Can anyone help me, please, with Ionia City photographers of the late 1800s? I have some photos of a relative (George Watson HULL) who died in 1898 aged about 63. There are two, of him & his wife, which have the photographer's name: Merell, of Ionia, Michigan From the man's apparent age of around 60, I think it could have been taken around 1895-ish. Does anyone have the dates when this studio was operating. I suppose there's no chance that his records have survived!? I also have another group photo of his family, taken at least 10-15 years earlier, but the photographer's name is missing. So it might or might not be the same. Many thanks in advance. (Any answers would also be welcomed by Joanne Harvey, who is researching G W HULL for me.) Eric Roberts Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Is there anyone out there that can help this person? Please respond directly to Laura at the e-mail address listed below. Thanks! The photo she is referring to can be viewed on our website. Pam Swiler, President Ionia County Genealogical Society >From: "Laura Freeman" <lfreeman@dhwfamlaw.com> >To: <pkswiler@voyager.net> >Subject: 1901 Johnson School >Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 11:51:43 -0800 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 > >Dear Pam, > >I am very excited to see my great great grams here on your picture. I am >interested to see if you can point me in the direction of more >information on The Warner ( Tom, & Ruth) family in this photo? Also, >more photo's if possible. I thank you for your time and for putting this >informationon hte web for me and my cousins to find and enjoy. > >Laura Freeman

Regarding the Library of Michigan >If you have been planning a trip to the State Library please try and do it >by tomorrow night at 5:00. They are doing an unannounced body count at the >library. We are concerned that they are trying to see how many people >actually use the library and they may be thinking about budget cuts. Many >of us can remember when they had to restrict hours. Let's do everything we >can to be supportive of our friends at the library and their fine facility. > >Clarence is going to drive up from Albion today so that he can be counted >and we are trying to line up some people from campus who would be willing to >give up their lunch hour and go down and have lunch with us in the >cafeteria. And yes.....there might be 40 bus loads of kids there too but >it will be worth it. > >Please send to anyone that you think might be willing to help us with this. >If you get two messages, I apoligize but I felt this was important enough >that I did not want to miss anyone. > >Shirley > >P. S. Thanks to Joann Harvey for alerting us to this.

I am wondering if anyone has any ideal of a camera or scanner or what ever that you can carry with you without a lot of hassle to take pictures or scan things like documents or pictures in albums or on walls... or parts of newspapers.... I just thought there has to be something.. when i got to visit family members with pictures that they are willing to share.. I hate taking them out of albums and taking them to stores to get them copied.... also.. they aren't always too willing to have you take their things for fear of not getting them back. sometimes.. although they are willing to share these precious things.. there has to be something.. can someone please enlighten me.. Life is full of a lot of creepy critters <A HREF="http://www.webforwards.com/boogerworm.htm">The Booger Worm</A>

Hello listers, If there is anyone out there with DEWITT connections, please contact Geraldine DeWitt at jheride@iserv.net See message to follow! Pam Swiler, President Ionia County Genealogical Society >I am looking for information regarding James N. and Julia C. DeWitt of >Lake Odessa, Ionia county, Michigan. >James was born in1848, (place unknown) and died in Lake Odessa 1937. >His wife, Julia C. born 1862 (place unknown) died 1936 in Lake Odessa. >They were the parents of George Iran DeWitt who was the father of James >Cassius DeWitt (my husband). George and his wife Marjorie Dowling DeWitt >separated when James C. was an infant and we know very little about his father. >Apparently George had a son named Russell by an earlier marriage. >We would appreciate any further information. >James C. and I have four children and seven grand-children. These people >are decendants of James N. and Julia C. DeWitt. >Please e-mail me at the shown address. I will share infornation with >interested parties. Thank you, jheride

I was wondering if anyone from the Ionia County Genealogical Society knew anything about the status of the History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties book. I sent in my order some time ago and was thinking that I should have received it by now. Perhaps I misunderstood about when it was going to be available. I am not really complaining, I just have been looking forward to reading it and look for it's delivery every day. Rick Waggener Walnut Creek, California

A free Genealogy program is available at http:/www.legacyfamilytree.com for anyone who doesn't have a program. Takes quite a while to download but it's worth it.

