This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lIB.2ACE/472.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Fawn, Thank you so much. We truly do appreciate you taking the time to let us know about these documents! Many thanks and blessings! Toni

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lIB.2ACE/472.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Toni, Here is a link to the web site which describes the document contents and has contact information at the bottom. It costs about $25 I believe to obtain the copies. It would be easier if you all obtained them from the library than for me to scan them. http://www.lib.usm.edu/~archives/m343.htm Regards, Fawn Spencer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lIB.2ACE/472.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi Fawn, Thank you so much for this great lead! They would indeed be great for our project. We would gladly pay copying and postage costs, if you would like to send us a copy, or you could scan and email them. If you do not have time to do so, we will request them from USM. How thoughtful of you to take the time to let us know about these valuable records! Thanks again, so very much. You never know which record might be the one to connect a family with cherished ancestors. Many Blessings, Toni

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lIB.2ACE/472.2 Message Board Post: The University of Southern Mississippi has in their collection minutes of the Union Baptist Church in Jasper County, MS. The minutes have name references to Black church members who are identified as freedman/freedwoman. The minutes span some years between 1866-1873. I have requested and received a copy of the records from the USM library. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to transcribe them, but they would be an excellent set of records for your project. Regards, Fawn Spencer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lIB.2ACE/541 Message Board Post: SOUTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL WORKSHOP FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 9 - 10, 2004 SOUTH CAROLINA ARCHIVES AND HISTORY CENTER Special Emphasis workshops on African-American Research planned. More information follows. Please join us there. _____ This is your reminder about “Research and Reunions” in South Carolina. It’s time to make your plans to attend one of the best kept secrets in the South: two summer days devoted to genealogy research, learning, and networking. We continue to schedule this Workshop during the week when many families plan reunions, homecomings or family picnics. We hold it in the facilities of the South Carolina State Archives, which is just “down the road” from several major Southern and Carolina research facilities. We plan activities that will appeal to the beginner and the expert. We focus on things that are important to people who volunteer their time to help others enjoy family history and genealogy. And of course, we love it when “long lost” cousins are discovered during the Workshop. Here are the “basics” about the workshop and a special session for the public. And don’t forget to visit the SCGS website for updates about the program, registration materials, and hotel reservations - www.scgen.org ________________________________________ The 33rd Annual Workshop of the South Carolina Genealogical Society (SCGS)* will be held Friday and Saturday, July 9th – 10th, at the South Carolina Archives and History Center, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia. This year’s Workshop has a special session “Treasures from the Attic” which is open to the public. It begins on Friday at 10:00 and continues through the early afternoon. This is your opportunity to have a one-on-one consultation with experts in the history and preservation of family heirlooms. Individuals with family Bibles, photographs, quilts, documents, military memorabilia and other family heirlooms will be matched with an expert from either the South Caroliniana Library, South Carolina State Museum, or the Lexington County Museum for a consultation. Harvey S. Teal, author of Partners With The Sun: SC Photographers, 1840 – 1940, will also be available to examine antique photographs. Experts will guide individuals in the “next steps” to take in preserving family heirlooms. A small fee of $5.00 per item is requested to defray the costs of the event. Advance reservations may be made to insure adequate time is available with appropriate experts. However, SCGS and its partners will try to accommodate “walk-ins” on a first-come, first-served basis. (If you can’t make the Workshop, but have a relative who wants help