See if you can find his obit. The place of interment is usually listed at the end New Orleans Proud On Apr 2, 2012, at 6:10 AM, Tanya <tanya273@yahoo.com> wrote: > How do you find in which cemetery a relative is buried? I actually have a death certificate for a relative but can't find where he's buried. Do you just call the cemeteries and ask them? Or, is there somewhere to research? > > > Thanks, > > Tanya > > > ________________________________ > From: Lisa <quercus2tx@yahoo.com> > To: NOGDCR@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:33 AM > Subject: [NOGDCR] Re: Looking or Death Certificates/Records/Notices > > > > You may also want to try the cemeteries. They keep records of who was buried, when, where and sometimes cause of death. > > --- In NOGDCR@yahoogroups.com, "Linda" <msulab@...> wrote: >> >> Greetings! >> >> I have spent many hours searching through Ancestry.com plus the Louisiana State Archives at >> http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/53/default.aspx looking for a death certificate or record for my great grandmother. The rest of the family seemed to be very diligent in their record keeping since I am able to find great census information, birth records, and even death records for everyone else in the family. >> >> I haven't tried the Archdiocese of New Orleans yet since I know that the churches did not keep many death records. Does anyone have any ideas of where else I can search? I really would like to find more on this relative since she was not born in New Orleans and came to this country under mysterious circumstances. I do have her marriage certificate and the birth record of her son, but nothing for death information about her. >> >> I am looking for Francis "Fannie" Ellen Coley (Cooley) Rey who was married to Leon Joseph Rey. I even tried different spellings of Rey, but no luck. She is listed in the 1900 Census but not in the 1910 so I figured that she died between those dates. She lived in New Orleans, 7th Ward and claimed she was from England. >> >> I have even ordered death records for folks who had similar names, but have had no luck! >> >> Most of my relatives were buried by Blandin's Funeral Home and I know that they are out of business or either merged with another home. Is there anyway of accessing funeral records? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Linda Broussard Mehlinger >> > > > __._,_.___ > Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (3) > Recent Activity: * New Members 1 > Visit Your Group > To edit your membership, > go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NOGDCR/ > and click on "edit my membership". Posts from this group cannot be forwarded,copied or republished or redistributed in ANY form without the express permission of the author of the email. Doing so may be prosecutable as a copyright violation. Please do not forward messages to this group from other groups or individuals without their permission. Do not cut and paste articles from other sites into messages to the group. You MAY send a link to articles from other sites that you think our listers may find interesting. Do NOT send personal information to the list about any living person without their permission. > > > > Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > . > > __,_._,___ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Go to FINDAGRAVE.com Good luck! Kathy -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tanya Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 4:11 AM To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Looking or Death Certificates/Records/Notices How do you find in which cemetery a relative is buried? I actually have a death certificate for a relative but can't find where he's buried. Do you just call the cemeteries and ask them? Or, is there somewhere to research? Thanks, Tanya ________________________________ From: Lisa <quercus2tx@yahoo.com>To: NOGDCR@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:33 AMSubject: [NOGDCR] Re: Looking or Death Certificates/Records/Notices You may also want to try the cemeteries. They keep records of who was buried, when, where and sometimes cause of death. --- In NOGDCR@yahoogroups.com, "Linda" <msulab@...> wrote:>> Greetings!> > I have spent many hours searching through Ancestry.com plus the Louisiana State Archives at > http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/53/default.aspx looking for a death certificate or record for my great grandmother. The rest of the family seemed to be very diligent in their record keeping since I am able to find great census information, birth records, and even death records for everyone else in the family. > > I haven't tried the Archdiocese of New Orleans yet since I know that the churches did not keep many death records. Does anyone have any ideas of where else I can search? I really would like to find more on this relative since she was not born in New Orleans and came to this country under mysterious circumstances. I do have her marriage certificate and the birth record of her son, but nothing for death information about her. > > I am looking for Francis "Fannie" Ellen Coley (Cooley) Rey who was marrie! d to Leon Joseph Rey. I even tried different spellings of Rey, but no luck. She is listed in the 1900 Census but not in the 1910 so I figured that she died between those dates. She lived in New Orleans, 7th Ward and claimed she was from England. > > I have even ordered death records for folks who had similar names, but have had no luck!