Article below snipped from the Eastman newsletter: Please scroll down to the article. (I wanted to leave some of Eastman's headings.) The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2000 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. >Date: 6 Aug 2000 17:29:36 -0000 >From: "Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter" <[email protected]> >Subject: Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter > >Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - http://www.rootscomputing.com > > ========================================================== > > Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter > > A Weekly Summary of Events and > Topics of Interest to Online Genealogists > > Vol. 5 No. 32 - August 5, 2000 > > This newsletter is sponsored by Ancestry.com, > a leader in providing print and electronic > research information to genealogists. > > To learn about Ancestry.com's > state-of-the-art online genealogy databases > and other fine products, > visit the company's three Internet properties, > MyFamily.com, Ancestry.com, and FamilyHistory.com > > Past issues of this Newsletter > are available at: >http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/d_p_1_archive.asp > > ========================================================== > >Copyright (C) 2000 by Richard W. 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All rights reserved. > >If you do contact any of the companies or societies mentioned in >this newsletter, please tell them that you read about their >services in this newsletter. > >============================================================ > >IN THIS ISSUE: > >- Bygones for Windows and Macintosh >- NGS Announces Rubincam Youth Award >- Identity Restored to 100,000 Louisiana Slaves >- Burton Historical Collection Closed Until October 15 >- GENTECH 2001 Exhibitor Information Now Available >- My Speech in Boston >- Family Date Reminders On Your Pager >- Update on 1921 Newfoundland Online Census Project >- Update on "African American Genealogy, A Bibliography and Guide to >Sources" >- Ellis Island Buildings Restoration Grant >- From the Mailbox >- Cadillac Was No Hero >- Upcoming Events > >============================================================ > >============================================================ > > - Identity Restored to 100,000 Louisiana Slaves > >Researching black genealogy has always been a challenge. Alex >Halley obviously had great success, documented in his famous book, >"Roots." However, many would-be black genealogists become >discouraged when they learn that Halley spent years doing research >to find all those ancestors. Information about pre-1865 blacks has >not been well documented and often is not easily obtainable. Now, >however, detailed information about thousands of Louisiana slaves >is available on CD-ROM. Thanks to years of painstaking work by >Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, a 71-year-old historian who lives in New >Orleans, an enormous amount of information is coming to light >about the captives who were brought to Louisiana in the 18th and >19th centuries. > >The New York Times ran a major article recently detailing Hall's >15 years spent in the courthouses of Louisiana, as well as in >archives in Spain, France and Texas, seeking all records of slave >transactions and entering them into laptop computers. Aided by >several research assistants, she amassed computerized records on >more than 100,000 slaves -- the largest collection of individual >slave information ever assembled -- and in March the Louisiana >State University Press published the documents as a searchable >database on a CD-ROM. > >To read the full article, go to: >http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/073000la-slaves.html > > >============================================================ > > - Burton Historical Collection Closed Until October 15 > >One of the mid-West's largest genealogy collections will be closed >for the next two months. The Burton Historical Collection, part of >the Detroit Public Library system, houses a great collection of >genealogy books and other records of interest. This great resource >came close to disaster. However, the library was well prepared for >the forces of nature. > >The following announcement was released this week by the Detroit >Public Library: > > As Detroit's storm drains overflowed during last Friday's > downpour, water entered Main Library at the A-level basement. > Many books, government documents, magazines and photograph > collections are stored on A and B basement levels. The water > -- approximately 1-2 inches in depth -- spread across A- level > finding cracks in the floor and seeped down to the Library's > B-level. Fortunately, the library was prepared. > > Bill Martin, Library Security Guard, discovered the water > during routine rounds the evening of July 28, 2000 at 8:34 > p.m. Sandra Clemons, Deputy Director said, "Water is not > something we are used to seeing in libraries, but we were > prepared and took immediate action to preserve our collections > and maintain public service. Main Library opened its doors to > the public Saturday morning and the clean up began." > > Maurice Wheeler, Library Director, complimented library staff > stating, "Throughout this ordeal staff made excellent > decisions at every step in the process. They worked long > hours and responded to every request, without question." > Water and humidity are not friends of books and identifying > damaged materials was done immediately. > > After the water was extracted from A and B levels, Document > Reprocessors, a company that specializes in repairing damaged > books and library materials, moved in to identify damaged > materials for restoration. Document Reprocessors is known and > respected throughout the library and archive preservation > fields for their freeze-drying restoration process. Books and > other materials from the Burton Historical Collection, > Sociology and Economics and Technology and Science > departments, including government documents, will be frozen > and taken to New York for processing. > > Because of the damage the Burton Historical Collection will be > closed until October 15, 2000. Assistant Director for Main > Library, Jon Cawthorne, stated, "Library archivists will take > this opportunity to inventory the library's special holdings. > We recognize this closure will inconvenience our many > customers who use the Burton Collection, but ultimately this > will improve access to genealogy, local history, photos and > rare materials. > > "Although the damaged books, documents and materials will be > inaccessible for a short period of time," stated Sandra > Clemons, "we have been assured that all of our materials will > be restored for public use." > > The Detroit Public Library has 24 branches and is a member of > Detroit Associated Library Network (DALNET), a consortium > consisting of 21 other specialized and academic library > systems. > > The Detroit Public Library's Main Library serves as a state > resource because of its special collections and services and > the extensive reference and historical collections maintained > in a variety of subject departments. 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From: www.randywillis.org The Willis Family's Earliest Connection to the Strother Family in Louisiana Francis Strother was born about 1823 in Louisiana; his wife Mary S. Strother was born about 1827 in Louisiana. They are listed in the 1850 Rapides Parish, La. Census (household 661) with four children: Martha Strother(age 8), Elizabeth Strother (age 6), Solomon Strother (age 5), and Mary Ann Strother (age 3). It is very interesting to note that the following are ALL neighbors in 1850 with Francis & Mary Strother mentioned above. Pay special attention to the household numbers. 1) Agerton Willis; Rev. Joseph Willis' eldest son born about 1785 (household 660). 2) William Strother born about 1817 and married to Mary Willis born about 1826 and in the same household is another Mary Willis [Rev. Joseph Willis' daughter] born about 1787. She is also the mother of William Strother's wife Mary (659). 3) Joseph Willis, Jr.; born about 1792; A son of Rev. Joseph Willis (658). 4) Lemuel Willis born about 1812; A son of Rev. Joseph Willis (657). [Note not born by the 1850 Census: Caroline Willis Strother (1855-1931) and a daughter of Lemuel Willis & granddaughter of Rev. Joseph Willis married John Houston Strother, Sr. (1852-1926). His father was Alexander Strother]. 5) John Strother born about 1820 who is married to Eliza Willis born about 1818 (654). Eliza is Agerton Willis' daughter and a granddaughter of Rev. Joseph Willis. She is also a sister to Rev. Daniel H. Willis. 6) William Willis born in 1804; A son of Rev. Joseph Willis (653). 7) Joseph P. Willis; Rev. Joseph Willis' grandson and a son of Joseph Willis, Jr. (652). 8) Richard Strother born about 1806 and also in the same household a Sally Strother born about 1787 in South Carolina (651). She could be Richard's mother. Notes: Eliza Willis (born about 1818) is Agerton Willis' daughter and a sister to Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr. Agerton Willis' son Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr.'s two eldest daughters were named Eliza born about 1842 and Mary Jane born about 1845. I believe he named these two daughters after the elder Eliza Willis and Mary Willis. Family tradition from my family states that Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr.'s sister would read the Bible while he preached because he was blind in his later years. Rev. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Sr. was born in 1817; a year before his sister Eliza Willis Strother. I would appreciate your comments on the above observations! Randy Willis [email protected] www.randywillis.org

