I sure do appreciate all the good ideas for funding. It's been over 50 years since our last reunion (!!!) We have some really great items to sell at the reunion; a CD of my grandfather singing Scottish tunes as well as a family history booklet and t-shirts. We're going to mention in the invitation, "rare family memorabelia will be for sale" (so guests will bring their checkbooks). Hopefully we'll have lots of sales and no one will have the burden of too much expense. Thanks again; any more ideas, please post them. Jim Woods <kayakrguy@yahoo.com> wrote: Sharon's advice re: check signatures is spot on. It applies to ALL non-profit entities. When you read of pilfering, stealing etc in non-profit situations it is usually because proper safeguards (like 2 signatures) aren't followed. Jim Sharon Banzhoff wrote: Mary Ellen- Not all checking accounts pay interest - you get a checking account that doesn't and no one assumes responsibility for the tax that isn't paid. It is wise to have a checking account that requires two (2) signatures per check. 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 --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. ------------------------------- 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

Sharon's advice re: check signatures is spot on. It applies to ALL non-profit entities. When you read of pilfering, stealing etc in non-profit situations it is usually because proper safeguards (like 2 signatures) aren't followed. Jim Sharon Banzhoff <shabanz@earthlink.net> wrote: Mary Ellen- Not all checking accounts pay interest - you get a checking account that doesn't and no one assumes responsibility for the tax that isn't paid. It is wise to have a checking account that requires two (2) signatures per check. 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 --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit.

Vince, I was going to try and find an answer, but others on the list proved much quicker than me. Thanks to everyone for helping out! Alan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 03:27:50 EDT From: VinceKoers@aol.com Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] MD Map To: mdallega@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <c19.1591b21f.337eaf76@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Alan I appreciate very much your postings. Can you tell us - What were the dates that the original northern boundary of Maryland, at the 40 degree mark, was in play? Were Maryland counties organized in this area? What were they? What became of them? Some of this same area was claimed by both PA and VA, and both had "official" county organizations collecting dual taxes from the citizens c 1769-1784... Vince No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/813 - Release Date: 5/20/2007 7:54 AM

Oh no! That's like missing the end of a mystery! <g> Thanks, Connie! Connie Beachy <cbeachy@hereintown.net> wrote: I don't know how it came out. The article was in a large binder with no index and no page numbers. Connie > Connie, > > How did the trial turn out??? Groundhogs found guilty? > > Jim > > Connie Beachy wrote: > ANOTHER SOMMERVILE - TWIGG HIT HER > > Mrs. Bible contends that Twigg struck her and knocked her down, discoloring her > about the head. The plaintiff's testimoney that she gave no cause for the assault, was > was corroborated by her husband. Bible said that Twigg drove a team through his > property, breaking a locked private gate on the Oldtown Road beyond Twiggtown. > > During a dispute Rudolph Twigg is said to have struck Mrs. Bible twice in the face. > Bible declared on the stand that he was afraid of Twigg, who he asserted was an > "Outlaw." He admitted that he, the husband, being a membr of the Pentacostal sect > which forbids violance, did not defend his wife. > > The defense went on the stand in the afternoon, denying the woman's story. There was much > conflicting testamony. Bible and Attorney, W.M. SOMERVILLE, engaged in a debate as what > time groundhogs come out of their dens. It caused some merriment in the courtroom. > > Mrs. Bible is represented by W. L. Richard and Geo. A. Legge, Jr. H.R. Donnelly and > Geo. A. Somerville, the defendant. > > I don't have a date for this article but I think it may have occured about the 1920's. > Connie > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > --------------------------------- > Building a website is a piece of cake. > Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. > > ------------------------------- > 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 --------------------------------- Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

