Bill Mumford's Genealogy Software Report Card is a good place to start. He has compared and listed the features of several different software packages. It's on his website mumford.ab.ca/reportcard. Barbara Brixey Wylie Every Family Has a History! barb@johnwylie.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Valenti Rozzano" <jrozzano@rochester.rr.com> To: <MAWORCES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 7:03 AM Subject: [MAWORCES] software > Calling all experts. > > What is the best sortware to use to put your family tree on? Does it matter > how many generations you have? What are the pros and cons of the software > that is out there? What version is best? Thank you all! > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > Worcester GenWeb has many Resources > Check it out!! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces >

Calling all experts. What is the best sortware to use to put your family tree on? Does it matter how many generations you have? What are the pros and cons of the software that is out there? What version is best? Thank you all!

Hello Listers, I have a small amount of information about a family who immigrated to the U.S. about 1909 and a nice person on this list found them in the 1920 census, living in Worcester. Since then I have found some information about some of their children but nothing about them? William Brough SPEED b. Sept 29-1875 Glasglow Scotland naturalized about 1920 Wife: Isabelle (Gelitly) Speed b. May 1880 Manchester England Ring any bells with anyone? Freddie B Stewart

Would someone help me? How do I obtain a hard copy of the marriage document of a Robert Henry to Charity Ash Thompson on April 24.1731 in Sudbury,Ma,Middlesex Co ? bdhen2@aol.com

To bdhen@aol.com Messages to you are bouncing. I sent you a message telling you I was scanning the Sudbury, MA VR pages (2), and have since done that and they too bounced. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bdhen2@aol.com> To: <MAWORCES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 2:51 PM Subject: [MAWORCES] Henry > Would someone help me? > How do I obtain a hard copy of the marriage document of a Robert Henry to > Charity Ash Thompson on April 24.1731 in Sudbury,Ma,Middlesex Co ? > bdhen2@aol.com > > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the ARCHIVES lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/wo-gen.htm > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.368 / Virus Database: 204 - Release Date: 5/29/2002

Hello listers, I just received a newspaper article about my ancestor, who in 1954, according to the article, was "breaking up" his home in Webster since he was going to be moving to Fl to retire. The headline reads: "Extra"-President Lincoln Assassinated-Herald, 1865" Everett Gray Breaking Up Home Finds Treasured Old Copies of TIMES and N.Y. Herald Story of "Abe's" Death" It is a very long article basically transcribing the entire front page of the Herald verbatem. Everett's father, Thomas Lyman Gray must have been the one who saved these since he was the one who served in the civil war from Worcester. One interesting thing I noted was that the oldest newspaper in he found was the Webster Times, July 27th, 1861. Thomas would have just turned 14 at that time. What is really interesting is that I never knew the whereabouts of Thomas between 1848 and 1865. I am guessing that the Webster area is probably where is was! Can anyone tell me if the Times, specifically July of 1861 is on microfilm? Maybe this newspaper was saved by Thomas for a special reason? I sure hope so! Also, the person who sent me this article took it from his scrap book and on the back there is a picture of Louise Hanon. It reads "Webster Nurse" "Louise Hanon, 21, of 28 First Street has completed a State Board examination as a registered nurse, etc....It is from May of 1955. Let me know if anyone is interested and I can email it. Thanks, Patti Patti

