SadieOkate3@aol.com wrote: > As it seems there are those on this list who seem to have a > broad base of 'know how' re a variety of areas, I would like to ask > if anyone has any suggestions on the following: > > I am trying to find my sister, who has been missing for some > years now. Her last communication to me (which supposedly had > contact info) was lost before I could open it. I have over the > years contacted a couple of companies that advertised that they > could find anyone..... for only $30.00? . Most recently I was given > three addresses in CA - but I think they simply gave me addresses > for which the first initial, last name matched. I cannot affort a > private detective. First, I would certainly write to those addresses. About fifteen years ago, my friend's mother contacted the Salvation Army to help her find her estranged sister. Call your local Salvation Army office. Ask the Social Security to forward a letter for you. A book, "YOU CAN FIND ANYBODY", by Joseph J. Culligan I have seen this book mentioned many times, but have never used it myself. What about old friends, neighbors, employers, other family members? If your sister simply moved away, and isn't working at not being found, you may have good luck with the anybirthday.com site. I wouldn't spend any money on any of the pay for information sites unless someone can recommend specific ones - you want to be sure you will get what you pay for. Good luck, Lisa llepore@juno.com
> I just found a new cousin, and he would like to share info. <happy > dance> but, he has FTM and I have just downloaded Legacy, (and have > been busily filling it up.) I cannot open his FTW files, so he was > going to send them in RTF (Rich text format) Ok, I can handle Word. > > Now, I tried exporting a GEDCOM from Legacy, and got 400 pages with > all kinds of things I will have to delete since they make no > sense...empty blanks not filled in....there must be a better > way.....<sigh> Question: Does Legacy talk to a word program like MS > Word? Can I send my information to someone who doesn't have Legacy > or perhaps my family, who doesn't have any GEDCOM software? If so, > how? Does anyone know? Legacy also has something called a Clooz > file? (huh??) Who's Clooz? > > "Amie Peoples" <hismsg@cros.net> Amie - Gedcom files are the language of genealogy programs - they are transferable between most if not all genealogy programs out there today. If you open it as you did, what you will see is a bunch a data with codes in front of each line of information. Those blank spaces probably represent information that you do not have on that particular person, so they should stay blank. There's no way to make much sense of it by trying to read through it. If you have edited the file, you should export it again to be sure you didn't delete any vital codes or ??? Just follow the Legacy instructions to export a gedcom file, save it, and send that file either as an attachment, or on a disk to the cousin with FTM. He should be able to import that gedcom file into his program with no problem. He should do the same on his end, again exporting the data as a gedcom file [not an FTM file] Follow the instructions in Legacy to import a gedcom file. Clooz is a separate program which is used to analyze your data, and keep track of the odd bits and pieces of information that don't quite fit anywhere else. If you don't have any of those things yet, don't worry, you soon will. ;-) The only thing that may not transfer well are photos, or sounds or something like that, but the basic data should be fine. Lisa llepore@juno.com
> I have a couple very old family photos that are in sepia tone. I > would like copies done in sepia also. Where could I have this done? > (and is it possible?) > > Seasheller@webtv.net (~Jean~) Jean - You can take them to one of those Kodak photo machines. I copied 2 sepia photos taken in about 1894, enlarged them to 8.5 x 11, and they came out great. You could also take them to a professional photographer and have a negative made, then have new photos printed from that. This is a more costly option. Lisa llepore@juno.com
> I've been trying to get some or any info on my deceased father, who > served in WW1. > > I am subscribed to Ancestry.com, and I thought that my methods > produced nothing because of my own thick-headedness. > > Can anyone point me in the right direction ? > > ___________________________Dave > > RSVP to : adrjamtg@cs.com > Subject : K. C. P. Hello Dave, You can find some online military indexes (including WWI) here... Online Military Indexes & Databases http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/military.html And here is a guide for locating WWI Draft Registration Cards on microfilm... World War One Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 http://www.genealogybranches.com/worldwaronedraftcards.html Good luck with your search. Regards, Joe joe@genesearch.com
> I am looking to get the passenger lists for two ship that entered > New York. I am looking for the passengers on the ship Poland > arrived New York City 18 May 1834 and the ship Havre arrived New > York city 13 June 1834. > > rife@sssnet.com (Michael A. Rife) Hello Michael, New York passenger lists are available on microfilm, which can be ordered from a local LDS Family History Center for viewing and photocopying for a small fee. You can find the microfilm roll numbers you will need here... New York Passenger Lists 1820-1897 (FHL & NARA Catalog Numbers) http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/nylists1820.html You can find a directory of Family History Centers here... http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp You can also find the microfilm rolls at the US National Archives and some of its branches. Some genealogical libraries also carry them. Good luck with your search. Regards, Joe -- Finding Passenger Lists 1820-1940s (arrivals at US Ports) http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/passengers.html joe@genesearch.com
> I have a couple very old family photos that are in sepia tone. I > would like copies done in sepia also. Where could I have this done? > (and is it possible?) > > Seasheller@webtv.net (~Jean~) K-Mart, Target, Ritz-Wolf-Xxx Camera -- anyplace with a do-it- yourself photo copier. If you copy Sepia in living color, you get Sepia copies. I don't claim they are inexpensive, but then neither is professional copying. Cheryl singhals@erols.com
> I have a couple very old family photos that are in sepia tone. I > would like copies done in sepia also. Where could I have this done? > (and is it possible?) > > Seasheller@webtv.net (~Jean~) I've had great luck at Kinkos.
