This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XAB.2ACI/2404 Message Board Post: I'm looking for information on Yewell Boyd, b abt 1835/36. Married Sarah Wyatt 27 July 1865 in Catlettsburg, KY. Need birthplace, death date, and name of parents. Possible Cherokee connection.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XAB.2ACI/2403.1.2 Message Board Post: Sorry, thank you Becky!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XAB.2ACI/2403.1.1 Message Board Post: Kathy thank you so much for the info, I'll try that . I appreciate it.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mantle/Quinn/Gallagher/Callahan/Tolliver/Tussey/ Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XAB.2ACI/2403.1 Message Board Post: http://www.kygenweb.net/contact/kyclerks.html has a list of all KY county clerks' offices. I don't know how far back they have records.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wrolen(Wroten) Dietz(Deitz) Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XAB.2ACI/2403 Message Board Post: Hello, would someone tell me the address for the county clerks office to request a copy of an 1875 marriage license in Boyd County, Ky? William Wroten or Wrolen b: 1852 in Vir. married Luella Dietz or Deitz b: 1859. marriage date is: Nov. 23, 1875 Thank you

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XAB.2ACI/2402 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Benjamin Flatt who was the father of Norvel Flatt. I believe Benjamin was born and raised in Boyd County, KY and married a Mary Elizabeth. He died in February of 1974 in Boyd County. Norvel moved to Tampa, Florida. If someone has information on this family, I would appreciate further information. Thank you

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wirt Roop Akers Thompson Woolwine Rausch Meacham walters Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XAB.2ACI/1976.2 Message Board Post: Hi! I am a montgomery Co.VA Wirt. My gr.grandfather Jacob Shutt Wirt m. Virginia Whitlock. Alley is a well known name in Montgry. Co.VA. I have found an Akers relative that has been searching for his grandmother Melvina Altizer. I wonder if she is the sister of Rachael. Diane

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XAB.2ACI/1180.1173.1207.1686.1686 Message Board Post: I am trying to locate the parents of Levi Dixon. He married Mary Ann Toler. Their infant son is buried in this cemetery. If possible, could you contact me at sarmstrongjjj@yahoo.com with a list of Dixons buried in this cemetery. Thank you!

Boyd Researchers, I have about 75 old newspaper articles uploaded on the webpage for now. I hope to find a few more next week. One thing I did find was a speech that John C. Beckinridge made in Ashland, Kentucky in September of 1860. I am not much in to Ashland History, but this speech is very historical and if you have the time should be read. This is quite large and the only way to read it, is to download it to your computer and read if from there. It is in 3 parts. If you have any problems with this, ask. Also I will be gone tomorrow and through the weekend, so I won't be responding to emails at great length. Have a great weekend, Mark (Boyd C.C.) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

The USGenWeb Project N E W S Volume 1, Number 6 August 2004 ELECTION RESULTS Ellen Pack, Election Committee Chair The USGenWeb Election Committee is pleased to announce the results of the National Election 2004. National Coordinator�One Year Term Ending 8/31/05 Charles Barnum 29 06.042% Shari Handley 245 51.042% Don Kelly 84 17.500% Karen Mitchell 72 15.000% Richard White 50 10.416% Total Votes: 480The EC declares Shari Handley winner. Tombstone Project Representative�Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06 Kathi Jones-Hudson 13 Unopposed The EC declares Kathi Jones-Hudson winner. Northeast/North Central (NENC) County Coordinator Representative Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06 Scott Burow 48 35.037% Jan Cortez 51 37.226% Sandra Newman Sanchez 38 27.737% Total votes: 137 The EC declares a Run-Off Election between candidates Scott Burrow and Jan Cortez. Northwest Plains (NWPL) County Coordinator Representative Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06 Alice Allen 38 44.706% Darilee Bednar 47 55.294% Total votes: 85 The EC declares Darilee Bednar winner. Southeast/Mid-Atlantic (SEMA) State Coordinator Representative One year Replacement Term Ending 8/31/05 Sherri Hall 7 46.667% Angie Rayfield 8 53.333% Total votes: 15 The EC declares Angie Rayfield winner. Southeast/Mid-Atlantic (SEMA) County Coordinator Representative Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06 Linda Blum-Barton 65 33.679% Kati Hestand 24 12.435% Elva Morgan 13 06.736% Fred Smoot 62 32.124% Sharon