Explore Canada's rich military history, online records and collections related to Canadian veterans, and memorials to Canada's dead. Be sure to also visit the pages for each individual war for more military resources. The Canadian Army Overseas in WWII .. [URL might be 2-lines] http://genealogy.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww mapleleafup.org%2Fintro.html A growing Web site by Maple Leaf Up, a private Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to perpetuating the memory of the all-volunteer Canadian Army Overseas in World War II. National Archives of Canada http://www.archives.ca/02/02010602_e.html Soldiers of the First World War Example: Names: STUBBS, Albert Edward Regimental number: 706832 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9398 - 10 Date of Birth: 12 April 1891 Shows both pages of form, which includes physical description. These forms can be ordered. WWII Information Guide http://www.mapleleafup.org/locator/research.html Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of former Union soldiers and sailors - the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) - established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared it should be May 30. The first large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D C. The cemetery already held the remains of 20,000 Union dead and several hundred Confederate dead. Presided over by Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant and other Washington officials, the Memorial Day ceremonies centered around the mourning-draped veranda of the Arlington mansion, once the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. After speeches, children from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphan Home and members of the GAR made their way through the cemetery, strewing flowers on both Union and Confederate graves, reciting prayers and singing hymns. Local Observances Claim To Be First Local springtime tributes to the Civil War dead already had been held in various places. One of the first occurred in Columbus, Miss., April 25, 1866, when a group of women visited a cemetery to decorate the graves of Confederate soldiers who had fallen in battle at Shiloh. Nearby were the graves of Union soldiers, neglected because they were the enemy. Disturbed at the sight of the bare graves, the women placed some of their flowers on those graves, as well. Today cities in the North and the South claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day in 1866. Both Macon and Columbus, Ga., claim the title, as well as Richmond, Va. The village of Boalsburg, Pa., claims it began there two years earlier. A stone in a Carbondale, Ill., cemetery carries the statement that the first Decoration Day ceremony took place there on April 29, 1866. Carbondale was the wartime home of Gen. Logan. Approximately 25 places have been named in connection with the origin of Memorial Day, many of them in the South where most of the war dead were buried. Official Birthplace Declared In 1966, Congress and President Lyndon Johnson declared Waterloo N.Y., the "birthplace" of Memorial Day. There a ceremony on May 5, 1866, was reported to have honored local soldiers and sailors who had fought in the Civil War. Businesses closed and residents flew flags at half-mast. Supporters of Waterloo's claim say earlier observances in other places were either informal, not community-wide or one-time events. By the end of the 19th century, Memorial Day ceremonies were being held on May 30 throughout the nation. State legislatures passed proclamations designating the day. The Army and Navy adopted regulations for proper observance at their facilities. It was not until after World War I, however, that the day was expanded to honor those who have died in all American wars. In 1971 Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress, and designated as the last Monday in May. Some States Have Confederate Observances Many Southern states also have their own days for honoring the Confederate dead. Mississippi celebrates Confederate Memorial Day the last Monday of April, Alabama on the fourth Monday of April, and Georgia on April 26. North and South Carolina observe it May 10, Louisiana on June 3 and Tennessee calls that date Confederate Decoration Day. Texas celebrates Confederate Heroes Day January 19 and Virginia calls the last Monday in May Confederate Memorial Day. Gen. Logan's order for his posts to decorate graves in 1868 with the choicest flowers of springtime" urged: "We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance. ... Let pleasant paths invite the coming and going of reverent visitors and fond mourners. Let no neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic." The crowd attending the first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery was approximately the same size as those that attend recent observances, about 5,000 people. Then, as now, small American flags were placed on each grave - a tradition followed at many national cemeteries today. In recent years, the custom has grown in many families to decorate the graves of all departed loved ones. The origins of special services to honor those who die in war can be found in antiquity. The Athenian leader Pericles offered a tribute to the fallen heroes of the Peloponnesian War over 24 centuries ago that could be applied today to the 1.1 million Americans who have died in the nation's wars: "Not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions, but there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men." Downloaded from: http://genealogy.about.com/library/blmemday.htm 26 May 2003 Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

For a variet selection of military sites, for Memorial Day, this is an excellent site. Covers from the Rev War to the present day, http://www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/apr02/milsites.html Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

