===================================================================== "ROOTSWORKS: PDA 2003 -- HARDWARE," by Beau Sharbrough ===================================================================== Two years ago, people generally considered PDAs personal organizers. Now, they are clearly handheld computers. Genealogy software developers are announcing data exchange with PDAs. You can connect TMG to My Roots now, and you can connect Legacy to the Pocket Genealogist. Soon, there will be no Personal Reference Barrier for us to discuss in the article on Genealogy Software. If you haven't seen the PDA2001 series of articles, they are still on the Ancestry.com website, and there are links to them on the RootsWorks site, listed below. PDAs are revolutionizing the way the genealogists do research in the field, literally. We'll talk about the hardware and the general uses for them today. In later articles, we'll talk about the software, genealogy software, and other cool things you can do with them. WHAT IS IT? Let's get our terms straight. "PDA" is a term used to refer to an ultralite computer. They used to be "personal digital assistants" but they have now left that concept far behind. In these articles, I'll use "PDA" to refer to devices that are small, pocket-sized computers that can play music, show movies, do all of the contact and appointment tracking you like. They can sync with your office documents, spreadsheets, and databases. They can sync with your genealogy program. They can fetch your e-mail from thin air, and help you find your way around downtown Pittsburgh. They can hold pictures of your grandchildren, and I would like to add that they are easier to pass around than that wallet you've been using to hold those photos. This product line is absolutely chaotic. New features and capabilities are being announced each month. Any time there's so much change, it's more difficult to find a feature set that you want to buy--you know that next month there will be a cooler one for the same price. Still, there are some very capable machines out there, and you need to know something about them. The models for sale today differ in several categories: Operating System (OS), CPU, Screen resolution, screen colors, memory (ram / rom), ports, wireless, and battery. These machines are primarily differentiated by the Operating System (OS) that they run, more than they are by the functions available. In the same way that some desktop computers use MacOS, Windows, or Linux, PDAs run Pocket PC or Palm OS. According to Larry Berkin of PalmSource, Inc, his favorite PDA is the clear leader. The Palm OS holds an 80 percent of the U.S. market, he says, and 72 percent of the business enterprise market. My personal suspicion is that the Pocket PC makers aren't going to close down and go away any time soon. There is a difference in CPU used to push these machines, and it follows OS lines. The Pocket PCs run a 400 MHz XScale processor. Yes, 400 MHz. As the old Palm Pilots stepped up through 16 MHz, 20, and then 33, the Pocket PC's came from Compaq and Toshiba with much faster ARM's and then XScales. It's my impression that every time Palm gets within one step of the Pocket PC speeds, the Pocket PCs move ahead again. The screen resolutions are growing, in terms of the number of pixels and the number of colors. Sony and Toshiba seem to be the leaders in this area. The amount of RAM supported is higher for the Pocket PCs, but they are both increasing. I've seen a 1 GB expansion card for the Toshiba. At $250, it's a bit much for such a slow medium, but that's a lot of room for photos of documents, gravesites, and other family heirlooms. There are three different types of expansion ports (secure digital, smart media, and compact flash) and each provides opportunities to expand memory, to add modems, GPS, or wireless devices, and so on. You can also find either an infrared or some other wireless adapter built in, such as an 802.11b or a Bluetooth port. You've probably heard of convergence, the belief that computing, entertainment, and communications are becoming more alike all the time. Computers, TVs and telephones are becoming hard to tell apart as well. People can play SEGA games on phones, TVs, and PDAs. What will they put together with a PDA next? They already come with cameras, phones, remote controls, and wireless modems. I was in CompUSA recently and one of the sales people was using his PDA like an iPod, attached to surround sound speakers, and I remembered shopping in stereo stores in the 70s. NAME TWO OF THEM This week marks the third anniversary of the announcement of the Pocket PC. It's very strong. The list of PDA manufacturers contains some familiar names: Palm, HP, Toshiba, and Sony. There is a good comparison chart for the Palm OS and the Pocket PC OS to be found at Mobile Planet. [1] Just in case you're wondering, my favorite is the Sony Clie NZ90. I'm not ready to spend $800 on one, but, like a middle aged man admiring sports cars, this one has captured my eye.[2] WHAT'S THE DOWN SIDE? First off, these things cost money. The most expensive ones are $800. I've seen some inexpensive ones under $200. But that's just the basic unit. Just like when you buy a car or a dress, it's the accessories that will kill you. A modem, expanded memory, optional folding keyboard, wireless modem, extra charging cradle, GPS, and a camera can add up to more than the cost of the original item. For example, Sony has a very nice monochrome Clie for under $200, and a very nice wireless modem for $300. Also, the batteries just haven't kept up with the gizmos they are adding. Color screens, multimedia, and other peripherals drain the battery rapidly. [3] Toshiba says they'll offer one with a fuel cell soon. One of the big adjustments for PDA users is learning to write in them. The Palm, for years, has used an alphabet called "Graffiti." Now it turns out that Xerox has a patent on an alphabet called "Unistrokes" and that they are suing the Palm makers for infringement. Palm came out with "Graffiti 2" earlier this year, and it's different. Newcomers think it's easier, oldsters don't like the change.[3] One of the other virtual keyboard methods is outlined in a review of Canesta at ExtremeTech.com.[4] That review includes good visual illustrations. And the other promising method is the "FITALY" keyboard. [5] It takes a lot of getting used to, but the converted are zealous in their support. WHAT ELSE? By the time we write PDA2005, they'll probably all be cell phones. Some cell phones run simple applications now, and some handheld computers do wireless phone functions, but they haven't quite got the trick working yet. You'll have a pair of glasses that will function as an HDTV-compatible monitor. The PDA2003 series will include four articles: hardware, software, genealogy software, and everything else. Supplemental information, including a glossary and product comparison, can be found at: http://www.rootsworks.com/pda2003 OTHER LINKS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: [1] http://www.mobileplanet.com/askexperts/PDA_Palm.asp? [2] http://www.bargainpda.com/default.asp?newsID=1213&showComments=true [3] http://www.brighthand.com/ [4] http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,539778,00.asp [5] http://www.pdalive.com/fitaly.php ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright 1998-2003, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries. Reprinted by permission from "Ancestry Daily News"

