HI Sue, I have done alot of research at the Mass State Archives at Columbia Point. It is on the campus of U Mass Boston and has records from 1845-1915. The JFK Museum is in the same building. There is a little cafeteria there also that they could use. The people are very helpful. It is free to enter and use all the research films etc. Mass Vital Records can get expensive and holds records from 1915 to present. It is $9.00 an hour and the hours are awful 9-12 and 2-4:30. You look at indexes, put the vol. no. and info on a slip and submit it when the call for slips then wait until they bring a cart out with the bools. They only make 4 calls in the morning so you can spend a lot of money just waiting. New England Historical society I hear is very nice. Its on Newbury Street so should be accessible but I have never been there. They have some seminars and info sessions on researching etc. The Natinal Archives in Waltham also has Naturalization Papers etc. The historians and volunteers are all very nice. They also offer seminars, you may want to look at the NARA.gov site and see what you can find. TIARA has meetings the first Friday evening every month at Boston College. Look at their web site. Boston College has an Irish studies major so I would imagine their library might have some research material. I have done some reserch at the Archdiocese Archives next to BC. Cheryl

Their website is www.newenglandancestors.org. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "donsylvester" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 8:17 PM Subject: Re: [MASUFFOL] Your thoughts on researching in Boston > The NEHGS has a daily rate for the use of research libraries. Last time I > used the resources for a day the cost was $10. The current rate may be > shown on thier website > > Don Sylvester > Madbury, NH > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pat" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 5:09 PM > Subject: Re: [MASUFFOL] Your thoughts on researching in Boston > > >> Addendum: The Boston Public Library is a big place. They have two >> restaurants in there. I think the librarians would help her or at least >> steer her in the right direction. I've been in there, but never to do >> genealogical research. There is also the NEHGS (New England Historical >> Genealogical Society). I don't know if you can do research there if >> you're >> not a member. You could find out or I could find out for you. >> Memberships >> cost $75.00 yearly. There is also the Massachusetts Historical Society. >> I've never been in there, so I can't tell you what it's like. >> >> Pat >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sue Richart" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 4:36 PM >> Subject: [MASUFFOL] Your thoughts on researching in Boston >> >> >>> Hi Listers, >>> Was wondering if I could get some advice on helping my aunt do some >>> research >>> in Boston? I have two spinster aunts living in Southie. They turn 87 >>> and >>> 83 this month. It looks highly likely that the older aunt will have to >>> go >>> into a care facility soon. My cousin and I are concerned about the >>> younger >>> aunt. The two sisters have never lived apart and Cousin Jack isn't sure >>> what will happen when Aunt Pat is living by herself. >>> >>> Aunt Pat and I have spoken about my research on her mother. She has >>> mentioned maybe going downtown to look for more about her. I'm mostly >>> looking for the best place to send an older woman who isn't >>> knowledgeable >>> about research, but really needs something to focus on and to keep >>> interested in life. I can come up with specific research topics to keep >>> her >>> engaged if that is her choice. Her parents immigrated from Ireland >>> (Counties >>> Galway and Cork), met and married in Boston, and lived there all of >>> their >>> lives, so there will be plenty to do. My thought is to direct her to the >>> main Boston Public Library, but I've never been in it. Would it be a >>> good >>> choice? Or would there be a better choice? >>> >>> Appreciate any assistance. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Sue Richart >>> Chewelah, Washington State >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> MASUFFOL-reques[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.10.23/924 - Release Date: >>> 7/28/2007 >>> 3:50 PM >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.10.23/924 - Release Date: 7/28/2007 > 3:50 PM > >

