I tried the Masonic Lodge information route once. Two and a half years later I was able to get the information that I had requested. Good luck! Rich

My 2g grandpa was a member of the Masonic Lodge in eastern Iowa when he died in 1872. I tracked down the lodge he was a member of and they sent me a very sparce account of his lodge activity. Don't expect too much info., unless he may have been the head potentate. Ken Coolidge in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

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

Are you sure it is not Monongahela? What years are you asking about? Depending on the years it could be both WV and VA Bette

If the records exist, they would contain this information. Some records were lost in a serious fire, but it is still worth attempting to obtain the records. Go to the following site to order forms to obtain these records. http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/education/content/basic/resource/lesson11.html Good luck. Mj0520@aol.com wrote: > Hi.. > > Does anyone out there know if military medals, awards, etc. would have been on > the WW2 separtion papers? Back then, was the miltary able to keep up with the > men's records as they were being discharged after the war? IF not, does > anyone know of an address to write to regarding a relatives records? > > Thanks for your patience..........Mary >

HELLO, Yes the mormons believe in sealing their famlies together forever. When work is done on deceased relitives, it is believed that they can accept the work or decline the work. We are all given free agency, you are free to not believe in this doctrine; however when you are at the right hand of your Father in Heaven you may wish to accept this work. When that time comes, you are still a free agent, as your relitives before you... When there is something I don't understand, I pray about it. I have prayed about this, I know that my free agency will not effect those around me. They can make up their own mind, accept or decline the work. I do it for them because someday I hope to be reunited with all of them, that there not be big gaps in my family line. Our beliefs are probably alot alike, just alittle different. One day we will meet in Heaven and it won't be so, our beliefs, our doctrine, our understanding will be the same. Until then our free agency helps get us through... dwedmer@cscomputing.net Diana, Write back, I'd be interested to hear from you...

Judy: I suspect your are referring to Monongohilia or something like that. There is a river that runs through Pittsburgh with that name so I suspect the county you are looking for is in Pennsylvania. There are three rivers that come into Pittsburgh, Monongohilia and two others but do not remember there names at this point. I think another one is the Alleghany. George gebasden@worldnet.att.net http://www.basden.com ---------- > From: Dick Schweiss <dicks@uswest.net> > To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: MOHONGLIA, County: > Date: Friday, June 19, 1998 5:27 PM > > Judith, > > Are you sure of the SPELLING .... I found NO county with that name > anywhere ... > > Dick S. > > > > > JHUGH1118@aol.com wrote: > > > > Hi GenTippers, > > > > Can any of my friends out there help me with this wall? > > > > Is "MOHONGLIA COUNTY in WVA. or VA"? > > > > Thanks for sharing, > > > > Judith > > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > > To contact the GenTips list owner, use converse@alltel.net > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > To contact the GenTips list owner, use converse@alltel.net > > >

THANK YOU to all of the wonderful people who got me out of a jam with websites, I am trying to stay one step ahead of the fires in N Florida now 3 miles from home, so it will be a day or so before I get to check them all out. Roselyn Shiver

George, Thank you, too, for your Bronze Star! Elaine George Basden wrote: > Elaine: thanks for posting that info on your Husband's Bronze Star. Tell > him I said thanks for his participation. Guess I will go post my cousins > Purple Heart and my Bronze Star. > > George > gebasden@worldnet.att.net > http://www.basden.com > > BTW, I also went to the site (after playing with the url), and it is > terrific. I had the pleasure of posting my husband's bronze star and purple > heart > information. > > > > Elaine > > > > > http://www.excel.net/~sebring/index.htm > > >

Hi.. Does anyone out there know if military medals, awards, etc. would have been on the WW2 separtion papers? Back then, was the miltary able to keep up with the men's records as they were being discharged after the war? IF not, does anyone know of an address to write to regarding a relatives records? Thanks for your patience..........Mary

Bless you all who place copies of your work in your Libraries and in the Libraries where your ancestors came from. There is a special place for you! I as a Librarian am always thrilled to be given anything that can be placed on the shelf. Genealogy material is expensive and small libraries have so little to spend for genealogy, as this is really a small portion of our patrons interest. I say tell all your friends give everything you can to your local library. Lynda McCARN BREEDING

Judith & all, There IS a *** MONONGALIA *** county in WEST VIRGINIA ..... is this the one ??? Dick S. *********************************************************************** Dick Schweiss wrote: > > Judith, > > Are you sure of the SPELLING .... I found NO county with that name > anywhere ... > > Dick S. > > JHUGH1118@aol.com wrote: > > > > Hi GenTippers, > > > > Can any of my friends out there help me with this wall? > > > > Is "MOHONGLIA COUNTY in WVA. or VA"? > > > > Thanks for sharing, > > > > Judith > > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > > To contact the GenTips list owner, use converse@alltel.net