FEDERAL LEGISLATION - A CALL TO ACTION At the federal level there are two bills on privacy and the use of Social Security Numbers working their way through the system. They are call the Social Security Misuse Prevention Act. Granted, the misuse of Social Security Numbers has gone on much too long, but as the bills are worded it could spell the end of the Social Security Death Indexes. Even if they were to exempt the present Death Indexes, no further indexes could be developed. The Utah Genealogical Society has worked to get the authors to amend the bill to protect the continued availability of the death indexes, but so far there have been no amendments. It is time for the genealogy community to let Washington know how we feel. We want people's privacy protected but we do not want to see this very important historical research tool lost forever. It is important to thousands of genealogists and family health historians. We ask that make the following amendments in S228 and HR637: 1. Under Sec. 3 (a)(1)(a) DEFINITIONS, add the following definition: "SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER - The term 'social security number' refers to the social security number of a living individual." 2. Under Sec. 4 (a)(1)(e)(2) LIST OF PAPER AND OTHER NONELECTRONIC RECORDS, delete "(D) death certificates." You can contact the authors: S228 Senator Dianne Feinstein 331 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-3841/fax (202) 228-3954 <feinstein.senate.gov/email.html> Senator Patrick J. Leahy 433 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-4242/<[email protected]> Senator Judd Gregg 393 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-3324/<[email protected]> HR637 Representative John E. Sweeney 416 Cannon Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20515 (202)225-5614/Fax (202) 225-6234 To be added to the Network, send your name, name of your organization, and e-mail address, stating you wish to be added to the Legislative Network, to <[email protected]>.---22 April 2003, CSGA Legislative Network, Iris Carter Jones. [Permission is granted to reprint Legislative reports. Please cite your source.]

FEDERAL LEGISLATION - A CALL TO ACTION At the federal level there are two bills on privacy and the use of Social Security Numbers working their way through the system. They are call the Social Security Misuse Prevention Act. Granted, the misuse of Social Security Numbers has gone on much too long, but as the bills are worded it could spell the end of the Social Security Death Indexes. Even if they were to exempt the present Death Indexes, no further indexes could be developed. The Utah Genealogical Society has worked to get the authors to amend the bill to protect the continued availability of the death indexes, but so far there have been no amendments. It is time for the genealogy community to let Washington know how we feel. We want people's privacy protected but we do not want to see this very important historical research tool lost forever. It is important to thousands of genealogists and family health historians. We ask that make the following amendments in S228 and HR637: 1. Under Sec. 3 (a)(1)(a) DEFINITIONS, add the following definition: "SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER - The term 'social security number' refers to the social security number of a living individual." 2. Under Sec. 4 (a)(1)(e)(2) LIST OF PAPER AND OTHER NONELECTRONIC RECORDS, delete "(D) death certificates." You can contact the authors: S228 Senator Dianne Feinstein 331 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-3841/fax (202) 228-3954 <feinstein.senate.gov/email.html> Senator Patrick J. Leahy 433 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-4242/<[email protected]> Senator Judd Gregg 393 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-3324/<[email protected]> HR637 Representative John E. Sweeney 416 Cannon Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20515 (202)225-5614/Fax (202) 225-6234 To be added to the Network, send your name, name of your organization, and e-mail address, stating you wish to be added to the Legislative Network, to <[email protected]>.---22 April 2003, CSGA Legislative Network, Iris Carter Jones. [Permission is granted to reprint Legislative reports. Please cite your source.]

RE: NGS Annual Confernence in Sacramento in 2004 Society President/Council Representative: As you know we will have a display table at the NGS Conference in Pittsburgh, PA this May as an introduction and invitation to genealogists around the country to visit us in May 2004 for A Golden Prospect. In addition to inviting the reset of the country to attend the conference we want to encourage them to stay and research in our many libraries, archives museums and other research facilities. We will have a Resource Binder on the display table and would like to include a brochure or flyer for your society and any research facilities in your geographical area. Please mail the material to me at your earliest convenience to the address below. Thank you for your interest and cooperation. We look forward to a great NGS Conference in Sacramento in 2004! Pamela Dallas Deputy Local Arrangements Chair NGS Conference in The States Mail to: Pamela Dallas P.O. Box 2826 Granite Bay, CA 95746 Iris Carter Jones Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley President & Local Arrangements & Program Chair

A Workshop on Passenger Arrival & Naturalization Records in the National Archives Friday, May 16, 2003 At the National Archives - Pacific Region (San Francisco) 1000 Commodore Drive, San Bruno, CA Cost: $15.00 per person Reservations required. Please call 650-876-9009 to register Contact Rose Mary Kennedy

** Reminder ** General Meeting Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. Lutheran Church Annex, 1100 Las Gallinas, San Rafael Cathy Gowdy on "Land Records" Cathy Gowdy will speak about the usefulness of land records in genealogy. She will outline the different kinds of deeds and what you can expect to find. She'll talk about what to look for in the deed and discuss how you can formulate analytical questions to take that next step in your search. She'll show how tax records and court records are an integral part of land records. (Board elections which were scheduled for this meeting have to be postponed until June.)