I don't know how it came out. The article was in a large binder with no index and no page numbers. Connie > Connie, > > How did the trial turn out??? Groundhogs found guilty? <G> > > Jim > > Connie Beachy <cbeachy@hereintown.net> wrote: > ANOTHER SOMMERVILE - TWIGG HIT HER > > Mrs. Bible contends that Twigg struck her and knocked her down, discoloring her > about the head. The plaintiff's testimoney that she gave no cause for the assault, was > was corroborated by her husband. Bible said that Twigg drove a team through his > property, breaking a locked private gate on the Oldtown Road beyond Twiggtown. > > During a dispute Rudolph Twigg is said to have struck Mrs. Bible twice in the face. > Bible declared on the stand that he was afraid of Twigg, who he asserted was an > "Outlaw." He admitted that he, the husband, being a membr of the Pentacostal sect > which forbids violance, did not defend his wife. > > The defense went on the stand in the afternoon, denying the woman's story. There was much > conflicting testamony. Bible and Attorney, W.M. SOMERVILLE, engaged in a debate as what > time groundhogs come out of their dens. It caused some merriment in the courtroom. > > Mrs. Bible is represented by W. L. Richard and Geo. A. Legge, Jr. H.R. Donnelly and > Geo. A. Somerville, the defendant. > > I don't have a date for this article but I think it may have occured about the 1920's. > Connie > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > --------------------------------- > Building a website is a piece of cake. > Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. > > ------------------------------- > 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, I have a woman listed as Mattie Fletcher with a second marriage to William S. Combs. She had been previously married to Joseph Keys. Could this be Williams wife and I have her name wrong? My Mattie was born 19 Sept 1859 and died 27 Oct 1932. She was buried at Paw Paw. Thanks, John Keyes Jonesboro, AR ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Connie, How did the trial turn out??? Groundhogs found guilty? <G> Jim Connie Beachy <cbeachy@hereintown.net> wrote: ANOTHER SOMMERVILE - TWIGG HIT HER Mrs. Bible contends that Twigg struck her and knocked her down, discoloring her about the head. The plaintiff's testimoney that she gave no cause for the assault, was was corroborated by her husband. Bible said that Twigg drove a team through his property, breaking a locked private gate on the Oldtown Road beyond Twiggtown. During a dispute Rudolph Twigg is said to have struck Mrs. Bible twice in the face. Bible declared on the stand that he was afraid of Twigg, who he asserted was an "Outlaw." He admitted that he, the husband, being a membr of the Pentacostal sect which forbids violance, did not defend his wife. The defense went on the stand in the afternoon, denying the woman's story. There was much conflicting testamony. Bible and Attorney, W.M. SOMERVILLE, engaged in a debate as what time groundhogs come out of their dens. It caused some merriment in the courtroom. Mrs. Bible is represented by W. L. Richard and Geo. A. Legge, Jr. H.R. Donnelly and Geo. A. Somerville, the defendant. I don't have a date for this article but I think it may have occured about the 1920's. Connie ------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------- Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online.

