There were some Questions about making a GEDCOM File of just one Family Line: Answer I hope: Working with GEDCOM FILES Sharing Part of a Family File Tip To determine the individual to select, first you need to determine the line you want to share. Find the child of that line in the Index of Individuals. 1. Press the F2 key. The Index of Individuals dialog box will open. 2. Click on the appropriate individual. He or She will be selected. 3. Click on OK. The Index of Individuals dialog box will close. 4. Click on the Parents of tab for the spouse of the selected individual. The Family Page will display the new family. NOTE You must remove the spouse from any parent so that you get only the lineage that you want. If you do not unlink the spouse from his or her parents you in effect get the entire database when you create the GEDCOM file. 5. Click on the spouse as a child. The child will be highlighted. 6. Click on People. The People menu will appear. 7. Move the mouse pointer to Fix Relationship Mistakes. The Fix Relationship Mistakes menu will appear. 8. Click on Detach Child. The child will be detached from his or her parents. NOTE If you have your FTM Book refer to Chapter 12, "Fixing Relationships and Duplicates." In this case, you are temporarily detaching the child. You do not want to detach siblings. 9. Use the index of Individuals to relocate the individual selected in step 2. 10. Click on the All-in-One Tree button on the tool bar. The All-in-One Tree will open. 11. Click on the Options button on the formatting tool bar along the right side of the screen. The Options for All-in-One Tree dialog box will open. NOTE While this example is using the All-in-One Tree to isolate the desired individuals, you also can create a list of individuals using the Custom Report. For detailed information on searching for individuals to include in the Custom Report, See Chapter 22, "Working with the Custom Report." 12. Click on the Show unconnected step-family tree check box. The option will be selected. 13. Click on OK. The Option for All-in-One Tree dialog box will close. 14. Click on File. The File menu will appear. 15. Click on Copy/Export Individuals in Tree. The Copy/Export Individuals in All-in-One Tree dialog box will open. NOTE At this point, you can select the GEDCOM option from the Save as type drop-down menu and name the file, as you did earlier in the "Sharing Your Coplete Family File" section. I hope that this will help till we find out when we will have the class! I just got back from Vacation and I have many a E-mail to get too! So let me know if this helps! John

Hey everybody, This year marks the 50th anniversary of the MINES family reunion. Attendees have mostly been descendants of Lewis and Carrie Titchenal Mines, who moved from Clarksburg WV to Warren OH in 1903. But anyone related in any way would surely be welcome. It would be great if we could make it a big blast by having as many relatives as possible there (usually we get 30-40 people). My brother is in charge this year, and he needs snail mail addresses to send the invitations to. You can e-mail me with your address, since Martin has filters on his e-mail to keep out unwanted stuff. Anyway, the reunion date is July 19, and it will be in Warren, Ohio. We really hope you can come. Chris Mines Morgan cmmines@yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!

I found this by accident while visiting a the Ohio site today: > >> Major Changes to Ohio Vital Records Access >> >> >> We lost on Ohio House Bill 95. >> >> >> On 5 June, the Senate approved House Bill 95 (it was approved by the Senate >> Finance Committee on 3 June). With HB95, there will no longer be >> uncertified >> copies of vital records available from the Ohio Department of Health and >> the local vital statistics registrars. Also, certified copies will have >> an additional $5 surcharge (making the cost of a certified copy a minimum >> of $15, as the local registrars will also no longer be allowed to charge >> less than the state). >> >> >> House Bill 95 will go into effect 1 July 2003. >> >> >> You can read the bill as passed by the Senate at: >> <A HREF="http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText125/125_HB_95_PS_N.html">http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText125/125_HB_95_PS_N.html</A> >> >> >> The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24. (It >> is a huge page; be patient while it loads.) >> >> >> Because this language matches >> the House version of the bill, there is little hope that it would change >> in the committee working to reconcile the House and Senate versions. >> >> >> The >> Ohio Genealogical Society Board of Trustees approved a resolution >> explaining >> the ramifications of HB95 to Ohio genealogists. Copies of this resolution >> was hand-delivered to every Ohio Senator's office. Representatives of the >> Board met with representatives of the Ohio Department of Health. Included >> in the resolution and in the discussions were good, reasonable, logical >> explanations as to why eliminating uncertified copies will do nothing to >> prevent identity theft. We gave them possible alternatives so that >> uncertified >> copies would no longer be a financial hardship on the agencies involved. >> Even with these actions, as well as the countless phone calls, letters, >> and e-mails to the Ohio Senate from genealogists and organizations from >> across the state and the nation, the bill went through unchanged. >> >> >> It is >> likely (even probable) that the next step will be to restrict access -- >> either with a time restriction and/or an access restriction (only qualified >> parties can get a copy of the record). People have reported that local >> vital statistics registrars are stating that they are not allowed to issue >> copies except to the person or the next of kin. HB 95 made no such >> provisions. >> However, these instances of restrictions need to be noted so that those >> agencies can be properly informed on what the current requirements are. >> >> >> It >> is a very sad time in Ohio genealogy. Unfortunately, this may be only the >> tip of the iceberg. >

