Anyone live close to DC? If so, you may be interested in attending this upcoming meeting: On Tuesday, November 20, 2007, the Mount Vernon Genealogical Society (MVGS) will meet in room 112 of the Hollin Hall Senior Center in Alexandria, Virginia. The meeting will start at 1:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The meeting will feature a presentation entitled "Buried Births: Finding Birth Information in Federal Records." The program will be presented by Susannah Brooks. Susannah E. Brooks is vice president/membership chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (MAGS) and a volunteer genealogy staff aide at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC. As a researcher she specializes in German, 19th and 20th century general US research, and using bank records in genealogical research. She has lectured on topics related to German and German-American genealogical research, using bank records for genealogical research, and basic genealogical research skills. She has written articles that have appeared in Der Kurier (newsletter of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society) and Roots-Key (newsletter of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles). Determining the place of birth is often the key to finding additional information about our ancestor, but most federal records give only the state or foreign country in which a person was born. This presentation, through the use of many examples, will show how one may be able to find the exact place of birth in federal records. Emphasis will be on looking at all the details in each record to find the information or clues we need as researchers. The Hollin Hall Senior Center is located 4 miles south of Alexandria just off Fort Hunt Road at 1500 Shenandoah Road in Alexandria, Virginia. MVGS is a nonprofit organization and has over 260 members residing in Alexandria, Fort Belvoir, the counties of Fairfax, Prince William, Montgomery, and Prince Georges, as well as several states. Additional information about the meeting and MVGS can be found at http://www.MVGenealogy.org/. Any questions about the program should be directed to Harold McClendon at 703-360-0920. -- Richard =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Richard K. Ellington ITS Facilities Manager Information Technology Services University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 440 W. Franklin St., CB 1150 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1150 Control Center - http://control-center.unc.edu 919-698-8591 (voice) 919-843-9153 (fax) [email protected] "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". -Winston Churchill =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=

It seems that I am doing nothing but writing the list to say that there have been changes in our meeting place for the D-OGS Computer SIG. It's happened again for December, as our preferred date would conflict with the CH Library's book sale, so we have made a change of date, but we DO have the room, so I'd like to try to keep moving forward, despite the obstacles. We will meet on the 15th of December. Besides the usual new and interesting sites to share and articles to discuss, I'd like to suggest something new to see if it is useful for us. When you come, have in mind an ancestor you would like to do some online searching on, and we will put our heads together to use all the tools we know about to compile some information for you. It's the "thousand monkeys and a thousand [sic] computers" theory. Together we probably have a lot of resources that we don't have at our fingertips individually. Bring a name, birth and death dates, locations, any identifying information that will help us search. Please send in interesting new web sites, and other items you'd like to share with the group well ahead of time so I can include them on the agenda. Thanks. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, see you soon. Carol ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Harvard Professor and genealogist Henry Louis Gates, Jr., announced formation of a new DNA project for those wanting to explore both deep roots and more recent ties among African Americans. He was scheduled to speak about his project to us project administrators at our Houston seminar in October but a sudden family health emergency prevented it. This newspaper article and the links to Gates' new website give the essential information: http://www.telegram.com/article/20071115/APN/711150906 This should be a fascinating study. Anne Crocker