The NEHGS has a daily rate for the use of research libraries. Last time I used the resources for a day the cost was $10. The current rate may be shown on thier website Don Sylvester Madbury, NH ----- Original Message ----- From: "pat" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [MASUFFOL] Your thoughts on researching in Boston > Addendum: The Boston Public Library is a big place. They have two > restaurants in there. I think the librarians would help her or at least > steer her in the right direction. I've been in there, but never to do > genealogical research. There is also the NEHGS (New England Historical > Genealogical Society). I don't know if you can do research there if > you're > not a member. You could find out or I could find out for you. > Memberships > cost $75.00 yearly. There is also the Massachusetts Historical Society. > I've never been in there, so I can't tell you what it's like. > > Pat > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue Richart" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 4:36 PM > Subject: [MASUFFOL] Your thoughts on researching in Boston > > >> Hi Listers, >> Was wondering if I could get some advice on helping my aunt do some >> research >> in Boston? I have two spinster aunts living in Southie. They turn 87 >> and >> 83 this month. It looks highly likely that the older aunt will have to >> go >> into a care facility soon. My cousin and I are concerned about the >> younger >> aunt. The two sisters have never lived apart and Cousin Jack isn't sure >> what will happen when Aunt Pat is living by herself. >> >> Aunt Pat and I have spoken about my research on her mother. She has >> mentioned maybe going downtown to look for more about her. I'm mostly >> looking for the best place to send an older woman who isn't knowledgeable >> about research, but really needs something to focus on and to keep >> interested in life. I can come up with specific research topics to keep >> her >> engaged if that is her choice. Her parents immigrated from Ireland >> (Counties >> Galway and Cork), met and married in Boston, and lived there all of their >> lives, so there will be plenty to do. My thought is to direct her to the >> main Boston Public Library, but I've never been in it. Would it be a >> good >> choice? Or would there be a better choice? >> >> Appreciate any assistance. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Sue Richart >> Chewelah, Washington State >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> -- >> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.10.23/924 - Release Date: >> 7/28/2007 >> 3:50 PM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Don, I'll see how it goes. If Aunt Pat takes to doing research, I'll cover her NEHGS membership cost. Just having easy access to the MVR index books is worth the membership cost. Add to that the city directory microfilms and you have a real benefit. Again, I appreciate the advice. Sue On 8/5/07, donsylvester wrote: > > The NEHGS has a daily rate for the use of research libraries. Last time I > used the resources for a day the cost was $10. The current rate may be > shown on thier website > > Don Sylvester > Madbury, NH > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pat" > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 5:09 PM > Subject: Re: [MASUFFOL] Your thoughts on researching in Boston > > > > Addendum: The Boston Public Library is a big place. They have two > > restaurants in there. I think the librarians would help her or at least > > steer her in the right direction. I've been in there, but never to do > > genealogical research. There is also the NEHGS (New England Historical > > Genealogical Society). I don't know if you can do research there if > > you're > > not a member. You could find out or I could find out for you. > > Memberships > > cost $75.00 yearly. There is also the Massachusetts Historical Society. > > I've never been in there, so I can't tell you what it's like. > > > > Pat > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sue Richart" > > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 4:36 PM > > Subject: [MASUFFOL] Your thoughts on researching in Boston > > > > > > >> > >> Aunt Pat and I have spoken about my research on her mother. She has > >> mentioned maybe going downtown to look for more about her. I'm mostly > >> looking for the best place to send an older woman who isn't > knowledgeable > >> about research, but really needs something to focus on and to keep > >> interested in life. I can come up with specific research topics to keep > >> her > >> engaged if that is her choice. Her parents immigrated from Ireland > >> (Counties > >> Galway and Cork), met and married in Boston, and lived there all of > their > >> lives, so there will be plenty to do. My thought is to direct her to > the > >> main Boston Public Library, but I've never been in it. Would it be a > >> good > >> choice? Or would there be a better choice? > >> > >> A

