Dear MYRTLE's Daily Genealogy Column ACROSS MY DESK: A NEW, Free Genealogy Lookup Service This is to let you know about a new Yahoo! Group: FAMILY RECORDS LOOK-UP ASSISTANCE. This Group is for "helpers"! That is, those researchers who are able to offer assistance, for others, in doing "look-ups" at libraries in their local neighbourhood. For example, you may have films or fiche on hire for a period of time from a library. If you have the time, why not let others know that you have it on loan, and are willing to check any names they may be interested in? Perhaps you live near an archive that you frequent. Let others know of your willingness to assist, when your time permits. Offers of assistance are not binding, and may be withdrawn at any time. Similarly, those researchers requesting assistance, should keep requests within reasonable limits. Postings from professional genealogists are not permitted unless services are being volunteered. To join, just visit the Group Home page at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lookup_Assistance/ Or, just send a BLANK message to: [email protected] Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

Best Genealogy Bargain for Christmas! This holiday season give a membership in the Godfrey Memorial Library. The Library is expanding its services and now members of the Godfrey Scholars (library support group) have direct access to the library’s online services from wherever they are, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Members simply log in and start searching. It’s that simple. Membership in the Godfrey Scholars is $35 per year. Currently members may access: 1. ProQuest’s™ HeritageQuestOnline. This new online service provides direct online access to over 17,000 books and to the US Census. Each book is fully indexed and searchable on every word in the text. This service goes way beyond the customary back of the book index and instantly searches all 17 000 books at once for the individual name or place that you are searching for. In addition this service provides indexes and images for the US Census. Currently it includes the indexes and page images for the entire 1790, 1800, 1810, 1870 & 1890 censuses. The other census years will be added soon. 2. ProQuest’s™ Historical Newspapers: New York Times The complete NY Times from the first issue to the end of 1999. Every word is searchable, even the ads. You can find obituaries, biographies, passenger ship lists, war records, marriages, birth announcements and so much more. Both of these services are available in the Library during regular library hours and are available 24/7 for the Godfrey Scholars. For more information please contact: Godfrey Memorial Library 134 Newfield Street Middletown, CT 06457-2534 Phone: 860-346-4375 Fax: 860-347-9874 Web site: http://www.godfrey.org copyright 1995-2002. All rights reserved. An easier-to-read version of this column appears on the web at: http://www.DearMYRTLE.com Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

CHRISTMAS. The 1914 Christmas Truce. On Christmas Day 1914, the first Christmas of The Great War, an amazing cessation of hostilities took place in some sections of the British front line. This is an account of the truce in the Sailly – Armentiers sector manned by George ANDERSON, George GORDON, William MILNE, Alexander PINE and their comrades of 6th Batallion, The Gordon Highlanders. The account is taken from The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, published 1921. http://www.kinnethmont.co.uk/1914-1918_files/xmas-truce.htm CHRISTMAS. A Christmas Story, 1881 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/stories/xmas-1881.html PERMISSION TO REPRINT articles from MISSING LINKS is granted unless stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is not used for commercial purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in MISSING LINKS, Vol. 7, No. 50, 16 December 2002 http://www.petuniapress.com Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

Eighth Grade Test in 1895 Remember when our grandparents, great-grandparents, and such stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, KS, USA. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS, and reprinted by the Salina Journal. 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS -1895 ******************************** Grammar (Time, one hour) 1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters. 2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no modifications. 3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph. 4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of lie, lay and run. 5. Define Case, Illustrate each Case. 6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation. 7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. ***************************************** Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours) 1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic. 2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold? 3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare? 4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals? 5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton. 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent. 7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16ft. long at $20 per meter 8.Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace)at 10 percent 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance around which is 640 rods? 10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt. ******************************************** U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes) 1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided. 2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus. 3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War. 4. Show the territorial growth of the United States. 5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas. 6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion. 7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe? 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865. ********************************************** Orthography (Time, one hour) 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication? 2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? 3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals? 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.' 5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule. 6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. 7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup. 8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell,rise, blood fare, last. 9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays. 10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication. ******************************************** Geography (Time, one hour) 1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? 2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas? 3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean? 4. Describe the mountains of North America. 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.. 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each. 8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude? 9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers. 10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth. ********************************************** Also notice that the exam took six hours to complete. Gives the saying "He only had an 8th grade education"a whole new meaning, doesn't it?--- .

