JT, I have not yet found a connection between your Dennis Kelly and my Kellys of Bedford, Lincoln and Giles Counties in Tennessee, but I do have a little bit of information about him. Here's what I have, Dennis Kelly (a private in the Rev. War. He was living in Kent Co.,Delaware then.) b.25 August 1758 Sussex Co., Delaware d.11 December 1834 Statesville, Wilson Co., Tennessee married Elizabeth Thompson 17 June 1784 b. 1759 d.9 May 1839 Children: Carey Kelly married Nancy Wilkins Dennis Kelly, jr married Docilla Donnell Drucilla Kelly b.1790 d.1862 married (1) William Johnston (2) William Stewart second marriage occured October 1830 John Kelly b 26 January 1802 d.1865 married Margaret Lavinia Campbell on 27 January 1833 Miranda Kelly b.16 July 1800 married William Thompson 29 October 1827 Sinah Kelly Anne Kelly married Andrew Thompson Daniel Kelly Fanny Kelly married John W. Peyton Elizabeth Kelly married Mr. Hodges Hope this helps. Jim W. Kelly j_kelly@wku.campuscw.net

I'm hunting Kelly/O'Kelly as follows; SAMUAL O'KELLY (SAMUELL O'KELLY as he signed his will, but there are some other documents signed as Kelly) was born in Ireland and married ANN(last name unknown). they had 7 children; DAVID KELLY (this is my line) & JOHN KELLY (the two oldest) born in Ireland other sons born in New Jersey are JOSEPH WILLIAM ZACIHRIA(spelling is probably wrong as it's from a copy of Samual's will) SAMUAL BENJAMIN David married a MARY CUNNINGHAM and they had 7 children, but I only know my line who is CHARLES KELLY(born b 1769 N.J.) and one brother named JOESEPH KELLY who married Sarah Smith and had 14 children. CHARLES married CORNELIA GAULTY b 1769 and they had 9 children ; MARY KELLY b 1788 near Morristown N.Y. JOESPH C. KELLY b 1791 near Morristown N.Y BENJAMIN C. KELLY b 1793 (this is my line) near Morristown N.Y THOMAS KELLY b 1795 near Morristown N.Y JOHN C. KELLY b 1796 near Morristown N.Y HANNAH KELLY b 1797 near Morristown N.Y LYDIA KELLY b 1802 in Kelly's Corners, Seneca county, N.Y. WILLIAM C. KELLY b 1804 in Kelly's Corners, Seneca county, N.Y. DAVID KELLY b 1804 in Kelly's Corners, Seneca county, N.Y. CHARLES KELLY b 1809 in Kelly's Corners, Seneca county, N.Y. STEVEN B. KELLY b 1811 in Kelly's Corners, Seneca county, N.Y. MEHITABLE KELLY b 1816 in Kelly's Corners, Seneca county, N.Y. Benjamin moved to Seneca county Ohio about 1834 and was a soldier in the War of 1812. If all this gets confusing, you can get alot of this from WFT Vol. 1 , tree # 2846 and there is a little more info at WFT Vol. 3 , pedigree #1144. The hardest thing to find right now is if Samual came over from Ireland in the mid 1700s and there were no immigration systems as it all belonged to England and I even found there are some passenger list that came over on British Man of Wars. There were no restrictions as to the ports that they landed at, so the records of that time are very sketchy at best. Thanks in advance for any help in my search. Warren J Kelly wjkelly@usit.net

Hi my name is Valerie and I am looking for information on a Thomas O'Kelly-Kelly. Thomas was born July 19, 1828 in Shanagolden, County Limerick Ireland. He left Ireland around 1847-1849 and lived there for awhile that is where he married a Ann Hishon and moved to Illinois in 1852. dkelly@nebi.com Researching the names of Kelly, Spitz, Hishon, Powers, Gillespie, Preisser, Carey, Phillips.

