Betty, There are two state parks in the area. Lake Claiborne State Park at Homer (318) 927-2976 or 1-888-677-2524 Lake D'Arbonne State Park at Farmerville (318)368-2086 or 1-888-677-5200 Bernice is about half way between Farmerville and Homer. I know from personal experience that Lake Claiborne is a beautiful state park and I highly recommend that park. I have not had the privilege of visiting Lake D'Arbonne State Park so I cannot say anything about that particular park. Gaylon L Powell Austin, Texas [email protected] Betty J. Cox wrote: > I really want to come... don't have any idea if it would be possible as > I live in CA. I'm thinking, though, that I have the money for gas and I > could put the camper shell on the old pick-up truck, load up my camping > gear and my choclate lab for company and security as I traveled... > Now, I could bring a covered dish cooked on the old camp stove... no > problem. But my question is... would there be a place for a retired > park ranger and her dog to stay? Might even be able to bring the > "connection" to UP (my husband) if he could get some vacation time > <<<grin>>>!!! > > Love this list!!!! BJ

Betty and everyone: I am sure that there are many places camp and the Corps of Engineers has a very nice RV/camp ground in Felsenthal. It is only several years old and has RV hook-ups, rest rooms, and even a boat launch nearby. Felsenthal is just over the Arkansas state line between Strong and Hutting. For those who don't like to cook or would prefer to buy something, there is a large Super Wal-Mart with a full grocery/bakery/deli in El Dorado. I like the pot luck idea but we are still going to need plates, forks, spoons, cups, ice, drinks etc. I think we need an idea of how many people we are talking about before we can decide if we all bring our own, assign these items to individuals or collect a fee to cover them. By the way, I hope to get to the family group sheet soon. We are in the process of buying a new house and selling our current house. We just got an offer on our house so hopefully we will get moved in to the new one before Christmas and I can concentrate on genealogy stuff. I can bring a portable computer but I am not sure how much we will need it since everyone who is on this list can already easily exchange information. Do we expect individuals not on the list to show up with computer disks? If so maybe we should just encourage them to get on-line. Sue "Betty J. Cox" wrote: > I really want to come... don't have any idea if it would be possible as > I live in CA. I'm thinking, though, that I have the money for gas and I > could put the camper shell on the old pick-up truck, load up my camping > gear and my choclate lab for company and security as I traveled... > Now, I could bring a covered dish cooked on the old camp stove... no > problem. But my question is... would there be a place for a retired > park ranger and her dog to stay? Might even be able to bring the > "connection" to UP (my husband) if he could get some vacation time > <<<grin>>>!!! > > Love this list!!!! BJ

I really want to come... don't have any idea if it would be possible as I live in CA. I'm thinking, though, that I have the money for gas and I could put the camper shell on the old pick-up truck, load up my camping gear and my choclate lab for company and security as I traveled... Now, I could bring a covered dish cooked on the old camp stove... no problem. But my question is... would there be a place for a retired park ranger and her dog to stay? Might even be able to bring the "connection" to UP (my husband) if he could get some vacation time <<<grin>>>!!! Love this list!!!! BJ

That probably would be good for the folks who are coming in from WAY off. I will be coming from Lake Charles and it would take a little "doing" on my part, but could be done. My good old standby pecan pie travels very well! ;o) Another suggestion is that the folks who are coming from a distance too far could chip in and we could buy the meat, rolls, plates, drinks, etc and that could be their contribution. I really like the idea of a less formal/ less time constrained atmosphere of a pot luck somewhere that we could take our time about getting out. In a restaurant we would be able to stay only a couple of hours. Just my thoughts and ramblings. Jan At 11:17 PM 11/15/1998 -0800, Karen Kueteman wrote: >Louis, >That is a good point. Perhaps a reserved meal at a local restaurant would >be better than a covered dish. Any input from anyone else on that? >Karen > >