Want a new way to search for your ancestors? Instead of surfing to the big database sites or using search engines, why not explore the fun world of Web rings? A Web ring is a group of related Web sites, all linked to one another. Some Web rings are for general genealogy; others have a common theme such as a surname or locality. Once you're on a Web ring site all you have to do to travel through the ring is to click the link. You can choose to view the next five sites in the ring, any random site or see a list of all of the sites in a specific ring. Rings are a fun way to explore Web sites that may have valuable genealogical information but never show up anywhere in the top results of a search engine. I love using Web rings when I'm starting a new area of research, just to get a feel for what's out there. For example, I used a ring to begin Ohio research. You may want to try them for finding out more about ethnic resources or regional roots. Here are some sites that will get you started using Web rings: [some of the URL’s ‘might’ be 2-lines] • WebRing .. http://dir.webring.com/rw • Genealogy Web Rings .. http://members.tripod.com/%7Ewestland/genealogy_web_rings.htm • Genealogy Web Rings (categorized by state, surname, topics) .. http://members.tripod.com/%7Ewestland/genealogy_web_rings.htm • Cyndi's List .. http://www.cyndislist.com/webrings.htm • Web Ring Surfer Paradise .. http://genealogyworld.com/gw-rings.htm Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Web site, http://www.dar.org/natsociety/default.html, features records collections that cover all periods of American history, not just the Revolutionary War. You can use the Web site to tap into your military roots and more thanks to a new resource. The Genealogical Records Committee National Index allows you to search for unpublished genealogical materials, including many Bible and cemetery transcriptions. These and other resources are part of the nearly 18 000 volumes of typescripts the DAR Library has indexed. Currently, most of the volumes have been compiled and are available online for Virginia, Maryland, Oregon and Kentucky. Records for about 20 other states will be added to the Web site as they're compiled. To search the index, click on DAR Library at the top of the home page. Once you've entered the library's page, click on GRC National Index. In the search fields, you'll enter the state, surname, first name, series or volume number. You can sort results by one of those categories. If you need help getting started, click on Info for Beginners in the left column of the search page. Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

LONDON, May 22 — Archaeologists who last year unearthed the remains of a Bronze Age archer at Stonehenge said Wednesday they have found six more bodies near the mysterious ring of ancient monoliths. The remains of four adults and two children were found about half a mile from that of the archer, dubbed “The King of Stonehenge” by Britain’s tabloid press. Archaeologists said he came from Switzerland and may have been involved in building the monument. RADIOCARBON TESTS will be done to find out more precise dates for the burials but the group is believed to have lived around 2300 B.C., during the building of Stonehenge at Amesbury, 75 miles southwest of London, said Wessex Archaeology, which excavated the site. The latest bones discovered are about the same age of those of the archer, said Wessex Archaeology. “This new find is really unusual. It is exceptionally rare to find the remains of so many people in one grave like this in southern England,” said Andrew Fitzpatrick of Wessex Archaeology. “The grave is fascinating because we are seeing the moment when Britain was moving from the Stone Age into the Bronze Age, around 2300 B.C.” Wessex Archaeology said it is possible the bones are those of people from different generations, as the grave seems to have been reopened to allow further burials. The grave contained four pots belonging to the Beaker Culture that flourished in the Swiss Alps during the Bronze Age, some flint tools, one flint arrowhead and a bone toggle for fastening clothing, Wessex Archaeology said. The large number of bodies placed in this grave is something more commonly found in the Stone Age, but the Beaker style pottery is characteristic of Bronze Age burials. The archer was identified by the flint arrowheads found by his body. Archaeologists said some 100 artifacts found in his exceptionally rich grave discovered about three miles from Stonehenge, indicate he was a man of stature and likely involved in constructing the monument. Although the indigenous British originally came from mainland Europe, they settled thousands of years before the arrival of the archer, who clearly belonged to a different culture, marked by a new style of pottery, the use of barbed flat arrow heads, copper knives and small gold ornaments. His grave contained teeth and bones as well as two gold hair tresses, three copper knives, flint arrowheads, wrist guards and pottery. The copper knives came from Spain and France. The gold dated to as early as 2470 B.C., the earliest dated gold objects found in Britain. The grave also contained four pots belonging to the Beaker Culture that flourished in the Swiss Alps during the Bronze Age, flint tools, and a bone toggle for fastening clothing. © 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved. http://www.msnbc.com/news/916976.asp?cp1=1#BODY Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