> > Most of my relatives were buried by Blandin's Funeral Home and I know that they are out of business or either merged with another home. Is there anyway of accessing funeral records? > > Thanks!> > Linda Broussard Mehlinger> __._,_.___Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (3) Recent Activity: * New Members 1 Visit Your Group To edit your membership,go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NOGDCR/and click on "edit my membership". Posts from this group cannot be forwarded,copied or republished or redistributed in ANY form without the express permission of the author of the email. Doing so may be prosecutable as a copyright violation. Please do not forward messages to this group from other groups or individuals without their permission. Do not cut and paste articles from other sites into messages to the group. You MAY send a link to articles from other sites that you think our listers may find interesting. Do NOT send personal information to the list about any living person without their permission. Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use.. __,_._,___ -------------------------------To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4909 - Release Date: 04/01/12

How do you find in which cemetery a relative is buried?  I actually have a death certificate for a relative but can't find where he's buried.  Do you just call the cemeteries and ask them?  Or, is there somewhere to research? Thanks, Tanya ________________________________ From: Lisa <quercus2tx@yahoo.com> To: NOGDCR@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:33 AM Subject: [NOGDCR] Re: Looking or Death Certificates/Records/Notices   You may also want to try the cemeteries. They keep records of who was buried, when, where and sometimes cause of death. --- In NOGDCR@yahoogroups.com, "Linda" <msulab@...> wrote: > > Greetings! > > I have spent many hours searching through Ancestry.com plus the Louisiana State Archives at > http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/53/default.aspx looking for a death certificate or record for my great grandmother. The rest of the family seemed to be very diligent in their record keeping since I am able to find great census information, birth records, and even death records for everyone else in the family. > > I haven't tried the Archdiocese of New Orleans yet since I know that the churches did not keep many death records. Does anyone have any ideas of where else I can search? I really would like to find more on this relative since she was not born in New Orleans and came to this country under mysterious circumstances. I do have her marriage certificate and the birth record of her son, but nothing for death information about her. > > I am looking for Francis "Fannie" Ellen Coley (Cooley) Rey who was married to Leon Joseph Rey. I even tried different spellings of Rey, but no luck. She is listed in the 1900 Census but not in the 1910 so I figured that she died between those dates. She lived in New Orleans, 7th Ward and claimed she was from England. > > I have even ordered death records for folks who had similar names, but have had no luck! > > Most of my relatives were buried by Blandin's Funeral Home and I know that they are out of business or either merged with another home. Is there anyway of accessing funeral records? > > Thanks! > > Linda Broussard Mehlinger > __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (3) Recent Activity: * New Members 1 Visit Your Group To edit your membership, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NOGDCR/ and click on "edit my membership". Posts from this group cannot be forwarded,copied or republished or redistributed in ANY form without the express permission of the author of the email. Doing so may be prosecutable as a copyright violation. Please do not forward messages to this group from other groups or individuals without their permission. Do not cut and paste articles from other sites into messages to the group. You MAY send a link to articles from other sites that you think our listers may find interesting. Do NOT send personal information to the list about any living person without their permission. Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___

Could you please tell me where 39 Levee street would be today. Thanks, JM The Woodlands, Tx.

