Sometimes we know exactly the years, months, and days a person lived, the site below helps calculate the birthdate. You may want to try using the web address. It allows you to enter the data and figures the birthdate for you. http://enws347.eas.asu.edu:8000/~buckner/bdform.html Sara also sent another formula > >Here is a 'formula" I found listed on another list. Maybe it will >help.. >"If you have a death date of an ancestor as 6 May 1889 with a note >that the >person was 71 yeas 7 months and 9 days old at the time of death - > >Write the date as 18890506 (1889 May 6) >Subtract 710709 (71 years, 7 months, 9 days) >The Result= 18179797 >Subract 8870 (I am not sure why) >Resulting in 18170927 = birth date 1817 Sep 27" Thanks Sara. Carol .. Carol P. Martoccia .. 903 East Fifth Street .. Greenville, NC 27858 .. Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 .. Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

EXPERT GENEALOGY Editor: Jeannette Holland Austin Series: Research Techniques Subject: Online Research Date: April 30, 1999 Doing research online is really tedious.....so here are some helpful links - http://www.gov.ns.ca/bacs/vstat/cdnoffices.htm Addresses, fees, phone number of Vital Statistics Office for births, deaths, marriage certificates - Canadian Vital Statistics Offices - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Alberta http://www.theultimates.com/white/Addresses, finding - The Ultimate White Pages http://www.birthquest.org/Adoptees - A searchable international database for adoptees. How to contribute information, etc. http://www.vitalrec.com/links.htmlAdoption and Vital Records - Adoption - Lots of Information here http://web.ukonline.co.uk/graham.pitt/bdm/Births, Deaths, Marriages Exchange - The aim of this site is to provide a free resource to genealogists who wish to share information about details contained on birth, death or marriage certificates registered in the United Kingdom - A downloads page http://genweb.net/~blackwell/books.html - Books to read online - Mostly New England local history and genealogy and a few others in England,particularly Derbyshire. The New England books include the histories of Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, North Bridgewater (renamed http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/toc.htm - Bureau of Land Management - You can download copies of actual certificates, but you must have a viewer, which you can download from the BLM site to view and print copies of the certificates. Available States include - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin http://www.wdbj.net/~wdbj/gen/birthyear/cenindx.html Calculating birth dates from census information http://www.interment.net Cemeteries - Steve Paul Johnson's Cemetery Interment Lists on the Internet. Internet directory to help other genealogists find the gravesites of their ancestors. Contains links to records in the States, US national cemeteries and veterans burials all other countries, misc cemetery links and a tour of cemeteries on the Net http://www.neep.demon.co.uk/mis/index.htm Cemeteries: Monuments Inscriptions for Genealogists by Rod Neep (UK) - A general site with information on archives and records; how to record monumental inscriptions; deciphering illegible inscriptions; how to present your records; how to let others know http://peacequest.com/Cemeteries - A National Cemetery Database - search engine http://www.interment.net/us/index.htmCemeteries - National Cemeteries and War Veterans http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/index.html Cemetery Junction for USA. Browse by State. You can complete an online form if your cemetery is not listed http://www.genrecords.com/library/abbreviations.htm Census and Soundex Relationship Abbreviations - >From the Genealogy Record Service Library http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/microcen.htmlCensus Microfilm - How to Use the National Archives Census Microfilm Catalogs http://www.primenet.com/~dlytton/wdc/Charts - World Descendant Charts(GenWeb) - VA and WV Families posting descendant charts for those who do not have a web site http://ldsonline.com/family.htm Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - Mormans - This is the site where you will be able to view the Ancestral File and IGI (International Genealogical Index) online - It is in beta testing now, and you need a password. Passwords are to become available to the general public in April http://www.citydirectories.psmedia.com/ City Directories Online - Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco. A free search available - however, you must be a "subscriber" http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/ Coats of Arms site. Includes flow chart for identifying coats of arms, Heraldic Symbolism, Elizabethan Heraldry, International Heraldic Glossory, Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry, Family Arms on the Web http://gldss7.cr.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/us_deaths.html Deaths of People due to Earth Quakes in the US http://www.pastconnect.comDiplomas, certificates,letters, etc., stuff found in flea markets, etc. http://www.ellisisland.org/ Ellis Island website http://www.firstct.com/fv/oldhand.htmlHandwriting - Deciphering Old Handwriting http://www.funeralnet.com/search.html Funeral Homes Online http://www.thepassword.com/Magazines/kids/activities/genealo gy/index.html Funeral Homes - US and Canadian Funeral Homes - 20,000 US and 1,200 Canadian. 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A list member sent me the following url sites that are absolutely fantastic. Migration trails from each area of the country are beautifully presented. Please do click on the sites below and visit them. They are gif images so it does take a while to load but they are worth the wait. Carol --------------- If you like the idea of WAGON TRAINS, you might enjoy checking out these sites that give information about the many trails pioneers followed: http://members.aol.com/RoadTrails/roadtrai.html Early American Roads and Trails http://www.intl-research.com/migration.htm Migration Charts - Genealogy & Family History Publishing - AAG International Research http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~south1/trails1.htm Southern Trails Main Links Page http://www.inficad.com/~genelea/greatwagonrds.htm Great Wagon Roads http://www.vvm.com/~haaver/migration.html Out of the Past - Migration and Settlement http://netpluscom.com/~kirchsw/Trails_of_America.html Carol P. Martoccia 903 East Fifth Street Greenville, NC 27858 Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

There are some fantastic links to many subjects located at the following urls. FAMILY SEARCH FROM THE LDS CHURCH ONLINE CATALOG is now located at: ARCHIVES and LIBRARY RESOURCES http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~vctinney/archives.htm DOCUMENTATION and PUBLICATIONS http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~vctinney/sources.htm GENEALOGY and HISTORY http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~vctinney/geneal.htm LDS CHURCH SITES http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~vctinney/LDS.htm LIBRARIES and MUSEUMS http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~vctinney/media.htm Carol P. Martoccia 903 East Fifth Street Greenville, NC 27858 Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

Thanks to Henry Powell for posting the information about the latest cemetery book available on Wilson County. I hope that everyone feels free to post any information on new books, meetings, any genealogical queries, or historical data that concerns Wilson COunty, NC. Carol Pridgen Martoccia

