Barb, I always feel like I'm eavesdropping when one on the list writes directly to another. But there I am. When I was a girl in Nebr.living on the farm, we had those wall phones with about 10 people per line and you heard everyone's phone ring, shorts and longs to distinguish whose call it was. Everyone always listened to all the calls, we called it "rubber-necking". That's what I feel like. Only I'm going to butt in and ask a question. Was the Allen Co. Library you mentioned the Dixon County Library in the Village of Allen? And if so what is the Buffalo Chip? Sorry for horning in but not too sorry I guess. Betty from Riverside, Calif.

Someone wrote to the list inquiring about any story that may have been written in the Milford newspaper about a veteran living in the Soldiers and Sailors home who had a 100th birthday. I have lost that message - Does anyone have it? or could the person who wrote it send it directly to me? Jeanne, Seward Co Coordinator

Hello! I recently joined the list, so thought I would post my research interests. My BAILEY family came from Lincolnshire, England, and settled in Frontier Co. in the 1860s. My BAKER ancestors came from the East, (New York, Mass., Ohio, Mich.) to Red Willow Co. in 1883, living near Bartley. The flood of 1935 destroyed their farm, and they then moved into Bartley. I have been reading stories of the flood in "Bluff to Bluff," by Marlene Wilmot. Sincerely, Sara

Hello, I am fairly new to Genealogy and was wondering if anyone knew anything about tracing someone of Native American descent My Grandmother swore that her father was a Native American, but I have no idea how to go about finding out if he really was. Any good Nebraska resources on this subject? My Great Grandfathers's obituary read almost like he had been adopted or was not his parents natural child. Cathy

Im looking for decendents of my families. Willmott.Ormond,Pierce,All from Phelps county Neb. I have information on each family and receving more as the days go by. I would like to share my info.with any decendents of the above, to correct any mistakes that might have been made. I plan on entering all names on the Net.as soon as all datta is corrected.Also to get permission from decendents that wants to make there files personal,such as dates places ect. Please contact me at. ( ormand@webtv.net ) Thank you very much. Kenneth Kenneth O. Willmott 3625 Yosemite,Dr. Greeley, Colorado,U.S.A. 80634

Hi: Sorry about that!!! Lizzie Beck Groves died 5/31/1909 rather than 5/31/1919. Ladd

I have GROVE (no s) as follows: James GROVE born 1814 PA, d. 1896 Alvo, Cass, Nebraska m. Nancy PRICE b. 1813 VA d. 1894 Alvo Nebraksa They had 9 children: Dicie b. 1838, John b. 1840, Polly b. 1842, Maria b. 1846, James b.1847, first 5 children born in Ohio Nancy b. 1851, Elijah born 1851, Susan b. 1854, Margret b. 1856 these 4 children born in Iowa. Any information would be appreciated Norma Paul Lakeside, CA

Searching for information on Lizzie BECK, bn 7/12/1855 in Pennsylvania, died 5/31/1919, Nebraska City Nebraska. Married Harrison Wheeler GROVES on 5/30/1874 in Henry Co, Illinois. Any help would be appreciated.

Lorie, You can order a copy of the article from Buffalo Chip from the Allen Co. Public Library. I think they charge something like $5.00 for copying the article. Barb

I've also been able to locate the information the National Archives requires by writing to the courthouse in the county where the land was. Explain why you need the information, then ask for a search for a patent by your ancestor during such and such a time frame. The patent will have all the information you need, and can lead to some great information about your ancestor's life, neighbors, etc. Jamie At 06:36 PM 9/18/98 -0400, you wrote: >Thanks to all you kind people you send me messages as to how to get the >land patent records. I can see that I have a great deal of work to do >before I can locate the exact area. Thanks again. >Elaine Kirkham > >

Today I was told a relative Hattie Heacock McLey died in NE and they possess a photo of her tombstone saying she died in 1943 and was buried in Young Cemetery. Anyway have any idea how I would proceed in locating that cemetery? Could it be in the vicinity of Trenton, Hitchcock Cty or Benkelman? She had a son, Floyd Everett Grant who lived in that area? TIA Audrey Annable Franklin