Addendum: The Boston Public Library is a big place. They have two restaurants in there. I think the librarians would help her or at least steer her in the right direction. I've been in there, but never to do genealogical research. There is also the NEHGS (New England Historical Genealogical Society). I don't know if you can do research there if you're not a member. You could find out or I could find out for you. Memberships cost $75.00 yearly. There is also the Massachusetts Historical Society. I've never been in there, so I can't tell you what it's like. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Richart" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 4:36 PM Subject: [MASUFFOL] Your thoughts on researching in Boston > Hi Listers, > Was wondering if I could get some advice on helping my aunt do some > research > in Boston? I have two spinster aunts living in Southie. They turn 87 and > 83 this month. It looks highly likely that the older aunt will have to go > into a care facility soon. My cousin and I are concerned about the > younger > aunt. The two sisters have never lived apart and Cousin Jack isn't sure > what will happen when Aunt Pat is living by herself. > > Aunt Pat and I have spoken about my research on her mother. She has > mentioned maybe going downtown to look for more about her. I'm mostly > looking for the best place to send an older woman who isn't knowledgeable > about research, but really needs something to focus on and to keep > interested in life. I can come up with specific research topics to keep > her > engaged if that is her choice. Her parents immigrated from Ireland > (Counties > Galway and Cork), met and married in Boston, and lived there all of their > lives, so there will be plenty to do. My thought is to direct her to the > main Boston Public Library, but I've never been in it. Would it be a good > choice? Or would there be a better choice? > > Appreciate any assistance. > > Sincerely, > > Sue Richart > Chewelah, Washington State > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.10.23/924 - Release Date: 7/28/2007 > 3:50 PM > >

Hi Sue, I would suggest the Massachusetts Archives on Morrissey Blvd. in Dorchester. They will help her if she needs it. There is also the National Archives in Waltham. They will also steer her in the right direction. Also the Dept of Vital Records is near the Mass Archives. If you need BMD certificates, she could also try the State House or City Hall. If you need info on any of these places, let me know. By the way, my father and my grandfather grew up in Southie on F St. and my great grandfather and his brothers came to Southie from Nova Scotia and their father from Ireland. Just a little FYI. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Richart" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 4:36 PM Subject: [MASUFFOL] Your thoughts on researching in Boston > Hi Listers, > Was wondering if I could get some advice on helping my aunt do some > research > in Boston? I have two spinster aunts living in Southie. They turn 87 and > 83 this month. It looks highly likely that the older aunt will have to go > into a care facility soon. My cousin and I are concerned about the > younger > aunt. The two sisters have never lived apart and Cousin Jack isn't sure > what will happen when Aunt Pat is living by herself. > > Aunt Pat and I have spoken about my research on her mother. She has > mentioned maybe going downtown to look for more about her. I'm mostly > looking for the best place to send an older woman who isn't knowledgeable > about research, but really needs something to focus on and to keep > interested in life. I can come up with specific research topics to keep > her > engaged if that is her choice. Her parents immigrated from Ireland > (Counties > Galway and Cork), met and married in Boston, and lived there all of their > lives, so there will be plenty to do. My thought is to direct her to the > main Boston Public Library, but I've never been in it. Would it be a good > choice? Or would there be a better choice? > > Appreciate any assistance. > > Sincerely, > > Sue Richart > Chewelah, Washington State > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.10.23/924 - Release Date: 7/28/2007 > 3:50 PM > >

Pat, Thanks. I'm thinking of asking her to help track down John Hynes. Grandfather Patrick Burke paid for his burial plot in 1922 and I suspect he is a brother or cousin of Patrick's mother, Bridget Hynes Burke Duggan. It isn't something I can lookup from home and she can make a trip of it. She still lives in Southie currently on Columbia Ave. I think it would be fairly easy for her to take a bus to the Archives to get started. If the folks there are anything like the state archives folks in Washington State, they enjoy helping folks find things. Patrick and Mary Bates Burke lived variously on D Street, Newman St, West Fourth, and finally Eight Street. Wouldn't be surprised if they knew your family. Sue On 8/5/07, pat < wrote: > > Addendum: The Boston Public Library is a big place. They have two > restaurants in there. I think the librarians would help her or at least > steer her in the right direction. I've been in there, but never to do > genealogical research. There is also the NEHGS (New England Historical > Genealogical Society). I don't know if you can do research there if > you're > not a member. You could find out or I could find out for > you. Memberships > cost $75.00 yearly. There is also the Massachusetts Historical Society. > I've never been in there, so I can't tell you what it's like. > > Pat > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 4:36 PM > Subject: [MASUFFOL] Your thoughts on researching in Boston > > > > Hi Listers, > > Was wondering if I could get some advice on helping my aunt do some > > research > > in Boston? I have two spinster aunts living in Southie. They turn 87 > and > > 83 this month. It looks highly likely that the older aunt will have to > go > > into a care facility soon. My cousin and I are concerned about the > > younger > > aunt. The two sisters have never lived apart and Cousin Jack isn't sure > > what will happen when Aunt Pat is living by herself. > > > > Aunt Pat and I have spoken about my research on her mother. She has > > mentioned maybe going downtown to look for more about her. I'm mostly > > looking for the best place to send an older woman who isn't > knowledgeable > > about research, but really needs something to focus on and to keep > > interested in life. I can come up with specific research topics to keep > > her > > engaged if that is her choice. Her parents immigrated from Ireland > > (Counties > > Galway and Cork), met and married in Boston, and lived there all of > their > > lives, so there will be plenty to do. My thought is to direct her to the > > main Boston Public Library, but I've never been in it. Would it be a > good > > choice? Or would there be a better choice? > > > >