Wilson County Cemeteries Volume IV (Maplewood) was published last year and has been widely listed in the WCGS newsletter and through mailings to libraries and interested parties. Copies may be ordered from WCGS at PO Box 802, Wilson, NC 27894. The cost if $25 plus $3 shipping. NC resident should add state sales tax of $1.50. Please send check with order. Mrs.. Howell has received abundant recognition for her work. Is there any reason why you would make a statement about lack of recognition? Henry Powell WCGS -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, April 24, 1999 5:22 AM Subject: NCWILSON-D Digest V99 #78

Thank you, Al and Carol, for your replies. Next question: is anyone available to look up Levi T. Williamson in Maplewood Cemetery? Hunter Ferrell Louisville, KY [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Plummer Alston Jones, Jr., PhD <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [NCWILSON-L] Wilson County info needed > Hunter, the 4th volume of Wilson County Cemeteries is now available. > It includes Maplewood. > > Al Jones > Plummer Alston "Al" Jones, Jr., PhD > Director of Library Services > Corriher-Linn-Black Library > Catawba College > 2300 W. Innes St. > Salisbury, NC 28144 > Tel: (704) 637-4449 > FAX: (704) 637-4304 > E-mail: [email protected] >

Great...I didn't know it was out..Joan Howell does a fantastic and mostly unpraised job..... At 05:04 PM 4/23/1999 EST5EDT, you wrote: >Hunter, the 4th volume of Wilson County Cemeteries is now available. >It includes Maplewood. > >Al Jones > > > > >Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 17:02:12 -0400 >From: [email protected] (psmartoc) >Subject: [NCWILSON-L] Wilson County info needed >To: [email protected] >Reply-to: [email protected] > >Hunter, I do know that the survey for the Major cemetery in Wilson has not >been published yet. It is well on its way, but not completed. That would be >Maplewood Cemetery. > >I am hoping someone with the knowledge can respond to you about the >newspaper and the funeral homes. > >I don't know when the Wilson Daily Times was started but I suspect the >library in Wilson would be your best bet for old papers. ECU may have them >also. > >I know that Yelverton Funeral home has been around a very long time also. >Carol > > > > > > >At 04:37 PM 4/23/1999 -0400, you wrote: >>During a recent visit to the NC State Archives, I checked the 1900, 1910, >>and 1920 Wilson Co, NC Census and found the following: >> >>In 1900, Levy (Levi) T. Williamson was living at dwelling # 342 in Cross >>Roads Township with wife Sarah and daughters Susan and Bettie. He was listed >>as being 68 years old and born in NC in 1837. His birth year agrees with his >>Civil War records, so he was probably closer to 63. His son, Albert C. >>Williamson, lived in Black Creek Township at dwelling #402 with wife Clarkie >>(Lamm), daughters Minnie L. and Eva B. (Blanche). >> >>In 1910, Albert Williamson was living at dwelling # 289 in Black Creek >>Township with wife Clarkie, daughters Minnie, Blanche, and Georgia, and sons >>Wade, Grover, and Earl. Two doors down, in dwelling # 291, was Loften T. >>Lamm, wife Mary, son Joseph, and daughters Edith and Louberta. Listed as a >>boarder and a widower was Levi Williamson, age 79. >> >>In 1920, Albert Williamson was listed with his family in Sampson Co, NC, >>where they lived for awhile before returning to Wilson Co. There was no >>listing for Levi Williamson or Williams with the right age in either Wilson >>or Sampson Co, nor the entire state of NC. I checked the death records of >>the state and the counties and could find no record of his death between >>1910 and 1920. I also found no record of his wife's death between 1900 and >>1910. I know that the counties were not required to keep death records until >>1917 or so. I also found no listing for them in the Wilson Co. Cemeteries >>books. My great aunts, Rosamond Wells and Grace Williamson of Wilson Co, >>daughters of Albert Williamson, do not know when Levi and Sarah died or >>where they might be buried. I also have checked the Wilson Co. Estate >>records and found nothing, although it's possible that I may have overlooked >>something. >> >>The leads that I want to follow are the Loften Lamm connection and possible >>obituaries in the Wilson papers of that time frame. What papers were being >>published between 1900 and 1920 and are they archived? If so, where can I >>get more information? >> >>Does anyone know more about Loften Lamm and his descendants, maybe a family >>member that is alive and may remember something about Levi Williamson. >> >>One last item: does anyone know the funeral homes of the area between 1900 >>and 1920 and whether or not records are available from them for that time >>frame. >> >>I'm sorry this is so long, but I would really appreciate any help on this >>matter. It would bring some sort of closure for many people concerning a not >>too distant ancestor. Thanks to everyone in advance. >> >>Hunter Ferrell >>Louisville, KY >>[email protected] >> >> >Carol P. Martoccia >903 East Fifth Street >Greenville, NC 27858 >Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 >Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >Plummer Alston "Al" Jones, Jr., PhD >Director of Library Services >Corriher-Linn-Black Library >Catawba College >2300 W. Innes St. >Salisbury, NC 28144 >Tel: (704) 637-4449 >FAX: (704) 637-4304 >E-mail: [email protected] > > Carol P. Martoccia 903 East Fifth Street Greenville, NC 27858 Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

