Deborah ; I searched Google for San Rafael Military Academy ( which has been closed for years), and got quite a few hits. I think you must mean "Mt Tamalpais", and I suspect that was a former name . It is listed too in the google listings. Lots of research waiting for you there. Good luck. Charles Auerbach >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [MarinGenSoc] Bernard Webb >Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 00:05:27 EST > >Will you please give me some direction on how I find out when my uncle >taught >at the San Raefel Military School? >It may have been called Mt Pamilpias. My uncle died in 1908 at the age of >36 >or so. >Thank you kindly, >Deborah, MA > > >==== MarinGenSoc Mailing List ==== >For a list of the current holdings of the CD ROM research library >go here: >http://www.maringensoc.org/cd_list.html > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

I just found this information on the St. Paul's Church site at http://www.stpaulssanrafael.org/history/Progress.htm : "The Reverend Charles Hitchcock, an Englishman, took over as rector in 1904. Charles Hitchcock came to San Rafael to take over as headmaster of the Selborne School, a private boys college preparatory school. The school burned in 1899 and Mr. Hitchcock and his family barely escaped with their lives. Loyal friends and students persuaded him to rebuild--which he did--the new Hitchcock Military Academy was built on Grand Avenue. This school, together with the Tamalpais Military Academy, also in San Rafael, helped fill the pews of St. Paul's with military cadets in uniform. This in turn must have attracted the young ladies of the town to put in an appearance at church. Mr. Hitchcock was only rector for one year, but he continued to fill in and was always available for sermons or to assist at special occasions. He continued as headmaster of Hitchcock Military Academy until 1911 when he retired." Kathy Devlin -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Devlin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 11:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [MarinGenSoc] Bernard Webb Dear Deborah, Our "mountain" here in Marin County is called "Mt. Tamalpais" - which might be the name you refer to below. I believe there were two military academies in San Rafael in the early part of the century. One (I think the more prominent of the two) on Mission Avenue which is now a private co-ed school, called the Marin Academy (1600 Mission Avenue, San Rafael CA 94901 Phone 415 453-4550). The other was on the corner of Grand and Belle Avenues near Dominican University, and I think now is now a part of a church property (Trinity Community Church, 1675 Grand Ave, San Rafael 94901 phone 415 456-1795). I don't recall the exact names of either military school - perhaps one was "Tamalpais". If you don't get a better response from someone on our list, maybe you could start by inquiring at the above. Also, the Marin County Historical Society at 1125 B Street, San Rafael 94901 ph. 415 454-8538 can probably help. Good Luck. Kathy Devlin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 9:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MarinGenSoc] Bernard Webb Will you please give me some direction on how I find out when my uncle taught at the San Raefel Military School? It may have been called Mt Pamilpias. My uncle died in 1908 at the age of 36 or so. Thank you kindly, Deborah, MA ==== MarinGenSoc Mailing List ==== For a list of the current holdings of the CD ROM research library go here: http://www.maringensoc.org/cd_list.html ==== MarinGenSoc Mailing List ==== Interested in going on a Field Trip? Check our website for the Field Trip Calendar http://www.maringensoc.org

Will you please give me some direction on how I find out when my uncle taught at the San Raefel Military School? It may have been called Mt Pamilpias. My uncle died in 1908 at the age of 36 or so. Thank you kindly, Deborah, MA

Dear Deborah, Our "mountain" here in Marin County is called "Mt. Tamalpais" - which might be the name you refer to below. I believe there were two military academies in San Rafael in the early part of the century. One (I think the more prominent of the two) on Mission Avenue which is now a private co-ed school, called the Marin Academy (1600 Mission Avenue, San Rafael CA 94901 Phone 415 453-4550). The other was on the corner of Grand and Belle Avenues near Dominican University, and I think now is now a part of a church property (Trinity Community Church, 1675 Grand Ave, San Rafael 94901 phone 415 456-1795). I don't recall the exact names of either military school - perhaps one was "Tamalpais". If you don't get a better response from someone on our list, maybe you could start by inquiring at the above. Also, the Marin County Historical Society at 1125 B Street, San Rafael 94901 ph. 415 454-8538 can probably help. Good Luck. Kathy Devlin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 9:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MarinGenSoc] Bernard Webb Will you please give me some direction on how I find out when my uncle taught at the San Raefel Military School? It may have been called Mt Pamilpias. My uncle died in 1908 at the age of 36 or so. Thank you kindly, Deborah, MA ==== MarinGenSoc Mailing List ==== For a list of the current holdings of the CD ROM research library go here: http://www.maringensoc.org/cd_list.html