Thanks for letting us know. We will be gone for Easter. I'm very sorry to miss this one! Susan Trumbull

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To all: Please excuse my typo in the last message -- Today is April 14. My notes are from the March 20 CIG. I have a cold and did not catch this error. Thank you Ken Wiltz for pointing it out! Lauren Lauren Boyd wrote: > > Dear Members of Marin County Genealogical Society, Computer Interest Group: > > My notes from the April 14 CIG meeting are now online. > > You will find them at: > > http://www.genealogist.tv/mcgsnotes/ > > They are contained in an Adobe Acrobat pdf file and > you will see this listed on screen: > > CIG Lecture RW 03 20 03.pdf 14-Apr-2003 13:24 14k > > To open or download the file, click on the file name. > To read the file, all you need is the Adobe Acrobat > reader. It comes packed on most computers. If you need a > copy, you can download it from http://wwww.adobe.com > > I will plan a follow up meeting with Gene, to have more > of a hands on group experience. > > Happy Trails, > > Lauren > > ==== MarinGenSoc Mailing List ==== > Need to contact the List Admin? Use the address > [email protected]

Dear Members of Marin County Genealogical Society, Computer Interest Group: My notes from the April 14 CIG meeting are now online. You will find them at: http://www.genealogist.tv/mcgsnotes/ They are contained in an Adobe Acrobat pdf file and you will see this listed on screen: CIG Lecture RW 03 20 03.pdf 14-Apr-2003 13:24 14k To open or download the file, click on the file name. To read the file, all you need is the Adobe Acrobat reader. It comes packed on most computers. If you need a copy, you can download it from http://wwww.adobe.com I will plan a follow up meeting with Gene, to have more of a hands on group experience. Happy Trails, Lauren

Florida Reseachers Need to Know. -----Original Message----- From: Pam Cooper [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 6:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [APG] STATE LIBRARY--UPDATE! The fight continues. Politicians will be politicians This just in from the Florida Library Association <[email protected]> And the fight continues even after the Legislators said NO! Please, again I ask you to start writing the legislators, but most importantly Glenda Hood, [email protected] or [email protected] fl.us and Governor Bush, [email protected] These two have spoken out against what the legislators voted and will continue to do it their way --- in any they can. The saga continues as the Administration looks for ways around the will of the people and their legislators... Despite the Senate and House of Representatives' clear opposition to the transfer of the circulation to Nova Southeastern and their decision to NOT fund the deal, the Administration continues to look for ways around it and has suggested that private funds may be solicited to make the transfer. Also, despite opposition to the transfer of Records Management to the Department of Management Services, the Administration is looking for ways to accomplish this anyway through the bill that addresses reorganization of the Department of State and the Department of Community Partnerships. State records are evaluated by archivists for historical value and some positions in Archives are funded by the Records Management revenues. In March, the Archivist of the United States, John W. Carlin, wrote a superb letter to the Governor, Speaker of the House and Senate President that explaing the importance of keeping Records Management functions with the Archives. Jody Fitzgerald, FLA's legislative advocate is working with legislators on the reorganization bill to try to prevent both of these things from happening. It is absurd that the Administration continues to push for this horrible plan to dismantle the State Library of Florida. Unfortunately, they still don't understand what the citizens of Florida have been telling them for three months and what the House of Representatives communicated last week with their UNANIMOUS vote against funding the Nova deal. Please communicate with your legislators 1) that the reorganization bill should not give the Administration the ability to send the collection away or dismantle the State Library as they originally proposed, and 2) there is great value in keeping Records Management with Archives under the State Library--the functions of the two areas are closely related. As always, thank you for your continued efforts in support of our State Library. John F. Szabo Vice President/President-elect Florida Library Association ==== APG Mailing List ==== The Association of Professional Genealogists http://www.apgen.org/publications/apg-l/index.html ==== CA-SACRAMENTO-EVENTS Mailing List ==== How to unsubscribe. Send a message to [email protected] that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe and no additional text. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

MCGS COMPUTER INTEREST GROUP MEETING The Marin County Genealogical Society's Computer Interest Group (CIG) will meet this Saturday, April 19, 2003, 10am - noon, at the Villa Marin, 100 Thorndale, San Rafael (Terra Linda). This month's program is titled: Census records available, online and CD's by Jo Ann Rowley-Minhoto If there are any questions, please contact John Deadman ([email protected]) or Gene Pennington ([email protected]) for more information. ============================================= Gene Pennington, Consulting San Rafael Police Captain (Ret.) www.Gene-Pennington.com

REMINDER Marin County Genealogical Society Field Trip California Genealogical Society Library, Oakland Saturday, April 12 Meet at the church parking lot at 9:00 a.m.

