It's Friday! Have a good weekend - this is a great site. I have my husband's great grandmother's diary at this site - Ellen Chissell came to America from England in 1874 and kept a diary of her voyage on the USS Oceanic to Castle Garden. A really good read - spelling has not been altered. Does not connect to Maryland. http://immigrantships.net/v7/1800v7/oceanic18740422 02.html Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Banzhoff" <shabanz@earthlink.net> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 8:33 PM Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Naturalizations > Talk about feeling "stupid" - I didn't even realize the little dashes were > arrows until I put on my glasses. > > I am now navigating through Castle Gardens and want to thank Judy and > Theresa for responding - sorry I didn't take time to figure the arrows > out > before bothering everyone. > > Sharon > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

if you look at the right side of the search - where it says results 1- whatever results it says Pages 1- whatever and then there is an arrow to let you navigate to the other pages - took me a while to figure it out as well. Not a user friendly search results page but worth its weight in gold!

Judy- I accessed the following site you referenced: http://www.castlegarden.org/ "CastleGarden.org offers free access to an extraordinary database of information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened. Over 73 million Americans can trace their ancestors to this early immigration period." The PROBLEM I am having: I entered a name that came back with 4618 results (pages 1-462). The first pages shows 10 results. There is NO "NEXT" option to click onto to see the rest of the results. Did anyone else run into this problem? I cannot get past the first page. Sharon

Sharon. Did you click on the little arrows to the right of "Pages 1-462"? It worked for me. To test, I typed in Ireland, came up with pages 1-14. Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Banzhoff" <shabanz@earthlink.net> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Naturalizations > Judy- > > I accessed the following site you referenced: > http://www.castlegarden.org/ > "CastleGarden.org offers free access to an extraordinary database of > information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year > Ellis > Island opened. Over 73 million Americans can trace their ancestors to this > early immigration period." > > The PROBLEM I am having: I entered a name that came back with 4618 > results (pages 1-462). The first pages shows 10 results. There is NO > "NEXT" option to click onto to see the rest of the results. Did anyone > else run into this problem? I cannot get past the first page. > > Sharon > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm not sure if I need an expert or not...just need someone who can tell me positively which present day street/road in Cresaptown was once Virginia Street. It is listed as such on deeds dated 1841 and 1925. Thank you. Nora Florida Norman Collier wrote: > Jan, > > Are a Cresaptown semi expert? > > I am related to the Cresaps. > > Norman Collier > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet Adams" <janadams_99@yahoo.com> > To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 5:59 AM > Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Old street names in Cresaptown > > > >> I believe that Winchester Rd. (Route 53) that runs >> from Cresaptown, past St. Ambrose Church to Pinto, MD >> used to be called Virginia Rd. There used to be a >> bridge at Pinto crossing the Potamac River into West >> Virginia (or Virginia pre-civil war). The road >> continued on to Winchester, VA. >> Jan >> >> --- Nora Avery-Wickham <cozycottage2005@bellsouth.net> >> wrote: >> >> >>> I'm interested in finding out where in Cresaptown >>> was Virginia Street in >>> both 1841 and 1925. >>> >>> My G-G Grandfather-Daniel Hutson, my G >>> Grandfather-John Bell Hutson, >>> and my Grandmother Armenia Susan Hutson Avery owned >>> property there. It >>> is listed on the deeds as Lot No. 2, fronting on >>> Virginia Street 82 1/2 >>> feet and running back 165 feet. >>> >>> While visiting Cumberland a few weeks ago I looked >>> in Cresaptown and >>> consulted the post office, but the street name has >>> changed. I ran out of >>> time or would have checked old maps at the public >>> library. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Nora Avery >>> Florida >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email >>> to MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word >>> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go >> with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. >> http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com 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 MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Just posted on the MDFREDER Mailing List Frederick Co, Maryland Equity Court Abstracts - HS-4 344-348 - MARLOWE, SHAFER, FRAZIER, BALL, KEAN, THRASHER - May 1839 John THRASHER vs Thomas J. MARLOW and John SHAFER Auditor's Report for creditors of Thomas MARLOWE, dec'd, by Thomas J. MARLOWE, trustee. Part of the distribution was to Thomas T. KEAN as guardian for John FRAZIER and Levy T. FRAZIER; to L.M. BALL as guardian to Washington FRAZIER and to L.M. BALL and wife; as their proportion of the trust fund, $4.16 for each of the four. John SCHAEFFER received several portions. Closed on 16 May 1839. ============ - Dorinda Shepley - Dorinda@MidMdRoots.com www.MidMdRoots.com

In a message dated 6/29/2007 1:12:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, matt_combs@hotmail.com writes: http://home.triad.rr.com/combsfamily/sslmain.html Really neat. I put in HEARE and it came up with Hair as a longshot and in reality, or genealogy, Hair is often used when it should have been Heare. Kathy Heare Watts The greatest measure of GOD'S love is that HE loves without measure. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