Hello everyone! 1) Take a look in tonight's IJ - on the editorial page (A6) to read the essays from our "Lovelines and Bloodlines" student family history writing contest for the third Place Winners! Tomorrow night, the IJ will run the second place winners and on Saturday night, you will read the First Place entries! Then, at our upcoming General Meeting, be sure to come and hear the kids in person read their essays and help us offer appreciation and awards. If you are not local, never fear, the essays will be posted on the Marin GenWeb site soon. With 9 children and their teachers and families attending, I invite everyone to bring "goodies" for snacks - please let Celinda or me know if you are willing??? 2) I have received word from Edward Black Sr. (no relation :) who is a volunteer transcriber for the US GenWeb Project Archives letting me know he is fast at work transcribing the 1870 Marin Census! He expects to finish about the first of the year and we will link to it immediately. Cathy has already reminded me that the down side of having someone unfamiliar with the families of Marin do the work is that they may not be able as she and Carolyn have, to identify misspelled names. Nevertheless, access at all is better than none, and as always, you need to use anything online as a "clue" and be sure to get the actual records for yourself to prove your work! I will let you all know when the Census is posted. 3) All the info and the sign up form for genealogy classes taught by yours truly at Marin County Office of Education is here: http://www.cagenweb.com/marin/mcoe.htm You can simply print out the form, fill it our by hand and mail it to Marin County Office of Education if you are interested. Happy New Year Everyone! Jana Black Program Chair MCGS

I think I remember that in period English novels (maybe Jane Austen?) ratafia was something ladies drank -- perhaps nonalcoholic? Esther M ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jana Black" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 6:48 PM Subject: [MarinGenSoc] FW: Ratafia > Aha! I told Brenda I owe them a nickel and she has asked me to give it to my > favorite charity - isn't it lucky we have our Holiday Linner tomorrow! I > will bring the nickel wrapped and dressed! > > Jana > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil & Brenda Ross [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 12:09 PM > To: Jana Black > Subject: Ratafia > > > Jana > According to my Practical Cookery for All cookbook, published by Oldhams > Press Limited many eons ago, "Ratafia is a flavouring. Tiny biscuits for > trifles, etc., flavoured with almonds." The book also says "Ratafia > Essence. This is sold in bottles ready for use." > I had never heard of it before so I am learning something new, too. > Brenda Ross >

Aha! I told Brenda I owe them a nickel and she has asked me to give it to my favorite charity - isn't it lucky we have our Holiday Linner tomorrow! I will bring the nickel wrapped and dressed! Jana -----Original Message----- From: Neil & Brenda Ross [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 12:09 PM To: Jana Black Subject: Ratafia Jana According to my Practical Cookery for All cookbook, published by Oldhams Press Limited many eons ago, "Ratafia is a flavouring. Tiny biscuits for trifles, etc., flavoured with almonds." The book also says "Ratafia Essence. This is sold in bottles ready for use." I had never heard of it before so I am learning something new, too. Brenda Ross