EXCELLENT INFORMATION! Thanks so very much, Lee and Bill - this is exactly what I was looking for! I am going to print these out and tuck them away in my Harrison County file. I really appreciate your time and help. Now that you mention it, Bill, I DO have a 7th- cousin-6-times-removed in Richmond.... hmmmmmmmm Sharon Sprouse Bramhall

Same source: RE: WV - "State censuses were taken in some counties between 1782 & 1785, and have been published along with tax records." Those censuses MUST have been for VA. Under VA, we find: 1. "Between 1750 & 1784, land grants made to the Ohio Company encouraged exploration beyond the Alleghenies. The new area, SE of the Ohio R., was organized by VA in 1775 as the District of West Augusta, though much was ceded to PA in 1779." 2. "VA entered the Union in 1788 (seceded 1861)." 3. "Until1786, the Anglican church was the state church of VA. (Per) English law, the church kept parish registers of vital statistics...most are no longer in existence. Those that do ...have been photocopied & are in the VA State Library, 11th Street at Capitol Square, Richmond...23219. Most have also been transcribed & published." 4. "In 1704, all VA landowners, except those in Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmoreland, Richmond & Stafford Cos had to pay a Quit Rent to the king for every 50 acres. A...list was made in 1704...." 5." The Archives Division of the VA State Library has copies of all existing VA birth & death records prior to 1896.... Beginning in 1660, a couple could marry by posting a bond with civilauthorities or publishing banns at church. Reporting was required after 1780, but was sometimes done before that." 6. "Lists of residents are available for some colonial years. Lists for 1624 & 1779 have been published." Looks like you need a week's vacation to Richmond! Good hunting! Bill Mac ----- Original Message ----- From: <bramhall@earthlink.net> To: <HCGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] Before creation of Harrison - which county to research? > Thanks for checking that resource, Bill.. but do you have any idea where to look > before 1784 - early 1700s? Think it's Richmond? > > (Mom's doing fine at her home, by the way. I'll give her your regards!) > > <Sharon>< > > > Sharon, > The Handy Book sez: > "Created 1784 from Mongalia." > Best regards to your mother. > > Your Dragoo cousin, > Bill Mc Afee > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <bramhall@earthlink.net> > To: <HCGS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 8:21 PM > Subject: [HCGS] Before creation of Harrison - which county to research? > > > > For the record - does anyone have a rundown on which counties to > > research for Harrison County's early years (land, marriage, death)? For > > example, during the early 1700s when we were "Augusta County" - were the > > records kept in Richmond, Morgantown, Wheeling, or in Clarksburg? I'm > > sure this must be in "Handybook for Genealogists" - but I don't have a > > copy on hand. Thanks! > > > > Sharon Bramhall > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Depending on just HOW early: Spotsylvania County was formed in 1721; Orange County was formed from part of Spotsylvania in 1734; Augusta County was formed from part of Orange in 1745; Monongalia was formed in 1776 from Augusta....then Harrison in 1784> Lee Roland Jenkins

Hi Folks, I went to MCM and picked up the newsletter about 4:30 yesterday evening and worked on it several hours last night and finished this morning. I took it to the Post Office bulk mailing a little before 3:00 this afternoon and our member John Hines is still on vacation and I told Marvin, the head fellow, about what trouble we had with it the last time and he said he would make sure it went out on his shift tonight. Let me know if you get your newsletter but don't post it to the list. recasto@iolinc.net The local ones should have no problem as they are in separate mailing bags. Thanks, Ruby

Thanks for checking that resource, Bill.. but do you have any idea where to look before 1784 - early 1700s? Think it's Richmond? (Mom's doing fine at her home, by the way. I'll give her your regards!) <Sharon>< Sharon, The Handy Book sez: "Created 1784 from Mongalia." Best regards to your mother. Your Dragoo cousin, Bill Mc Afee ----- Original Message ----- From: <bramhall@earthlink.net> To: <HCGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 8:21 PM Subject: [HCGS] Before creation of Harrison - which county to research? > For the record - does anyone have a rundown on which counties to > research for Harrison County's early years (land, marriage, death)? For > example, during the early 1700s when we were "Augusta County" - were the > records kept in Richmond, Morgantown, Wheeling, or in Clarksburg? I'm > sure this must be in "Handybook for Genealogists" - but I don't have a > copy on hand. Thanks! > > Sharon Bramhall > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Sharon, The Handy Book sez: "Created 1784 from Mongalia." Best regards to your mother. Your Dragoo cousin, Bill Mc Afee ----- Original Message ----- From: <bramhall@earthlink.net> To: <HCGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 8:21 PM Subject: [HCGS] Before creation of Harrison - which county to research? > For the record - does anyone have a rundown on which counties to > research for Harrison County's early years (land, marriage, death)? For > example, during the early 1700s when we were "Augusta County" - were the > records kept in Richmond, Morgantown, Wheeling, or in Clarksburg? I'm > sure this must be in "Handybook for Genealogists" - but I don't have a > copy on hand. Thanks! > > Sharon Bramhall > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

