Joy, I have not received my ROOTS yet in California. Thanks for all that you do!! Hugs, Claire

Hi All, I had a dear friend ask me this morning if the Sept. issue of ROOTS (the Newton Co. genealogy publication) has been mailed yet. Yes, it has. I just wanted to check to see if any one else was having the same difficulty of not receiving theirs yet? I realize that because we send them bulk mail, they are not processed as fast as first class mail, but this just aggravates me as I work so darned hard to get them out to the subscribers in a timely manner. And then they sit at some bulk mail processing center for heaven knows how long! It sure makes the USPS look bad to me - and I work there (but just at a local PO)! So, if any of you have not received your copy, please let me know. Joy

This is forwarded by request from another list Hello, I live in St. Louis, Missouri and saw on the local news tonight that There is a BRIDGETON MEMORIAL PARK - 1843 - 1963 ( North St. Louis) that is Looking for persons with family buried there. The airport is being expanded and they are going to move the CEMETERY. Is there a way to get this message to as many listers as possible in a short amount of time? Can you help! Pat Jones Smith St. Louis, Missouri USA MSmith3030@aol.com Here is more information. Notice names listed. Feel free to send on. We have Pat Jones Smith, of St. Louis, to thank for posts. (See end.) Alexandra BRIDGETON MEMORIAL PARK, Bridgeton, Missouri This burying ground at 4616 Long Road was made into a memorial park in 1962. In 1959 several lawsuits were filed against the City for allowing the cemetery to deteriorate. Individual stones had already been removed "through error and misunderstanding" but members of the Bridgeton Historical Commission were able to learn the names of some who were buried there and a large monument was erected in 1963 which bears this inscription, "We honor the people buried here. They were part of this nation's adventure and their vision lighted the path we follow today." At the dedication ceremonies, Mrs. Anna Wilson gave a talk about African-American veterans who are buried here. Records indicate that the cemetery was integrated from its beginning. It was in use as late as 1954 and at least 100 people are buried in the two acres. On the bronze plaque of the monument are the following names: (alphabetized by secondary poster) Adams, Annie Adams, Benjamin Adams, George Adams, Lottie Alexander, Ben Alexander, George Alexander, Henry Alexander, Lucy Allen, Eugene Bassett, Arthur Bivens, Febie Bivens, George Bivens, Lizzie Bivens, Millie Bivens, Rafe Bivens, Samuel Black, Cosley Black, Edward Black, Hiram Black, King Black, Sam Carter, Bell Cheeks, Lilly Clanton, Henry Dickson, Fred Duglas Jr., Joe Edwards, Auston Edwards Jr., Auston Edwards, Grace Edwards, Katie Galliger Family, The Grannison, Almiria Haggerty, Jack Hall, Creed Hall, Hillard Hall, Hiram Hall Jr., Creed Heidron Children, The Hodge, Lizzie Hodge, Steve Horn Family, The Jackson, Nasrus Johnson, Amy Johnson, George Johnson, Julia Johnson, Robert Johnson, Turner Knight, Mr. Lewis, Henry Lint, Hal Lint, Luvenia McClure Family, The Moore, Jessie Mumps, Enoch Phillips, Elio Phillips, Eliza Phillips, Ike Phillips, Tilly Phillips, Walter Pruitt, Bell Pueroa Family, The Riddle, Fred Robertson, James Rush, Will Scott, Baron Scott, Louise Scott, Lydia Smith, Laura Stanton, Roberta Stevenson, Lewis Steward, Fred Stocker, Henry Taylor, Joseph Thompson, Abe Thompson, Henry Thompson, Hiram Thompson, Jenny Tucker, Mamie Vonsray, Barney Wadlington, Texas Hall Walker, Edward Walker, Kit Walker, Lizzie Walker, Quiller Walker, Tommy White, Barbara White, John White, Noah White, Shibina William Dr., Berry Wilson, Alice Wilson, Ernest Wilson, George Woodson, Theodore Woolfolk, Baby Woolfolk, Hadley Wright, Gibson Wright, Hiram Wright, Mamie Young, Green Young, Mary Ann Young, Skip This list was given to me by : The Missouri Historical Society P.O. Box 11940 St. Louis, Missouri 63112-0040 (314) 746-4599 There is a Shirley Wotawa that is seeking information about the persons buried here. If you can help with this project, please contact her at 9512 Glen Owen, Ferguson, Missouri 63136. This address is from the fall of 1998. You can also contact the St. Louis Dept. of Parks and Recreation Historical Preservation Office at (314) 615-0357.