Thanks Jana for all the fine recipes. In the haggis recipe it mentions "lights" which I really don't know what they are BUT I have an educated guess. Lights probably refers to the lungs of the sheep which you can't get in the USA as our wonderful FDA says they are not fit for human consumption and that is why most haggis can't be imported from Scotland. Personally, I wouldn't try to make haggis at home but simply go to the Scottish Meatpie Co. in Dixon, CA and buy it. There website is: http://www.scottishmeatpieco.com/ The one thing about haggis that surprises me is that once it was a staple food in the Scottish diet but now is served mostly at cerimonial functions such as Robert Burns Dinners and Annual General Meetings of some clans. Today there is a lot of folklore concerning the haggis as being a bird that moves in counter-clockwise direction and is connected to crop circles. Also much fun is made about the taste of haggis. This comes from our Scottish sense of humor. Most people react in a negative manner when told the ingredients and, with a twinkle in our eye, play on that reaction. Much fun is had by all at a function where haggis is being served and there are those present that are not initiated to its consumption. I caan honestly say I have never met a haggis I didn't like but one or two that I have not had more than seconds. :) If anyone is curious enough to try a wee bit o' haggis there will be a Bobby Burns Dinner on Jan 27, 2002 at the Star Restaurant in Novato at 5pm. You are welcome to attend. A more "formal" announcement will made later. It is simply a birthday celebration of Robert Burns the national poet of Scotland. Yours Aye, Cal ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Hi all, As a way of thanking Lauren and Cal for their marvelous presentation at our last meeting and to follow up on the discussion regarding Scottish food, here are a few "choice" recipes for this season and others that I unearthed looking for my Irish fruitcake recipe :) Jana FROM THE ANDERSON CLAN - SCOTCH BROTH (serves 6-8) 1 pound neck of mutton 3 oz. barley 3 oz. dried peas 1 oz. parsley 3 large leeks 2 quarts water 1/2 pound carrots (reserve one carrot for grating) 1/2 pound turnip 2 onions 4 oz. shredded cabbage salt and pepper to taste Soak the peas overnight. Wipe the meat and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil, add the salt, peas and barley and boil slowly for one hour. Cut the carrots, turnips and leeks into neat dice, slice the onions and add with the cabbage to the pot. Simmer for a further hour. Ten minutes before serving, add the grated carrot and chopped parsley. When ready lift out the meat, skim the broth, check the seasoning and serve. It is traditional to serve the meat as a separate course. FROM THE CAMERON CLAN - COCK-A-LEEKIE 1 plump boiling fowl (approx. 6 1/2 pounds) 2 quarts water 1 dozen shredded leeks 2 oz. rice 1 onion 1 grated carrot 1 dozen soaked prunes (optional) chopped parsley salt and pepper Clean and truss fowl. Place it with the giblets in a soup pot, cover with the measured water, add salt and bring to the boil. Simmer gently for 1 hour, skimming frequently. Wash and add the leeks, rice and chopped onion. Simmer gently for approx. another hour. until the fowl is tender. Add the soaked prunes (if desired) Remove the bird and giblets, and skim any grease from the soup. Add the chopped parsley and grated carrots. Adjust the seasoning and serve. This bird may be served as a separate course with either parsley or caper sauce. FROM THE KENNEDY CLAN - HAGGIS (serves 6) stomach bag of sheep the pluck ( heart, liver, lights) (ask Lauren or Cal what "lights" are) 1/2 pound minced beef suet 4 par-boiled onions 8 oz. pinhead oatmeal 1 pint stock from the boiled pluck salt and pepper Wash the bag, scrape and thoroughly clean it, and soak it overnight in cold water and salt. Wash the pluck and put it into a pan with the windpipe hanging over the side. Cover with boiling water, add a teaspoonful of salt and boil for two hours. When this is done, cut away the windpipe. Grate the liver and mince the heart, lights, suet and onions. Toast the oatmeal by shaking on a heavy frying pan over a moderate heat until darkly coloured and add with the pluck, suet and onions to one pint of pluck liquid, mixing thoroughly. Season. Fill the bag a little more than half full and sew up. Place it in boiling water and boil for three hours, pricking occasionally to prevent bursting. Serve on a hot ashet (meat plate). FROM THE MACKINTOSH CLAN - MUSSELBURGH PIE (serves 6-8) 1 pound round steak, cut thin 1 dozen mussels (fresh or tinned) 1 small onion 1/2 pound rough puff pastry 1 tablespoon flour 1/1/2 gills stock 1 oz. dripping salt and pepper Cut the meat into a dozen strips. The mussels should previously have been thoroughly cleaned and boiled. Place a mussel on each strip of meat. Sprinkle with seasoned flour and pack lightly into the pie dish. Lay the trimmings of fat from the meat with the sliced onion and dripping round the rolls in the dish. Add stock just to cover, and top with puff pastry. Brush the pastry with beaten egg and bake in a hot oven (400 degrees) for ten minutes, then finish off in a moderate oven for 1 1/2 hours (325-350 degrees). FROM THE ROYAL STEWART CLAN - SCOTCH TRIFLE 1 stale Victoria sponge or 1/2 dozen small sponge cakes good quality raspberry jam 2 tablespoons green ginger syrup or 2 tablespoons sherry 1 pint thick egg custard 1/2 pint double cream (whipped) 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 oz. castor sugar ratafias and pistachio nuts or glace cherries and angelica Split sponges and sprinkle with sherry and/or green ginger syrup. Spread thickly with heated jam. Make two layers in this fashion. Pour the egg custard and leave to soak. Whip the cream until thick and add the essence and the sugar. Halve the amount of cream; spread half over the sponge mixture ands force the other half through a forcing bag to decorate. Finish the decoration with ratafias and split pistachios, or glace cherries and angelica. (A nickel to the first person who can tell me what the heck ratafia is :) Happy Holidays everyone and hope to see you at our Annual Holiday Celebration this Sunday!