Hi Listers, Was wondering if I could get some advice on helping my aunt do some research in Boston? I have two spinster aunts living in Southie. They turn 87 and 83 this month. It looks highly likely that the older aunt will have to go into a care facility soon. My cousin and I are concerned about the younger aunt. The two sisters have never lived apart and Cousin Jack isn't sure what will happen when Aunt Pat is living by herself. Aunt Pat and I have spoken about my research on her mother. She has mentioned maybe going downtown to look for more about her. I'm mostly looking for the best place to send an older woman who isn't knowledgeable about research, but really needs something to focus on and to keep interested in life. I can come up with specific research topics to keep her engaged if that is her choice. Her parents immigrated from Ireland (Counties Galway and Cork), met and married in Boston, and lived there all of their lives, so there will be plenty to do. My thought is to direct her to the main Boston Public Library, but I've never been in it. Would it be a good choice? Or would there be a better choice? Appreciate any assistance. Sincerely, Sue Richart Chewelah, Washington State

Hi Sue Thank you anyway. I appreciate the offer and the response. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Richart" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [MASUFFOL] NEHGS Missing Image Lookup Offer > Pat, > It doesn't look like a good day for me. That is the third shut-out today > doing lookup for someone. The image isn't on the server. I've connected > at > best a handful of images before 1880. Most everything that has an image, > but > isn't connected is 1880 or later. Sorry about that. > > I might suggest your delete the NEHGS cookie or if you can't find it for > sure, delete all of your cookies and then try to log in. If you have > tried > that and it doesn't work, I suggest you email the webmaster. Whenever > I've > had a problem, deleting the cookies fixes it. > > I realize that you didn't get any real help today, but do continue to > email > me if you need an entry that shows image not available. Additionally, I'm > mapping out 1880-1910 volumes to figure out which page have problems and > which are OK. While doing that I'm only connecting the first valid entry. > I do suggest when an image is available to query just for volume and page > number. You might be able to see the image even if your entry isn't > connected. > > Sue > > > > On 8/3/07, pat <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Are you still doing image lookups? I belong to NEHGS, but I can't get >> into >> the website. It keeps asking me to sign in, even after I have signed in. >> If possible, would you look up the marriage for William Flynn (Flinn) and >> Elizabeth ???? ? They were married in 1861. Vol 146 Page 27. Thanks. >> >> Pat >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sue Richart" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 12:13 AM >> Subject: [MASUFFOL] NEHGS Missing Image Lookup Offer >> >> >> > This email is cross-posted to the Boston, Boston-States, and Suffolk >> > lists. >> > >> > Greetings, >> > >> > I've made this offer on some other Massachusetts lists and would like >> > to >> > extend it to you. If an image is on the NEHGS's server for the >> > Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 database but listed as "image not >> > available", I can edit the entry so you can view it. So far, my >> > experience >> > shows about half of the entries currently listed as "image not >> available" >> > actually do have an image. >> > >> > I ask a few things of you for this. >> > >> > - Please send the email directly to me and not the list. My >> email >> > address is srichart4 ( at ) gmail ( dot ) com >> > >> > - Please use a subject line like "NEHGS Emil Rufilder's >> Lookups", >> > with Emil Rufilder being your name. This will help me keep track of >> whose >> > email I've worked on and whose I haven't. >> > >> > - Do not send attachments, please put the data in the body of >> the >> > email. >> > >> > - Please check to see if the birth, marriage, or death entry >> you >> > are looking for is still "not" available, before you email me. I have >> > connected or corrected entries for several months and may have done >> yours >> > already. Nor am I the only one doing corrections. >> > >> > This offer does NOT come with a time limit. If in two months, you find >> > that >> > your Patrick Burke married a Bridget Doherty and you think you have it >> > narrowed down to ten entries or so and some aren't viewable, email me. >> Nor >> > is this offer restricted to just Boston. If the entry is listed on the >> > database, I'll check it out. >> > >> > Hope to hear from you soon. >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > >> > Sue Richart >> > NEHGS Volunteer >> > Living in the foothills of the Huckleberry Mountains of Washington >> > State >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > 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 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.10.23/924 - Release Date: 7/28/2007 > 3:50 PM > >