Hello list! I have been lurking for some time, but I do want to be included in the reunion. My information is as follows: My 3g-grandparents are: Walter Daniel WHITE, b: abt 1833 AL, d: unknown date & place, m: abt 1873? unknown place to Corinne Elizabeth CROSSWELL b: abt 1847 AR, d: unknown date and place. Known children: 1) Margrette b: abt 1873 LA 2) Nancy "Carrie" Caroline (my 2g-grandmother) b: 14 Apr 1874 Farmersville, Union Parish, LA d: 17 July 1957 Lufkin, Angelina County, TX m: abt 1893 unk place to Daniel James HENDERSON b: 19 Dec 1870 AL d: 30 Oct 1943 Lufkin, Angelina County, TX 3) John A. b: abt 1876 LA 4) Mary A. b: abt 1878 LA 5) Ida A. b: abt 1880 LA 1880 (taken 10 June 1880) Ward No.3, Union Parish, Louisiana - E.D. #87, Page 23, Family #200 (line#7) White, Walter D.,w, m, 44, head, Farming, AL,TN,SC White, Corinne E.,w,f,33,wife,Keeping House,ARK,TN,AL White, Margrett E.,w,f,7,daughter, LA,AL,ARK White, Nancy C., w,f,6,daughter, LA,AL,ARK White, John A.,w,m,4,son, LA,AL,ARK White, Mary A.,w,f,2,daughter, LA,AL,ARK White, Ida A.,w,f,5/12,(Jan*)daughter, LA,AL,ARK Crosswell, Elizabeth E.,w,f,55,mother-in-law,Keeping House, AL,NC,SC Smith, Nekajh M.,w,f,29,sister-in-law, ARK,TN,AL (first name difficult to read) Smith, Wm.W.,w,m,8,nephew, LA,GA,ARK Smith, Henry L.,w,m,4,nephew, LA,GA,ARK *census question was: "If born this census year, please give the month." This is as far back as I have gotten so far. I seem to be stuck. If this sounds familiar to anyone, please let me hear from you. Thank you! -Carla Karbowski Clifton email: [email protected]

Don, No date has been set yet, Karen is back and was commenting on recommendations for the Reunion. Louis

My name is Barbara Logan. I am fairly new to this list. I am a descendant of the following line from Union Parish. I would love to get in contact with other descendants to share information. GGGGrandpa 1. David NOLAN 1824 - 1891 + (1) Catherine Cornelia WORTHINGTON ? - 1863 GGGrandpa 2. Joseph C. NOLAN 1850 - 1920 + (1) Sarah AARON 1853 - 1877 GGrandpa 3. William M. NOLAN 1875 - 1914 + Sarah Lavinie AULD 1883 - 1965 Grandma 4. Lillie Mae NOLAN 1902 - 1983 + Robert Lee DAVIDSON 1900 - 1993 + (2) Dolly Ardella AARON 1860 - 1878 + (3) Parnelia Louisa-Levenski WARD 1860 - 1902 + (4) Lida Dinna CARTER #3. William and Lavinie Auld Nolan moved to Bradley County AR., where #4. Lillie Mae was born, married, raised her family and died. My mom is one of their seven daughters. GGGGrandpa 1. James Wesley AULD 1824 - 1891 + Sarah STOKES GGGrandpa 2. John W. AULD 1854 - Abt. 1903 + (1) Jane B. "Jenny" JOHNSON 1853 - Abt. 1903 GGrandma 3. Sarah Lavinie AULD 1883 - 1965 + William M. NOLAN 1875 - 1914 Grandma 4. Lillie Mae NOLAN 1902 - 1983 + Robert Lee DAVIDSON 1900 - 1993 Barbara Logan <[email protected]> or <[email protected]> http://www.alaska.net/~dlogan ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Louis, That is a good point. Perhaps a reserved meal at a local restaurant would be better than a covered dish. Any input from anyone else on that? Karen

I agree that the swap meet sounds like a great idea but for a first time event for so many of us who don't even know one another it is asking a lot to do something like this in such a short period of time. I like the idea of a covered dish or some kind of food and get to know each other. Then we can plan for the swap meet in the next year. Those who still live in UP could begin to gather data such as that Roy outlined and the planning could be part of our get-together. I can do flyers when all the details are worked out to send to various genealogical societes in each of our areas and the genealogy libraries. After spending a month in UP in September, I can say that there are not that many places to find to eat. We just aren't blessed with many large "cities" as most of us know them. I don't know about catering. My mother, God love her, doesn't think anything is fit to eat unless it is deep fried. There is a place in Spearsville that does a seafood buffet on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. It is all the FRIED fish, shrimp, oysters, frog legs, fries, hush puppies, etc. along with a salad bar, dessert and coffee or tea you can eat for one set price. How many people are we talking about here? The place would probably hold more than a 100. Just an idea - there are probably several of these and one may be in a more centrally located area. What cemetery tour are we talking about here? We have Pisgah, Shiloh, Bethel, Beech Grove - these are high on my priority list. Others of you have Union Grove and others I cannot remember now. Of course, my family thinks I am weird anyway for enjoying tramping over any cemetery. Ruth Stout In Soggy Southeast Texas

