I recently asked for help on my Culver family line. I am grateful for the help and input especially from Shirley Webb, Philip Ritter and Sharon Bagwell. Thank you, Craig and Mary Culver

This excellent article is being shared with permission from the author. If you pass it along to anyone else, be certain his credits are included. This is copyrighted material. Karen ---------- >From Ancestry Daily News November 15, 1999 "READY TO GO?" by Michael John Neill <><><><><><><><> As morbid as it sounds, when I go I want my death certificate filled out accurately and my mother's maiden name spelled correctly in my obituary. It would be deeply ironic if such information were incorrect in the final records of a genealogist. However, a genealogist needs to think about more than his or her death certificate or obituary. If, heaven forbid, you were to die in the next few days, what would happen to your genealogical materials? Can you even locate them? Could anyone else? Are they somewhat organized? Could your spouse or someone else step in and figure out what you were doing and what was what? If you live far from family members, do you have important information where it can easily be located? Would someone be tempted to "dump" your genealogy information rather than ship it to a person or a place that would take it? Is there anyone who would even want your collection of information? Are your materials in such a disorganized state that anyone would even bother with them? As you have researched, have you indicated where you obtained copies of various papers? Would someone receiving your files have any idea where the information you have originated? Or would your materials be simply a collection of photocopies of pages from various books and printouts from web sites whose original source was unknown? Is there anyone who would want such materials? Would you want such materials from someone else? Have you done something with your genealogical information, besides collecting more of it? Are your photographs, newspaper clippings, and other materials inventoried and organized in a fashion that someone else could determine what your collection contained? Do you have a preference for what will happen to your materials when you are no longer among the living? Or will the individual in charge of your affairs simply dump your papers into garbage bags for the trash man? You may need to stipulate such information in your will or estate planning. Find out if the person or group you wish to have your materials actually wants them. Some libraries and archives are facing space constraints and may have to turn down material, especially undocumented and unorganized material. This type of material has a greater chance of being refused. If your material is organized, have you considered microfilming it as a way to preserve it for future generations? Have you attempted to preserve old letters or other handwritten materials by transcribing them and donating copies to relevant libraries or archives? This is an excellent way to preserve such records. The transcription should be done accurately, carefully, and thoughtfully. Make certain to use archival safe materials in which to store these relics of your past. Are you the only one who knows the identity of individuals in certain pictures? Are you the only one who knows what family member made or purchased the antique dresser or table that sits in your home? Share this information. You don't have to give the furniture away just yet, but let others know about it so that its history does not disappear when you are gone. Have you written or compiled a documented family history and distributed copies on high quality paper to interested persons and relevant libraries? Are you preserving your information in other ways besides electronic media? It won't last forever and there's little guarantee that the file format you use today will be readable in twenty years. Are you sharing your data responsibly in an attempt to preserve it? It is not just death we should be concerned about? What if your home burned? Have you shared some of your information with others so that re-obtaining it would not be onerous? Are there any personal family artifacts that you may wish to store somewhere besides your home? Are some of your materials at risk of being flooded in your basement? No one likes to think of that time when they will no longer be among the living. Yet it happens to all of us. The near death of a twenty-seven year old family member and a clipping sent to me by a long time associate have personally reinforced in me the need for such preparation. Genealogists should leave behind more than boxes of unorganized papers and computer diskettes. All of us need to give some thought to these issues to ensure that the genealogical information we have worked so hard to collect actually outlives us. Remember: Genealogist----preserve thyself. __________________________________________________________________ Copyright 1999, Michael John Neill. Michael John Neill, is the Course I Coordinator at the Genealogical Institute of Mid America (GIMA) held annually in Springfield, Illinois, and is also on the faculty of Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois. Michael is the Web columnist for the FGS FORUM and is on the editorial board of the Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly. He conducts seminars and lectures on a wide variety of genealogical and computer topics and contributes to several genealogical publications, including Ancestry and Genealogical Computing. You can e-mail him at: mailto: [email protected] or visit his web site at: http://www.rootdig.com/

Have added some new newspaper articles to the YESTERYEAR IN PRINT web page. In 1951 Virginia Zuck, a reporter for the Times Union interviewed an elderly gentlemen named Al CUFFEL who told her many stories about WINONA LAKE. These articles (Chapters 1-6) appeared in the Time's Union late in June and July of 1951. Ironically Cuffel passed away a month later. As soon as the search-engine web page is working properly I will include these articles in the search index. Enjoy. Marge Priser http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~kosco

there is a pubication list out on Kosciusko County you would need to call or write for a copy the address is Kosciusko County Historical Society, P O Box 1071, Warsaw, Indiana 46581-1071 the phone no. is 1-219-269-1078, it will have a list of everything in it I hope this will help and if I can be of some help please let me know. Sharon Bagwell -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999 11:53 PM Subject: [INKOSCIU] Locating John and Harriet Culver >My Culver line were living in Kosciusko Co., IN in the 1870 census. Parents: >John and Harriet Culver, their children living with them: Charles and Ezra >Culver. By the 1880 census both Charles and Ezra had moved north and John and >Harriet were no place to be found. It is my belief that John and Harriet died >in Kosciusko Co. between 1870 and 1880. With death records starting in 1882, >it is my hope to check cemetery records. Does anyone know of a book that I >might purchase which might contain cemetery records between 1870 and 1880 in >Kosciusko Co., IN? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Craig and >Mary Culver > > >==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== >To UNSUBSCRIBE, address your email to [email protected] (or [email protected] if you receive the digest) > > > > > > >

