Oh my ... Yes, we have lost a treasure... Condolences to Valerie and Eric and their families. Carol Jean SIMS RADEMACHER and Frank Ernest RADEMACHER have both passed on... I still have some of the correspondence Frank & Carol did for Phillips & Kin -- a few years ago, Carol drove down with a trunk load to FCI and allowed me to review things. I am not sure they did give Frankfort Area the right to publish - perhaps she finally did, I hope so. She always talked about sending stuff to a repository library in Kentucky -- long story here... Carol & Frank did so much "deep" research, they really did a lot to clarify the PHILLIPS, WEBB, CLARK, etc. lines. -SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pat Corona > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 8:43 PM > To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILFRANKL] [ILHAMILT] RADEMARCHEER DEATH > > Carol & Frank Rademacher lived just a few miles north of me although they > were in Cook Co. & I live in DuPage Co. Thru the years we exchanged many > phone calls, correspondence, & shared our FCI research. They published the > "Phillips & Kin" newsletter in their home & mailed it out free of charge to > any one who wished to subscribe. They were so generous with their > research > & simply requested donations in any amount to cover the cost of printing & > mailing the newsletter. We were happy to send donations because the > newsletter was so full of information that was not available elsewhere. > That was in the days before computers so you can imagine the work done by > Carol & Frank. They are greatly missed & we will be forever grateful for > their contribution to genealogy. > > Pat Corona > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sheila Cadwalader > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:35 AM > To: ilhamilt@rootsweb.com ; Franklin County List > Subject: Re: [ILFRANKL] [ILHAMILT] RADEMARCHEER DEATH > > We lost a genealogy treasure with the death of Carol (and Frank) > Rademacher. The Rademachers began the genealogy revival in Franklin and > Hamilton Counties by transcribing all the early census records (before > computers) and publishing "Phillips and Kin". > > It was because of their work and the availability of records that we > were able to amass the Webb genealogy through the Webb Workshops back > in > the 1990s.....that genealogy now includes most families in Franklin > County. (Sheldon and I decided back then that we might as well do the > "whole" county as everyone was so inter-related.) > > I believe that Carol and Frank donated their copyrights to the Frankfort > Area Genealogy Library. > > Thanks, Carol and Frank ! > ...