Hunter, I do know that the survey for the Major cemetery in Wilson has not been published yet. It is well on its way, but not completed. That would be Maplewood Cemetery. I am hoping someone with the knowledge can respond to you about the newspaper and the funeral homes. I don't know when the Wilson Daily Times was started but I suspect the library in Wilson would be your best bet for old papers. ECU may have them also. I know that Yelverton Funeral home has been around a very long time also. Carol At 04:37 PM 4/23/1999 -0400, you wrote: >During a recent visit to the NC State Archives, I checked the 1900, 1910, >and 1920 Wilson Co, NC Census and found the following: > >In 1900, Levy (Levi) T. Williamson was living at dwelling # 342 in Cross >Roads Township with wife Sarah and daughters Susan and Bettie. He was listed >as being 68 years old and born in NC in 1837. His birth year agrees with his >Civil War records, so he was probably closer to 63. His son, Albert C. >Williamson, lived in Black Creek Township at dwelling #402 with wife Clarkie >(Lamm), daughters Minnie L. and Eva B. (Blanche). > >In 1910, Albert Williamson was living at dwelling # 289 in Black Creek >Township with wife Clarkie, daughters Minnie, Blanche, and Georgia, and sons >Wade, Grover, and Earl. Two doors down, in dwelling # 291, was Loften T. >Lamm, wife Mary, son Joseph, and daughters Edith and Louberta. Listed as a >boarder and a widower was Levi Williamson, age 79. > >In 1920, Albert Williamson was listed with his family in Sampson Co, NC, >where they lived for awhile before returning to Wilson Co. There was no >listing for Levi Williamson or Williams with the right age in either Wilson >or Sampson Co, nor the entire state of NC. I checked the death records of >the state and the counties and could find no record of his death between >1910 and 1920. I also found no record of his wife's death between 1900 and >1910. I know that the counties were not required to keep death records until >1917 or so. I also found no listing for them in the Wilson Co. Cemeteries >books. My great aunts, Rosamond Wells and Grace Williamson of Wilson Co, >daughters of Albert Williamson, do not know when Levi and Sarah died or >where they might be buried. I also have checked the Wilson Co. Estate >records and found nothing, although it's possible that I may have overlooked >something. > >The leads that I want to follow are the Loften Lamm connection and possible >obituaries in the Wilson papers of that time frame. What papers were being >published between 1900 and 1920 and are they archived? If so, where can I >get more information? > >Does anyone know more about Loften Lamm and his descendants, maybe a family >member that is alive and may remember something about Levi Williamson. > >One last item: does anyone know the funeral homes of the area between 1900 >and 1920 and whether or not records are available from them for that time >frame. > >I'm sorry this is so long, but I would really appreciate any help on this >matter. It would bring some sort of closure for many people concerning a not >too distant ancestor. Thanks to everyone in advance. > >Hunter Ferrell >Louisville, KY >[email protected] > > Carol P. Martoccia 903 East Fifth Street Greenville, NC 27858 Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

During a recent visit to the NC State Archives, I checked the 1900, 1910, and 1920 Wilson Co, NC Census and found the following: In 1900, Levy (Levi) T. Williamson was living at dwelling # 342 in Cross Roads Township with wife Sarah and daughters Susan and Bettie. He was listed as being 68 years old and born in NC in 1837. His birth year agrees with his Civil War records, so he was probably closer to 63. His son, Albert C. Williamson, lived in Black Creek Township at dwelling #402 with wife Clarkie (Lamm), daughters Minnie L. and Eva B. (Blanche). In 1910, Albert Williamson was living at dwelling # 289 in Black Creek Township with wife Clarkie, daughters Minnie, Blanche, and Georgia, and sons Wade, Grover, and Earl. Two doors down, in dwelling # 291, was Loften T. Lamm, wife Mary, son Joseph, and daughters Edith and Louberta. Listed as a boarder and a widower was Levi Williamson, age 79. In 1920, Albert Williamson was listed with his family in Sampson Co, NC, where they lived for awhile before returning to Wilson Co. There was no listing for Levi Williamson or Williams with the right age in either Wilson or Sampson Co, nor the entire state of NC. I checked the death records of the state and the counties and could find no record of his death between 1910 and 1920. I also found no record of his wife's death between 1900 and 1910. I know that the counties were not required to keep death records until 1917 or so. I also found no listing for them in the Wilson Co. Cemeteries books. My great aunts, Rosamond Wells and Grace Williamson of Wilson Co, daughters of Albert Williamson, do not know when Levi and Sarah died or where they might be buried. I also have checked the Wilson Co. Estate records and found nothing, although it's possible that I may have overlooked something. The leads that I want to follow are the Loften Lamm connection and possible obituaries in the Wilson papers of that time frame. What papers were being published between 1900 and 1920 and are they archived? If so, where can I get more information? Does anyone know more about Loften Lamm and his descendants, maybe a family member that is alive and may remember something about Levi Williamson. One last item: does anyone know the funeral homes of the area between 1900 and 1920 and whether or not records are available from them for that time frame. I'm sorry this is so long, but I would really appreciate any help on this matter. It would bring some sort of closure for many people concerning a not too distant ancestor. Thanks to everyone in advance. Hunter Ferrell Louisville, KY [email protected]

The 1990 Centennial Edition of the DAR Patriot Index The total cost for the three-volume set of hardback books is $30 ($25 +$5 shipping), or if five or more sets are ordered at the same time to ship together, the cost is only $15 plus $5 shipping per set. These are nice books - total # of pages in the three volumes is 3335! The original price was $75 per set. The toll free # is 1-888-673-2732 if you want to use a credit card to order. The address is: Office of Corresponding Secretary General, 1776 D Street NW, Washington DC, 20006-5392. Carol P. Martoccia 903 East Fifth Street Greenville, NC 27858 Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