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My Culver line were living in Kosciusko Co., IN in the 1870 census. Parents: John and Harriet Culver, their children living with them: Charles and Ezra Culver. By the 1880 census both Charles and Ezra had moved north and John and Harriet were no place to be found. It is my belief that John and Harriet died in Kosciusko Co. between 1870 and 1880. With death records starting in 1882, it is my hope to check cemetery records. Does anyone know of a book that I might purchase which might contain cemetery records between 1870 and 1880 in Kosciusko Co., IN? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Craig and Mary Culver

Hi, My name is Liz Rosas, and I am dropping in to your list in hopes of finding information on John BARRY and his wife, Mary, both born in Ireland. They had the following children: Johanna (1844), Cornelius (1844), Charles (1847) and Michael (1849), and were living in Washingotn Twp. in 1850 Anybody out there familiar with this family? Liz <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/2080/genealogy.html">Liz's Genealogy</A>

Sorry about the last message, it was supposed to only to Gene.

Hi Gene, Thanks for the additional marriage and other postings. I've been slowly working on marriage Book C (am now past page 300 of 500+) and will eventually get it finished. In looking at the Jacob Hamman families page, I realize one bit of information got posted that probably shouldn't be. For David B. Hamman's son David A., the note on the person sheet is wrong. The information there actually applies to William who was known as "Dutch." At the time I had sent you the data with that note, I had included information on David B. Hamman's children from working notes based on an interview with my late cousin Paul Ritter, who had gone to school with Hazel Hamman's son Jack. He only knew "Dutch" by his nickname and led me to the wrong brother. We've since cleaned the information up a lot with the help of Mitch Hamman. Since the note implies manslaughter and Dutch's widow, Lileth Tarbock, is still alive, I would be uncomfortable in having it posted even if it were applied to the correct person. Is there a way to remove the note without having to completely repost the data? I could send you an updated GenCom of Peter Hamman's descendants with incriminating notes removed. Thanks, Phil At 12:35 PM 11/12/99 -0500, you wrote: >Recent additions to the Kosciusko County USGenWeb site include: >- Over 1000 additional marriages covering the years May, 1912 to Aug, 1916 >from Books T, U V & W. >- A listing of over 300 cemeteries in Kosciusko County and Surrounding >Counties >- Photo and Article about Mrs. J.P. Swick from 1922 at age 74 >- The Pioneer Families application for the Kosciusko County Genealogy >Society is on-line > >Gene Andert >Kosciusko County, IN USGenWeb Coordinator >http://user.ctlnet.com/gan155/kosco.htm >[email protected] Listowner >[email protected] > > >==== INKOSCIU Mailing List ==== >Kosciusko Co, IN USGenWeb site http://user.ctlnet.com/gan155/kosco.htm >

Recent additions to the Kosciusko County USGenWeb site include: - Over 1000 additional marriages covering the years May, 1912 to Aug, 1916 from Books T, U V & W. - A listing of over 300 cemeteries in Kosciusko County and Surrounding Counties - Photo and Article about Mrs. J.P. Swick from 1922 at age 74 - The Pioneer Families application for the Kosciusko County Genealogy Society is on-line Gene Andert Kosciusko County, IN USGenWeb Coordinator http://user.ctlnet.com/gan155/kosco.htm [email protected] Listowner [email protected]

Would like to communicate with people researching the CULVER family. Craig and Mary Culver

sorry - I mis-emailed. I do not have any Kosciusko Cnty films yet on loan. Only: 1880 Noble Cnty Census (2 films) 1800 Steuben Cnty Census 1910 Wabash Cnty Census As I stated a few weeks ago, I'll try to perform a limited number of other people's lookups, as my time permits. I already have a short list of requests. I'll accept a few more no problem. Best requests are for one or two specific names (heads of households - which gets you the entire household) only. Complex or wide-sweeping requests will be done last. Please request these via my personal email at [email protected], not the mailing list. Thanks. Kerry Butler

Everyone - I was called yesterday and told my census film loans are in. I will be viewing them off and on over the next two weeks. Kerry Butler

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hello everyone Just keeping you guys informed. I have not yet received the census film loans. Kerry Butler

I have tried twice to reply to a message that Nancy Brannam sent to me privately and it keeps bouncing back. Nancy, if you see this, THANKS for the kind words, send me your e-mail address again, so I can reply with a few other notes.

Hi Friends For an extended period of time beginning yesterday afternoon, all e-mail addressed to [email protected] were being returned to the sender with the message "user unknown" Please resend those that were returned in error. Thanks, Vic

I have added something new for Kosciusko County researchers. At the first of October, Rootsweb offered free unlimited web space for a variety of topics. It seemed like a good time and place to add some local history from the newspapers. Over the years, I have keyed many articles from the newspapers into the computer. I have started to put some of these on this new web page. You will find 9 Civil War articles there now. That's just a start. There will be a variety of subjects as time goes on. I will lean to the historical side, so as not to infringe on the excellent content of the Kosciusko County GenWeb page. Learning, however, about the days and times of our ancestors may help us know them a bit better. Be sure to bookmark the page and come back often. Feel free to make copies of any of the articles that are posted. There is a link back to the Kosciusko County GenWeb page at the bottom of my page. Gene has put a link on the Kosciusko GenWeb page under Kosciusko County Research Resources for my page. Thanks for looking. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~kosco Marge Priser

Has anyone heard of a "Peg Leg Wilson, who served in the Civil War, where he lost his leg.. Seeking info on his real name and unit. Tom McCann ---------- > > > >

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