your roots" can be a > wonderful & fun experience. Even - as in my case - a lifetime obsession!! > <g> And the "getting there" is as fun and meaningful as the results!!!! > > debbie > (telling myself to stop talking now... thanks for listening...) > CAhobbies@aol.com > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > Cooperative? > http://www.rootsweb.com/

Charles Sullivan wrote: > > Pardon my French, but this is BS! Too many people are being misled to > believe they can trace their lines back to Adam by sitting in front > of their PC. Genealogy requires just the "lingering" and "trips" this > summary implies aren't necessary. Like most other endeavors, genealogy > requires time, effort, ability, and at least a modest budget. > > Sure, you may luck out and find that some other genealogist has already > done the required legwork, but that's not the usual situation. > > Regards, > Charles Sullivan > How right you are Charles!! People are doing their genealogy via the net and people like me are doing all the look ups in the censuses , court houses etc. Am I a sucker ? I don't think so. I would rather do the look ups and know they have their lineage right - then have them throwning around unsound and un researched data. One will never find everything for researching genealogy on the net. at least not in any of our life times. Donna

Hi, Thought I'd add my two cents to this topic. The internet has helped me to find addresses and the location of original sources. It has helped me to progress faster in my research. I have even found original documents, through scanning, on the internet such as the 1800 census of Ware, Massachusetts and a book on the History of Palmer, Massachusetts that was scanned. I planned on ordering the microfilm of this book into my local FHC as one of my ancestors was the original settler of Palmer, Massachusetts. So there have been good things. There is even a scanned 1850 census of the stated of Indiana on CD. The biggest plus is that I have found some great people via the internet. It does have it's good points. I would encourage everyone to log onto to the site that was listed and click on getting started. Read part 1 as it does have some very good suggestions for starting genealogy. My husband and I teach a Family History Class and we encourage those in the class to begin their search by asking close family members what information they have. Yes, I know sometimes, certain family members aren't very reliable in their genealogy but sometime mis-information can lead to the correct information. I am not geographically located to go to the areas that my ancestors lived in but have gotten good response from writing letters. I most certainly wouldn't want to take my trips to the FHL. That's where I have all my fun at. Maybe someday all records will be scanned so we can just go on the internet and search but I hope that's a long way down the road, I like a little dust and the smell of old books. Marla

----- Original Message ----- From: Gerald Tobin <tobinger@frontiernet.net> To: Jerry Dafoe <JDafoe2@home.com> Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 1:24 PM Subject: Re: CNET: Internet: Trace Your Roots Online > Hi Jerry & Charles, > > So far for me; the only useful on-line resource has been: > http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/ssdi/ssdi_index.asp > > Social Security Death Index and that is only good for recent deaths and > doesn't cover people who weren't covered by SS. > > Jerry Tobin. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jerry Dafoe <JDafoe2@home.com> > To: <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 12:21 PM > Subject: Re: CNET: Internet: Trace Your Roots Online > > > > Yes, Charles, I couldn't agree more. To research "your" Family or "mine" > , > > one have to go out in the field and search . I have been on the net for > > years but have felt "for quite some time" that it is a waste of time. As > for > > Charles' comments, I couldn't express it any better. > > Jerry > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@nr.infi.net> > > To: <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 11:11 AM > > Subject: Re: CNET: Internet: Trace Your Roots Online > > > > > > > Pardon my French, but this is BS! Too many people are being misled to > > > believe they can trace their lines back to Adam by sitting in front > > > of their PC. Genealogy requires just the "lingering" and "trips" this > > > summary implies aren't necessary. Like most other endeavors, genealogy > > > requires time, effort, ability, and at least a modest budget. > > > > > > Sure, you may luck out and find that some other genealogist has already > > > done the required legwork, but that's not the usual situation. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Charles Sullivan > > > > > > At 09:40 AM 11/12/1999 -0500, Peter Fear wrote: > > > >CNET Digital Dispatch has an article concerning tracing your roots on > the > > > >Internet. > > > > > > > > > > > >3. Internet: Trace Your Roots Online > > > > No more lingering in dusty corridors in rural municipal > > > > offices or taking trips to government libraries. The Net has > > > > now made it easy to forage for genealogical information from > > > > the comfort of your ergonomic desk chair, whether you want to > > > > confirm that your mother's family came from Ireland or you > > > > want to know if you're really part Cherokee. But first, you > > > > need to know how to get started and where to look. We'll tell > > > > you: > > > > > > > > http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?x=dEYKKmEuuwguhKug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Peter Fear > > > >Radiation Safety Office > > > >SUNY Upstate Medical University > > > >750 E. Adams St. > > > >Syracuse, NY 13210 > > > > > > > >fearp@vax.cs.hscsyr.edu > > > >(315)464-6510 > > > > > > > > > > > >==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > > > >Have you forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? > > > >Visit the GEN-NYS-L Frequently Asked Questions (And Answers!) web page: > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/FAQ/GEN-NYS-L.txt > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > > > Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > > > Cooperative? > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > > Have you forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? > > Visit the GEN-NYS-L Frequently Asked Questions (And Answers!) web page: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/FAQ/GEN-NYS-L.txt > > > > >