>For those of you in the immediate area....The Western Michigan >Genealogical Society is planning a bus trip to Allen County Public >Library in Fort Wayne, IN. The trip will be November 7 & 8. There will >be pick up points at the Target on Alpine NW in Grand Rapids, the Rogers >Plaza in Grand Rapids, Meijer on 28th & I-96 in Grand Rapids, and >the Corner Landing Restaurant in Ionia. If you would like more >information on how you can join us (yes, I am going!) contact Sue Irvine >at sjirv@yahoo.com Hope to see you there! Pam Swiler, President Ionia County Genealogical Society

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If you are a member of the First Families of Ionia County Society and are planning to attend the banquet next Friday and have not send in your reservations, you need to contact me TODAY!!! Pam Swiler, President Ionia County Genealogical Society

If anyone is interested,there is an original marriage certificate for Edgar Green & ? Baxter dated at Lyons in the 1880's for sale at an antique shop in Ionia. The shop is located just west of Cochran's restaurant on the north side of main St.. The price was $15.

I am searching for the family of Franklin and Emma May Sprout living in the Portland area. Franklin was born in 1862. He had a daughter named Anna K, born in 1892. She would be my grandmother. My mother and another daughter were given up for adoption by Anna K. and I am trying to find her. I have been told she was married to a Mr. Sweet and they possibly could have moved to another state. Any information that one could give me on this family would be greatly appreciated. Ruth Burt pegtom51@pathwaynet.com

I have a member of the Ionia County Genealogical Society that is seeking information on where to find ship passenger lists for New Haven, Connecticut 1645-1650. Does anyone have any information that can help this man? Thanks! Pam Swiler, President Ionia County Genealogical Society

Can anyone get me a copy of Sadie Patterson, born 20 Jan 1904-died 26 Jan 2000 --ob from the ionia newspaper. I would think thats where it was printed? Or where on the net would I find it. Thank you for any help. Debbie Henrie ----- Original Message ----- From: <MIIONIA-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <MIIONIA-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 3:03 AM Subject: MIIONIA-D Digest V01 #110

The Hall Fowler Library in Ionia carries the Ionia Sentinel for the year you want. Pam Swiler At 11:28 PM 10/10/2001 -0400, Snowbird wrote: >Hello Everyone: > >I am looking for an obit that would have appeared in the Ionia newspaper >some time between June 18, 1913 through June 24, 1913. However, the >library in Ionia nor the MI State Library do not have microfilmed copies >of the Ionia newspaper for those dates. > >Does anyone know of another place that would have copies of the Ionia >newspaper? If I tried the newspaper office itself, would they be willing >to help me? > >Gerri >bish57@acd.net > > >==== MIIONIA Mailing List ==== >Visit Jansdigs @ http://www.jansdigs.com > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

Hello Everyone: I am looking for an obit that would have appeared in the Ionia newspaper some time between June 18, 1913 through June 24, 1913. However, the library in Ionia nor the MI State Library do not have microfilmed copies of the Ionia newspaper for those dates. Does anyone know of another place that would have copies of the Ionia newspaper? If I tried the newspaper office itself, would they be willing to help me? Gerri bish57@acd.net

A 1921 Lake Odessa Meyers reunion postcard is currently listed on eBay. This is not my mom's Myers family from Lake Odessa/Woodland, so I am not interested in it myself. If you know of anyone who is a Meyers descendant, please pass it along. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1645549995