Is there anything an out-of-state resident can do or say?? Eleanore in CA -----Original Message----- From: Robert M. Doerr <bdoerr@rollanet.org> To: MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, September 25, 2000 11:17 AM Subject: [MONEWTON] >Genealogical Researchers in Missouri: > >Let's really push for opening of the Missouri vital records 72 >years or older. This will require legislative action. Let's get it >passed in the up-coming session! > >Surely, it would be beneficial, during the present campaign, >to present this issue to the candidates for state legislature and >state senate. The following may help you in your contacts >with the candidates in your district. Keep it non-partisan. > > > > >Dear Legislator Candidate: > >Many, many Missourians are keenly interested in family >history. However, some are impeded by a problem that exists >with regard to the State Vital Records Office and which, >indeed, would exist in any similar situation. > >The time has arrived for microfilm copies of the Missouri >vital records (72 years old or older), and indexes at the State >Vital Records Office in the Department of Health to be made >available to the public at the State Archives. A 72-year >interval is not arbitrary. Owing to the Federal regulation that >census data remain closed for 72 years, that interval has >become a de facto standard in the USA. A 72-year interval >suffices for privacy. > >Justification: Family Historians must be enabled to study >record after record, not just seek one record at a time, and >especially not have to work through an intermediary person >or to depend on an index. That is essential, because of the >many problems in interpretation of hand-written records, >many typos, many spelling variations in names, even many >variations in names themselves. There are many entries in >which the surnames are mis-spelled. > >Here is an example. One researcher's great-grandma's >married name was Zakrzewski, a name that, with the silent >'k', is more often butchered than not. She died in St. Louis >some time after May, 1910. Surely, her death is recorded in >the State Vital Records office The only practical way to find >her death data would be to search all the surnames that begin >"Za", "Ze", "Sa" or "Se" in that time period. Repeated tries >thru the Vital Records Office have been costly, but not >successful. > >In another case, a researcher submitted formal requests and >fees to a vital records office (not Jefferson City) for his >aunt's birth and death dates. He knew, and stated, that she >was born and had died in the 1890s. They reported finding >neither birth nor death records. As it happens, those older >birth and death records are open. When he reviewed the >microfilms, he found both her birth and death data. And he >found that her birth name differed from her baptismal name >and from her name at death! The latter had been the only >name that he had known for her. Perhaps that vital records >office's index cards were out of sequence. More likely, they >had her recorded by only one of her names. > >Because hand-written capital letters are the most >troublesome, it often happens that indexes are severely >deficient. Yet a governmental office can only check via an >index. The Soundex system is similarly deficient, for it, too, >depends on the surname initial. > > >All that is needed is to add to Sect. 193.245 of RSMO 1994 >a new sub-paragraph as follows: >(4) The department shall provide microfilms of all vital >records that are 72 years old or older, and microfilms of >indexes to all such records, to the State Archives for study by >the public. In January of each year, the department shall >provide microfilms of all vital records that have become 72 >years old or older within the prior year, and microfilms of >indexes to all such records, to the State Archives for study by >the public. > > >Please note that this would in no way interfere with the >present practices of the vital records office. > > >In the most-recent legislature, different bills were introduced >into each house, and hearings were held, but no action has >yet been taken. > > >Will you support family researchers in this effort? > > > > > > >Bob Doerr in the beautiful Missouri Ozarks > > > >==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== >Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > >============================== >Visit ROOTS-L, the Internet's oldest and largest genealogical >mailing list: >http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/ > >