Judith, Are you sure of the SPELLING .... I found NO county with that name anywhere ... Dick S. JHUGH1118@aol.com wrote: > > Hi GenTippers, > > Can any of my friends out there help me with this wall? > > Is "MOHONGLIA COUNTY in WVA. or VA"? > > Thanks for sharing, > > Judith > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > To contact the GenTips list owner, use converse@alltel.net

I want to thank you all for your wonderful ideas on organizing. You are great! I'm going to carefully review the ideas and decide which ones would be best for me to implement right now, then save the rest of the ideas to use later as my needs change (or as my pocketbook expands <g>). Thank you again! Alice Workman -- Ladybug Links: Books, Music, Homeschool, Genealogy and Fun! http://www.accces.com/~wng/index.htm *Do not forget little kindnesses, and do not remember little faults.*

And your point is????? JHUGH1118@aol.com wrote: > > Hi All, > > This was the results to my free search. > > Smile, > Judith > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Searchcount: martin (Part:001) > Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 15:39:03 -0500 (CDT) > From: gendaemon@GenServ.COM (GenServ - Genealogical Server) > To: jhugh1118@aol.com > > Please DO NOT REPLY to this message. Requests for HUMAN INTERVENTION > should be addressed to <ADMIN@GenServ.COM>. > > *-Cut-----> Cut on

Elaine: thanks for posting that info on your Husband's Bronze Star. Tell him I said thanks for his participation. Guess I will go post my cousins Purple Heart and my Bronze Star. George gebasden@worldnet.att.net http://www.basden.com ---------- > From: Elaine Maddox <elainetm@worldnet.att.net> > To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Bronze Star site correction > Date: Friday, June 19, 1998 3:53 PM > > I believe the doubling occurs when a "favorite" is listed by an AOL user. It does > not occur when a Netscape user posts a url. > > BTW, I also went to the site (after playing with the url), and it is terrific. I > had the pleasure of posting my husband's bronze star and purple heart information. > > Elaine > > > > > Try this site for purple hearts listing > > > > I did find this site, altho the address as given is slightly incorrect. > > > > Here's what worked for me: > > http://www.excel.net/~sebring/index.htm > > > > Question: Why do I so often see the url addresses doubled, like above? > > Is this some bad html quirk? I copy and paste from my bookmark file, to > > avoid any typing errors. It's frustrating to click on an interesting > > site, only to get a silly error message. > > > > Anyway, this site deserves more attention, and needs more recipients > > added. Let's each do our bit! > > > > All the best, > > Valorie Cowan McBee Zimmerman > > > > > > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Support online research! Donate to the RootsWeb Genealogical Project! See more information at: > http://www.rootsweb.com > > > >

It is spelled Monongalia County and it is in West Virginia ---------- > From: JHUGH1118@aol.com > To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: MOHONGLIA, County: > Date: Friday, June 19, 1998 10:53 PM > > Hi GenTippers, > > Can any of my friends out there help me with this wall? > > Is "MOHONGLIA COUNTY in WVA. or VA"? > > Thanks for sharing, > > Judith > > ______________________________

In a message dated 6/19/98 6:02:56 PM Central Daylight Time, JHUGH1118@aol.com writes: << GenTips-L@rootsweb.com >> Hi Judith, I agree with you, what would you submit??

Lila: I know there is a better answer but one thing I would recommend is to check with the State Historical Society or if you suspect a county, to check with that County Historical Society. George gebasden@worldnet.att.net http://www.basden.com ---------- From: by way of Genealogy Records Service <info@genrecords.com> <Shabbyacre@aol.com> To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com Subject: townships Date: Friday, June 19, 1998 3:38 PM 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! ----------

I believe the doubling occurs when a "favorite" is listed by an AOL user. It does not occur when a Netscape user posts a url. BTW, I also went to the site (after playing with the url), and it is terrific. I had the pleasure of posting my husband's bronze star and purple heart information. Elaine > > Try this site for purple hearts listing > > I did find this site, altho the address as given is slightly incorrect. > > Here's what worked for me: > http://www.excel.net/~sebring/index.htm > > Question: Why do I so often see the url addresses doubled, like above? > Is this some bad html quirk? I copy and paste from my bookmark file, to > avoid any typing errors. It's frustrating to click on an interesting > site, only to get a silly error message. > > Anyway, this site deserves more attention, and needs more recipients > added. Let's each do our bit! > > All the best, > Valorie Cowan McBee Zimmerman >