PLAN AHEAD! THE EDINBURGH TATTOO - AN INTERNATIONAL FAVOURITE The 2003 Tattoo will take place from 1st - 23rd August 2003 >From its early days, the Edinburgh Tattoo has been an international favorite Performers from 30 countries have presented here, and around 35 per cent of the 217,000 audiences each year are from overseas. In addition, the Tattoo has been televised in 30 countries. An annual television audience of 100 million watches the coverage worldwide. The international flavor of the Tattoo has been deliberately developed as a key element in its capacity to entertain a huge, cosmopolitan audience. [Might be a 2-Line URL] http://www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk/tattoo-experience/highlights.html History of Edinburgh Castle can be found at: [Might be a 2-Line URL] http://www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk/tattoo-experience/castlehist.html Scottish Regiments [Might be a 2-Line URL] http://www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk/tattoo-experience/scottish_regiments.html TATTOO FACT FILE 1. The first Edinburgh Tattoo took place in 1950. There were eight items in the program. 2. More than 10 million people have attended the Tattoo. The annual audience is 200,000. 3. Around 100 million people see the Tattoo each year on international television. 4. Approximately 70 per cent of each audience is from outside Scotland. Half of these are from overseas. 5. The average number of participants is 800. 6. The first stand was erected in 1951. 7. The present stands are made up from more than 10,000 metres of steel tubing. Some 20,000 nuts and bolts are used. 8. Around 35 miles of cabling (the distance from Edinburgh to Glasgow) is required. 9. The event was first seen in colour on TV in 1968. 10. From 1950 to 1991, there were three producers - Brigadier MacLean, Brigadier Sanderson, and Lt. Col. Dow. 11. Major Michael Parker then took over as producer for the 1992, 1993 and 1994 Tattoos. Brigadier Melville Jameson succeeded him in 1995. 12. The first overseas regiment to participate was the Band of the Royal Netherlands Grenadiers. The year was 1952, and there were also performers from Canada and France. 30 countries have been represented at the Tattoo. 13. The first lone piper was Pipe Major George Stoddart. He played in every performance for the first eleven years. 14. One woman has featured as the lone piper. Officer Cadet Elaine Marnoch appeared in 1977. 15. Not a single performance of the Tattoo has ever been cancelled. 16. The colors of the original Tattoo tartan are navy blue (for the Navy), red (for the Army), sky blue (for the RAF), and black and white (for the city of Edinburgh). It was officially approved in 1983. 17. A new tartan - the Edinburgh Military Tattoo Jubilee tartan - has been produced to mark both the Tattoo's 50th show and Golden Anniversary. 18. The Tattoo has always been staged at Edinburgh Castle. Rehearsals take place at Redford Barracks in Edinburgh. 19. The Tattoo is set up and run for charitable purposes. Over the years, it has gifted some £4million to service and civilian organizations. At the last official count, visitors to the Tattoo contributed an estimated £72million annually to the Scottish economy. 20. The word 'tattoo' comes from the closing time cry in the inns of the Low Countries during the 17th and 18th centuries - Doe den tap toe ('turn off the taps'). Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002 .

The federal censuses have been taken every 10 years and began in 1790 (1791 for Vermont). Due to privacy laws, only census records 72 years and older are available for open research. Each census has an "official date" that should always be noted. The census taker, regardless of what day he or she recorded the information, was to list the occupants of any given household on the official date of that year's census. The official dates for each year up to 1930 are listed below: · 1790—August 2 (first Monday in August) · 1800—August 4 (first Monday in August) · 1810—August 6 (first Monday in August) · 1820—August 7 (first Monday in August) · 1830-1880—June 1 · 1890—June 2 (first Monday in June) · 1900—June 1 · 1910—April 15 · 1920—January 1 · 1930—April 1 This means that a person born on April 20, 1910 shouldn't be listed in the 1910 census. The enumerator was to list only those people living in the household on April 15, 1910. In some cases it took months for the enumerator to visit every household and record the data. In the early census years (1790 to 1840), the enumerators were allowed anywhere from nine to 18 months to complete their tasks. In 1850, 1860 and 1870, they were allowed only five months to record all of the residents and from 1880 to 1920, only one month. Some enumerators followed the rules strictly, while others did not. Excerpted from The Genealogist's Question and Answer Book by Marcia Yannizze Melnyk, $18.99. Reprinted here with permission from the publisher, Betterway Books. Downloaded from: Family Tree Magazine Email Update; on Thursday, 12 Dec 2002 Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002 .