Since the beginning of modern time, hardly a year has gone by without some type of military activity, battle, conflict, or war. This sad history has a positive side for family historians, however, due to the wealth of records created as a result of these conflicts. It also means that most of us have at least a few military-serving ancestors in our family tree. With wars and other military conflicts playing such a big part in our world's history, an often-worthwhile strategy is to assume that male (and sometimes female) ancestors participated in the military in some capacity - at least until you can prove otherwise. Begin by placing your family's history on a timeline of their country's wars and conflicts to determine which specific military engagement each male ancestor could have participated in due to his age. Most people who were in the military were between 18 and 30 years of age, although it is not uncommon to find men both younger and older. Once you have determined the war in which he may have served, you then need to establish the location in which he lived at the time. This will assist you in locating evidence to support your hypothesis in census records, naturalization records, cemetery records, family stories, biographies or even records of veterans' organizations. Narrowing your research to a particular area and time period can then be complemented by familiarizing yourself with the available military records, which meet your criteria. American Wars, from the Revolutionary War thru Operation Enduring Freedom [URL 'might' be 2-lines] http://genealogy.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww multied.com%2Fwars.html Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

How to Get a Copy of Your Revolutionary War Ancestor's Military Records http://genealogy.about.com/c/ht/01/07/How_Get_Copy_Revolutionary0994233269 htm [URL ‘might’ be 2-lines] For military records before 1900, there is no greater repository than the National Archives. Here's how to contact them for copies of your Revolutionary War patriot's service records. Here's How: Determine if you had ancestors living in America between 1775 and 1783, the years in which the American Revolution took place. Calculate the estimated age of your U.S. ancestors during the Revolutionary War. Boys as young as 16 were considered eligible to serve. Consult National Archives microfilm series M860, General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary War Soldiers. This index will provide you with the information you need to locate the actual Compiled Military Service Record file. The actual service files are available on National Archives microfilm series M881, Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War. You can also request service records on NATF Form 86 for a $17.00 fee. Expect a 6-8 week processing time. Another source to check for military service is the DAR Patriot Index, a list of established Revolutionary War ancestors of DAR members. Now that you have documented that your ancestor served in the Revolutionary War, two of the richest records for genealogical information are the soldier s pension file and bounty land warrant application files. The complete pension file for each soldier has been filmed in NA series M804 2,670 rolls of alphabetically arranged records titled Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1906. The Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application files can also be requested on NATF Form 85. The fee for Pension files is $14.75 for selected files or $37.00 for the complete file (recommended for genealogists). The Bounty Land Warrant files are available for $14.75. Expect a 6-8 week processing time. A quick alternative to the microfilm series M804, is the Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications in the National Archives in book form It is more widely available and lists all applicants and their file designations. Microfilm series M805 also reproduces the Revolutionary pension files, but doesn't include the complete file for each soldier. If you have this record, you may find it worth your while to go back and check M804. To flesh out the story of your Revolutionary War ancestor, you should be sure to check military histories which chronicle the people and events surrounding the Revolution. Now that you have documented your Revolutionary War ancestor, you may want to reward yourself by joining a lineage society such as the DAR or the SAR. Tips: Look for these books and microfilm publications at the National Archives in D.C. and its regional branches, as well as Family History Centers and larger genealogy libraries. A typical compiled military service record includes name, rank, military unit, date of entry into service, and sometimes the date of separation. The compiled military service record may also include personal details such as age, physical description, date/place of birth and residence at time of enlistment. The Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Volumes) are available for searching online for paid subscribers to Ancestry.com. Many Revolutionary War roster lists and other service records have been published. Check with a genealogical library or society in the area where your ancestor lived for specific titles. Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

United States Vital Records How & Where to Find Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Divorce Certificates & Adoption Records Vital records - birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, divorce certificates and adoption records - are one of the best resources to help you as a genealogist build your family tree. Learn how to obtain vital records (birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, etc) for each state and territory in the United States by clicking on the location of your choice for vital records addresses, fees, and Web sites for state Vital Records departments, plus links to free vital records indexes (online) of birth records, adoption records, marriage records and death records. In addition to US Vital Records this site also offers information on the following locations, American Samoa, Canal Zone, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Adoption of Alien Children, Births Abroad or on the High Seas and Certificate of U.S. Citizenship. For more information, check out the following site: http://genealogy.about.com/library/blvitalus.htm Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