Greetings GenMassachusetts and Suffolk Listers, I've not made as many column shift corrections in the last couple of weeks for two reasons. After several attempts over the last year, I have finally figured out a way to organize in a spreadsheet the volume and page numbers worked on, to be worked on and what isn't available. Just like those of you glaring at an "image not available" entry, I have to deal with it while working on column shifts. I make a change and then have to go check to see if the image is available. I found I was checking the same page several times. Once I get the overview spreadsheet completed I'll offer it to the lists for those who like to look around to find out where something in the wrong place might actually be. This is only for the years 1880 to 1910. Well over 95 percent of the images missing prior to 1880 are not on the server. This still covers some 100 volumes, so it is taking a bit to get it completed. The second reason is it a serious fire season in Northeast Washington State and weed whacking is a top priority. I pushed my luck a week or so ago and am avoiding connecting whole pages to prevent a case of tendinitis from getting worse. I have connected the first valid entry on a page for number of pages and will continue to do so as I work on my spreadsheet mapping out what needs to be done. This process involves a lot of waiting and not much hand work. You are still quite welcome to email me to see if an image is available. With the exception of 1910 entries, most death records tend to have an image. Births aren't quite as good, but the majority are there. Marriages are the worst with whole years in succession missing. Ask away as to missing images, since I haven't found a rhyme or reason for what is missing, except the missing images tend to come in 50 page increments. I strongly urge that when you come across "image not available" you query just the volume and page number. If I've connected the first valid entry for the page, you will be able to access the image. If the image was a late reported entry, you might still have a chance to see the entry. My recent corrections are listed below my signature. Take care and the best of luck in your search. Sue Richart NEHGS Volunteer repairing the MVR 1841-1910 on-line database Recent repairs of column shifts effecting the NEHGS Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 on-line database (www.newenglandancestors.org). 1881-1885 Births column shift on page effecting a Ingalls from Charles to Frank. 1886-1890 Births column shift on surname effecting Burrill, Burritt, Burrison, Burrmann, Burrough, and Burroughs 1886-1890 Births scanning error effecting surname Hathaway. 1891-1895 Births scanning error effecting surname Ainslie. 1896-1900 Marriage scanning error effecting surname Caron, rendered as "Car on" with a space.. Reported to webmaster.