in preserving heirlooms or other sentimental items from a family or organization – this is the place to send them for assistance.) The Genealogy Session begin with Registration at 12:00 noon on Friday. Friday’s afternoon sessions begin with SCGS Workshop’s featured speaker, Tony Burroughs. Here is a listing of presenters and sessions for Friday afternoon. Pat Crowe (Preserving Family Memories), Sherry Cawley (Beginning Genealogy), Dr. Lloyd Johnson (Gideon Gibson: Colonial Free Person of Color), Horace Harmon (Genealogical Research Through Textiles), Steven D. Tuttle (SC Archives On-line), Brent H. Holcomb (German Research in SC), John H. Smith (NC Religious Repositories), and Brenda J. Smothers (Genealogical Case Study: SC to AL). When you finish, join us at the Speakers’ Reception and a Booksigning. Then perhaps top your evening off with dinner and late night “real live chats” with other participants. On Saturday morning, we’ll begin with some early morning networking. We can confirm at least one roundtable at this point, knowing others may develop in the coming weeks. The African–American Genealogical Roundtable will featuring Tony Burroughs, Brenda Smothers and Scott Wilds. Saturday’s opening general session will begin at 9:30 a.m. The sessions on Saturday will feature nationally recognized speakers including Harvey S. Teal (History of SC Photography), Tony Burroughs (Identifying Slave Owners). Other presenters will include Chloe Tonney, Shaunette Crawford and Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. as well as speakers from Friday’s sessions. Saturday’s include: Beginning Genealogy, Fundraising for Genealogical Programs and Projects, Family Legends, On-line African – American Genealogy, SC Equity Case Study, SC Genealogical Records in Virginia, and Organizing Paper Files in Computer Age. Numerous displays featuring genealogical books, software, maps, charts, and information from all areas of the state will also be featured. The cost of pre-registration is $22.00 for SCGS members and $27.00 for non-members. Registration fees include all workshop materials and access to the Archives Research Room on Saturday (normally closed to the public). A catered lunch on Saturday is offered for an additional $8.00. Registration the day of the event is an additional $5.00. For additional information contact: Lynn W. Lee, Registrar 2004 SCGS Summer Workshop P.O. Box 175 Hartsville, SC 29551 (843) 383-5212 Want help in travel planning? Bringing kids? A spouse that would rather play golf or shop than sit at a microfilm reader? The Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau is ready to assist you. Let them know you are coming for the SCGS “Genealogy” Workshop. Call 1-800-264-4884 or visit their website at www.columbiacvb.com. *SCGS is a nonprofit organization.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sparks,Hunt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lIB.2ACE/540 Message Board Post: I am searching for the families of Eddie Sparks and Juanita Sparks-Hunt,They are my grandmother Sarah Sparks-Thompson,whom passed away in 1967 youngest siblings.Their father name was Burton Sparks,of Lowndes County Mississippi.Eddie may have been born in January or February of 1929,he is possibly living in the Columbus area but my family is having a hard time making contact with his family.Please contact me if you can assist me with my search for them and their [email protected] My family just wnat to put together a family reunion with long lost relatives that we are just learning about through ancestry.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MOTT SMITH MCCARTY EVANS GRAHAM Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lIB.2ACE/480.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi my husband did the original post for me, and I haven't been here n a while, I have found a lot of the missing peices, but I haven't found anything befroe William McCarty (grandpa Bill) b. 1852 who married Amanda Mott (1886) , they had lots of children in Wayne County.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lIB.2ACE/539 Message Board Post: I'm trying to locate anyone who has knowledge of the Burch family who resided in Rankin County in the early 1900s. The father was Dennis Burch (do not know his wife's name). He lived with his children in Rankin County in the 1910s and 1920s. His children were Thomas, Maggie, Rose, Claude, Amy, Nellie and Francis. Maggie married Ernest Jones around 1918. Claude married Alma Myers around 1919. That's pretty much all I kow of the family. Dennis was my great-great-uncle. If anyone has knowledge of this family, I would love to hear from you! Charlie

I'm trying to locate anyone who has knowledge of the Burch family who resided in Rankin County in the early 1900s. The father was Dennis Burch (do not know his wife's name). He lived with his children in Rankin County in the 1910s and 1920s. His children were Thomas, Maggie, Rose, Claude, Amy, Nellie and Francis. Maggie married Ernest Jones around 1918. Claude married Alma Myers around 1919. That's pretty much all I kow of the family. Dennis was my great-great-uncle. If anyone has knowledge of this family, I would love to hear from you! Charlie ****************************************************** Charliec

Ms. Troope - did you receive my inquiry re the Edward Griffin who settled in Southeast, MO and had six Griffin children? I would like to hear from you. Thanks, E. Hunt. [email protected] wrote: > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 MSAFRICANAMER-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 63 Today's Topics: #1 great-great grandparents [[email protected]] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from MSAFRICANAMER-D, send a message to [email protected] that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. To contact the MSAFRICANAMER-D list administrator, send mail to [email protected] ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 Date: 11 Jun 2004 19:10:34 -0600 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: great-great grandparents This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lIB.2ACE/538 Message Board Post: I am trying to locate any informatio on Edd and Ella Griffin who are both africanamerican lived in Mississippi I think most of their lives, Ella died in 1950 in Jackson Ms, Edd died in 1959also in Jackson ms. If any one has information pleasse contact [email protected] both furnals, we held at the Clark, St Baptist Curch which burned down in the 60 and all records burned

source: afrigeneas-digest V8 #92 Thursday, June 10 2004, Volume 08 : Number 092 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 21:25:43 -0500 (CDT) From: David Paterson <[email protected]> Subject: CFP: Underground Railroad Symposium Originally From: Steven Mintz <[email protected]> Subject: CFP: Underground Railroad Symposium To: [email protected] From: "Michael Radice" <[email protected]> Call for Papers, Saturday, April 9, 2004, Hartford, CT Paper Proposal Deadline: October 15, 2004 "Underground Railroad Travelers: Research and Family History" The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center and Gilder Lehrman Center (Yale University) invite proposals for papers for its 2005 symposium Finding People. Finding People will highlight emerging research methodologies for identifying African Americans once enslaved in the United States. The focus is on finding ancestors through a variety of means, using the Underground Railroad as both a metaphor and tool. The symposium will have two tracks:one for scholars and another for genealogical researchers and family historians. The scholars will discuss the current and collateral literature, and present ideas for creating a research network. The genealogists and family historians will learn techniques for finding ancestors with Black and Native American heritage. The symposium brings the groups together in conversation by offering multiple opportunities for joint learning and sharing and to engage in interdisciplinary study. Speakers and presenters include: David W. Blight, Yale University, author of Race and Reunion; Harriet Alonso, CUNY, author of Growing Up Abolitionist; Helen F. M. Leary, who did ground breaking working on Sally Hemmings; and Spencer Crew, from the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. We invite abstracts that examine the following aspects of the people-side of the Underground Railroad and finding African American ancestors: 1. Blacks helping Blacks through the Underground Railroad. 2. Creative approaches to utilizing the census to learn about Black people. 3. Archives and special collections related to the Underground Railroad and African American history. 4. Black Churches and the Underground Railroad. 5. Canada's role in the Underground Railroad. 6. Stories of individual travelers using the Underground Railroad. 7. Children and the Underground Railroad. 8. Creating a network for research on the Underground Railroad. 9. Other topics related to the theme. We invite proposals in a wide variety of disciplines and settings, as we hope to bring together academic scholars, students, museum professionals and public historians. While sessions may be organized in the customary panel format, we also encourage proposals for poster sessions. Format: Submit five copies of all required documents. Submit a title, abstract of not more than one page, and a one-page vita or resume by October 15, 2004 to: Michael L. Radice, Ph.D., Director of Education and Visitor Services, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest St., Hartford, CT 06105. Fax: 860-522-9259, [email protected] (include the words "Paper Proposal URR" in the subject line). Michael Radice, Ph.D. Director of Education and Visitor Services Harriet Beecher Stowe Center 77 Forest St. Hartford, CT 06105 860-522-9258 x306 ________________________________________________________________ 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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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lIB.2ACE/538 Message Board Post: I am trying to locate any informatio on Edd and Ella Griffin who are both africanamerican lived in Mississippi I think most of their lives, Ella died in 1950 in Jackson Ms, Edd died in 1959also in Jackson ms. If any one has information pleasse contact [email protected] both furnals, we held at the Clark, St Baptist Curch which burned down in the 60 and all records burned

When you say you "cannot find any" I presume you are referring to having checked the census for every decade from 1930 to 1900. It seems surprising that you couldn't find any Bush or Harris names in those years as those are common names. Have you tried the Chicago newspapers for obituaries in 1984 and 1988? Since they both died in Chicago, write the state for death certificates, that should give you some additional data to go on. Good luck! Ralph -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 5:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Chiles/Bush/Harris This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CHILES/BUSH/HARRIS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lIB.2ACE/537 Message Board Post: HI everyone, I am helping a friend of mine with her family genealogy. Her grandmother's name was IDELLA BUSH b. 10 March 1905 in Starksville. She died in Chicago in 1984. Her grandfather was BUSTER CHILES b. 19 Apr 1902 in Starksville. He too died in Chicago in 1988. My friend's great grandmother (maternal) was an OSIE HARRIS and Unknown BUSH. I cannot find any Osie Harris nor any Bush. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Alx