To all list members of NCWilson---I have lost all of my genealogy correspondance-PLEASE HELP ME TO RE-ACQUIRE ALL E-MAIL ADDRESSES OF ANYONE WHO HAS E-MAILED ME AT ANYTIME!! THANK YOU !!!! Jennifer L. (Perry) Humphreys [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeannette (by way of Carol Martoccia <[email protected]>) <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 11:05 AM Subject: [NCWILSON-L] Texas Legislation > EXPERT GENEALOGY > Editor: Jeannette Holland Austin > > Series: Vital Records > Subject: New Texas Legislation > Date: April 21, 1999 > > Last week I posted the wrong address for the FHC. The > correct address for the Family History Center Online is - > http://32.96.111.13/default.asp > > Here is an email message from Mic Barnett concerning Texas > Vital Records: > > HI Fellow Genealogists: > > In case you have not heard there is a bill in the Texas > Legislature that might close the indexes to death and birth > records in Texas for 25 and 50 years, respectfully. > > My column on Saturday April 24 will state most of what we > know about the bill at this time. The column is already on > my website at http://barnettesbooks.com Just click on read > the columns. Scroll down and click on April 24. > > The column was submitted this morning for a Saturday > publication date. Since being notified of this bill by > Tommy Burns of Houston, I have found out only a little bit > more. > > Supposedly, the bill was submitted to clarify the current > law. The intent of the bill was to clarify the existing law > and help open birth and death indexes in counties where the > county clerk felt they were closed (At the same time, other > county clerks felt the indexes were open). While in > committee an amendment was placed on the bill stating the > indexes would become open and public when the actual > records (birth and death records) became open and public. > According to the amendment the indexes would be closed for > 25-50 years until the records themselves are public. > > The HB 836 passed the Public Health Committee in the State > House of Representatives on March 30. It was referred to > the Senate State Affairs Committee. As of today, the bill > does not have a Senate sponsor. If we cause enough rancor, > it is possible no one will take on the sponsorship of the > bill and it will die in committee. On the otherhand, if a > sponsor is found, we want to be on record requesting a > hearing. At that hearing, we would need to flood the room > with genealogists and other concerned citizens. While a law > clarifying the present confusing law might be welcome, > amendment on HB 836 closes the birth and death indexes > until the actual records become public which is 25-50 > years. > > .Monday night I contacted Jack Brissee, Chair of the > FGS/NGS Records Preservation and Access Committee. Jack and > his committee work with genealogists and other > organizations all over the country when records are > threatened with closure or misuse. He jumped on it and has > faxed a letter to the Chair of the Senate State Affairs > Committee. He has urged everyone to contact all > genealogists, genealogical, historical and other concerned > organizations to write a calm, collected, but, concerned > letter to the Chair of the Senate Affairs Committee and to > our own Senator concerning this bill. > > The Honorable Florence Shapiro > Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs > P.O.Box 12068 > Capital Station > Austin, TX 78711 > > > Another bill in the legislature each of you should be aware > of is HB13. This bill seeks to allow adoptees to obtain > their original birth certificate upon reaching the age of > 21. HB13 has met with the hostility of child placement > services and birth mothers. Currently it is held up in > committee where it may die. Part of the HB 13 awareness may > have had some effect on HB 836 because both have to do with > vital statistics registration > > If you wish to pass this letter around, please feel free to > do so. I have included this mailing to a number of my > columnist colleagues around the country who might wish to > be alert to what is happening, down here, in Texas. > > I would appreciate hearing from anyone who hears any news > on this matter. > > Thank You, > > MIC > > Mic Barnette's Writes a Weekly Genealogy Column In > The Houston Chronicle. Read it on the Web At Barnette's > Family Tree Book Company http://barnettesbooks.com > > > ================================== > BOOK REVIEWS > ================================== > THE WARREN FAMILY OF TRIGG COUNTY, > KENTUCKY by Martha Jane Stone. $49.95 > Postpaid, hard cover, 411 pp. > > This genealogy begins with the history of William > Henry Harrison Warren and his wife, Nancy Stewart. > Also includes his brothers, Manan, Timothy and Booker. > This 8 1/2 x 11" book contains the history and > genealogy of James Stewart, the immigrant ancestor, > and includes the states of Virginia, Kentucky, > Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas. 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Official Rolls of > Loyalists Recruited from Maryland, Pennsylania, Virginia, > and Those Recruited from Other Colonies for the British > Legion, Guides and Pioneers, Loyal Foresters, and Queen's > Rangers. By Murtie June Clark. 687 pp., indexed, paper > (1981), repr. 1999. $59.95 > > Deals with the Loyalist regiments from Maryland, > Pennsylvania and Virginia. Also treated are the British > Legion, Guides and Pioneers, Loyal Foresters, and Queen's > Rangers--regiments who served in the Southern Campaign and > were captured at Yorktown in October 1781. Contains abstract > of all extant muster rolls, pay rolls, vouchers, > certificates, petitions and miscellaneous documents relating > to the Loyalists who were recruited for duty in the Southern > Campaign of the war, as well as abstracts of documents > relating to Loyalists dependents, prisoners, and > sympathizers, also a list of Virginia Loyalists compiled > from treasury records, claims and other original sources. > > C1007. LOYALISTS IN THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN > OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, VOLUME III. Official > Rolls of Loyalists Recruited from the Middle Atlantic > Colonies, with Lists of Regustees from Other Colonies > by Murtie June Clark. 484 pp., indexed, paper, 1981, repr. > 1999. $47.50 > > This is the third and final volume, it is based on rosters, > muster rolls, pay rolls, and other military records located > in the archives of Great Britain, Canada, and the US, and it > completes the carefully drawn picture of Loyalist > participation in the Southern theater of the war by framing > in all the data that can be obtained on those regiments > raised in the Middle Atlantic Colonies for the duty in the > South. With its listing of 10,000 soldiers and military > dependents, it brings the total number of Loyalists > identified in the three volumes to 35,000. The third volume > abstracts muster rolls of regiments raised primarily in New > York and New Jersey (i.e., Delancey's Brigade, King's > American Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, Prince of Wales > American Regiment). Other lists derive from records > concerning civilian refugees and evacuated soldiers. Also > included are additional rosters for the British Legion > Infantry and the South Carolina Royalists, as well as other > regiments not covered in the first two volumes. > > Postage: $3.50 1st book, $1.50 each book thereafter (4th > class) priority US mail - $5.00 1st book, $2.00 each book > thereafter > > ORDER FROM - > > Jeannette H. Austin > GENEALOGY BOOKS > 175 Thornton Drive > Fayetteville, GA 30214 > > Phone 1-800-899-9524 > Local 770-719-1754 > Fax 770-719-8699 > > To Order online -http://www.genealogy-books.com/orderexp.htm > > ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD > ===================================== > EXPERT GENEALOGY is sponsored by > GENEALOGY BOOKS and may be freely > re-distributed or published >