Thanks for looking. Carolyn [email protected] wrote: > Carolyn: > Not one Corbett in the Vernon Books.

Gone - But Not Forgotten, Cemetery of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Vol. II, by Mary Parker Partain and her niece, Jane Parker McManus, 1992. P. 96 - Holloway Methodist Cemetery, also known as Slay Cemetery, located north of Red River off La. Hwy. 28 turning East on Hickory Grove Road for .3 mile and turning North on Slay Cemetery Road for .2 mile to the end of the road. Nicy Corbitt Daniel 3 Oct 1849 / 21 Jul 1909 Wife of T.B. Daniel "In life beloved, in death lamented" Erected by her loving son, J.W. Daniel This is the only Corbett of any variant spelling appearing in the every name index of the 4-volume set. We anxiously await the printing of Volume 5, which according to Mary P. Partain is to include updated and additional info of that appearing in the previous 4 volumes (contributed by the many readers and users of this major contribution to the world of genealogy) and tombstone inscriptions from cemeteries in other parishes bordering Rapides. There were a few early Corbett settlers in Catahoula Parish. Check out the on-line LaGenWeb Archives using the USGenWeb Search Engine at URL then just type in the surname you want to search and then select a State by clicking once in the circle to the left of the 2-letter postal abbreviation for that State to mark it, then click the Search button and have a great day utilizing the text files contributed by many persons from various backgrounds and residences, but with family ties to or interest in Louisiana. When you are through, think about something that you may have in your files, that you haven't seen anywhere else in webland and can be contributed in text format through the Archive Manager for a particular Parish in Louisiana or County in other States. Happy Hunting to all ! Houston

Carolyn: Not one Corbett in the Vernon Books.