> I have a couple very old family photos that are in sepia tone. I > would like copies done in sepia also. Where could I have this done? > (and is it possible?) > > Seasheller@webtv.net (~Jean~) I have had many photos copied onto glossy cardstock by my local Kinko's Copy store. They use a color copier and it costs about $1.50 per sheet. I would try that first and look at the results. In my city most of the grocery stores have a Kodak photo station that will duplicate your photographs. That costs about $6.00 a page but you can fit 3 6x8 photos on a page. I personally have found the Kinko's Copy to work just fine. I expect it depends on the quality of the finished photograph you desire. Hope this helps. Gloria "Gloria" <elstonwe@worldnet.att.net>
> I have a couple very old family photos that are in sepia tone. I > would like copies done in sepia also. Where could I have this done? > (and is it possible?) > > Seasheller@webtv.net (~Jean~) Jean, I have used Wal-Mart and Walgreens to make copies of old photos. You might try them. You can make your copies in a variety of sizes too. Jim === Remove the ovbious to reply direct === seegull@NOSPAMcharter.net
> I've been trying to get some or any info on my deceased father, who > served in WW1. > > I am subscribed to Ancestry.com, and I thought that my methods > produced nothing because of my own thick-headedness. > > Can anyone point me in the right direction ? > > ___________________________Dave > > RSVP to : adrjamtg@cs.com > Subject : K. C. P. Dave - Check out this page at NARA which describes the WWI draft cards, and how to go about finding the ones you need. http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/military/wwi_draft_registration_cards.html This should be one long link, so if it separates, you'll have to cut and paste it. Ancestry only has a portion of the draft cards, so that may be why your dad is not included. Also in those NARA pages are instructions for sending for military records. Unfortunately, many were destroyed by a fire in the 1970's, but there may be something available. Lisa llepore@juno.com
Does anyone know what ssa means on a tombstone? Example Elza R. 22 Sep 1843 - 7 June 1924 ssa Rebecca Thanks "John & Neva Brigham" <neva@cwis.net>
> [ IMPORTANT. Because this is a moderated newsgroup/list, one of the > things I just can't approve (for liability reasons) is any > specific discussion of how to find a particular living individual. > However, I don't see any risk in a generic discussion of tracing > living individuals. - Mod ] Just a comment from another part of the globe ;-) Where I live, the current addresses of the entire population is available on the web (well, excluding a few homeless individuals with "unknown residence"). If I know the name, ID number (similar to the US SSN number, only more widely used) or the address, I can type that in and get the other two bits of information. This information is of course considered to be "public", and nobody is really concerned about the availability of the information - after all, there are pretty effective privacy protection laws in place to prevent abuse of that information, for example regarding junk mail and so on. A problem like not being able to find the address of someone living in the country just would never arise. Unfortunately something like this would never work in the US, due to lack of legal restrictions. (we have also placed the pretty-much-complete genealogy of every inhabitant of the country on the Web, but that is another issue). frisk@complex.is (Fridrik Skulason)
A software question, admin permitting.....help!! I just found a new cousin, and he would like to share info. <happy dance> but, he has FTM and I have just downloaded Legacy, (and have been busily filling it up.) I cannot open his FTW files, so he was going to send them in RTF (Rich text format) Ok, I can handle Word. Now, I tried exporting a GEDCOM from Legacy, and got 400 pages with all kinds of things I will have to delete since they make no sense...empty blanks not filled in....there must be a better way.....<sigh> Question: Does Legacy talk to a word program like MS Word? Can I send my information to someone who doesn't have Legacy or perhaps my family, who doesn't have any GEDCOM software? If so, how? Does anyone know? Legacy also has something called a Clooz file? (huh??) Who's Clooz? Thank you! amie "Amie Peoples" <hismsg@cros.net>
HI: What does the term "as of Family" mean in the Census records? I'm researching AMANDA HOWARD, my granddad's great-grandmother. I know her mother POLLY HOWARD, was from MD, so I'm checking HeritageQuest for the 1870 Census to look for Amanda. I did find an Amanda in Reisterstown, MD, living with a David Mack, and am assuming this is his wife Annie, sons John, 3, George, 1. Then there is Amanda listed, age 8, and a Noah (sp?) age 5, the one listed "as of Family." I would also like to know why an unrelated 8-year-old was living apart from (at least) her mother -- would she have been some sort of apprentice or hired out? These folks are African American and this is the 1st time ex-slaves/ African Americans were included in the Census following Emancipation. Would she have been working for a family or something at that young age, to help her mother out? Thanks for all info, KBerry Kdberr1@aol.com
I have a couple very old family photos that are in sepia tone. I would like copies done in sepia also. Where could I have this done? (and is it possible?) ~~ Jean Seasheller@webtv.net (~Jean~)
