Merry Christmas to one and all!!! After a soggy, wet, and foggy Christmas Eve we woke to a beautiful, sunny and warm day today. Ruth -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

Maine, once a part of/under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts. Thanks Ray.........this book is larger, volume-wise than Bond's Watertown - and at present I have transcribed over 500 kbs and just beginnning to make a dent in the humungus book. Ray - I really appreciate your work over the years, putting my book transcriptions online This one is coming along nicely - but is the largest (in volume) than anything I have done before. Merry Christmas to all, Hugs, Janice Farnsworth In a message dated 12/25/2008 9:36:24 AM Mountain Standard Time, lrsears@cox.net writes: _http://files.usgwarchives.net/ma/mastate/colonialmaine.txt_ (http://files.usgwarchives.net/ma/mastate/colonialmaine.txt) Merry Christmas ! Thanks Janice! **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)

I'd like to locate the marriages of some siblings from a family that has eluded me. They are from Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. There are 6 siblings, but i do not know how many of them reached adulthood. They are children of Thomas Clarkson CUMMINGS (b Sampson Cummings) and Elizabeth CHAPMAN. William Wirt CUMMINGS: b 8 oct 1832 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Mary Elizabeth CUMMINGS: b 29 sep 1834 Lynn M. Antoinette CUMMINGS: b abt 1836 in Mass (possible Marie, or Mary?) Charles CUMMINGS: b abt 1838 in NY (poss Batavia, Genessee, NY area) Hester A CUMMINGS: b abt 1842 in NY (poss Batavia area) Catherine B CUMMINGS: b 12 dec 1845 in Lynn. Catherine married a man with the surname CARR. I was told their marriage is indeed in the NEHGS. I figure these would have wed int he 1850s-60s, given their age. I don't expect them all, but even one would be helpful, especially to know if they even lived to adulthood lol I found no death records for them in the records up to 1849. Thanks in advance for your time. Happy holidays! -- ~*~ Allyssa (New England, USA) ~*~ (I am house-bound, so can only search from home. I always GREATLY appreciate the kindness of volunteers.) http://branches.fieryangel.net/leaves (very old but it lists some of the lookups I can do)

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http://files.usgwarchives.net/ma/mastate/colonialmaine.txt Merry Christmas ! Thanks Janice! Ray

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CaroljWaters Surnames: Eriksen Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6886/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for information on my great grandparents, Harry Eriksen born 1871 in Norway and his wife Jenny Hagman born 1868 in Sweden. They were married in Boston in 1890. Their children were all born in the Boston area and were named Harry, Arthur, Frank, Roy, George, Helen and Anna.They all married and had children. The girls married names were Hayward and Boynton. Any help would be so appreciated. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

>From another list. Thought you might enjoy: Vintage Christmas Postcards from the early 1900s.... maybe your ancestors sent or received one like these http://www.twogatos.com/vintage/christmas ******************** Happy Holidays, JM