Hello Another feature of this Saturday's Historic Waltham Days Family History Fair on the Waltham MA Common will be videos of the speakers from the 1999 Boston States Migrations fair - Video schedule Saturday June 8 Waltham Common, Rt 20 Main Street and Moody, behind the City Hall : 12:30pm Quebec to Central Massachusetts before the Automobile by Kay Sheldon 2pm 19th and 20th Century Steamship Lines, Ships Passenger List Contents and Locations, Shipping News Publications and Maritimes Migration Patterns by Henry Scannell 3:30pm Railroad History in the Boston States Migrations by Ron Karr Expulsion of the Acadians by Al Hamel is a 15 minute trailer on each of the above videos Syllabus and original 1999 program info at http://bostonstates.rootsweb.com/Videoflyerdetail.htm Bring a lawn chair and pull up a seat! Other featured events and resources include something for the whole family: 11am Historic Doll Carriage and Bicycle Parade led by "The Jim Show" master juggler and balancing act (see http://www.thejimshow.com/video/index.html Carolyn S Bingham, New England lineage researcher and teacher, former Genealogist for Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants Paul Bunnell Loyalist researcher and author http://paul-bunnell-loyalists-genealogy-books.com/ Sharon Howland, Washington County Maine records preservation trustee, author and speaker http://hometown.aol.com/shwkrp/shwkrp.html Civil War Living History encampment Military displays and climbing wall for the kids Hundreds of original 1870s Halifax newspapers Wanted Posters New England Railroad history Historic Maps - especially US anc Canada Sanborn Insurance, city street and railroad maps Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada CD lookups http://bostonstates.rootsweb.com/S&SCdstats.htm Q & A on those research brick walls, resources and gen societies Registration for Historic Waltham Days Family History Fair http://www.geocities.com/sharon_sergeant/HWDform.htm or call 781-209-8861 Sharon Sergeant Ancestors and Ephemera http://GenealogyFair.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

2. New at Genealogy Free Stuff! * Free Online Books: - Downloadable Files at RootsWeb : Two files are currently available: - STEVENSON Family History (877,282 bytes): A scanned copy of STEVENSON Family History from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Worcester County (Old Somerset) Maryland to Woodford County KY to Putnam Co IN with Allied Families published 1966. Very interesting account of the migration of the STEVENSON's from Worcester Co, MD to Woodford Co, KY about 1790. Other surnames include Cropper, Martin, Fassitt, Tull, Jones, Campbell, Nelson. - The Pisgah Book 1784 - 1909 : By W. O. SHEWMAKER Pastor of Pisgah Church at Pisgah, Woodford County, Kentucky (1.5MB including viewer and book) - Caroline Churchill, California Travel Letters, 1870-73 Moving from Chicago to California in 1870, Caroline Churchill traveled extensively throughout the state from 1870 to 1873. This database is a collection of letters penned by her about her experiences in the West. Originally published in 1874, it contains valuable descriptions of San Jose, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, and Los Angeles. She also included accounts of her travels to Reno, Carson City, and Virginia City, Nevada. - The History of Richardson County, (Nebraska) : A two- volume work that was originally published in 1917. Volume I includes general county history, while Volume II contains biographical sketches of various county residents Go to: http://genealogysearch.org/free/index.html

Hi Jacqueline, Classical High School closed in the mid to late 1960s. The Worcester Public Library at Salem Square has an assortment of yearbooks from city schools. They are in the reference/local history area, but in a locked room, and must be requested for use. The library does allow photocopying. I go to Worcester occasionally for research. I don't know when my next trip will be, but I can look up the 1910 yearbooks and photocopy for you, if you don't get any immediate responses to your request. Regards, Barbara Proko South Hadley, MA <<Hello there, I just learned from a letter that both my grandparents were in the graduating class of 1910 of CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. I tried checking a Google search for this school but assume it is no longer operating. Wonder if anyone might have access to a yearbook for 1910 or have an idea where I might find one. Would love to get pictures (and related items) of my grandparents who I thought met each other much later than 1910. Grandfather: Raymond Field Russell B. Worcester 1891 Grandmother: Ethel Sleeper Russell B. Stanstead County, Quebec, Canada Jan 22 1892. Thanks for your help. Jacqueline Sleeper Russell McKinleyville, California >>

RE someone's question to me about putting dead relatives into Classmates.Com. Funny you should mention it, I have put my diciest dad ( 1888-1968) in my Classmates.Com, but its the WORK/EMPLOYEE section only that allows a different name. As I have allot of company info saved & also would like to hear from others who's dads worked same place. My dad founded the Wright Line Co. that is in Worcester back in 1930s & sold it to Mr. Wright ( BOLT > BOLT & WRIGHT > WRIGHT ) when it was only a very small company selling guide cards for early punch card computers. I have allready connected to other early 1900s Firestone workers ( kids of) . Dick in MD