For the record - does anyone have a rundown on which counties to research for Harrison County's early years (land, marriage, death)? For example, during the early 1700s when we were "Augusta County" - were the records kept in Richmond, Morgantown, Wheeling, or in Clarksburg? I'm sure this must be in "Handybook for Genealogists" - but I don't have a copy on hand. Thanks! Sharon Bramhall

Does anyone remember exactly when the Point Comfort School was torn down? Fred Layman said the school (West Pike Street, Clarksburg) closed in 1964. A friend is seeking the newspaper article written about the school (and its area history) when it was torn down. She believes her ancestor, Henry Harper and his wife, Sarah (Matthews) Harper ran an inn in this area. The article is supposed to say something about Sarah running a seamstress business at the inn. The HC 1840 census supposedly names Henry Harper's occupation as an "inn keeper". When you think about it, "Point Comfort" does sound like a likely name for a place of rest (inn)! Does anyone know more about Point Comfort? I am embarrassed to say I rode right past Point Comfort School on the school bus for years and never knew the name of it. <Sharon><

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Laura; That is ok and I will put you down as attending! Thank You John ----- Original Message ----- From: <LNMallett@aol.com> To: <HCGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:06 PM Subject: [HCGS] Family Tree Class > Sorry I put my answer on wrong site. I do want to attend this class. > > Laura Nelle Poland Mallett > 112 Fairview Dr. > Nitro, W. Va. 25143 > 1-304-776-1413 HM > LNMallett@aol.com > <A HREF="http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam. usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.greene">RootsWeb Message Boards [ Greene ]</A> > <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/hsdurbin/greenlink.html">Greene Co. Link Page</A> > <A HREF="http://kanawhamastergardeners.homestead.com/">kanawhamastergardeners</ A> > <A HREF="http://www.pa-roots.com/cgi-bin/data/greeneobit.cgi?index">Greene County Genealogy Project Obituary Board - Obituary Index</A> > <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/hsdurbin//obitslink.html">http://www.geocitie s.com/hsdurbin//obitslink.html</A> > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Sorry I put my answer on wrong site. I do want to attend this class. Laura Nelle Poland Mallett 112 Fairview Dr. Nitro, W. Va. 25143 1-304-776-1413 HM LNMallett@aol.com <A HREF="http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.greene">RootsWeb Message Boards [ Greene ]</A> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/hsdurbin/greenlink.html">Greene Co. Link Page</A> <A HREF="http://kanawhamastergardeners.homestead.com/">kanawhamastergardeners</A> <A HREF="http://www.pa-roots.com/cgi-bin/data/greeneobit.cgi?index">Greene County Genealogy Project Obituary Board - Obituary Index</A> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/hsdurbin//obitslink.html">http://www.geocities.com/hsdurbin//obitslink.html</A>

John - I would be willing to pay for it -- maybe you could put it in writing and have the HCGS sell it to folks like me who are out of town. Kathryn

KimCarLee; As soon as I get back from Vacation, Dave and I will try and get something worked up on what we will be covering and hope to do more! Of course this is also depending on if we get to have it at the College or the Waldomore! John ----- Original Message ----- From: <KimCarLee@aol.com> To: <HCGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] Family Tree Maker Workshop!!!!!! > Would it be possible to get the "How To" info on this web site for those of > us who live oo far away to make this workshop?? > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Would it be possible to get the "How To" info on this web site for those of us who live oo far away to make this workshop??

Beverly; It will be on a Saturday so maybe more people can come and learn! Thanks John ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bez4@aol.com> To: <HCGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] Family Tree Maker Workshop!!!!!! > Hi, depending upon the day I would love to attend this workshop. I have been > an FTM user for several years, but I could stand to get some pointers! > > Beverly Railey Walter > Oakmont PA > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

John, this is such a wonderful idea. Thanks. Beverly

Hi, depending upon the day I would love to attend this workshop. I have been an FTM user for several years, but I could stand to get some pointers! Beverly Railey Walter Oakmont PA