Genealogical Researchers in Missouri: Let's really push for opening of the Missouri vital records 72 years or older. This will require legislative action. Let's get it passed in the up-coming session! Surely, it would be beneficial, during the present campaign, to present this issue to the candidates for state legislature and state senate. The following may help you in your contacts with the candidates in your district. Keep it non-partisan. Dear Legislator Candidate: Many, many Missourians are keenly interested in family history. However, some are impeded by a problem that exists with regard to the State Vital Records Office and which, indeed, would exist in any similar situation. The time has arrived for microfilm copies of the Missouri vital records (72 years old or older), and indexes at the State Vital Records Office in the Department of Health to be made available to the public at the State Archives. A 72-year interval is not arbitrary. Owing to the Federal regulation that census data remain closed for 72 years, that interval has become a de facto standard in the USA. A 72-year interval suffices for privacy. Justification: Family Historians must be enabled to study record after record, not just seek one record at a time, and especially not have to work through an intermediary person or to depend on an index. That is essential, because of the many problems in interpretation of hand-written records, many typos, many spelling variations in names, even many variations in names themselves. There are many entries in which the surnames are mis-spelled. Here is an example. One researcher's great-grandma's married name was Zakrzewski, a name that, with the silent 'k', is more often butchered than not. She died in St. Louis some time after May, 1910. Surely, her death is recorded in the State Vital Records office The only practical way to find her death data would be to search all the surnames that begin "Za", "Ze", "Sa" or "Se" in that time period. Repeated tries thru the Vital Records Office have been costly, but not successful. In another case, a researcher submitted formal requests and fees to a vital records office (not Jefferson City) for his aunt's birth and death dates. He knew, and stated, that she was born and had died in the 1890s. They reported finding neither birth nor death records. As it happens, those older birth and death records are open. When he reviewed the microfilms, he found both her birth and death data. And he found that her birth name differed from her baptismal name and from her name at death! The latter had been the only name that he had known for her. Perhaps that vital records office's index cards were out of sequence. More likely, they had her recorded by only one of her names. Because hand-written capital letters are the most troublesome, it often happens that indexes are severely deficient. Yet a governmental office can only check via an index. The Soundex system is similarly deficient, for it, too, depends on the surname initial. All that is needed is to add to Sect. 193.245 of RSMO 1994 a new sub-paragraph as follows: (4) The department shall provide microfilms of all vital records that are 72 years old or older, and microfilms of indexes to all such records, to the State Archives for study by the public. In January of each year, the department shall provide microfilms of all vital records that have become 72 years old or older within the prior year, and microfilms of indexes to all such records, to the State Archives for study by the public. Please note that this would in no way interfere with the present practices of the vital records office. In the most-recent legislature, different bills were introduced into each house, and hearings were held, but no action has yet been taken. Will you support family researchers in this effort? Bob Doerr in the beautiful Missouri Ozarks

--part1_46.b0461c4.2700c071_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_46.b0461c4.2700c071_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <KARGHI@aol.com> From: KARGHI@aol.com Full-name: KARGHI Message-ID: <f7.301592a.27003f1b@aol.com> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 01:39:39 EDT Subject: Names at Bridgeton Memorial Cemetary MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: undisclosed-recipients:; X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Mac sub 28 Well guys, guess you'll be glad to know I won't be sending anymore info on this so don't worry. This is the info I just received on this topic and thought I would pass it on - just in case someone on this mailing list or someone you know has relatives involved. Karel ------------------------------------------------------- BRIDGETON MEMORIAL PARK Bridgeton, Missouri 1843 -------- 1963 This burying ground at 4616 Long Road was made into a memorial park in 1962. In 1959 several lawsuits were filed against the City for allowing the cemetery to deteriorate. Individual stones had already been removed "through error and misunderstanding" but members of the Bridgeton Historical Commission were able to learn the names of some who were buried there and a large monument was erected in 1963 which bears this inscription, "We honor the people buried here. They were part of this nations adventure and their vision lighted the path we follow today." At the dedication ceremonies, Mrs. Anna Wilson gave a talk about colored veterans who are buried here. Records indicate that the cemetery was integrated from its beginning in 1858. It was in use as late as 1954 and at least 100 people are buried in the two acres. On the bronze plaque of the monument are the following names: Annie Adams Auston Edwards Enoch Mumps Edward Walker Benjamin Adams Auston Edwards, Jr. Elio Phillips Kit Walker George Adams Grace Edwards Eliza Phillips Lizzie Walker Lottie Adams Katie Edwards Ike Phillips Quiller Walker Ben Alexander The Galliger Family Tilly Phillips Tommy Walker George Alexander Almiria Grannison Walter Phillips Barbara White Henry Alexander Creed Hall Bell Pruitt John White Lucy Alexander Creed Hall, Jr. The Pueroa Family Noah White Eugene Allen Hillard Hall Fred Riddle Shibina White Arthur Bassett Hiram Hall James Robertson Alice Wilson Dr. William Berry Jack Haggerty Will Rush Ernest Wilson Febie Bivens The Heidron Children Baron Scott Geroge Wilson George Bivens Lizzie Hodge Louise Scott Theodore Woodson Lizzie Bivens Steve Hodge Lydia Scott Baby Woolfolk Millie Bivens The Horn Family Laura Smith Hadley Woolfolk Rafe Bivens