That sounds like something many of us Easterners would like to know more about, please put replies about land patent records out to all reciepients on NE Mailing list. Loraine Danville, PA

At 01:50 PM 9/18/98 -0400, Elaine Kirkham wrote: >Can anyone help me? I am trying to find if there how to locate a land >patent record for Nebraska. I live in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, and our >land records differ quite a bit from yours. Any help would be appreciated. >Elaine Kirkham > > They are usually kept in the county courthouses. - Nancy Beach

Can anyone help me? I am trying to find if there how to locate a land patent record for Nebraska. I live in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, and our land records differ quite a bit from yours. Any help would be appreciated. Elaine Kirkham

Hi all, This one, passed along without reference to it's author, is too good for everyone not to enjoy, Have fun, Sandi ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ You Know You're Taking Genealogy Too Seriously If .. In order to put the "final touches" on your genealogical research, you've asked all of your closest relatives to provide DNA samples. You are the only person to show up at the cemetery research party with a shovel. You were instrumental in having "non-genealogical use of the genealogy room copy machine" classified as a federal hate crime. Your house leans slightly toward the side where your genealogical records are stored. You decided to take a two-week break from genealogy, and the U.S. Postal Office immediately laid off 1,500 employees. Out of respect for your best friend's unquestioned reputation for honesty and integrity, you are willing to turn off that noisy surveillance camera while she reviews your 57 genealogical research notebooks in your home. The armed security guard, however, will remain. You plod merrily along "refining" your recently published family history, blissfully unaware that the number of errata pages now far exceeds the number of pages in your original publication. During an ice storm and power outage, you ignore the pleas of your shivering spouse and place your last quilt around that 1886 photograph of dear Uncle George. The most recent document in your "Missing Ancestors" file is a 36-page contract between you and Johnson Billboard Advertising Company. Ed McMahon, several t.v. cameras and an envelope from Publishers Clearing House arrive at your front door on Super Bowl Sunday, and the first thing you say is, "Are you related to the McMahons of Ohio?". "A Loving Family" and "Financial Security" have moved up to second and third, respectively, on your list of life's goals, but still lag far behind "Owning My Own Microfilm Reader." A magical genie appears and agrees to grant your any one wish, and you ask that the 1890 census be restored.

Hi, I found through PERSI an article on Charles M. Houston. It was in the Spring 1979 issue. Does anyone have access to the Buffalo Chip and be willing to get me a copy of the article? I would be more than happy to pay for the copies. Our library is a little on the lame side otherwise I could just order it through interlibrary loan. I would really appreciate it, this family has had me stumped for a long time. Thanks, Lorie tljkn@fisi.net

hi, I'm trying to find info on my ggrandfather Richard WERT who lived near Tekemah NE from 1879 to 19?? (before 1952) when he died. He owned a farm know as the WERT farm 80 acres 4 miles sw of Blair NE. He was married to Laura Belle GREENLEE and they had 5 children who all went to Brewster school. How would I go about getting a death cert for Richard if I don't know when he died..and where do I send for one in Nebraska.Thank you, Vickie in CA

I am searching for information on my g grandmother, May Elwood Skeens, born 3-11-1879 in Beatrice, NE. She had a brother named James Elwood, born about 1881. I would like to know the name of their parents. Also, May married a man named Skeens in about 1896 and was my grandmother 's father. Her name is Sarah Skeens, born 3-27-1899. He died before she was born. Any information would be appreciated. Joan mvm@journey.com