Faye, I'm trying to find James M Corbett, born about 1848, do not have a date of death or place. Just thought maybe.... Appreciate your help. Thanks, Carolyn [email protected] [email protected] wrote: > If you need any lookups in the cemetery books by Jane I will be happy to look. > Faye

I would be interested in corresponding with any descendant of the Francis L. Peart family of Rapides Parish, Louisiana who were residents there in the latter half of the 1800s. Francis L. Peart died Jan 15 1906 and his wife Martha Ann Peart died Jan 14 1921. They are buried in the Peart cemetery whose description was submitted recently by Jane McManus. W. Art Morgan, [email protected]

I know personally how devastating it can be to loose your data. Of course we keep the hard copy but what we have in the compute is so important. I too have a Dell, so does my cousin and my sister. Love it. Love the fact that I can call them and they are patient and kind. I called and ordered it and had everything I could think of put on it. I did get a rewritable CD on it and can back up to that and I have a zip drive too. I would suggest a USB port on the front to connect a camera too. I am going to give a site here that is excellent for all kind of computer questions and things. They have a show that I watch on cable tv and love it for teaching me computer stuff. http://www.zdtv.com/zdtv/callforhelp/ You can email the people and they will help you. Leo is the name of the man that is on the show. Try the site and bookmark it. [email protected] is the email address. Elaine

Perry, There are quite a number of Dorseys in the Alexandria area. I pastor a church in Pineville and we have some Dorseys in membership. I'll try to remember to check with them concerning Curtis Callahan Dorsey. (All the Dorseys I know are African- American.) > The most elusive of the bunch is CURTIS CALLAHAN DORSEY. We can > track him to the 1900 Census living with Roy Olliver and cUTIS' son > (although living with the maternal grandmother Judy or Judith > Maunal) CURTIS CALLAHAN DORSEY JR. > > The Sr. Dorsey is supposed to have left Rapides for Washington, D.C. for > one of the higest ranking jobs there with the Postal Service for African > Americans. However it is believed he poisoned to get him out of that job. > HIs wife Minnie Dorsey (formally a Jackson and Williams) attended the > Funeral in D.C. sometime between 1920 and 1929 however we have not been > able to find a record of his death. Social Security was not enfporce at > that time so thats a dead end. There you have it at least as much as I do. Buddy Martin -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Lawrence "Buddy" Martin email: [email protected] Web: http://www.ChristianChallenge.org

Oops. I didn't mean to send this to the list. Sorry about that. Faye

Hi Cindi in Baltimore, I have a Dell and am quite happy with it. It was a little pricey but I have been very satisfied with the performance. My husband is using a Compaq and he likes it. It was one of the Costco bargains. Costco has a very good return policy if you are not satisfied. I have heard some horror stories about Gateway but I really don't know. The thing I suggest is to get either a zip drive or a cd rewriter so that you can back up your files easily. I backup about every few weeks. I also suggest that you back up your files and give a copy to your grown children, or other responsible adult to keep in case of fire, heaven forbid. At any rate, there is so much work that goes into the research, so sad to lose it. I don't know about how to retrieve the information, but I understand that you can sometimes send your hard drive away and have it done. I would call my local computer store and talk to the real computer gurus, they may have some advice. So sorry for your trouble. Sammie Ford ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 3:03 PM Subject: [LARAPIDE] NGI/not genealogy--Do we have any computer whizzes? > Hi all, > > My computer went belly up recently and I'm devastated. For one thing, they > say they can't retrieve my files (NOT BACKED UP!!! DUH!!!) and for another, > it's not logical to fix it. So... > A) does anyone know about retrieving data? and > B) does anyone have any suggestions about a replacement (good memory, > scanner, color printer, graphics ability, surge protection...). I know this > is all wide open--need some concrete info about buying a system that's > compatible with itself (I've had SO many problems), and can handle all the > data I hope to recover (or replace! I'll be asking for help with that again > too, folks...) Dell? Gateway? Best Buy? other??? I'm really pretty > computer-challenged. I USE it, but I don't UNDERSTAND it... > > And if anyone is waiting for an answer from me, I'm really sorry! All I'm > doing is forwarding mail to myself when I get a chance to get on someone > else's computer. I know I've lost some (after 30 days--how do I adjust > that?), but hopefully most of it is in reserve for someday... > > thanks (sigh), > Cyndi in Baltimore >