===================================================================== GEORGE G. MORGAN: "ALONG THOSE LINES . . ." "Asking the Right Question" ===================================================================== Family history research is a lot like journalism. In involves asking a series of questions, evaluating the answers, placing them into context, formulating hypotheses, and formulating new questions to continue the research. Librarians can tell you that many of their customers, or patrons, arrive at the reference desk each day with questions that are not really the questions they want answered. They conduct what they call "the reference interview" in order to clarify what it is the customer wants to know. The two-way dialog is a variation on the journalist's model. This reference interview helps the customer narrow his or her focus onto the question they want answered while allowing the reference librarian to assess what he or she may be able to provide to satisfy the customer's need. Does this sound strange to you? Well, it's not really strange. We all begin our research with a set of assumptions, and sometimes they aren't necessarily the right ones. That is why, again and again, experienced genealogists tell us, "Start with what you know, and then work backwards." Beginning this way provides you with facts, from which you can construct a framework of other facts, and continue to fill in the structure with more and more details. Continuing the research always involves asking questions-of yourself, of other people, and of the resource materials you discover. In this week's "Along Those Lines . . ." column, let's evaluate the questions you must continually ask yourself in order to further your research. HOW DO I PREPARE? Much of family history research is based on defining your research scope and setting your own expectations and goals. Obviously, no one can walk into a library on a Saturday morning and expect to complete the research on seven generations of his or her family tree. Let's face it: that's an unrealistic goal. Whenever I am planning a genealogical research trip, regardless of whether it's to my local public library or to a library, archive, courthouse, church, cemetery, or other venue some distance away, I develop a plan. I start with a finite subject or small group of subjects. For example, when traveling to our MORGAN family reunion in Roxboro, North Carolina, I might set the goal that I will visit the two cemeteries in which my MORGAN ancestors are buried going back to the late 1700s. The scope of my research may be strictly the MORGAN ancestors, and not necessarily the collateral lines, buried there. I will want to locate all the graves, accurately transcribe the inscriptions, and obtain any additional information about the cemeteries, my ancestors' lots, the interment information, and other details. That will necessitate making an appointment to meet with and to interview the sextons/administrators of the cemeteries. I also will want to take photographs of the cemeteries and of all the graves. These are realistic goals for a one-day trip, provided I can arrange appointments with the sextons. In advance of the trip, though, I will compile all the information I already have and know about each of the persons who likely are buried in those cemeteries. I organize the documents I have, enter the data into my genealogy database program, and print a descendant's chart and family group sheets to take with me. I then READ all of that information for each family group. Next, I go back through the document copies I've gathered over the years, make sure they are arranged by person and then in chronological sequence. I then take the time to RE-READ every document. Notice I didn't say "look at" or "scan" or "browse through" the documents. I actually take the time to RE-READ them as if I had never seen them before. This experience can help you link tidbits of data which you gathered piecemeal over time and connect them to form new, logical knowledge. I often experience an "Aha!" during this review process, and you will, too. WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS? You have to ask questions about each person or fact you want to research. Let's use the journalist's model and the questions they use when gathering facts to report a news story. (As a former journalism student, I'll tell you upfront that I'm rearranging the order of the questions in order to fit a genealogical research model.) WHO? Set the stage for your research by determining the exact person for whom you are seeking information. Make sure you have the right person in your sights. You may be fortunate to have someone with a unique name, such as Warren Goodloe MORGAN. But is the person you're seeking a "Junior" or a "III," or could the person you'll discover be a namesake of the person you really want? I spent almost a year researching a Jesse HOLDER in Laurens County, South Carolina, and dealing with date discrepancies before confirming that the Jesse HOLDER I really wanted was a nephew of this first Jesse. "My Jesse' was named by the first Jesse's younger brother who loved and admired his older sibling. WHERE? It is vitally important to determine exactly where the person was at the time you are seeking information about him or her. You can waste an inordinate amount of time looking in the wrong place. Studying the history of the area where your ancestors lived will help you place them in historical context and provide a strong perspective for your research. Remember that geopolitical boundaries changed over time, and the fact that my ancestor's 1781 marriage record appeared in the records of Caswell County, North Carolina, doesn't mean that his will and probate records will appear there -- especially when a new county, Person County, was formed from Caswell in 1791. WHEN? The 'when' is certainly as important as the 'where' in your research of an individual. The boundary issue is a critical one, but it is also important to know what other events influenced your ancestor. Consider the impacts that war, famine, drought, political instability, depression or economic recession, natural disasters, ethnic or religious oppression or discrimination, slavery, and a host of other factors may have had on your ancestors. Local, county, parish, province, state, national and international history all exerted some influence on your ancestors. Invest some time to understand history and factor those influences into your family history equation. WHAT and WHY? Consider just what is being recorded or documented. Ask yourself why the information is being recorded. For what purpose was it being recorded? A census was taken to determine the number of people in an area and other demographic, social, economic, racial, and other data. Generally a census is taken to understand the population and its needs, to establish adequate political representation, and to be used in developing programs and funding for services. Death certificates are used for many purposes: to document a death, to record trends in causes of death, to authorize a mortuary to handle the body and to arrange for final disposition, and for other reasons. If you understand WHAT the document is supposed to record and WHY, you can better understand what other document types might be used in the absence of one you cannot locate. All of these questions are important, and you can also add others. I always ask another question of myself: "WAS THERE ANY REASON WHY THE INFORMATION MIGHT HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY RECORDED?" There are always opportunities for information to be recorded incorrectly. The levels of literacy of the person recording the information or the individual subject seem to conspire to create errors. However, any time information is copied, transcribed, extracted, or abstracted, errors can be made. Worse still, of course, are those circumstances where incorrect information was intentionally recorded for some purpose. When some piece of information doesn't quite fit or doesn't make sense, ask yourself if there may have been some reason for it to have been recorded that way. WHAT DO I DO WITH THE ANSWERS? After you ask the questions, conduct the research, and evaluate the data, it is time to decide what to do with the information. If you have done your ancillary research into the historical period in which your ancestor lived, you will have a much better sense of his or her place in the world. You also will understand the influences that your ancestor may have experienced. Put yourself in his or her place, and imagine what your life would have been like at that time, and how you would have responded to these outside influences. Consider what options you might have had and what decisions you might have made. Include the type of work your ancestor did, his/her financial resources, the family unit and its condition, what opportunities existed, and what impediments might have stood in his/her way. Once you stand in your ancestor's shoes, as it were, you may be better able to assess what their own decisions may have been. WHERE DO I TAKE IT FROM HERE? With all of this effort accomplished, consider the information you locate and put it into chronological sequence with other information you've already acquired. Re-read everything again and look for patterns. Often, as you learn more about an ancestor, you come to understand him or her, and you may see patterns of actions that repeat themselves. For example, you may find that an ancestor relocated farther westward every two to three years, never purchasing any land until he reached the place where he finally settled. If you recognized this pattern, you might anticipate a plan to migrate west in stages until he found what he felt was his ideal place. AND THE ANSWER IS . . . There are as many answers to these questions as there are people and their life stories. It is important that we not just wander from fact to fact and be buffeted in our research by what data we encounter. There should be a plan, a goal, and a set of expectations, and by performing a 'reference interview' with ourselves, we can better focus our own research strategies. Happy hunting. George __________________________________________________________________ Copyright 1998-2003, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries. Reprinted with permission from the "Ancestry Daily News" and George Morgan.