EXPERT GENEALOGY Editor: Jeannette Holland Austin Series: Vital Records Subject: New Texas Legislation Date: April 21, 1999 Last week I posted the wrong address for the FHC. The correct address for the Family History Center Online is - http://32.96.111.13/default.asp Here is an email message from Mic Barnett concerning Texas Vital Records: HI Fellow Genealogists: In case you have not heard there is a bill in the Texas Legislature that might close the indexes to death and birth records in Texas for 25 and 50 years, respectfully. My column on Saturday April 24 will state most of what we know about the bill at this time. The column is already on my website at http://barnettesbooks.com Just click on read the columns. Scroll down and click on April 24. The column was submitted this morning for a Saturday publication date. Since being notified of this bill by Tommy Burns of Houston, I have found out only a little bit more. Supposedly, the bill was submitted to clarify the current law. The intent of the bill was to clarify the existing law and help open birth and death indexes in counties where the county clerk felt they were closed (At the same time, other county clerks felt the indexes were open). While in committee an amendment was placed on the bill stating the indexes would become open and public when the actual records (birth and death records) became open and public. According to the amendment the indexes would be closed for 25-50 years until the records themselves are public. The HB 836 passed the Public Health Committee in the State House of Representatives on March 30. It was referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee. As of today, the bill does not have a Senate sponsor. If we cause enough rancor, it is possible no one will take on the sponsorship of the bill and it will die in committee. On the otherhand, if a sponsor is found, we want to be on record requesting a hearing. At that hearing, we would need to flood the room with genealogists and other concerned citizens. While a law clarifying the present confusing law might be welcome, amendment on HB 836 closes the birth and death indexes until the actual records become public which is 25-50 years. .Monday night I contacted Jack Brissee, Chair of the FGS/NGS Records Preservation and Access Committee. Jack and his committee work with genealogists and other organizations all over the country when records are threatened with closure or misuse. He jumped on it and has faxed a letter to the Chair of the Senate State Affairs Committee. He has urged everyone to contact all genealogists, genealogical, historical and other concerned organizations to write a calm, collected, but, concerned letter to the Chair of the Senate Affairs Committee and to our own Senator concerning this bill. The Honorable Florence Shapiro Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs P.O.Box 12068 Capital Station Austin, TX 78711 Another bill in the legislature each of you should be aware of is HB13. This bill seeks to allow adoptees to obtain their original birth certificate upon reaching the age of 21. HB13 has met with the hostility of child placement services and birth mothers. Currently it is held up in committee where it may die. Part of the HB 13 awareness may have had some effect on HB 836 because both have to do with vital statistics registration If you wish to pass this letter around, please feel free to do so. I have included this mailing to a number of my columnist colleagues around the country who might wish to be alert to what is happening, down here, in Texas. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who hears any news on this matter. Thank You, MIC Mic Barnette's Writes a Weekly Genealogy Column In The Houston Chronicle. Read it on the Web At Barnette's Family Tree Book Company http://barnettesbooks.com ================================== BOOK REVIEWS ================================== THE WARREN FAMILY OF TRIGG COUNTY, KENTUCKY by Martha Jane Stone. $49.95 Postpaid, hard cover, 411 pp. This genealogy begins with the history of William Henry Harrison Warren and his wife, Nancy Stewart. Also includes his brothers, Manan, Timothy and Booker. This 8 1/2 x 11" book contains the history and genealogy of James Stewart, the immigrant ancestor, and includes the states of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas. Related families: Aldridge, Blakeley, Breldenbach, Cameron, Fuller, Goode, Hodge, Jackson, Mason, Overby, Stone, Towler, Turner and Warren. There is an every-name index for both volumes. Illustrations, bibliography, locality finder, glossary. Vol. I, 1986, 141 pp. Vol. II, 1987, 350 pp. (both volumes are bound together). Includes obituary notices, letters and photographs of pertinent documents. Order from: Martha Jane Stone, 810 Cramer Avenue, Lexington, KY 40502-1414 (606)266-5030. http://www.genealogy-books.com/loc-ston.htm ===================================== NEW RELEASES ===================================== c1005. LOYALISTS IN THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, VOLUME I. Official Rolls of Loyalists Recruited from North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana by Murtie Jane Clark. 635 pp., indexed, paper, 1981, repr. 1999. $57.50 This volume and the two below (c1006, C1007) represent the best and by far the most ambitious work on the Loyalists published in recent years. Based on the author's wide- ranging investigations in military records in the archives of the United States, Canada, and Great Britain, this work contains a vast amount of previously undiscovered data pertaining to the identification of Loyalist soldiers and their dependents, and thus it bids fair to become the standard work in its field. In this and the subsequent volumes, Mrs. Clark has endeavored to abstract all extant muster rolls, pay rolls, vouchers, certificates, petitions, and various other documents relating to the Loyalists who were recruited for duty in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War, as well as documents relating to Loyalist dependents, prisoners, refugees, and sympathizers--all data deriving entirely from original records, many never before available for research. In the preparation of this work the author surveyed the manuscript holdings of various archies, libaries, and private collections, ultimately producing this definitive collection of official rolls which document the service of approximately 15,000 Loyalists. The information available on each person varies according to the nature of the record, of course, but generally (in the case of soldiers), men are listed by rank, with dates of service (enlistment, discharge, etc.), place of service, company and regiment, and remarks pertaining to their status---on active duty, missing, deserted, killed, died, or sick. Other documents abstracted -- petitions for back pay, widows' and orphans' claims, and lists of refugees. Volume I contains mainly Loyalists recruited in the South for duty (exclusive of Maryland and Virginia Loyalists, who are dealt with in Volume II, which volume also covers Pennsylvania who were merged with the Maryland Loyalits toward the end of the war). C1006. LOYALISTS IN THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, VOLUME II. Official Rolls of Loyalists Recruited from Maryland, Pennsylania, Virginia, and Those Recruited from Other Colonies for the British Legion, Guides and Pioneers, Loyal Foresters, and Queen's Rangers. By Murtie June Clark. 687 pp., indexed, paper (1981), repr. 1999. $59.95 Deals with the Loyalist regiments from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Also treated are the British Legion, Guides and Pioneers, Loyal Foresters, and Queen's Rangers--regiments who served in the Southern Campaign and were captured at Yorktown in October 1781. Contains abstract of all extant muster rolls, pay rolls, vouchers, certificates, petitions and miscellaneous documents relating to the Loyalists who were recruited for duty in the Southern Campaign of the war, as well as abstracts of documents relating to Loyalists dependents, prisoners, and sympathizers, also a list of Virginia Loyalists compiled from treasury records, claims and other original sources. C1007. LOYALISTS IN THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, VOLUME III. Official Rolls of Loyalists Recruited from the Middle Atlantic Colonies, with Lists of Regustees from Other Colonies by Murtie June Clark. 484 pp., indexed, paper, 1981, repr. 1999. $47.50 This is the third and final volume, it is based on rosters, muster rolls, pay rolls, and other military records located in the archives of Great Britain, Canada, and the US, and it completes the carefully drawn picture of Loyalist participation in the Southern theater of the war by framing in all the data that can be obtained on those regiments raised in the Middle Atlantic Colonies for the duty in the South. With its listing of 10,000 soldiers and military dependents, it brings the total number of Loyalists identified in the three volumes to 35,000. The third volume abstracts muster rolls of regiments raised primarily in New York and New Jersey (i.e., Delancey's Brigade, King's American Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, Prince of Wales American Regiment). Other lists derive from records concerning civilian refugees and evacuated soldiers. Also included are additional rosters for the British Legion Infantry and the South Carolina Royalists, as well as other regiments not covered in the first two volumes. Postage: $3.50 1st book, $1.50 each book thereafter (4th class) priority US mail - $5.00 1st book, $2.00 each book thereafter ORDER FROM - Jeannette H. Austin GENEALOGY BOOKS 175 Thornton Drive Fayetteville, GA 30214 Phone 1-800-899-9524 Local 770-719-1754 Fax 770-719-8699 To Order online -http://www.genealogy-books.com/orderexp.htm ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD ===================================== EXPERT GENEALOGY is sponsored by GENEALOGY BOOKS and may be freely re-distributed or published