Judy - It's a longshot, but if you have GenBank, check property transfers/sales. Sometimes the Notary is listed. You could search German names and there may be a common notary. Just a thought.... Peggy New Orleans Proud On Mar 30, 2012, at 6:22 PM, "JUDY A RIFFEL" <riffelj@bellsouth.net> wrote: > What notary might someone of German descent have been most likely to use in New Orleans in the 1850s and 1860s? I've been searching through the indexes online for possible activity, but so far, have had no luck finding the people I'm looking for. Will appreciate any suggestions. > > Judy Riffel > Baton Rouge > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I, also, would LOVE to know the answer to that, as my 2nd g grandfather was part of the Rice (Reiss) /Born Hardware Co., Ltd., in New Orleans from 1854-1889 when he died. Kathy San Andreas, California -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of JUDY A RIFFEL Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 4:23 PM To: Orleans Subject: [LAORLEAN] New Orleans Notaries What notary might someone of German descent have been most likely to use in New Orleans in the 1850s and 1860s? I've been searching through the indexes online for possible activity, but so far, have had no luck finding the people I'm looking for. Will appreciate any suggestions. Judy Riffel Baton Rouge ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4904 - Release Date: 03/30/12

What notary might someone of German descent have been most likely to use in New Orleans in the 1850s and 1860s? I've been searching through the indexes online for possible activity, but so far, have had no luck finding the people I'm looking for. Will appreciate any suggestions. Judy Riffel Baton Rouge

My German ancestors used Abel Dreyfous in early 1860s. I don't believe his notarial acts are online. --- On Fri, 3/30/12, JUDY A RIFFEL <riffelj@bellsouth.net> wrote: > From: JUDY A RIFFEL <riffelj@bellsouth.net> > Subject: [LAORLEAN] New Orleans Notaries > To: "Orleans" <LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, March 30, 2012, 6:22 PM > What notary might someone of German > descent have been most likely to use in New Orleans in the > 1850s and 1860s? I've been searching through the indexes > online for possible activity, but so far, have had no luck > finding the people I'm looking for. Will appreciate any > suggestions. > > Judy Riffel > Baton Rouge > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >

Thanks Karen,   I was wondering if they were going to publish another volume of sacremental records.   I was so looking forward to it.   Sally From: Karen Riecke <ksriecke@bellsouth.net> To: "laorlean@rootsweb.com" <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 10:52 AM Subject: [LAORLEAN] NOLA Diocese records-Book Updates I just recieved this from my genealogical society. It's from the library here in Covington. Thought everyone would be interested. Karen   Hi all. I just got off the phone with NOLA Diocese. I asked them about the sacramental records. Currently, we have their books Volumes 1-19, which stops at year 1831. I asked if they would be putting out more editions. They stated that they will no longer be publishing any new genealogical material, and patrons must go through their website or via Mail to request specific sacramental records. The guidelines for assisted research can be found here: http://www.archdiocese-no.org/archives/genealogy.php With Regards, Ashley Marie Biggs Head, Genealogy Collection St. Tammany Parish Library, Covington Branch 985/893-6280 x 4 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I just recieved this from my genealogical society. It's from the library here in Covington. Thought everyone would be interested. Karen   Hi all. I just got off the phone with NOLA Diocese. I asked them about the sacramental records. Currently, we have their books Volumes 1-19, which stops at year 1831. I asked if they would be putting out more editions. They stated that they will no longer be publishing any new genealogical material, and patrons must go through their website or via Mail to request specific sacramental records. The guidelines for assisted research can be found here: http://www.archdiocese-no.org/archives/genealogy.php With Regards, Ashley Marie Biggs Head, Genealogy Collection St. Tammany Parish Library, Covington Branch 985/893-6280 x 4

Once Upon a Time is a fairy tale TV series. Very entertaining! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_%28TV_series%29 http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/once-upon-a-time Mariela Fernandez www.rojasspencer.com www.cubangenclub.org -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Cochran Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 11:11 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots, Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time Not being a great allocator to time in front of the TV, I seem to have missed out completely on "Once Upon a Time." When is it on, how frequently, and what station? Thanks............. Kathy in San Andreas, California -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Merle Ann Farrington Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:40 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots, Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time Me too, Jan. -------------------------------------------------- From: <jans884@bellsouth.