Hey Thanks. I was wondering what is the relationship between Mary-Ann Greise and the people who are hosting the family reunion. What is your husband's name and what is his relationship to them? I don't have practically any info. on the Greise except that my great-grandfather, John Robert Adams married Mary-Ann Greise and that her parents were George C. Greise and Catherine A. I want to find out some of the basic Greise history before I attend the reunion this July. Thanks for helping me out. Thanks So Much Mark Cindy Mease wrote: > Hi Mark! > > The Greises are in my husband's family on his father's side. Let me know > what you need. I'll ask the family. > > Cindy Mease > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <mdallega-request@rootsweb.com> > To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 3:00 AM > Subject: MDALLEGA Digest, Vol 2, Issue 151 > > > >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. DAWSON INFO (Connie Beachy) >> 2. Adams or Greise near Cumberland, Maryland (Mark Adams) >> 3. Adams or Greise near Cumberland, Maryland (Mark Adams) >> 4. DRAKE Descendants (Pam Drake) >> 5. Re: DRAKE Descendants (Dick Crow) >> 6. Re: Adams or Greise near Cumberland, Maryland (PATRICIA HOOK) >> 7. Re: Adams or Greise near Cumberland, Maryland (Tanker06@aol.com) >> 8. Re: Adams or Greise near Cumberland, Maryland (Doris Goldsborough) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 15:20:50 -0400 >> From: "Connie Beachy" <cbeachy@hereintown.net> >> Subject: [MDALLEGA] DAWSON INFO >> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <000a01c79726$7c4ea9f0$d5474845@Baby> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> This was my day to work at the Genealogical Society. Found the following: >> >> The following is from a listing of children who were signed over to >> Guardians either because their parents had died or because the parents >> signed them over to someone who could teach them a trade. >> GDN short for Guardian >> SUR short for person who put up the Surety (money) >> >> >> First Dawson child listed is: >> Benjamin Dawson- date of transaction 6 Dec 1833 >> GDN - Charlotte Dawson >> SUR - Kelita Potter >> >> Same info applies to Jane and Jackson Dawson by now a Gabriel Jacobs is >> also supplying surety. >> >> John Dawson - 9 Jun 1801 >> FatherL Edward Dawson >> GDN: Edward Marton >> SUR: James Dawson >> >> Mary Margaret Dawson - 6 Dec 1833 >> GDN - Charlotte Dawson >> Sur: Gabrial Jacobs and Kelita Potter >> >> Rebecca Dawson - 6 Dec 1833 >> Gdn - Charlotte Dawson >> SUR: Gabriel Jacobs, Kelita Potter >> >> Thomas Dawson - 6 Dec 1833 >> GDN: Charlotte Dawson >> SUR: Gabriel Jacobs, Kelita Potter >> >> And that's all of the Dawsons I found. >> >> Kelita Potter lost his wife in 1815 so maybe he had children of his own >> who needed a care taker and he was willing to help. He died in Ohio in >> 1856, at the age of 85. If you're interested in Kelita you can find his >> genealogy at the Allegany County College library and maybe still at the >> Historical Society of Garrett County or the Ruth Enlow Library in Oakland. >> >> Connie >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 16:44:45 -0400 >> From: Mark Adams <mark@designingcorner.com> >> Subject: [MDALLEGA] Adams or Greise near Cumberland, Maryland >> To: Genealogy Email List <MDALLEGA@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <464A1BBD.50103@designingcorner.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> Hello >> >> I'm looking for anyone who knows anything about the ADAMS or GREISE >> family near Cumberland, Maryland. >> >> Thanks >> Mark A. Adams >> mark@designingcorner.com >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 16:45:03 -0400 >> From: Mark Adams <mark@designingcorner.com> >> Subject: [MDALLEGA] Adams or Greise near Cumberland, Maryland >> To: Genealogy Email List <MDALLEGA@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <464A1BCF.3010107@designingcorner.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> Hello >> >> I'm looking for anyone who knows anything about the ADAMS or GREISE >> family near Cumberland, Maryland. >> >> Thanks >> Mark A. Adams >> mark@designingcorner.com >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 13:26:45 -0700 (PDT) >> From: Pam Drake <padrake@sbcglobal.net> >> Subject: [MDALLEGA] DRAKE Descendants >> To: md@rootsweb.com, mdallega@rootsweb.com, mdfreder@rootsweb.com, >> md-rollcall@rootsweb.com >> Message-ID: <343800.93748.qm@web81612.mail.mud.yahoo.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 >> >> >> According to the DRAKE DNA Project my line of >> Drake's >> is connected to Captain Francis Drake who moved to >> NJ.from NH.in the 1600's. I'm trying to tie up loose >> ends by figuring out where his descendants migrated >> to >> in the US. My EKA was William Drake born probably in >> Bucks Co.,PA. in the 1750's. He married Elizabeth >> Hinkle in 1780 in Frederick Co.,MD. I don't know for >> sure who his parents & grandparents were yet. He had >> at least two brothers,Thomas & David & one sister >> Hannah Drake. His brothers married Elizabeth's >> sisters >> Sarah & Margaret Hinkle. Their sister Hannah married >> first Robert Longshore,Jr.circa 1777 in Bucks >> Co.,PA. >> & second Daniel Cresap,Sr.in 1797 Allegany Co.,MD. >> My >> Drake line eventually migrated to OH. & beyond. >> >> Is anyone researching DRAKE's? Thanks for any help! >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Pam Drake in IN. >> padrake@sbcglobal.net >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 5 >> Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 17:38:18 -0400 >> From: "Dick Crow" <rw.crow@verizon.net> >> Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] DRAKE Descendants >> To: <padrake@sbcglobal.net>, <mdallega@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <003801c79739$5a770cb0$4001a8c0@richard667d5e2> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; >> reply-type=original >> >> Pam, >> >> Try this address if you have not already done so. >> >> http://genforum.genealogy.com/drake/ >> "The Ole Crow" >> >> Dick Crow >> "Retired & enjoying it!" >> rw.crow@verizon.net >> Cell: 603-490-0153 >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Pam Drake" <padrake@sbcglobal.net> >> To: <md@rootsweb.com>; <mdallega@rootsweb.com>; <mdfreder@rootsweb.com>; >> <md-rollcall@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 4:26 PM >> Subject: [MDALLEGA] DRAKE Descendants >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 6 >> Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 21:29:05 -0400 >> From: "PATRICIA HOOK" <pattyann.38@verizon.net> >> Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Adams or Greise near Cumberland, Maryland >> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <000c01c79759$98459910$2e01a8c0@pattiann> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; >> reply-type=original >> >> Mark, >> There is/was a Greise family which lived out Valley Road. Several years >> ago they had a farm and ran a Butcher shop on their property. >> There were 3 sons that I know of----Bill, David & Frank. >> I don't know if there were any daughters. There are several Greises >> buried at St. Peter & Pauls Catholic Church Cemetery on Fayette St. in >> Cumberland. >> >> There was also a Robert Greise---I think was a cousin to the above. >> Believe he also farmed and lived on Mason Road area. >> >> Hope this helps a little in your search. >> >> Take care >> Pat H. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 7 >> Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 22:30:23 EDT >> From: Tanker06@aol.com >> Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Adams or Greise near Cumberland, Maryland >> To: mdallega@rootsweb.com >> Message-ID: <ca4.f6a45e2.337bc6bf@aol.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >> >> >> In a message dated 5/15/2007 4:45:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >> mark@designingcorner.com writes: >> >> I'm looking for anyone who knows anything about the ADAMS or GREISE >> family near Cumberland, Maryland. >> >> >> Mark, >> I have several ADAMS' in the Southampton Township area of Bedford >> County. Not sure if they're connected or not. >> >> Jerry >> >> >> >> ************************************** See what's free at >> http://www.aol.com. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 8 >> Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 22:33:33 -0500 >> From: "Doris Goldsborough" <etilla@verizon.net> >> Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Adams or Greise near Cumberland, Maryland >> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <003101c7976a$fb067360$2f01a8c0@Doris> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; >> reply-type=original >> >> I used to live on the Valley Road extended and remember the Greise family. >> Last time I was in Cumberland, I thought I saw their business located >> somewhere in/near the city of Cumberland. I graduated from Fort Hill with >> an Eleanora Greise. >> >> Doris Goldsborough >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "PATRICIA HOOK" <pattyann.38@verizon.net> >> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:29 PM >> Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Adams or Greise near Cumberland, Maryland >> >> >> >>> Mark, >>> There is/was a Greise family which lived out Valley Road. Several >>> years >>> ago they had a farm and ran a Butcher shop on their property. >>> There were 3 sons that I know of----Bill, David & Frank. >>> I don't know if there were any daughters. There are several Greises >>> buried at St. Peter & Pauls Catholic Church Cemetery on Fayette St. in >>> Cumberland. >>> >>> There was also a Robert Greise---I think was a cousin to the above. >>> Believe he also farmed and lived on Mason Road area. >>> >>> Hope this helps a little in your search. >>> >>> Take care >>> Pat H. >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 contact the MDALLEGA list administrator, send an email to >> MDALLEGA-admin@rootsweb.com. >> >> To post a message to the MDALLEGA mailing list, send an email to >> MDALLEGA@rootsweb.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 >> email with no additional text. >> >> >> End of MDALLEGA Digest, Vol 2, Issue 151 >> **************************************** >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Mary Ellen- Not all checking accounts pay interest - you get a checking account that doesn't and no one assumes responsibility for the tax that isn't paid. It is wise to have a checking account that requires two (2) signatures per check. Sharon

