If you have not sent in your registration for the Eaton County Genealogical Society Seminar on 17 April 2004. Fawne was with us last year and we had many requests to bring her back so that she could share some more of her wonderful information and insight with us. I would ask that you forward this to your friends that might be interested. Seating will be limited so don't miss out. The deadline has been extended until April 10th. After that date you should check for availability. Go to our website at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~miecgs/workshop2004.htm> for further information. This year's annual workshop is sure to be a full day of important information. Both primary records and online sources will be discussed at length. Prepare yourself now for a summer of research by arming yourself with the most up-to-date information. CROWN LAND RECORDS For those who attended last year's workshop and heard Fawne speak on Land Registry Office records you will know the importance of understanding land records. This year Fawne will tell us all about crown land records - those lands that brought immigrants to a new world in search of free government land! For those who did not attend last year but have those ancestors that you cannot find before they come to Michigan, they may well have spent time in Ontario working for a grant of crown land to no avail before coming here. Many thousands of early settlers in the province inhabited crown lands through renting, leasing, squatting, government grants and sales. However, hundreds and even thousands of these early settlers never received the actual patent to the land from the government. Fortunately, records of the initial request for land, or attempts to settle crown land were still generated. In some instances, these records represent the only evidence of a settler's existence in the province before they died or moved on to other areas of Canada or the US. This discussion will provide researchers with a sound understanding of the land granting process, the availability of a variety of crown land records and resources. This is an important source of records for anyone doing Ontario research. USING MAPS IN FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH Maps are critical research tools for family history research. Maps both old and new are important resources to help researchers track down facts about their families; offer the names of individual landowners or residents; show the location of a home on a specific lot; illustrate the relationship of settlers to local institutions; reveal changing place names and; even show changes in the boundaries of nations, provinces, counties, administrative areas (important to early record keeping). An understanding of geographic locations and the relationships illustrated with maps will help family historians locate potential sources of records about their families. This lecture will both explain and visually illustrate the importance of maps for family history research. By attending this year's workshop you will also have an opportunity to see copies of rare Ontario maps. ONLINE SOURCES FOR FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH Are you trying to do your research online? This session will provide an overview of helpful online resources for researching your family history. Particular attention is given to finding primary sources online and information for those searching in the ancestral homelands of England, Ireland, Scotland and Europe. What tools are there to help you? What obstacles will you encounter? What pitfalls should you watch for? Discover how to connect your primary research with online resources and information. Due to the popularity of this lecture, it has been expanded beyond the 1 hour allotted during the workshop which means participants will receive even more valuable information than originally planned. It also means the schedule for the day could run a little bit over. Don't miss this important information to help you search online effectively! FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH IN THE 21ST CENTURY Today we stand as participants and witnesses to the infant years of a new century and a new millennium. In the same way that technology has revolutionized the way we live, the hobby (or should we say "obsession") of family history is also in the throws of revolutionary change. But what does this mean to the way in which we conduct our research? More importantly, what will be the legacy of modern family historians for future generations? This session is designed to help researchers identify and balance the information and resources available both online and in traditional institutions in order to make the most of them and ensure that our family history research is a lasting legacy for future generations

Hello! Addicted to Genealogy? Love libraries and research? Interested in learning about new resources? The Allen County Public Library Historical Genealogy Department in Fort Wayne, Indiana is pleased to announce their electronic newsletter, "Genealogy Gems: News from the Fort Wayne Library." If the above describes you, sign up for our newsletter and read about one of the major genealogy research libraries in the nation. Each month, learn about new collections, department special events, source highlights, new acquisitions, websites and much more! Learn what is going on in the Genealogy Department of the Allen County Public Library. We will keep you up to date on our outstanding temporary location where the books are on open stacks, available for your perusal. Information about the construction at the old library site, and our plans for moving back in 2-3 years will also be included. To subscribe to this mailing list send a message with ACPL NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBE in the subject line to: kspears@acpl.lib.in.us. You will NOT receive a confirmation message; you will just begin to receive the newsletters, which are scheduled to be published approximately once a month. Please feel free to pass this notice on to interested individuals or organizations. >>>>>:<<<<< Sue Kaufman, Librarian Allen County Public Library Historical Genealogy Department PO Box 2270 200 E. Berry Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270 260-421-1225 260-421-1386 (fax) www.acpl.lib.in.us National Publicity Co-Chair FGS 2004 Conference 8-11 Sept 2004 Austin, TX "Legends Live Forever: Researching the Past for Future Generations" www.fgs.org

Hello, Where would I find the addresses, etc., for the County Probate offices of the above-mentioned counties, Wayne and Washtenaw? Thanks, Debbie

