>To: ILJersey-L@rootsweb.com >From: Mary Ann Kaylor <makaylor@npwt.net> >Subject: You know you're taking genealogy too seriously if... > >Forwarding a little humor... > >> >>You know you're taking genealogy too seriously if... >> >>You are the only person to show up at the cemetery research party with a >>shovel. >> >>To put the "final touches" on your genealogical research, you've asked >>all >>of your closest relatives to provide DNA samples. >> >>You were instrumental in having "non-genealogical use of the genealogy >>room copy machine" classified as a federal hate crime. >> >>Your house leans slightly toward the side where your genealogical >>records are stored. >> >>You decided to take a two-week break from genealogy, and the U.S. Postal >>Office immediately laid off 1,500 employees. >> >>Out of respect for your best friend's unquestioned reputation for honesty >>and integrity, you are willing to turn off that noisy surveillance camera >>while she reviews your 57 genealogical research notebooks in your home. >>The armed security guard, however, will remain. >> >>You plod merrily along "refining" your recently published family history, >>blissfully unaware that the number of errata pages now far exceeds the >>number of pages in your original publication. >> >>During an ice storm and power outage, you ignore the pleas of your >>shivering spouse and place your last quilt around that 1886 photograph >>of dear Uncle George. >> >>The most recent document in your "Missing Ancestors" file is a 36- page >>contract between you and Johnson Billboard Advertising Company. >> >>Ed McMahon, several t.v. cameras and an envelope from Publishers >>Clearing House arrive at your front door on Super Bowl Sunday, and the >>first >>thing you say is, "Are you related to the McMahons of Ohio?" >> >>"A Loving Family" and "Financial Security" have moved up to second and >>third, respectively, on your list of life's goals, but still lag far >>behind "Owning My Own Microfilm Reader." >> >>A magical genie appears and agrees to grant your any one wish, and you >>ask that the 1890 census be restored. >> >

I wish I wasn't getting soooo old! Good as excuse as I can come up with, Jacque. Chat time is Tues 7:30 pm Central Standard Time. And, anyone from the Macoupin research group can drop in anytime Tues nite after 7:30 pm CST. If no one is there, we just take our Pepsi, wine or Bud Lite and "go home." Anyone got the snacks? Sorry about forgetting the time zone. Thanks. Gloria >From: JJsparks92@aol.com >Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 19:12:57 EST >To: glofra@townsqr.com >Subject: IRC Chat Time >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 226 > >Hi Gloria, Can I assume that you are Central Standard time. Jacque in PST Zone >

I am going to "try" a mIRC chat channel for Macoupin Tues nite at 7:30. Wednes and Thurs are out for me and I figure Mon and Fri are inconvenient for most with work on Mon and end of week Fri. If you don't have mIRC, it can be downloaded from: http://www.mirc.co.uk/ Dummie instructions are also at the site. I am new at chat so maybe someone who gets on and knows all the techie stuff can help others of us out. Setup info Folder: *IRC Servers - type in rootsweb Fill in your name, email address (and choose a nickname if you want). *Options - default port 6667 (this may come up on its own when you connect to rootsweb, but if not, enter those numbers in the default port window) Click Add and Ok mIRC Channels Folder ilmacoup (click Add and Ok) When you connect Tues nite, be sure you are at rootsweb server and ilmacoup chat channel. Rules: No vulgarity unless you blank it out and no personal attacks. Discussion not limited to genealogy. Have fun! I am willing to try. If it doesn't fly, I gave it a try. (She's a poet and doesn't know it.<g>) Don't forget, Tues nite at 7:30. Gloria Frazier Macoupin County ILGenWeb