Hi Jeremy, I would like to *use* your post to lead those who are researching Marin County surnames to a service provided for Marin County Genealogical Society members. This feature was begun last year and is slowly gaining interest. This link: http://www.maringensoc.org/ancestorsindex.html takes you to our Marin County Researcher's Ancestor Exchange where names of any members researching a given surname in Marin county can find each other, whether they live in Marin our not! A link to the Researcher's Exchange is available on the Marin GenWeb page as well as on our Society website: www.maringensoc.org At the moment, if you click on "Roa-Say" in the Researcher's Exchange Table, you will see we have no one listed as researching SAIS. Therefore, Jeremy has a dual opportunity to join the Society and put his name on a register that will let him receive contacts from others as they come along and in so doing, he will also begin receiving our wonderful quarterly KinTracer Magazine which focuses articles on the lives of Marinites. Soon, MCGS will be putting up an index of KT articles over the years which we will make available for a small copy cost. I suspect something on SAIS will surface :) in what has been written over the last 26 years.... Jana Black -----Original Message----- From: Jeremy Nichols [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 9:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MarinGenSoc] SAIS in Marin Hi all, I'm researching William Mark WEST, a California pioneer who settled in Sonoma County. One of his daughters, Maria Genevieve WEST, married 11/26/1864 Jesus Maria SAIS/SAIZ in Petaluma. Is anyone researching SAIS in Marin? Jeremy Nichols Santa Rosa ==== MarinGenSoc Mailing List ==== To read how to join the Society visit here: http://www.maringensoc.org

Hi all, I'm researching William Mark WEST, a California pioneer who settled in Sonoma County. One of his daughters, Maria Genevieve WEST, married 11/26/1864 Jesus Maria SAIS/SAIZ in Petaluma. Is anyone researching SAIS in Marin? Jeremy Nichols Santa Rosa

Hi all, Word is in that this site still makes the CA Birth and Death Records available and intends to keep them online! I will change the link on the Marin GenWeb page to reflect... VitalSearch http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/ Jana Black

Whenever a newspaper brings its archives online, it is cause for celebration for genealogical researchers. Persons with Canadian ancestry, particularly around Toronto, will be thrilled with the "Toronto Star Pages of the Past" at <A HREF="http://www.micromedia.on.ca/news/TorStar.htm"> http://www.micromedia.on.ca/news/TorStar.htm</A> . Presented by Micromedia, the collection is the "only electronic, full-text and full-image database of recorded history in Canada, dating back to January 1, 1894. It is also the only online volume of archives of its kind currently available in the world." It is freely accessible until 1 January 2002, after which time it will become a subscription product. Visit and search this incredible treasure now.