--part1_3a.ac8cbbe.2700bd9c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In case anyone has family buried there. I am passing this along. --part1_3a.ac8cbbe.2700bd9c_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <KARGHI@aol.com> From: KARGHI@aol.com Full-name: KARGHI Message-ID: <b0.ab6d4b9.26ff11d3@aol.com> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 04:14:11 EDT Subject: ALERT: Brigeton Memorial Park Cemetery MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="part2_3a.ac8cbbe.26ff11d3_boundary" To: undisclosed-recipients:; X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Mac sub 28 --part2_3a.ac8cbbe.26ff11d3_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For most of you, this may not apply BUT.....you may know someone it does. =20 Please forward to whomever you feel MIGHT need to know this info and respond= .=20 Thanks Karel In a message dated 09-23-00 15:47:03, JAYEWHEEL@aol.com writes: << This message was posted to another list by someone living in St. Louis,=20 Missouri that saw on a local news broadcast that a cemetery, BRIDGETON=20 MEMORIAL PARK - 1843 - 1963 ( North St. Louis) is looking for persons with=20 family buried there.=A0 The airport is being expanded and they are going to=20 move the CEMETERY. If this might concern you, please contact Pat Jones Smith, St. Louis,=20 Missouri=A0 USA MSmith3030@aol.com Thanks Jean (I'm in CA, so I can't do much but pass the message along) >> --part2_3a.ac8cbbe.26ff11d3_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <IAIOWA-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zb02.mx.aol.com (rly-zb02.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.2]) by air-zb04.mail.aol.com (v76_r1.3) with ESMTP; Sat, 23 Sep 2000 16:47:03 -0400 Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by rly-zb02.mx.aol.com (v75_b3.9) with ESMTP; Sat, 23 Sep 2000 16:46:50 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e8NKkX929143; Sat, 23 Sep 2000 13:46:33 -0700 Resent-Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 13:46:33 -0700 X-Original-Sender: JAYEWHEEL@aol.com Sat Sep 23 13:46:32 2000 From: JAYEWHEEL@aol.com Message-ID: <50.b37a80e.26fe709f@aol.com> Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 16:46:23 EDT Subject: Brigeton Memorial Park Cemetery Old-To: BRILES-L@rootsweb.com, BROYLES-L@rootsweb.com, GERMANNA_COLONIES-L@rootsweb.com, IAIOWA-L@rootsweb.com, IAKEOKUK-L@rootsweb.com, IAMONROE-L@rootsweb.com, Keim-L@rootsweb.com, WHEELER-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 118 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by lists6.rootsweb.com id e8NKkWG29111 Resent-Message-ID: <2-GE9.A.FHH.paRz5@lists6.rootsweb.com> To: IAIOWA-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: IAIOWA-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <IAIOWA-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/38 X-Loop: IAIOWA-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: IAIOWA-L-request@rootsweb.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by lists6.rootsweb.com id e8NKkX929143 This message was posted to another list by someone living in