Pat, It doesn't look like a good day for me. That is the third shut-out today doing lookup for someone. The image isn't on the server. I've connected at best a handful of images before 1880. Most everything that has an image, but isn't connected is 1880 or later. Sorry about that. I might suggest your delete the NEHGS cookie or if you can't find it for sure, delete all of your cookies and then try to log in. If you have tried that and it doesn't work, I suggest you email the webmaster. Whenever I've had a problem, deleting the cookies fixes it. I realize that you didn't get any real help today, but do continue to email me if you need an entry that shows image not available. Additionally, I'm mapping out 1880-1910 volumes to figure out which page have problems and which are OK. While doing that I'm only connecting the first valid entry. I do suggest when an image is available to query just for volume and page number. You might be able to see the image even if your entry isn't connected. Sue On 8/3/07, pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > Are you still doing image lookups? I belong to NEHGS, but I can't get > into > the website. It keeps asking me to sign in, even after I have signed in. > If possible, would you look up the marriage for William Flynn (Flinn) and > Elizabeth ???? ? They were married in 1861. Vol 146 Page 27. Thanks. > > Pat > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue Richart" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 12:13 AM > Subject: [MASUFFOL] NEHGS Missing Image Lookup Offer > > > > This email is cross-posted to the Boston, Boston-States, and Suffolk > > lists. > > > > Greetings, > > > > I've made this offer on some other Massachusetts lists and would like to > > extend it to you. If an image is on the NEHGS's server for the > > Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 database but listed as "image not > > available", I can edit the entry so you can view it. So far, my > > experience > > shows about half of the entries currently listed as "image not > available" > > actually do have an image. > > > > I ask a few things of you for this. > > > > - Please send the email directly to me and not the list. My > email > > address is srichart4 ( at ) gmail ( dot ) com > > > > - Please use a subject line like "NEHGS Emil Rufilder's > Lookups", > > with Emil Rufilder being your name. This will help me keep track of > whose > > email I've worked on and whose I haven't. > > > > - Do not send attachments, please put the data in the body of > the > > email. > > > > - Please check to see if the birth, marriage, or death entry > you > > are looking for is still "not" available, before you email me. I have > > connected or corrected entries for several months and may have done > yours > > already. Nor am I the only one doing corrections. > > > > This offer does NOT come with a time limit. If in two months, you find > > that > > your Patrick Burke married a Bridget Doherty and you think you have it > > narrowed down to ten entries or so and some aren't viewable, email me. > Nor > > is this offer restricted to just Boston. If the entry is listed on the > > database, I'll check it out. > > > > Hope to hear from you soon. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Sue Richart > > NEHGS Volunteer > > Living in the foothills of the Huckleberry Mountains of Washington State > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Are you still doing image lookups? I belong to NEHGS, but I can't get into the website. It keeps asking me to sign in, even after I have signed in. If possible, would you look up the marriage for William Flynn (Flinn) and Elizabeth ???? ? They were married in 1861. Vol 146 Page 27. Thanks. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Richart" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 12:13 AM Subject: [MASUFFOL] NEHGS Missing Image Lookup Offer > This email is cross-posted to the Boston, Boston-States, and Suffolk > lists. > > Greetings, > > I've made this offer on some other Massachusetts lists and would like to > extend it to you. If an image is on the NEHGS's server for the > Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 database but listed as "image not > available", I can edit the entry so you can view it. So far, my > experience > shows about half of the entries currently listed as "image not available" > actually do have an image. > > I ask a few things of you for this. > > - Please send the email directly to me and not the list. My email > address is srichart4 ( at ) gmail ( dot ) com > > - Please use a subject line like "NEHGS Emil Rufilder's Lookups", > with Emil Rufilder being your name. This will help me keep track of whose > email I've worked on and whose I haven't. > > - Do not send attachments, please put the data in the body of the > email. > > - Please check to see if the birth, marriage, or death entry you > are looking for is still "not" available, before you email me. I have > connected or corrected entries for several months and may have done yours > already. Nor am I the only one doing corrections. > > This offer does NOT come with a time limit. If in two months, you find > that > your Patrick Burke married a Bridget Doherty and you think you have it > narrowed down to ten entries or so and some aren't viewable, email me. Nor > is this offer restricted to just Boston. If the entry is listed on the > database, I'll check it out. > > Hope to hear from you soon. > > Sincerely, > > Sue Richart > NEHGS Volunteer > Living in the foothills of the Huckleberry Mountains of Washington State > > ------------------------------- > 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