Hi Joyce, Sorry to hear that you will not be able to make it. I keep hoping that everyone will come, from near or far. Two years ago, one of our fellow members from Washington D.C. happened to be in Durham and came to our birthday celebration. We were glad to welcome him. If you are up this way and in town the day of one of our meetings on the first Wednesday of any month, we will be happy to welcome you too. Let us know ahead of time and we can meet you for dinner before the meeting. I just happened to know where there is a good restaurant.<g> Happy Holidays to you! Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Nunnery" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 3:36 PM Paul and members, I love food and the restaurant meal sounds delicious - but, it's a long way from Florida! Happy Birthday, and holiday greetings to DOGS. Joyce Nunnery ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Paul Hollinghurst" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:36:09 -0500 > >Our meeting for December is our: > >D-OGS Birthday Party >Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 6 pm >Mayflower Seafood Restaurant >125 John Earl Street >Hillsborough, NC 27278 >919-644-0038 >Map: http://tinyurl.com/24qu5m > >They do accept cash and credit cards. They do NOT accept checks. > >Note the Time: 6 pm > >I have scanned the menu and posted on our website: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/mayflower2007/ A large file and may be slow >to load for dialup users. Print it from your browser if you like. > >Please RSVP to me: [email protected] , NOT back to the list. >I need to have an approximate count to give to the restaurant so they can >set aside tables for us. 28 people signed the list at our last meeting - if >you did, no need to RSVP again. This is a good time to bring your spouse so >that you can introduce them to all those people that you have mentioned >during the last year - yes, we plan on having name tags. We will also have >our Birthday Quiz once again. Please send your questions (and answers) to >Carol Boggs: [email protected] Cathy Elias has been gathering prizes as >she and Rob have toured the country genealogically this >year.(genealogically? not sure that will get past the Spellchecker) > >My wife, Rita, and I had lunch at the Mayflower today. We both had Flounder >& Baby Shrimp with Baked Potato, Cole Slaw and Hush Puppies. The food was >well prepared and served, fresh, very good, plentiful and hot. The staff was >very pleasant, helpful and attentive. Just thought you might like a first >hand opinion. A delicious meal and no room for dessert.(We had a very light >dinner tonight.) They do have a full menu and many non-seafood dishes for >you landlubbers. Checkout the menu - link above. > >Paul > >Paul Hollinghurst >D-OGS President >115 Montclair Circle >Durham, NC 27713 >919-544-6242 >[email protected] >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > >************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ >Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Nothing came through - is there an attachment? I don't believe these lists will accept attachments. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 10:56 PM Subject: [NCDOGS] Fwd: FW: Sears and the Military > > > > > ************************************** See what's new at > http://www.aol.com > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

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Paul and members, I love food and the restaurant meal sounds delicious - but, it's a long way from Florida! Happy Birthday, and holiday greetings to DOGS. Joyce Nunnery ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Paul Hollinghurst" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:36:09 -0500 > >Our meeting for December is our: > >D-OGS Birthday Party >Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 6 pm >Mayflower Seafood Restaurant >125 John Earl Street >Hillsborough, NC 27278 >919-644-0038 >Map: http://tinyurl.com/24qu5m > >They do accept cash and credit cards. They do NOT accept checks. > >Note the Time: 6 pm > >I have scanned the menu and posted on our website: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/mayflower2007/ A large file and may be slow >to load for dialup users. Print it from your browser if you like. > >Please RSVP to me: [email protected] , NOT back to the list. >I need to have an approximate count to give to the restaurant so they can >set aside tables for us. 28 people signed the list at our last meeting - if >you did, no need to RSVP again. This is a good time to bring your spouse so >that you can introduce them to all those people that you have mentioned >during the last year - yes, we plan on having name tags. We will also have >our Birthday Quiz once again. Please send your questions (and answers) to >Carol Boggs: [email protected] Cathy Elias has been gathering prizes as >she and Rob have toured the country genealogically this >year.(genealogically? not sure that will get past the Spellchecker) > >My wife, Rita, and I had lunch at the Mayflower today. We both had Flounder >& Baby Shrimp with Baked Potato, Cole Slaw and Hush Puppies. The food was >well prepared and served, fresh, very good, plentiful and hot. The staff was >very pleasant, helpful and attentive. Just thought you might like a first >hand opinion. A delicious meal and no room for dessert.(We had a very light >dinner tonight.) They do have a full menu and many non-seafood dishes for >you landlubbers. Checkout the menu - link above. > >Paul > >Paul Hollinghurst >D-OGS President >115 Montclair Circle >Durham, NC 27713 >919-544-6242 >[email protected] >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > >************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ >Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Our meeting for December is our: D-OGS Birthday Party Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 6 pm Mayflower Seafood Restaurant 125 John Earl Street Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-644-0038 Map: http://tinyurl.com/24qu5m They do accept cash and credit cards. They do NOT accept checks. Note the Time: 6 pm I have scanned the menu and posted on our website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/mayflower2007/ A large file and may be slow to load for dialup users. Print it from your browser if you like. Please RSVP to me: [email protected] , NOT back to the list. I need to have an approximate count to give to the restaurant so they can set aside tables for us. 28 people signed the list at our last meeting - if you did, no need to RSVP again. This is a good time to bring your spouse so that you can introduce them to all those people that you have mentioned during the last year - yes, we plan on having name tags. We will also have our Birthday Quiz once again. Please send your questions (and answers) to Carol Boggs: [email protected] Cathy Elias has been gathering prizes as she and Rob have toured the country genealogically this year.(genealogically? not sure that will get past the Spellchecker) My wife, Rita, and I had lunch at the Mayflower today. We both had Flounder & Baby Shrimp with Baked Potato, Cole Slaw and Hush Puppies. The food was well prepared and served, fresh, very good, plentiful and hot. The staff was very pleasant, helpful and attentive. Just thought you might like a first hand opinion. A delicious meal and no room for dessert.(We had a very light dinner tonight.) They do have a full menu and many non-seafood dishes for you landlubbers. Checkout the menu - link above. Paul Paul Hollinghurst D-OGS President 115 Montclair Circle Durham, NC 27713 919-544-6242 [email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/

