Hi Carolyn: I have just begun searching in Saginaw and I am looking for any Lingham information. The family moved from Ontario, Canada to Saginaw in 1867. The family consisted of Henry Lingham, wife Clarinda (Clara), children Florence, Mary and Aubrey. Kind regards Ann Woodhouse, Los Angeles, California --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.435 / Virus Database: 244 - Release Date: 12/30/2002

Brant Cemetery Sec headstones have been added to the site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~evansandobertein/saginaw.htm I would like to ask everyone for their New Year's wish list. If you could access any information about Saginaw Co. that you wanted....what would it be? Carolyn

Well, it sounds pretty easy to me, There are some very old stones there that you can hardly read. I know my great grandfather's is very hard to read..is there a secret to getting them to show up better...like dousing them with water? Also, when i did the Vasold cemetery I wrote down each inscription in a book as i did it, then marked each disk to correspond with the written page. i found it useful for the stones that didn't photograph well. Anyway, I will definitely do it, but probably not till warmer weather. Pat Carolyn Obertein wrote: >Hi Pat, >If you can walk, aim and push the button you can do this. Owen Cemetery would take about 3-4 hours total to do. You can do it all at one time or a few at a time. It is up to you. There is no time limit on when you need to finish. >I set my digital camera at the lowest resolution and lowest quality and I think the photos still come out good for the website. >Some tips I use when photographing headstones: >1. Don't cast your shadow on the headstone when photographing. >2. Get as close to the writing as possible. >3. Some stones show your reflection. In this case I try to stand to the side. >4. If you look through the lens and have trouble seeing the writing try standing off to one side or the other until you get the best possible shot. >5. For your safety watch where you are walking so you don't trip over low stones or holes. Try to photograph with someone. (It makes it more fun) If during the hot summer take plenty of water with you. I have a fanny pack that I keep spare batteries, disk, chalk, brush, etc. During the real hot summer I found a headband that you soak in water for 30 minutes and it has some kind of gel in it to help keep you cool. I wear one around my head and one around my neck. Take a small child with you. They love to brush off the headstones for you. Especially if some of their ancestors are there. I show my grandson where they are buried and how they are related to him. For instance, one cemetery my grandson asked if anyone there was related to him. I told him my sister was buried in the cemetery. I didn't take him directly to her stone. But started photographing a few rows away. He was just learning to read so as he brushed off the stones I told him to watch for a headstone ! t! >hat had a name that started with a "K" and if it had an "ing" after the K it would spell King and that would be her headstone. He found many that started with a K. But soon he came to hers. I then had him try to sound out her first name. With help he could read her name "Nancy King". A month later we went back to photograph the other half of the cemetery. We were on the other side of the cemetery when he said, "This is where my Aunt Nancy is buried." I told him he was right and asked if he thought he could find it again. He told me "It is way over there Grandma". I told him to show me. I couldn't believe it, he walked to the other side of the cemetery and found her stone. He said see it says "Nancy King" she was your sister. I asked if he would like to hear a funny story about her. So I told him some thing we use to do when we were his age that I knew he would find funny. The poor kid is hooked. He loves going to the cemetery with me. We always start out by s! t! >opping at McDonald's and taking it to the cemetery for a picnic on a quilt before we photograph. He has his own fanny pack with a brush and chalk. His mom says everytime they go by a cemetery he tells his mom "Grandma and I took pictures at that cemetery" or "Grandma and I will have to take pictures at that cemetery." Or he will tell her who is buried there and the funny story I always tell him about that person. >Don't photograph until you get tired. Enjoy it. When your tired of doing it that day...quit. Come back later when your in the mood to do it again. >I love to walk and use this time to walk the cemetery photographing. It's like being in a nice peaceful park for my walk. I have even seen people using cemeteries to jog and walk in. >Always be aware of who is around you. Some cemeteries are very secluded and you should trust your gut instinct. If something don't feel right about someone that is in the cemetery leave. There was a few times I sat in my car until someone I was uncomfortable with left. >I miss walking because it has been so cold. But today was such a beautiful day I photographed Section 2 of the Brant Cemetery when I got out of work. >So as you can see it is easy....Walk, aim and push a button. Send the disk to me and I do the rest. Let me know if you would like to help. If you would like me to meet you there and help you I can do that so you don't have to photograph alone. Let me know. >Carolyn > Patrick Bohinski <Bohinski@Chartermi.net> wrote: Carolyn, is there a time limit to get a cemetery done? I can volunteer >to do Owen Cemetery on N. River Rd. Its a pretty big cemetery and I'm >sure it would take some time to do. What is the criteria for doing it >also? I mean what format should it be done in? I have a digital camera >that records on floppy disks so it would be easy to get the disks to you >for posting. A lot of my relatives are buried there. > >Pat > >Carolyn Obertein wrote: > > > >>Hi Margaret, >>No one has photographed that one yet. Hopefully when the weather warms up I can do that one since it is close to my home and is also where my parents are buried.. >>Carolyn >>MaggieL56@aol.com wrote:Hi Caroline....... >>Do you know if anyone will or has done East Lawn Cemetery on M46?.... >>Isn't that still in Saginaw Counry?.... >>Thanks.... >>Margaret >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > >

Hi Pat, If you can walk, aim and push the button you can do this. Owen Cemetery would take about 3-4 hours total to do. You can do it all at one time or a few at a time. It is up to you. There is no time limit on when you need to finish. I set my digital camera at the lowest resolution and lowest quality and I think the photos still come out good for the website. Some tips I use when photographing headstones: 1. Don't cast your shadow on the headstone when photographing. 2. Get as close to the writing as possible. 3. Some stones show your reflection. In this case I try to stand to the side. 4. If you look through the lens and have trouble seeing the writing try standing off to one side or the other until you get the best possible shot. 5. For your safety watch where you are walking so you don't trip over low stones or holes. Try to photograph with someone. (It makes it more fun) If during the hot summer take plenty of water with you. I have a fanny pack that I keep spare batteries, disk, chalk, brush, etc. During the real hot summer I found a headband that you soak in water for 30 minutes and it has some kind of gel in it to help keep you cool. I wear one around my head and one around my neck. Take a small child with you. They love to brush off the headstones for you. Especially if some of their ancestors are there. I show my grandson where they are buried and how they are related to him. For instance, one cemetery my grandson asked if anyone there was related to him. I told him my sister was buried in the cemetery. I didn't take him directly to her stone. But started photographing a few rows away. He was just learning to read so as he brushed off the stones I told him to watch for a headstone t! hat had a name that started with a "K" and if it had an "ing" after the K it would spell King and that would be her headstone. He found many that started with a K. But soon he came to hers. I then had him try to sound out her first name. With help he could read her name "Nancy King". A month later we went back to photograph the other half of the cemetery. We were on the other side of the cemetery when he said, "This is where my Aunt Nancy is buried." I told him he was right and asked if he thought he could find it again. He told me "It is way over there Grandma". I told him to show me. I couldn't believe it, he walked to the other side of the cemetery and found her stone. He said see it says "Nancy King" she was your sister. I asked if he would like to hear a funny story about her. So I told him some thing we use to do when we were his age that I knew he would find funny. The poor kid is hooked. He loves going to the cemetery with me. We always start out by st! opping at McDonald's and taking it to the cemetery for a picnic on a quilt before we photograph. He has his own fanny pack with a brush and chalk. His mom says everytime they go by a cemetery he tells his mom "Grandma and I took pictures at that cemetery" or "Grandma and I will have to take pictures at that cemetery." Or he will tell her who is buried there and the funny story I always tell him about that person. Don't photograph until you get tired. Enjoy it. When your tired of doing it that day...quit. Come back later when your in the mood to do it again. I love to walk and use this time to walk the cemetery photographing. It's like being in a nice peaceful park for my walk. I have even seen people using cemeteries to jog and walk in. Always be aware of who is around you. Some cemeteries are very secluded and you should trust your gut instinct. If something don't feel right about someone that is in the cemetery leave. There was a few times I sat in my car until someone I was uncomfortable with left. I miss walking because it has been so cold. But today was such a beautiful day I photographed Section 2 of the Brant Cemetery when I got out of work. So as you can see it is easy....Walk, aim and push a button. Send the disk to me and I do the rest. Let me know if you would like to help. If you would like me to meet you there and help you I can do that so you don't have to photograph alone. Let me know. Carolyn Patrick Bohinski <Bohinski@Chartermi.net> wrote: Carolyn, is there a time limit to get a cemetery done? I can volunteer to do Owen Cemetery on N. River Rd. Its a pretty big cemetery and I'm sure it would take some time to do. What is the criteria for doing it also? I mean what format should it be done in? I have a digital camera that records on floppy disks so it would be easy to get the disks to you for posting. A lot of my relatives are buried there. Pat Carolyn Obertein wrote: >Hi Margaret, >No one has photographed that one yet. Hopefully when the weather warms up I can do that one since it is close to my home and is also where my parents are buried.. >Carolyn > MaggieL56@aol.com wrote:Hi Caroline....... >Do you know if anyone will or has done East Lawn Cemetery on M46?.... >Isn't that still in Saginaw Counry?.... >Thanks.... >Margaret > > > >