I don't think I've had John on the list for about a month and we gather new members all the time, so thought I'd make a Feb. Posting. According to the 1850 census, John KELLEY was born about 1790 in NC. I know he was still alive in Montgomery Co, IN at the time of the 1850 census, but have been unable to find him in an 1860 census yet. He married Desdemonia BROWN, dau of John BROWN and Mary VANCE in what is now Perry Co, KY about 1815. They migrated to IN about 1830. Following are their known children, all born in KY with the exception of the youngest. Lorenzo Dow KELLEY Francis H. KELLEY m. Nancy J BALDWIN Margaret KELLEY m. James LOCKWOOD Martin KELLEY Martha KELLEY Melinda KELLEY D: Mont Co IN 1848, age 19 James Brown KELLEY m 1. Margaret S KELLEY, 2. Rachel HOWARD Daniel M. KELLEY If any of these names are familiar, please e-mail me. Jan ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

John R. KELLEY b. Bangor, Co., Down, 1845 was the son of John KELLEY and Mary CROZIER. His mother died in Aug 1847 and his father took John and his 8 year old sister Martha I. KELLEY to live with his parents. Tradition said that the parents were weavers of "book linen" and lived above their shop. In 1850 the John Sr. immigrated with his new wife Elizabeth and the two kids to the USA and settled in Troy Twp, Sauk Co., Wisconsin. At the age of 16 John R. joined the Union Army to fight in the Civil War. John R. married Sophronia JONES, the widow of William Young, in Apr. 1881 in Ohio, Jewell Co., Kansas. Only child Nellie May KELLEY was born 30 Oct 1882 in Kansas. John died in Dec 1911 in Salem, Oregon while visiting his sister Martha THOMAS, and he is buried there. Martha's husband was less than thrilled about his brother-in-law dying on them.....the last time they had seen him was in Kansas. He had taken their horse and wagon in to town and had never come back. That was 25 years before. What became of his daughter Nellie May? Her mother died in 1919 in Formosa, Kansas. I would love to exchange information on any of these people. Carole in Portland, Oregon

Yes, Rootsweb has archives: Mailing List Archives for the KELLEY list and other RootsWeb Lists: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl USGenWeb Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ On Sunday, February 07, 1999 10:05 PM, JLNewkirk@aol.com [SMTP:JLNewkirk@aol.com] wrote: > Is there an archive of messages on the list? I need to look at some posts > from last fall, but don't see anything on the rootsweb pages about an archive.

I'm searching for the JESSE FRANKLIN KELLEY and MARIA CORDELLA ESTERLINE KELLEY family. Here's the info: JESSIE FRANKLIN KELLEY born OCTOBER 26,1854, FROSTBURG, MARYLAND, died JULY 21,1919, HUNTINGDON, PA, buried: JULY 24,1919, OAK HILL CEMETERY LOT 137 SECTION G. MARIA CORDELLA ESTERLINE KELLEY, born FEB 13,1857, GRANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, (daughter of JACOB ESTERLINE and MRS JACOB ESTERLINE) died NOV 16, 1934, ALTOONA, buried: OAK RIDGE CEMETERY LOT 191 SECTION G. JESSIE . married OCTOBER 26,1875, in PENNSYLVANIA, Children:. i DAISY S. KELLEY SLOGENHOP born FEBRUARY 1875, PENNSYVANIA, married MARCH 14,1898, in ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA REV L.O. SCHILLING, WILLIAM ROSS SLOGENHOP, born JULY 1877, PENNSYLVANIA.. ii CORA KELLEY born JAN 1877, ALTOONA, buried: SEPT 6,1877, FAIRVIEW CEM-ALTOONA SEC D-31 NO STONE.. iii CHARLES WILLIAM KELLEY born OCTOBER 1880.. iv JESSIE F. KELLEY JR born AUGUST 1882.. v EDGAR S. KELLEY born AUGUST 1884 PENNSYLVANIA, married AUG 20,1913, in ALTOONA REV JEROME ZAZZARA, BERTHA G. WEISINGER KELLEY, born 1884, ALTOONA.. vi J. MEREL KELLEY born JUNE 23,1886, PENNSYLVANIA.. vii ETHEL M. KELLEY KNAUER born MAY 25,1889, PENNSYLVANIA, married SEPT 6, 1922, in BLAIR COUNTY, ARTHUR AYRES KNAUER, born 1900'S, PHILLADELPHIA?.. viii ANNA A. KELLEY FREIDLEY born FEBRUARY 2,1892, PENNSYLVANIA, married JUNE 26,1912, in ALTOONA REV. A.E. WAGNER, GEORGE W. FREIDLEY,JR, born 1892, HUNTINGTON, PA.. ix RUTH E. KELLEY McCRACKEN born JUNE 1894, PENNSYLVANIA.. x RACHAEL E. KELLEY COCHRANE born JUNE 31,1896, PENNSYLVANIA..