Still looking for information on this couple who married I believe in Indiana . Jim McCollum/McCallum married a woman name Mary, last name not known but her first husband was Orrie Moffatt/Moffet. This is a complicated story, Robert Moffatt/Moffett is really Jim McCollum/McCallum's son. However Robert spent much of his time being raised by Orrie Moffat that he took on his last name. Mary first married Orrie then divorced him and later married Jim McCollum/McCallum and had Robert. She then later divorced Jim and went back to Orrie. So that's why Robert was raised much by Orrie. The McCollum/McCallum that I have so far seem to be from Michigan and some moved to Indiana. Other surnames that were in Michigan were, Smith, Jones, Brown, Austin, Dibble that I have so far. But mainly interested in finding Robert Moffatt/Moffett or any information about his marriage in Indiana or divorce. Robert Moffatt/Moffett may still be alive and would like to find him. It has been said that he was last seen in Fordsville, Kentucky. Robert was once a deacon on some Baptist Church. God Bless Pam

We are having the second Dust Family Reunion in Michigan on August 7, 2004 if you think that you might be interested in coming or be put on the mailing list for the future. Email me your mailing address and who you are searching on. Thanks Margaret Dust-Koski 4991 Hagerman Rd. Leonard,MI 48367 248-969-7529 koskidust@msn.com _________________________________________________________________ Get rid of annoying pop-up ads with the new MSN Toolbar – FREE! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200414ave/direct/01/

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. If you can read this line, your email software does not support this format. --MyFaMiLyMiMeBoUnDaRy02292000 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have listed a few of the marriage license applications that were listed in some of the Middleville Sun Newspapers. Lori Buchanan my.voyager.net/~bbuchan1 _____________________________________________________________________ Get your own family web site at www.MyFamily.com! --MyFaMiLyMiMeBoUnDaRy02292000--

Hello Everyone: Those of you who are working on your lines back to your 1600s American Ancestors will find the1600s Ancestors Data Base to be of great help. I have recently posted over 1,500 new Ancestors to the Data Base bringing the total to just over 28,000 entries. Also listed are several National Societies who have proven many of these Ancestors. There are a few new respected Reference works that contain thousands of sources All the entries are coded to indicate to which reference work or which National Society has at least one of their proven lines. Several of the National Societies have over 20 different lines from a single Ancestor. When you enter the 1600s Ancestor Data Base be sure to look at the top of each data page for the link that takes you to the "Data Base Information Page" Here you will find the codes and references listed and how to use them. This is MUST reading to understand the Data Base. We are constantly updating the Data Base with additional Ancestors added as time permits. You will find the 1600s Ancestor Data Base at: http://www.firstfamilies.org/db/ For those of you who are AOL members you may have trouble connecting to many pages that may come up with a message such as "Page Does Not Exist" and you can cure that by using your browser feature of Copy and Paste the URL to your browser and then enter from there. Everyone has FREE access to all our web site and the reports contained there. Enjoy and Happy Hunting Ryan Jackson Data Base Manager America's First Families

The Oakland Press has its current obituaries available on line. I suggest that you try this link to see if you can find the obituary in question. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.asp?brd=982&pag=460 Left side of your screen click on Obituaries. Then do an obituary search. Regards, Karen Check out some of our web pages: *http://www.wwnet.net/~krugman1 (Main home page) *http://www.miprofgenie.com *Surname list owner for Boomershine & Ligon surnames *Researcher, Author & Speaker *Karen Krugman, P.O. Box 577, Birmingham, MI 48012 248*670*1243 -----Original Message----- From: Elise Urbaniak [mailto:teamu@juno.com] Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 5:56 PM To: MIGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MIGEN] obituary request Hi, I would like to get a copy of the actual obituary for my grandmother in the Oakland Press on March 16, 2004. I understand that there was a photo with this one. Her name was Ann Mary Lieske in this obituary. Thank you, Elise ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

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Does anyone know where one would write for will and probate lookups? Do they have records from 1900 on or what are the dates? Thanks, Debbie

The Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana is extending an invitation to attend a one day workshop by Michael John Neill in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Saturday, March 20th at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church 2417 Getz Rd., Fort Wayne, Indiana 9am - 4pm, cost is $35 with lunch on your own. There are plenty of restaurants nearby. Topics include: Internet for Genealogists: an overview Online Search Techniques: Effective Search Strategies Inheritance Concerns with Female Ancestors I Found It! Now What?: Suggestions for Expanding on your Research. For more information and a registration form: http://www.rootdig.com/allencounty.html If you register at the door, there will not be a late fee if you mention this email announcement. The Allen County Public Library is open on Sunday, March 21 1pm - 6pm....stay the weekend! Sue Kaufman ACGSI Education Chair >>>>>:<<<<< Sue Kaufman, Librarian Allen County Public Library Historical Genealogy Department PO Box 2270 200 E. Berry Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270 260-421-1225 260-421-1386 (fax) www.acpl.lib.in.us National Publicity Co-Chair FGS 2004 Conference 8-11 Sept 2004 Austin, TX "Legends Live Forever: Researching the Past for Future Generations" www.fgs.org