Is free genealogy a thing of the past? With the constant addition of pay-for-use genealogy databases on the Internet, people often wonder if there will soon be an end to free genealogy research via the Web. For those of you with this concern, take heart - free genealogy databases aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Web sites from all over the world contain free information of use to family tree researchers which has been contributed by individuals, companies and even governments. Birth records, marriage records military records, ships passenger lists, surnames, census records, immigration records, wills, photos and much, much more are available on the Internet for FREE if you just know where to look. Here are twenty-five wonderful sites, in no particular order, with free genealogy search databases, indexes, or records which should keep you busy searching for weeks! Interested??? Get more information at: [URL might be 2-lines] http://genealogy.about.com/library/weekly/aa110800a.htm Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

ANZAC DAY 'borrowed' from the BIFHS May/June 2003 Newsletter April 25th is the day that all Australians pause to remember the brave men and women who served in the Armed Forces in all fields of battle, not only to protect our country but many others as well. We remember and honor those who died and those who survived. The Term ANZAC originally stood for Australian and New Zealand Armed Corps – the group of brave men who took part in the Gallipoli Campaign 1915 – a campaign which will go down in history as one of the greatest blunders of all time. It was badly conceived – badly orchestrated by the British High command. The Anzacs were sent to the WRONG beach, one which was heavily fortified by the Turks. The following is an inscription on a Turkish war memorial at Gallipoli written by Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet in the Anzac’s honor: “Stop, passer-by! The earth you have just unknowingly trodden is the spot where an era ended and where the heart of a nation beats.“ For those who may want to know more these two sites tell the story fairly well. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/10/98/world_war_i/203383.stm http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/overview_gf.htm Lest we Forget…

Birth and death certificates are important resources for any family historian researching the family tree. For those with Ohio ancestors, the price of obtaining those vital records could get more expensive if a bill passed by the House is approved by the Senate. The House budget bill contains a provision that would prevent state and local officials from offering uncertified copies to the public—more expensive certified copies would take their place. The state has issued a new fee of $5 per certified copy, raising the cost per copy to at least $12, since counties can't charge any less than $7. Currently, Ohio sells uncertified copies of vital records for only 5 cents per copy. This cheap fee is great for genealogists collecting research materials but doesn't cover the state's costs. In 2002, the state of Ohio spent $200,000 searching for vital-records documents and making uncertified copies. At 5 cents a copy, the state raked in a mere $3,500. The proposed elimination of uncertified copies and the $5 state fee will fund the digitization of vital records and help curtail fraudulent use. Upon completion of digitization, the public will be able to access digital records online and at electronic kiosks at local registrars' offices. Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Today is tomorrow's history." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

Ins and Outs of Newspaper Research - Linda Herrick Swisher National news in Section A, local news in Section B. Religious items on Saturdays, senior news each Monday. It doesn’t take long to learn where to find certain news in your local paper. But searching old newspapers for insights into your ancestors’ lives isn’t as easy. They may be dusty and dirty, microfilmed and fuzzy, or missing altogether. Maybe the layout is haphazard or the print is smudged, small, or misspelled. No wonder genealogists are enthused about projects to digitize and index newspapers. Whether you’re searching your local community newspaper collection at the library or online, a heads-up on what you’re likely to find about your ancestor is necessary to ensure your success. downloaded from: (URL might be 2-lines) http://www.ancestralfindings.com/freea6731.htm Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Today is tomorrow's history." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