---------- > Date: Monday, February 08, 1999 14:17:58 > From: pln3768 > To: "Kelley List" <Kelley List> > Subject: Fw: Kellys from WV > > > > ---------- > > Date: Monday, February 08, 1999 14:15:24 > > From: pln3768 > > To: "Kelley List Rootsweb" <Kelley List Rootsweb> > > Subject: Kellys from WV > > > > Hi! > > I'm Dan Kelly,from Paradise MT. All of my Kelly family came from WV, and I > > am trying to find any ancestors of William Fredrick Kelly, born 1850 in > > WV?? mrried Lucinda Jane Mick in WV about 1870-1872. > > My grandfather William S. was their eldest child, born 1874 in Harrison > Co. > > WV. I have no date for William F. death, but Lucinda remarried to a James > > Dingy, date unk. She died Sept 8, 1950, was born June 9, 1855. > > Any info on William F, brothers, sisters, parents, ect. will be greatly > > appreciated, I am at a road block in my search. > > Thanks,, > > > > Dan Kelly > > e-mail pln3768@montana.com >

Looking for descendants of the William E. KELLEY family of 670 Fifth Avenue, Lansingburgh (North Troy), Rensselaer County, New York. William (3/4/1865-11/28/1934) was born in Greenbush, New York to James Kelley and Maggie McDonald. He was raised by his grandparents Patrick and Mary GIBSON KELLY in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. William married Catherine BAGLEY in 1895 and they moved to Troy, New York in the 1900 timeframe. They had three children: William E. Kelley, Jr., Catherine Marie Kelley (married John J. Smith 7/24/1918) and James Leland Kelley (married Dorothy G(?) 5/5/1926).

I need to be removed from this mailing list. Although it's a good idea to have it, my pager service pages me with all incoming emails. I am overwhelmed with incoming pages all day due to the volume of mail from here. I have not been able to use any of the mails in my search efforts, therefore I need to bail out. Please get me outa here. Thanks. D Kelly

--WebTV-Mail-284396527-1035 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Reposting for any new people since last post .... --WebTV-Mail-284396527-1035 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAsAhRc4vOi5SORQOMm5WSOVyzvoB33jgIUeGBPfh9VCWuj98w129y4Jmf5WoE= From: gregmyers@webtv.net (Gregory Myers) Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 01:35:28 -0600 (CST) To: KELLEY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: MY MOST WANTED KELLEY ...... Message-ID: <613-366A33C0-11612@mailtod-221.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) Seeking any info on ....... EDWARD KELLEY (B. June 1867/68 in Decatur, Van Buren Co., Michigan ..... Death info. unknown). Edward was the son of JAMES J. KELLEY (B. approx 1836 in Ireland) and ANN ______ (B. approx 1837 in Ireland) Death info. unknown on both. The family must of lived in ILL for a short period because their first child MARY A. KELLEY was born there about 1855, then the next child ANDREW KELLEY was born in Decatur, MI about 1857, other siblings include FRED (1867?), THERESA (1869?), JULIA (1878?) all born in Decatur, MI. EDWARD KELLEY married on Sept. 15 1889 in Rolla, Phelps Co., MO to MARY PERROTT (B. April 16, 1859 in ILL and D. July 27, 1934 in Phelps Co., MO) . They had 1 son JOHN ANDREW KELLEY (B. Jan 20, 1890 in Phelps Co., MO and D. May 27, 1964 in St. James, Phelps Co., MO) MARY and EDWARD then divorced on Sept. 21, 1906 in Phelps Co., MO. EDWARD KELLEY then vanished into thin air ... rumor has it he went south to possibly Georgia and remaried and had more children. MARY remarried to FREDERICK VALLON on May 28, 1908 in Rolla, Phelps Co., MO. JOHN KELLEY married on Oct. 4, 1911 in Rolla, Phelps Co., MO to DAISY MAY COCKRELL (B. 1895 in MO and D. 1937 in Phelps Co., MO). Their 13 children, all born in Phelps Co., MO include ... SADIE M. (DEAN), JOHN MACE KELLEY, MELVIN FRED KELLEY, ADA M. (RYAN), IVAN MARION KELLEY, MYRTLE DREWCILLA (GUNTER), MARTHA LOUISE (SCOTT), ROSE MARY (TILE), GEORGE FRANK KELLEY, MARTIN TILTON KELLEY, EDWARD MARVIN KELLEY, CHARLES MONROE KELLEY, and DAISY MAY ( ). Looking to find out what happened to EDWARD KELLEY, and any further ino. going back on this line, and any info. greatly appreciated. gregmyers@webtv.net --WebTV-Mail-284396527-1035--