http://users.chariot.net.au/~samhain/relation.html .. this one works, the original was missing a "." after users. A term often found in genealogy is "removed," specifically when referring to family relationships. Indeed, almost everyone has heard of a "second cousin once removed," but many people cannot explain that relationship. Of course, a person might be more than once removed, as in third cousin, four times removed. In short, the definition of cousins is two people who share a common ancestor: First Cousin .... Your first cousins are the people in your family who have at least one of the same grandparents as you. In other words, they are the children of your aunts and uncles. Second Cousin .... Your second cousins are the people in your family who share the same great-grandparent with you. Third, Fourth and Fifth Cousins .... Your third cousins share at least one great-great-grandparent, fourth cousins share a great-great-great-grandparent, and so on. Removed .... When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations. "Once removed" indicates a difference of one generation, "twice removed" indicates a difference of two generations, and so forth. For example, the child of your first cousin is your first cousin, once removed. That is, your cousin’s child would be your first cousin, except that he or she is one generation removed from that relationship. Likewise, the grandchild of your first cousin is your first cousin twice removed (two generations removed from being a first cousin). Many people confuse the term "first cousin once removed" with "second cousin " The two are not the same. There are many consanguinity charts available that attempt to explain these relationships visually. I find most of them to be more confusing than the words. However, I like the chart created by Big Al Creations at http://userschariot.net.au/~samhain/relation.html. I find this one easier to read than most of the others. Look first for the box labeled YOURSELF. From here you can see how other people are related to you as you go up and down the generations illustrated there. The following article is from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2002 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.RootsForum.com. Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002 ==== GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES Mailing List ==== Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, Arizona [email protected] ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 .

PIONEER CERTIFICATES Did you know that several genealogy societies offer "pioneer certificates" to direct descendants of people whose family settled in a certain area before a specific date? Some societies even offer more than one type of certificate. For example the Utah Genealogical Society offers a Founding Pioneer, Territorial Pioneer or Territorial Citizen certificate for anyone whose ancestor was in Utah before 1851 or from 1851 to January 4, 1856. People with forebears born in Utah before 1856 also qualify. Proving your connection to a "pioneer" is a nice way of honoring your adventuresome ancestor, as well as adding an interesting feature to your family tree book or software. Like other lineage-based organizations, you'll have to prove your pioneer connection using items such as church records, birth, marriage and death certificates or census records. It's possible you'll need to send along a pedigree chart and family group sheet. And it may require a small fee (usually less than $15). While you're hunting down your pioneer certificate, be looking for other types of certification available. For instance, the Illinois State Genealogical Society, http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/, is issuing certificates to direct descendants of Illinois Civil War veterans. Here's a sampling of sites for pioneer certificates. If your state isn't listed, use your favorite search engine and enter the search phrase "Texas pioneer certificate" (or whatever state you're looking for). By the way, some societies will issue certificates to residents of a specific county—so if your state-related search doesn't help, try searching for "xyz county pioneer certificate." If that doesn't work, post a query on Ancestry's Pioneer Certificate bulletin board, http://boards.ancestry.couk/mbexec?htx=board&r=5538&p=topics.pioneer.general Pioneer certificate sites: · Cook County, IL, Pioneer Certificates .. http://www.chgogs.org/pioneer html · California Pioneer Certificate .. http://www.rootsweb.com/~carcsgs/Certs htm · Tennessee Pioneer Certificate .. http://pghs.home.att.net/pioneer.htm · Prairie Pioneer (early settlers of Illinois) .. http://www.rootswebcom/~ilsgs/projects/pp-instructions.html · Utah Pioneer Certificates .. http://www.infouga.org/pioneer.htm · Florida Pioneer Descendants .. http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/pioneers.htm Read more about pioneer certificates .. www.familytreemagazine.com/ancestornews/current.html —Nancy Hendrickson, Contributing Editor [email protected] Hendrickson is a family historian, freelance writer and the author of the upcoming book Finding Your Family Tree Online, on sale May 2003. Browse the archive of her AncestorNews columns www.familytreemagazine.com/ancestornews/previous.html NOTE: Some of the URL’s might be more than one line .. make sure you include the entire address. downloaded from: Family Tree Magazine EMail Update Thursday, December 12, 2002 Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002 .