The July/August 2007 Newsletter is now available online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/membersonly/. >From Richard Ellington, our Newsletter Editor: "This newsletter is a composite of several articles I had collected for publication in July & August. Unfortunately, I lost a bit of material and wasted a lot of time recovering the materials from a failed hard drive on my laptop so I was prevented from publishing the full newsletters for those months. I apologize for any confusion." In addition, the pdf versions of the May and September 2007 Newsletters are now posted for those of you that want to print these Newsletters for your files. Is your family having a reunion? Do you have news or events you want to include in the monthly Newsletter? Email your write-ups and material to Newsletter Editor, Richard Ellington, [email protected] or call: 919.967.4168

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So many opportunities - I wish we could take advantage of all of them. How about this one? A cruise! http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2007/11/2008-genealogy-.html Just look at these speakers and topics! http://www.genealogycruises.com/speakers.htm Carol ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Here is another upcoming event that may be of interest to some D-OGS members: WHAT: NEW ENGLAND HISTORY FESTIVAL WHEN: Saturday, November 24th, 2007 TIME: 6:00 PM – 10: 00PM WHERE: Hibernian Hall, 151 Watertown Street, Watertown, MA 02472 WEB SITE:http://www.historyfestival.org/main.html Contact: John Horrigan 781-799-3781 [email protected] ***ALL HISTORICAL SOCIETIES WELCOME! Contact John Horrigan at 781-799-3781 for free table space to promote your organization***. Print out a flyer here: http://www.historyfestival.org/histposter2.jpg TOPICS: LOST AT SEA BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD NAVAL BATTLES OF THE REVOLUTION NEW ENGLAND’S DARK DAY THE HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND RADIO The Salem Witch Trials Featuring: Michael Tougias, Stephen Puleo, Donna Halper, Mike Ryan, Bill Rose, John Horrigan, Marilynne Roach Special Guests include: University of Massachusetts, Boston, Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History, Waltham Historical Society, Historical Society of Watertown, Community Heritage Maps, Salem History Society, National Archives and Records Administration ***ALL HISTORICAL SOCIETIES WELCOME! Contact John Horrigan at 781-799-3781 for free table space to promote your organization***. -- Richard =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Richard K. Ellington ITS Facilities Manager Information Technology Services University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 440 W. Franklin St., CB 1150 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1150 Control Center - http://control-center.unc.edu 919-698-8591 (voice) 919-843-9153 (fax) [email protected] "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". -Winston Churchill =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=

I just saw this upcoming event on a gen events listserv: Dear Genealogist: What are your plans for Wednesday, November 28, 2007? Why not go to the National Archives in Washington. DC at 10:15 a.m. in the Madison Room (Enter on Constitution Avenue) for a program on the Revolutionary War Records in the National Archives? Marie Melchiori, CG, CGL, will look at the more commonly used service and pension records, and the lesser used special manuscript collection and Papers of the Continental Congress. Reservations are required, and a fee of $20 is payable by cash or check at the door. Call 202-357-5288. -- Richard =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Richard K. Ellington ITS Facilities Manager Information Technology Services University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 440 W. Franklin St., CB 1150 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1150 Control Center - http://control-center.unc.edu 919-698-8591 (voice) 919-843-9153 (fax) [email protected] "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". -Winston Churchill =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=

Hi Everyone, This is not about genealogy, not political, but a route to reach as many people as I can regarding our troops. My son-in-law is on his 3 rd rotation in Iraq & regardless of your position on the war, we need to support our troops, so this is an FYI. Thank you -------------charlotte hyer ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

