This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SublimeTorment Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5534.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I can dig further & may be able to find additional info in the old town records. What were your ancestors names? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Penelope_Blake Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5534.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Many Thanks, this is just what I need to add a little gloss to my family tree. Many Thanks again. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SublimeTorment Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5534.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: What was 44 holden is now a large parking lot for 34 holden restaurant named Gidgeons http://www.gideonsrestaurant.com/gideonabout.htm I found some interesting sites you might be interested in: http://www.berkshirelinks.com/north_adams_ma.php#note http://www.geocities.com/northadamshistory/history.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~maberksh/towns/nadams/northadams.htm Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

HI, I have an old photo which was taken, I believe, on 10th October 1896 On the front is printed: Lyon 44 Holden Street North Adams MASS Would anyone be in a position to tell me what this place is now, and if possible provide a picture of the street and the building as it stands today? This is not high priroty as it will not provide any real genealogy info, its just that I like to add what I call 'leaves to the twigs on the end of the branches' i.e. making the basic structure look a little prettier. Many Thanks Penny Blake

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Penelope_Blake Surnames: ELDREDGE, JACKSON Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/159.605.709/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Please contact me regarding this post. My Grandfather George Olcott ELDREDGE was born North Adams, MA, 16 Jan 1894 while his mother Florence M JACKSON was born Chicago, Illinois Cheers Penny Blake Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Penelope_Blake Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5534/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Could anyone be able to provide me with any info. Its not hugely important, just something I`d like to know. I have a picture of my Grandfather and his sister taken when they were 2 and 5 respectively. The photo is believed to have been taken on 10th October 1896. The name on the front of the photo is: Lyon 44 Holden Street North Adams Mass I was just wondering if it was still there if not what is. I have done some searching and the closest I can find is a restaurant at either 24 or 34 holden street. Short of phoning them up I am out of ideas. As I said bfore, its not hugely important as it won`t do much for my family tree, just wish to satisfy my curiosity. Us English are obsessed with the weather and what shops used to be. Cheers Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SublimeTorment Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5533.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Printed in "The Massachusetts Spy" on Feb. 18, 1773 Appointed committee Jan. 5, 1773 Theodore Sedgwick Deacon Silas Kellog Col. John Ashley (chosen moderator) Dr. Lemuel Bernard Aaron Root Major John Fellows Philip Callender Capt. William Day Deacon Ebenezer Smith Capt. Daniel Austin Capt. Stephen Dewey David Ingersol, jr. esq., town representative per order of Theodore Sedgwick Attested to by Town Clerk Stephen Dewey Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: twilliams731 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5533/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does anyone have any information on the signers of the Sheffield declaration 1773 or members of the town council of Sheffield in 1773 that approved the resolutions. the Sheffield Declaration could be one of America's first declaration Of Independences since it was a Petition against British rule and one of the first Manifestos for Individual rights in the colonies Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Liz, Thank you. The webmaster sends me spreadsheets for various town's entries. It doesn't work for the larger towns because Excel has size limitations. What I'm usually doing is going through all the entries for a small town and fixing them. This actually helps the larger towns too. With a small town, I can easily figure out what the specific problem is. If it is a column shift, I get the index page that's involved and fix everything on it. This fixes the larger towns' entries as well. I'm trying to do the littlest towns first. Usually all their entries for a year fit on one, maybe two pages. I started the Pittsfield marriages because of a specific request and the fact that I haven't fixed many of Berkshire County entries. Now, I'm not familiar with Berkshire County other than it is supposed to be beautiful. If any of the Berkshire listers have a small town in Massachusetts that they would like to help me fix, email me off-list. I won't be ready to start for awhile because I'm finishing up some