Genealogical research is changing at such a fast pace that I would like to make you aware of several major changes in sources for your research: 1. AncestryPlus (all parts of ancestry.com and Filby’s Immigration books) is available at the Arizona State Library, your local Family History Center and all Maricopa County Public Libraries. 2.The Glendale Public Library System also has ProQuest census (a fully indexed 1870 US census) and local history books (many genealogies, city directories, old county histories, typescript cemetery readings, etc. etc.). You must be a resident of Glendale to obtain a free library card for this or pay for a card as a non-resident. You are supposed to be able to access from home using your Glendale library card, but currently I have had to use this data base at the library. 3.AncestryPlus is accessible from your home if you have a Maricopa County Library card. If you can prove you live in Maricopa County with two pieces of ID with your address on them, you can get a library card (yes, even if you live in Sun City or Sun City West). The closest Maricopa County libraries are in Surprise at 15844 N. Hollyhock (opening new library soon at 16089 N. Bullard Avenue); 17811 N 32nd St Phoenix AZ, 85032; Wickenburg; Laveen; and Litchfield Park. When you get your Maricopa County Library card you also need to set up a pin# (usually the last 4 digits of your phone #). >From your home you now can log onto http://www.maricopa.gov/library. On the right side of your screen click on Articles and Information and then AncestryPlus. Thanks go to Jean White, Marina Dececo and Del Kunz who have been testing the ins and outs of these sites. Judy Crawford, Publicity [email protected] . Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

A term often found in genealogy is "removed," specifically when referring to family relationships. Indeed, almost everyone has heard of a "second cousin once removed," but many people cannot explain that relationship. Of course, a person might be more than once removed, as in third cousin, four times removed. In short, the definition of cousins is two people who share a common ancestor: First Cousin .... Your first cousins are the people in your family who have at least one of the same grandparents as you. In other words, they are the children of your aunts and uncles. Second Cousin .... Your second cousins are the people in your family who share the same great-grandparent with you. Third, Fourth and Fifth Cousins .... Your third cousins share at least one great-great-grandparent, fourth cousins share a great-great-great-grandparent, and so on. Removed .... When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations. "Once removed" indicates a difference of one generation, "twice removed" indicates a difference of two generations, and so forth. For example, the child of your first cousin is your first cousin, once removed. That is, your cousin’s child would be your first cousin, except that he or she is one generation removed from that relationship. Likewise, the grandchild of your first cousin is your first cousin twice removed (two generations removed from being a first cousin). Many people confuse the term "first cousin once removed" with "second cousin " The two are not the same. There are many consanguinity charts available that attempt to explain these relationships visually. I find most of them to be more confusing than the words. However, I like the chart created by Big Al Creations at http://users chariot.net.au/~samhain/relation.html. I find this one easier to read than most of the others. Look first for the box labeled YOURSELF. From here you can see how other people are related to you as you go up and down the generations illustrated there. The following article is from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2002 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.RootsForum.com. Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

MyFamily.com, Inc., owner of several Web sites, including "Ancestry.com," announced that it has completed the acquisition of BigHugs.com, one of the most widely recognized people-finder services in the United States. According to an announcement from MyFamily.com, BigHugs, based in Ft. Myers, Florida, has been perfecting family locator investigative research for the past twelve years. Specializing in live family reunions on broadcast television, BigHugs has reunited thousands of loved ones on hundreds of television shows over the past decade. Most recently, on the December 6th broadcast of 48 Hours Investigates, this top-rated CBS television network program featured the story of an emotional family reunion uncovered by BigHugs. "Our business is centered on connecting and strengthening families," said Tom Stockham, president and chief executive officer of MyFamily.com, Inc. BigHugs is a great addition to our service offering. By integrating the BigHugs people-finder service with the outstanding family history and private family website products already offered through the MyFamily network of websites, our ability to help people connect with their living relatives, friends, and loved ones increases, and we extend our brand to millions of consumers in the offline world." The acquisition of BigHugs also brings additional leadership in the form of BigHugs founder, Troy Dunn, who pioneered the process of searching for living family members online and also developed a proprietary process for generating national media exposure. Dunn's new role at MyFamily will be vice president of media relations. He will also assist in the development of new services to help people search for living loved ones. You can read the full announcement at:(URL is 2-3 lines, make sure you get it all) http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories pl?ACCT=147509&TICK=MYFAM&STORY=/www/story/12-09-2002/0001854180&EDATE=Dec+9 +2002 The following article is from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2002 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.RootsForum.com. Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