Would you please lookup these McQUAIN's (all after 1880); Andrew Oliver Rachal Julia Nettie William Andrew,Jr. Prater, Jr. Rachal Jennie Memphis Liddey George Joseph Fanny Winney This is so very much appreciated. Thank you in advance! Robert E. Broome,Sr. At 05:09 PM 8/3/00 -0400, [email protected] wrote: >If you need any lookups in the cemetery books by Jane I will be happy to look. >Faye

Perry: Maybe I misunderstood. I have Vernon Cemeteries but Vernon use to be part of Rapides. There are a couple of Manuel and Oliver's in Vernon but you can find the Rapides cemeteries on line if you go to the Rapides site. Faye

Hi all, My computer went belly up recently and I'm devastated. For one thing, they say they can't retrieve my files (NOT BACKED UP!!! DUH!!!) and for another, it's not logical to fix it. So... A) does anyone know about retrieving data? and B) does anyone have any suggestions about a replacement (good memory, scanner, color printer, graphics ability, surge protection...). I know this is all wide open--need some concrete info about buying a system that's compatible with itself (I've had SO many problems), and can handle all the data I hope to recover (or replace! I'll be asking for help with that again too, folks...) Dell? Gateway? Best Buy? other??? I'm really pretty computer-challenged. I USE it, but I don't UNDERSTAND it... And if anyone is waiting for an answer from me, I'm really sorry! All I'm doing is forwarding mail to myself when I get a chance to get on someone else's computer. I know I've lost some (after 30 days--how do I adjust that?), but hopefully most of it is in reserve for someday... thanks (sigh), Cyndi in Baltimore

Would you kindly look to see if there is: Roy Olliver/Oliver Lucy Olliver/Oliver Judy Manual All after 1870. Thank you, Perry

We are in need of advice and assistance. Peter Marion Lee resided in Alexandria, LA in 1850 in the Robertson household. He was 17 and was working as a clerk in the Robertson store. In 1860 he lived in Alexandria, occupation dentist, with his wife Eleanor Walter of Maryland; and his children Walter, Annie Rebecca, and Mary. We found him in New Orleans in 1880, occupation dentist, residing with his family. He does not appear in the 1890 census in New Orleans; though his wife is listed, but not as a widow. We have been unable to find his birth place, other than LA; his parents; marriage date; death date or where he was buried. We do know he was born in LA about about 1833. If anyone can help locate information we would appreciate receiving it. We have searched what seems to be every cemetery in LA. He is not buried with his wife in New Orleans. What school would he have attended for dentistry? Perhaps somewhere in Maryland, since his wife is from Maryland. Thank you for any and all help. June

If you need any lookups in the cemetery books by Jane I will be happy to look. Faye

Recent uploads to the Louisiana USGenWeb Archives edited to include only the Rapides Parish data. >From: [email protected] >Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 11:06:59 EDT >Subject: [LAGENWEB] Daily Uploaded Files - July 25, 26, 2000 >To: [email protected] > >Tuesday -- July 25, 2000 >New files between Mon, 24 Jul 2000, at 2:10 AM and Tue, 25 Jul 2000, at 2:10 >AM >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/cemeteries/osborn.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/cemeteries/paul.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/cemeteries/peart.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/cemeteries/peniel.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/cemeteries/philadel.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/cemeteries/pinegrove.txt > >Wednesday -- July 26, 2000 >New files between Tue, 25 Jul 2000, at 2:10 AM and Wed, 26 Jul 2000, at 2:10 >AM >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/cemeteries/robert.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/cemeteries/pleasant.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/cemeteries/rockyhill.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/cemeteries/stafford.txt

Recent uploads to the Louisiana USGenWeb Archives edited to include only the Rapides Parish data. >From: [email protected] >Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 07:15:20 EDT >Subject: [LAGENWEB] Daily Uploaded Files - August 03, 2000: >To: [email protected] > >Thursday -- August 03, 2000 >New files between Wed, 02 Aug 2000, at 2:10 AM and Thu, 03 Aug 2000, at 2:10 >AM > >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/rapides/cemeteries/craig.txt

Thanks Barbara for all the information and suggestions. I will check them out one by one. Perry