For more information on “The Main Indian Paths And Migration Trails In Pennsylvania” .. check out the following site: http://www.mcn org/2/noel/Westmoreland/MigrationTrails.htm BRADDOCK'S ROAD - Nemaolin's Path - The Cumberland Trail Nemacolin's Path was named for the Delaware Indian who assisted Colonel Thomas Cresap in blazing a path from Cumberland, Maryland to a trading post of the Ohio Company of Virginia at present-day Brownsville, PA. Soon after, the governor of Virginia sent Major George Washington to expel the French from British territory. He widened the trail to accommodate his supply wagons and that portion became known as Washington's Road. Later during the French and Indian War a company of 600 soldiers under the command of Major General Edward Braddock set out from Ft. Cumberland to widen Washington's old road through Maryland, past the ruins of Fort Necessity on into western Pennsylvania. This became the Braddock Road or The Cumberland Road and its extension West became known as the National Road and today is called U.S. Route 40. It was the first highway built entirely with federal funds. Braddock died near the site of Fort Necessity and was buried in the road to conceal his grave. In 1804 the remains were re-entered on a small knoll adjacent to the road. Early Catholic families from County Donegal, Ireland landed at New Castle on the Delaware River south of Philadelphia and took Braddock's Road by way of Cumberland to Jacob's Creek near Connellsville. From here the passed through Westmoreland and crossed the Allegheny River at Freeport and settled in Armstrong and northern Butler County. Since the Cumberland Trail passed the Catawba Trail near Uniontown and terminated at Brownsville, other travelers may have flat boated the Monongahela to the Ohio and Allegheny rivers at Pittsburgh. Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Today is tomorrow's history." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

Found a web site for a FREE subscription to old news papers. Mostly in Texas and Southeastern states. You can link in to http://theoldentimes.com/newsletterpage.html. Click on "home" when done subscribing. Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Today is tomorrow's history." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

USING SEARCH ENGINES: Googling Your Ancestors by Ted Pack [email protected] http://www.tedpack.org/ This will be new and exciting to some of you. Others of you will wonder what I'll do next -- explain how to "dial" a telephone by pushing the little buttons? You can sometimes use a general search engine for genealogy. My favorite is Google, http://www.google.com but there are others -- AltaVista, Lycos, MSN, Dogpile, AOL. They all work about the same. The key is what they call an exact phrase, which you enclose in quotation marks. Let's assume you are looking for Eltweed Pomeroy and Malinda McCorkle, married in Pocatello, Idaho in 1888. This argument in the search engine: Eltweed Pomeroy Malinda McCorkle (without the quotation marks) means "show me all the pages that have the four words Eltweed, Pomeroy, Malinda and McCorkle on them". You might strike pay dirt right away; you might also get a page that listed Eltweed Smith, Pomeroy Murgatroyd, Malinda Smith and Ebeneezer McCorkle. This argument in the search engine: "Eltweed Pomeroy" "Malinda McCorkle" (with two sets of quotation marks) means "show me all the pages that have the exact phrases 'Eltweed Pomeroy' and 'Malinda McCorkle' on them". Given the rarity of the names, if you got a hit it would almost certainly be useful. However, if your ancestors are listed last name first, the argument above won't get them. You won't find them if they have middle initials on the page, either. This is a combination of exact phrase and any match: "Eltweed Pomeroy" Malinda McCorkle It says "show me all the pages with the exact phrase 'Eltweed Pomeroy' and the two words Malinda and McCorkle somewhere on the page." This argument would find a page with the sentence "Eltweed Pomeroy married Malinda, second daughter of Alphonse McCorkle ..." or "Eltweed Pomeroy married Malinda Q. McCorkle ...". General search engines are not perfect. They don't have a Soundex option, although Google will sometimes suggest alternate spellings for you. Some of them require a plus sign with each word or phrase, although Google doesn't. They work best for relatively uncommon names. If you are looking for John Smith who married Mary Johnson in New York City, you'll get a lot of hits, but your chances of getting the right one are slim. Most importantly and worth repeating, the phrase "Eltweed Pomeroy" is NOT the same as the phrase "Pomeroy, Eltweed" to a search engine. You get what you ask for. I usually try to use enough words and phrases in the argument that I get 20 hits or less. Quite often I don't get any, but I'd rather get a few of the right hits than a thousand wrong ones. In this case I would try all of these arguments: Four pairs of exact phrases: "Eltweed Pomeroy" "Malinda McCorkle" "Pomeroy Eltweed" "Malinda McCorkle" "Eltweed Pomeroy" "McCorkle Malinda" "Pomeroy Eltweed" "McCorkle Malinda" Four combination searches: "Eltweed Pomeroy" Malinda McCorkle "Pomeroy Eltweed" Malinda McCorkle "Malinda McCorkle" Eltweed Pomeroy "McCorkle Malinda" Eltweed Pomeroy And, just in case one of them was listed without a spouse, "Eltweed Pomeroy" Pocatello "Pomeroy Eltweed" Pocatello "Malinda McCorkle" Pocatello "McCorkle Malinda" Pocatello Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is used for non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: Vol. 6, No. 18, 30 April 2003. RWR Archives: http://e-zine.rootsweb.com/ Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Today is tomorrow's history." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