Scotch Prisoners sent to Massachusetts in 1652, by order of the English Government. (Exact Title of Site) A list of passengers aboard the JOHN AND SARAH of London John Greene mr bound for New Englan[d] Interested?? Check out this site for list of names: (Might end up being a 2-line URL) http://www.awesomegenealogy.com/shipslists/massachusetts_JOHNANDSARAH1652.txt

Fast Fact: 1930 Census Update Each of the fifteen U.S. censuses from 1790 to 1930 provide valuable information that help to bring success to U.S. researchers. The 1930 census, which just became available to the public this year, includes information that gives clues into the daily lives of Americans, such as where they worked, their military veteran status, and whether or not they owned a radio The complete 1930 census of the United States could unearth a wealth of information about your past. =============== A Lesson in Boundary Lines – Karen Frisch When exploring the world of your ancestors it pays to remember the differences between their lifetime and ours. The town they knew was undoubtedly very different in their day. Knowing their geographic landscape will make your search easier. While tracing my family history I discovered that my great-grandfather's sister had lived in my hometown. She was the only ancestor of mine to have done so, and I wanted to know more. Ernestine Frisch came to America in 1884 at age 21. When she married Fritz Schwab, an ice peddler from Providence, the 1887 marriage index listed her as a resident of Lincoln. Before then she was absent from city directories, as many women were. Since other female family members lived at home until they married, it is possible she worked as a domestic in a private home. Lincoln was established as a town in 1871. At the time town leaders in northern Rhode Island wanted governments that focused on the interests of their own villages. Since traveling to town meetings was problematic, the larger towns were divided. Lincoln took its name from the popular president who was still mourned years after his assassination and the end of the Civil War. A complicating factor was that when Lincoln broke apart from the larger town of Smithfield, tiny Central Falls was part of Lincoln for a time before it became its own city. The addition of that square mile makes it far more confusing to determine where Ernestine Frisch Schwab might have lived. Today many of the Victorian homes remain in the area. The likelihood is strong that the house where Ernestine lived still stands. It's even possible she lived on the street where I grew up since many homes on the street were built in the 1870s. It's also possible she lived in what is now Central Falls. Obscurity also shrouds the final resting place of Lavinia Williams Keene, my five-times-great-grandmother, descended from Rhode Island's founding father Roger Williams. I know little about her except that other family members lived in northern Rhode Island. In an old volume on local cemeteries I discovered that Lavinia was buried "to the east of the road by the river." Today, no cemetery exists near the Blackstone River in that area. Lavinia died in 1856, recently enough for her gravestone to remain. I found a small historic cemetery that runs east of River Road in the town. There were headstones from the late 1700s and 1800s with engravings that time had made indecipherable along with tombstones that had been broken off at the base. I also found the graves of ancestors related to Lavinia by marriage, increasing the chance that she was among them. Once you've learned an ancestor's address in a nearby city it's essential to make a point to drive by the house. For years, I rode by the clapboard house at One State Street in which three generations of my French-Canadian ancestors had lived. The opportunity to obtain a picture disappeared when I drove by one day and saw a crane taking down what was left of the house. On the spot where my ancestors' house once stood is now a modern office building. Had I not seen the house when I had the chance I would merely be guessing where the original home once stood. The more precise we can be in pinpointing the paths our ancestors walked, the clearer our picture of their lives will be. Learning about the places they lived can help cut through the confusion of obscure references and the changes brought about by time. =============== Karen Frisch has spent years getting lost in cemeteries. With a background in Victorian studies, teaching, and writing, she has traced her lineage back thirty generations. Her interest in genealogy began as a child when her grandmother gave her a collection of old photographs from Scotland. =============== reprinted with prior permission of Juliana Smith, Editor of Ancestry Daily News; issue dated 10 Dec 2002