Carolyn, is there a time limit to get a cemetery done? I can volunteer to do Owen Cemetery on N. River Rd. Its a pretty big cemetery and I'm sure it would take some time to do. What is the criteria for doing it also? I mean what format should it be done in? I have a digital camera that records on floppy disks so it would be easy to get the disks to you for posting. A lot of my relatives are buried there. Pat Carolyn Obertein wrote: >Hi Margaret, >No one has photographed that one yet. Hopefully when the weather warms up I can do that one since it is close to my home and is also where my parents are buried.. >Carolyn > MaggieL56@aol.com wrote:Hi Caroline....... >Do you know if anyone will or has done East Lawn Cemetery on M46?.... >Isn't that still in Saginaw Counry?.... >Thanks.... >Margaret > > > >

Thanks.....that is where my parents are also.......

Hi Margaret, No one has photographed that one yet. Hopefully when the weather warms up I can do that one since it is close to my home and is also where my parents are buried.. Carolyn MaggieL56@aol.com wrote:Hi Caroline....... Do you know if anyone will or has done East Lawn Cemetery on M46?.... Isn't that still in Saginaw Counry?.... Thanks.... Margaret

Hi Carolyn.......sorry I misspelled your name....:>(.. Margaret

Hi Caroline....... Do you know if anyone will or has done East Lawn Cemetery on M46?.... Isn't that still in Saginaw Counry?.... Thanks.... Margaret

Oak Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, headstone photos have been added to the site. The main surname index hasn't been updated with the new names of the last 3 cemeteries. Please check the individual cemeteries for new names. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~evansandobertein/saginaw.htm Good-Luck Carolyn

Do you know their hours? SCIGSC@aol.com wrote:Dear List: The Mormon church that just opened a new Family History Center, is located on Center Road just south of Brockway in Saginaw Township. Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints 1415 N Center Roar Saginaw, Michigan 48603 (989) 799-1960 Susan Warner Saginaw, Michigan In a message dated 1/7/2003 5:11:48 PM, carolinsaginaw@prodigy.net writes: > Subj: [MISAGINA] Family History Center in Saginaw? > Date: 1/7/2003 5:11:48 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: carolinsaginaw@prodigy.net > Reply-to: MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com > To: MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com > Sent from the Internet > This summer when the boy scouts were transcribing a cemetery they stated > that they were doing their transcribing at the Family History Center in > Saginaw on Bay Rd. that was due to open in October. Does anyone have > information about this? Where it is located? Hours? etc.... > Thank you > Carolyn >

Dear List: The Mormon church that just opened a new Family History Center, is located on Center Road just south of Brockway in Saginaw Township. Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints 1415 N Center Roar Saginaw, Michigan 48603 (989) 799-1960 Susan Warner Saginaw, Michigan In a message dated 1/7/2003 5:11:48 PM, carolinsaginaw@prodigy.net writes: > Subj: [MISAGINA] Family History Center in Saginaw? > Date: 1/7/2003 5:11:48 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:carolinsaginaw@prodigy.net">carolinsaginaw@prodigy.net</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com">MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com">MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > This summer when the boy scouts were transcribing a cemetery they stated > that they were doing their transcribing at the Family History Center in > Saginaw on Bay Rd. that was due to open in October. Does anyone have > information about this? Where it is located? Hours? etc.... > Thank you > Carolyn >