To find out about Virus Alerts, as they happen, you can subscribe to a newsletter that will send you a notice when something new hits. Go to this address and input your e-mail address and "press" subscribe. http://ftp.drsolomon.com/vircen/vamail.html Since Rootsweb blocked my mail when I tried to warn you all about the dreaded Melissa virus, I think this early warning system may be useful. Rootsweb had already instituted a filter on their computers to ward off the virus and any mention of it caused the message to be trashed. I am appreciative of their efforts, but I was terrified that those of you who are not protected by an anti virus software program would be harmed. Carol P. Martoccia 903 East Fifth Street Greenville, NC 27858 Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

"Finding Our Roots" Weeklong Special on NBC Next Week According to an MSNBC article on "A Family Tree That Spans the Net" NBC News will be airing a weeklong series on genealogy called, "Finding Our Roots," beginning on 19 April. According to the message: "NBC anchors Tom Brokaw, Katie Couric, Matt Lauer, Ann Curry, Al Roker, Jane Pauley, and Stone Phillips go looking for their ancestors, from Romania to Japan. We'll have a guide to finding your own family tree, links to some of the top databases, and reviews of genealogical software." The article is online at: http://www.msnbc.com/news/256222.asp (See the yellow box at the end of the article.) Carol P. Martoccia 903 East Fifth Street Greenville, NC 27858 Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter A Weekly Summary of Events and Topics of Interest to Online Genealogists Vol. 4 No. 16 - April 17, 1999 This newsletter is sponsored by Ancestry Publishing, a leader in providing print and electronic research information to genealogists. To learn about Ancestry's state-of-the-art online genealogy databases and other fine products, visit the Ancestry HomeTown at: http://www.ancestry.com Past issues of this Newsletter are available at: http://www.ancestry.com/columns/eastman/index.htm ========================================================== Copyright (C) 1999 by Richard W. Eastman. All rights reserved. === - Archives of Kosovo in Danger On April 14, 1999 the (U.S.) Society of American Archivists Council voted to approve the following resolution on the destruction of archives in Kosovo and Yugoslavia: The Society of American Archivists notes with grave concern reports of the systematic destruction of archives in Kosovo and war-caused devastation to archives throughout Yugoslavia. Archives hold the valuable records of the accomplishments of a nation, of a government's actions, and of its people's lives. Destruction of the archives eliminates a vital link in a nation's connection to its past and destroys a people's ability to learn about themselves and to defend their rights and interests. Although felt most deeply by those directly affected, the loss of archives anywhere in the world is an irreparable tragedy for all humankind. Once destroyed, archives cannot be recreated, and the cultural patrimony of the world is permanently diminished. With these considerations in mind, the Society of American Archivists deplores the loss of archives that has taken place to date in the Yugoslav conflict and urges all military forces to recognize the significance and sanctity of archives and to take all actions necessary to protect them to the greatest extent possible wherever they may be found. ============================================================ - Korean War Project Marty O'Brien sent an interesting e-mail message that I will repeat here in its entirety: Recently I asked Sen. Olympia Snowe to see if she could persuade ABMC (American Battle Monuments Commission) to put their interactive computer system database of Korean War era casualties on the Internet; I just got a reply from her office. At the present time, the only way that you can access the database is via the computer at the kiosk at the Memorial in D.C. ABMC said that currently it is verifying the information in the database and that most of it has been verified. The agency said that it will post the list (which at last look consisted of some 37,277 names) on its web site: http://www.usabmc.com when the verification process is completed. But the agency wasn't specific about when that would be done. Included in the list are civilian and merchant marine deaths in Korea as well as post-war deaths in Korea - and a number of deaths which occurred elsewhere around the globe during the Korean War era. It is my understanding that a printed list of the 37,277 can be purchased for several hundred dollars from ABMC. Marty O'Brien [email protected] =========================================================== ========================================================== ========================================================== COPYRIGHTS: The contents of this newsletter are copyright by Richard W. Eastman and by Ancestry Publishing and by others so designated. You are hereby granted rights, unless otherwise specified, to re-distribute articles from this newsletter to other parties provided you do so strictly for non-commercial purposes. Please limit your re-distribution to one or two articles per newsletter; do not re-distribute the newsletter in its entirety. The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 1999 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Thank you for your cooperation. ==========================================================