Sharon~ We tried to find one in this area but all charged interest. It was based on the amount kept in the account. Large amounts, I think it was over $100 maintained or some such total and there was interest. Ours would be well over that as the years went on. Yes, I agree re: 2 signatures. We have done that with elderly family members, much safer. Sharon Banzhoff <shabanz@earthlink.net> wrote: Mary Ellen- Not all checking accounts pay interest - you get a checking account that doesn't and no one assumes responsibility for the tax that isn't paid. It is wise to have a checking account that requires two (2) signatures per check. 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

William S. COMBS, aged 65 years, retired railway express messenger of Orleans Cross Roads, W.Va., and formerly of 416 Park Street, this city, died last night at Allegany Hospital where he had been a patient since Monday. He is survived by one brother, Frank D. COMBS, Eastern Avenue, and a sister, Mrs. Pearl L. STEWART, Williams Road. His wife, Hattie C. COMBS, died last October. He was a son of the late John S. COMBS, who was employed by The Evening Times a number of years ago, as a printer. Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Parks Funeral Home, Paw Paw. - Cumberland Evening Times, Saturday, 14 January 1933 I've been looking for this obituary for years. I knew it was in 1933, but did not want to just randomly search. I found his death information in the Maryland Archives death certificate index with the date. I finally had the opportunity to go up to Allegany County, and found him. Does anybody know this Pearl STEWART? I thought Pearl's last name was COLEMAN. Matt _________________________________________________________________ Change is good. See what’s different about Windows Live Hotmail. www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/default.html?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGLM_HMWL_reten_changegood_0507

