marcia collins wrote: > > Hell ALL, > I have downloaded a GEDCOM, (I thot) file from Ancestry . > > I use Family treemaker  4.4 > > I CANNOT get the file open to vied it to save my soul!!! > Please, send help! > Marcia > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Support online research! Donate to the RootsWeb Genealogical Project! See more information at: > <http://www.rootsweb.com/>http://www.rootsweb.com Marcia; I have the same trouble, my message states its to be read on MS/DOS I try that and still cannot read it. I do nothave Family Tree Maker but,have gone from Ancestry a you had done. I have windows 95, Any help would be appreciated. Dolores

I read your posting regarding using benefits available to veterans.  My father, who is now deceased, was a retired Air Force veteran who also did not make full use of what was available to him.  I concur with the other supportive response about lack of use of benefits. You guys are responsible for "taking care of" this country each and every time there is a military need to do so. Sacrafices are great on both the part of the veterans and the veterans' families. I view it in a similar light as being responsible for ageing parents/family who once cared and were responsible for us.  LET US express out thankfulness and gratitude to you by helping provide back some of the benefits all of you so loyally assured us!!  WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.    Gloria Bagwell-Martin

I am no expert but it appears from what I have seen that Irish naming of the firstborn daughter was always Mary or a form of Mary (Marie, Mairead, Moira...) and the second name was after the father's mother. Thus, all the Mary Kate's, Mary Ann's....Perhaps it's not a custom but it's worth a check. Haven't noticed a specific pattern for males. ?

I joined the list several days ago and have enjoy reading and learning from all the postings from the group.  I guess it's my turn to jump in too!   I am researching my father's side first.  My paternal grandfather, Charles FERBER, was born in Kiev, Russia.  He came into the U.S. at New York as a boy with his parents(names unknown at this point) and his sister Pearl. He married Fanny JOSEPH (American born) whose parents emigrated from Hungary.  Charles died on 11 April 1960. Fanny's Family name might have been JOSEPHOWITZ or JOSEHWITZ  before they entered the U.S. Fanny and Charles FERBER  had 4 sons:  Edward, Morten, Harold, and Lawrence.  Harold died at birth.  My grandmother Fanny died when my Dad was about 12  (1939?) so we have very little information on her.  I am awaiting delivery of my parents birth certificates.  Any advice or leads would be very much appreciated.   There is a LDS - FHC here in Lawrenceville.  I plan on going down there this week.  I keep trying to call and get their hours (the center is staffed by volunteers) but no one ever answers the phone!   Specific Questions: 1.     Anyone have advice or leads on getting records from Russia or Hungary?   2.     What is the easiest and cheapest way to get access to the 1900, 1910, and 1920 census records?   3.     I see alot of abbreviations and acronyms, I'm trying to learn them as fast as I can :)    What is GENCOM?   Thanks for sharing !     Barbara     <mailto:ga.mccarthy@mci2000.com>ga.mccarthy@mci2000.com