Karen, The idea of a covered dish is all right, but what about those who will be coming from a distance and have no way of preparing a dish to bring. Is there not a place that serves meals that each could pay for and let us meet? Of course, I will be staying in Strong (not that far) and could easily bring food from my mothers. But there will be others coming from a distance. Any ideas? Louis

Roy, and all on the list, I am back in town. My 1 week visit turned into 2 weeks!! As a matter of fact, it is going to turn into the rest of my life. I will be moving, probably before the first of the year. I liked all the suggestions Roy came up with, but for a first time event, I am in favor of keeping it as simple as possible. A swapmeet sounds like a lot of fun, but also a lot of work. I would hate to see a handful of volunteers do a mountain of work and be disappointed by the turnout. I think the cemetery tour and the covered dish supper sound wonderful, and just a place to sit around and chat and mingle and enjoy good company. How about it, list? Roy has done a great job, here. Let's sound off on what we want to see happen!! Later, Karen

Debi, I just found this marriage listing: Thomas Ansley to Mary Redden December 28, 1835 Warren Co. GA. Is this your family? David Redden was also from GA before moving to Shelby AL before 1830 and then to UP in 1841. So maybe there is a connection so where...

Hello, Scott-- Gale L. gave me your name. My ancestor Joseph F. Wise m Carolina Lambright, sister to your Josephine, both d/o George Lambright Jr. and Jane Anding. Please contact me. I do not have your e-mail address. Ann Harper Bonner [email protected]

Hi! Here is a link to most state offices in LA. The clerk of court addresses and State Archives address is here also. I have received everything I requested from State Archives within two weeks including pension, military and death cert. Hope this is helpful! <A HREF="http://www.vitalrec.com/la.html">Vital Records Information - Louisiana</A> Debi

After posting my first message, I found the URL's posted for the records I needed. THANKS! Don't over look this valuable resource. I ordered the documents for my great-grandmother's request for a pension based on her third husband's service - not in my direct line. From this document, I was able to ascertain that he was receiving a pension for service in the Creek Indian wars and that she was now receiving this pension (a princely $8 per month) so the confederate one was denied. Then it was off to the National Archives which yielded me a bonanza of information. From those documents I found the dates of her first two marriages, the death dates of both husbands (one my great grandfather), notarized statements from men of the community who had known her and the other husbands and attested to their uprightness in the community and their birth and death dates. Also, because her last pension check was received at Shiloh post office after her death and the postmaster sent it back with request for instructions I was able to find her death date which I had not found so far. Yes, most interesting reading. I also think I can pinpoint some of the witnesses into some of my collateral ancestors lines, too from these documents. Ruth Stout

In reference to the latest posts about records at the LA State Archives - I was looking this weekend for the lists of confederate pension requests and could not find it but did find a web page for the LA Secretary of State in which he talks about the records available at the archives. You can find the link to this on USGenweb or from Cyndi's list. It makes for interesting reading. Ruth Stout

Hi folks, Until I got permission from the state archives to put this info online, I had never ordered one of these apps. They can often times be a treasure trove. Some have photostats of mar. lisc (in cases of the widow filing, she had to prove that they had been mar.) They also sometimes make for very entertaining reading! Jan At 10:58 AM 11/8/1998 -0600, J Solomon wrote: >To check the index for the name and reel number, etc, of you ancestor go to > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/civilwar/index > >To order a copy of the pension record go to: > http://www.sec.state.la.us/pension1.htm > >

To check the index for the name and reel number, etc, of you ancestor go to ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/civilwar/index To order a copy of the pension record go to: http://www.sec.state.la.us/pension1.htm

to dvrsr: i found your email very disturbing? i too had heard that in baton rouge the state archives located at 3851 essen lane telephone (504) 922-1200 had the military records. the booklet the archives mailed me several years ago states that the state of Louisiana began maintaining the births and deaths in 1918. also for Orleans parish there are earlier births 1804-1942. also Orleans only has marriages from 1831-1942. i am very saddened if this information is now in error. Carolyn Washington

Researching Babers (white) > Can anyone tell me: > the address to write to in LA for documentation of Civil War veterans? > what year LA began recording birth records at the state level? > where these earliest birth records are kept? Another Babers researcher > went to both New Orleans and Baton Rouge looking for these records. They > both said the other one had them and she never found them. > I'd like to share a little tidbit with you. On Friday, I was in the Red > River Parish Court House looking for records and was told they only had to > keep them for 6 years. Where would all of us genaddicts be if that was all > they did keep them? > Thanks for any help I may receive, > Sandy