others, but wouldn't mind having a list handy. What I do is request a town's entries on spreadsheet, go through correcting the entries, and then send someone the spreadsheet and have them go through the images to verify if all the names listed for a page are there and what names listed aren't there. This last check finds the name and town column shifts and some digitizing errors that aren't obvious looking just looking at the entries. Whomever is helping does have to have access already to the NEHGS on-line databases. I'm a paid subscriber just like everyone else. If you have been checking an entry and it continues to show "image not available" you can send me an email off-list and I will check to see if the image is on the server. About 6 of 10 are available, although there are folks that have totally struck out on their request. I do ask that you limit your request to no more than five entries, you put NEHGS and your name in the subject line, you don't send an attachment (I won't open the email), and you are willing to check the image to verify all the entries for the page if it is available. Please include the name, town, year, event (BMD), volume, and page number in your request. I won't do research for folks that don't have a subscription. There are any number of folks that are willing to do lookups, but only a few of us that actually repair the database. I do ask that folks who do lookups for others put the name, town, year, event, volume and page number if the likely entry shows "image not available". I watch this and all the Massachusetts county lists for just that kind of comment and will check if the image is available. Best of luck and I hope Spring is coming your way. Sincerely, Sue Richart After a rough winter, enjoying Spring-like weather in the foothills of the Huckleberry Mountains of Northeastern Washington State On 3/14/07, > Thanks for being a volunteer and taking the time to explain some of the > problems. > > > Liz Burdick in CO > >

Thanks for being a volunteer and taking the time to explain some of the problems. We out here have little idea about what goes on behind the scenes.I think we all do very much appreciate all that you folks do for the rest of us! Keep up the good work - PLEASE Liz Burdick in CO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Richart" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:42 PM Subject: [MABERKSH] NEHGS MVR Pittsfield marriages 1880-1900 > Greetings to the Berkshire List, > > I went through the Pittsfield marriages between 1880 and 1900 that are > listed on the NEHGS' MVR 1841-1910 on-line database, but haven't had the > images connected to the entry. Although all entries for a few pages are > connected, most only have the first entry for Pittsfield done. If you > have > someone you are looking for and they are listed for one of these pages, > just > call up the volume and page number without the name and you can view the > image by clicking on the one entry that is linked. The remaining entries > will be connected as time permits. There are a bit over 100 Pittsfield > marriage entries for this time frame that require correction and I'll be > working on those also. > > There a still a number of pages where no image is available. I don't have > any information on when those images will be finished and loaded on the > server. The pages with images quality problems have already been reported > to > the webmaster and have been added to the re-do list. > > Sue Richart > NEHGS Volunteer > > 1882 334 60 bottom of page > chopped off > > 1882 334 61 Image quality > poor > > 1882 334 62 > > 1882 334 63 Image quality > poor > > 1882 334 64 > > 1882 334 65 Image quality > poor > > 1882 334 66 > > 1885 361 63 image quality > poor > > 1885 361 64 > > 1885 361 65 image quality > poor > > 1885 361 66 > > 1885 361 67 image quality > poor > > 1885 361 68 > > 1885 361 69 image quality > poor > > 1886 370 61 image quality > poor > > 1886 370 62 > > 1886 370 63 image quality > not > great > > 1886 370 64 > > 1886 370 65 image quality > poor > > > 1886 370 66 - 69 > 1889 397 66 - 71 > 1890 406 65 - 72 > 1894 442 91 - 98 > 1895 451 95 -99 > 1900 500 95 -99 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pacochran291 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5531.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you very much for the information that is exactly what I needed. I have the Andrew Myers family and how it connects in with my family, this now puts this branch in the family. Thanks again, I appreciate your help. Phil Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hmkdavis1950 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5531.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found the following at the Pittsfield Public Library: Marriage December 28, 1887 by R.W. Burke, Catholic Priest in Pittsfield, MA. Charles Myers , age 21, 1st marriage born VT. , s/o Andrew and Fannie Fountain Myers occupation - spinner to Ann O'Brien, age 18 , 1st marriage born Hinsdale, MA, d/o Michael & Bridget O'Brien v3, p116,L141 Also at the Pittsfield Library Births: Mary Myers, March 19, 1889 Bridget Myers, August 15, 1890 In Ancestry, 1870 Census, Colchester, (PO Winooski) VT Andrew and Fannie Myers, with son Charles 1900 Census, Colchester Charles and Annie with Bridget, no Mary Neighbors listed as Leoman & Rose Fountain Certainly looks like a connection to me! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Greetings to the Berkshire List, I went through the Pittsfield marriages between 1880 and 1900 that are listed on the NEHGS' MVR 1841-1910 on-line database, but haven't had the images connected to the entry. Although all entries for a few pages are connected, most only have the first entry for Pittsfield done. If you have someone you are looking for and they are listed for one of these pages, just call up the volume and page number without the name and you can view the image by clicking on the one entry that is linked. The remaining entries will be connected as time permits. There are a bit over 100 Pittsfield marriage entries for this time frame that require correction and I'll be working on those also. There a still a number of pages where no image is available. I don't have any information on when those images will be finished and loaded on the server. The pages with images quality problems have already been reported to the webmaster and have been added to the re-do list. Sue Richart NEHGS Volunteer 1882 334 60 bottom of page chopped off 1882 334 61 Image quality poor 1882 334 62 1882 334 63 Image quality poor 1882 334 64 1882 334 65 Image quality poor 1882 334 66 1885 361 63 image quality poor 1885 361 64 1885 361 65 image quality poor 1885 361 66 1885 361 67 image quality poor 1885 361 68 1885 361 69 image quality poor 1886 370 61 image quality poor 1886 370 62 1886 370 63 image quality not great 1886 370 64 1886 370 65 image quality poor 1886 370 66 - 69 1889 397 66 - 71 1890 406 65 - 72 1894 442 91 - 98 1895 451 95 -99 1900 500 95 -99

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bravesfan71 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5532/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for an obit from the Berkshire Courier from January 12, 1943 for an Anthony Melville Rud. If there is anyone who can email me a copy of this, that would make me so happy. Email to [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: srichart1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5531.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is a gap in the NEHGS database for 1886-1890 marriages that includes both Myers and O'Brien surnames. That, and some of the images aren't available. I will request some material from the NEHGS webmaster to work on the Pittsfield marriages. If the images are available and most should be, I'll hunt for this marriage. Now, if someone has access to the microfilm of the index and can point to the correct page, please let me know. Sue Richart NEHGS Volunteer repairing the NEHGS 1841-1910 database Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pacochran291 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5531/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to find the marriage of Charles Myers and Annie O'Brien, probably late 1880's early 1890's. I am working on the Myers/Maher family that was originally from Winooski-Burlington Vt. based on information obtained there I believe that they may have been married in Pittsfield. So would anyone have access to records for this area I am trying to fit Charles into this family and can't connect him yet. Appears based on USGen Web they may have died in Pittsfield, he on 17 May 1940. Any help would be appreciated. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: leonhardt59 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/815.1.1.3.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: By the sound of it, Isaac, Sr. (1717) had two sons (Isaac, Jr. and Matthias) who married sisters, and Isaac, Jr. died fighting in the Revolutionary War (1776). Perhaps Isaac III (presumably born two years earlier in 1774) is really being confused (hardly unheard of) with his great uncle Samuel, Sr's son Isaac (b. 1774), because records already indicate that Samuel, Sr. had four children: Samuel, Jr. (1769), Sarah (1771), Isaac (1774), and Jemima. Also, Samuel, Sr's Isaac (1774) was already married to Elizabeth Dobbins in 1796, in NJ, before moving to Arcadia. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: leonhardt59 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/815.1.1.3.1.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Check this link: http://boards.ancestry.com/postmessage.aspx?p=surnames.soverel&m=3.1.1.1.1.1 or User: bortiz bortiz has listed a huge genealogy from this line. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: leonhardt59 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/815.1.1.3.1.1.2.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Wrong year for Sam's Isaac. That would be his brother (1774). But Sam did have an Isaac. I just don't know the year. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: leonhardt59 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/815.1.1.3.1.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Wrong year for Sam's Isaac. That would be his brother (1774). But Sam did have an Isaac. I just don't know the year. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.