Hi Karen and Everyone, This idea of being baptized or prayed for by members of the Mormon faith came up in the first class I took on genealogy - which happened to be in Mesa, Arizona where one of the most beautiful temples is located. I don't remember the statistics, but this temple is decorated at Christmas time with at least a ba-zillion of tiny Christmas light in simple, unique, unbelievably beautiful designs around the temple and in the trees and live, people and animals tell the Christmas story for several evenings before Christmas. People of any and no faith visit each year to behold the beauty. What I'm leading up to is this:  if these people are gracious enough to be concerned about and pray for my soul and the souls of my ancestors, I'm going to say "thank you", some of us REALLY need it, and go on with my life. I had occassion to have it proven two years ago when my daughter was killed that prayer, for me, really works and I'll take all I can get.  I feel that we all basicly worship the same God and all want acceptance into our idea of heaven - we just do it in a little different way. No - I'm not Mormon. I'm Methodist turned Catholic. And no - I don't mean to upset anyone.  This is just my opinion. Take what you like and leave the rest.  But please understand that the Mormon people do not even talk about their religion to "outsiders" unless the information is literally pulled from them.  I worked with a Mormon lady and I learned that I do like the way that each person is responsible for another person of less life experience - even the children.  At least it was that way with her and her immediate church family.  I learned to respect her for her beliefs, which she lived. After all, isn't freedom of religion what this country is all about? End of diatribe.  Thanks for letting me spout off. Dee riginal Message----- From: OmahaMom@aol.com <OmahaMom@aol.com> To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com <GenTips-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 1:26 PM Subject: Re: IGI files >It is not my idea to turn the answer to IGI question into a religious >discussion, except the IGI represents a record that is very important to those >of the LDS faith.  If you are not LDS and found your ancestors there, please >do not get angry with me, just read through to the end and take what I'm >saying for whatever it may be worth.  It is offered as explanation, not as >challenge to anyone's religious beliefs or defense of LDS beliefs. > >Many of the people on the IGI were not born Mormon--may not have been Mormon >while alive.  (If you note the dates in the baptism, endowment, sealing >column--they are often many, many years after the individual's  death.) > >Latter-day Saints believe that Jesus Christ set the example for us in being >baptized by immersion, that it must be done by proper authority (hence going >to John the Baptist).  LDS believe that baptism is essential to enter the >Kingdom of God, but that because not everybody has opportunity to hear the >fulness of the gospel in this life & be baptized that God, being no respecter >of persons, allows people to be baptized by proxy for others...hence baptism >for the dead. (See Corinthians where the subject of baptism for the dead is >raised...it isn't the question of the act of baptism for the dead being >discussed, but the lack of belief in a literal resurrection.)  LDS also >believe that marriage and the family were meant to be eternal--hence the >sealing of families into eternal units. > >LDS believe in the principle of free agency, that when people hear the >fullness of the gospel on the other side they may accept it, or not, as they >choose.  If they accept it, they will need baptism by the proper authority. >It is done on their behalf, by proxy in the temples.  If they don't want it, >even though it may have been done, they don't have to accept it in their >behalf. > >Now, comes the question that many raise because they want their ancestors to >be whatever they were when they were alive.  IF the LDS Church IS true, then >their work on behalf of deceased relatives in the temple is one of the >greatest humanitarian efforts on the face of this earth because it makes the >benefits of baptism and family sealings available to those who didn't have the >chance while on the earth...and those individuals have the opportunity to >accept that effort on their behalf--or say, "no thank you, I don't believe I >will."   IF the LDS Church is NOT true, then the time spent in the temples is >just time spent in an activity that is meaningless in the eternities--no more >important that someone spending hours watching television, reading, or any >similar pasttime--but nevertheless, provides those who avail themselves of the >IGI a wonderful resource to locating ancestors if they happen to find their >people on it. . . and not important enough to get upset to find a Baptist, >Catholic, Buddist, athiest, or whatever--ancestor on it that may have been >baptized after his death by someone who wanted to share what (s)he believed >with someone they loved.  If it isn't the true church, it has no efficacy. > >Karen > >______________________________

When it was part of Virginia Monongahela County consisted of all of the 4 counties in the SW corner of Pennsylvania, pieces of a couple of others and the far western end of Maryland. at that time the major community was Fort Pitt (now Pittsburgh). I don't think this county exists today but did include Green, Somerset, Washington, Aleghenny and Fayette Counties The other river in Pittsburgh is the Ohio. -- Loren    {:-)>     HOKC          ×)))))    TSG, USAF, Retired    From Iola, in the rolling hills of SE Kansas God gives us relatives, but allows us to choose friends.