Our research note for June reviews the availability and the data on the Minnesota state censuses. http://www.parkbooks.com/Html/research.html You can sign up for automatic notification for each month's new note, too! Mary Mary Bakeman Park Genealogical Books, publishers of MN Genealogical Journal e-mail mbakeman@parkbooks.com WWW http://www.parkbooks.com/
> I recently inherited an old photo album with pictures and documents > glued onto the pages. I've tried steam, etc., to get them off, but > with no luck! I can see some writing on the back of the photos, > which will identify some ancestors. Does anyone have ideas on how I > can get these items off the pages? > > Lorraine <Landmoffat@aol.com> how about putting the album in the freezer....maybe that would make the pictures stiff enough to gently pry off the page?? barb
> I recently inherited an old photo album with pictures and documents > glued onto the pages. I've tried steam, etc., to get them off, but > with no luck! I can see some writing on the back of the photos, > which will identify some ancestors. Does anyone have ideas on how I > can get these items off the pages? Try a Hobby store, Hobby Lobby or Michels, on a list I belong to they were telling about a glue release agent or something along that line a lot of them had used it an liked its results. They also told about acid free tape and glues. Good luck love pictures. Linda BANDGMETAL@aol.com
>I recently inherited an old photo album with pictures and documents >glued onto the pages. I've tried steam, etc., to get them off, but >with no luck! I can see some writing on the back of the photos, >which will identify some ancestors. Does anyone have ideas on how I >can get these items off the pages? > >Lorraine <Landmoffat@aol.com> Sometimes you can use dental floss to remove the items from the pages. Just slide it between the picture and the page slowly. However, I would scan all the pages before I began, just to be safe. Carol
Wow! Some very unique suggestions on removing photos! My solution may have already been tried, but if not - here it is. I have taken apart at least a dozen glued photo albums using UNDO. This is an adhesive removing liquid available at any WalMart, Target, or scrapbook store (much cheaper at WalMart - less than $3 for a 10 oz bottle). It's a safe product to use on all your photos. Here's what I do: Pull up corners of the photos, if possible. The UNDO comes in a squirt bottle. Squirt a small amount under the photos. Wait a few minutes and begin prying carefully with your fingers (once I did use fishing line for a particular difficult photo. If it doesn't come up easily, squirt a bit more and wait. It does not harm the photos unless you really pour it on. It is a very "slippery" liquid, and simply wipes off when you're done (may require a bit of drying time). This is also used to remove that pesky tape people used to use to tape down photos. UNDO is a lifesaver. I've also used it to get very old pieces of tape off of old maps and papers, it removes the glue from the tape that may have been used for temporary book bindings, and removes adhesive (pesky labels) from any surface. I also use it as a "cleaner" for my photographs - wouldn't be without it! Good luck! Wendy olson98@charter.net <mailto:olson98@charter.net> - ------_=_NextPart_001_01C325EA.14296CE0 Content-Type: text/html <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1126" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003>Wow! Some very unique suggestions on removing photos! My solution may have already been tried, but if not - here it is.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003>I have taken apart at least a dozen glued photo albums using UNDO. This is an adhesive removing liquid available at any WalMart, Target, or scrapbook store (much cheaper at WalMart - less than $3 for a 10 oz bottle). It's a safe product to use on all your photos.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003>Here's what I do:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003>Pull up corners of the photos, if possible. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003>The UNDO comes in a squirt bottle. Squirt a small amount under the photos.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003>Wait a few minutes and begin prying carefully with your fingers (once I did use fishing line for a particular difficult photo. If it doesn't come up easily, squirt a bit more and wait. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003>It does not harm the photos unless you really pour it on. It is a very "slippery" liquid, and simply wipes off when you're done (may require a bit of drying time). This is also used to remove that pesky tape people used to use to tape down photos. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003>UNDO is a lifesaver. I've also used it to get very old pieces of tape off of old maps and papers, it removes the glue from the tape that may have been used for temporary book bindings, and removes adhesive (pesky labels) from any surface. I also use it as a "cleaner" for my photographs - wouldn't be without it!</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003>Good luck!</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003>Wendy</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003><A href="mailto:olson98@charter.net">olson98@charter.net</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><SPAN class=896054713-29052003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------_=_NextPart_001_01C325EA.14296CE0-- ------- End of Forwarded Message Wendy Chisholm <wendy.chisholm@xata.com>