I would guess it would be very diffulcult for a dead person to be registered on ClassmatesCom at this time for a search !!!!. They would be over 100 yrs old now. Dick Bolt wrote: > I would guess it would be very diffulcult for a dead person to be registered on Classmates. Com at this time for a search !!!! See > > I how ever will e-mail ( one or two) to any classmate found on Classmates.Com if you can't. You need to tell me school & class yr you found them ( > 1st level search is FREE also) . Do not ask me to find them !!!! > > To find & see info is FREE ! To read & input Bulleting board for each schoolis aldo FREE !! > Dick > > > Arline Larson wrote: > >> Jacqueline: >> >> You can go into classmates.com website and pay a very small fee to find info on classmates in that school or any other, plus names of classmates. >> >> Arline >> >> ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== >> To UNsub go here: >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html > I how ever will e-mail ( one or two) to any classmate found on Classmates.Com if you can't. You need to tell me school & class yr you found them ( 1st level search is FREE also) . Do not ask me to find them !!!! To find & see info is FREE ! To read & input Bulleting board for each schoolis aldo FREE !! Dick Arline Larson wrote: > Jacqueline: > > You can go into classmates.com website and pay a very small fee to find info on classmates in that school or any other, plus names of classmates. > > Arline > > Hello there, > > I just learned from a letter that both my grandparents were in the graduating > class of 1910 of CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL of Worcester, Worcester County, > Massachusetts. > I tried checking a Google search for this school but assume it is no longer > operating. Wonder if anyone might have access to a yearbook for 1910 or > have an idea where I might find one. Would love to get pictures (and related > items) of my grandparents who I thought met each other much later than 1910. > > > Grandfather: Raymond Field Russell B. Worcester 1891 > Grandmother: Ethel Sleeper Russell B. Stanstead County, Quebec, Canada Jan 22 > 1892. > > Thanks for your help. > > Jacqueline Sleeper Russell > McKinleyville, California http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html

Try the city library. Grafton's small library has a few, so Worcest might ! Dick Jackisr@aol.com wrote: > Hello there, > > I just learned from a letter that both my grandparents were in the graduating > class of 1910 of CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL of Worcester, Worcester County, > Massachusetts.

Jacqueline: You can go into classmates.com website and pay a very small fee to find info on classmates in that school or any other, plus names of classmates. Arline

Hello there, I just learned from a letter that both my grandparents were in the graduating class of 1910 of CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. I tried checking a Google search for this school but assume it is no longer operating. Wonder if anyone might have access to a yearbook for 1910 or have an idea where I might find one. Would love to get pictures (and related items) of my grandparents who I thought met each other much later than 1910. Grandfather: Raymond Field Russell B. Worcester 1891 Grandmother: Ethel Sleeper Russell B. Stanstead County, Quebec, Canada Jan 22 1892. Thanks for your help. Jacqueline Sleeper Russell McKinleyville, California

July 6, 1837 In Osterville on Tuesday 27th ult., Capt. David ALLEN, 63. In Nantucket, Mrs. Eliza SHERMAN, aged 83. In Nantucket, Phebe S., daughter of Tristram COFFIN, aged 15 years and 5 months. At Fall River, Mr. Gardner CHASE, 40. In Springfield, June 26th, very suddenly, Mrs. Sarah, wife of George BANCROFT, Esq., and daughter of the Hon. Jona. DWIGHT, aged 34. This is from some very valuable transcribing done by Janer Mercier - to the MABARNST-L@rootsweb.com I am converting all to documents in rtf [searchable] This above - Bancroft from this file: The following are obituaries taken from the Yarmouth register 1836-1838 Compiled by Jane E. Mercier 1980-2002/ For one's personal research only ***** Jane - a hit on the Worcester list this am.. Mimi