Masie, dont be dishearted , there are a few things this guy possible didn't tell you  This is the busiest time of the year for both the masons and the Eastern Star they have council soon  but in a few weeks if you haven't recieved help Call the Grnd Lodge of the State not Local ask to speak to the grand Sect. tell him if you have Proof. what kind and do they do research they use to but I have fond that they are a little short handed- if you can confirm the conection alseo call the Eastern Star Grand Lodge because if he was a mason ,his wife may have been invited to join and remember that they are a seceret Society and they plan to keep it that way and have manged to since Charles the First   they will help to a certain point only. then they have to be mute. Paula MaisieAnn@aol.com wrote: > Several months ago, after reading about searching Masonic records (used a > little book that I cannot put my hands on at the moment), I wrote on DECEMBER > 7, 1997, to a lodge secretary in a large city. Never got a reply. So two days > ago, I decided to follow up with a phone call (used Switchboard computer > directory)...found his name listed and called. He was very nice, but told me > that after a year and a half in his post as secretary, the records were still > with the former secretary who lives very far away. He hopes to have records > transported to is home SOON, whatever that is. He said he is very busy, works > long hours, etc. etc. etc. > > At this point, all I know is that there is potential here but getting someone > to actually look at the records is the stumbling block. I plan to wait about 6 > weeks then call again. He told me he had two requests pending. On the next > call, if he does not have the records in his possession, I will ask for phone > number of former secretary, who might do the lookup. Has anyone else been > successful in actually getting the records from various lodges? > MaisieAnn@aol.com Hudson, OH > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Family Workings: <http://www.familyworkings.com/>http://www.familyworkings.com > > A site to help researchers break through those brickwalls.  Lots of links, > subcatagorized, ancestor queries, tips, and cemetary research.  Looking for > research donations of: Cemetaries, obits, volunteer researchers, and > anything else that may be of interest to other researchers.  Submit links, > ancestor queries and tips. Check it out

When search acertain area of a state I use a faithful State Travel map it shows counties and give me state info that can be quite helpful right I have SC>TX &AL posted on the wall next to the keyboard. It comes in handie quite often, when doing census work and you have no idea where this place is at also alot old maps are available on the net and can give you a visual where nothing else can  also a site to help find a town is avaiable but I'm having trouble with the url at the moment will post that later when I figure it out  Paula AndrewsPowles by way of Genealogy Records Service wrote: > I am having trouble relating townships to counties.  So many times i run > across something that will just give the township.  Does anyone out there know > of a master list with county names that would show all townships within that > county.  I know that they have probably changed over the years but would find > it helpful to know that at least at sometime the particular township was in a > certain county of the state interested in. > > Thanks for any help or advice > > lila miller > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > If you need to unsubscribe to GenTips email the command: > unsubscribe > To: > GenTips-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > DON'T send it to GenTips-L that won't work!

Were there sites published for working directories? Gini ---------- > From: Loni G Gardnerby way of Genealogy Records Service <converse@swbell.net> <marvinloni@juno.com> > To: gentips-l@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GenTips-L] City Directories > Date: Saturday, January 10, 1998 7:53 PM > > I have tried to use the site <http://www.melvyl.ucop.edu/>www.melvyl.ucop.edu/ to check for city > directories. Unfortunately, I have never been able to contact the site as > it is always down. Has anyone used this site and will it be up soon. Is > there another website that has city directories? > Loni > > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to stop by our business web page for FREE genealogy forms and charts! We are adding more all the time!!!! > <http://www.genrecords.com/>http://www.genrecords.com > > > > > > > > >

Anyone doing research in Buchanan County, Missouri, please check our my home page. I might be able to help. Christi http://www.angelfire.com/tx/rn4kids/index.html "IN MY FATHER"S HOUSE"

Dear All: Yes I got quite a number of "hints" about how to do this!!! It seems the best way is to do a backup on Win95then simply "restore" on Win3.1....... Worked pretty well. I did get some "memory" problems thou that I have not figured out. If you are interested email me and I will update further. Gordon Some days are diamonds Some days are stones

>Thanks to Tracy Wilson for the URL to the Project to document the registers of individual Cemeteries.... > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/ > >That is the URL for the USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project!!! > >HOW WONDERFUL! THANKS, Tracy! > >Please, ANYone who has knowledge of such a register, have them contact the GenWeb volunteers..... I will certainly send mine when completed! > >Thanks to all who responded! > >tex From #GenealogyForum IRC Channel on Afternet: WE HAVE A NEW HOME ON THE WEB! http://www.rare.on.ca/users/genealogyforum/index.htm Contains Surnames of Visitors and Simple instructions for joining us. ***** New INBOUND Email is gen-4m@rare.on.ca (It eats Spam for Lunch!) <smile>