-----Original Message----- From: Karen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 2:23 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Vista OS and Genealogy Software (OT for some lists) Several lists have had messages about the "Vista" version of FTM and other software. Vista is the operating system, and programs are a separate thing, so to speak. However, there are some compatibility problems, so if you have pre-Vista software and install the Vista OS, you may have to look for updates, etc. For instance, my old Search&ReseaRch Massachusetts Vital Records software didn't work with Vista, so I had to call the software company and buy an update. Also, my old Norton System Works, ditto. Eeeek! And it was a little bit of a struggle to get the Mass VRs to work the way I want them to. I don't want to have to insert each CD in order to use the VRs, but rather use them from my hard drive. So I'm hoping I can spare some of you from having the same experience. I did this years ago when I was still working at West Point as a computer specialist, and everyone seemed to be happy to get the info, so here I go again. First, copy the contents of all of the CDs to your hard drive; I used a master folder named Mass VR and subfolders named after each CD, but that's just a suggestion. Next, from the folder on your HD, you MUST install the Essex VR first, using setup.exe, because it has the most recent version of the Folio software. And then you MUST install the software, ditto as above, according to the directions which are enclosed with the CDs. Any CD which has a copyright date of 2002 has to been installed in a different directory from the default directory, so watch what you're doing. These instructions are in the CD set, but easy to miss. Lastly, I found that I had to create "shortcuts" from each separate VR as it launched from the installation. You can do this under FILE/CREATE SHORTCUT. Then I put these shortcuts into a folder on my desktop for my convenience. I'm not sure I've got all the wrinkles worked out (I'm not talking about my face, thank you), but I hope this will help a few of you. Please, if you have suggestions, let me know -- but don't flame me. I'm not wearing my fire-proof suit. Best wishes, Karen

I don't have a marriage date but Richard J. Reale immigrated Jan 8 1914 to his uncle Patrick Toole in Charlestown, MA, his father was Thomas Reale located at 29 The Mall, Waterford, Ireland. He was born March 19, 1895 and died Feb 7 1973. He was naturalized at the District Court Boston MA June 1, 1919. He made a few trips back to Ireland, one with his brother Thomas C Reale b. Dec 14, 1899 d. Jan 28, 1987. On his WWI record of June 5, 1917, he states he is married and his son is born June 13, 1917. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Trying to find the marriage of Richard J. Reale and Bridget Ann (Annie) Donohue. Annie immigrated to the States from Quebec, Canada about 1912. Going by the 1920 and 1930 Census they would have been married about 1917 and lived in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Her mother crossed the boarder in 1931 for a time and the address listed on the Manifest card for Annie and Richard is Pleasant Hill Ave., Dorchester. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cindy [email protected]

Steve, Thank you. There is nothing more satisfying than telling someone that the image is available. The flip side is unfortunately frustrating, but there is finally some hope. The NEHGS was waiting until the "contractor" got going on it, but it became clear that wasn't really going to happen. Right now, volunteers have finished scanning the two missing marriages index volumes (1886-90 M to S surnames, 1891-95 F to K surnames). Volunteers will shortly begin processing them for addition to the database. This is wonderful news since they number around 80,000 names. The big problem will be the missing images. That will have to be done at the State Archives itself. If any of you can get to Boston to help out with any of the steps, email me and I'll pass on your contact information. If you can't get to Boston, but would be willing to speed up my work by checking image availability and whether the entry is on the page, email me. Knowing that I can just go through 500 entries repairing a volume number, for example, and someone else will check all of them to find the 20 or 30 that are still incorrect, would be a great help. Best of luck to all of you and may the next page I fix be the one that breaks down your brick wall. Sue Richart On 7/18/07, Steve & Anne Lanning < wrote: > > Sue, > > My (our--those of us who use the NEHGS VR database--) hugest of > "thank you"s for your continued and persistent work at getting the > links & images corrected. Your hours and hours of devotion are always > appreciated whenever a search hits and the image is there & correct. > I have asked you to straighten out a few links for me & you have > always gotten to it in just a few days. So, thank you, thank you, > thank you! (And, of course, keep at it!) > > Steve Lanning > in MA > > >

Sue, My (our--those of us who use the NEHGS VR database--) hugest of "thank you"s for your continued and persistent work at getting the links & images corrected. Your hours and hours of devotion are always appreciated whenever a search hits and the image is there & correct. I have asked you to straighten out a few links for me & you have always gotten to it in just a few days. So, thank you, thank you, thank you! (And, of course, keep at it!) Steve Lanning in MA