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 6:53 AM To: "LAOrleans" <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots,Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time > Totally, agree, Cate, no way Harry Jr did not know what 'privateers' were. > And also agree that Dr. Gates is just a bit too condescending for me. > But still enjoyed the program, cause I am addicted to history and genealogy. > > Jan S - Orlando, FL > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer > Date: 03/27/12 23:38:28 > To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots,Who Do You Think You Are? > and Once Upon a Time > > One 'mo time trying to send this after being reconnected to group by > the Administrator > > Oh and by the way, no one can convince me that Harry Jr. didn't know > the meaning of the term "privateer" ... unless he slept through > grammar school at Isidore Newman School and high school at Jesuit, > which would in my opinion have been impossible given the top quality > of education and discipline provided by both institutions. Cate ;-} > > From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:01 AM > To: laorlean@rootsweb.com > Subject: Fw: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program > Didn't get a transmission on this so I'm sending again. I would also > like some DNA guidance. Cate ;-} > > From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:25 PM > To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com > Subject: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program All > of these kinds of "reality" programs are subject to the views of > producers, directors and editors to send their message. Personally, I > think both programs made all the subjects look "naïve" if not outright > dare I say it "dumb" ... especially when the prof., who always sounds > to me to be condescending when he does these programs, had all the > answers, which were quite limited in their scope. Yes, I know there > are time constraints with programming, but please, I can't believe the > Congressman never had any family history research done or knew > anything about his family history from family stories told around the > dinner table prior to this. They continued to live in the area of > Troy, AL. and I know my grandmother told me lots of family stories > (some true, some embellished or outright incorrect) which sparked my > family history interest and led me to find lots of information and hit > more than a few brick walls. And especially troubling to me, was when > Dr. Gates told Harry, Jr. about his g/g/grandfather's job on the > "docks of Mobile on the Mississippi river" ... at least that's what I > think I heard This is a factual error which never should have been > missed by the editors, Dr. Gates or Mr. Connick and made it into the > final cut. Mobile is in Alabama, the Mississippi river is not. I'm > going to watch the program again next time it's on to make sure I'm > not mis-reporting what was said. If I did misunderstand, I will let > you all know. If what I heard was what I think I heard, I'll forward > this email or a version hereof to Dr. Gates. > I like Who Do You Think You Are? better for entertainment value. But I > will continue to watch Finding Your Roots, albeit the later > broadcasts, because I love Once Upon A Time ... also a version of > family history research, but more entertaining to me than either of > the other two. > P.S. Carolyn Long ... should I italicize the program names or > underline them? > Cate;-} > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LAORLEAN-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 > LAORLEAN-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 LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. 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I also caught the part about the Connick ancestor working on the docks of the Mississippi in Mobile. I was curious about that myself. But I must say that I, like the Congressman, knew absolutely nothing about my mother's family when I began my search. In fact, I was given two incorrect surnames to search and didn't find out differently until after my grandmother had died. So it is believable that he had grown up around the dinner table not knowing anything about his family who lived and died in the same area. I didn't find that strange at all. I enjoyed both shows, but I really like "Who Do You Think You Are?" more. I look forward to more of both. Julie Hernandez ---- Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer <voiceofshe@hotmail.com> wrote: > One ‘mo time trying to send this after being reconnected to group by the Administrator Oh and by the way, no one can convince me that Harry Jr. didn’t know the meaning of the term “privateer” ... unless he slept through grammar school at Isidore Newman School and high school at Jesuit, which would in my opinion have been impossible given the top quality of education and discipline provided by both institutions. Cate ;-} From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:01 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Fw: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program Didn’t get a transmission on this so I’m sending again. I would also like some DNA guidance. Cate ;-} From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:25 PM To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com Subject: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program All of these kinds of “reality” programs are subject to the views of producers, directors and editors to send their message. Personally, I think both programs made all the subjects look “naïve” if not outright dare I say it “dumb” ... especially when the prof., who always sounds to me to be condescending when he does these programs, had all the answers, which were quite limited in their scope. Yes, I know there are time constraints with programming, but please, I can’t believe the Congressman never had any family history research done or knew anything about his family history from family stories told around the dinner table prior to this. They continued to live in the area of Troy, AL. and I know my grandmother told me lots of family stories (some true, some embellished or outright incorrect) which sparked my family history interest and led me to find lots of information and hit more than a few brick walls. And especially troubling to me, was when Dr. Gates to! ld Harry, Jr. about his g/g/grandfather’s job on the “docks of Mobile on the Mississippi river” ... at least that’s what I think I heard. This is a factual error which never should have been missed by the editors, Dr. Gates or Mr. Connick and made it into the final cut. Mobile is in Alabama, the Mississippi river is not. I’m going to watch the program again next time it’s on to make sure I’m not