In a message dated 7/21/99 7:03:43 AM, clairechummyrobert@yahoo.com writes: <<Hi: As a subscriber how do I post on this? Thanks....Clara Robert>> You just did!

Hello, I wrote to a historical soc that has all censuses for all states. I was told that most 1870 censuses in NY are not indexed. I also requested indexes from the 1900 NY census and was told that this census is indexed only by the Soundex system, on microfilm, that there isn't a published index for most states for 1900. Does anyone know anywhere, if any, I can access the index for 1900 and how indexing by soundex works. Thank you very much. Marilyn reynolds@3-cities.com

Thank you so much to everybody great site particularly the undelivered letters from people back home. Funny I always just thought of it as a US or Canadian business. Slices of history that get lost with time. Toni.

Toni Evans <toni.evans@xtra.co.nz> on Tue, 20 Jul 1999 13:42:42 +1200 wrote: <Can somebody tell me a bit about the Hudson Bay Co was this American or <Canadian. Are there any records?? Toni, This is from Everton's Handybook 9th edition (1999): "In 1713 the Treaty of Ultrect awarded the Hudson Bay region and Newfoundland to the British." So you see, the land was awarded long before there was a Canada or U.S.A. Looking in the Source and in Evertons, I was unable to find a reference to the Hudson Bay Co. If there are records, my guess would be to look in the National Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa ON K1A0N3, Canada. Mary A. Grindol < magrindol@juno.com> Mary Alice Benedict Grindol, Editor, BENEDICT FAMILY HISTORY NEWS, now going into it's seventh year. e-mail: < benedictnz@aol.com> or see our web site: <http://members.aol.com/benedictnz/BenedictNews/home.htm> Also interested in COWLIN/ FULLER/ BUTTON/THOMPSON/STARKWEATHER in NY, MI ___________________________________________________________________ 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.

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------DFBCE9183AA34F5AC98CCFC9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here is the corrected web site address for every listing I could find pertaining to ny state - mostly seperated by counties - scroll down for misc. , oprhanage and military links --------------DFBCE9183AA34F5AC98CCFC9 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <3793B77E.6F4301F@optonline.net> Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 19:40:46 -0400 From: S Rowan <srowan@optonline.net> Reply-To: srowan@optonline.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ny gen <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: CORRECT NY COUNTY URL Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit http://sites.netscape.net/srowans/county.html So sorry - I get carried away with myself sometimes - there is no www in my address. Please try it now --------------DFBCE9183AA34F5AC98CCFC9--

Hi Folks! A cousin of mine sent this to me, and I just had to share it with you!! Sue Pawley trottr@gate.net > Subject: 23rd Psalm > Date: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 7:36 AM > > > > > 23rd Psalm for Genealogists > > Genealogy is my pastime, I shall not stray, > > It maketh me to lie down and examine tombstones, > > It leadeth me into still courthouses > > It restoreth my Ancestral Knowledge > > It leadeth me in the paths of census records and > > ship' s passenger lists for my surnames sake > > Yea, though I walk through the shadows of research > > l ibraries and microfilm readers > > I shall fear no discouragement > > for a strong urge is within me > > The curiosity and motivation, they comforteth me > > It demandeth preparation of storage space for the > > acquisition of countless documents > > It annointest my head with midnight oil > > My family group sheets runneth over > > Surely, birth, marriage, and death dates shall follow me > > all the days of my life > > And I shall dwell in the house of a family history-seeker > > forever. > > > > -Unknown- >

EMERSON, Mrs. Charlotte---NYC NY FAIRCHILD, Mrs. Margaret--NYC, NY FARLEY, Miss Rose C.---Willmington, DE FEIL, Mr. &Mrs. R.M. or R.C. ---San Francisco, CA FRITEN, Mr. Edward----NYC, NY FULLER, Mr. &Mrs. Lewis C.---NYC, NY GIBSON, Mrs. B.C.---Los Angeles, CA GILLCOLY, Mr. Edward--Somerville, MA GOLDEELD, Mr. A.---NYC, NY GOLDEN, Mr. John---NYC, NY GOLDSMITH, Mrs. Milton---Providence, RI GOOD, Mr. C.W. ---Brookline, MA GRAF, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph----NYC, NY HANLON, Miss Theresa---Brooklyn, NY HANSEN, Miss Dorothy---Boston, MA HATCH, Mrs. G.V and Miss G. ---Piedmont, CA HEBBARD, Miss, B.----NYC, NY HILL, Miss Ruth-----Augusta, ME INGRAM, Mr. John---Jersey City, NJ JACK, Mr. Charlie--- Newton, MA JELINEK, Miss Elizabeth---Albany, NJ JONES, Mrs.Gladys B.----Elkins Park, PA JOSTIN, Mr. Thomas---NYC, NY KAUFMAN, Miss Sylvia -----Richmond, VA KITTELL, Mr. George------NYC, NY KOCH, Miss Alma---Brooklyn, NY LARKIN, Misses Stella and Rose--- Jamaica Plains, Mass LEINS, MR. & Mrs. Ernest --- NYC, NY LEVINE, Miss Ella ----NYC, NY

AIGELTINGER, Mr. A.E.----------New York, NY AMBLER, Miss Doris------Elkins Park, PA ANTEEN, Miss Beatrice----Maiden, MA ARTHUR, Mr. Joseph F.-------Newark, NJ aus dem BRUCH, Mr. W.A.---------New York, NY " " " , Mrs. W.A. ---------" " " BELL, Mr. H.H. -------New York, NY " Mrs. " " " " BENJAMIN, Miss Marcia-------Albany, NY BERSON, Mr. George------El Paso TX " Mrs. " " " " " BOGART, Mr. R. A. New York, NY BOLLINGER, Mr. George-----Newark, NJ BOYCE, Mr. Wm.-----Providence, RI " Mrs. " " ' BROOKS, Mr. Harry-------Los Angeles, CA BUEHLER, Mr. and Mrs K.-------------Ramsey, NJ BUNCH, Mrs. L.V.------Lowell, MA BURNS, Mr. Jackson-----Atlantic City, NJ CARELTON, Mr. & Mrs Evans------Chicago, IL CHARLES, Miss Catherine------New York, NY COLLIGAN, Miss Helen------Brooklyn, NY CONKLIN, Miss F.M.-----Woodhaven, LI, NY COON, Miss Ruth----Orange, NJ CREHAN, Miss Mary-------New York, NY CROSS, Mr. John------Newark, NJ CRYAN, MR. Cornelius----Flushing, NY CUNNINGHAM, Mr. Roy-----Newark, NJ Davies, Miss Melanie-----New York, NY Davis, Mr. C.C. ----Belmont, MA DEE, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas ------Yonkers, NY DODD, Misses A &E ---Philadelphia, PA DONEGAN, Miss Dorothy M. ---Elmhusrt, NY

At 04:40 PM 7/20/99 EDT, Thestrauch@aol.com wrote: > Hi list can anyone tell me how I can information on where I can >find more about the people that bought land there . Most of my family >is listed there .I printed it out from Us Gen Web on line . My great >great great Grand Father and his brothers and sisters are listed >there ...[Lambertson Family ] Thanks Vicki > Vicki, There is a link from my Genesee County site to the US Genweb Archives, where you will find a list of early purchasers, and where that land was. OR you can go directly to the archives and do a search. Betty agthomas@ma.ultranet.com My Family - http://members.tripod.com/~BettyT Wicks,Hammond, Heintz,Bradfield,Walbridge Boylston Historical Society http://www.ultranet.com/~boyhisoc/index.shtml GenWeb County Coordinator for: Genesee, NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenese Wyoming, NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywyomin Worcester, MA http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces

Greetings NY List: I need some guidance on how to find a "missing person"--he is (or was) my great-uncle, Edwin Boyd Van Vleck, born May 30, 1890, in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY. Apparently he was somewhat of an adventurer or perhaps something worse! He seems to have left the Oswego area by the early 1920s, leaving behind a family that since scattered and is gone now. His only known son died at age 80 in 1995--before I discovered genealogy, unfortunately! My great-uncle kept in touch with my grandfather, Charles Van Vleck, but whatever they discussed has gone to the grave with my grandfather. I don't know of anyone who is alive who would be able to offer any clues as to where and when he died. One of my aunts insists that he moved "out west" -- possibly to Missouri -- and changed his name to Harold Johnson! A needle in the haystack? I've checked the Social Security Index and found nothing. I have a picture that I think is of him in a uniform -- my mother thinks perhaps he was in World War I. I've not checked that possibility yet. So, does anyone have any thoughts on how to find someone who must be dead by now and who probably didn't want to be found? Thanks so much! Writing to you from a muggy Austin, TX, Marilyn Hough Stern

Some excellent records for anyone whose ancestors have past Railroad employment histories: RAILROAD RECORDS http://www.rrb.gov/ RAILROAD RECORDS BEFORE 1936: http://www.rrb.gov/geneal2.html I got these from another site and have not checked them out. But there were so many requests for possible railroad employment records. NRedell

Up for bid on eBay, "Silver Linings," (Christmas 1930), a book once belonging to the above named person.

Hi All, Just came from our local library in CB and they do not have the 1840 NY Census Index and was wondering if any individual has access to: A Lookup from INDEX - PAQUIN, PEQUIN, specifically for Conrad or James, John in Oswego? or wherever they turn up! I thank you very much and am willing to exchange other state Index lookups. ~C in CA

Hi list can anyone tell me how I can information on where I can find more about the people that bought land there . Most of my family is listed there .I printed it out from Us Gen Web on line . My great great great Grand Father and his brothers and sisters are listed there ...[Lambertson Family ] Thanks Vicki

Does anyone know a mailing list for Essex Co, New York State.