I called the mormon church but they were all in a meeting, so why don't you try when you get a chance? when i searched on their site, i didn't see the saginaw location, so maybe it isn't updated???? call the mormon church 1-800-346-6044 E-mail: fhl@ldschurch.org Website: www.familysearch.org --- Carolyn Obertein <carolinsaginaw@prodigy.net> wrote: > > This summer when the boy scouts were transcribing a > cemetery they stated that they were doing their > transcribing at the Family History Center in Saginaw > on Bay Rd. that was due to open in October. Does > anyone have information about this? Where it is > located? Hours? etc.... > > Thank you > > Carolyn > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

This summer when the boy scouts were transcribing a cemetery they stated that they were doing their transcribing at the Family History Center in Saginaw on Bay Rd. that was due to open in October. Does anyone have information about this? Where it is located? Hours? etc.... Thank you Carolyn

Jan, If you come on a Tuesday or Wednesday, you can search the early births on film at the LDS Family History Library, there. There is also the early death, and marriages plus a few other things for the county on film such as the atlases. The vitals are films of the clerk's court house records and you can go through each one so you don't miss anything. Mount Pleasant Michigan 1404 S. Crawford Road Mt Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, United States Phone: 1-989-772-0240 Hours: Tues. & Weds. 10am-6pm; Sat. (1st and 3rd) 10am-1pm Here is a list of the films for Isabella. Also there are surrounding county's vitals on film. 1005116 MIV Isabella Co Isabella Co MI Birth and Death Index 1880-1940 1005117 MIV Isabella Co Isabella Co MI Birth Record 1867-1897 1005118 MIV Isabella Co Isabella Co MI Birth Record 1898-1918 1005119 MIV Isabella Co Isabella Co MI Death Record 1867-1924 1005120 MIV Isabella Co Isabella Co MI Delayed Birth Reg. 1800's-1900's 1005113 MIV Isabella Co Isabella Co MI Marriage Index 1867-1952 1005114 MIV Isabella Co Isabella Co MI Marriage Record 1847-1867, 1887-1911 1005115 MIV Isabella Co Isabella Co MI Marriage Record 1867-1887, 1911-1933 1005433 Michigan Isabella County, Michigan Probate Index 1859-1976 Also, Clark Library at CMU has a great collection for Isabella Co. Pat Hamp I work on Tuesday afternoon as a volunteer there. > Subj: [MISAGINA] County seat for Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant, MI > Date: 1/6/2003 11:00:00 AM Eastern Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:JANJ6744@aol.com">JANJ6744@aol.com</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com">MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com">MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Dear List: > Does anyone have the address for the County seat for Isabella County, Mt. > Pleasant, MI? > Thank you, > Jan Johnson > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.437 / Virus Database: 245 - Release Date: 06 January 2003

Dear Jan: Is the County seat the same thing as the county courthouse/county clerk?? Isabella County Clerk 200 North Main Street Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Phone: 517-772-0911 Fax: 517-772-6347 Genealogy Research Hours: Monday - Friday except holidays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Identification Requirements: Drivers License Certified Copy/Additional: $10.00/$3.00 Genealogy Record Copy: n/a Other Copy Fees:   $10.00 search fee per name for a 3-year search for marriages and deaths; $3.00 for each additional year done by staff $5.00 search fee per name for Civil, Criminal and Divorce records for searches done by staff $1.00 per page for court pleadings Comments: All records except births may be researched by genealogists. Space is available for one or two genealogists at a time on a first-come, first-serve basis. Time may be limited to two hours if others are waiting. Children are allowed, but not encouraged. Births: 1867 to present. Birth records are only Public Records when the record is 110 years old or more. Researcher must be an heir, must have full name, date of birth, and prove death in order to obtain a certified record. Search is done by staff after all requirements are met in accordance with MCL 33.2882. Deaths: 1867 to present Marriages: 1859 to present Divorces: 1900 to present Naturalization: 1861 to 1965 Susan Warner Saginaw, Michigan replying to this message In a message dated 1/6/2003 11:00:00, JANJ6744@aol.com writes: > Subj: [MISAGINA] County seat for Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant, MI > Date: 1/6/2003 11:00:00 AM Eastern Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:JANJ6744@aol.com">JANJ6744@aol.com</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com">MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com">MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Dear List: > Does anyone have the address for the County seat for Isabella County, Mt. > Pleasant, MI? > Thank you, > Jan Johnson >