Hi, I thought this might be of interest to many on this List. Sharon ARCHIVE PUTS HUDDLED MASSES ON-LINE - Volunteers scanning Ellis Island Records. (SF Examiner 2/2/99) Climbing the family tree will take a lot less clawing as soon as a nonprofit foundation finishes a more than $15 million project to post Ellis Island immigration records on the internet. By helping people to access information instantly that previously was buried in a bureaucratic quagmire, the project will revolutionize genealogicial research for many of the more than 113 million Americans who already actively pursue their family histories. Officials at the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation in NY, the same organization that gave Lady Liberty a face lift in 1986 without any public funding, estimate that more than 40% of Americans can trace their European ancestry back to Ellis Island. "This is going to be a reference point", said Vern Deubler, Pres. of the Calif. Genealogical Society, which was based in San Francisco for a century before moving to Oakland this year. "It's going to provide people with very important leads". By the end of next year, the foundation hopes, people will be able to enter any information they know about a progenitor and the program will search more than 20 million records for a match. The software will even be able to tolerate misspellings. If a match is found, the researcher can choose to print out a photo of the ship and a copy of the original manifesto that marked the immigrant's arrival. At Fisherman's Wharf on Monday, Stephen Briganti, Chairman of the foundation, said the new database would especially help Bay Area researchers. He said the Bay Area remains one of the major hubs for Eliis Island immigrants and their descendants. Tens of thousands of immigrants came here after arriving through the port, first to fuel the Industrial revolution and later to farm wine grapes. He said first generation travelers from the main Ellis Island years - 1892 to 1924 - still live in the area. Briganti added that Californians' interest in Ellis Island immigration research, based on requests for the foundation's resources, is outstripped only by New yorkers'. The database - which organizers say could be ready by the end of 2000 - will catalog records of almost 20 million immigrants who flooded the tiny NY Harbor island. Until now, those documents have been stored at the National Archives and Immigration and Naturalization Service in the clunky microfilm format. The first phase of the project was to collect and digitize records and install computers at the museum. Now, Briganti said, putting the information on the Internet has become a top goal as well. "We're pretty confident this is going to work," Briganti said. "It's not perfect, but it's light years ahead of going to the Archives." A demonstration of the system showed that a reseacher can enter information in any or all of 11 fields, which ask for personal information such as the subject's name and country of birth, and immigration, like the subject's port of entry. Foundation spokeswoman Peg Zitko said the project got off the ground when a nationwide network of Mormon volunteers agreed to digitize the microfilm information for free. Thousands of volunteers have logged more than 2 million hours; they've entered 3/5's of the data so far. A spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City said the project was important to the church's mission. "We've always been involved in genealogy," said Dan Rascon, "because linking to our family helps us understand who we are and what we may become." Information on the project may be found at www.ellisisland.org on the internet. (And I just want you all to know that I typed this, not scanned, so I hope I get some appreciation out there!!!!!!!! Best, and good night! Terry in Calif.) PS, Please feel free to pass this along to other genealogy lists. ==== NORWAY Mailing List ==== New here? See "Neils Newbie Notes" at NorwayList site http://www.cport.com/~catmandu/NorwayList.htm

See, I am already going "that way." Don't know how #1 "Little Bit" got sent. Probably some dummie did it.<g> --------------------------- Days Gone By In Staunton, researched and compiled by Cindy Leonard. One hundred twenty-six pages including pictures concerning events and news about Staunton and surrounding towns. These excerpts from early Staunton Star-Times newspapers will make you laugh, sometimes bring a tear to your eyes, but almost always bring back a memory of 'Days Gone By.' Price is $15.00 plus $1.50 p/h; and of course, Illinois residents must add $0.94 sales tax. Cindy Leonard P.O. Box 212 Staunton, IL 62088 ------------------------ In order to make the Macoupin page a little bit more "automatic" I have added the following GenConnect boards - Bible, Obituaries, Biographies, Deed, Pensions, and Wills http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/MacoupinBibl http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/MacoupinObits http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/MacoupinBios http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/MacoupinDeed http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/MacoupinPens http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/MacoupinWill All are connected from the Macoupin page somewhere. Well, except the Bible page which I goofed up so will redo that in a day or two. ---------------------- I have done some revision of the Macoupin pages and Kathleen Mirabella has volunteered to start shaping up many of the pages which were unorganized when I had the page some time ago. Just never enough time to keep up with all the pages. Let us know if you find any broken links. ----------------------- We are still needing typists for the 1860 census. If you can help, ask Larry Clark <leclark@digizen.net> for some scanned pages. Until we get the 1860 done, the "bit of this n that" will be skimpy/hit and miss. So, if you spot something new and helpful to us for researching, please post it to the list. Gloria Frazier Macoupin County ILGenWeb