Greetings Listers, I wish you a happy holiday season and a Very Merry Christmas. As my Christmas present to you, volume one of the NEHGS ( www.newenglandancestors.org) Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 on-line database is corrected. Please note, this means that someone using the Massachusetts State Archives vital records database will have the old and incorrect information. Volume 1 1841-42 is mainly death records with some births and marriages. One of the NEHGS webmasters, Sam Sturgis, has added the few missing images. Volume 1 1850-1899 are amended records. There were a number of them that were not amended records and they now have their correct volume number. Amended record images are/will not be available on the NEHGS. You need to request the information from the appropriate town clerk or State Archives. Volume 1 1900-1910 births are amended records. There are only a few and I haven't been able to verify them, as I can't find them on the index. Volume 1 1903 deaths Abington to Andover are corrected. Volume 1 1904 deaths Abington to Amesbury are corrected. Sam Sturgis has digitized the couple of hundred missing images and almost all are there. Please contact me, if your image is either incorrect or not coming up. Volume 1 1905 deaths Abington to Amesbury are corrected Volume 1 1906 deaths Abington to Amherst are corrected. Volume 1 1907 deaths Abington to Alford are corrected. Volume 1 1908 deaths Abington to Amesbury are corrected. Volume 1 1909 deaths Abington to Amesbury are corrected. Volume 1 1910 deaths Abington to Amesbury are corrected. There a handful of entries with missing images death records and they are on Sam Sturgis' to-do list. Please note about a dozen volume 91 post 1902 death records were rendered as volume 1 and those have been corrected. Also note, there were a lot/still are several index pages in a row with a column shift on year. I'm still working on a number of those pages and only volume 1 is fully corrected. There are over 4600 entries in the post-1902 volume 1s and I can assure you, I did not check each image. If I checked up to five percent of them, that would be a surprise to me. If you see an error, please let me know, because that is the only way it will be corrected. As a bonus, I've been going through low volume numbers looking for scanning errors that would make the record appear to be an amended record and am up to volume 27. Volumes 17 and 18 are a bit weird and they won't all get fixed until I request the spreadsheet from the webmaster. There were over a number of entries with what looked like an amended record volume number that were actually real viewable volumes. Please note, if the amended record volume was for let's say, births, I have not corrected those errors, but have corrected that volume's entries under marriages and deaths. This is not comprehensive and these will get repaired as I work on all entries for that volume down the road. I hope this is a help in your search. My New Year's wish for you is that 2009 brings you a lot of success in your research. Sincerely, Sue Richart NEHGS Volunteer repairing the MVR 1841-1910 on-line database In snowy and cold Northeast Washington State.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nsgenealogy Surnames: Cullen/Philips/Phillips/Williams Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/2195.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for a purported family adoption of a Catherine/Katherine Cullen, aka Mary Kate. She is rumored to have been adopted by a Cullen, or Philips family of Massachusetts circa 1900. The woman would have originally been born in Newfoundland and may have immigrated to the USA via Halifax, Nova Scotia. Although born a Phillips, she may have used the Cullen surname durig her early years. This woman would have had roots in both Newfoundland and Nova Scotia with both Phillips/Philips and Cullen families. I am researching the children of a James Phillips and Bridget Phillips nee Williams of Newfoundland circa 1898. James Phillips is related to a Mary A. Cullen nee Phillips of Halifax, Nova Scotia circa 1900 and her husband John/Michael Cullen. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nsgenealogy Surnames: Cullen Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/3527.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Might your female Cullen relative have immigrated from Nova Scotia and was orginally from Newfoundland. Numerous Newfoundland families are of Irish descent. I am looking for a female Cullen/Phillips woman whose parents died circa 1898. My grandfather believed he had a sister who was adopted by family members in Massachusetts upon the death of both of his parents. My aunt further believes that she may have a given name of Catherine/Katherine, or otherwise known as Mary Kate. My aunt believes that this woman may have been a nurse or some other type of care giver on or about 1920. It is even possible that she supported the WW1 troops injured in battle using her nursing skills. This woman may have identified her parents as James Phillips and Bridget Phillips nee Williams of Newfoundland or a John/Michael Cullen and Mary A. Cullen nee Phillips of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The latter Cullen couple were Newfoundlanders, but immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia circa 1900. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nsgenealogy Surnames: Lincoln, Ward Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/6885/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for the husband's given name and a death date, i.e. obituary for Mary Ardellas (Argellis) Lincoln living in Plymouth Co., MA circa 1934. The supporting proof for a Province of Nova Scotia Application For Registration Of Birth is a copy of Certificate of Baptism for Mary Argellis (Ardellas) Ward, sic. The Baptism Certificate for the Diocese of Nova Scotia, dated December 11th, 1934 states the child's name as "Mary Argellis (Ardellas) Ward". Date of birth is October 1863 and a date of Baptism is "Jan. 12. /64". Her parents are James Edward and Catherine Amelia Ward. James Edward additionally described as a shoemaker and his abode is Beech Hill. The particulars of the Baptism Certificate are a true extract from the "Registry of Baptisms kept in Wolfville, N.S. The Baptism Certificate witnessed and signed on December 11, 1934 by Geo. R. Ernest, Rectn. of H. John's, Wolfville, N.S. The accompanying Province of Nova Scotia Application For Registration Of Birth gives the child's name as "Mary Ardellas Ward". According o the information contained in this second document, Mary is born October 6, 1863 in North Alton, Kings County, Nova Scotia. James Edward Ward and the mother's maiden name Catherine Amelia Walker are the stated parents. James Edward Ward was born in North Alton and the present address section states that he "Died in 1911, same abode, then called Beech Hill". The occupation of the father, at the time of the child's birth, is a shoemaker and farmer. James Edward Ward is once again, stated as being born in North Alton and is of the English race. The physician for the birth is "Do not know, perhaps (Midwife)". The signature of applicant for this birth registration document is Mary Ardellas Lincoln and her hand written residense is interpreted here as being Union Street, Duxbury, Massachusetts on December 3,1934. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

At 04:19 PM 12/22/2008, Carol Botteron wrote: > > Do you have the Express View plugin installed? > >How would I find out? Carol - Since you ask that question I suspect that you haven't installed it. If you have not installed the Express View plugin, then you cannot view the 1841-1910 images properly. SID images need the plugin, and they are very different from other images on the NEHGS site. The plugin only works in Internet Explorer. Download it from: http://www.lizardtech.com/download/dl_download.php?detail=geo_expressview_plugin&platform=win (Watch out for line wrap) After you install it you will be able to view and save SID images. I have about 500 of them on my hard drive, and the plugin lets you view them offline as well as online. Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net ____________________________________________________________ Can't pay your bills? Click here to learn about filing for bankruptcy. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw22U56pkwoZQxBmRGY51p9SRpwJAGyZB3NyBnfqMGQMyJBj1/