Hello all, I have only received 3 posts from this list today...where is everyone? Marcia

I am looking for a "directory" to websites that have Cemetery Registers on them. Does anyone know of such a directory? This is not a listing of Cemeteries. It is a Directory of URLs on which a Cemetery Register has been made and posted as an aid to genealogist looking for the names of their ancestors on the gravestones. If there IS such a website, I am working on a Register for a Houston County, Texas Cemetery and would like to link to it when I get it finished. If there is NOT such a place....... well,,,, I guess I will just have to MAKE one, huh! <smile> THANKS! tex From #GenealogyForum IRC Channel on Afternet: WE HAVE A NEW HOME ON THE WEB! http://www.rare.on.ca/users/genealogyforum/index.htm Contains Surnames of Visitors and Simple instructions for joining us. ***** New INBOUND Email is gen-4m@rare.on.ca (It eats Spam for Lunch!) <smile>

I found these at another place on the internet and thought they might be useful to somebody. CIVIL WAR WEB SITES Stratford Plantation (Robert E. Lee's home) http://www.tyrell.net/~lawrence/ Civil War Information, Documents, and Archives http://www.access.digex.net/~bdboyle/cw.html The American Civil War Homepage http://cobweb.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/cwarhp.html Resources include: General Resources--Timeline and Overview Graphic Images from Library of Congress (Matthew Brady Photos) Letters, Accounts and Documents Modern Histories/Bibliography Rosters of Combatants Misc. Military information Links to other Sites Gettysburg Discussion Group http://www.arthes.com:1030/gettys.html Military History (American Civil War) http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/history/milhst/civwar.html Civil War Resources http://www.usafa.af.mil/dfeng/cwarres.htm US Civil War Center http://www.cwc.lsu.edu US Civil War Center/Civil War Links Index http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/civlink.htm The American Civil War and Reconstruction http://gopher.gmu.edu:80/other/history/research/subject/cw.area/ PA Virtual Tours (Includes Gettysburg) http://www.pa.net/virtual/virtual.html The Civil War http://www.evansville.net/~mmd/ 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment CSA http://fly.hiwaay.net/~dsmart Selected Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress) http://rs6.loc.gov/cwphome.html "Valley of the Shadow" Exhibit (University of Virginia) http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow Primary Sources, Book Reviews, Conferences, etc. gopher://gopher.uic.edu//1/research/history/hnetxx/40227000 Palmetto Battalion Homepage http://ncwa.org/palm Irish Brigade Homepage http://199.88.68.204/irish Civil War Page - Dakota State University http://www.dsu.edu:80/~jankej/civilwar.html The Gettysburg Welcome Center http://www.welcome.com 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment Homepage http://zippy.intcom.net/~tomt/6ovihome.htm US Army Military History Institute >From Quackery to Bacteriology Medicine in the 19th Century http://www.cl.utoledo.edu:80/canaday/quackery/quack1.html/ This exhibit traces the dvelopment of medicine through printed works from heroic medicine at the beginning of the century to quackery movements, the experience of the civil war and ends with improvements in medical education and formulation of germ theory at the Century's end. Topics covered include: women's health; mental health; public health and preventive medicine. The Natural Museum of Civil War Medicine http://www.crcmedia.com/~mcwm/ http://144.99.192.240/ American Civil War archive http://www.access.digex.net/~bdoyle/cw.html

Hi, It has been brought to my attention that three of the masonic sites I listed no longer worked. I apologize. I've been busy lately and haven't had time to surf the net. These were the sites that did not work. http://www.chrysalis.org/masonry/whatsa.htm http://www.masonic-network.com/green.html http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/r/dryfoo/www/Masonry/Letters/lett er9709.html I had forgotten about Cyndi's list but she probably has up-to-date links on masonic sites. She is http://www.CyndisList.com Again, sorry for the bad sites. Edith