This was in the local Phoenix, AZ newspaper just within the past few days. Fort Meigs State Memorial Perrysburg, Ohio A fort that helped save northwestern Ohio and Indiana from invasion in the War of 1812 has undergone a major renovation for the bicentennial celebration this year. Historians hope the $6.2 million renovation will bring new life to the Fort Meigs State Memorial, which sits atop a hill along the Maumee River. The Army abandoned the fort in 1815. Later it was divided, for a while, by a highway. Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Today is tomorrow's history." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

A couple websites that might help you in your English research. www.genesconnected.co.uk www.friendsreunited.co.uk .

Recently, the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 95 (the state budget bill). Included in sections 3705.23 and 3705.24 is language that would: -- eliminate uncertified copies of vital records -- add a $5 surcharge to what is already charged for a certified copy (raising the total cost of a single document to anywhere between $12 and $17, depending on the agency) -- creates a "certification of birth," which does not require the parents' names to be listed In addition, the certified copy is not required to be a photocopy of the record. Unlike other states where the threat to vital records access is based on fears about identity theft and homeland security, the Ohio legislature is doing this under the guise of "fiscal responsibility." Although nobody has been able to get someone to speak on the record, my sources at the Ohio Historical Society tell me that they have heard from the State Vital Statistics officials, who say that they cannot afford to process uncertified copies. (Because the way the open records law is written, agencies must charge "at cost," which cannot include the cost of labor or any overhead, such as maintenance and preservation of the record.) Ohio has had a long tradition of open records. The Ohio Revised Code section 149.43 requires that "...all public records shall be promptly prepared and made available for inspection to any person at all reasonable times during regular business hours. Subject to division (B)(4) of this section, upon request, a public office or person responsible for public records shall make copies available at cost, within a reasonable period of time. In order to facilitate broader access to public records, public offices shall maintain public records in a manner that they can be made available for inspection in accordance with this division." House Bill 95 does not exclude vital records from what are defined as public records. There are many other ways to keep uncertified photocopies available to the public, including setting a statutory fee (perhaps at $1 per page) or setting the fee at a percentage of the certified fee. The full text of Ohio HB95 can be found at: (URL 'might' be 2-lines) http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText125/125_HB_95_PH_N.html Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Today is tomorrow's history." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002 .

Glossary of Genealogy & Family History Terms Genealogy has its own language, similar to other disciplines such as law, medicine or real estate. When tracing your family tree it is common to encounter records filled with archaic, obsolete or legal terms, acronyms and abbreviations that you aren't familiar with. This can make genealogy seem a lot like learning a foreign language to an overwhelmed "newbie." Misinterpreting these terms or applying present-day definitions to documents created in an earlier century can lead your research in the wrong direction. Taking the time to look up the appropriate meaning of a word or interpretation of an abbreviation is an important part of your family history search. This glossary consists of common genealogy terms, archaic medical terms, latin terms commonly found in genealogical records, genealogical acronyms and abbreviations commonly found in genealogy records. To find the terms you are looking for, simply click the appropriate letter in the navigation bar located at the top of each index page in the glossary, or browse through terms which are relevant to a particular genealogy topic by browsing the related terms included on each definition page. This glossary is a continual work-in-progress. If you come across a term you think should be included in the glossary, please send me an email at [email protected] and include GLOSSARY TERM as the subject of your email. I am especially interested in suggestions for terms you have come across which you need to know the meaning for (a recent example I was given is "pew tax"). http://genealogy.about.com/library/glossary/blglossary.htm?PM=ss14_genealogy Example: Metes and Bounds Definition: A survey method used in the State-Land states of the United States which uses specific distance measurements (metes) and definite boundary markers (bounds) such as natural land features, including trees and streams, as well as adjoining property lines to describe plots of land. This system is still in use today in many areas, though permanent iron pins and stakes are now used to mark boundaries. Synonyms: indiscriminate survey, indiscriminate metes and bounds Pronunciation: [meets and bounds] • (noun) Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Today is tomorrow's history." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002 .