mis-reporting what was said. If I did misunderstand, I will let you all know. If what I heard was what I think I heard, I’ll forward this email or a version hereof to Dr. Gates. I like Who Do You Think You Are? better for entertainment value. But I will continue to watch Finding Your Roots, albeit the later broadcasts, because I love Once Upon A Time ... also a version of family history research, but more entertaining to me than either of the other two. P.S. Carolyn Long ... should I italicize the program names or underline them? Cate;-} ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you, Mariela! Kathy -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mariela Fernandez Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:24 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots, Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time Once Upon a Time is a fairy tale TV series. Very entertaining! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_%28TV_series%29 http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/once-upon-a-time Mariela Fernandez www.rojasspencer.com www.cubangenclub.org -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Cochran Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 11:11 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots, Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time Not being a great allocator to time in front of the TV, I seem to have missed out completely on "Once Upon a Time." When is it on, how frequently, and what station? Thanks............. Kathy in San Andreas, California -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Merle Ann Farrington Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:40 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots, Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time Me too, Jan. -------------------------------------------------- From: <jans884@bellsouth.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 6:53 AM To: "LAOrleans" <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots,Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time > Totally, agree, Cate, no way Harry Jr did not know what 'privateers' were. > And also agree that Dr. Gates is just a bit too condescending for me. > But still enjoyed the program, cause I am addicted to history and genealogy. > > Jan S - Orlando, FL > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer > Date: 03/27/12 23:38:28 > To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots,Who Do You Think You Are? > and Once Upon a Time > > One 'mo time trying to send this after being reconnected to group by > the Administrator > > Oh and by the way, no one can convince me that Harry Jr. didn't know > the meaning of the term "privateer" ... unless he slept through > grammar school at Isidore Newman School and high school at Jesuit, > which would in my opinion have been impossible given the top quality > of education and discipline provided by both institutions. Cate ;-} > > From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:01 AM > To: laorlean@rootsweb.com > Subject: Fw: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program > Didn't get a transmission on this so I'm sending again. I would also > like some DNA guidance. Cate ;-} > > From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:25 PM > To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com > Subject: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program All > of these kinds of "reality" programs are subject to the views of > producers, directors and editors to send their message. Personally, I > think both programs made all the subjects look "naïve" if not outright > dare I say it "dumb" ... especially when the prof., who always sounds > to me to be condescending when he does these programs, had all the > answers, which were quite limited in their scope. Yes, I know there > are time constraints with programming, but please, I can't believe the > Congressman never had any family history research done or knew > anything about his family history from family stories told around the > dinner table prior to this. They continued to live in the area of > Troy, AL. and I know my grandmother told me lots of family stories > (some true, some embellished or outright incorrect) which sparked my > family history interest and led me to find lots of information and hit > more than a few brick walls. And especially troubling to me, was when > Dr. Gates told Harry, Jr. about his g/g/grandfather's job on the > "docks of Mobile on the Mississippi river" ... at least that's what I > think I heard This is a factual error which never should have been > missed by the editors, Dr. Gates or Mr. Connick and made it into the > final cut. Mobile is in Alabama, the Mississippi river is not. I'm > going to watch the program again next time it's on to make sure I'm > not mis-reporting what was said. If I did misunderstand, I will let > you all know. If what I heard was what I think I heard, I'll forward > this email or a version hereof to Dr. Gates. > I like Who Do You Think You Are? better for entertainment value. But I > will continue to watch Finding Your Roots, albeit the later > broadcasts, because I love Once Upon A Time ... also a version of > family history research, but more entertaining to me than either of > the other two. > P.S. 