I was told by someone at NEHGS that you had to be using Internet Explorer to get it to work. I was having the same problem using Firefox. Sandy >> Is there a way to print an entire page of records? >> (Looking at a 1901 marriage.) >> > > I'm using a Mac with OS 10.4, and Firefox browser. I tried copying the > image (right mouse button) and pasting it into a word processor document, > but no matter how I set it, all I can get is a small fuzzy image. >

I asked: > Is there a way to print an entire page of records? > (Looking at a 1901 marriage.) > > "View Full Screen" gives only a tiny image; printing > it even at 400% gives an unreadable printout. > > "Save Image in .Sid Format" gave a document that, > when opened, was nothing but garbage characters. > > Suggestions appreciated. I have not had problems > printing images from web pages before. adTHANKSvance! Thank you to the people who have replied. I still have not solved the problem. I have no problem printing pages from the NEHGS Register on the site, or from Ancestry etc. In case it matters, what I want to print is a page of 1901 marriages. From: mldanahy@olemiss.edu > > Question 1 What computer do you use? > > On iMac, use preview application to do a screen grab and you > get exactly what you see. I'm using a Mac with OS 10.4, and Firefox browser. I tried copying the image (right mouse button) and pasting it into a word processor document, but no matter how I set it, all I can get is a small fuzzy image. From: Farns10th@aol.com > > you can print anything you see online by using your mouse. The left > hand button is a pointer. Point it anywhere on the page you want to > print. The right hand button - press it and you get a mulitple choice - > one of which is PRINT - click PRINT PRINT is not one of the choices I get. Anyway I would want to see it in Preview before I print. From: "Dale H. Cook" <radiotest@plymouthcolony.net> > > Do you have the Express View plugin installed? How would I find out? Maybe there is a PRINT command on the web page somewhere that I don't see. Further help appreciated! Carol B.

If anyone links to Joseph Elliot (of Sutton) or Richard Bartelet (of Oxford) or Jacob Snow (of Cummington) c1790 I would like to her from you Ed in Scotland

Carol, Question 1 What computer do you use? On iMac, use preview application to do a screen grab and you get exactly what you see. > Is there a way to print an entire page of records? > (Looking at a 1901 marriage.) > > "View Full Screen" gives only a tiny image; printing > it even at 400% gives an unreadable printout. > > "Save Image in .Sid Format" gave a document that, > when opened, was nothing but garbage characters. > > Suggestions appreciated. I have not had problems > printing images from web pages before. adTHANKSvance! > > Carol Botteron > Hixon / Hixson / Hickson of New England > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENMASSACHUSETTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the message

At 10:15 PM 12/21/2008, Carol Botteron wrote: >Is there a way to print an entire page of records? > >"Save Image in .Sid Format" gave a document that, >when opened, was nothing but garbage characters. Carol - Do you have the Express View plugin installed? Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net ____________________________________________________________ Free info on nursing jobs. Earn more money. Click Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2bVNUg2GgBGoZx7aX64ELESc9gzmwDeGj7ksRuXi3gRTyKu/

Is there a way to print an entire page of records? (Looking at a 1901 marriage.) "View Full Screen" gives only a tiny image; printing it even at 400% gives an unreadable printout. "Save Image in .Sid Format" gave a document that, when opened, was nothing but garbage characters. Suggestions appreciated. I have not had problems printing images from web pages before. adTHANKSvance! Carol Botteron Hixon / Hixson / Hickson of New England

Hoping for assistance with finding information on my ancestor Josiah Read or Reed who I believe was living in the town of Montague MA from about 1801 to 1803 ~ wanting to find any information that makes reference to him e.g. town meeting records, tax records, land records, etc. Anything that might give me a clue as to where he originated from......   I believe his wife's name was Hannah but I do not have her maiden name at this time ~ his eldest son, Rodolphus Read or Reed married at Montague MA in July 1801 to Sally Hill.   Thanks for assistance, please contact me off the list with any further questions. Janice    

I am trying to find out out more details on a John L Lewis, the grandson of a British Army Officer. This officer was captured at Boston in 1776 and was in Concord jail. He drew a sketch of the jail which was donated by Abiel L Lewis of Framington or Simon Brown to the Free public library of Concord around 1855. Apparently the sketch was found in papers of the grandson J L Lewis. The sketch is supposedly described in "Winter" by Doneavista ??? (I can't read the writing in the reference) Feb 9, 1858. Apart from the historical interest in this British Officer, I am interested in why his grandson would be in Massachusetts. Ed Brumby, Scotland