(Repost of previous query) Hi all, Here's hoping someone on this list can shed some light on this line. All of the following came from my husband's great- grandmother (the Catherine Rutherford Kelley listed) and she was "known to fabricate information" according to my father-in-law, so help and ideas are much appreciated! :) Descendants of Isaiah Kelley Generation No. 1 1. Isaiah1 Kelley was born July 07, 1793 in Burlington, NJ, and died June 02, 1877. He married Lydia Foster, daughter of John Foster and ?. Children of Isaiah Kelley and Lydia Foster are: 2 i. Elizabeth2 Kelley, born 1817 in Burlington, NJ; died 1818 in Burlington, NJ. 3 ii. Edmund Kelley, born 1819 in Burlington, NJ; died 1838 in Bristol, PA. + 4 iii. Charles P. Kelley, born 1821 in Burlington, NJ; died 1901. 5 iv. Charlotte Kelley, born 1824 in Burlington, NJ; died 1904. 6 v. John Kelley, born 1827 in Burlington, NJ; died 1855. 7 vi. Elizabeth Kelley, born 1829 in Bristol, PA; died 1889. 8 vii. Henry Kelley, born 1831 in Bristol, PA; died 1892. 9 viii. Emily Kelley, born 1834 in Bristol, PA; died 1907. 10 ix. Mary Kelley, born 1836 in Bristol, PA. 11 x. Sarah Kelley, born 1838 in Bristol, PA; died 1908. Generation No. 2 4. Charles P.2 Kelley (Isaiah1) was born 1821 in Burlington, NJ, and died 1901. He married Margaret Henry. Children of Charles Kelley and Margaret Henry are: 12 i. Harry3 Kelley. + 13 ii. Edwin B. Kelley, born December 28, 1860; died September 08, 1935. Generation No. 3 13. Edwin B.3 Kelley (Charles P.2, Isaiah1) was born December 28, 1860, and died September 08, 1935. He married Wilhelmina Masters, daughter of John Masters and Mary Jane. Children of Edwin Kelley and Wilhelmina Masters are: 14 i. Edwin B.4 Kelley, born October 09, 1886; died March 27, 1952. He married Lily Vogel. 15 ii. Wilhelmina Masters Kelley, born July 29, 1888; died July 01, 1970. 16 iii. Howard Philip Kelley, born July 10, 1890; died April 17, 1945. He married Rhoda Jackson. 17 iv. Lawerence Marion Kelley, born November 24, 1891; died February 18, 1953. + 18 v. Catharine Rutherford Kelley, born July 06, 1901; died August 1972 in PA. Generation No. 4 18. Catharine Rutherford4 Kelley (Edwin B.3, Charles P.2, Isaiah1) was born July 06, 1901, and died August 1972 in PA. She married Edward Tatnall Brogan, son of Edward Brogan and Sarah Pryor. Children of Catharine Kelley and Edward Brogan are: 19 i. Edna5 Brogan. 20 ii. William Brogan. 21 iii. Albert Brogan. 22 iv. Lillian Brogan. 23 v. Edward Tatnall Brogan, born November 01, 1922; died September 07, 1996 in Glen Mills, PA. He married Gertrude Blankenagel May 15, 1948. 24 vi. Donald William Brogan, born July 26, 1928. He married Joan. Thanks! Christi Brogan Rootsweb Listowner: Barton, Brogan, Burlingame, Calvert, Dunn, Perley, Voss and Whitmer GenConnect Boardowner: Barton, Brogan, Burlingame, Calvert, Dunn, Perley and Whitmer Visit our listpages at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cbrogan/ Visit my personal pages at: http://users.idworld.net/brogan

Is there an archive of messages on the list? I need to look at some posts from last fall, but don't see anything on the rootsweb pages about an archive.

I've been looking for relatives of my g-g-g grandmother Judith Kelley Thompson for my current family history project. I had such a wonderful experience that I want to share it. I'm working with the story of a trip my g-g-g grandparents took out west in 1869 to visit relatives who had moved away from Vermont over the years. I have the letters they wrote & received during their journey to Wyoming & Erie counties in NY, and to Lake City, Wabasha Co., MN. Friday night I found names of my g-g-g grandmother's longlost brother & his family in western NY from the website of the family he married into. I checked the website for NY graves, but didn't find the right cemetery, so I e-mailed the guy who posted info about nearby cemeteries. The next morning, he drove to the town, discovered another cemetery there, copied the headstones, & e-mailed me back with the info on the people I was looking for! Astounding! OK, so here's what I have so far. Family tradition says that these Kelleys are not Irish, but at some point they had to be, didn't they? 1 - Brothers: Benjamin b. RI; moved to Danby, VT Joseph b. 1806 in RI; moved to Wallingford, VT; later to Collins, NY; m. Harriet _____ (d. 1854); d. 25 Jan 1892 in Collins, NY Eliphalet b. in RI; moved to Danby, VT; m. Prudence Maddeson; d. in Danby, VT Micajah b. RI; moved to Danby, VT>Lagrange,Wyoming Co., NY>Pawlet, VT>Lagrange or Collins, NY Daniel KELLEY moved from RI to Rutland Co., VT, c Quakers. Don't know which was the father of: - 2 - Obadiah Kelley b. 1787 in Bolton, MA; later "of Wallingford, VT"; m. Prudence Rush of Pawlet, VT; d. 11 Feb 1849 - - 3 - Judith Kelley b. 27 Apr 1814 in Rutland Co., VT; m. 22 Dec 1833 to Samuel Thompson (b. 12 Nov 1810 in Swanzey, NH; d. 23 Nov 1885); d. 22 Feb 1887 - - - 4 - Harriet "Hattie" Thompson b. 1834; m. Fayette Andrus; d. 1917 - - - 4 - Prudence Thompson b. 4 Dec 1835 in Wallingford, VT; m. 22 Sep 1858 Danial Brown (b. 5 Jun 1834 in Danby, VT; d. 31 Dec 1912 in Pawlet, VT) in Danby, VT; d. 25 Feb 1913 - - 3 - Poltus Kelley b. c1819 in Wells, Rutland Co., VT; moved to Collins, Erie Co., NY; m. Viola Lewis (b. Jan 1821; d. 2 Apr 1909 in Collins, NY); "went west"; d. ? - - - 4 - Judith A. Kelley b. 22 Sep 1842 in Wells, Rutland Co., VT; res. in Collins, NY, in 1869; m. Alonzo Haskins; d. 4 Dec 1935 in Collins, NY - - - 4 - Alice Kelley b. 1844 in Wells, Rutland Co.,VT; res. in Collins, NY, in 1869 - - - 4 - Obadiah Kelley b. 1846; d. 1915 in Collins, NY - - - 4 - Lewis Kelley b. 2 May 1848 in Wells, VT; d. 1862? 1915? in Collins, NY - - - 4 - Alfred Kelley b. 1852 - - - 4 - Prudence Kelley b. 1857 in Collins, NY; m. Fayette Merrill (1851-1894); d. 1924 in Collins, NY Still of unknown connection, but buried in same cemetery in Collins, Erie Co.,NY (Shaw Cemetery, also known as Foster or Irish Cemetery) Viola Kelley b. 1863; m. Andrew Olson; d. 12 Apr 1882 in Collins, NY Francis Kelley b. 1827; m. Abigale Bates (1831-1901); d.1899 Does anyone have further connections to these people?

