Y'all come. In case you haven't heard, or in case you've forgotten about it... The Millennium Conference Program, Celebrating the Century, sponsored by The Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne will take place July 19-22 at the Grand Wayne Convention Center. Discounted registration deadline is June 10. You can register after that, but it will cost you. Speakers include some names I've not seen before in Fort Wayne. I suspect tickets to the Illinois Genealogical Society luncheon on Wednesday will go fast. The speaker is Cyndi Howells. She also has sessions in the conference. PERSI will be demonstrated several times during the conference. Software demonstrations are planned, including at least two by the Family History Department, Genealogical Society of Utah. THE BEST PART: Moon-light Madness at ACPL The Historical Genealogy Department will be open to conference attendees on Wednesday, July 19 from 9 a.m. (early open, I beleive) to midnight!!!!!! Thursday will feature an early-open at 6 a.m. and will be open to attendees until midnight!!!! Friday and Saturday both feature an early-open at 6 a.m. for attendees. Visit http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/genealogy.html, click on "Year 2000 -- where the dates for the conference are wrong, by the way -- they added an extra day at the front) and send e-mail (bottom of the page) to Curt Witcher to obtain a registration form. Or call 219-421-1225, ask for the genealogy department and say you want registration forms. I was hoping to find one online, but no luck at the ACPL site that I could see. Maybe somewhere else? A map of downtown Fort Wayne is available at http://www.genealogycenter.com/ Other Fort Wayne attractions can be seen at http://www.fwcvb.org/ including hotels information. The hotels with special rates for the conference are: Hilton at the Convention Center Holiday Inn and Suites (downtown) Fort Wayne Mariott -- shuttle to the conference Don Hall's Guest House shuttle to the conference One caveat. There is a parking garage attached to the convention center, but it pre-dates the convention center by a lot, and to my knowledge there is no entrance for high-profile vehicles. If you drive a high-profile vehicle and have no other vehicle available to you, I suggest you avoid staying at the Hilton UNLESS you will be allowed to park at the Holiday Inn downtown while you stay at the Hilton. If you do that, don't do the walk alone at night. If you stay north but want to attend Moon-light Madness, go back to the hotel on the shuttle, retrieve your vehicle and go back downtown to the library. The newspaper I work for will be covering the conference extensively, and one of our columnists is the banquet speaker. No comment. -- Loretta Iroquois County ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iliroquo/ Ford County ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilford/ Iroquois County Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilicgs/

Debbie, Your note about a picture of a band reminded me that I have a similar picture. My grandfather (Ernest William MUELLER) played banjo in a Watseka band called "Doc's Aces" in the 1930's. The photo shows 6 handsome, dapper men posed near a tent. The drum has a "racey" picture of a bathing-suited beauty. I'd be happy to scan or copy the photo for anyone who's interested. (On a related note....I'm hoping to find photos of my father (Ernest Lee MUELLER/"Lee" dob 12-19-1934) as a child. I have only a few pictures of him as a child. If anyone on the list has old candids that include my dad or knew my dad (he attended Watseka schools and graduated in 1952/3), please contact me. I will gladly pay for copies.) Lisa (Mueller)Porter Jacksonville, FL lisa_porter@hotmail.com ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

I'll let Cheryl answer some of your questions. I used to work there years ago, but forget what all they have now. Be sure to check out the current Iroq Co courthouse and annex. They have actual books of records and you can get photocopies (tho you will pay more). Probate is in the courthouse and birth, death, marriage and land records are in the annex. They are nice people there. If the ancestors made use of a Watseka funeral home, you might want to check there. Segur-Knapp is sitll in business. It's possible they have old records. It used to be Segur, then Knapps became a part of it. I always knew it as Segur-Knapp. If the ancestors are in the old plat/atlas books for Iroq Co, you may be able to locate the farm and drive by it or where it used to be. If they lived right in one of the towns in the county, you may be able to drive by there too. The genealogy library also has history books (centennial books) for some of the towns. Be sure to check those out too. You may find some info or some photos of your ancestors and you can get a feel for what life was like in their day. Read the old newspapers on microfilm at the genealogy library. Visit the cemeteries and take pics of the graves. We just had a family reunion and did all this stuff. Debbie

I have 2 photos of the old Ashkum Band. I will be scanning to send to cousins. Anybody else have an ancestor who was a member? Not sure when it was in existence (1920s?). There is another photo in the Ashkum Centennial book, not sure if there is any info in the book. The Iroquois County genealogy library has a copy of this book. If anyone knows any history of this band, I would be interested, as my g grandfather was a member. Debbie