Mrs. Laura LYBARGER, 69 years old, died yesterday afternoon following an illness of several months, from complications. One brother, J.F. SEABER, of Westernport, survives. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the Stein mortuary. Burial will be in Rose Hill. - Cumberland Evening Times, Saturday, 24 Feb 1817 _________________________________________________________________ Create the ultimate e-mail address book. Import your contacts to Windows Live Hotmail. www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/managemail2.html?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGLM_HMWL_reten_impcont_0507

This is the fourth year I have organized and hosted our Hamilton Reunion. I include in the flyer a request for a $5.00 per adult registration fee. Then at the reunion I go over the expenses and let them know I have to pass the hat - Since we are so new at this and we have only had a max. of about 30 attend, we have not been able to build a fund. So far, the cousins do not want to try an auction of any sort. I always supply everything, and request that everyone bring a covered dish to share. I have hosted many other smaller family reunions, to try and get a regular one going. And I supply everything at my home, and some have helped by bringing covered dishes. However, at another reunion for my husbands family, they have been going for over 25 years. Those that host it (they "elect" (?) new officers every year) and this family group insists on a white elephant auction every year and also a chinese auction. This is to make money to cover expenses. However, the business meeting had voted NOT to do this many years ago, but the group running it insists on doing it. But if expenses were cut down they would not "have" to do an auction. The result of this is that many have stopped attending the reunion and income for registration ($5.00) is way down - I know in 2002 we had around 150; 2006 was less than 75. I agree there should be officers, but also think the rules should be re-checked. If you don't live in the county where the reunion is always held, you cannot be an officer. (truthfully, if you are not a member of THIS family group, you are not "asked" to be an officer. Another story -lol The one constant tho is: great times are had by all and the reunion is greatly appreciated. We are planning our 4th Hamilton reunion in Lonaconing this summer on Dan's Mt. and will also take the family to Oak Hill Cem. to visit our ancestors. Looking forward to it. Just my 2 cents and how reunions work on my end. Ruth Sprowls

My husband's family will celebrate their 99th Annual Family Reunion this year. We've been going off and on for 55 years. We always take up a collection and that goes toward the expenses. Many years ago the Reunion Committee opened a bank account. The money is kept there from year to year. We have a President, a Secretary -Treasurer, and a Vice-President [who will be next year's president]. Each year a new vice-president is elected. Committees take care of making lemonade, games for the children, table covers, ice cream for supper, etc. We have dinner between 12 and 1:00 pm and supper, at 5:00 pm, is ice cream and home made cake. We bring our own table service - silver, napkins, plates, etc. We bring items to be auctioned and this money goes in the bank account too. These items include plants and flowers, needlework, cakes, etc., etc., what ever people want to donate. For the 90th reunion my husband's cousin and I borrowed $100.00 from the reunion fund to pay for the printing of a family book. It included the family genealogy [we attempted to find all the descendants of the immigrant ancestors and their history in The Netherlands, back to 1713]. Also, Ruth had gathered family stories for years and we included those. We sold it for $10.00 and sold 100 of them. The next year we had 25 more done and sold them too. The profit from those sales went into the reunion fund. Another year some of the cousins did a cook book. Just a few ideas............. Jocelyn in Ohio

Lyell Neat that you remember this. I remember in the halfway area, I think, being at a quarry and seeing fossils in the rock walls. One never knows who has our Sams information so ask, ask, ask and surely someone will have the answer. Any information on the family? I talked to Nile several months ago about car tires but nothing about family. Bert Connie: I spent alot of time in the Flintstone area when I was a young man. I remember many trails that were slick from Indian traffic. I walked the trails on Warrior Mountain and saw a area where 20 to 25 round rocks were in a circle, indicating a Wigwam or Tipis was located there. Also the fact that a abundance of water in the area would have provided fish and a source of drinking water for the Indians and the Game. I never did see where any local Indians were buried so I don;t know what they did with the body after Death, My GGrandfather;s Mother was Indian, living in New York,which I understand that Indians from Pennsylvania and New York used the Warrior Mt. trails to go South. I don't know if the Flintstone Indians stayed thru the Winter or went South to a warmer climate.. Lyell Looking for Samuel Webb b1833 Warwick, N.Y. Surnames: Fahrney,Harriss,Leiter,Sellman,Staniforth,Webb,Yesler Enjoy my WebSite: Bert's Webb Links http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~yearsgoneby/ -----Original Message----- From: mdallega-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdallega-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lyell Webb Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 7:18 PM To: MDALLEGA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDALLEGA] Flintstone Indians List: Would anyone know what Tribe of Indians lived in the area of Flintstone? Thanks Lyell _________________________________________________________________ Like the way Microsoft Office Outlook works? Youll love Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migratio n_HM_mini_outlook_0507