Dear Listers: Many of us never look at the Press Release page at Rootsweb/Ancestry/Myfamily.com However, there is a noteworthy message posted. I have pasted it below. [seems Broderbund has yet another owner!] Happy Trails, Lauren Boyd List Admin various lists ............................................................ http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=147509&TICK=MYFAM&STORY=/www/story/04-08-2003/0001921917&EDATE=Apr+8,+2003 Press Releases MyFamily.com, Inc. Acquires Genealogy.com, Expands Product Line, and Enters Long-Term Promotional Agreement with A&E Television Networks PROVO, Utah, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- MyFamily.com, Inc., a leading online subscription business and the leading network for connecting families, and A&E Television Networks (AETN) announced today that MyFamily has acquired Genealogy.com, producer of the award-winning family tree software, Family Tree Makera, and provider of extensive online genealogy resources. In addition, MyFamily will receive promotion on AETN television properties. Genealogy.com joins the MyFamily network of websites -- Ancestry.com, MyFamily.com, and RootsWeb.com -- giving customers a full complement of Internet services focused on connecting families with their histories and one another. Combined, the network of websites receives over 10 million unique visitors each month and has more than one million paid subscriptions. "We're excited to bring these two strong companies together to better serve consumers and the genealogy community," said Tom Stockham, President & CEO of MyFamily.com. "It's a great strategic fit and underscores an opportunity to serve the growing market for family history products. By providing customers with a broad set of tools to discover the information that makes their family history come to life, we help customers answer the questions, 'Who am I?', 'Where do I come from?' and 'How am I connected?'" "AETN is excited to see these two important family history companies come together, increasing the positive experience of consumers embarking on family research," said Nick Davatzes, President & CEO, A&E Television Networks. "We believe this agreement makes good sense for the businesses and for the consumer. AETN looks forward to a long-term strategic partnership with MyFamily." Genealogy.com will continue to offer its wide variety of products and services, including Family Tree Makera, and its dynamic roster of online subscription products. MyFamily will continue to improve upon the products and services Genealogy.com currently offers, enhancing the family history research experience. In addition, Genealogy.com will continue to host GenForum message boards, a widely used free genealogy community resource, with more than six million messages posted. MyFamily serves the fast-growing market of people with an interest in family history. As reported in a recent study, family history is one of the fastest-growing hobbies in the U.S., with over 60% of Americans interested in researching their family history. The addition of Genealogy.com's strong product line to MyFamily's network of websites, family tree software, databases on CD-ROM, message boards, books, and magazines, is a natural expansion, providing researchers valuable tools to quickly and easily explore their family history, saving them time and money. About MyFamily.com, Inc. MyFamily.com, Inc. is among the largest online subscription businesses, with over one million paid subscriptions. A next-generation media company, MyFamily is focused on connecting families with their histories and one another. The company provides both free and paid subscription services through it's network of Internet properties, which include: Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com, RootsWeb.com, and MyFamily.com. The Company also publishes Family Tree Maker and Ancestry Family Tree software, Ancestry magazine, Genealogical Computing magazine, over 50 book titles, and numerous databases on CD-ROM. About A&E Television Networks A&E Television Networks is a joint venture of The Hearst Corporation, ABC, Inc. and NBC. AETN is an award-winning, international media company offering consumers a diverse communications environment ranging from television programming, magazine publishing, and web sites, to books, music CDs and home videos/DVDs, as well as supporting nationwide educational initiatives. A&E Television Networks is comprised of A&E Network, The History Channel, The Biography Channel, History International, AETN International, AETN Consumer Products, and Biography Magazine. SOURCE MyFamily.com, Inc. Web site: http://www.myfamily.com CONTACT: Mary-Kay Evans, Director of PR of MyFamily.com, Inc., +1-801-705-7378, or [email protected]

Dear Members of MCGS: One of our members has sent me a message that I feel may be of value to many of our members that reside in Marin. The invitation is open to any in the Bay Area, so feel free to send this to your family and friends outside of Marin. Happy Trails, Lauren -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Neighbors helping neighbors - preparing for disasters - you are invited Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 18:19:31 -0700 From: "Carolyn Lenert" <[email protected]> Dear Neighbors, Would you consider sending this announcement to those near & dear who not had DART training? Or, if you have a mailing list of community-minded individuals who would benefit, please forward this invitation. "Can two people lift a ton? Have you ever used a fire extinguisher? How many firefighters do you think are on duty right now? How long will a fire on top of Mt. Tam take to reach Hwy 101? On Wednesday, April 30th from 6-7:30p.m., the San Rafael Fire Department will host a free meeting to introduce DART, Disaster Area Response Team training. DART is the only FEMA-compliant program in the County and was featured Sunday in the Marin IJ's Caring and Sharing program. The meeting will include information, support and inspiration: a presentation by the Division Fire Chief, refreshments, free earthquake supplies; web resources, checklists, practice session for turning off your gas meter and more... he event is being sponsored by Coldwell Banker and Costco and will be held at 750 Lindaro, S. R. Corporate Center, Tamalpais Room. Anyone over age 14 who lives in the Bay Area is welcome to join more than 425 neighbors helping neighbors in San Rafael. Your RSVP is necessary: call 457-8080." Thank you so much! Carolyn S. Lenert, Realtor One of Marin's Natural Resources... Coldwell Banker 711 Grand Avenue San Rafael, CA 94901 DIRECT 415/256-2371 BUSINESS 415/457-8080 E-MAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.CarolynLenert.com

We do win some. Congratulations Florida! On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 09:01:06 -0800, "Pamela Dallas" <[email protected]> wrote: If you research in Florida or are just wondering what is happening with the fight to keep the Florida State Library and Archives intact here is the latest update. Ok, now that I have calmed down. <G> We WON!!!!!!!!! Representative Bev Kilmer of Marianna presented to the Speaker of the House Johnnie Byrd a proposed amendment. He approved it and told her to present it to the House. It was done very late -- probably the last one on the agenda just before 5:00 p.m. The most amazing part is that it was a unanimous vote. Incredible, but true. Also, this is the way I understand it will work. Both the House and the Senate are proposing the exact same budget. So, that means, there is no discussion and this is what they will send to the Governor. The downside is that 14 people are still losing their jobs and it is mostly in the Archives area. That will hurt them. The books are staying, and 106 people still have their jobs!! Please send a thank you to all your representatives. They do deserve our acknowledgement of support because they DID listen even though at times we really thought they were against us. What an amazing turn of events! I am not going to be able to sleep for days!!!!!! Some of you will get this many times because I am trying to send to all my lists. I apologize, but good news is always worth receiving over and over. <G> Pam Cooper FGS/FSGS 2003 Conference Co-Chair < http://www.fgs.org > President, Florida State Genealogical Society < http://www.rootsweb com/~flsgs/ > Chair, Librarians Serving Genealogists < http://www.cas.usf edu/lis/genealib/ > P. O. Box 7066 Vero Beach, FL 32961-7066 ==== APG Mailing List ==== The Association of Professional Genealogists http://www.apgen.org/publications/apg-l/index.html ==== CA-SACRAMENTO-EVENTS Mailing List ==== How to unsubscribe. Send a message to [email protected] that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe and no additional text. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 -- Iris Carter Jones President: Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley -- Iris Carter Jones President: Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley

Here is the MCGS CIG schedule for the remainder of 2003. Please note the topics may change as each meeting approaches. We will post a reminder notice to this list a couple of weeks before each meeting. If you have any suggestions for topics, please let us know. Contact John Deadman ([email protected]) or Gene Pennington ([email protected]) for more information. Gene Pennington, Consulting San Rafael Police Captain (Ret.) www.Gene-Pennington.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - 4/19/03 - Saturday (10 am - 12 pm): Census records available, online and CD's by Jo Ann Rowley-Minhoto - Location: Villa Marin, San Rafael +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - 5/15/03 - Thursday (1 - 3 pm): E-mail (how to use for genealogy and storage tips/tricks) by Gene Pennington. - Location: Marin Community Foundation, Hanger 5, 2nd Floor Suite 200, Hamilton Field, Novato (Hanger Row is at end of main road into Hamilton Field). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - 6/21/03 - Saturday (10 am - 12 pm): Research Logs by Gene Pennington by Gene Pennington - Location: Villa Marin, San Rafael +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ No meeting in July +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - 8/16/03 - Saturday (10 am - 12 pm): Genealogy education online by Jo Ann Rowley-Minhoto. - a) Helpful sites that have lessons - b) Online courses you sign up for - c) Books & catalogs - Location: Villa Marin, San Rafael +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - 9/18/03 - Thursday (1 - 3 pm): Rootsmagic Genealogy Software by Gene Pennington - Location: Marin Community Foundation, Hanger 5, 2nd Floor Suite 200, Hamilton Field, Novato (Hanger Row is at end of main road into Hamilton Field). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - 10/18/03 - Saturday (10 am - 12 pm): Topic and Instructor TBA - Location: Villa Marin, San Rafael +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - 11/20/03 - Thursday (1 - 3 pm): Second Site - Website and CD creation software for genealogy databases by Gene Pennington - Location: Marin Community Foundation, Hanger 5, 2nd Floor Suite 200, Hamilton Field, Novato (Hanger Row is at end of main road into Hamilton Field). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ No meeting in December End

I don't know how many of you have roots in Cornwall, but I found this story in the current Rootsweb Review under date 26 March 2003 pretty terrific. Cathy CORNISH OPCs SET STERLING EXAMPLE --Julia Mosman, OPC for St.Austell,Charlestown, and Treverbyn http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell/ I belong to an organization that’s existed for two years now -- the On- line Parish Clerks (OPC) for Cornwall, England. Three Cornish gentlemen, Paul BREWER, David STICK, and Michael McCORMICK, came up with the concept, formulated the ideas and goals, and posted a request for volunteers. The results exceeded their expectations. Very quickly, more than 80 persons volunteered to help in the effort each taking one or more parish. While many OPCs are from Cornwall, two-thirds are from elsewhere, including New Zealand, Australia, and the U.S. (For those not familiar with these terms, a parish is the equivalent of a county in the U.S., and Cornwall might be likened to a state.) Each volunteer agreed to gather whatever information they could regarding their adopted parish, and offer their knowledge to researchers for free. Many have done this work for years and some are new recruits. All share the enjoyment of helping fellow researchers. Recently, a lady from Massachusetts contacted me regarding her newly- discovered link to Cornwall. She knew only that her great-grandmother had come from St. Austell, Cornwall. She found my website at RootsWeb, and contacted me. I searched what records I had, and confirmed the baptismal record, which showed the parents' names. I found the family in the "1841 FreeCens" census database, so we knew where they were living, all the names of the living siblings, and the father’s occupation. Then the father appeared in a city directory, which confirmed his occupation. Unfortunately, the parents weren't born or married in St. Austell so there were no more recordsT and the trail went cold. So I contacted OPCs of neighboring parishes. Jessie Evans, of New Zealand, was quick to reply; she had the marriage of the parents. Additionally, she had the birth of the mother, and the names of the mother’s parents. Rita Bone Koop, from the U.S., checked her records too. Success. She found the baptismal records of the father, and his parents -- in fact, 3 generations in all. Of course, what we found had to be confirmed/corroborated by certificates, etc., and in time our work proved correct. Needless to say, the lady from Massachusetts was thrilled. And we were overjoyed to have helped her find her family. It was a real success for all of us. There have been so many stories like this one. In fact, another OPC found eight generations of my family for me, which lead me to volunteer for the project (luckily for me, my family had stayed in one parish for a very long time). If you have questions regarding your Cornish researches, please check the list of active OPCs at http://west-penwith.org.uk/opc.htm, which has links. Devon has a similar project which has run for some time, and Dorset is establishing a project. Hopefully the idea will spread to other counties. But, in the meantime, if you've got a question regarding research in Cornwall, please contact us. We'd love to hear

