The site has been really swamped since it was announced on CNN and a lot of newspapers. The real address to the site is http://www.archives.gov/aad/ The AOL address will only work for AOL members and show the announcement of this site.

Greetings....... The article below is from the CNN.com website http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/04/05/online.archive.ap/index.html I have posted it incase some of you have trouble accessing their link...... Janet 50 million historical documents posted on Web Saturday, April 5, 2003 Posted: 9:53 AM EST (1453 GMT) WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- Researchers, genealogists and the plain curious can now use the Internet to check more than 50 million historical records at the National Archives, from Civil War battles to family immigration files. Before the system became available, people had to either visit the Archives and spend hours combing through documents or request the files by phone and pay to have them mailed. "Now, people can pull these electronic records at their own convenience," said Michael Carlson, electronic and special media records director for the archives. "It's totally self-service from your desktop." The records available on the database system represent a small fraction of the archive's electronic holdings. They were selected because of their analytical and statistical nature -- most deal with information that easily can be looked up based on specific names, dates, organizations, cities or states. For instance, someone wanting to research a great-grandfather who immigrated to the United States in the 19th century can choose the series of records listed under "immigrants," enter the relative's name and learn on what ship he traveled, the occupation he claimed prior to leaving, the date he arrived in New York, and the country from which he left, among other details. "It can be another stop in creating your family tree and understanding what happened and when," said Michael Kurtz, assistant archivist for records services. Carlson said he expects the service will be popular with veterans in particular because of all the information related to military action, casualties and POWs. The records in the new system "aren't a revelation in information, but is it helpful? Absolutely," said American Legion spokesman John Peterson after checking out the Web site. "A lot of people active with the POW/MIA issue complain the government doesn't release enough documents about people who are still missing, so almost anything they give out is good in our eyes," he said. Kristine Minami, a spokeswoman for the Japanese American Citizens League, said getting easy access to government records will provide "a lot of validation" to Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps during World War II. The database draws from the records of 20 federal agencies. Most of the information was created by the agencies to suit their own program needs, without any thought to its historical significance. Because of that, some records have typographical errors like misspelled names or an inaccurate dates. National Archives officials did not correct any of the information to preserve the records' integrity. Shirley Langdon Wilcox, former president of the National Genealogical Society, called the new system an "extremely useful and exciting" tool. "This certainly gives you enough of an idea of what might be available to you so you know what to weed out before taking a trip somewhere," she said. "Anytime you have a tool that can make yourself better prepared before you go to the Archives or library, it's worthwhile. You don't end up wasting an hour or two looking at whether they have something, because you've done your homework." .

This is from another list and there are things here to send to our troops that I had not thought of. Some are relitively inexpensive to get and to those that have not sent a pkg overseas you will have to fill out a customs form that is taped to the pkg with soldiers name on it. The post below explains that. Even tho we do not desire this war out men and younger men are gone to proect us, this is something of how we can show our support to them. Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 23:39:07 -0500 From: "Lisa Hatfield" <lisaj66@bellsouth.net> Subject: Re: What can we do for the troops You are beautiful! I feel like each and every one of those brave men and women over there is my husband and it breaks my heart to see them so tired and dirty. All we can do right now is send them care packages from home. By care packages, I mean things that would please them or help them through the day. They can't carry much with them, of course. We made a huge one at work and my daughter's high school is making several. The only thing to beware of is that you must put a specific soldier's name on the package or it will not be delivered. They have lost out on many packages because of security reasons - they were sent to "Any Soldier". If you have an Army Reserve office or National Guard office in your town, contact them and ask if they can help locate a soldier's name for you, etc. They are more than willing to help usually. Or let me know if they can't help - between Lee Co., Bell Co., and Claiborne Co., I think half of our boys are gone. About a third of them are in or around Iraq or getting ready to leave. The list of things to send can be lengthy. Just remember to not send anything that has meat in it - we tried beef jerky at work and when we went ot mail the package and listed the jerky on the customs form - we had to unpack the box and take it out - it's not allowed to be sent to that country. We sent packages of peanut butter crackers and cheese crackers, etc., fruit roll-ups, gum (not sticks - they get really nasty in high heat), bags of lifesavers, poptarts, - anything that won't melt and run everywhere but will bring a little smile to them and give them a little extra than an MRE (Meal Ready to Eat) - those meals are nutritious but boring after so many days. We also sent pantyhose (used to protect their weapons from the sand), batteries (for CD players and GPSs), baggies (to carry their "goodies" in and keep the sand out), dehydrated soups, cocoa mix in packets (they make a treat called "Ranger pudding" out of this), aloe vera lotion, playing cards, anything to keep them occupied IF they get to rest a few minutes. The staples that lots of people are sending (which I'm sure they still need plenty of) are baby wipes (their only bath), eye drops, lip balm, sunscreen and flea collars (to keep the sand fleas from eating them alive!). We also sent toilet paper - seems to be a major luxury item for them! They appreciate anything that reminds them of home and we tried to think of unusual items to send that would brighten their day a little. The best things they could possibly get are lots of letters, notes and cards included in the boxes - to let them know that we so much appreciate what they are doing and love them and want them to come home. >From what I hear, most of them feel like we all think this is a 2nd Vietnam and they are going to come home to worse than what they are facing. Once again, I thank you with all my heart for just wanting to help - my husband is still stateside - he has been on active duty since October 2001 and it is really getting old - especially being moved from place to place as part of Operation Noble Eagle - but I think to myself "It could just as easily be him over there or in the pictures I look at on MSNBC every day" - so I send everything I can possibly afford to send. And I am not asking anyone to do that - I am just saying how greatful I am that there are so many people like you out there that want to send them things. God bless you for your good heart. If there is anything else I can help you with. please let me know. I try to stay very busy to keep my mind away from it. My husband is currently the largest ammunition and bomb-making facility the US has - I never knew it existed before - but he must stay packed and ready to go at any time. I know many of you here on this list have family in the service and are in the same position as I am - and prayers go up each and every day for them! God bless you all! "The willingness with which our young poeple are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they precieve the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their Nation. ~George Washington~ ----- Original Message ----- From: NaiThom@aol.com To: lisaj66@bellsouth.net Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 9:26 PM Subject: What can we do for the troops Lisa, You work for DoD, so I figured that you'd be best to ask. We don't have anyone in the military but we want to help. (We may not believe in the war but we sure as heck believe in our troops.) What's the best way to support them right now? Rene' A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face...You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt

This DOES NOT belong on the list. This list is for genealogy ONLY. Thank you. Don't mean to sound un American, but Rootsweb has been very firm about this. List Mom Barb Janabears@aol.com wrote: > > <A HREF="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030325-4.html"> </A>U<A HREF="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030325-4.html">SA Freedom Corps Launches "On the Homefront"</A> <A HREF="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030325-4.html"> > </A>OR > <A HREF="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030325-4.html">http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030325-4.html</A> > > I apologize if anyone gets this more than once. I merely wanted to send it > to everyone who may want to know how to let our troops know we support what > they are doing for us. > > Jan > > ==== INDIANA Mailing List ==== > Firstmom's Genealogy Resources - Indiana > http://khuish.tripod.com/indiana.htm > > ============================== > 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

I am trying to find Bici A. and Vernon Young of Goshen Indiana and any descendants they might have had. Bici died in mid July of 1948 and was shipped home to Goshen to be buried and her husband, Vernon, died a few years before her in Goshen. I would greatly appreciate any help I can get as I am floundering hopelessly with this. Sincerely, Wendy Le Gros of Pa Wendy Legros <wlegros@nauticom.net>

Hi thanks for answering my post. Mary Jane Weddle was born in 1829-died 8-16-1909 the spelling was also spelled many different was. I'm sure that you are aware of that. I seen Weddel a lot too. Thanks so much for your time. Ruth

<A HREF="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030325-4.html"> </A>U<A HREF="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030325-4.html">SA Freedom Corps Launches "On the Homefront"</A> <A HREF="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030325-4.html"> </A>OR <A HREF="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030325-4.html">http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030325-4.html</A> I apologize if anyone gets this more than once. I merely wanted to send it to everyone who may want to know how to let our troops know we support what they are doing for us. Jan

Here is an obit that came on another list. Thought maybe someone on this list could possible be of interest to. Beej June 22, 2001 The Shelbyville News Shelbyville, IN Martha Hunton Martha Hunton, 86, of Canaan, mother of a Shelbyville man, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, at her home. Born Sept. 6, 1914, in Jefferson County, she was the daughter of Albert and Sarah Alice (Herring) Giesler. She married Basil Thornton and he preceded her in death. She married David L. Hunton on Dec. 18, 1947, and he survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Frank (Vesta) Halcomb of Frankfort, Ohio, Mrs. Steve (Mary Alice) Foley of Madison and Mrs. Gary (Rinda) Lattire of Canaan; two sons, David Lloyd Hunton Jr. of Shelbyville and Donald Lee Hunton of Indianapolis; two daughters-in-law, Sarah Hunton of Shelbyville and Maureen Hunton of Indianapolis; two sisters, Marjorie Sexton of Charlestown and Grace Whitham of Versailles; two brothers, Florene Eugene Giesler and Horace Raymond Giesler, both of Brooksburg; 14 grandchildren, Duane, Darlene, Darryl, Darin, Kim, Jennifer, Allison, Katie, Ashley, Keil, Kristin, Kaitlin, Brett and Brady; and nine great-grandchildren, Ryan, David, Daniel, Haley, Hannah, Quentin, Briana, Robert and Danielle. She was preceded in death by one son, Wayne Thornton, one sister, Mary Jarvis and four brothers, John Giesler, George Giesler, Louis Giesler and James Giesler. Mrs. Hunton was a lifelong resident of Shelby Township in Jefferson County. She was a homemaker and a 78-year member of Brushy Fork Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Brushy Fork Baptist Church, on Highway 252 in Jefferson County, with the Rev. Ronnie Lee officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens in Madison. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison. Memorial contributions may be made to Brushy Fork Baptist Church Building Fund or the Brushy Fork Cemetery Fund in care of Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home, 325 Demaree Drive, Madison, IN 47250.