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Gates did say that Mobile was on the Mississippi and I wondered as well why the editors of the program didn't pick that up. Sure wish I could find someone to research my family as well. Seeing Greg Osborne was a real treat. Judy Vinson ----- Original Message ----- From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 10:37 PM Subject: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots,Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time One ‘mo time trying to send this after being reconnected to group by the Administrator Oh and by the way, no one can convince me that Harry Jr. didn’t know the meaning of the term “privateer” ... unless he slept through grammar school at Isidore Newman School and high school at Jesuit, which would in my opinion have been impossible given the top quality of education and discipline provided by both institutions. Cate ;-} From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:01 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Fw: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program Didn’t get a transmission on this so I’m sending again. I would also like some DNA guidance. Cate ;-} From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:25 PM To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com Subject: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program All of these kinds of “reality” programs are subject to the views of producers, directors and editors to send their message. Personally, I think both programs made all the subjects look “naïve” if not outright dare I say it “dumb” ... especially when the prof., who always sounds to me to be condescending when he does these programs, had all the answers, which were quite limited in their scope. Yes, I know there are time constraints with programming, but please, I can’t believe the Congressman never had any family history research done or knew anything about his family history from family stories told around the dinner table prior to this. They continued to live in the area of Troy, AL. and I know my grandmother told me lots of family stories (some true, some embellished or outright incorrect) which sparked my family history interest and led me to find lots of information and hit more than a few brick walls. And especially troubling to me, was when Dr. Gates told Harry, Jr. about his g/g/grandfather’s job on the “docks of Mobile on the Mississippi river” ... at least that’s what I think I heard. This is a factual error which never should have been missed by the editors, Dr. Gates or Mr. Connick and made it into the final cut. Mobile is in Alabama, the Mississippi river is not. I’m going to watch the program again next time it’s on to make sure I’m not mis-reporting what was said. If I did misunderstand, I will let you all know. If what I heard was what I think I heard, I’ll forward this email or a version hereof to Dr. Gates. I like Who Do You Think You Are? better for entertainment value. But I will continue to watch Finding Your Roots, albeit the later broadcasts, because I love Once Upon A Time ... also a version of family history research, but more entertaining to me than either of the other two. P.S. Carolyn Long ... should I italicize the program names or underline them? Cate;-} ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Me too, Jan. -------------------------------------------------- From: <jans884@bellsouth.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 6:53 AM To: "LAOrleans" <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots,Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time > Totally, agree, Cate, no way Harry Jr did not know what 'privateers' were. > And also agree that Dr. Gates is just a bit too condescending for me. But > still enjoyed the program, cause I am addicted to history and genealogy. > > Jan S - Orlando, FL > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer > Date: 03/27/12 23:38:28 > To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots,Who Do You Think You Are? > and Once Upon a Time > > One 'mo time trying to send this after being reconnected to group by the > Administrator > > Oh and by the way, no one can convince me that Harry Jr. didn't know the > meaning of the term "privateer" ... unless he slept through grammar school > at Isidore Newman School and high school at Jesuit, which would in my > opinion have been impossible given the top quality of education and > discipline provided by both institutions. Cate ;-} > > From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:01 AM > To: laorlean@rootsweb.com > Subject: Fw: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program > Didn't get a transmission on this so I'm sending again. I would also like > some DNA guidance. Cate ;-} > > From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:25 PM > To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com > Subject: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program > All of these kinds of "reality" programs are subject to the views of > producers, directors and editors to send their message. Personally, I > think > both programs made all the subjects look "naïve" if not outright dare I > say > it "dumb" ... especially when the prof., who always sounds to me to be > condescending when he does these programs, had all the answers, which were > quite limited in their scope. Yes, I know there are time constraints with > programming, but please, I can't believe the Congressman never had any > family history research done or knew anything about his family history > from > family stories told around the dinner table prior to this. They continued > to > live in the area of Troy, AL. and I know my grandmother told me lots of > family stories (some true, some embellished or outright incorrect) which > sparked my family history interest and led me to find lots of information > and hit more than a few brick walls. And especially troubling to me, was > when Dr. Gates told Harry, Jr. about his g/g/grandfather's job on the > "docks > of Mobile on the Mississippi river" ... at least that's what I think I > heard > This is a factual error which never should have been missed by the > editors, > Dr. Gates or Mr. Connick and made it into the final cut. Mobile is in > Alabama, the Mississippi river is not. I'm going to watch the program > again > next time it's on to make sure I'm not mis-reporting what was said. If I > did > misunderstand, I will let you all know. If what I heard was what I think I > heard, I'll forward this email or a version hereof to Dr. Gates. > I like Who Do You Think You Are? better for entertainment value. But I > will > continue to watch Finding Your Roots, albeit the later broadcasts, because > I > love Once Upon A Time ... also a version of family history research, but > more entertaining to me than either of the other two. > P.S. Carolyn Long ... should I italicize the program names or underline > them? > Cate;-} > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LAORLEAN-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 > LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Not sure why there was a big search for the birth certificate of John Joseph Learson  - the ancestor of Branford Marsalis. Learson's 5 children with Myrthee Valentine are on the indiex NOVA put online from the State Archives indices. Could have gotten it in BR at the Archives.   Gene