Recently while I was working on my Sayles family.. I went threw a bunch of old notes to put into my computer program.. I had lost everything on my computer a while back.. and thinking since I know back up is important.. I had nothing to worry about because I do and did back up all my information... Well surprize.... my backup somehow got messed up too .. so needless to say... I wanted to cry.. 5 years of work.. down the tubes.. I had nothing on my computer anymore.. starting from scratch...Well lucky for me.. I keep everything.. even little notes that mostly don't mean anything to me when I look back on them.. but i won't throw them away.. because I know there was a reason I wrote the notes... Well since I lost everything... I decided to go threw all of these miles of paper work.. and also try to organize....( another one of my bad points.).... In the begining of my research 5 years ago.. I didn't know what I was doing.. of course .. it was new to me... but I copied or wrote any and all info that I found on any of my research names.. Not knowing if they connected or not... but I kept it all... well this past couple of weeks.. I have been going threw all these papers.. and have found that tons of info that i disregarded in the beginning.. now have major connections to me...like the fact that for a short time.. my grandfather was a fireman in Detroit... and many many addresses that I now realize after talking to so many relatives.. were actually addresses that my grandparents had lived... complete addresses....and many many more things.. about great aunts and uncles who i didn't realize were great aunts and uncles at the time... It was amazining some of the info I had stashed away in drawers and piles . My point being.. even if it doesn't connect today... keep it... (I know so much paper work and so little places to keep it... ) but somewhere down the line.. 2 or 5 or 10 years it might just be very important to you.... Happy Hunting... Cheryl researching: Sayles, Waivada, Thorne, Lipinski, McKissick, Gardner, Watson, Hodges, Barrow, Griswold, Hardy, O'Daniel, Radzevicuis, See, Skinner

Descendants of Elijah Haney --------------------------- 1-Elijah /HANEY/-[8628] b: Abt 1780 +/UNKNOWN/-[8629] b: Abt 1785 |-----2-William /HANEY/-[8742] |-----2-Henry Francis /HANEY/ Sr-[88] b: 12 Feb 1800, <Three River, , | Connecticut, USA>, d: 25 Nov 1881, Lake Fork Stage Station, Barnum, | Gunnison County, Colorado, USA, bur: Nov 1881, Ouray, Ouray County, | Colorado, USA | +Hannah /WIGGIN/-[794] b: 05 Dec 1803, Ossippe, Carrol County, New | Hampshire, USA, d: 17 Jul 1878, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA, bur: | Jul 1878, , Lane County, Oregon, USA, m: Abt 1820, , , Vermont, USA, | par: Thomas /WIGGIN/-[3550] and Nancy /DREW/-[3549] | |-----3-Hiram H /HANEY/-[8616] b: 1821, , , Vermont, USA, d: 31 Mar 1874, | | Hooker, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA, bur: Apr 1874, Hooker, | | Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA | |-----3-Henry Francis /HANEY/ Jr-[593] b: Sep 1825, In Present Day Qu, | | Bec Province Canada Lower, Canada, d: Aft 1885, bur: Aft 1885 | |-----3-Elijah /HANEY/-[8603] b: Mar 1829, In Present Day Qu, Bec | | Province Canada Lower, Canada | |-----3-Herman /HANEY/-[8627] b: 1830, , , New York, USA | |-----3-1st Lt Jeremiah B /HANEY/-[8609] b: 1831, , Franklin County, New | | York, USA, d: 05 Feb 1882, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, | | USA, bur: Feb 1882, , , Michigan, USA | |-----3-Sgt William Drew /HANEY/-[89] b: 02 Jul 1832, Barton, Orleans | | County, Vermont, USA, d: 27 Oct 1912, Chico, Butte County, | | California, USA, bur: 29 Oct 1912, Chico, Butte County, | | California, USA | |-----3-Horace /HANEY/-[837] b: Abt 1834, In Present Day Qu, Bec Province | | Canada Lower, Canada | |-----3-Frank /HANEY/-[91] b: Abt 1835, Barton, Orleans County, Vermont, | | USA, d: Aft 05 Dec 1876, bur: Aft 05 Dec 1876 | |-----3-Ruth /HANEY/-[592] b: Abt 1837, , , New Hampshire, USA, d: Aft | | 1877, bur: Aft 1877 | |-----3-George William /HANEY/-[594] b: 15 Apr 1840, , Orleans County, | | New York, USA, d: 30 Mar 1909, Montrose, Montrose County, | | Colorado, USA, bur: 02 Apr 1909, , Ouray County, Colorado, USA | |-----3-Roxanne M /HANEY/-[595] b: Abt 1842, Barton, Orleans County, | | Vermont, USA | |-----3-Elizabeth /HANEY/-[8617] b: 1842, , , New York, USA | |-----3-Mary A /HANEY/-[8618] b: 1844, , , Michigan, USA | |-----3-Heber Francis /HANEY/-[8619] b: 27 Jul 1847, Attica, Lapeer | | County, Michigan, USA, d: 01 May 1913, , McPherson County, | | Nebraska, USA, bur: May 1913, , McPherson County, Nebraska, USA | |-----3-Jennie Ann /HANEY/-[8620] b: 1850, , , Michigan, USA | +/UNKNOWN/-[8744] d: Abt 1862, bur: Abt 1862, par: Living and Living |-----2-Jacob /HEANEY/-[8661] b: 1805, d: 31 Jan 1867, Leroy, Ingham County, | Michigan, USA, bur: Feb 1867, , , Michigan, USA +Mary /WHEELER/-[9096] b: 1814, d: 16 Jun 1896, , , Michigan, USA, bur: Jun 1896, , , Michigan, USA, m: 01 Jan 1830, , Washington County, New York, USA |-----3-Margaret /HANEY/-[9102] b: 1831 |-----3-Cornelius /HANEY/-[9100] b: 1835, , , New York, USA |-----3-Elijah /HANEY/-[9097] b: Bet 1840-1841, <, Washington County, New | York, USA>, d: 21 Feb 1863, Near Potomac Creek VA, Near | Fredericksburg Falmouth, Fredericksburg County, Virginia, | Confederate, bur: Feb 1863, , , Virginia, USA |-----3-Catharine /HANEY/-[9101] b: 1843