Does anyone know anything about the following people buried next to one another in Pleasant Lawn Cemetery in Parish? Ford, Jemima wife of Richard Ford d. May 1841 Avery, William 75 yr. d. Feb. 13 1849 his wife- Jemima Avery 1778 - 1862 WIlliam & Jemima Ford Avery were both born in Connecticut and moved to Duanesburg & montgomery Co., New York, before settling in Parish, Oswego Co. in 1818. I have a possible lineage for Jemima from a book on descendants of the New England immigrant Matthew Ford, that includes a Richard & Jemima Ford who had a daughter named Jemima at the right time, but no marriage is listed. William Avery and Jemima Ford had a son born 7 May 1809 named Richard Ford Avery. The fact that Richard is not buried with his wife and the fact that Richard Ford Avery was born before the Avery's came to Oswego, supports the theory that Richard & Jemima Ford couple in the cemetery came from elsewhere too -- probably, Richard died first and William & Jemima brought her widowed mother with them to Oswego County? Thanks for any help!! Mark A. Wentling

>Hi Everybody, >This is our Line: >1.John SHAW b. 1795 married Ann ROGERSON daughter of John and Mary ROGERSON > John and Ann's Children: > 2. John SHAW b. 1819 married Clarissa ALBRIGHT and > Mary Ann HUTTON > 2. James SHAW b. 1821 married Catherine PAYNE > 2. Betsey SHAW b. 1822 > 2. Richard SHAW b. 1824 married Mary JOHNSON > 2. William SHAW b. 1825 married Agnes CAMERON > 2. Ann SHAW b. 1827 > 2. Henry SHAW b. 1829 > 2. Sarah Rachel SHAW b. 1831 married George Corbett > 2. Stephen G. Shaw b. 1833 married Barbara M. Snell > 2. Maria SHAW b. 1836 > 2. Rebecca SHAW b. 1837 > 2. George Wilson Shaw b. 1840 married Cornelia McBride > and Anna M. Webb >First Seven Children born in Swine, Yorkshire, England >Next five children born in St. Andrews, Argenteuil, Quebec. >* We know that Sarah married George Corbett in Watertown, NY then moved to >Smith Falls, Ontario Canada. >* Stephen moved to Watertown, NY where he married and lived the rest of his >life. >* Maria we found a church record for in Watertown, saying that she was >dismissed from the Church. >* George we know moved to Watertown married twice and lived the rest of his >life. >* We do have more details on the lines of John Shaw, Jr, >Sarah Rachel Shaw and Stephen G. Shaw. > If anyone can add to any details or are decendents of any of the above, we >would love to share information with you. >Thanks >Carol > > >==== SHAW Mailing List ==== >Please post your Shaw lineage periodically for new members to see. Thanks! >Help keep FREE genealogy information on the Internet, join Rootsweb today! http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > >

Date forwarded: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 18:41:25 -0700 (PDT) Date sent: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 13:42:42 +1200 From: Toni Evans <toni.evans@xtra.co.nz> > Can somebody tell me a bit about the Hudson Bay Co was this American or > Canadian. Are there any records?? > > Thank you Toni Evans. > I love Search Engines! A quick search of AltaVista using the keyword HUDSON BAY COMPANY revealed 1248 hits. These include: sites with histories of Hudson Bay Co. a site with several hundred letters which were originally sent from England to employees of the Hudson Bay Company between 1832 and 1867 a site with a letter from James Hopkirk to his son Daniel, a seaman with the Hudson Bay Company a site about Early Charters and the Hudson Bay Company etc. Alta Vista can be found at http://www.altavista.com/ Have fun and happy searching :-) Lorine Lorine McGinnis Schulze lschulze@bconnex.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * The Olive Tree Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ * The Canadian Military Heritage Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hello, I'm writing to all my major lists to say that I will do some marriage look-ups for the state of Arkansas. You must have the YEAR and the COUNTY please! E-mail me privately please! I will collect these for a week and than once a week I will be going to the AR History Commission and will do the look ups. It will take a while so please be patient. I hope I can help someone like others have helped me. Thanks, Amy West rawest@cyberback.com

Dear Listers: I'm hoping someone out there can help me locate the address of a family member back in the early 1900s. Having come up empty when looking in census records where I was told they lived, I thought I would try finding the school records of their daughter who would have graduated from Brown "s Business collage in abt. 1905. She also attended Methodist Deaconess institue,but that may have been after she married my Grandfather in 1907, as he was a Methodist Episcopal minister. Her family was Episcopal from what I'm told. They were supposed to live in Brooklyn,Redhook or the "the point" but I can't find any record of them in city directory or census if I'm looking in the right spot. Have checked death indexes for several years,nothing.If anyone out there can tell me where to find or write for these records it would perhaps be the clue that I need to find this family. William Henry or Henry WHIDDEN and his wife Sarah. Their daughter was Catharine Whidden Hegarty. Regards, Nancy Kie