All, I have written a genealogy computer program that I would like you to try out and give me some feedback. I just finished writing it a little bit ago, and need people to test it out. I am curious as to which operating systems and internet browsers it works with. I call it "Surname Suggestion List". More information can be found at http://home.triad.rr.com/combsfamily/sslmain.html . I have tried running it on Windows Vista Professional and Windows XP both running Intenet Explorer 7.0. I am particularly interested in seeing if it works with other web browsers and figured I might get some good feedback from the folks on this list. The download of the program is free. However, after 15 days, the user will be limited to 1 search each time they run the program if they have not donated. I wanted feedback on that as well. Of course everyone loves free unlimited, but no-one would give if they could use it all they wanted for free. Try it out and let me know what you think (good or bad - I can take it). Matt _________________________________________________________________ Live Earth is coming.  Learn more about the hottest summer event - only on MSN. http://liveearth.msn.com?source=msntaglineliveearthwlm

Pat~ Could you please tell me what to ask for when I contact them? We did a lot of research there about 5 years ago but have not been back since. I don't recall a file re: death certificates or notices from that time. Mary Ellen Chambers Lakewood, OH Patricia Sullivan <sully723@gmail.com> wrote: Mary Ellen try Frostburg university, they have an archive there and are very helpful. my dad was from lonaconing and his dad and grandfather were killed in mine disasters the people at frostberg were great good luck Pat Clupp Sullivan On 6/28/07, Mary Ellen Chambers wrote: > > Would anyone on the list know of funeral homes which were in business from > about 1917? Also, that are still functioning at the present time? We are > still looking for some record of the death of Thomas J. CHAMBERS. We know > he was alive but ill in 1917, living in Midland. Previously, he lived with > his family on Douglas St. in Lonoconing. There is no record of his death > with the Maryland Archives. He is not in the 1920 census. His wife Emeline > had expired before 1915. We have her certificate and been to her > grave. Thomas is not on record as being buried with her. Thomas was born > in Ireland in 1837. He was a miner. > > Mary Ellen Chambers > Lakewood, OH > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com 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 MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Matt, What a great idea for a program! I downloaded it and gave it a try. I am using Windows xp as my operating system and Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 as my internet browser. The program installed perfectly. I opened it and typed in one of my surnames "Langford". I received three names in the "Excellent" column one of which was the name as I had typed it in the search box. I have seen the variation "Lengford" but that did not appear. There were no other names in the "Close" or "Longshot" columns. I highlighted one of the alternate spellings and then clicked on "Google Search" ~ nothing at all happened. Went through the same process with other surnames and received pretty good results with the name variations but the same thing happens when I do the "Google Search" ~ nothing. Firefox in tricky when it comes to some things and I have had trouble with webpages before. I hope this has been helpful. Linda Richards Tucson, AZ

Mary Ellen try Frostburg university, they have an archive there and are very helpful. my dad was from lonaconing and his dad and grandfather were killed in mine disasters the people at frostberg were great good luck Pat Clupp Sullivan On 6/28/07, Mary Ellen Chambers <maryln61@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Would anyone on the list know of funeral homes which were in business from > about 1917? Also, that are still functioning at the present time? We are > still looking for some record of the death of Thomas J. CHAMBERS. We know > he was alive but ill in 1917, living in Midland. Previously, he lived with > his family on Douglas St. in Lonoconing. There is no record of his death > with the Maryland Archives. He is not in the 1920 census. His wife Emeline > had expired before 1915. We have her certificate and been to her > grave. Thomas is not on record as being buried with her. Thomas was born > in Ireland in 1837. He was a miner. > > Mary Ellen Chambers > Lakewood, OH > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

They also have the following email address: emfhpa@hereintown.net "The Ole Crow" Dick Crow "Retired & enjoying it!" rw.crow@verizon.net Cell: 603-490-0153 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ellen Chambers" <maryln61@sbcglobal.net> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Funeral Homes/Directors for Lonoconing & Midland1917-1925 > Thanks so much. Ruth also suggested them. Will check in the a.m. > > Mary Ellen Chambers > > jsasol@bellsouth.net wrote: > Maybe Eichorn Funeral Home in Lonaconing....not sure when it started > business. >> >> From: Mary Ellen Chambers >> Date: 2007/06/28 Thu PM 07:06:35 EDT >> To: MDALLEGA-L >> Subject: [MDALLEGA] Funeral Homes/Directors for Lonoconing & Midland >> 1917-1925 >> >> Would anyone on the list know of funeral homes which were in business >> from about 1917? Also, that are still functioning at the present time? We >> are still looking for some record of the death of Thomas J. CHAMBERS. We >> know he was alive but ill in 1917, living in Midland. Previously, he >> lived with his family on Douglas St. in Lonoconing. There is no record of >> his death with the Maryland Archives. He is not in the 1920 census. His >> wife Emeline had expired before 1915. We have her certificate and been to >> her grave. Thomas is not on record as being buried with her. Thomas was >> born in Ireland in 1837. He was a miner. >> >> Mary Ellen Chambers >> Lakewood, OH >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com 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 > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com 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 > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