Jocelyn~ Question: who accepts the tax for their income tax each year? We had thought of this several years ago but were told (even though the interest rate was and is low) there would still be earnings on the account, even if it was checking. Therefore, the bank had to have the name of some family member who was would accept it to pay taxes on it! No one was willing so other methods for a working capitol for the reunions was worked out. I assume that since yours is almost a century old, it must be substantial. How did you handle the taxation question?? Mary Ellen Chambers Lakewood, OH Jocelyn <Treeseek@zoominternet.net> wrote: My husband's family will celebrate their 99th Annual Family Reunion this year. We've been going off and on for 55 years. We always take up a collection and that goes toward the expenses. Many years ago the Reunion Committee opened a bank account. The money is kept there from year to year. We have a President, a Secretary -Treasurer, and a Vice-President [who will be next year's president]. Each year a new vice-president is elected. Committees take care of making lemonade, games for the children, table covers, ice cream for supper, etc. We have dinner between 12 and 1:00 pm and supper, at 5:00 pm, is ice cream and home made cake. We bring our own table service - silver, napkins, plates, etc. We bring items to be auctioned and this money goes in the bank account too. These items include plants and flowers, needlework, cakes, etc., etc., what ever people want to donate. For the 90th reunion my husband's cousin and I borrowed $100.00 from the reunion fund to pay for the printing of a family book. It included the family genealogy [we attempted to find all the descendants of the immigrant ancestors and their history in The Netherlands, back to 1713]. Also, Ruth had gathered family stories for years and we included those. We sold it for $10.00 and sold 100 of them. The next year we had 25 more done and sold them too. The profit from those sales went into the reunion fund. Another year some of the cousins did a cook book. Just a few ideas............. Jocelyn in Ohio ------------------------------- 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

Hello All, I've added another 20 pages to the book "History of Maryland" with lots of pictures and a few maps. I put up the first 90 pages at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com Alan RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell, Vansant and related families No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.4/811 - Release Date: 5/18/2007 3:50 PM

Chere- The Twigg Reunions usually have 250-500 in attendance each year, depending on the heat, humidity and overall weather. The hat is passed to take up a collection toward future expenses. One year we were to bring at "least" one recipe originally used in the cooking of a Twigg home. The recipes were collected and the following year, they had been turned into a Twigg cookbook and sold at the Reunion - $10 each, I think. I bought one for myself, one for my mother, one for my daughter and one each for both my granddaughters - this was a good money maker. Do you have a "Reunion Account" set up yet? If you do not, perhaps you need to discuss this and elect officers. Form Committees, don't try to do it all yourself.

Here is a suggestion that worked for my family reunion in 2004. I prepared several books from my FTM program, complete with covers and auctioned them off at my family reunion. I had a total of 11 books and made $245.00. I announced prior to the auction that the proceeds would go to my two cousins who hosted and put the reunion together. They were thrilled. Making the announcement before hand somewhat boosted the prices of the family tree booklets that I made. My two cousins host the family reunion every year and never ask for anything from those who come from out of town. They are in Akron, I am in TN, so I thought it would help them with their expenses. Linda Harden-Lantz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chere Athey" <athey12@yahoo.com> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 7:12 PM Subject: [MDALLEGA] Funding Family Reunions > Planned "fringes" for a family reunion include a family book, a CD, a > t-shirt and a meal (not a covered dish). Is it proper to ask for a > donation or state a price to come to a reunion in order to defray the cost > of these perks? How is that worded on the invitation? > > What do others do when it comes to covering reunion expenses? > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ________________________________________________________________ Keep unwanted email out. Visit www.spamsubtract.com for more information.

Planned "fringes" for a family reunion include a family book, a CD, a t-shirt and a meal (not a covered dish). Is it proper to ask for a donation or state a price to come to a reunion in order to defray the cost of these perks? How is that worded on the invitation? What do others do when it comes to covering reunion expenses?