Cate   It is available online for viewing - the one for Harry Connick and Branford Marsalis. I just listened to it and there is the "oops" you thought you heard - port of Mobile on the Mississippi River -- so inaccurate and incorrect.   Gene 

Totally, agree, Cate, no way Harry Jr did not know what 'privateers' were. And also agree that Dr. Gates is just a bit too condescending for me. But still enjoyed the program, cause I am addicted to history and genealogy. Jan S - Orlando, FL -------Original Message------- From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer Date: 03/27/12 23:38:28 To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots,Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time One ‘mo time trying to send this after being reconnected to group by the Administrator Oh and by the way, no one can convince me that Harry Jr. didn’t know the meaning of the term “privateer” ... unless he slept through grammar school at Isidore Newman School and high school at Jesuit, which would in my opinion have been impossible given the top quality of education and discipline provided by both institutions. Cate ;-} From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:01 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Fw: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program Didn’t get a transmission on this so I’m sending again. I would also like some DNA guidance. Cate ;-} From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:25 PM To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com Subject: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program All of these kinds of “reality” programs are subject to the views of producers, directors and editors to send their message. Personally, I think both programs made all the subjects look “naïve” if not outright dare I say it “dumb” ... especially when the prof., who always sounds to me to be condescending when he does these programs, had all the answers, which were quite limited in their scope. Yes, I know there are time constraints with programming, but please, I can’t believe the Congressman never had any family history research done or knew anything about his family history from family stories told around the dinner table prior to this. They continued to live in the area of Troy, AL. and I know my grandmother told me lots of family stories (some true, some embellished or outright incorrect) which sparked my family history interest and led me to find lots of information and hit more than a few brick walls. And especially troubling to me, was when Dr. Gates told Harry, Jr. about his g/g/grandfather’s job on the “docks of Mobile on the Mississippi river” ... at least that’s what I think I heard This is a factual error which never should have been missed by the editors, Dr. Gates or Mr. Connick and made it into the final cut. Mobile is in Alabama, the Mississippi river is not. I’m going to watch the program again next time it’s on to make sure I’m not mis-reporting what was said. If I did misunderstand, I will let you all know. If what I heard was what I think I heard, I’ll forward this email or a version hereof to Dr. Gates. I like Who Do You Think You Are? better for entertainment value. But I will continue to watch Finding Your Roots, albeit the later broadcasts, because I love Once Upon A Time ... also a version of family history research, but more entertaining to me than either of the other two. P.S. Carolyn Long ... should I italicize the program names or underline them? Cate;-} ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Not being a great allocator to time in front of the TV, I seem to have missed out completely on "Once Upon a Time." When is it on, how frequently, and what station? Thanks............. Kathy in San Andreas, California -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Merle Ann Farrington Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:40 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots, Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time Me too, Jan. -------------------------------------------------- From: <jans884@bellsouth.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 6:53 AM To: "LAOrleans" <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots,Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time > Totally, agree, Cate, no way Harry Jr did not know what 'privateers' were. > And also agree that Dr. Gates is just a bit too condescending for me. > But still enjoyed the program, cause I am addicted to history and genealogy. > > Jan S - Orlando, FL > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer > Date: 03/27/12 23:38:28 > To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots,Who Do You Think You Are? > and Once Upon a Time > > One 'mo time trying to send this after being reconnected to group by > the Administrator > > Oh and by the way, no one can convince me that Harry Jr. didn't know > the meaning of the term "privateer" ... unless he slept through > grammar school at Isidore Newman School and high school at Jesuit, > which would in my opinion have been impossible given the top quality > of education and discipline provided by both institutions. Cate ;-} > > From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:01 AM > To: laorlean@rootsweb.com > Subject: Fw: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program > Didn't get a transmission on this so I'm sending again. I would also > like some DNA guidance. Cate ;-} > > From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:25 PM > To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com > Subject: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program All > of these kinds of "reality" programs are subject to the views of > producers, directors and editors to send their message. Personally, I > think both programs made all the subjects look "naïve" if not outright > dare I say it "dumb" ... especially when the prof., who always sounds > to me to be condescending when he does these programs, had all the > answers, which were quite limited in their scope. Yes, I know there > are time constraints with programming, but please, I can't believe the > Congressman never had any family history research done or knew > anything about his family history from family stories told around the > dinner table prior to this. They continued to live in the area of > Troy, AL. and I know my grandmother told me lots of family stories > (some true, some embellished or outright incorrect) which sparked my > family history interest and led me to find lots of information and hit > more than a few brick walls. And especially troubling to me, was when > Dr. Gates told Harry, Jr. about his g/g/grandfather's job on the > "docks of Mobile on the Mississippi river" ... at least that's what I > think I heard This is a factual error which never should have been > missed by the editors, Dr. Gates or Mr. Connick and made it into the > final cut. Mobile is in Alabama, the Mississippi river is not. I'm > going to watch the program again next time it's on to make sure I'm > not mis-reporting what was said. If I did misunderstand, I will let > you all know. If what I heard was what I think I heard, I'll forward > this email or a version hereof to Dr. Gates. > I like Who Do You Think You Are? better for entertainment value. But I > will continue to watch Finding Your Roots, albeit the later > broadcasts, because I love Once Upon A Time ... also a version of > family history research, but more entertaining to me than either of > the other two. > P.S. Carolyn Long ... should I italicize the program names or > underline them? > Cate;-} > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LAORLEAN-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 > LAORLEAN-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 LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4898 - Release Date: 03/27/12

Jan,   My thoughts exactly about Dr Gates and history and genealogy.   Sally -Louisana From: "jans884@bellsouth.net" <jans884@bellsouth.net> To: LAOrleans <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:53 AM Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots, Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time Totally, agree, Cate, no way Harry Jr did not know what 'privateers' were. And also agree that Dr. Gates is just a bit too condescending for me.  But still enjoyed the program, cause I am addicted to history and genealogy. Jan S - Orlando, FL -------Original Message------- From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer Date: 03/27/12 23:38:28 To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAORLEAN] Regarding Finding Your Roots,Who Do You Think You Are? and Once Upon a Time One ‘mo time trying to send this after being reconnected to group by the Administrator Oh and by the way, no one can convince me that Harry Jr. didn’t know the meaning of the term “privateer” ... unless he slept through grammar school at Isidore Newman School and high school at Jesuit, which would in my opinion have been impossible given the top quality of education and discipline provided by both institutions. Cate ;-} From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 12:01 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Fw: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program Didn’t get a transmission on this so I’m sending again. I would also like some DNA guidance. Cate ;-} From: Cate Schweitzer-Toepfer Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:25 PM To: LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com Subject: This is Cate not the Spammer - Finding Your Roots program All of these kinds of “reality” programs are subject to the views of producers, directors and editors to send their message. Personally, I think both programs made all the subjects look “naïve” if not outright dare I say it “dumb” ... especially when the prof., who always sounds to me to be condescending when he does these programs, had all the answers, which were quite limited in their scope. Yes, I know there are time constraints with programming, but please, I can’t believe the Congressman never had any family history research done or knew anything about his family history from family stories told around the dinner table prior to this. They continued to live in the area of Troy, AL. and I know my grandmother told me lots of family stories (some true, some embellished or outright incorrect) which sparked my family history interest and led me to find lots of information and hit more than a few brick walls. And especially troubling to me, was when Dr. Gates told Harry, Jr. about his g/g/grandfather’s job on the “docks of Mobile on the Mississippi river” ... at least that’s what I think I heard This is a factual error which never should have been missed by the editors, Dr. Gates or Mr. Connick and made it into the final cut. Mobile is in Alabama, the Mississippi river is not. I’m going to watch the program again next time it’s on to make sure I’m not mis-reporting what was said. If I did misunderstand, I will let you all know. If what I heard was what I think I heard, I’ll forward this email or a version hereof to Dr. Gates. I like Who Do You Think You Are? better for entertainment value. But I will continue to watch Finding Your Roots, albeit the later broadcasts, because I love Once Upon A Time ... also a version of family history research, but more entertaining to me than either of the other two. P.S. Carolyn Long ... should I italicize the program names or underline them? Cate;-} ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-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 LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message