My recent repairs of column shifts effecting the NEHGS Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910 on-line database (www.newenglandancestors.org). 1861-1865 Marriages column shift on year effecting surnames Derbyshire, de Res, De Ribas, Derickson, Derig, Dermado, Dermody, Dermott, De Ronde, De Roo, Derosier, Derrick, Derrig, Derroint, Derry, Dervan, Dervell, Dervin, De Saint, Deschamps,Desha, De Shields, Deshon, De Shon, Deshow, De Silveira, De Silvira, Desjardins, Desmond 1861-1865 Births possibly missing from index Baker (Male or Female) to Baker, Ann 1861-1865 Births missing from index Marshall (Male or Female) to either Marshfield or just before. (same as above) 1881-1885 Births scanning error effecting surname Eustis. 1906-1910 Births scanning error on surname Kinsella with some column shifts on town 1906-1910 Births column shifts on surname and town effecting surnames Kinsey, Kinshinsky, Kinshla, Kinsky, Kinsler, and Kinsman, Kinsmidst. At least the first valid entry per page is now connected for. Just call up the volume and page number without the name and you can view the image by clicking on the first entry's view image field. Barnstable births 1891 vol 412 (pages 2 – 7 not on server) , 1892 vol 421; Barnstable deaths 1884 vol 355 image quality tends to be poor 1886 vol 373 pages 1-2 not on server 1888 vol 391 1890 vol 409, 1891 vol 418 mangled pages and pages 7 & 9 not on server and 1892 vol 427 (images for pages 1-12 mis-connected, but they are there within the 12 pages. If you have an interest in those entries either check the other 12 images or email me for a list. The problem has been reported to the webmaster and they should be fixed in a week or so. Note, these volumes also include Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, and Franklin Counties, and most of those images appear to be there and many of them are not connected yet. If you are interested in an entry included in these volumes and I don't have the first entry connected, just send me an email. There are many more volumes to work on and I'll continue to include them in these updates. For the Barnstable listers, I usually only post this update to the GenMassachusetts and Suffolks lists. If you are interested in other updates, please check the GenMassachusetts archives. Best of luck in your search. Sincerely, Sue Richart In finally cooling down somewhat Northeast Washington State

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Dear Bobbie- Does your Hall line go back to Dorchester as well? We are trying to find some Hall's from Dorchester to join our dna database... Best, Jeff Jeff Hall Amherst, New Hampshire, New England, USA HALL DNA project Family 2 - Kit Number 33260: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm Deacon RICHARD HALL of Hull(-1670), Haverhill(1670-1673), and Bradford(1673-1730), Massachusetts project: http://www.designscience.com/Genealogy/richardhall/ 1. Old date question, 1639 Dorchester Church records (Bobbie Hall) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 09:55:00 -0500 From: "Bobbie Hall" <[email protected]> Subject: [MASUFFOL] Old date question, 1639 Dorchester Church records To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sorry for the cross-post to several lists, but hoping to find someone who is experienced in old church records, old dating systems, and can help me verify an entry ..... On Google Books (praise those people for their efforts!!) I find the Dorchester First Church records, a copy made in 1891 of the original volume, URL for those following along: http://books.google.com/books?id=0-xzW5V-AzoC&pg=PA1&dq=Records+of+the+First +Church+at+Dorchester . The copied page says this on p. 151: "Rebecca Wiswall : 2di 6to 1639, born the 3d of the same mo: about 7 aclocke in the eveninge: (marryed mr Curtice)" On page xxv, the "Notes of the Copyist" state that this date is Apr 6 1639. I am familiar with the OS dates, that the 2nd month would be April. It appears that the dates in this section are in Latin? For example, on p. 152, there is an entry :Joseph Willies (went to Boston) 12me Vicesimo 3tio 1639. And Just after that: "Anna Waterhouse 1me: 5to Decimo 1640:" These entries totally confuse me! Anna Waterhouse first, fifth, tenth 1640 ?!and Joseph Willies twelfth, twentieth, third 1639?? The only real reason I'm questioning is that The Rebecca Wiswall mentioned is an indirect part of my line, and I find her birth date published (Wiswall Handbook) as 03 Jun 1639. <picking nits!> So I read as the copyist did, that she was born 3 Apr 1639, and baptised 6 Apr 1639, yes? The "2di" and the "6to" being <translated from Latin?> second sixth 1639, in otherwords, it's not specifying which is day and which is month? But the balance of the dates bear out the order which is in the form of month first, day next, followed by year? Cheers, Bobbie Hall Chicago