Dear Members of Marin County Genealogical Society: Susan Trumbull asked me if I would supply a few references for tonight's meeting topic. The following list should give you a good start on the subject. As we say...... Yours Aye, for Scotland, Lauren Suggested Reading: The Steel Bonnets by George MacDonald Fraser (ISBN #: 0-00-272746-3) The Border Reivers by Godfrey Watson (ISBN #: 0-946098-35-2) The Border Reivers by Keith Burham and Angus McBride (ISBN # 1-85532-417-2) Search engine "Google" brings up 3,760 mentions of Border Reivers. Be sure to copy the entire URL as it may wrap to a second line in your display. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22border+reivers%22&btnG=Google+Search http://www.reivers.com/ http://www.borderreivers.co.uk/index.html http://www.borderreivers.co.uk/C&F/c&f%201.htm http://www.borderreivers.co.uk/C&F/Border%20Surnames.htm http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/vg/rvintro.html http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/USRutledge/JOHNJEN/reivers.htm Mailing Lists: http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/MailingLists.html Has links to join the following email discusson groups and more: Scottish Counties Aberdeenshire ABERDEEN (Rootsweb) * SCT-NECOAST (Rootsweb) * PETERHEAD (Yahoo) SCT-Aberdeenshire (British-Genealogy) Angus ANGUS (Rootsweb) * SCT-Angus (British-Genealogy) Argyllshire (includes islands of Islay, Jura and Mul) SCT-ARGYLL (Rootsweb) * SCT-ISLAY (Rootsweb) * SCT-ISLEOFMULL (Rootsweb) * SCT-ARL-TIREE (Rootsweb) * SCT-WIS (Rootsweb) * SCT-Argyllshire (British-Genealogy) Ayrshire AYRSHIRE (Rootsweb) * SCT-Ayrshire (British-Genealogy) Banffshire MORAY (Rootsweb) * SCT-BANFFSHIRE (Rootsweb) * SCT-NECOAST (Rootsweb) * SCT-Banffshire (British-Genealogy) Berwickshire BORDER (Rootsweb) * SCT-BERWICK (Rootsweb) * SCT-Berwickshire (British-Genealogy) Bute (Consists of the islands of Arran and Bute) ButeshireGenWeb (Rootsweb) * SCT-WIS (Rootsweb) * SCT-Bute (British-Genealogy) Caithness SCT-CAITHNESS (Rootsweb) * SCT-Caithness (British-Genealogy) Clackmannanshire SCT-CLACKMANNANSHIRE (Rootsweb) * SCT-Clackmannanshire (British-Genealogy) Dumbartonshire DUNBARTONSHIRE-GENWEB (Rootsweb) * SCT-Dumbartonshire (British-Genealogy) Dumfriesshire DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY (Rootsweb) * BORDER (Rootsweb) * WEST-MARCHES (Rootsweb) * SCT-Dumfriesshire (British-Genealogy) East Lothian SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN (Rootsweb) * MIDLOTHIAN (Rootsweb) * SCT-East Lothian (British-Genealogy) Fife SCT-FIFE (Rootsweb) * SCT-Fife (British-Genealogy) Forfarshire (see Angus) Invernesshire (Includes: Lewis (pt), N. Uist, S. Uist and Skye) SCT-INVERNESS (Rootsweb) * SCT-STRATHNAIRN (Rootsweb) * SCT-WIS (Rootsweb) * Kincardineshire SCT-KINCARDINE (Rootsweb) * SCT-NECOAST (Rootsweb) * Kinrosshire SCT-KINROSS (Rootsweb) * Kirkcudbrightshire DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY (Rootsweb) * SCT-KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE (Rootsweb) * WEST-MARCHES (Rootsweb) * Lanarkshire LANARK (Rootsweb) * SCT-GLASGOW (Rootsweb) * SCT-LKS-SHOTTS (Rootsweb) * Midlothian MIDLOTHIAN (Rootsweb) * SCT-EDINBURGH (Rootsweb) * Moray MORAY (Rootsweb) * SCT-NECOAST (Rootsweb) * Nairn MORAY (Rootsweb) * SCT-NAIRNSHIRE (Rootsweb) * SCT-STRATHNAIRN (Rootsweb) * SCT-NECOAST (Rootsweb) * Orkney ORKNEY (Rootsweb) * Peeblesshire SCT-PEEBLES-SHIRE (Rootsweb) * BORDER (Rootsweb) * Perthshire PERTHSHIRE (Rootsweb) * Renfrewshire SCT-RENFREW (Rootsweb) * SCT-Renfrewshire (British-Genealogy) Ross & Cromarty (Includes part of the island of Lewis) ROSSGEN (Rootsweb) * SCT-WIS (Rootsweb) * Roxburghshire BORDER (Rootsweb) * SCT-ROXBURGH (Rootsweb) * WEST-MARCHES (Rootsweb) * SCT-MIDDLE-MARCHES (Rootsweb) * Selkirkshire BORDER (Rootsweb) * SCT-SELKIRK (Rootsweb) * WEST-MARCHES (Rootsweb) * Shetland SCT-SHETLAND (Rootsweb) * SHI-TO-NZ (Rootsweb) * Stirlingshire SCT-STIRLINGSHIRE (Rootsweb) * SCT-Stirlingshire (British-Genealogy) Sutherland SCT-SUTHERLAND (Rootsweb) * SCT-SUT-TOMBSTONES-PRESERVATION (Rootsweb) * SCT-SUT-TONGUE (Rootsweb) * West Lothian MIDLOTHIAN (Rootsweb) * Wigtownshire DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY (Rootsweb) * SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE (Rootsweb) * WEST-MARCHES (Rootsweb) * SCT-Wigtownshire (British-Genealogy) English Counties Bedfordshire BEDFORD (Rootsweb) * ENG-EAST-ANGLIA (Rootsweb) * ENG-Bedfordshire (British-Genealogy) Berkshire WESSEX-PLUS (Rootsweb) * BERKSHIRE (Rootsweb) * ENG-Berkshire (British-Genealogy) Buckinghamshire BUCKS (Rootsweb) * ENG-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (Rootsweb) * ENG-Buckinghamshire (British-Genealogy) Cambridgeshire ENGLISH-FENS (Rootsweb) * ENG-EAST-ANGLIA (Rootsweb) * ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE (Rootsweb) * ENG-WISBECH-AREA (Rootsweb) * ENG-Cambridgeshire (British-Genealogy) Cheshire CHESHIRE (Rootsweb) * BIRKENHEAD (Rootsweb) * ENG-CHS-KNUTSFORD (Rootsweb) * ENG-CHS-NORTHWICH (Rootsweb) * ENG-CHS-ST-MARYS-BOWDON (Rootsweb) * ENG-CHS-WIRRAL (Rootsweb) * ENG-MERSEYSIDE (Rootsweb) * ENG-CHS-ODD-RODE (Rootsweb) * ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS (Rootsweb) * ENG-Cheshire (British-Genealogy) Cornwall CORNISH-ANCESTORS (Rootsweb) * CORNISH-L * CORNISH-GEN * CORNWALL-AUSTRALIA (Rootsweb) * CORNWALL-TO-NZ (Rootsweb) * ENG-CON-BODMINMOOR (Rootsweb) * ENG-CORNWALL-CRIMINALS (Rootsweb) * ENG-CORNWALL-KILKHAMPTON (Rootsweb) * ENG-CORNWALL-LISKEARD (Rootsweb) * ENG-CORNWALL-MENHENIOT (Rootsweb) * ENG-CORNWALL-MORWENSTOW (Rootsweb) * ENG-CORNWALL-RUAN (Rootsweb) * ENG-CORNWALL-ST-COLUMB-MAJOR (Rootsweb) * ENG-CORNWALL-ST-IVE (Rootsweb) * ENG-CORNWALL-VERYAN (Rootsweb) * CA-CORNISH (Rootsweb) * NEBRASKERNEWEK (Rootsweb) (Cornish-Nebraska connections) OPC-CORNWALL ENG-Cornwall (British-Genealogy) Cumberland CUMBERLAND (Rootsweb) * BORDER (Rootsweb) * ENG-CUL-CARLISLE (Rootsweb) * ENG-CUL-COPELAND (Rootsweb) * ENG-CUMBRIA (Rootsweb) * NORTHERN-ENGLAND (Rootsweb) * WEST-MARCHES (Rootsweb) * ENG-Cumberland (British-Genealogy) Derbyshire DERBYSGEN (Rootsweb) * ENG-Derbyshire (British-Genealogy) Devon WESSEX-PLUS (Rootsweb) * DEVON (Rootsweb) * ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS (Rootsweb) * ENG-Devon (British-Genealogy) Dorset WESSEX-PLUS (Rootsweb) * DORSET (Rootsweb) * ENG-DORSET-CHRISTCHURCH * ENG-DORSET-LIFE * ENG-Dorset (British-Genealogy) Co Durham NORTHUMBRIA (Rootsweb) * DUR-NBL (Rootsweb) * ENG-TEESDALE-DISTRICT (Rootsweb) * NORTHERN-ENGLAND (Rootsweb) * ENG-DURHAM (Rootsweb) * ENG-DURHAM-YORKS * ENG-NDFHS (Rootsweb) * ENG-DUR-AUCKLAND (Rootsweb) * ENG-DUR-SHILDON (Rootsweb) * ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND (Rootsweb) * ENG-GEORDIES (Rootsweb) * DURHAM-1891 (Rootsweb) (Census Transcribers) * ENG-Durham (British-Genealogy) Essex ESSEX-UK (Rootsweb) * ENG-EAST-ANGLIA (Rootsweb) * ENG-ESSEX-WITCHES (Rootsweb) * EOLFHS-MEMBERS (Rootsweb) * SOSFHCG (Rootsweb) * ENG-Essex (British-Genealogy) Gloucestershire WESSEX-PLUS (Rootsweb) * GLOUCESTER (Rootsweb) * BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET (Rootsweb) * ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN (Rootsweb) * ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY (Rootsweb) * ENG-GLO-TORMARTON (Rootsweb) * ENG-Gloucestershire (British-Genealogy) Hampshire WESSEX-PLUS (Rootsweb) * SUSSEX-PLUS (Rootsweb) * ENG-HAM-NEW-FOREST (Rootsweb) * ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT (Rootsweb) * ENG-HAMPSHIRE (Rootsweb) * ENG-HAMPSHIRE-KINGSCLERE * ENG-HAMPSHIRE-ROMSEY * ENG-SOUTHAMPTON (Rootsweb) * HAMPSHIRE (Rootsweb) * HAMPSHIRE-LIFE * ISLE-OF-WIGHT (Rootsweb) * ENG-Hampshire (British-Genealogy) Herefordshire ENG-HEREFORD (Rootsweb) * MIDMARCH (Rootsweb) * ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS (Rootsweb) * ENG-Herefordshire (British-Genealogy) Hertfordshire ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE (Rootsweb) * BEDFORD (Rootsweb) * ENG-Hertfordshire (British-Genealogy) Huntingdonshire ENGLISH-FENS (Rootsweb) * ENG-HUNTINGDON (Rootsweb) * ENG-Huntingdonshire (British-Genealogy) Kent SUSSEX-PLUS (Rootsweb) * ISLE-OF-THANET (Rootsweb) * KENTGENE (Yahoo) KENT-ENG (Rootsweb) * ENG-KENT-NWKFHS (Rootsweb) * ENG-KENT-NWKFHS-COMP * ENG-Kent (British-Genealogy) Lancashire LANCSGEN (Rootsweb) * ENG-LAN-ECCLES (Rootsweb) * ENG-LAN-LEIGH (Rootsweb) * ENG-LANCS-PRESTON (Rootsweb) * ENG-LANCS-YORKS (Rootsweb) * ENG-MANCHESTER (Rootsweb) * ENG-LANCASHIRE-HURST (Rootsweb) * ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON (Rootsweb) * ENG-LIVERPOOL (Rootsweb) * UK-ULVERSTON-FHS (Rootsweb) * NORTHERN-ENGLAND (Rootsweb) * ENG-LANCS-WOOLTON-MUCH (Rootsweb) * ENG-MERSEYSIDE (Rootsweb) * ENG-TODMORDEN (Rootsweb) * ENG-Lancashire (British-Genealogy) ENG-LAN-Manchester (British-Genealogy) Leicestershire LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS (Rootsweb) * ENG-LEI-BARWELL (Rootsweb) * ENG-Leicestershire (British-Genealogy) Lincolnshire ENG-LINCSGEN (Rootsweb) * ENG-LIN-AXHOLME (Rootsweb) * ENG-LIN-LINCOLN (Rootsweb) * ENG-WISBECH-AREA (Rootsweb) * ENG-Lincolnshire (British-Genealogy) London LONDON (Rootsweb) * MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK (Rootsweb) * LON1891ADMIN 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