Thanks to everyone for your thoughts, prayers, and kind words after the death of my niece. It always hurts losing someone you love, but when they are so young, it is doubly hard. A big thanks to my wonderful helpers who took over my list duties during my absence. I appreciate the help. Now let's get back to genealogy. The lists were all very quiet while I was gone, now that I'm back, let's pick it up again. List Mom Barb

Hello Cathy.... again.... I just checked Ancestry.com and the Military and Consular Service films for 1920 are online with links to the census page.... Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <Slater677@cs.com> To: <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 7:56 PM Subject: [INDIANA] 1920 Census vs. WW I | Does anyone know how service men or women were included in this census? | | What if stationed overseas? Military base? How are these records archived? | | Thanks, | Cathy | Tennessee | | | ==== INDIANA Mailing List ==== | To remove yourself from the list, type: | unsubscribe | in the first line of the message - NOTHING ELSE. | Send it to: | Indiana-L-request@rootsweb.com | | ============================== | 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 | |

Hello Cathy.... Per "The 1920 Federal Population Census, Catalog of National Archives Microfilm"...... There is 2 Rolls of films..... #2040 - Volume 1, U.S. Military Forces, American Red Cross in Europe, Philippine Islands, European Forces in Germany, and Philippine Islands; Volume 2, U.S. Naval Forces. #2041 - Volume 3, U.S. Naval Forces; Volume 4, U.S. Naval Forces and U.S. Consular Service (ED 444). Soundex: There is 18 Rolls of film..... Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <Slater677@cs.com> To: <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 7:56 PM Subject: [INDIANA] 1920 Census vs. WW I | Does anyone know how service men or women were included in this census? | | What if stationed overseas? Military base? How are these records archived? | | Thanks, | Cathy | Tennessee | | | ==== INDIANA Mailing List ==== | To remove yourself from the list, type: | unsubscribe | in the first line of the message - NOTHING ELSE. | Send it to: | Indiana-L-request@rootsweb.com | | ============================== | 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 | |

Hello Ruth..... Do you have approx birth dates and/or time frame.... for any of these people..... Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <A35RAMY@aol.com> To: <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 10:34 PM Subject: [INDIANA] mary jane weddle goss | hi my name is Ruth, i am looking for any info on Mary Jane weddle goss. her | father was Robert weddle. her mother was ava. it was said on her obit that | she was from crab orchard Ky. she married Joseph goss. in Jackson co. in. any | thing will be a great help. thanks, Ruth | | ==== INDIANA Mailing List ====

hi my name is Ruth, i am looking for any info on Mary Jane weddle goss. her father was Robert weddle. her mother was ava. it was said on her obit that she was from crab orchard Ky. she married Joseph goss. in Jackson co. in. any thing will be a great help. thanks, Ruth

Guess this might answer the question posed today by someone..........this was taken from another list I'm on. > > Many RootsWeb lists housed on the same server were > affected by some unscheduled down-time caused by hardware > problems....since March 26th. > > Mail is running again, but current messages will be posted first, > and older messages will gradually be re-introduced into the queue > so as not to overload the servers. This will probably create some > confusion for the first couple of days, when you might see an answer > before you see the original question. > > If you had posted a message / query which you haven't yet seen posted, > give it a day or two, and if you don't see it, just post the message > again. Expect to see mail chronologically out-of-order for a day or > two, so if your in-box automatically "sorts by date" mail may jump _up_ > in your in-box. > > Once the server problem was noticed, incoming mail was cached > for later (deferred) delivery, but anything posted at the same time > period when the server quit is probably lost. > N.J.Skinner White vwhite0901@aol.com "Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past." (Deuteronomy 32:7a)

Can anyone give me a death date for GERO, Jay F.? His mother Harriet BURGE? (burial place?) Ancestry only goes up to death dates 1920. Jay died between 1920 and 1928 when his wife died (as a widow) in Florida in 1928. Thanks RC

In a message dated 3/30/2003 2:22:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, katmar@iowatelecom.net writes: > Why am I NOT receiving any of the Indiana lists posts?? > Most likely because nothing is being posted.......the last post before yours was on the 26th............ N.J.Skinner White vwhite0901@aol.com "Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past." (Deuteronomy 32:7a)

Does anyone know how service men or women were included in this census? What if stationed overseas? Military base? How are these records archived? Thanks, Cathy Tennessee

Why am I NOT receiving any of the Indiana lists posts??

Hi all, Just checking to see if my mail is working. I am not receiving any mail from the list. No need to reply, I should get a copy of this if it is working. Have a super day! Lora

Hi, Is there a directory for Terre Haute, Vigo co for 1886-7? I am trying to find a Tavern that was owned by a MARTIN family around this time or a little before. Thank you for your time and assistance. Cheers Lara