Tabor 29 15.026% Total votes: 193 The EC declares a Run-Off Election between candidates Linda Blum-Barton and Fred Smoot. Southwest/South Central (SWSC) State Coordinator Representative Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06 Larry Flesher 10 Unopposed. The EC declares Larry Flesher winner. Southwest/South Central (SWSC) County Coordinator Representative Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06 David Morgan 53 38.686% Phyllis Rippee 45 32.847% Mike St. Clair 39 28.467% Total votes: 137 The EC declares a Run-Off Election between candidates David Morgan and Phyllis Rippee. The results will be posted on the EC National Election website within 24 hours. Please visit the website for further updates:. The Election Committee would like to thank all candidates and voters for participating. More information on the Run-Off Elections will be announced as soon as possible. If you have questions please contact EC Chair, Ellen Pack THANKS TO THE EC Isaiah Harrison, National Coordinator Profound thanks to Ellen Pack and the Election Committee, and to Larry Stevens of Indiana University, for successfully conducting another election for The USGenWeb Project. I've been an observer on this committee for the last two years and wish more people had the opportunity to observe first-hand the hard work, conscientious attitude, hard work, just plain fun and hard work that make up the routine of the EC. If you want a rewarding experience, consider volunteering for this committee the next time there are openings. OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW WEBSITE! "The site is fantastic!!!" "Great design, and easy to navigate!" These are just a few of the kudos our new website has received. The beautifully redesigned USGenWeb website is up and running at www.usgenweb.org and a round of applause is due Mike Jarvis and Julie McGrew-Ayers for a job well done. Not only is the site visually attractive, but it is designed in a technically efficient manner, allowing for easy maintenance and updating. Thank you, Mike and Julie, for your valuable contribution to The Project's first impression on our visitors. *NOTE: If you have links to any of the subsidiary pages on the national site, you'll need to update them. FROM THE WEBMASTERS Mike Jarvis, Webmaster Julie and I are very pleased to have been asked to redesign The USGenWeb Project WebSite. We appreciate the support of the Advisory Board and all USGenWeb volunteers in this effort. The redesign has been both challenging and exciting. There have been some "bugs" to deal with and we are grateful for your patience and assistance. We are currently working to overcome a problem with the site that occurs on Internet Explorer 5 and 5.5. This should be resolved soon. We hope and expect that the web site is both more simple to navigate and is more visually appealing. Our primary focus has been to provide quick access to each of the states within the project and to make other relevant information easily accessible to both volunteers and patrons. As part of this process we have had the pleasure of visiting each and every state site within USGenWeb as well as many county sites. We are so pleased to be a part of a project with so much good work by so many. We would like to thank each of you who have contributed to this redesign. There has been much constructive criticism, suggestions, and help from among our volunteers. You have made our task much simpler and we appreciate it. We have some good ideas for the site that have yet to be implemented as well as content to be added�we encourage you to visit often. We also encourage any who have ideas or suggestions for the web site to please contact us personally at any time. Thank you again for your help and patience in this process. A special thanks to Leigh Compton, Mike St. Clair, Fred Smoot, Keith Gideon, David Samuelson, and Isaiah Harrison. We would like to acknowledge an Arizona volunteer Tonya Mortensen from Zyun Web Design, for her special contributions. Thank you all. Julie McGrew-Ayers Mike Jarvis BYLAWS REVISION NEWS Isaiah Harrison, National Coordinator The Advisory Board has established a discussion list for the purpose of creating an open forum for interaction between the Bylaws Revision Committee and the general membership in regard to the bylaws revision process. You may subscribe to the list by sending an email to List Manager containing: Your full name Your email address Your position in The USGenWeb Project and A statement that you are willing to abide by the following list rules 1. This list was established for the purpose of creating an open forum for interaction between the BRC and the general membership in regard to the bylaws revision process. Please limit your posts to the topic of BYLAWS REVISIONS. 2. Do not post complaints to the list. Do not post your opinions about how the list should be run. If you have questions or problems regarding the list, please write privately to the List Manager 3. Remember to be courteous in your public and private posts to other list members. Please stick to issues, not personalities. Vulgarity and personal attacks will not be tolerated. Excessive sarcasm and satire should be avoided, as they are frequently misunderstood. ALL ABOUT BYLAWS Greta Thompson, Advisory Board Secretary When you think of bylaws, IF you ever think of bylaws, the chances are excellent that you think of a boring document, barely comprehensible to the average reader, stuck in a neglected file somewhere. You may not know if your work place has a set of bylaws, and even if you know that the USGenWeb has been revising its bylaws, you've probably never read the present ones or the proposed revisions. One of the characteristics of bylaws is that nobody knows or cares about them 98% of the time, but then they care passionately the other 2%. Why? Because bylaws describe what the organization is, how it does things, what is supposed to be done, and how to change when necessary. Here�s a definition of bylaws from The Foundation Center: �Bylaws define how a nonprofit organization will be managed and run. They determine which staff and board members have authority and decision-making responsibilities and how those responsibilities should be carried out. They create a framework for your organization, ensure that income is used properly, and aid in resolving internal disputes.� The definition doesn�t fit the XXGenWebs in every detail, but the key words in the definition explain why bylaws are so important. They define who has authority. They tell us who can make decisions and how they�re supposed to be made. They provide a framework that enables everyone to work in an orderly and productive fashion. The XXGenWebs ordinarily don�t have any or much income, but the official Friends of The XXGenWebs do sometimes; and the bylaws describe how that money will be handled. They describe processes for resolving conflicts within the organization, mechanisms that are essential for the continued well being and even the existence of the group. Searching the WWW will provide a number of organizational bylaws, some more relevant to the XXGenWebs than others. The most useful are apt to be those of nonprofit or volunteer organizations or, of course, family history associations. One example is the bylaws of the Friends of Kansas Libraries. Another is the by-laws of the Tennessee Genealogical Network. Even a brief comparison of the two will indicate the usual organization of bylaws, beginning with the official name and purpose of the organization and ending with a method for amending the bylaws. The examples reveal something else: bylaws do not address the day-to-day work of the organization. Rules, procedures, and policies are the tools for the routine operation of the organization. They�re typically more familiar, more frequently consulted, and more readily changed than the by-laws. They�re what guide us 98% of the time, and for that very reason sometimes seem to us to be all that matters. But in a serious dispute or in a crisis, or when we�re questioning who we are and what we should be about, when the ordinary is suddenly fragile or confusing, bylaws can rescue us. Often they'll remind us of the fundamentals and get us back on the path. Occasionally we'll find that we need to revise them in order to bring them into line with what we've become as an organization and what the world we work in has become. In any case they�re vital to our organizational existence because bylaws define, restore, or re-create our identity and purpose. ------------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this newsletter because you are a member of The USGenWeb Project. For address changes, or to be added to or removed from the mailing list visit the EC WebSite and contact your EC Rep. To submit articles, letters and ideas, write to USGenWebNews@cox.net The USGenWeb NEWS is archived at www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb-pub/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWSLETTER STAFF Editor: Isaiah Harrison Copy Editor: Greta Thompson Contributors: Ellen Pack, Greta Thompson, Mike Jarvis ------------------------------------------------------------------- � 2004, The USGenWeb Project. Permission to reprint articles from this newsletter is granted when the author and The USGenWeb Project News are credited. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XAB.2ACI/2073.2 Message Board Post: Ginny, i still have the bible if your still interested. My new email is mcantrell1968@wmconnect.com I have friends who are also McClellands from Boyd Co.

Boyd Researchers, I sent this out about a month ago. I've had several requests for Boyd County Births. They are online as mentioned below. I have uploaded on the Webpage Reported Births for Boyd County for 1911-1930. This list is only as good as the resource and I have found some errors, including my Father's Birth. I will be glad to correct any errors that you may find in this list. If you cannot find a birth, let me try from the original record I have. You can find the Births under the Vitals at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyboyd/Vitals/vitals.htm and/or http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyboyd/ and press the Vitals Icon on the bottom of the Webpage. Check out the latest items added also. Have Fun, Mark __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Boyd Researchers, I just uploaded a few dozen articles about Boyd County from around the country. I will be adding more throughout the month, when I can find them. One thing I did was try to find articles on the "Ashland Tragedy" I found quite a few. The Ashland Tragedy was December 1881. I found articles up to a 3 year period after the fact, that you can read about. These are not searchable and have to read to find what's in them. Also, if you can't read them on your computer, try printing them to your printer. If you don't want to do that, just copy them down to your computer and read them there, you can adjust the size from your computer. http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyboyd/Newspapers/newspapers.htm Let me know if any don't work, please. Enjoy, Mark __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Boyd Researchers, I sent this out last week, but it never went across. You can see things slowed down a little, but all of us are still working for you. One of the biggest items is the Census for the Poor House by J. REIFENBERGER. Also new pictures are throughout the Photograph section, just check you favorite area. I have a dozen more going up this week, at least. Check out the LINKPENDIUM link/site if you haven't, it is a pretty good genealogy site. Also, Teresa Klaiber is up to about 50 cemeteries for Boyd County, check her site out, which is linked in the cemetery section. Added Link to County's Formation by the State of Kentucky (Top of this Page) Added 1958 Holy Family Yearbook-Complete (Under Photographs-Holy Family) (This was Donated by my Donna Lee Simpson) Added 1900 Census for Catlettsburg-Lost File from 2 months ago (Under Census) Done by Judy Rengel :) Added Boyd County Births from 1911-1930 (More to Come) (Under Vitals) Added Birth Submittal Lookup Request Form from 1911-1960 for Kentucky (Under Vitals) Added 1954 Holy Family Yearbook-Complete (Under Photographs-Holy Family) (This was Donated by my Donna Lee Simpson) Added a Link to LINKPENDIUM-A fantastic site that links all kind of genealogy sites. (Under Internet Links) Added 1880-1900-1910-1930 Poor House Census for Boyd County (Under Census) August, 2004 Added 1920 Poor House Census for Boyd County (Under Census) Added 1957 Holy Family Yearbook-Complete (COMING IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS) (This was Donated by my Donna Lee Simpson) GO TO: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyboyd/ Stay Cool! Mark Meinhart (Boyd C.C.) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Researchers, In case you didn't know we were down all last week. If you sent any messages, you will have to send them again. I am slowly getting my messages out. Keep Posting, Mark __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Genealogy Gems: News from the Fort Wayne Library No. 5, July 31, 2004 In this issue: **IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT** *Your Family's History *Nonpopulation Census Schedules *Don't Forget the Microfilmed Soundex For Hard-to-Find Names *Hotel of the month *Area calendar of events *Librarians on Tour *Driving directions to the library & parking *Genealogy Department Queries/Publishing Note ************************************** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ************************************** Friday, August 20, 2004, the entire Allen County Public Library System will be closed for a staff in-service. Please make a note of this on your calendar as we would hate for you to make a genealogical research trip to Fort Wayne only to find our facilities closed. We will be open Monday through Thursday of that week from 9A to 9P (regular hours) and again on Saturday, August 21, 2004 from 9A to 6P. Repeating, we will be closed on Friday, August 20, 2004. ************************************** Your Family's History Curt Witcher ************************************** If you're like me, the end of July is a strong indicator that summer is waning. Though there are certainly a number of summer days left, most of us have taken the bulk of our summer vacations. The back-to-school ads are invading our newspapers. Many of us have been to a family reunion or, if we're lucky, two. A few of us may have even gotten to research in a courthouse or archive that long had been on our list of places we most wanted to visit. I hope the summer days that have passed have provided you with some genealogical successes, and that the remaining warm days ahead give hope for a few more discoveries. With a little more than one half of 2004 in the books, I want to take this opportunity to remind you of a long-standing service of the Allen County Public Library. For many decades, individuals who have not had a desire to officially publish their genealogical work have sent an unbound "master copy" to the Historical Genealogy Department. In exchange for the privilege of allowing us to make one photocopy for our collection, we provide the compiler of the work with one complementary, bound photocopy for his or her collection in addition to returning the original master. It is a great way to make sure your work is preserved and available for future generations of researchers. In addition, having a copy at our library ensures your work is secure from any disaster that might, heaven forbid, befall your personal library. What to do with the extra copy? How about a "draft" book to pass around at the next family reunion for others to comment upon and update? Or a little surprise gift for the relative or family friend who really helped you out? If you are interested in taking advantage of this service, just mail your unbound "master copy" to Steve Myers, Assistant Manager, Historical Genealogy Department, P. O. Box 2270, Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270. Include a note that simply reads, "Photocopy Exchange Program." You'll be glad you did--and we will certainly be glad you did! A final note: If you have Allen County, Indiana roots, be sure to continually check the "Friends of Allen County" website at <www.FriendsOfAllenCounty.org>. There is always something new happening there! Just this month we added a searchable index to Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana obituaries from 1900 through May 2004. Along with more than one century's worth of obituaries, a searchable surname file and a list of the department's periodical titles are two more new data files. And there will be a number of exciting searchable indices added in August. ************************************** Nonpopulation Census Schedules Timothy Dougherty ************************************** The Genealogy Department recently acquired Nonpopulation Census Schedules for select states. These schedules include information compiled in addition to the regular census at the time of census taking. They cover 1850 through 1880 and include Agricultural, Manufacturing and Mortality Schedules, Social Statistics, and Defective, Dependent and Delinquent classes. An examination of these schedules may help paint a more complete picture of an ancestor's life and community. Agricultural Schedules list statistical information regarding the inhabitant's farm. They help establish a clearer understanding of an ancestor's role in the community. These schedules name the farmer, show the amount of acreage, cash values, and breakdown of labor, livestock, produce and products. Farms of less than 100 dollars in produce value were excluded. As with the Population Schedules, information becomes more detailed with the taking of each new census. Manufacturing Schedules contain information on people engaged in the following industries: agricultural implements, paper mills, boots and shoes, leather and tanning, flourmills and gristmills, dairy, slaughtering, salt, lumber mills and sawmills, brickyards and tile works, coal mines, and quarries. They record details concerning materials used, costs of labor, and capital invested and made. A person appearing on the Agricultural Census may also appear on the Manufacturing Census. For example, an ancestor may have been both a farmer and saw miller, or a farmer and cheese-maker. Manufacturing operations producing less than 500 dollars were not included. Mortality Schedules list deaths occurring in the year immediately before the census was taken. If the census was taken on June 1, 1850, the Mortality Schedule will record deaths from June 1, 1849 through May 31, 1850. As with any other census record, some recording protocol was interpreted loosely by the census-taker, so deaths occurring elsewhere in the year may sometimes appear. These schedules reveal items such as age, occupation, state or country of birth, marital status, and cause of death. Given the paucity of death records for this time period, a researcher may find death details that are not to be found anywhere else. The Social Statistics Schedules cover 1850 through 1870 and include data on wealth, debt, taxes, churches, schools, libraries, newspapers, crimes and wages. These schedules contain no personal information; they list just statistical data. They are still valuable to the researcher, however, for clues they may yield. For example, knowing there was only one school in a community in 1870 might lead a researcher to seek a record for that school, or knowing the names of community churches may be particularly helpful. The DDD Schedules, that is, "Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes," cover 1880. They archive information on "Insane Inhabitants, Idiots, Deaf-Mutes, Blind, Homeless Children, Habitants in Prison, and Paupers and Indigent Persons." Unlike the Social Statistics, the DDD Schedules list personal data, and it is often very detailed. A researcher may discover the nature of a disability or the reason for incarceration, information that may not appear elsewhere. This information may be especially important in monitoring diseases and creating family health trees. *************************************** Don't Forget the Microfilmed Soundex For Hard-to-Find Names John D. Beatty *************************************** Online censuses are the current rage in genealogical research. Between the schedules available on Ancestry Incorporated <www.ancestry.com>, those on Heritage Quest <www.HeritageQuestOnline.com>, and the every-name 1880 census index free through the Genealogical Society of Utah <www.FamilySearch.org>), genealogists now have access to all federal schedules from 1790 to 1930, with the exception of the lost 1890 enumeration. ACPL patrons can freely access both subscription databases. With comparative ease, one can enter a surname into a search template, and through these sites, unlock the door to millions of names. The convenience of these new tools does not render microfilm search obsolete. Indeed, researchers may still want to examine microfilm to get a clearer view of some images that did not scan or print well from the digital image. The Soundex indexes for 1900 and 1910 can also help reveal misspelled surnames. (Ancestry offers a Soundex search feature for 1920 and 1930; Heritage Quest does not for 1900 or 1910.) Both companies created their digitized censuses using National Archives microfilm. Users may not know, however, that in rare instances through camera operator error, some pages were never filmed, and these omissions have been perpetuated in the digitized versions. A local researcher in Fort Wayne recently discovered a missing page in the 1850 schedule for Allen County, Indiana. Believing the omission to be a filming error, he examined the original in Washington D.C. and found the missing page. The names recorded there have been "lost" to genealogists using the microfilm. The destruction of the original schedules from 1900 to 1930 renders it impossible to use them when filming errors are discovered. Researchers should turn instead to the microfilmed Soundex indexes, which were created from the original schedules, not the microfilm. A lost name may well be lurking there. So for example, John Cahlan and his wife Charlotte, who were enumerated in the 1900 schedule of Lassen County, California, Enumeration District 49, page 5B, appear only in the Soundex. The census film skips from page 4B to page 6A within E.D. 49, thereby omitting their names from the Heritage Quest database. As every genealogist knows, some families will continue to elude our best efforts to find them. But knowing that filming errors may account for some lost names offers the hope that they can be restored. Only a careful reexamination of the original schedules and Soundexes by NARS, Ancestry, and Heritage Quest staffs will ever restore these lost pages to our use, and this writer knows of no current plans to do so. *************************************** HOTEL OF THE MONTH *************************************** Each issue we will feature a local hotel, for visitors from out-of-town. Best Value Inn 1401 W Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825 260 489 3588; toll free reservations at 1 800 359 7366 This 45-room motel has park-at-door convenience and a location near many restaurants and shopping. Rooms have microwaves, refrigerators, computer dataport telephone, free HBO and local calls. Rooms with sofas and jacuzzis available. Free continental breakfast and newspaper every day. This hotel was brought to our attention by Joe Druse, a genealogical visitor from Michigan, who said, "It is friendly and clean, and very cheap." He stays there regularly. Best Value is near the corner of Washington Center and Lima Road, within sight of IHOP, KFC, Cracker Barrel and a Chinese restaurant. ACPL is an easy drive, about ten minutes. The rates stay at AAA and AARP levels all the time; for a king-size bed, one person, the rate is $35.95 plus tax. A real bargain. *************************************** AREA CALENDAR OF EVENTS *************************************** Allen County Public Library 3rd floor atrium display area Passages: Immigration Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana (ACGSI) http://www.ipfw.edu/ipfwhist/historgs/acgsi.htm No meeting until September 8, 2004. The meeting will be held at the Dupont Library. Computer Users Group No meeting until September 15, 2004. The meeting will be held at the Aboite Library. Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) First Wednesday of each month in the Genealogy Department 9am - 3pm. Expert help from members of the DAR in becoming a member of that organization Federation of Genealogical Societies www.fgs.org September 8 - 11, 2004 Austin, Texas / Austin Convention Center "Legends Live Forever: Researching the Past for Future Generations" http://www.fgs.org/2004conf/FGS-2004.htm *************************************** ACPL LIBRARIANS ON TOUR *************************************** Sue Kaufman September 8-11Austin, TX: Federation of Genealogical Societies www.fgs.org Steve Myers August 27-28 Minneapolis, MN: Irish Genealogical Society International http://www.rootsweb.com/~irish/ October 24-30 Research Academy in Salt Lake City: Irish Research www.genealogicalstudies.com/SLC.htm Ryan Taylor September 25 Waterloo, ON: Waterloo Region Branch OGS workshop September 26 Brampton, ON: Halton-Peel Branch OGS branch meeting October 2 Barrie, ON: Simcoe County Branch OGS workshop October 24-30 National Institute for Genealogical Studies Research Academy in Salt Lake City: English Research www.genealogicalstudies.com/SLC.htm Curt Witcher August 27-28 St. Louis, MO: St. Louis Public Library Genealogy Seminar September 8-11Austin, TX: Federation of Genealogical Societies www.fgs.org September 18 Farmington Hills, MI: Farmington Genealogical Society Program October 9 Lancaster, OH: Fairfield County Genealogical Society Seminar October 23 Elkhart, IN: Elkhart County Genealogical Society Fall Seminar November 13 Cincinnati, OH: Hamilton County Genealogical Society Program *************************************** DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO THE LIBRARY *************************************** Wondering how to get to the library? Our exciting transition location is 200 E. Berry, Fort Wayne, Indiana. We will be at this location until late 2006. We would enjoy having you visit the Genealogy Department. To get directions from your exact location to 200 E. Berry, Fort Wayne, Indiana, visit this link at MapQuest: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&countryid=250&addtohistory=&searchtab=address&searchtype=address&address=200+E+Berry+St&city=Fort+Wayne&state=IN&zipcode=46802-2706&search=++Search++&finditform=1 From the South Exit Interstate 69 at exit 102. Come east on Jefferson Blvd. into downtown. Turn left on Barr Street to Berry Street. The library is located on the corner of Berry and Barr Streets. From the North Exit Interstate 69 at exit 112, coming south on Coldwater Road. Follow this south, merging onto Clinton Street. Continue south on Clinton, the library will be on your left when you cross Berry Street. From the West Using US 30: Drive into town on US 30. US 30 turns into Goshen Road. Coming up to an angled street (State Street.) make an angled left turn. Turn right on Wells Street. Go south on Wells to Wayne Street. Left on Wayne Street. When you cross Clinton, the library will be on your left on Wayne Street. Using US 24: After crossing under Interstate 69, follow the same directions as from the South. From the East Follow US 30 into and through New Haven, under an overpass into downtown Fort Wayne. You will be on Washington Blvd. when you get into downtown. Turn right on Barr Street. Turn left on Berry Street. The library is on your left on Berry Street. *************************************** PARKING AT THE LIBRARY *************************************** Lot in front of the library, east side Available for short-term library parking. Limited to one hour. Tippman Parking Garage Clinton and Wayne Streets. Across from the library, however the skybridge is NOT accessible. Hourly parking, $1.25 per hour up to a maximum of $5.00 per day. Park Place Lot Covered parking on Barr Street at Main Street. This lot is one block away from the library. Hourly parking Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm. Street (metered) parking on Wayne Street and Berry Street. On the street you plug the meters 8am - 5pm, weekdays only. It is free to park on the street after 5pm and on the weekends. Visitor center/Grand Wayne center Covered parking at Washington and Clinton Streets. This is the Hilton Hotel parking lot that also serves as a day parking garage. For hourly parking, 7am - 11 pm, charges are .50 for the first 45 minutes, then $1.00 per hour. There is a flat $2.00 fee between 5pm and 11pm. *************************************** Genealogy Department Queries *************************************** The Historical Genealogy Department hopes you find this newsletter interesting. Thank you for subscribing. We cannot, however, answer personal research emails written to the e-zine address. 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Levi Hampton Names New Town Since the railroad company considered the proposi- tion at Poage Setlement too atrractive to decline and the railroad definitely was coming, leading men de- cided that the word "Settlement" was hardly a fitting name for a thriving community. One night in 1854, a meeting was held and Levi Hampton offered the suggestion that Poage Settlement be called "Ashland". Hampton had been a close friend and lifelong admirer of Henry Clay, and both of them had spent some pleasant times on Clay's farm near Lexington, which the Kentucky statesman had called "Ashland". The proposal was accepted unanimously and the village of Poage Settlement had become the town of Ashland. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gehringer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XAB.2ACI/2401 Message Board Post: Researching Bertha (nee Schruefer) who married William Gehringer in Baltimore, MD and moved to Ashland, Kentucky. Raised family in Ashland.

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