Hi!, Today at Ancestry's free database of the Index to NYS equipment claims for the War of 1812 that my ancestor (Asa MANLEY, (b.1786,CT res. 1820-1830, Jefferson Co., NY, d.1859, Trumbull Co., OH) was a volunteer in the NYS militia. Can anyone tell me if the War of 1812 service records are available online? Thanks! Mark A. Wentling http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~legends/welcome.html

I think the greatest aspect of using the internet for genealogy is the opportunity to network with others. Genealogists are, in general, very nice people who are willing to help someone else. I've done plenty of lookups in Broome County, and, in exchange, received alot of help from others all over the country. As a direct result of the Delaware County rootsweb list, my family has hooked up with relatives my mother lost touch with 60 years ago when her mother passed away. We even attended a family reunion last summer. There are more and more resources available every day, however there are many conflicts in names, dates and sources. I agree with Nancy when she says to verify everything. Lisa B researching Campbell's of Otsego and Broome Counties, Lillie, Cline, Card, Held, Stebbins, Budine, and the illusive Kniffens, among many others.

I have to wholeheartedly agree with Charles Sullivan on this issue. I find advocating an "Internet only" way of doing genealogy, irresponsible. Besides Charles' points, I'd like to mention that the Internet, while a wonderful place, has generated probably more misinformation in the last five years than was perpetrated (in printed form) in the last 100. Many people using various sites are unaware of the inherent problems that exist within them. They copy the material or the data, repost to a list or a website and, in most instances, are unaware that they are reproducing errors. Bad ones. Sources are not cited, duplication and computer calculation errors exist (making someone's daughter older than the father), dates or other numbers inverted, etc. I could go on and on, from what I have personally seen to be the case. In addition, even on the very best sites, if the materials were transcribed, they are subject to errors. Original source materials should always be sought out and checked against ANYTHING found on the Internet. You can use some things as clues and even finding aids, but if you stop there, and you don't try to obtain copies of the original material, you not only shortchange yourself, but you run the risk of not recording accurate information about your family into your family file. Also, it will never replace the feeling of having your hands on a document that your ancestor signed! Nor will it teach you how to read a document for each and ever clue it holds, not matter how small. Those small clues can be the ones that break down your brick wall! Now, I know that the Internet is a powerful tool, and, especially for those who are "homebound," a lifeline to genealogy. But, even people who are geographically challenged or homebound have the "power of the pen" and can follow up by writing for copies of documents via the USPS. So, although it's exciting to surf and search these sites, one should use extreme caution when copying some of the material and never take it as gospel or you may continue your research in the entirely wrong direction! Best regards. Nancy. PS: This goes for CDs as well. NColeman ncroots@worldnet.att.net NYC/Long Island Family History Research Services: http://www.genealogyPro.com/ncoleman.html County Coordinator for the Nassau GenExchange: http://www.genexchange.com/ny/nassau/index.cfm Irish Family History Forum www.ifhf.org -----Original Message----- From: Peter Fear <fearp@VAX.CS.HSCSYR.EDU> To: GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, November 12, 1999 9:59 AM Subject: CNET: Internet: Trace Your Roots Online CNET Digital Dispatch has an article concerning tracing your roots on the Internet. 3. Internet: Trace Your Roots Online No more lingering in dusty corridors in rural municipal offices or taking trips to government libraries. The Net has now made it easy to forage for genealogical information from the comfort of your ergonomic desk chair, whether you want to confirm that your mother's family came from Ireland or you want to know if you're really part Cherokee. But first, you need to know how to get started and where to look. We'll tell you: http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?x=dEYKKmEuuwguhKug Peter Fear Radiation Safety Office SUNY Upstate Medical University 750 E. Adams St. Syracuse, NY 13210 fearp@vax.cs.hscsyr.edu (315)464-6510 ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== Have you forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? Visit the GEN-NYS-L Frequently Asked Questions (And Answers!) web page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/FAQ/GEN-NYS-L.txt

I visited Steel Memorial a few weeks ago and noticed they were lacking many Connecticut Nutmeggers in their collection. Could somebody closeby make a list of what they have on the shelf (i.e. Volume and issue number, example 16:2, 16:3, 18:3, etc) so that I can make arramgements to help them complete their set with our duplicates. Also, if they are lacking NYG&B Records I have some duplicates. Their genealogy director could contact me directly if necessary. Dan Burrows dburrows1@juno.com ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Yes, Charles, I couldn't agree more. To research "your" Family or "mine" , one have to go out in the field and search . I have been on the net for years but have felt "for quite some time" that it is a waste of time. As for Charles' comments, I couldn't express it any better. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@nr.infi.net> To: <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 11:11 AM Subject: Re: CNET: Internet: Trace Your Roots Online > Pardon my French, but this is BS! Too many people are being misled to > believe they can trace their lines back to Adam by sitting in front > of their PC. Genealogy requires just the "lingering" and "trips" this > summary implies aren't necessary. Like most other endeavors, genealogy > requires time, effort, ability, and at least a modest budget. > > Sure, you may luck out and find that some other genealogist has already > done the required legwork, but that's not the usual situation. > > Regards, > Charles Sullivan > > At 09:40 AM 11/12/1999 -0500, Peter Fear wrote: > >CNET Digital Dispatch has an article concerning tracing your roots on the > >Internet. > > > > > >3. Internet: Trace Your Roots Online > > No more lingering in dusty corridors in rural municipal > > offices or taking trips to government libraries. The Net has > > now made it easy to forage for genealogical information from > > the comfort of your ergonomic desk chair, whether you want to > > confirm that your mother's family came from Ireland or you > > want to know if you're really part Cherokee. But first, you > > need to know how to get started and where to look. We'll tell > > you: > > > > http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?x=dEYKKmEuuwguhKug > > > > > > > >Peter Fear > >Radiation Safety Office > >SUNY Upstate Medical University > >750 E. Adams St. > >Syracuse, NY 13210 > > > >fearp@vax.cs.hscsyr.edu > >(315)464-6510 > > > > > >==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > >Have you forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? > >Visit the GEN-NYS-L Frequently Asked Questions (And Answers!) web page: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/FAQ/GEN-NYS-L.txt > > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > Cooperative? > http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

Pardon my French, but this is BS! Too many people are being misled to believe they can trace their lines back to Adam by sitting in front of their PC. Genealogy requires just the "lingering" and "trips" this summary implies aren't necessary. Like most other endeavors, genealogy requires time, effort, ability, and at least a modest budget. Sure, you may luck out and find that some other genealogist has already done the required legwork, but that's not the usual situation. Regards, Charles Sullivan At 09:40 AM 11/12/1999 -0500, Peter Fear wrote: >CNET Digital Dispatch has an article concerning tracing your roots on the >Internet. > > >3. Internet: Trace Your Roots Online > No more lingering in dusty corridors in rural municipal > offices or taking trips to government libraries. The Net has > now made it easy to forage for genealogical information from > the comfort of your ergonomic desk chair, whether you want to > confirm that your mother's family came from Ireland or you > want to know if you're really part Cherokee. But first, you > need to know how to get started and where to look. We'll tell > you: > > http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?x=dEYKKmEuuwguhKug > > > >Peter Fear >Radiation Safety Office >SUNY Upstate Medical University >750 E. Adams St. >Syracuse, NY 13210 > >fearp@vax.cs.hscsyr.edu >(315)464-6510 > > >==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== >Have you forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? >Visit the GEN-NYS-L Frequently Asked Questions (And Answers!) web page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/FAQ/GEN-NYS-L.txt