Fast Fact: 1930 Census Update Each of the fifteen U.S. censuses from 1790 to 1930 provide valuable information that help to bring success to U.S. researchers. The 1930 census, which just became available to the public this year, includes information that gives clues into the daily lives of Americans, such as where they worked, their military veteran status, and whether or not they owned a radio The complete 1930 census of the United States could unearth a wealth of information about your past. =============== A Lesson in Boundary Lines – Karen Frisch When exploring the world of your ancestors it pays to remember the differences between their lifetime and ours. The town they knew was undoubtedly very different in their day. Knowing their geographic landscape will make your search easier. While tracing my family history I discovered that my great-grandfather's sister had lived in my hometown. She was the only ancestor of mine to have done so, and I wanted to know more. Ernestine Frisch came to America in 1884 at age 21. When she married Fritz Schwab, an ice peddler from Providence, the 1887 marriage index listed her as a resident of Lincoln. Before then she was absent from city directories, as many women were. Since other female family members lived at home until they married, it is possible she worked as a domestic in a private home. Lincoln was established as a town in 1871. At the time town leaders in northern Rhode Island wanted governments that focused on the interests of their own villages. Since traveling to town meetings was problematic, the larger towns were divided. Lincoln took its name from the popular president who was still mourned years after his assassination and the end of the Civil War. A complicating factor was that when Lincoln broke apart from the larger town of Smithfield, tiny Central Falls was part of Lincoln for a time before it became its own city. The addition of that square mile makes it far more confusing to determine where Ernestine Frisch Schwab might have lived. Today many of the Victorian homes remain in the area. The likelihood is strong that the house where Ernestine lived still stands. It's even possible she lived on the street where I grew up since many homes on the street were built in the 1870s. It's also possible she lived in what is now Central Falls. Obscurity also shrouds the final resting place of Lavinia Williams Keene, my five-times-great-grandmother, descended from Rhode Island's founding father Roger Williams. I know little about her except that other family members lived in northern Rhode Island. In an old volume on local cemeteries I discovered that Lavinia was buried "to the east of the road by the river." Today, no cemetery exists near the Blackstone River in that area. Lavinia died in 1856, recently enough for her gravestone to remain. I found a small historic cemetery that runs east of River Road in the town. There were headstones from the late 1700s and 1800s with engravings that time had made indecipherable along with tombstones that had been broken off at the base. I also found the graves of ancestors related to Lavinia by marriage, increasing the chance that she was among them. Once you've learned an ancestor's address in a nearby city it's essential to make a point to drive by the house. For years, I rode by the clapboard house at One State Street in which three generations of my French-Canadian ancestors had lived. The opportunity to obtain a picture disappeared when I drove by one day and saw a crane taking down what was left of the house. On the spot where my ancestors' house once stood is now a modern office building. Had I not seen the house when I had the chance I would merely be guessing where the original home once stood. The more precise we can be in pinpointing the paths our ancestors walked, the clearer our picture of their lives will be. Learning about the places they lived can help cut through the confusion of obscure references and the changes brought about by time. =============== Karen Frisch has spent years getting lost in cemeteries. With a background in Victorian studies, teaching, and writing, she has traced her lineage back thirty generations. Her interest in genealogy began as a child when her grandmother gave her a collection of old photographs from Scotland. =============== reprinted with prior permission of Juliana Smith, Editor of Ancestry Daily News; issue dated 10 Dec 2002