I have records showing that William R. Palmer, Sarah Edwards Palmer and Martha Lucinda Palmer are all buried in S. Otter, Grave 2, Section 21. The books says there are three Cemeteries in South Otter; Ross, Bacon and Welton but it does not identify the specific cemetery. Martha died between 1850 and 1860. Wm. Palmer died 1859 and Sarah died in 1897. Does anyone have a record of the burials broken down by cemetery? Thank you, Linda Gatewood.

at: http://dar.library.net gloria

I am looking for anyone who can give me information regarding any kind of caretaker for Land Cemetary which is west of Palmyra. Most if not all of my Arnold and Banning ancestors are buried there but it is in poor shape most of the time. Also does anyone know of any kind of listing of the older graves? I am also searching for information regarding the Bannings. The Bannings I am looking for are Lemuel and his daughter Susan. One of my great grandfathers was Benoni or Benoit Banning who fought in the Revolutionary War and is buried at King's Mountain in North Carolina. Would love to start to get a trace of these people. thanks, Sharon Arnold Auburn, IL -----Original Message----- From: ILMACOUP-D-request@rootsweb.com <ILMACOUP-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: ILMACOUP-D@rootsweb.com <ILMACOUP-D@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 10:40 AM Subject: ILMACOUP-D Digest V99 #29

I am not familiar with the name WENSELL. I am copying the Macoupin County genealogy list just in case someone might recognize the name. Sorry, I am not much help. Gloria Frazier How to subscribe to ILMACOUP maillist for Macoupin County Genealogy - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/maillist.htm At 05:57 PM 1/31/99 EST, you wrote: >I am looking my family "Wensell". And I came across a Wensell in the 1850's. >In Macouipin County, Illinois. Could you tell who this person is or are there >any more Wensell's there? PWENSELL >

It's New! A search engine for all the pages at the Macoupin County ILGenWeb site: I put it on the main page a little ways down. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm If you find bugs, let me know. Don't think it might be "perfect perfect" yet - may still be in beta testing. Have fun. Gloria

We have newspaper listings available on microfilm at ISHL at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_paper.htm#oldest Just one listed for: Modesto: "Transcript" - Aug 22, 1925 Palmyra: "Northwestern News - lst issue Jun 26, 1969 to present (1988) "Transcript" Incomplete file 1907-1975 (Many issues missing, too long to list) I have the list of issues if any dates you want to inquire about. They are available thru interlibrary loan. IL Historical Library newspaper research policy - residents and non-residents http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/generes.htm#NEWSPAPER SEARCH POLICY Location, hours, address and phone number http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/generes.htm#LOCATION AND HOURS Gloria At 09:33 PM 1/31/99 EDT, you wrote: >Can anyone tell me if there is a repository for "The Weekly Transcript?" >It was a newspaper which dealt with the Modesto and Palmyra, Macoupin >County, area. As many of my family lived in that area for nearly a >Century, I thought it might be a good source of information for me... > >Thanks. > >John > >john.buck.jr@usa.net > >John Buck, Jr. >1779 Middlehurst Road >Cleveland Heights, Ohio >44118-1647 >216-932-9059 > >Researching: > >In Illinois: Macoupin, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott and surrounding Counties: >BUCK/SUTER/HAYES/HARFORD/PAGE/DEAN/VANCIL/LANDRITH/LANDRETH > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >To post a message so everyone on ILMACOUP-L or ILMACOUP-D receives it, send the message to: > ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com >It will then be sent on to everyone in both ILMACOUP-L or ILMACOUP-D. You don't need to send it explicitly to both. > >

Can anyone tell me if there is a repository for "The Weekly Transcript?" It was a newspaper which dealt with the Modesto and Palmyra, Macoupin County, area. As many of my family lived in that area for nearly a Century, I thought it might be a good source of information for me... Thanks. John john.buck.jr@usa.net John Buck, Jr. 1779 Middlehurst Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118-1647 216-932-9059 Researching: In Illinois: Macoupin, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott and surrounding Counties: BUCK/SUTER/HAYES/HARFORD/PAGE/DEAN/VANCIL/LANDRITH/LANDRETH