In a message dated 5/16/00 8:51:00 PM Central Daylight Time, sjmtam@techinter.com writes: << I am trying to find out what Lutheran church in Chicago a Pastor Lambrecht was with in 1892. I obtained a copy of a marriage license for an ancestor which states he was with the German United Evangelical Lutheran _________ Church, but there is no address. >> I am by no means certain but the church may now be a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, a merger of several Lutheran Churches and popularly referred to as the ELCA. I don't have an address for them but you might try looking for the ELCA headquarters and asking there. Again I'm not sure but it may be in Chicago. Dennis

Hello --- What are the rules on using the genealogy records at the old Court House Museum in Watseka? Do all of those records 'belong' to the Iroquois County Gen Society? Or are they public records only housed there under the Gen Soc's protection? Can anyone go in there and research? What are the hours that the public can use those records---the same hours that the old court House Museum is open----or are there other sets of hours? I was in Watseka in 1996 and went into a 'vault' (as I remember it) and used the records housed there. I remember that there were old ledger books piled almost to the ceiling. Where could I get a list of the records that are there? A correspondent of mine with Iroquois County ancestors intends to visit Watseka soon and hopes to research there. Any good ideas or suggestions that I could pass along to her? Thanks to anyone who knows the rules!! Joanne in California

Hi! I am trying to find out what Lutheran church in Chicago a Pastor Lambrecht was with in 1892. I obtained a copy of a marriage license for an ancestor which states he was with the German United Evangelical Lutheran _________ Church, but there is no address. I can't read the entire name. The marriage license application is apparently unavailable, which usually contains pertinent information regarding the bride and groom. I wrote to the Cook County Clerk and they find no record of the marriage at all. I have also written to 3 Lutheran churches in Chicago, with no luck, and there are too many Lutheran Churches in Chicago to write to them all. Does anyone have any ideas of where I could check for further information? Is there a Lutheran organization somewhere that might keep a record of names of pastors, etc.? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Susan Morris

----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Falk" <dorothyf@intertek.net> To: <IL-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 9:44 AM Subject: [IL-CHAT-L] Post-It Notes > The following is from another list. It's something to keep in mind: > > The California State Library system has banned Post-It-Notes because testing > by the National Archives has shown that they can leave a residue which can > damage books. Moreover, the narrow ones sold in sets of five colors can pull > the printed word right off the page. So, if you chose to use them in your > personal books, be sure that the sticky part does not cover any ink. > > This information is from the Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County. > > > > >

In looking through some family papers, I found a reference that my great-grandfather, John Hildenbrand, graduated from the Onarga Seminary in 1883. Could anyone tell me something about this school? What type of educational institution it was, how many years it existed, etc. Thank you for your help. Mary Hayward

I've posted a couple of old photos of Sibley, Illinois on my freepages web site. Cropped versions of them are visible at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fgriffin/otherbuildings.htm Links to the full images are on the page. Fred Griffin; 6645 SW 204th Ave, Aloha, OR 97007; (503) 642-4569 fgriffin@teleport.com Manager of the Terpening and Clapsaddle surname resources on Rootsweb

In a message dated 05/05/2000 12:24:19 PM Central Daylight Time, ILFORD-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << List Members, Thanks for your past help. Still searching for burial place of Fredricka Arndt, who died at the Kankakee State Hospital 26 Apr 1885, and was buried in Kankakee 28 Apr 1885. The death certificate number is 63, dated 5 May 1885. The undertaker appears to be Wm. Frith, of Kankakee, the physician Dr. ?. C. Wescott, also of Kankakee. A funeral home in Kankakee has been of great help, but found that fire destroyed hospital records for that period of time. My hope is that records from Wm. Frith were passed on to someone who bought the business from him. If so, the grave site of Fredricka would almost surely be recorded. Will someone please try to find who might have bought the business of Wm Frith? Thanks! Bob Arndt Belleville, IL >> Bob, Have you checked with Shapiro Development center yet? They may have burial records of the old State Hospital Cemetery. I went out there(to the cemetery) and looked around a bit. The cemetery must have over 5000 people buried there. The first markers have only a number on them starting with #1. By the 1930's I saw names and dates and burial numbers. Hope this helps. Dave King

Good Morning I was going thru the 1920 Kankakee Census and one of my relatives. He said he worked at the Stone Road. Was it a quarry? Thanks Dick Zimmerman Searching the Zimmermann's of Kankakee county Illinois and Todd county Minnesota