Some of you might be interested in this site for the Johnson County (Arkansas) Graphic. You'll find weekly listings of obituaries and family reunions. http://www.cswnet.com/~graphic/index.html

I just wanted to say thank you for all the information and help you all gave me, it got me started as to where I need to be. You all are always so helpful, so thanks again! Shelly

Marcia and all the GenTippers that sent me help on how to get info on land records, thanks a lot! I tried the web site for land records and didn't have any luck without the patent number. The best advice I got was to go a FHC and look up the patent numbers that I need. The index is there on Microfilm and they will give me help I am told. Thanks to all. Mary L.

Searching for: Name Location Birthdate Deathdate Spouse BOYER, John Shellsville, PA Early-mid 1800's Late 1800's CAPP, Emma BOYER, John Fishing Creek Valley, PA Late 1700's Early 1800's SWOYER, Amanda CAPP, Emma Middletown, PA Early-mid 1800's Late 1800's BOYER, John DEAFANDELLAR, (?) Austria-Hungary Mid-late 1800's Early-mid 1900's FLAMM, Julia DEAFANDELLAR, Katherine Austria-Hungary Late 1800's Mid-late 1900's MOYER, George DINEEN, Elizabeth Dublin, Ireland Mid-late 1700's? Early-mid 1800's TOBIAS, John FLAMM, Julia Austria-Hungary Mid-late 1800's Early-mid 1900's DEAFANDELLAR, (?) GRANT, Dolly Jane Unknown/TN? Early-mid 1800's? Mid-Late 1800's HENSLEY, Henry HENSLEY, Thomas Chilhowie, TN March 17, 1806 April 4, 1887 WATSON, Elizabeth KILJAN, Joseph Francis TN March 2, 1946 Early 1990's MOYER, Catherine Julia Margaret KINGARY, Catherine Montgomery County, VA ? Abt. 1745 Unknown PICKLESIMER, Jacob LAHR, Sophia Northumberland, PA Mid-1800's Late 1800's- Early 1900's LESHER, John LEE, Alec Unknown/TN? Early-mid 1800's? Mid-Late 1800's RAY, Rebecca LESHER, John Northumberland, PA Mid-1800's Late 1800's- Early 1900's LAHR, Sophia Lindsey-maiden name unknown, Mary Unknown Unknown Unknown LINDSEY, Isaac LUCAS, Elizabeth Madisonville, TN Feb. 1, 1825 Sept. 28, 1889 LINDSEY, David MOYER, Catherine Julia Margaret Detroit, MI May 11, 1923 KILJAN, Joseph Francis MOYER, George Austria-Hungary Late 1800's Mid-late 1900's DEAFANDELLAR, Katherine RAY, Rebecca Unknown/TN? Early-mid 1800's? Mid-Late 1800's LEE, Alec ROGERS, Nancy Jane Buncombe County, NC 1793 Aft. 1860 PICKLESEIMER, David P., Sr. SWOYER, Amanda England Late 1700's Early 1800's BOYER, John THOMPSON, Carol Ann Buncombe County, NC April 1826 Abt. 1916 PICKLESIMER, Eric TIPTON, Sarah Ann Unknown/TN? Mid- late 1700's? Early-mid 1800's? WATSON, Unknown TOBIAS, John Dublin, Ireland Mid-late 1700's? Early-mid 1800's DINEEN, Elizabeth VEAL, John Frances Union County, GA November 4, 1852 July 17, 1943 PICKLESIMER, Frances Matilda (Mills-1st husband) WATSON, Elizabeth Ball Play area, TN? Abt. 1813 April 6, 1884 HENSLEY, Thomas WATSON, Unknown Unknown/TN? Mid- late 1700's? Early-mid 1800's? TIPTON, Sarah Ann If you have any connections to any of these names, please e-mail me privately to see if any of our family surnames may match. I DO NOT have much more information on these people than is what is listed above. I do have ancestors of these names to do some matching. Thanks in advance for any assistance or suggestions you can send me.