Thought this was interesting.......Teresa ----- Original Message ----- From: <KevinOBrien8527@aol.com> To: <MIEATON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 10:10 PM Subject: E-Mail Address Collection Scam Remedy Dear Fellow Researchers: By now many of you have heard of the scam going around by which many of us have willingly joined a "research list," only to find out it was a scam. For those who have not seen it yet, the most recent posting invites researchers to join a "new county list" to which they will be "ADDING ONE BILLION NAMES SOON." All it does is take your e-mail information, place a cookie and a directory key onto your computer's hard drive and then when you try to access the site it claims to be "overloaded" and currently undergoing service. The software placed on your hard drive allow the viewers to track your Internet usage. They create a profile and sell the information to companies who believe the information is being collected ethically. Your reward of course is to get your E-mail box loaded up with "SPAM" AND IF YOU BY CHANCE HAVE A PROFESSIONAL PROFILE ATTACHED TO YOUR E-MAIL AND WEB SURFING PROPERTIES, THEY CAN EVEN TAKE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION WHICH THEY SELL TO DIRECT MAILER AND TELEPHONE SOLICITOR COMPANIES. This is the truest order of "CAVEAT EMPTOR" (Let the customer beware). If you have been had already, I received this link from PATRICIA HAMP the GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN, ROOTSWEB coordinator. I downloaded software from this site: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/downloads.html and activated it. I was stunned to see 61 "spy" type software entries in my computer that I never knew existed. I also located the one that was secretly placed by the "one billion names" scam. By the way, I was had on the Kings County, Washington and Jefferson County, New York lists. Please take this information in the spirit it was intended and protect yourselves. These scumbags are taking advantage of us because we are desperately seeking information on our ancestors and occasionally we reach the point of desperation. I'm glad Pat Hamp shared the information with me. I hope all of you are. Please do not forward this to other lists. Let the individual list coordinators make those decisions. Best wishes for continued success in your research! Sincerely, Kevin O'Brien Laguna Hills, CA Researching: Perkins, Warner Shannon, Lowe Gillie, des Riviere, Sundell, Dorchester Adams, Pinkerton Leddy or Liddy Van Schaick [Chancy Smith & Fam. Jefferson County, NY] Saginaw County, MI Genesee County, MI Gratiot County, MI Midland County, MI Ottawa, Canada Grenville, Quebec CN ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com