I am looking for any information on Allen KELLEY from Fayette County, Ohio. He was born in 1882 in Madison County, Ohio. His wife's names was ELIZABETH CHAPMAN. All of their children were born in Fayette County. I do know that Allen had a brother by the name of HOWARD KELLEY and that Howard was married to ETHEL SEXTON. They also resided in Fayette County. Allen and Elizabeth are my great-grandparents and my grandmother only knew their names as she was raised by her uncle. Thank you for any help you may be able to give me. Teresa Kidd

I lost the e mail sent regarding Kelley/Kelly's from Fayette County Ohio. If you read this, please respond again. My great-great grandfather Denis Kelly came from Fayette County, Ohio. I would love to see if we are connected

I was engaged to be married to Robert Kelly of Charleston, WV.....I have been doing alot of genealogical work for his family.....(Our wedding date was to be 14 Feb 99) Unfortunately, Robert died on 14 Jan 99......(He was 45 y.o.) I don't think that I can deal with anymore Kelly information at this time...... Thank you anyway...... Ellen

I am searching for info on Edward Kelley m. Margaret Finnane in Ireland abt 1865. They had atleast one child, Bryan b. 1866. This is all I have on Edward and Margaret. Can anyone help? Has anyone ever heard of the surname FINNANE? Could it be a typo on the death certificate? Thanks for the help. Desiree (FL)

Looking for information on the descendants of Patrick KELLY(1810-1882) and Mary GIBSON KELLY (1817-1889) of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Patrick, Mary and three children immigrated from Ireland 1842. Apparently, after brief stays in Rome, New York and Cornwall Bridge, Litchfield County, Connecticut, the family relocated to Pittsfield. Their children were: Jerry, Mary Ann (married Benjamin Evans of Greenbush, New York 1/9/1862), James (married Annie Blaco of Clermont, New York 11/13/1866), William (married Bridget ? of Cambridge 1867), Margaret, Thomas, Charles, Joseph, Michael, Robert, Patrick and Henry (married Ellen "Nellie" Flaherty 6/27/1883).

>Return-Path: <> >Delivered-To: crgreen@risecom.net >Date: 5 Feb 1999 04:27:22 -0000 >From: MAILER-DAEMON@mail.risecom.net >To: crgreen@risecom.net >Subject: failure notice > >Hi. This is the qmail-send program at mail.risecom.net. >I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. >This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. > ><KellyL@mail.risecom.net>: >Sorry, no mailbox here by that name. (#5.1.1) > ><wafford-l@sirius.dsenter.com>: >Sorry, I couldn't find any host named sirius.dsenter.com. (#5.1.2) > >--- Below this line is a copy of the message. > >Return-Path: <crgreen@risecom.net> >Received: (qmail 6722 invoked from network); 5 Feb 1999 04:27:17 -0000 >Received: from j1m67.risecom.net (HELO ballistic.com.ballistic.com) (209.197.245.67) > by jacks2.risecom.net with SMTP; 5 Feb 1999 04:27:17 -0000 >X-Sender: crgreen@mail.risecom.net >X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >To: KellyL,BROWN-L@rootsweb.com,COLLINS-L@rootsweb.com,ADAIR@rootsweb.com, > GREEN-L@rootsweb.com,wafford-l@sirius.dsenter.com,DEHAVEN-L@rootsweb.com >From: "Carolyn R. Green" <crgreen@risecom.net> >Subject: Good News for researchers..Rec'd from another List.. > >> >> > >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. > > >==== LITHUANIA Mailing List ==== >Have you visited the Rootsweb Archives? >http://www.rootsweb.com > > >