A relative of a friend was in Salt Lake City last week when the man began shooting in the Library. I thought you all might like to read a first hand version of what happened. -----Original Message----- From: Marie Large Date: April 15, 1999 10:37 PM Subject: We survived! Hello from Salt Lake, It has been a very trying day here for thousands of people. Thank heavens Ginny and I were in the right place at the right time. I had not felt well, all of a sudden and had the most urgent need to get out of the library. Like a magnet was pulling me out of there. It was 10:30 and I was going great guns on a roll of film. I shut down the machine, put on my jacket (it is cool here) and had to get outside. I went back to the hotel and got a paper I wanted and got back on the elevator to go back to the library. I was gone about 15 minutes. The elevator stopped and 3 people got on and they were shaking and could hardly talk. They said to stay on the elevator because a gunman was in the library shooting up the place and they think he got out and they don't know where he is. Ginny was in the library! Anyway, you probably heard the news. They evacuated the library and sent all the people to the hotel. There were people in the hotel lobby that were in bad shape, emotionally. We finally came up to our room and we watched the whole affair from our room. All the streets were blocked and I never saw so many police cars, swat teams, helicopters, etc. The city and the Mormon church should receive real applause for how they handled things. They let people into their Civic Hall across the street and then served everyone a free meal of pasta, potatoes, cookie and drinks. The hotel fed anyone around a sandwich supper. Unbelievable. Finally, about 6:00 they let us go back into the library to get our belongings. That was eerie to go back in there and we went in 15 at a time and three people were with a guard. Very well done. However, none could go to the first floor where all the trouble was and can't go in til maybe tomorrow. There are five floors and some people were trapped for hours under desks on the 2nd floor. I can't believe how well all this was organized and handled in such a short time. No cost to any of us. There were so many rumors all day and all will be sorted out. Ginny and I will stay thru next week as we had originally planned. I will stay in the room and finally get something done on my genealogy! Maybe I will write the whole story about all the families. We are just grateful to be here in one piece and alive. Marie Carol P. Martoccia 903 East Fifth Street Greenville, NC 27858 Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