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CHILES/BUSH/HARRIS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lIB.2ACE/537 Message Board Post: HI everyone, I am helping a friend of mine with her family genealogy. Her grandmother's name was IDELLA BUSH b. 10 March 1905 in Starksville. She died in Chicago in 1984. Her grandfather was BUSTER CHILES b. 19 Apr 1902 in Starksville. He too died in Chicago in 1988. My friend's great grandmother (maternal) was an OSIE HARRIS and Unknown BUSH. I cannot find any Osie Harris nor any Bush. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Alx

Hi, Take a look at the following site for research tips on former slaves. Go to No. 5. http://www.geocities.com/blackrootsseeker/page8.htm Melvin [email protected] wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marshall Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lIB.2ACE/536 Message Board Post: I am trying to start my husbands family tree. His great great grandfathers name was John Marshall he married Sally. They had a daughter name Irene. Can anyone give me hints on how to go about finding out info if they were slaves?? They lived in Mississippi, I found Irene in the 1930 census living in Missouri. Thanks maria ==== MSAFRICANAMER Mailing List ==== List manager [email protected] ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 "A generation which ignores history has no past and no future." -- Robert A. Heinlein --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marshall Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lIB.2ACE/536 Message Board Post: I am trying to start my husbands family tree. His great great grandfathers name was John Marshall he married Sally. They had a daughter name Irene. Can anyone give me hints on how to go about finding out info if they were slaves?? They lived in Mississippi, I found Irene in the 1930 census living in Missouri. Thanks maria

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National Cemetery Web Pages http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp.htm Checked article for contact information. The article gives the information below. For information about the project or to volunteer, contact historian Darlene Richardson at 202-565-5426 or email [email protected] [email protected] On Tue, 25 May 2004 11:57:15 -0500 "Gail Brown" <[email protected]> writes: >I tried the email address you gave and it didn't go through. Do you >know if >there is any cemeteries in Etowah Co. AL that might need some pictures >made >of some of the veterans. Let me know and i will see if the Northeast >Alabama >Genealogical Society can help in this area. >Gail Brown >[email protected] > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 6:16 AM >Subject: [Alabama] VA Cemetery Memorials Inventory > > >> Volunteers needed to inventory VA cemetery memorials >> >> The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is >> seeking volunteers to research and photograph >> monuments in its 120 national cemeteries and >> 33 soldiers' lots under VA jurisdiction. In May, >> 2002, it was estimated that 300 memorials >> would be found. To date, nearly 800 memorials >> have been identified, with approximately 300 >> more in 20 states still to be documented. >> >> The VA provides instructions, survey questionnaires >> and film. Volunteers take measurements and >> photographs, record inscriptions, make notes >> about the monument's condition and conduct >> historical research. >> >> For information about the project or to volunteer, >> contact historian Darlene Richardson at >> 202-565-5426 or email [email protected] >> Projection information will be made available >> through the Smithsonian Institution's art inventory >> database. >> >> source: Reunions magazine, June/July 2004, page 59 >> >> (perhaps your cemetery research holds some >> of the information they are collecting) ________________________________________________________________ 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!

I would suggest donating your funeral programs to a genealogical/historical archives. Unfortunately, I am not familiar with archives that collect african american, southern papers. ---- Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 12:39:00 EDT From: [email protected] Subject: Collection of Funeral Programs - --part1_50.2c7b02e3.2de37f24_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello everyone, I am trying to determine what to do with a collection of funeral programs. They are all for African Americans - largely from the Virginia Middle Peninsula counties of Essex, King and Queen, and Middlesex. Does anyone have any suggestions? It would be great if somehow they could be made available to genealogists. Unfortunately, I threw away a few of them several years ago before I realized their value. Bessida Cauthorne White ________________________________________________________________ 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!