Dear List, Does anyone have the address for the County seat for Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant, MI? Thank you, Jan Johnson

Thanks Carolyn - it works now. Nancy

Looking at the headstones in the Olive Branch Cemetery has 3 headstones dated with burials in 1882 as the earliest burials. The last burial was in 1938. This cemetery must have been established before 1900 because at least half of the headstones have a burial date before 1900. SCIGSC@aol.com wrote:Dear Carolyn: Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery was established in 1900 and is located on 1 and 3/4 acres of Section 31, 7865 Dixie Highway. An article about this cemetery was written in the Timbertown Log, the newsletter published by the Saginaw Genealogy Society. This is a quarterly publication that began with: Vol. 1 no. 1 (fall 1972). The Timbertown Log is available from the Saginaw Genealogical Society, Saginaw Public Libraries , 505 Janes Ave., Saginaw, MI 48607 Olive Branch Methodist cemetery, Frankenmuth twp. Timbertown Log 12 3 Spring 1984 Olive Branch Methodist cemetery, Frankenmuth twp. Timbertown Log 4 3 Spring 1976 Susan Warner Saginaw, Michigan In a message dated 1/5/2003 10:49:16 PM, carolinsaginaw@prodigy.net writes: > Subj: [MISAGINA] Saginaw Co. Cemetery Photos Update > Date: 1/5/2003 10:49:16 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: carolinsaginaw@prodigy.net > Reply-to: MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com > To: MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com > Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery has been added to the site. > Does anyone know the history of this cemetery? It was back in a highly > wooded area that was totally overgrown with shrubs, weeds and bushes. It > is set back some distance from the road and cannot be seen from there. > Next to the road is a large cement slab. It looks like a building may have > been there at one time. Since this is called a Methodist Cemetery, could > there have been a church called Olive Branch Methodist Church at one time? > Any info would be appreciated. It is located between Townline and Curtis on > Dixie Hwy. > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~evansandobertein/saginaw.htm > Good luck > Carolyn >

Thanks Susan. Next time I am at the library I will see what I can find. Carolyn SCIGSC@aol.com wrote:Dear Carolyn: Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery was established in 1900 and is located on 1 and 3/4 acres of Section 31, 7865 Dixie Highway. An article about this cemetery was written in the Timbertown Log, the newsletter published by the Saginaw Genealogy Society. This is a quarterly publication that began with: Vol. 1 no. 1 (fall 1972). The Timbertown Log is available from the Saginaw Genealogical Society, Saginaw Public Libraries , 505 Janes Ave., Saginaw, MI 48607 Olive Branch Methodist cemetery, Frankenmuth twp. Timbertown Log 12 3 Spring 1984 Olive Branch Methodist cemetery, Frankenmuth twp. Timbertown Log 4 3 Spring 1976 Susan Warner Saginaw, Michigan In a message dated 1/5/2003 10:49:16 PM, carolinsaginaw@prodigy.net writes: > Subj: [MISAGINA] Saginaw Co. Cemetery Photos Update > Date: 1/5/2003 10:49:16 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: carolinsaginaw@prodigy.net > Reply-to: MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com > To: MISAGINA-L@rootsweb.com > Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery has been added to the site. > Does anyone know the history of this cemetery? It was back in a highly > wooded area that was totally overgrown with shrubs, weeds and bushes. It > is set back some distance from the road and cannot be seen from there. > Next to the road is a large cement slab. It looks like a building may have > been there at one time. Since this is called a Methodist Cemetery, could > there have been a church called Olive Branch Methodist Church at one time? > Any info would be appreciated. It is located between Townline and Curtis on > Dixie Hwy. > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~evansandobertein/saginaw.htm > Good luck > Carolyn >