Ancestry Weekly Digest Brought to you by the publishers of "The Source" and "Ancestry" Magazine http://www.ancestry.com For the Week ending 16 April 1999 ===================================================== <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> ===================================================== This weekly digest features the following: - Databases posted this Week - Maps posted this Week - Feature Article: "Changing the Perception" by Juliana Smith - Other Articles This Week ----- George G. Morgan "Along Those Lines . . ." "Making Connections Using Periodicals" ----- "Holocaust Remembrance Day, 1999" ----- "Holocaust Research" by Gary Mokotoff ----- "Pan American Day, 1999" ----- "Tracking Hispanic Family History" by George Ryskamp ----- "Native American Genealogy - News Items ----- Shooting at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City ----- Cover of Time Magazine: "How to Search for Your Roots" ----- "Finding Our Roots" Weeklong Special on NBC News ----- Notice from NARA (National Archives) on Space Planning ----- New Home Page at NARA ----- Indiana Genealogical Society Annual Conference - Links and Resources ----- Holocaust Links & Resources ----- Pan American Links & Resources ----- More Ontario Databases available to Ancestry.com subscribers ----- Native American Links & Resources - Family History Favorites - Thought for Today - Special Savings Offer from Ancestry.com ----- Ancestry Magazine ----- "The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy" Revised, edited by Loretto D. Szucs and Sandra H. Luebkiing - Free Forms Download <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM MYFAMILY.COM Love talking on the phone, but hate paying the bill? Wish you could stay in touch with your whole family, but worry about the long distance costs? We have the answer! Talk long distance--online--in real time with the MyFamily.com Chat/Who's Online Messaging System. As a member of MyFamily.com, not only do you get your own FREE family Web site, you can also see which family members are online and talk to them INSTANTLY! It's all FREE. It's Fun. It's all about your Family. Try it now with your family at: http://anclist001.ancestry.com/Unity/UrlView/23/27/5/1/107706 ===================================================== DATABASES POSTED THIS WEEK <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> ===================================================== World War I Draft Registrations (Update) http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3172.htm (Added 4/12) Tennessean (Nashville, TN) Obituaries 1998-1999 (Update) http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3514.htm (Added 4/12) Leavenworth County, Kansas Farmer Directory, 1921 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3724.htm (Added 4/13 Herald (Rock Hill, South Carolina), Obituaries, 1991-1999 (Update) http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3516.htm (Added 4/13) Camden County, New Jersey Marriages, 1837-1910 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3725.htm (Added 4/14) Tucson Citizen (Arizona), Obituaries, 1994-1999 (Update) http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3518.htm (Added 4/14) Millbrook, Ontario, 1901 Census Index http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3726.htm (Added 4/15) Salt Lake Tribune (UT) Obituaries, 1991-1999 (Update) http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3520.htm (Added 4/15) Rockingham County, Virginia, Births, 1857-1859 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3727.htm (Added 4/16) Florida Today (Brevard County), Obituaries, 1998-1999, (Update) http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3523.htm (Added 4/16) ===================================================== MAPS FEATURED THIS WEEK <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> ===================================================== Western Front American Operations 1917 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=625 Auschwitz-Birkenau Extermination Complex (Aerial View)(From "The Holocaust Revisited: A Retrospective Analysis of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Extermination Complex" in NAIL) http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=795 South America, 19th Century http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=378 Indian Reservations 1840 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=478 Indian Reservations 1875 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=505 ===================================================== FEATURE ARTICLE: "Changing the Perception" by Juliana S. Smith <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> ===================================================== Unfortunately, the bad manners of a few genealogists can reflect poorly on all of us. When some archivists or librarians see that glazed look that comes from reading too many microfilms, the trembling fingers clutching desperately to a handful of pedigree charts, and mouth watering over the treasures of that particular facility, they are probably fighting an urge to flee! By using common courtesy, we can all help ourselves by establishing a good reputation with these guardians of the records we hold so dear. Here are some common sense rules of etiquette to remember when you visit any library, archives, courthouse, or other research facility: ~ Do your homework before visiting the facility. Check hours of operation, availability of materials, and restrictions before your visit. If you have Internet access, many facilities have Web pages that contain all of the information you need. If they have an online catalog, you may want to do some preparatory work beforehand so that you won't tie up the onsite computer catalogs when you get there. (This will also save you valuable research time.) ~ Be mindful of closing time. It's easy to get caught up in the past and lose track of the present time, but remember that the your librarian or archivist wants to get out at quitting time. They have lives too, and having to wait for you to wrap things up may make them late for picking up their children, making dinner, or whatever else they have planned. ~ Don't expect the librarian, archivist, or clerk to do your research for you. Read up on the type of records you will be using. If you are new to family history research, read up on where to start. "Family History Made Easy," by Loretto D. Szucs (Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry, 1998) is a great book to start out with. ~ Take care with property. Be careful with old documents and books and don't mark on them. If you are unfamiliar with equipment, ask for help. The librarian or archivist would much rather explain to you how to use it properly, than explain to the next fifty people that it is broken. ~ Bring your own supplies including pencils, paper for taking notes, and exact change for copies. ~ Just as in correspondence, your questions should be brief and to the point. As much as the librarian would love to hear the story of your great-uncle Bruno and exploits, he or she probably has work to do, and there are often other patrons waiting to ask their own questions. ~ Be considerate and always return materials to their proper place (whether it be back to the shelf or to a place designated for returned items.) ~ Shhhhhhhh. Always speak quietly and be respectful of the other patrons in the facility. ~ Don't forget the magic words, �please� and �thank you.� If you get great service from someone, write to his or her superior and let them know. It's always great to be appreciated! Even if you follow all the rules of etiquette, you may still run across a clerk that seems a bit aloof and not particularly happy to be helping you. Maybe she is having a bad day, or maybe he had a bad experience with another patron. Stay cool, and polite. You can change their perception of all family historians for good! ===================================================== MORE ARTICLES FROM THE ANCESTRY DAILY NEWS THIS WEEK: <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> ===================================================== George G. Morgan "Along Those Lines . . ." "Making Connections Using Periodicals" http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews/04_16_99.htm#5 <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> "Holocaust Remembrance Day, 1999" http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews/04_13_99.htm#4 Excerpt from "The Source" on "Holocaust Research" by Gary Mokotoff and companion Web page with more links & resources. <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> "Pan American Day, 1999" http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews/04_14_99.htm#3 Proclamation by the President and Ancestry.com's companion Web page. <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> "Tracking Hispanic Family History" by George Ryskamp http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews/04_14_99.htm#4 Excerpt from "The Source" <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> "Native American Genealogy" http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews/04_15_99.htm#5 Introduction to the chapter in "The Source" by Curt Witcher. ===================================================== NEWS ITEMS <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> ===================================================== Shooting at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City In a terrible tragedy, a gunman shot several people and was fatally wounded himself in a shooting at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City on Thursday morning. For details, check your local news or visit one of the following news sites . Deseret News http://www.deseretnews.com/ ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.com/ Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/ The prayers and best wishes of everyone at Ancestry.com are with the victims, their families, and everyone who was at the facility. <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> COVER OF TIME MAGAZINE: "HOW TO SEARCH FOR YOUR ROOTS" The 19 April (vol. 153, no. 15) issue of Time magazine's cover story is "How to Search for Your Roots." Beginning with an article by Margot Hornblower, "Roots Mania," the issue also features sections on helpful books, where to look, African Americans, the National Archives, and "Time.com Presents: Growing Your Family Tree" ("A genealogy how-to kit, featuring starting tips, useful Web sites and books, and organizations that can help."). You can find it at your local newsstand or read it online at: http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/toc/0,3392,1101990419,00.html <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> "Finding Our Roots" Weeklong Special on NBC Next Week According to an MSNBC article on "A Family Tree That Spans the Net" NBC News will be airing a weeklong series on genealogy called, "Finding Our Roots," beginning on 19 April. According to the message: "NBC anchors Tom Brokaw, Katie Couric, Matt Lauer, Ann Curry, Al Roker, Jane Pauley, and Stone Phillips go looking for their ancestors, from Romania to Japan. We'll have a guide to finding your own family tree, links to some of the top databases, and reviews of genealogical software." 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Have you noticed all the attention on Roots lately...Time magazine, Martha Stewart LIVING, and now NBC... According to an MSNBC article on "A Family Tree That Spans the Net" NBC News will be airing a weeklong series on genealogy called, "Finding Our Roots," beginning on April 19. According to the message: "NBC anchors Tom Brokaw, Katie Couric, Matt Lauer, Ann Curry, Al Roker, Jane Pauley, and Stone Phillips go looking for their ancestors, from Romania to Japan. We'll have a guide to finding your own family tree, links to some of the top databases, and reviews of genealogical software." The article is online at: http://www.msnbc.com/news/256222.asp (See the yellow box at the end of the article.) <[email protected] Carol P. Martoccia 903 East Fifth Street Greenville, NC 27858 Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

--part1_ec22fdca.24459004_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_ec22fdca.24459004_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zc02.mx.aol.com (rly-zc02.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.2]) by air-zc02.mail.aol.com (v59.4) with SMTP; Sun, 11 Apr 1999 17:48:52 -0400 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-zc02.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id RAA14590; Sun, 11 Apr 1999 17:48:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id OAA06258; Sun, 11 Apr 1999 14:48:11 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 14:48:11 -0700 (PDT) From: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 16:17:06 EDT Old-To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [NCROOTS-L] MURPHY (originally MURPHREY or MURPHREE) Resent-Message-ID: <"6hf5nD.A.iXB.HiRE3"@bl-11.rootsweb.com> Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/7172 X-Loop: [email protected] To: [email protected] Precedence: list Errors-To: [email protected] Resent-Sender: [email protected] Hello all! I am having a tough time on both of my granddad's lines. This granddad was born in Wilson County, NC in about 1904 and I know that he was married twice before. My great grandparents names are Richard MURPHY and Maude HALE. Besides that, I do not have much more information. ==== NCROOTS Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal and exclusion from this mailing list. Spam crashes our servers and we have to take a stand. For comments or list administration questions,please Barbara Farthing Bonham [email protected] --part1_ec22fdca.24459004_boundary--