Greetings Listers; The Berrien County Genealogy Project has uploaded another cemetery! I just added the Lakeview Cemetery, AKA CITY Cemetery St Joseph City, Berrien Co., MI to the project's web pages. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/berrien/ scroll down to the CEMETERIES link then scroll down to LAKEVIEW aka City on the alphabetical index of cemeteries Take your time getting there and browse along the way! Have a great day! It's snowing here in Baroda. :) from the sandy shores of lake Michigan Brenda R. Sears berrienco@aol.com

For those of you researching Branch County, MI the library has some links online....I though possibly you would be interested in the URL, which is: http://www.brnlibrary.org/genealogy.html Happy Hunting, Norm --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]

My computer keeps deleting all the information you have sent me. Is there a way I can get the information by going to the web site myself? I have the v. and the #. thank you, Wendy Green ----- Original Message ----- From: <MIGEN-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <MIGEN-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 8:03 AM Subject: MIGEN-D Digest V04 #36

Hi - The Universite of Michigan is in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co. Priscilla -----Original Message----- From: wildwind <wildwind@bbtel.com> Sent: Mar 14, 2004 12:11 PM To: MIGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MIGEN] University Of Michigan Could someone please advice me as to what county the above is located. Thanks in advance for any RAOGK. "Connecting Great Relatives-1 Person at a time" - Kenny > All outbound mail is virus scanned for your protection

Could someone please advice me as to what county the above is located. Thanks in advance for any RAOGK. "Connecting Great Relatives-1 Person at a time" - Kenny > All outbound mail is virus scanned for your protection

Hello Michigan, Trying to locate anyone whom may have knowledge of the following person: Elmer Victor "AKA Bud" Schmid. Elmer was born in 1910 in Indiana, spent his later childhood years in Ky with several brothers and a sister. I am sure he had taught at the University of Michigan and then later retired to Pasco Co. Florida where he has since deceased (1985). I know of 2 possible daughters and would like to contact them to exchange info with. I can provide additional info to those whom may of known him. Thanks in advance for any RAOGK. "Connecting Great Relatives-1 Person at a time" - Kenny > All outbound mail is virus scanned for your protection

Please feel free to check out the new sites for St Joseph County, and Berrien County on rootsweb at the following URL's. www.rootsweb.com/~mistjose/ www.rootsweb.com/~miberrie/ Dannielle Thomas Emmet County GenWeb Coordinator Ogemaw County GenWeb Coordinator St Joseph County GenWeb Coordinator Berrien County GenWeb Coordinator

Hi All! Just got another bunch of new items moved and totally overhauled for the Livingston County MI website. Sorry for the duplicates, please delete extras. The main site is www.LivGenMI.com Fowlerville Review, Fowlerville MI Extracts that cover 1874-1879 including Births, Deaths, (both inside & outside the county....those outside the county cover VAST areas around the state of Michigan) Marriages, & Miscellaneous News. www.MemorialLibrary.com/MI/Livingston/FRE WWI Honor Roll Book for Livingston County MI - absolutely tons and tons of data and many of the short bios cover the parents and the birth towns of the soldiers that were included. Be sure to check ALL of the branches of the service, as it appears there seems to be no order as to where a soldier is included. Many local committees included also. http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MI/Livingston/WWI/ Another newly redone item is the 1920 graduating ??? class for Howell High School. I redid the photos which before were very dark and hard to see in some cases. Now they are cleaned up and I think much easier to view. I have also resized them so they download easier too. http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MI/Livingston/HS1920/ I am working as fast as I can to get all of the old stuff into new folders so they are easier to search and that way I can start to add all the new data I have here for the county. I think from the few people that I have shown some of the new items those researching in Livingston County MI will again see that this site is without a doubt the first & BEST site for information on this county. Pam Rietsch pam@livgenmi.com www.USGenNet.org hosts all of my sites and if you find data that will help in your research, please consider a non-taxable donation today. www.LivGenMI.com Home of the 1895 atlas www.LivGenMI.com/1895 Keep in mind the Livingston County MI History & Genealogy Project is an independent site NOT affiliated in any way with USGenWeb. You can read why I left on my site. MARDOS Memorial Library many more historical maps & books for the U.S. in the www.MemorialLibrary.com www.ChaseGenNE.com Chase County Nebraska data www.ShepherdsVoice.org Home of Shepherd of the Lakes LC-MS Brighton MI. Come pay us a visit! www.HotShepherd.org Home of Heart of the Shepherd Lutheran Church Howell MI. Our new Daughter Congregation, come sample the flock! If you use any of the above or any of the hundreds of bits of information I have put on the net for you.....Your Obligation is to complete your "Hug Homework"! Pam - List Lady pam@livgenmi.com

Hi Once again I want to thank everyone who helped me with different sites to go onto and the people who looked up the census for me in Charlotte regarding my Parr family. I have now made contact with two families who are related in Charlotte it makes it all so worthwhile when you make contact. Regards Rose Light England