>> Hi Everyone: >> Looking for relations to Mordacai Robinett family of Virden, circa 1860-68. >> >> Mordacai was born 1808 in KY, died in 1868, and is buried in Virden. He had >> a brother Enoch. b. 1804 in KY, died in Greene Co., 1871. >> >> Eldest son of Mordacai was Richard Jefferson Robinett, b. 1840, died in >> Civil War, 1863, in MS. Richard married Sarah A. Poindexter in >Shelbyville, >> in1859. Two children: a daughter Vivia Lynd Robinett, born in 1861, and >son >> Lucian born in 1862 but not seen by father before his death. >> >> We want to know the fate of Vivia Lynd, who was taken from widow Sarah Kate >> after the death of her husband. Vivia Lynd stayed with Mordacai and family, >> but we have no record of where the family went after 1868. I would >> appreciate any leads. Would also like to hear from anyone who has any connection to the Poindexter or Robinett families in Virden. >> >> Gary Clifton >> >> >

I want to thank the following typing volunteers for the 1860 Macoupin County Census typing. Hope I didn't miss someone. If I did, please speak up. 45% of the pages have been taken by these typists which means we could use that many more to complete this project. Over 545 pages altogether. I feel like I am overwhelmed with pages coming in but I shouldn't feel that way I guess since we have another 55% to go. Gwen Chaar Robert Commagere Jack Cox Pat Crouse Debi Faris Marlene Johnson Sue McMurry Reba Mathis Pam Monroe Charles Neff Richard Neuman Yvonne Stedman Mark Strohbeck Lee Waters Our scanner, Larry Clark, is not going to be available after the next two weeks for some time so PLEASE get your pages now. Thanks, again, to all of the volunteers. Gloria Frazier

Where can I find a digest of past queries for Macoupin? Gary Clifton

Click on the third line at this site which says "CCHelper - Search older queries." http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/qrymain.htm gf

Hello, I am looking for information about the family of Lucias REW who lived in Carlinville, IL. He was in the infantry in the 1800's. If anyone knows anything about this family I would appreciate hearing from you. Thank you very much. Marilyn reynolds@3-cities.com

Hi All! I am a new list member! I am looking for info on the family of Jesse B. EDWARDS, who is said to have died in Macoupin Co in 1869. Jesse's wife's name was Angeline. His children, who were living at home at the time, were twins William & Mary born 1850/51, and George Spencer EDWARDS b. 1853, all three born in Scioto County, Ohio. Jesse B. EDWARDS and family left Ohio around 1856 and moved to Iroquois County, IL, where they were on the 1860 US census. Jesse and two of his older sons served in the Civil War. Sometime after the war Jesse and his younger children moved to Macoupin County. His older, married children remained in Iroqouois County. By the 1880 census, George Spencer EDWARDS was back in Iroqouis County and married. But not Angeline or William and Mary. I want to locate Jesse's widow Angeline. Where was she in 1870? Where and when did she die? What happened to the twins William and Mary? Does anyone have an index to the 1870 US census for Macoupin Co.? Any info will be greatly appreciated! Joanne (JONES) Lehman in Orange, CA at erictem@earthlink.net

To everyone who uses this list . . . I have a job offer for you. It's tedious, its boring, it makes your fingers hurt . . . but it will make you feel good and we will end up with a really great reference resource. If you have used the 1830, 1840, or 1850 census on the Macoupin County GenWeb page, you have utilized the hard work of all of those bored, tired people with sore fingers who transcribed the information. How about pitching in and making the 1860 census happen? There are 440 pages, and someone can easily complete a page in one evening - about an hour or so, even if you are a slow typist. To find out how to help, check with Gloria Frazier glofra@townsqr.com I have selfish reasons. I want to get at this data as soon as I can. So should you. How about it? -- My family tree and home page: http://www.kc.net/~jack_cox

I need someone in Macoupin County to look for an obituary for me,For;Elizabeth Nutter (her obituary ran in the Alton Telegraph dated 18 Nov.1901,it states she was well known in the Shipman and Brighton area,and the body was taken to Shipman for burial,I have the Shipman cem.book that list her burial, If any one can help please contact me, Marilyn Nutter Pederson