The D-OGS Surname List has been updated. Available from the D-OGS home page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ or direct: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/surnames/ ************************

Hi Carol, I have somehow, somewhere along the way managed to end up with TWO copies of PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGY by Mills. I can't imagine how I did this, but such is the case. I would like to donate one of these as a prize for the Birthday Party, if appropriate. Or D-OGS can feel free to use it as a door prize for some other event, whatever. Ava -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [NCDOGS] D-OGS Upcoming Birthday Party As Paul announced in the recent meeting, we will be holding our birthday party at the Mayflower Restaurant in Hillsborough December 5 (more to follow on details), so it's time to put together the annual quiz that we all participate in as our after dinner "entertainment". I'm inviting everyone to submit a question to be included in the quiz and I'd like to emphasize the fact that this is one of the times of the year that our "distant D-OGS" can participate in the Society. This is a way to say thank you to the locals, even those who have no ancestors in Old Orange County, who serve as Society officers, produce the print materials, do the copying, writing, searching, and reporting of the material that enriches all our genealogy. Questions need not be fancy or complicated, and they should be designed to be answered by the average genealogist, not the experts. (Remember this is supposed to be fun - not the GRE.) It's best to make them easy to score at the party, so consider these types of questions as you start scratching your head: 1. True or false 2. Brief fill in the blank(s) 3. Multiple choice They can address two general topics: subjects pertinent to Old Orange County NC, or subjects likely to be well known by genealogists anywhere, such as forms, terms, standard genealogical tools or materials. They should be reasonable to answer or guess at. Thank you in advance for helping make our birthday party an enjoyable time, and contributing to YOUR genealogical society. Every question truly helps. Tip: the more answerable the questions are, the more likely attendees will be to win some of the prizes I've seen Cathy Elias gathering over the year. You're really going to like the choice she's going to have for us. OK, now I'll start looking in my mailbox for questions! Carol Boggs [email protected] ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

As Paul announced in the recent meeting, we will be holding our birthday party at the Mayflower Restaurant in Hillsborough December 5 (more to follow on details), so it's time to put together the annual quiz that we all participate in as our after dinner "entertainment". I'm inviting everyone to submit a question to be included in the quiz and I'd like to emphasize the fact that this is one of the times of the year that our "distant D-OGS" can participate in the Society. This is a way to say thank you to the locals, even those who have no ancestors in Old Orange County, who serve as Society officers, produce the print materials, do the copying, writing, searching, and reporting of the material that enriches all our genealogy. Questions need not be fancy or complicated, and they should be designed to be answered by the average genealogist, not the experts. (Remember this is supposed to be fun - not the GRE.) It's best to make them easy to score at the party, so consider these types of questions as you start scratching your head: 1. True or false 2. Brief fill in the blank(s) 3. Multiple choice They can address two general topics: subjects pertinent to Old Orange County NC, or subjects likely to be well known by genealogists anywhere, such as forms, terms, standard genealogical tools or materials. They should be reasonable to answer or guess at. Thank you in advance for helping make our birthday party an enjoyable time, and contributing to YOUR genealogical society. Every question truly helps. Tip: the more answerable the questions are, the more likely attendees will be to win some of the prizes I've seen Cathy Elias gathering over the year. You're really going to like the choice she's going to have for us. OK, now I'll start looking in my mailbox for questions! Carol Boggs [email protected] ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Hi, Wasn't this group talking recently about the importance of genealogy in medicine? I just read an interesting article in the Vanderbilt Magazine regarding a new theory about the Hatfield-McCoy feud. Apparently yet another McCoy descendent showed up at the Vanderbilt Hospital recently to have her adrenal gland removed. It turns out that this family suffers from Hippel-Lindau disease, a genetic disorder that results in tumors that can occur in many body organs, frequently in the adrenal gland. These tumors are responsible for spewing out large quantities of adrenalin-like compounds into the blood stream that result in hyperactivity, etc. This, theoretically, can make a person suffering from this disorder very angry and upset for no good reason. While this would not explain the entire feud, it could explain why it got so out of hand and bizarre!

Forwarded from the Wake County Genealogical Society ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 8:12 AM Please join us for the Wake County Genealogical Society meeting. Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Olivia Raney History Library, 4016 Carya Drive, Raleigh Speaker: Hans Stadelmaier Topic: Researching German Ancestry Guests are welcome -- bring a friend!

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