I am seeking the family of George W. PUGH born in 1831 in Indiana, whom our family tradition says came to the Joplin area following the Civil War. George's first wife, Julia A. CROUSORE, died in about 1865 in Indiana. George didn't appear in the 1870 Indiana census, but his youngest two children, Albert & James PUGH, can be found living near Kokomo in Howard County, Indiana with their grandfather Jacob CROUSORE and their aunt, Anna CROUSORE. By 1890 George W. PUGH was found in the St. Joseph, Missouri city directory. George died in 1895 and is buried in the old St. Joseph City Cemetery. George's second wife Mary A. PUGH showed up on the Buchanan County tax rolls in 1896-1905. Mary is shown as having been buried next to George in City Cemetery in 1912. I suspect that George may have been in Missouri in the 1870 time frame looking for a new situation while his youngest children remained in Indiana with their grandparents. George had five children by his first wife. These are John, Alfred, Caroline, Albert and James. Mary had one child by her first husband that shows up in the records. This child is Josephine ASHENFELTER. George and Mary had two other children, Harrison L. PUGH and Edwin S. PUGH. Of George PUGH's children, John PUGH was living in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska in 1904. Alfred PUGH worked in Joplin as a roundhouse foreman, and in 1882, in Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri married a Henrietta D. "Etta" NORRIS possibly from the Joplin area. They had two sons (Shirley and Nathan). Alfred PUGH and his wife moved to Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana in 1890 where he died in 1904. Caroline PUGH moved back to Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana where she met John BUCK. In 1880 she married BUCK and lived her life in Bluffton as the wife of a leading industrialist. They had three children (Roland Carlton, Clyde and Alline). Caroline died in 1939 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana. In 1904, Albert PUGH resided in Moscow, Oklahoma, but eventually returned to Indiana and is buried in Bluffton. Josephine married a Mr. HACKNEY. In 1904 she was living in St. Joseph, but she eventually moved to Seattle, where she was still living in 1939. Harrison PUGH married and had three children (Izita, Nellie & James) but his wife died early. Harrison was still living in 1904. Nothing is known of the other children but that John PUGH and his half brother Edwin PUGH were still alive in 1904. I would be eager to connect with anyone who can help fill in some of the missing pieces of this story. Greg Bender

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: {not a subscriber} Look ups Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 19:40:42 -0700 From: PinkieJay@aol.com To: MoNewton-L@rootsweb.com Hello, I live in Texas and was wondering how or who I ask for information on Obit lookups? And how much they cost or where to write to? I am new at the genealogy site and would like info on how to get started since I am not local? Thank You very much for any information. De

I appreciate all your help! Leslie Boren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy and Karen Scott" <randykar@ipa.net> To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] 1900 or 1910 Census > Hi Leslie, > I did a search in our database that we have so far of the 1900 census we > have transcribed and lo and behold! I found the following info. If you have > a blank 1900 census form for reference, I believe you can fill in the > blanks. I just copied and pasted out of our data the following info. I > spaced the first line with commas, showing where the breaks are. Any > questions, let me know. Hope it helps you. > > 21A, 3, 401, 405, East, William, J., head, W/M, September, 1850, 49, M, 28, > MO, TN, VA, farmer, YES, YES, YES, OWN, MORT, FARM, 357 > 21A 4 East Mahalie E. wife W F December 1846 53 M 28 5 3 IL VA VA > YES YES YES > 21A 5 402 406 East William, Jr. head W M January 1879 21 M 3 MO MO IL > farmer 0 YES YES YES OWN MORT FARM 358 > 21A 6 East Allice wife W F May 1881 19 M 3 2 2 MO MO TN NO NO YES > 21A 7 East W. Jospeh son W M February 1898 2 S MO MO MO > 21A 8 East Ines daughter W F February 1900 3/12 S MO MO MO > > > Randy Scott > > > ==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== > Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ > >

Thank you! Leslie Boren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy and Karen Scott" <randykar@ipa.net> To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] 1900 or 1910 Census > Leslie, > Sorry! I forgot to mention that the info was found in the Benton Township of > Newton county. Good luck!! > Randy & Karen > > > ==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== > Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > >

Leslie, Sorry! I forgot to mention that the info was found in the Benton Township of Newton county. Good luck!! Randy & Karen