I've just read several messages in response to the CNET articles on "internet genealogy". Here are my 2 cents worth.... 1) These topics often turn into black and white discussions - an either/or approach to internet or traditional research methods. Who said it had to be a choice? I use "both" - and for different reasons. 2) There are advantages and disadvantages of using "all" research methods. 3) Personally, I "like" having options. (and we can all use all the options we can get - especially for some of our more "hidden" ancesters!!) Guess the best I can share with you all is this. I love genealogy. (now, "that's" profound, isn't it?) The hunt. The stories. The people I meet. The history I learn. And more.... The problem with the CNET articles is not the online resources they described. It was that it was not "balanced" with some common sense - to let especially "new" family researchers know that it takes "checking, checking and more checking" to get sometimes just "one, tiny detail" right! It didn't point out the "buyer beware" part of "online trees" and what-have-you. So while it might get some people excited to see all the things available - it did so with no "safety net" of common sense..... Online access, however is a "big topic". Are we talking about access to the IGI? A person's website and posted family tree? CDs? Tombstone transcriptions? Census indices? Passenger lists? Surname discussions? Mailing lists? Message boards? Lists of history links on the web? Library or archive catalogs? Again, it is not the "content" that is the issue... Much like "what you find at the library or town hall or funeral home" is not the issue. The issue is "what methods" - and "what sources" we researchers use - for what reasons - and how we balance the tools at our disposal. (and how we "judge" what weight to put on what bit of information we find...) Shall I even go so far as to say "what we do about the inconsistencies" we find? <g> I will say that online access to "people" yields things like this very list. It allows a forum for fellow researchers to meet each other and collaborate. There are volunteers all over the country - putting time into getting databases of information online for all of us to access. I applaud their efforts. I can share with others what I've found so far - what book or film or archive I'm going to try next - and brainstorm with peers on "ideas" to try out. This is wonderful!! Electronic exchanges of any type have also "sped up" our world. Thus, just as "good things" happen and spread more quickly - so also do the haphazard things! Thus, common sense. Plus, I tend to have a "cup is half full" mentality, anyway - so prefer to "use the good parts" of any new tool I find - and cut the wheat from the shaft as the saying goes... Know I rambled a bit here - but in the midst of wanting to see a balance of old and new methods - understanding the good/bad sides of each - I'd also like to see (in addition to the CNET articles of the world) - the message conveyed to "folks out there" that "searching for your roots" can be a wonderful & fun experience. Even - as in my case - a lifetime obsession!! <g> And the "getting there" is as fun and meaningful as the results!!!! debbie (telling myself to stop talking now... thanks for listening...) CAhobbies@aol.com

CNET Digital Dispatch has an article concerning tracing your roots on the Internet. 3. Internet: Trace Your Roots Online No more lingering in dusty corridors in rural municipal offices or taking trips to government libraries. The Net has now made it easy to forage for genealogical information from the comfort of your ergonomic desk chair, whether you want to confirm that your mother's family came from Ireland or you want to know if you're really part Cherokee. But first, you need to know how to get started and where to look. We'll tell you: http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?x=dEYKKmEuuwguhKug Peter Fear Radiation Safety Office SUNY Upstate Medical University 750 E. Adams St. Syracuse, NY 13210 fearp@vax.cs.hscsyr.edu (315)464-6510

I also agree with Charles all it is a gemic to draw unknowing people in that may be just starting out and don't know where too look.There is nothing like searching your self,with maybe help here and there.I rather stick with rootsweb,and fellow geneolgist for any help I might need. Victoria

Mary Messere known to all as Backstreet Mary runs the Wood House Museum in Eaton, NY. She moved to that area 15 years ago and fell in love with the history of the small town. She opened the Wood House Museum in 1994 and has filled it with some of the original furniture, artifacts and pictures donated by original families of historic Eaton. She has collected several books and documents of the towns history. She most recently held a Fall Foliage tour of the southern Madison Co. which was free to all. At which the Historical societies open and display there rich history to all that came. Mary owns the Wood House Museum but she most close it and move back to a bigger city to find work due to lack to funds (all property and books will be return to original owners). I met with Mary the 1st time at that fall tour and was very impressed with her knowledge and willingness to help everyone. Today I stopped without notice and she was fixing the plumbing but stopped everything to help me look for information on my family. The information I gave her intrigued her and she started to look further. By noon we had to leave because she had borrowed a friends car to get plumbing parts. She even took my information to give a friend that goes to New Hampshire to search. I really don't want to see this place closed and lost as it is hard to get resources and such a great person to help. Sandy Sancook@aol.com Surnames Cossette, Kelly, Fradet/ Fredet/Fardette, Gouger/Goguet/Gouget ---Canada & US Cook, Sykes, Emmons-- Mass, CT, NY French, Wilsey/Wiltsie & Ratnour NY

Today I visited the local cemetery to pay my respects to the numerous veterans buried there including my father who was so proud of his service and thought about my ancestors and their descendants who fought and sometimes died in preserving our liberties. Some returned to live long and happy lives, some died in battle or from diseases while they were in service and some tragically died of accidents shortly after their enlistment. So here's is to you: World War II - Stanley STANULEWICH, Augustus STANULWICH, Joseph STANULLWICH, Alvin EIGNOR and Robert VEATCH; World War I - Frank H. EIGNOR; Civil War - Abram S. EIGNOR, John Henry Jackson EIGNOR, MINOR DECKER; War of 1812 - John EIGNOR/Jan Eygenaar ; American Revolution -- Peter Eygner, Peter P. EYGENER Thanks to all of you. Roberta Stanulewich Schwartz

I am looking for infomration of a home where wayward girls (usually unmarried pregnant girls) were sent. My cousin remembers that it was called ... something On the Hudson. Does anyone have any clues? Thanks! Dianne