List Members, Thanks for your past help. Still searching for burial place of Fredricka Arndt, who died at the Kankakee State Hospital 26 Apr 1885, and was buried in Kankakee 28 Apr 1885. The death certificate number is 63, dated 5 May 1885. The undertaker appears to be Wm. Frith, of Kankakee, the physician Dr. ?. C. Wescott, also of Kankakee. A funeral home in Kankakee has been of great help, but found that fire destroyed hospital records for that period of time. My hope is that records from Wm. Frith were passed on to someone who bought the business from him. If so, the grave site of Fredricka would almost surely be recorded. Will someone please try to find who might have bought the business of Wm Frith? Thanks! Bob Arndt Belleville, IL rlaaea@peaknet.net

I am looking for the Hardy Family in Livingston Co. James was a miner, and had a son born in 1878 and a daughter in 1880. I am also looking for the death of Thomas HARDY whose widow lived in Cornell for many years. Thanks for any help. Grace

I know this is off topic, but this is very important. This virus propagates similar to the Melissa virus through Microsoft Outlook, but to more people in the address book. You need to know about this virus even if you do not use Microsoft Outlook because you can receive the message from someone who does use Outlook and if you receive the e-mail and open the attachment, it damages /replaces files on your computer. Rootsweb lists will not send attachments so at least you do not have to worry about that, but be careful out there! This is so very not a hoax that the traffic is so high to both Mcafee and Norton antivirus sites that I can not download the fixes! see details below Lee Ann Hollenbeck, List administrator ========================================================= ILOVEYOU Risk of Infection? Low Medium High How Dangerous? Detected on? 5/4/2000 How Do I Detect, Prevent, and Fix It? If you receive an email with the subject line ILOVEYOU, do not open the attachment; delete the entire message from your system. In general, you should never open any email attachment without first scanning it with an antivirus program. A fix for this virus will be available soon. If your system gets infected, delete any infected files that you find. For ongoing protection, install an anti-virus program to prevent viruses from infecting your system. A good anti-virus program will scan all vulnerable parts of your system quietly in the background and detect, repair, and delete known viruses; it will even alert you to virus-like activity in case an unknown virus creeps on to your system. Try one of ZDNet Downloads' top-rated anti-virus programs, or check out our Anti-virus ABCs toolkit for specific recommendations. Next, update your anti-virus software at least once a month with the latest virus definitions (signatures), so that your anti-virus program can detect the newest viruses. ZDNet Downloads has the latest Norton AntiVirus definitions and McAfee VirusScan definitions. If your anti-virus program detects a virus on your system, repair or delete the file, following the program's directions. What Exactly Is It? ILOVEYOU (VBS.LoveLetter.A) is an VBScript worm, mIRC worm, and file infector. How Does It Spread? ILOVEYOU spreads through email. It arrives as an attachment to an email message from someone whose address book contains your email address. The subject line is "ILOVEYOU", and the attachment is titled "LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs." When you open (click on) the attachment, it automatically mails itself to every address in your Microsoft Outlook address book. What Does It Do? When executed, ILOVEYOU installs itself in your system and mails itself to all the addresses registered in your Microsoft Outlook address book. This can degrade your system performance and clog mail servers. The virus also purportedly infects files with the following extensions: vbs, vbe, js, jse, css, wsh, sct, hta, jpg, jpeg, mp3, and mp2.

The Ford County ILGenWeb Project and Iroquois County IlGenWeb Project pages have been updated with the following queries and surname postings: In Iroquois County: LEWIS / RUSSELL BARDWELL / NEWLIN GERMAN HOLMES / MAJORS / MILLER NALLY / CASEY SCOTT STROUP / SCHALL / SAATHOFF ZEA AT Iroquois County ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iliroquo/ In Ford County: BOYLE / PLUNKET / HASTINGS LOGAN / CROSS ZEA AT the Ford County IlGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilford/ Later Debi Visit my Web pages at: http://members.aol.com/LaFineD/LaFineD.html or http://www.capstonebank.com/~lafined/ Stop by the Iroquois Genealogical Society Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilicgs/index.htm