Thought you might all enjoy this: It was the first day of census, and all through the land each pollster was ready ... a black book in hand. He mounted his horse for a long dusty ride, his book and some quills were tucked close by his side. A long winding ride down a road barely there, toward the smell of fresh bread wafting, up through the air. The woman was tired, with lines on her face and wisps of brown hair she tucked back into place. She gave him some water ... as they sat at the table and she answered his questions ... the best she was able. He asked her of children. Yes, she had quite a few -- the oldest was twenty, the youngest not two. She held up a toddler with cheeks round and red; his sister, she whispered, was napping in bed. She noted each person who lived there with pride, and she felt the faint stirrings of the wee one inside. He noted the sex, the color, the age... the marks from the quill soon filled up the page. At the number of children, she nodded her head and saw her lips quiver for the three that were dead. The places of birth she "never forgot" was it Kansas? or Utah? or Oregon ... or not? They came from Scotland, of that she was clear, but she wasn't quite sure just how long they'd been here. They spoke of employment, of schooling and such, they could read some ... and write some ... though really not much. When the questions were answered, his job there was done so he mounted his horse and he rode toward the sun. We can almost imagine his voice loud and clear, "May God bless you all for another ten years." Now picture a time warp ... its' now you and me as we search for the people on our family tree. We squint at the census and scroll down so slow as we search for that entry from long, long ago. Could they only imagine on that long ago day that the entries they made would effect us this way? If they knew would they wonder at the yearning we feel and the searching that makes them so increasingly real. We can hear if we listen the words they impart through their blood in our veins and their voice in our heart. --- Author unknown.

Connie Snyder wrote: > > Lynn wrote: > > > Looks like the lists may be back up and running!!! > > Lynn > > Yes, they all seem to be going again. Most of them came back online last > night, and they have been sending out the messages that came in while > they were working on the system over the weekend. > > I hope everyone was able to handle the peace and quiet for the last few > days. > > Connie Hi All, The following is a message from John Tallman on ESSEX-ROOTS, with a follow-up from me. > Well Folks - > > Isn't is nice to be back on line and communicating again? Did you miss the > list? > I certainly did!!! > > Now - isn't this a really good time to show how much we missed the list with > those not yet financially supporting RootsWeb but reaping its benefits, to go > to http://www.rootsweb.com and, at a minimum, become a member - it's only > $12.00 per year and that's only a minimum. The benefit of RootsWeb to me can > hardly be translated to cold hard cash - but it certainly does help. > > I've no connection with RootsWeb other being a very grateful recipient of > their work, talent, time, dedication and commitment and for this I'm most > happy to contribute. > > Lets go for it!!!!!!! > > John Tallman Hooray for John!! When I moved up here last month, and had to leave Earthlink's unlimited access, I started paying my ISP $480/year to them for Cyber Junkie access. I was just thankful that an ISP was up here. Then, when I learned how it was mostly just Brian & Karen, a few others and their "box" at our mutual ISP, with mostly volunteers running the mammoth project, and how for just $12 beyond the basic $12, I with others, could collectively support new lists, new GenWeb sites, and anything else we would like to see, beyond what they've already managed. That's what I wanted, not just to cover their expense of what they've already done for me, but see them provide more for just $24, only 5% of what I'm paying to be online, I thought, what's $24 compared to all they've done? It wasn't from my family that I learned that my grgrandmother's nick-name was "Libbie", it was on GenWeb. Now, I know who wrote those Civil War era letters that I have in my possession! Here's what Brian Leverich wrote to me, 1 Sep 1998: "Just to let you know, your contribution came at a particularly good time in that it is helping to pay for the additional bandwidth and server capacity that we've added to accommodate ROOTS-L and the 4,000+ other mailing lists we support and the 2,200+ Websites that RootsWeb hosts, including the Olive Tree Genealogy, USGenWeb and the USGenWeb Archives, and the Roots Surname List." He didn't even mention Cyndi's List! That just falls into the category of one of those 2,200+ Websites. Somehow, it seems that those payments should have been reversed, that the $24 should have gone to our ISP and $480 to Rootsweb, for all that they are accomplishing and providing free of charge for us all, just because they want to. So, Yes, lets go for it!!! I have no connection to Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative. I just contributed a little to help them keep going, although I do hope to meet them someday as they have a house here somewhere. Now, Our List Mom won't have to remind us. --"Sandi" Sponsor of Rootsweb Pine Mountain Club, CA The community home to Mount Pinos Webspinners, Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative