Hi, Really appreciate your input. Will try to keep track of it and give it a go, when it is up and running. Thanks a million. Spirit

On another list tonight. nt > >Please visit, add to your web-links, and spread as far as you wish. > >The Library Director has said "Let the fun begin". > > > http://dar.library.net ==== KYGEN Mailing List ==== If you move or change the name of your queries page, don't forget to notify Jo Thiessen <[email protected]>

interesting stuff. nt > >>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. >> > ==== KYGEN Mailing List ==== Please check your links to the KyGenWeb page... http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb

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I am looking for marriage location and date for John DYER (son of Francis Marion DYER and Elizabeth LOGAN) and Elizabeth HAMILTON (parents name not known). I believe that they were married about 1852. Thank you, Carol Logan mailto:[email protected]

Is there anyone on this list researching the Crawford surname in Adams County OH and Lewis County KY? In particular Col. William Crawford's line, starting with William > John > Richard > Serena/Cyrena Crawford Aills Moore. I really need help with this. Sandy Lewis

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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------11FF54C85F18 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear List, I just received this from Alice and thought I would forward it on .. she was distressed by the E-mail, I had forwarded about the Cemeteries, she found out it is true. I think maybe we should write our Congressmen about this and stand up and be heard. This is very unwarranted on our governments part. Can anyone give us some advise? With me being out of Country? I am not sure what the Protocal would be. Sincerely, Derre Southworth Maybury Manama, BAHRAIN Alice Beal wrote: > > This message is very upsetting to me. I hope that we in Maine don't have > this problem. I saw an old man who owned a gravel pit , and on whose land I > had heard they had exumed some of the dead in a cemetery near the pit. When > I stopped to inquire , he told me that it was a funny thing , but there > were no remains, just the stones marking the graves., and they had removed > them to a new location. It seems that our dead are no longer protected by > our government.We need to stand up and be counted . > Alice Beal > --------------11FF54C85F18 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-ID: <md5:A8B52BC99F4696C1FC5989AC29D5E5B6> Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from mailhost.nemaine.com ([205.139.6.148]) by sv10.batelco.com.bh (Post.Office MTA v3.5 release 215 ID# 589-54461U20000L20000S0V35) with SMTP id bh for <[email protected]>; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 20:55:30 +0300 Received: from default [206.97.117.125] by mailhost.nemaine.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-4.03) id AD30B4A0236; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 12:49:36 EST Reply-To: <[email protected]> From: "Alice Beal" <[email protected]> To: "Derre Maybury" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SMITH-L] Cemeteries Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 12:58:07 -0500 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1162 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 This message is very upsetting to me. I hope that we in Maine don't have this problem. I saw an old man who owned a gravel pit , and on whose land I had heard they had exumed some of the dead in a cemetery near the pit. When I stopped to inquire , he told me that it was a funny thing , but there were no remains, just the stones marking the graves., and they had removed them to a new location. It seems that our dead are no longer protected by our government.We need to stand up and be counted . Alice Beal ---------- > From: Derre Maybury <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SMITH-L] Cemeteries > Date: Sunday, January 24, 1999 2:09 AM > > > IMPORTANT!! > I feel all should read this! > This is horrible. They can just dig people up without the > permission of their > > >families? Even then the thought is gruesome.Derre > > > > > > >> The note about the Smith cemetery in Kentucky was of concern to me, since > > I am > > >> also looking for a Smith line that originated in Virginia and migrated to > > >> Kansas by way of Kentucky. We are in danger of losing a lot of historical > > >> information by the disregard being shown for ancient cemeteries. I had always > > >> believed they were considered "sacred" and would never be moved, but > > >> obviously, this was an error. > > >> Now, please read on, about an issue of real concern...in an area where many > > >> Culpeper residents and descendants (including the Wilhoit/Wilhites) were laid > > >> to rest: > > >> > > >> Subj: [INPCRP-L] University of Indianapolis > > >> Date: 1/21/99 9:14:19 PM Central Standard Time > > >> From: [email protected] (Lois Mauk) > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> > > >> In the case of Rhodes Cemetery near Indianapolis, two years ago, the bodies > > >> of 35 children and 8 adults were removed from their burial places to make > > >> way for a warehouse being constructed by Duke Realty. > > >> > > >> In the case of Wilhoit Cemetery in Dubois County, the remains of up to 69 > > >> individuals were exhumed last summer to make way for the construction of a > > >> new home. > > >> > > >> In the case of Tucker Cemetery in Shelbyville, the remains of numerous > > >> individuals were exhumed a few weeks ago after their brick-lined burial > > >> vaults were discovered during the construction of a wastewater lagoon. > > >> > > >> In each of these instances (and likely many, many more), the remains were > > >> excavated and delivered to a laboratory at the University of Indianapolis, > > >> WHERE THEY STILL REMAIN, ostensibly for the purposes of "archeological > > >> research". > > >> > > >> Under current state law, it appears that the University of Indianapolis has > > >> been designated as the "official" repository for many of our ancestors and > > >> predecessors' remains. > > >> > > >> The name of Stephen P. Nawrocki, Ph.D., has come up in connection with two > > >> or more of the above situations. He is the Director of Osteology (PhD > > >> SUNY-Binghamton 1992, DABFA 1996; Associate Professor of Biology): skeletal > > >> biology, forensics, skeletal age estimation, biostatistics, taphonomy, > > >> osteoarcheology, historic cemeteries. > > >> > > >> Tonight I wrote to Dr. Nawrocke <his e-mail address is > > >> [email protected]> asking him to disclose to me, under the Freedom > > >> of Information Act or other legislation: > > >> > > >> (1) The names of all the cemeteries from which the U of I laboratory is > > >> presently in custody of human remains from said cemeteries; > > >> > > >> (2) The number of persons' remains presently in the custody of the U of I > > >> laboratory; and > > >> > > >> (3) The projected timetable for the reinterment of said remains and the name > > >> of the persons or entities responsible for the cost of said reinterment. > > >> > > >> HOWEVER, I have just read the "HUMAN REMAINS POLICY for the University of > > >> Indianapolis Archeology & Forensics Laboratory", which can be found at: > > >> http://www.uindy.edu/~archlab/policy.html > > >> > > >> The first paragraph of their Disclosure Policy states: > > >> > > >> "(1) For reasons of confidentiality, propriety, due > > >> process, site protection, and security, we generally > > >> do not discuss human remains cases with the public, > > >> the press, or with agencies not directly involved in > > >> an investigation. We will not reveal the locations > > >> of any archeological sites or recovery scenes nor > > >> the names of other individuals involved. Exceptions > > >> may be made in situations where public or professional > > >> education is deemed appropriate and beneficial, but > > >> will occur only when permission for disclosure has > > >> been obtained from the individual(s) or agencies for > > >> whom the consulting services are being provided." > > >> > > >> Paragraph 7 of the Human Remains Policy is pretty interesting: > > >> > > >> "(7) Our laboratory curates human skeletal remains on > > >> both a temporary and permanent basis, and we use these > > >> remains in teaching and research. We will accept human > > >> remains from archeologists, museums, and private > > >> individuals for permanent curation." > > >> > > >> Paragraph 8 states: > > >> > > >> "(8) We believe that all human remains and associated > > >> artifacts represent the collective heritage of humanity > > >> as a whole and that their study provides important > > >> scientific information concerning the human condition > > >> -- past, present, and future. Regardless of their age > > >> or ancestry, human remains excavated by plan or by > > >> accident should be fully analyzed, and we argue against > > >> their wholesale and indiscriminant repatriation or > > >> destruction prior to study." > > >> > > >> Paragraph 24 is really interesting: > > >> > > >> "(24) Sufficient time should be allocated for the > > >> scientific study of archeological human remains and > > >> grave goods before reburial. Periods measured in days > > >> and weeks are unreasonably short. Months or years are > > >> more appropriate in most cases." > > >> > > >> ==== VACULPEP Mailing List ==== > > >> Search this list's archived messages! > > >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== VACULPEP Mailing List ==== > > >Visit the Culpeper County USGenWeb Homepage! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaculpep/culp.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== SMITH Mailing List ==== > ----------------SMITH Surname QUERY Only List------------------ > Want to unsubscribe, and did not save your instructions? > Visit the SMITH Surname Query List webpage to see how! > http://medgen.iupui.edu/~rebecca/roots/smith.html > > > --------------11FF54C85F18--

> IMPORTANT!! I feel all should read this! This is horrible. They can just dig people up without the permission of their > >families? Even then the thought is gruesome.Derre > > > >> The note about the Smith cemetery in Kentucky was of concern to me, since > I am > >> also looking for a Smith line that originated in Virginia and migrated to > >> Kansas by way of Kentucky. We are in danger of losing a lot of historical > >> information by the disregard being shown for ancient cemeteries. I had always > >> believed they were considered "sacred" and would never be moved, but > >> obviously, this was an error. > >> Now, please read on, about an issue of real concern...in an area where many > >> Culpeper residents and descendants (including the Wilhoit/Wilhites) were laid > >> to rest: > >> > >> Subj: [INPCRP-L] University of Indianapolis > >> Date: 1/21/99 9:14:19 PM Central Standard Time > >> From: [email protected] (Lois Mauk) > >> To: [email protected] > >> > >> In the case of Rhodes Cemetery near Indianapolis, two years ago, the bodies > >> of 35 children and 8 adults were removed from their burial places to make > >> way for a warehouse being constructed by Duke Realty. > >> > >> In the case of Wilhoit Cemetery in Dubois County, the remains of up to 69 > >> individuals were exhumed last summer to make way for the construction of a > >> new home. > >> > >> In the case of Tucker Cemetery in Shelbyville, the remains of numerous > >> individuals were exhumed a few weeks ago after their brick-lined burial > >> vaults were discovered during the construction of a wastewater lagoon. > >> > >> In each of these instances (and likely many, many more), the remains were > >> excavated and delivered to a laboratory at the University of Indianapolis, > >> WHERE THEY STILL REMAIN, ostensibly for the purposes of "archeological > >> research". > >> > >> Under current state law, it appears that the University of Indianapolis has > >> been designated as the "official" repository for many of our ancestors and > >> predecessors' remains. > >> > >> The name of Stephen P. Nawrocki, Ph.D., has come up in connection with two > >> or more of the above situations. He is the Director of Osteology (PhD > >> SUNY-Binghamton 1992, DABFA 1996; Associate Professor of Biology): skeletal > >> biology, forensics, skeletal age estimation, biostatistics, taphonomy, > >> osteoarcheology, historic cemeteries. > >> > >> Tonight I wrote to Dr. Nawrocke <his e-mail address is > >> [email protected]> asking him to disclose to me, under the Freedom > >> of Information Act or other legislation: > >> > >> (1) The names of all the cemeteries from which the U of I laboratory is > >> presently in custody of human remains from said cemeteries; > >> > >> (2) The number of persons' remains presently in the custody of the U of I > >> laboratory; and > >> > >> (3) The projected timetable for the reinterment of said remains and the name > >> of the persons or entities responsible for the cost of said reinterment. > >> > >> HOWEVER, I have just read the "HUMAN REMAINS POLICY for the University of > >> Indianapolis Archeology & Forensics Laboratory", which can be found at: > >> http://www.uindy.edu/~archlab/policy.html > >> > >> The first paragraph of their Disclosure Policy states: > >> > >> "(1) For reasons of confidentiality, propriety, due > >> process, site protection, and security, we generally > >> do not discuss human remains cases with the public, > >> the press, or with agencies not directly involved in > >> an investigation. We will not reveal the locations > >> of any archeological sites or recovery scenes nor > >> the names of other individuals involved. Exceptions > >> may be made in situations where public or professional > >> education is deemed appropriate and beneficial, but > >> will occur only when permission for disclosure has > >> been obtained from the individual(s) or agencies for > >> whom the consulting services are being provided." > >> > >> Paragraph 7 of the Human Remains Policy is pretty interesting: > >> > >> "(7) Our laboratory curates human skeletal remains on > >> both a temporary and permanent basis, and we use these > >> remains in teaching and research. We will accept human > >> remains from archeologists, museums, and private > >> individuals for permanent curation." > >> > >> Paragraph 8 states: > >> > >> "(8) We believe that all human remains and associated > >> artifacts represent the collective heritage of humanity > >> as a whole and that their study provides important > >> scientific information concerning the human condition > >> -- past, present, and future. Regardless of their age > >> or ancestry, human remains excavated by plan or by > >> accident should be fully analyzed, and we argue against > >> their wholesale and indiscriminant repatriation or > >> destruction prior to study." > >> > >> Paragraph 24 is really interesting: > >> > >> "(24) Sufficient time should be allocated for the > >> scientific study of archeological human remains and > >> grave goods before reburial. Periods measured in days > >> and weeks are unreasonably short. Months or years are > >> more appropriate in most cases." > >> > >> ==== VACULPEP Mailing List ==== > >> Search this list's archived messages! > >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > > > > >==== VACULPEP Mailing List ==== > >Visit the Culpeper County USGenWeb Homepage! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaculpep/culp.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > >

I called her long distance. Its 1-800-537-5950

Can you get the address or phone number??? [email protected] wrote: > > There is a CD bundle I believe there are 5 CDs in it. Its called Vital Records > Index North America. I don't have the toll free number any longer as a > relative bought it and we didn't want to duplicate efforts. > > Spirit > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > or contact Betty at: [email protected] > Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYLewis > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/

[email protected] wrote: > > These CD's are available from them at 19.95 + sh and handl. they have a toll > free # that you can order them from. > Hi List, WHAT CD'S are available??? Derre

There is a CD bundle I believe there are 5 CDs in it. Its called Vital Records Index North America. I don't have the toll free number any longer as a relative bought it and we didn't want to duplicate efforts. Spirit

Its a package of 5. I don't have the phone # any longer, but any center could give it to you. Its an 800 # so it doesn't cost to call it.It is called Vital Records Index North America.

From: "M. Young" <[email protected]> From: "D. Bobenrieth" <[email protected]> I thought some of you might be interested in this fact.... This was forwarded from Maggie Zimmerman on the OHGEN Mailing List. Thought you might be interested. Sandy Lewis Joyce Roper wrote: > I went to the Later Day Saints today and was looking up > some of the family history and the lady who runs the > History Center in Jacksonville told me that Salt Lake > City is planning to go online with all the information > you can find on there computers on the 20th of Feb. > She just talked to them today. They are testing it > right now to see if the program will work. > Thought some of you maybe interested. > joyce ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html or contact Betty at: [email protected] Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYLewis Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ --Boundary_(ID_qtD0SZznqqb84KvvhwJotw)--

These CD's are available from them at 19.95 + sh and handl. they have a toll free # that you can order them from.

From: "M. Young" <[email protected]> From: "D. Bobenrieth" <[email protected]> I thought some of you might be interested in this fact.... This was forwarded from Maggie Zimmerman on the OHGEN Mailing List. Thought you might be interested. Sandy Lewis Joyce Roper wrote: > I went to the Later Day Saints today and was looking up > some of the family history and the lady who runs the > History Center in Jacksonville told me that Salt Lake > City is planning to go online with all the information > you can find on there computers on the 20th of Feb. > She just talked to them today. They are testing it > right now to see if the program will work. > Thought some of you maybe interested. > joyce