In a message dated 6/28/2007 7:56:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, markmid@atlanticbb.net writes: I do not believe that Melungeons were in Kentucky. I think they were Virginia or NC. There is a book on the Melungeons. They had blond hair and blue eyes. Some say they are the decedents of Virginia Dare or Norris men. Check on Amazon for the book. There were Mandarin Indians who were blonde/blue eyed, lived in Northern KY/Southern Indiana, moved to Missouri, helped the Lewis and Clark expedition in the Dakotas, I believe. Wiped out by measles, or something like that. Believed to have descended from Prince Madoc of Wales, who came before Columbus - several expeditions up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, wrote about the expeditions back in Wales, where his writings have been located. Are you sure you aren't confusing Mandarins with Melungeons, Mark? Marilyn ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

I saved this url some time ago, hope it is helpful. Also try a search for melungians at www.google.com good luck, Ruth Subject: MELUNGIANS > > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mtnties/mlgnlinks.html

Jan, Are a Cresaptown semi expert? I am related to the Cresaps. Norman Collier ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Adams" <janadams_99@yahoo.com> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 5:59 AM Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Old street names in Cresaptown >I believe that Winchester Rd. (Route 53) that runs > from Cresaptown, past St. Ambrose Church to Pinto, MD > used to be called Virginia Rd. There used to be a > bridge at Pinto crossing the Potamac River into West > Virginia (or Virginia pre-civil war). The road > continued on to Winchester, VA. > Jan > > --- Nora Avery-Wickham <cozycottage2005@bellsouth.net> > wrote: > >> I'm interested in finding out where in Cresaptown >> was Virginia Street in >> both 1841 and 1925. >> >> My G-G Grandfather-Daniel Hutson, my G >> Grandfather-John Bell Hutson, >> and my Grandmother Armenia Susan Hutson Avery owned >> property there. It >> is listed on the deeds as Lot No. 2, fronting on >> Virginia Street 82 1/2 >> feet and running back 165 feet. >> >> While visiting Cumberland a few weeks ago I looked >> in Cresaptown and >> consulted the post office, but the street name has >> changed. I ran out of >> time or would have checked old maps at the public >> library. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Nora Avery >> Florida >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email >> to MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go > with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Try the Eichorn funeral home - it is on the main street in Lonaconing, right before you get to Douglas AVe. My great great grandmother Mary Kirkwood Hamilton died in 1914 and Eichorn handled her arrangements. AS they did for all my family, I believe. My Hamilton and Allerdice ancestors also lived on Douglas Ave. ruth Sprowls

Maybe Eichorn Funeral Home in Lonaconing....not sure when it started business. > > From: Mary Ellen Chambers <maryln61@sbcglobal.net> > Date: 2007/06/28 Thu PM 07:06:35 EDT > To: MDALLEGA-L <MDALLEGA-L@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [MDALLEGA] Funeral Homes/Directors for Lonoconing & Midland > 1917-1925 > > Would anyone on the list know of funeral homes which were in business from about 1917? Also, that are still functioning at the present time? We are still looking for some record of the death of Thomas J. CHAMBERS. We know he was alive but ill in 1917, living in Midland. Previously, he lived with his family on Douglas St. in Lonoconing. There is no record of his death with the Maryland Archives. He is not in the 1920 census. His wife Emeline had expired before 1915. We have her certificate and been to her grave. Thomas is not on record as being buried with her. Thomas was born in Ireland in 1837. He was a miner. > > Mary Ellen Chambers > Lakewood, OH > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Melungeon >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Melungeon is a term traditionally applied to one of a number of so-called "tri-racial isolate" groups of the Southeastern United States, found mainly in the Cumberland Gap area of central Appalachia: eastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and eastern Kentucky. "Tri-racial" refers to populations of mixed (1) European, (2) sub-Saharan African, and (3) Native American ancestry, and "isolate" refers to "genetic isolate," that is, a group that has maintained to some degree a distinct ethnic identity, though is not necessarily isolated in a geographic or cultural sense. Although there is no consensus on how many such groups exist, estimates range as high as 200. [1] Some self-identifying Melungeons dislike the term "tri-racial isolate", believing that it has pejorative connotations, although the term "Melungeon" itself was considered pejorative until the late 20th century. "The Ole Crow" Dick Crow "Retired & enjoying it!" rw.crow@verizon.net Cell: 603-490-0153 ----- Original Message ----- From: <SuJoLy@aol.com> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] native americans in western Maryland > Like I said, depending on who you talk to, melungeons take on many forms. > I > was in a melungeon msg group for awhile. The melungeons from KY were > dark, > some looking african some looking indian. There were others from NC and > some > other places. Never heard of fair haired blue eyed. > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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Like I said, depending on who you talk to, melungeons take on many forms. I was in a melungeon msg group for awhile. The melungeons from KY were dark, some looking african some looking indian. There were others from NC and some other places. Never heard of fair haired blue eyed. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.