Thanks Jim. I recently took over the Seward County, KSGenWeb site at http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/seward/index.html Be sure to visit the resources page. I'm working with Laura Ball to get the cemeteries all online. Liberal is mostly up in text files and we are working on the photos. Restlawn I'm in the hs or so getting them online. I've been helping the Kansas USGenWeb Archives for a long time. The page for Seward County is at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ks/seward/seward.htm A Note: I was born in Liberal and found many of my relatives as well. I really appreciate that Jim is doing this for all of us Seward County Researchers. I have acquired a 1946 Book of the History and Genealogy of Seward County. I'm still trying to figure if is or ever was copyrighted. Once I have an all clear I can post from that. Maggie http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/bio/bio.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Laird To: ksseward@rootsweb.com Cc: lknw@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [KSSEWARD] Arkalon & Liberal Ancestors First off LKNW, you are welcome. You really should thank Maggie Stewart, as it was she who asked me to look at some microfilmed newspapers for Seward County. Maggie does a lot of good work. Second, have added those surnames you've mentioned to this list I carry around for Seward county. Third, the newspaper, The Liberal Leader, I am posting from only goes to January 7, 1890. In looking at newspapers on microfilm by the Kansas State Historical Society, as you probably already know, Arkalon did have a newsapaper, apparently from April 1888 to December 1892. KSHS holds two rolls of film for this one. This means your obituary for Mr. T. G. Laird will appear in another newspaper. It also means though, that there could be a lot of Laird material in those Arkalon newspapers. Lastly, I am wondering about your Laird's and where they came from and who they are in relation to my Lairds. I thought at first, and it still may be the case, that they are some of those Laird's from Tabor, Ia., who ended up in Edwards County, Kansas, speaking here of Henry Laird who has the local library in Belpre named after him just off Laird street. Some of those Lairds also ended up in Nebraska. We could be distant cousins. Most of my Lairds came from Erie, Pa., to Ill., to Ia., to Mo., to Ks.(Jefferson County for one). Curious to be sure about the connection. Hope any and all of the material helps. Have a good one!! Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: <lknw@aol.com> To: <KSSEWARD@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 1:24 AM Subject: [KSSEWARD] Arkalon & Liberal Ancestors > My thanks go out to Jim Laird for transcribing so many articles from > "The Liberal Lyre" for us. Many members of my ancestral family have > already been mentioned - grandfather Will F. LAIRD; great-grandmother > E.F. BROWN; great-aunt Minnie BROWN TINSLEY; and distant cousins Loles > BRACKETT and Jennie VANNESS. > > I am curious to know if there was an obituary published in the > newspaper for Will LAIRD's father - Thomas G. LAIRD. He died on > February 21, 1893 in Arkalon and was buried in Liberal. Also, perhaps > there was mention of the marriage of my great-aunt Edith Pearl BROWN to > William Henry FEATHER on July 2, 1893 in Liberal. Other family names of > interest in Seward County are WILLIAMS, SPENCER and HOLLINGSWORTH. > > Jim, your recent posting of the article "Girls and The Newspapers" was > very entertaining. I look forward to reading your future postings. LKNW > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - > http://mail.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KSSEWARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KSSEWARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
As always you stay busy. Have a good one!! Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maggie Stewart" <MaggieOhio@columbus.rr.com> To: <ksseward@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 5:52 PM Subject: Re: [KSSEWARD] Arkalon & Liberal Ancestors > Thanks Jim. I recently took over the Seward County, KSGenWeb > site at http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/seward/index.html > Be sure to visit the resources page. I'm working with Laura > Ball to get the cemeteries all online. Liberal is mostly up in > text files and we are working on the photos. Restlawn I'm > in the hs or so getting them online. > > I've been helping the Kansas USGenWeb Archives for a long > time. The page for Seward County is at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ks/seward/seward.htm > > A Note: I was born in Liberal and found many of my relatives > as well. I really appreciate that Jim is doing this for all of us > Seward County Researchers. I have acquired a 1946 Book > of the History and Genealogy of Seward County. I'm still > trying to figure if is or ever was copyrighted. Once I have an > all clear I can post from that. > > Maggie > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/bio/bio.htm > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Laird > To: ksseward@rootsweb.com > Cc: lknw@aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 4:59 PM > Subject: Re: [KSSEWARD] Arkalon & Liberal Ancestors > > > First off LKNW, you are welcome. You really should thank Maggie Stewart, > as > it was she who asked me to look at some microfilmed newspapers for Seward > County. Maggie does a lot of good work. > > Second, have added those surnames you've mentioned to this list I carry > around for Seward county. > > Third, the newspaper, The Liberal Leader, I am posting from only goes to > January 7, 1890. In looking at newspapers on microfilm by the Kansas > State > Historical Society, as you probably already know, Arkalon did have a > newsapaper, apparently from April 1888 to December 1892. KSHS holds two > rolls of film for this one. This means your obituary for Mr. T. G. Laird > will appear in another newspaper. It also means though, that there could > be > a lot of Laird material in those Arkalon newspapers. > > Lastly, I am wondering about your Laird's and where they came from and > who > they are in relation to my Lairds. I thought at first, and it still may > be > the case, that they are some of those Laird's from Tabor, Ia., who ended > up > in Edwards County, Kansas, speaking here of Henry Laird who has the local > library in Belpre named after him just off Laird street. Some of those > Lairds also ended up in Nebraska. We could be distant cousins. Most of my > Lairds came from Erie, Pa., to Ill., to Ia., to Mo., to Ks.(Jefferson > County for one). Curious to be sure about the connection. > > Hope any and all of the material helps. Have a good one!! Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <lknw@aol.com> > To: <KSSEWARD@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 1:24 AM > Subject: [KSSEWARD] Arkalon & Liberal Ancestors > > > > My thanks go out to Jim Laird for transcribing so many articles from > > "The Liberal Lyre" for us. Many members of my ancestral family have > > already been mentioned - grandfather Will F. LAIRD; great-grandmother > > E.F. BROWN; great-aunt Minnie BROWN TINSLEY; and distant cousins Loles > > BRACKETT and Jennie VANNESS. > > > > I am curious to know if there was an obituary published in the > > newspaper for Will LAIRD's father - Thomas G. LAIRD. He died on > > February 21, 1893 in Arkalon and was buried in Liberal. Also, perhaps > > there was mention of the marriage of my great-aunt Edith Pearl BROWN to > > William Henry FEATHER on July 2, 1893 in Liberal. Other family names of > > interest in Seward County are WILLIAMS, SPENCER and HOLLINGSWORTH. > > > > Jim, your recent posting of the article "Girls and The Newspapers" was > > very entertaining. I look forward to reading your future postings. > LKNW > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - > > http://mail.aol.com > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > KSSEWARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KSSEWARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KSSEWARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >