Found the following on Stanford Univ. Library site: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter8/index.html "As a general rule, most works enter the public domain because of old age. This includes any work published in the United States before 1923. Another large block of works are in the public domain because they were published before 1964 and copyright was not renewed. (Renewal was a requirement for works published before 1978.) ..." "... If a work was first published before 1964, the owner had to file a renewal with the Copyright Office during the 28th year after publication. No renewal meant a loss of copyright. "If you plan on using a work that was published after 1922, but before 1964, you should research the records of the Copyright Office to find if a renewal was filed. Chapter 13 describes methods of researching copyright status." As this work was published between 1922 and 1964, it would be in the public domain only if the owner didn't file a renewal during the 28th year. Let see 1948 + 28 = 1978. Hmmmmm Holzman died in 1947 and her Stevens - Miller was published in 1948!!! The copyright is definitely credited to her in this book as: "COPYRIGHT 1948 BY WINFRED LOVERING HOLMAN Privately Printed at the The Rumford Press, Concord, New Hanpshire" As there is no way she could have renewed the copyright in 1978, this book should now be in Public Domain. Do you all agree? --- Susan sgtwebgen@earthlink.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGW New London, CT - http://www.ctgenweb.org/town/ctcnewlondon/ USGW Norwich, CT - http://www.ctgenweb.org/town/ctcnorwich/ USGW Windham, CT - http://www.ctgenweb.org/town/ctcwindham/ USGW Plymouth, MA - http://plymouthcolony.net/plymouth/ ************************************************************************** At 03:27 PM 4/23/2009, you wrote: >Marita, > > >Where might I find his will. He was a tanner and left that to two sons. > >Holman, Mary Lovering, F.A.S.G., Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington >Stevens and his wife Frances Helen Miller (Concord, NH: Winifred >Lovering Holman, 1948). > >...has the will and codicil on pp. 351-353. Her source "Hampshire >Probate." I'm more than willing to scan copies of the pages and put >them up on-line for one and all, but do not know if her Stevens - >Miller is still under copyright. If someone can assure me it isn't, I >will. At one time I knew the limits of copyright; however, think in >the last few years new legislature has been written. I just don't >think anything from 1948 is fair game yet? I think fair game is from >like 1930 back??? Please...., one and all do let me know!!! > >--- Susan >sgtwebgen@earthlink.net >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Co-ordinator: >USGW New London, CT - http://www.ctgenweb.org/town/ctcnewlondon/ >USGW Norwich, CT - http://www.ctgenweb.org/town/ctcnorwich/ >USGW Windham, CT - http://www.ctgenweb.org/town/ctcwindham/ >USGW Plymouth, MA - http://plymouthcolony.net/plymouth/ >************************************************************************** At 09:11 AM 4/23/2009, Marita Gladson wrote: > > >Thanks to those who answered my query listed below >Now I have another questions. Where might I find his will. He was a >tanner and left that to two sons. > > > > > > > > > I am seeking the marriage document for John Strong and Abigail Ford. > > > > He was born in about 1605 In Taunton Somersetshire England > > He married Abigail De 1636 Dorchester Mass,' > > > > He died 14 April 1699 Northampton, Hampton Mass > > Abigail was born 8 Oct 1619 Bridgport Dorset England > > She died 6 July 1688 > > > > I found this information in books but would lik to find a copy of > > the originals. > > > > I do have a photo of their tombstone > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >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

Opppssss, I misread the copyright. It is to Winifred Lovering Holman - not to the author Mary Lovering Holman. Winifred was probably her daughter. I haven't found any dates on Winifred. She was probably living in 1978 and could have renewed the copyright. --- Susan At 03:43 PM 4/23/2009, Susan Taylor wrote: >Found the following on Stanford Univ. Library site: >http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter8/index.html > >"As a general rule, most works enter the public domain because of old >age. This includes any work published in the United States before >1923. Another large block of works are in the public domain because >they were published before 1964 and copyright was not renewed. >(Renewal was a requirement for works published before 1978.) ..." > >"... If a work was first published before 1964, the owner had to file >a renewal with the Copyright Office during the 28th year after >publication. No renewal meant a loss of copyright. > >"If you plan on using a work that was published after 1922, but >before 1964, you should research the records of the Copyright Office >to find if a renewal was filed. Chapter 13 describes methods of >researching copyright status." > >As this work was published between 1922 and 1964, it would be in the >public domain only if the owner didn't file a renewal during the 28th >year. Let see 1948 + 28 = 1978. Hmmmmm Holzman died in 1947 and her >Stevens - Miller was published in 1948!!! The copyright is >definitely credited to her in this book as: > >"COPYRIGHT 1948 BY WINFRED LOVERING HOLMAN >Privately Printed at the The Rumford Press, >Concord, New Hanpshire" > >As there is no way she could have renewed the copyright in 1978, this >book should now be in Public Domain. Do you all agree? > >--- Susan >sgtwebgen@earthlink.net >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >USGW New London, CT - http://www.ctgenweb.org/town/ctcnewlondon/ >USGW Norwich, CT - http://www.ctgenweb.org/town/ctcnorwich/ >USGW Windham, CT - http://www.ctgenweb.org/town/ctcwindham/ >USGW Plymouth, MA - http://plymouthcolony.net/plymouth/ >************************************************************************** > >At 03:27 PM 4/23/2009, you wrote: > >Marita, > > > > >Where might I find his will. He was a tanner and left that to two sons. > > > >Holman, Mary Lovering, F.A.S.G., Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington > >Stevens and his wife Frances Helen Miller (Concord, NH: Winifred > >Lovering Holman, 1948). > > > >...has the will and codicil on pp. 351-353. Her source "Hampshire > >Probate." I'm more than willing to scan copies of the pages and put > >them up on-line for one and all, but do not know if her Stevens - > >Miller is still under copyright. If someone can assure me it isn't, I > >will. At one time I knew the limits of copyright; however, think in > >the last few years new legislature has been written. I just don't > >think anything from 1948 is fair game yet? I think fair game is from > >like 1930 back??? Please...., one and all do let me know!!! > > > >--- Susan > >sgtwebgen@earthlink.net > >------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------ > >Co-ordinator: > >USGW New London, CT - http://www.ctgenweb.org/town/ctcnewlondon/ > >USGW Norwich, CT - http://www.ctgenweb.org/town/ctcnorwich/ > >USGW Windham, CT - http://www.ctgenweb.org/town/ctcwindham/ > >USGW Plymouth, MA - http://plymouthcolony.net/plymouth/ > >************************************************************************** > > >At 09:11 AM 4/23/2009, Marita Gladson wrote: > > > > >Thanks to those who answered my query listed below > >Now I have another questions. Where might I find his will. He was a > >tanner and left that to two sons. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am seeking the marriage document for John Strong and Abigail Ford. > > > > > > He was born in about 1605 In Taunton Somersetshire England > > > He married Abigail De 1636 Dorchester Mass,' > > > > > > He died 14 April 1699 Northampton, Hampton Mass > > > Abigail was born 8 Oct 1619 Bridgport Dorset England > > > She died 6 July 1688 > > > > > > I found this information in books but would lik to find a copy of > > > the originals. > > > > > > I do have a photo of their tombstone > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- > >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 > > >------------------------------- >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