REMINDER - Our Holiday Luncheon will be on Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 1:00 p.m. at La Toscana Restaurant, 3751 Redwood Highway, San Rafael (on frontage road across Highway 101 from Civic Center; parking lot adjacent to restaurant) Menu Choices Are: (Coffee, tea, ice cream, tax & tip are included) Caesar Salad with your choice of Grilled Chicken Breast, or Prawns, or Shrimp $15 Fettuccine with Fresh Tomato & Basil $15 New York Minute Steak with Pasta & Vegetable $16 Forgot to mention in previous list-mail (though it was in the flyer): Please bring with you an inexpensive ($5.00 or less) wrapped season item for the customary gift exchange. Please R.S.V.P. by December 13th to Pat at 456-9018. Send your menu choices and mail your check payable to MCGS. Send it to M.C.G.S., P.O. BOX 1511, NOVATO, CA 94948-1511 (Please note it should be NOVATO, not San Rafael as erroneously shown in flyer and previous list-mail).

@###%%%#@! Wouldn't you know it, just when I have more time in my schedule to sit down and do some online research they change the rules! Geesh! I had found the CA birth and death indexes a wonderful tool for my San Francisco research. They think the bad guys will be stopped by taking this access away? Stuff and nonsense. They probably used a different source than Rootsweb anyway. My daughter's social security number was stolen and used without benefit of online resources or Rootsweb. Rootsweb is probably also trying to avoid litigation. Thanks for the notice Cathy. Does any one have a suggestion for what we might do to have these records made available to us again? Later, Lauren [email protected] wrote: > > > Genealogy Web site removes California birth records

Genealogy Web site removes California birth records By JENNIFER COLEMAN Associated Press Writer Published 3:45 p.m. PST Friday, Nov. 30, 2001 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A genealogy Web site removed an index of California's birth records Friday after a state lawmaker raised questions about whether the online database could lead to identity theft. RootsWeb.com officials said they were removing the database while they discussed if there was a better way to allow people to research their family trees and protect the privacy of those on the list. Sen. Jackie Speier, D-Daly City, said earlier this week in a state Senate hearing on privacy that she was appalled the state had sold the database, which lists all California births from 1909. The index lists the date and county of birth, and mother's maiden name, which Speier said could allow thieves access to financial records. In addition to the California index, RootsWeb.com also removed a similar list of Texas births, said Craig Sherman, spokesman for the company. "We never had concerns about this before," he said. "Our core business is family history. It's there for a good purpose, to allow people to find long-lost relatives." San Diego resident Dwayne White said he was able to find some information about his biological mother before the database was removed. "I was able to find her birthdate and her mother's maiden name and that was helpful," he said. RootWeb.com's focus "is family history, the operative word being history," Sherman said. "It's a shame. This makes it difficult for people who want to use these records. We have thousands of databases and this is an important tool, but not the only tool." Sherman said he has never heard of a case of identity theft stemming from a genealogy Web site. The Department of Health Services sold the index twice this year for about $900 each, officials said. The records are available under the California Public Records Act. The state doesn't keep records of who buys the indices. Speier said she was concerned about birth records being public especially following news that suspects in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were able to get fake driver's licenses in Florida and Virginia. --- Cathy Gowdy Marin Co. Gen. Soc.

Hello everyone, I a *very very* delighted to be able to announce that in conjunction with the Marin County Office of Education, using their wonderful Technology Learning Center, I am going to be able to finally achieve a LONG time personal dream of offering a SERIES of Genealogy Classes for different levels of learners!!! The series is entitled: “Discovering your Roots – Courses in Genealogy and Family History Research” The four levels are: 1) Seeding your Family Tree - Finding the First Sources 2) Watering your Family Tree - Family History Field Trips 3) Fertilizing your Family Tree - Internet Resources and Genealogy 4) The Blossoms and the Bad Apples… tackling special research problems Each class includes SIX two hour sessions! Classes will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays at either 1-3 PM or 7-9 PM at the Technology Learning Center, Marin County Office of Education (directly across the street from the church where Marin County Gen Soc holds our General Meetings). The classes are not free, but figuring the hourly rate per instructional hour, they are quite reasonable. I suspect you will find nothing else similar locally with immediate access to the internet! Classes include free subscription to a class mailing list available only to students so we can share what we learn and get our questions answered as we go along! For more detailed information on the classes, check out this link on the Marin County GenWeb page: http://www.cagenweb.com/marin/mcoe.htm Feel free to send me any questions directly! Jana Black