Hi Leslie, I did a search in our database that we have so far of the 1900 census we have transcribed and lo and behold! I found the following info. If you have a blank 1900 census form for reference, I believe you can fill in the blanks. I just copied and pasted out of our data the following info. I spaced the first line with commas, showing where the breaks are. Any questions, let me know. Hope it helps you. 21A, 3, 401, 405, East, William, J., head, W/M, September, 1850, 49, M, 28, MO, TN, VA, farmer, YES, YES, YES, OWN, MORT, FARM, 357 21A 4 East Mahalie E. wife W F December 1846 53 M 28 5 3 IL VA VA YES YES YES 21A 5 402 406 East William, Jr. head W M January 1879 21 M 3 MO MO IL farmer 0 YES YES YES OWN MORT FARM 358 21A 6 East Allice wife W F May 1881 19 M 3 2 2 MO MO TN NO NO YES 21A 7 East W. Jospeh son W M February 1898 2 S MO MO MO 21A 8 East Ines daughter W F February 1900 3/12 S MO MO MO Randy Scott

I am seeking the family of George W. PUGH who came to the Joplin area following the Civl War. His first wife died in about 1865 in Indiana. He doesn't appear in the 1870 Indiana census, but his children show up living with their grandparents. By 1890 he is found in St. Joseph, MO city directory with a new wife, Mary A. PUGH, and his children. Family tradition says the family, including new wife and children, moved to the Joplin area in the early 1870's. I suspect that George may have been in Missouri in the 1870 timeframe looking for a new situation while his children remained in Indiana with their grandparents. Any help appreciated. Thanks, Greg Bender Alexandria, VA

Does anyone have access to the 1900 or 1910 Census for Newton County? I am searching for William Joseph EAST. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Leslie Boren avalon@deseretonline.com

Added on in today's paper: Homemaker and Schmitt Piano Service partner.

You might try emailing Genealogy Friends of the Library - genfriends2000@yahoo.com They can check the cemetery index card file & obit file to tell you if your names are there. From that point, you might be able to get the appropriate newspaper to find an obit. I think most of the area newspapers are available on film thru your local LDS FHC. Be patient, they are done by volunteers & at the moment, the emails might get checked once a week due to staffing shortages as well as MANY visitors in person. Good luck.

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: {not a subscriber} Microfilm reader Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 14:50:21 -0700 From: Genealogy Friends <genfriends2000@yahoo.com> To: MoNewton-L@rootsweb.com, MoBarry-L@rootsweb.com, MoStone-L@rootsweb.com,MOJasper-L@rootsweb.com Hi All, This is Joy from Genealogy Friends of the Library, located in the library at Neosho, MO. Thought I'd let you all know that we have a microfilm reader/printer available by sealed bid. It is a 3M 500 model. Actually, it is a reader/printer combination, but we will not guarantee the printer portion to be working. It is my understanding that it ran out of toner & by that time the genealogy room had acquired a really nice printer so never bothered using this one as a printer again. However, it has been used virtually daily as a reader. It IS AUTOMATED!!!! Works fine, except can't tell you any more than this cause no one knows. Minimum bid $80. Closing date Sept. 25, 2000 Terms: Cash & U Haul! Good luck if you're interested. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: {not a subscriber} RE: [MONEWTON] Newtonia Cemetery Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 07:40:00 -0700 From: Holly Ferguson <Holly.Ferguson@IslandOutpost.com> To: "'MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com'" <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Randy, Holly Ferguson here. This is a long shot but my ggrandfather's (John Alexander Ferguson b 1877) father was killed...rumour is maybe by the James-Dalton Gang possibly as a law enforcement officer...but whatever it was he was shot and killed. Would you have any insider info to help out? We don't know for sure what his name was, but maybe Frank Ferguson, John Ferguson, James Ferguson, Elmer Ferguson, Jess Ferguson). Holly -----Original Message----- From: Randy and Karen Scott [mailto:randykar@ipa.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 10:18 AM To: MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] Newtonia Cemetery Connie, I am the deputy sheriff that worked the vandalism case. It was some time ago. I will try and contact David Weems, who lives in Newtonia, and is on the cemetery board and let him know. Do think they will replace all of the damaged stones? That would be great. I also don't know how much, if any, repair or replacement, has already been done but I will find out. Randy Scott ==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/

Thanks for the suggestion! Jo