I am just posting this information for those who are researching the Lynch family. My 1st cousin (2 times removed) was Alexander P Joslin. He married a Helen Lynch in Leominster ca 1927. Helen M Lynch was born 24 Aug 1907 in Vermont to John and Mary Lynch. She died 17 Oct 1993 in Leominster, MA Helen's father was John Lynch was born ca 1879 in Ireland. His wife Mary was born ca 1876 in Ireland. They married about 1905 [possibly in Vermont or Ireland (have no information on location] John and Mary were still alive as of 1930 MA census. Helen's husband Alexander Joslin was born 30 July 1908 in Leominster. He died 13 Oct 1968 in Leominster. Alexander was the son of Edward W Joslin and "Exina" Betters. On the 1930 census Alexander and Helen are listed as living with Helen's parents. Also in the household were 2 sisters Isabella Lynch born abt 1909 in MA and Rebecca Lynch born about 1912 in MA. No children were born to Alexander and Helen by 1930 census time. No surviving children were mentioned in the obituary for Alexander in 1968, so I do not know if they ever had any children or not. I talked to Helen over the phone long distance over 20 years ago and I don't remember any mention of children. She was one of the last people alive that remembered by grandmother Eva Joslin Kirby who died in 1941.

My Thaddeus Foster Bancroft b: 1803 d: 1866 in WI is George's 3rd cousin, 1 time removed. I have quite a bit on the line if you need it. Bonita -- Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <GW5438@aol.com> To: <MAWORCES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 5:06 AM Subject: [MAWORCES] George BANCROFT, Historian (1800 - 1891) > Dear Worcester County Listers, > > I wonder if anyone connects with George BANCROFT, the famous historian, who > was born at Worcester in 1800, died in 1891, and is buried at 'Worcester > Rural Cemetery'. His son by his first marriage (to Sarah Hopkins DWIGHT), > John Chandler BANCROFT, married (in 1864), my wife's fourth cousin five times > removed, Louisa Maria DENNY, daughter of Edward DENNY (1806 - 1874) and his > wife, Cornelia (nee LARNED). I am reading George BANCROFT's History of the > United States at present, and it's one of the best pieces of writing (let > alone history) that I have ever come across! > > Yours, etc. > > Geoffrey Woollard in Cambridgeshire, England. > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > ####--- Need to UNsub for vacation or summer?? ---###### > Forget How to UN sub??? > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html > >

For what it's worth, I have one Lynch in my database, though I doubt he's related to anyone's Massachusetts Lynches: Benjamin L. Lynch, who was married to Vianna "Fanny" McCoy on October 4, 1875, location unknown. Vianna was born May 19, 1856 and died July 25, 1886, again, locations unknown. That's all I have on either of these two. Gary

Kathy I finally found the reference to you inquiry as to when Charles R. B. CLAFLIN had his photography studio in Worcester to help identify your photo better. The following: Claflin Artist Worcester, Mass. "Listed as a daguerrian in Worcester, Mass., 1851-1860. From 1851 to 1853 he was listed at 142 Main Street, with various residence addresses. From 1854-1860 he was listed at 188 Main Street and lived at 25 Thomas Street. In 1858, he advertised spherographs and photographs. He reportedly retired from photography in 1892." Hope this helps. Anyone who may have connections with Charles Claflin, I would like to hear from you. Janice

Dear Worcester County Listers, I wonder if anyone connects with George BANCROFT, the famous historian, who was born at Worcester in 1800, died in 1891, and is buried at 'Worcester Rural Cemetery'. His son by his first marriage (to Sarah Hopkins DWIGHT), John Chandler BANCROFT, married (in 1864), my wife's fourth cousin five times removed, Louisa Maria DENNY, daughter of Edward DENNY (1806 - 1874) and his wife, Cornelia (nee LARNED). I am reading George BANCROFT's History of the United States at present, and it's one of the best pieces of writing (let alone history) that I have ever come across! Yours, etc. Geoffrey Woollard in Cambridgeshire, England.