----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Tortorelli" <susan@usroots.com> To: <ILGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 5:59 PM Subject: [ILGEN-L] Fwd: Are you a McCAMISH or PLEW descendant? We need your help to save the Brainer Cemetery in Sullivan Co., IN > > >Reply-To: "Lois Mauk" <LoisMauk@home.com> > >From: "Lois Mauk" <LoisMauk@home.com> > >Cc: "Nora Hiatt" <Norahiatt@sprintmail.com>, "Al Loomis" <ARLSUVCW@aol.com>, > > "Donna Adams" <dadams@sullivan.lib.in.us>, > > "Donna Adams" <dadams@custom.net>, "Jackie Boles" <gr4th@gte.net> > >To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;@seeker.rootsquest.com;;;> > >Subject: Are you a McCAMISH or PLEW descendant? We need your help to save > >the Brainer Cemetery in Sullivan Co., IN > >Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 23:06:25 -0400 > >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 > > > >The Brainer Cemetery near Hymera in Sullivan Co., IN is about to be destroyed. > >The Black Beauty Coal Co., which alleges it owns clear title to the cemetery, > >has petitioned the Sullivan Superior Court for permission to excavate the > >remains of 15 or more people buried there so that it can explore the site for > >coal. > > > >Due to the damage that has already taken place at Brainer Cemetery, we know of > >only one CONFIRMED burial here. The surname is McCAMISH. We believe there > >may be PLEWs buried here as well. There are estimated by the coal company to > >be at least 15 graves here. > > > >This sort of legalized cemetery destruction is nothing new; coal companies do > >this in Indiana all the time. What's different in this situation is that we > >have in place a network of people who are trying to stop this desecration or, > >in the alternative, at least persuade the Court to compel Black Beauty Coal > >Co. to disinter and immediately reinter the remains in an appropriate and > >respectful manner. > > > >The deadline for filing objections is Thursday, May 4, 2000. We don't want a > >repeat of what was done to Rhoads Cemetery and Wilhoit Cemetery!!! (The > >remains from Rhoads Cemetery were "deposited" in an archeology laboratory in > >Indianapolis for nearly 3 years before being unceremoniously "deposited" into > >a single grave in an Indianapolis cemetery -- without benefit of family or > >clergy being present. The remains from Wilhoit Cemetery are STILL in a > >laboratory where they are being used for "research" purposes.) > > > >If you are a descendant of a person believed to be buried at Brainer Cemetery > >or if you would like to get involved in protecting this site in this critical > >battle, please go to the Brainer Cemetery page at: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/HallofShame/brainercem.html > >read the information there, read the Petition filed by Black Beauty Coal, read > >the linked newspaper accounts and print out a "template" for filing your > >objections with the Sullivan Superior Court. Remember: Your objections must > >be received by the Court no later than Thursday, May 4th. > > > >Thank you! > > > >Lois Mauk > >State Coordinator > >Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > My Personal Page http://people.ce.mediaone.net/susantort/ > Barry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/barry.htm > > When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them > gently. >

I am seeking Information on Zachariah Flint b abt 1800 and wife Margaret Roe/Rowe-Flint b abt 1808 NY they were married in Canajoharie Co NY. Their children: Austin V. Flint b1835 NY married Alice M Courtright in Kankakee Co IL 10/29/1860 Mary E Flint b 1836 NY John C Flint b 1838 NY married Rue Ann Rowe in Kankakee Co IL 3/18/1867 Jerusha L Flint b1840 NY married Samuel F Courtright in Kankakee Co IL 3/2/1861 They have more children but do not have their names - I have Speculated one was Sarah Ann Flint b1846 NJ? married William "Dean" Courtright in Kankakee Co IL 8/26/1865 I would be so thankful for anyones help- God Bless, Donna in AL

> A news Item from the papers > > BOSTON - Geneticists at Howard University plan to offer a > DNA test this summer that could help African Americans > trace their roots to specific regions of Africa. > "It doesn't mean anything to know that some of my people > came from Africa, but if I can pinpoint a culture, a > religion and language, then it can strengthen my sense of > identity and relationship with Africa," Richard Newman of > the school's W.E.B. DuBois Institute for > African-American Research said in Monday's Boston Globe. > The researchers would use a blood test that matches DNA > sequences to samples > taken from native African populations. > > Gus Ellis > > > > > > > * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also find related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and Shopping. Smart is Beautiful >

Hello and apologies. I do not know who the nice person is who wrote regarding the cemetery. We had a lot of computer trouble so have been out of touch for a while. Hope everyone has a Happy Easter. Yes, I had visited the LaBolle and Cook graves at the Pine Hill cemetery in Loda in June of 1999. The whole thing was rather amazing. At the death of my ex-husband in April I realized how important it was to get what little family history we had-written down. Then on a trip to chicago and a planned trip to Amish Country in Arthur, I learned that Loda where my husband's familly farm had been located, was on the way. So we made a stop in Loda. No one seemed to know of the farm of Nellie LaBolle--who had died in the 1960's . We headed off for the cemetery--parked the car and lo and behold--there was this tall monument which we could see a few rows off with LaBolle. It turned out to be the resting place of immigrant ancester Francois LaBolle from France. The next day I got help in town and found other LaBolle and Cook graves in a different place. Then I learned through the censu in Chicago Regional National Archives that Francois was the father of my husbands grandfather (my childrens g.g. grandfather). As some of you may know I recently searched out a Augustine LaBolle in LaSalle and DeKalb Cty and have now proof that Francois came toghether on the ship from France in 1855 under the name LaBolle. This whole thing has been very exciting!! Aloha--Lois