A Lesson in Boundary Lines – Karen Frisch (reprinted with prior permission of Juliana Smith, Editor of Ancestry Daily News .. from Issue dated 10 Dec 2002) When exploring the world of your ancestors it pays to remember the differences between their lifetime and ours. The town they knew was undoubtedly very different in their day. Knowing their geographic landscape will make your search easier. While tracing my family history I discovered that my great-grandfather's sister had lived in my hometown. She was the only ancestor of mine to have done so, and I wanted to know more. Ernestine Frisch came to America in 1884 at age 21. When she married Fritz Schwab, an ice peddler from Providence, the 1887 marriage index listed her as a resident of Lincoln. Before then she was absent from city directories, as many women were. Since other female family members lived at home until they married, it is possible she worked as a domestic in a private home. Lincoln was established as a town in 1871. At the time town leaders in northern Rhode Island wanted governments that focused on the interests of their own villages. Since traveling to town meetings was problematic, the larger towns were divided. Lincoln took its name from the popular president who was still mourned years after his assassination and the end of the Civil War. A complicating factor was that when Lincoln broke apart from the larger town of Smithfield, tiny Central Falls was part of Lincoln for a time before it became its own city. The addition of that square mile makes it far more confusing to determine where Ernestine Frisch Schwab might have lived. Today many of the Victorian homes remain in the area. The likelihood is strong that the house where Ernestine lived still stands. It's even possible she lived on the street where I grew up since many homes on the street were built in the 1870s. It's also possible she lived in what is now Central Falls. Obscurity also shrouds the final resting place of Lavinia Williams Keene, my five-times-great-grandmother, descended from Rhode Island's founding father Roger Williams. I know little about her except that other family members lived in northern Rhode Island. In an old volume on local cemeteries I discovered that Lavinia was buried "to the east of the road by the river." Today, no cemetery exists near the Blackstone River in that area. Lavinia died in 1856, recently enough for her gravestone to remain. I found a small historic cemetery that runs east of River Road in the town. There were headstones from the late 1700s and 1800s with engravings that time had made indecipherable along with tombstones that had been broken off at the base. I also found the graves of ancestors related to Lavinia by marriage, increasing the chance that she was among them. Once you've learned an ancestor's address in a nearby city it's essential to make a point to drive by the house. For years, I rode by the clapboard house at One State Street in which three generations of my French-Canadian ancestors had lived. The opportunity to obtain a picture disappeared when I drove by one day and saw a crane taking down what was left of the house. On the spot where my ancestors' house once stood is now a modern office building. Had I not seen the house when I had the chance I would merely be guessing where the original home once stood. The more precise we can be in pinpointing the paths our ancestors walked, the clearer our picture of their lives will be. Learning about the places they lived can help cut through the confusion of obscure references and the changes brought about by time. =============== Karen Frisch has spent years getting lost in cemeteries. With a background in Victorian studies, teaching, and writing, she has traced her lineage back thirty generations. Her interest in genealogy began as a child when her grandmother gave her a collection of old photographs from Scotland. .

John Fuller's Genealogy Resources on the Internet, http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html. This site is organized by Web sites, mailing lists, e-mail sites and Telnet, Gopher and Usenet sites. But there's far more to this site than meets the eye. Take your time and poke around. The E-Mail Sites page, for example, contains e-mail addresses to general, geographic and surname sections. Here, you'll find links to surname associations, family journals and newsletters. The Web-site area contains links to resources worldwide. The Original Barrel of Links http://www.genealogytoday.com/barrel/links1.html Genealogylinks.net consists of 750 pages of now, over 12,000 links; most of them to online surname searchable records such as ship's passenger lists, church records, cemetery transcriptions, military records and censuses for USA, UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Europe, Canada, Australia & New Zealand. Links are indexed by region http://www.genealogylinks.net/ The Genealogy Home Page http://www.genhomepage.com/really_new.html .