This notice will also go out by mail but due to the holiday and because time is of the essence, this list-mail is being sent. M.C.G.S. Holiday Luncheon You are invited to celebrate the holidays with fellow members and guests of the Marin County Genealogical Society Our Holiday Luncheon Will Be Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 1:00 p.m. at La Toscana Restaurant, 3751 Redwood Highway, San Rafael (On frontage road across Highway 101 from Civic Center; Parking lot adjacent to Restaurant) Menu Choices Are as follows (Coffee, tea, ice cream, tax & tip are included): Caesar Salad with Your Choice of Grilled Chicken Breast or Prawns or Shrimp $15.00 or Fettuccine with Fresh Tomato & Basil $15.00 or New York Minute Steak with Pasta & Vegetable $16.00 Please R.S.V.P. by December 13th to Pat at 456-9018. See you there! Please fill in with your menu choices and mail your check payable to M.C.G.S. c/o: M.C.G.S., P.O. BOX 1511, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94948. Name(s): will be attending the Holiday Luncheon. My/our menu choice(s) our: Caesar Salad with Chicken ($15.00) No. ____ Caesar Salad with Prawns ($15.00) No. ____ Caesar Salad with Shrimp ($15.00) No. ____ Fettuccine with Fresh Tomato & Basil ($15.00) No. ____ New York Minute Steak with Pasta & Vegetable ($16.00) No. ____

General Meeting November 28, 2001 7:30 PM "American First, Scottish Always" Presentation by Cal and Lauren Boyd of MCGS Join us for an evening of discovery of your Scottish roots. Learn which Clan or District your Family name may be associated with. Do you really descend from Mary Queen of Scots? Is there a Family Crest? A tip or two about Scottish attire and "protocol" will be shared. Cal and Lauren, genealogists for Scottish Clans will show you how to plan, using the Internet, travel to the Ancestral lands of your Kith and Kin. You will be learn of research sources in Scotland, how to be in touch with Clan genealogists, and where and when the Scottish Games are held here in California. They will have research books on hand for you to browse through. Cal and Lauren have requested that those planning on attending who would like to know a bit about their Scottish Surnames and where their ancestors may have lived in Scotland send them an e-mail ([email protected] or [email protected]) in advance of the meeting. This will allow time to prepare some information for you and take less time with lookups at the meeting. Cal Boyd has been Genealogist for House of Boyd Society for seven years. Lauren Boyd, Immediate Past President of the Marin County Genealogical Society, has been President of the House of Boyd Society since 1999, Vice President of the Scottish Information Society since 2000, and Chair of the Genealogical Committee for Clan Stewart Society in America since 1996. Lauren and Cal host the Clan tent at the Scottish Games in Northern California about 13 times per year beginning in March with the Calaveras Celtic Festival. The final event for them for the year is a Kirkin' o' the Tartan in Sacramento in late October, early November each year. In the past tw o years they have traveled on clan business to Stone Mountain, GA; Alexandria, VA; Grandfather Mountain, NC; and Estes Park, CO. They have also, in February/March of this year traveled to Scotland and visited the Ancestral lands of the Boyds.

I am not sure if this is appropriate, and if not, please just direct me to the proper place. I would so much appreciate it if someone could clip and send me the obituary of my first cousin, Kathy Vargas Ulrichs who died this week, Saturday November 3, 2001 and lived in Mill Valley. I would be very willing to pay for this service, including postage, time etc. Please write me personally with fee....at [email protected] Thank you! Susan Vargas Murphy