June 27, 2003 Freedom Plaza Washington, DC. A permit has been issued for Gathering Of First American Nations event to be held at Freedom Plaza Washington, DC. June 27, 2003, starting at 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, this event is being brought about to voice Native American community issues to the federal and state governments. It's time for the first American Nations to come together as one and take a stand on our issues. Each passing year the federal and state governments along with the support of the US. court system is eroding tribal nation sovereignty rights nation wide. It's time to call for the enforcement and honoring of all treaties made with Indian nations. As a united people we can no longer tolerate the third world conditions of our people in health, education, housing and poverty due to federal and state governments oversight responsibilities under the United States constitution not being honored. Sponsors of the gathering event request that all Indian nations support this event to show unity and solidarity in bringing about this much needed change for the Native American community as a whole. We request that tribal nation leaders make all necessary arrangements for tribal members wanting to attend this event have the opportunity to do so. Tribal nation leaders wishing to speak at the gathering event should use contact information listed below. An invitation has been sent to congressional members of the Native American caucus wishing to speak at the gathering event, to include Senate members of the Indian Affairs Committee. We look forward to your support and participation in this national event, it's time to bring our issues to the forefront of all Americans. Event contact and information: Judy Daly 904/829-6142 P.O. Box 2035 St. Augustine, FL. 32085-2035 Gathering Of First American Nations web site http://mytwobeadsworth.com/FAN.html 501c donations for support of the Gathering Of First American Nations event should be sent to: Armstrong Bank PO. Box 900 Muldrow Okla. 74948 Make donations payable to: Sharon Graham, for deposit only Gathering Of First American Nations June 27, 2003 Freedom Plaza, Washington, DC. Resolution We call upon the federal government and state government: 1. To honor all treaties made with Indian nations, ratified and non-ratified treaties. 2. To establish a permanent position on the US. Supreme Court to be held by a Native American appointed judge. This should be done to bring about a stronger government-to-government relationship and representation of First American nations on the country's highest court. 3. To establish a federal oversight committee consisting of First American Nations and federal representatives to review all arrest cases deemed to be political involving members of First American Nations. 4. To strengthen government-to-government relations between First American Nations, Federal and State governing bodies through negotiations, stopping state governments from filing frivolous lawsuits on Indian nations, and closing of First American Nation businesses without federal oversight before such closings take place. 5. To support and assist in all areas to reinstate the Native Hawaiian's government, to establish a government-to-government relation with the Native Hawaiian people's government with full sovereignty and self-determination before the United States Government, and to recognize all land claims and restitution to the Native Hawaiians to said land claims. 6. To increase funding for Native American health care centers and educational institutions. In doing so America as a whole will benefit; at the present time most Native American health care centers and schools are operating at third world level or are nonexistent within their communities. 7. To increase Native American housing funding since there is a critical housing shortage in the Native American community; this issue needs to be addressed now! Failure to address this issue results in the deaths of Native American men, woman and children each year unnecessarily. 8. To implement truth in education regarding Native Americans in our nation s school system, and establish a nationwide guideline with the support of tribal nations on educational information concerning Native Americans for all schools to base their curriculum. 9. The Native American community calls upon the Federal government to rescind all Medals of Honor issued to US military personal for the massacre of 350 men, women and children at Cankpe Opi (Wounded Knee). Medals of Honor issued to US military personal for all other historically documented American Indian massacres should also be rescinded. Be it resolved; that the federal and state governments work with all Native American governments and their peoples to resolve all issues stated above, and Be it further resolved; that federal and state governments show the Native American community and people around the world that they are in full support of bringing about this much needed change for the Native American community. ********************************* http://mytwobeadsworth.com/Dec2002.html http://mytwobeadsworth.com/Dec2002.html www.UnitedNativeAmerica.com

On December 8, 1941, Alan Lomax, head of the Library of Congress Archive of American Folk Song, sent a telegram to folklorists in ten different localities around the United States, asking them to collect "man on the street" reactions to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the declaration of war by the United States. This collection represents interviews with salesmen, electricians, janitors, oilmen, cab drivers, housewives, students, soldiers, and physicians. Young and old, men and women, black and white, long- time residents and recent immigrants are represented in the recordings, expressing their opinions on the social, political, and military aspects of the Pearl Harbor attack. Very interesting site. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/pearlharbor/ Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002 .

Taken from: Update: Everton’s Family History Network (5 December 2002) A few people have discovered this little gem of a library in Nibley, Utah. The local genealogists love it because it is like having their own private library. Why would you want to visit this little known library? A couple of the main reasons are: You will find unique books that most often are only available to family groups. You can read the newest books in genealogy. The collection is one of the largest in the United States with approximately 80,000 titles. Plus, you will love the relaxed atmosphere and friendly help from our librarian. I don’t think there is any other library of this size that gives you the personal service that you receive at Everton’s Genealogy Library. (I may be a bit biased, but there are great people at Everton’s library.) I just talked with a researcher from the Midwest that has visited the library twice and can’t wait to return. Others stay for a couple of days in their RV’s and research solid for eight hours a day. Still, others take a day trip from Salt Lake City to discover something new. Why will you visit? I invite you to come visit our library in Nibley, Utah. All that we ask is a phone call (1.800.443.6325) to let us know you are coming. We like to be prepared for groups. If you are visiting the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, take a break from the fast pace of the city and come to Everton’s Genealogy Library It is a short 80 miles from the Family History Library and a world away in atmosphere. We can accommodate groups to 45. There is parking for RV’s and plenty of spaces for cars. Located: Everton’s Genealogy Library 3223 South Main Nibley, Utah 84321 Phone: 1.800.443.6325

REMINDER - WVGS Classes that start in January Jan 8 - Basic and Internet Genealogy - a four week class Jan. 8. – Novice Genealogy - one class Jan. 10 – Preserving Your Memories I and II – one class Jan. 13 - Basic Family Tree Maker - a four week class Jan. 14 - Same class given in the evening. Jan. 24 – The Master Genealogy Software Program overview - one class Check the details and sign-up at the December 9th general meeting or at the WVGS Library. Judy Collins, President