This is the last call for pre-registrations for the conference Oct 30 at Nebraska Methodist College in Omaha. You can download a flyer at _www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com_ (http://www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com) if you haven't received one, or misfiled it. The conference topics: Land and property records Organizing collected genealogy materials (you know, the xerox copies & memorabilia in something other than the "Pilot method: pile it here, pile it there) Telling ancestral stories Using digital cameras to help record genealogical data & scenes We have received two large donations of genealogy materials, and things that are duplicated at the W. Dale Clark Library will be sold at very economical prices at the conference. We have, among other things, a large collection of New England Historical & Genealogical Society Journals, to be sold in complete years where available--at very low prices considering what a membership costs. (Most items are one set for the time period, so you can't "wait to decide" and count on it being there.) There will be lunch available at a nominal price, or you can go out to eat (lots of restaurants/fast food places near by), a bake sale, white elephant sale, etc. We always have fun. You can check out the web site or email me with questions. Early registrations get a discount, and, of course, society members get a bigger discount over regular prices. (We're into the new fiscal year by 3 months, so you haven't missed much if you decide to join now.) We hope to see you there. Karen

 For all of my Genealogy friends their is a new web site call Graveyard Obit. The Obituaries was take out of the The Millard Mercury Papillion Newspaper. Please stop by and visit you just might find a love one story.   http://nancy-mancuso.blogspot.com/2010/10/millard-mercury-papillion-nebraska.html   Nancy Mancuso

If you wish to attend the lock-in register by sending an email to _Genehelper@aol.com_ (mailto:Genehelper@aol.com) Even with two floors for computers, space will be somewhat limited. In a message dated 8/27/2010 7:42:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Sahara346@aol.com writes: 1. October 1 is our second annual genealogy lock-in which will be held at the W. Dale Clark library in downtown Omaha. There a couple of changes from last year. The event will begin at 6:30, and doors will be closed at 6:45. If you are at the library beforehand, we suggest you have a bite of supper at one of the area restaurants (Cranes & Jimmy John's are just across the street to the south.) You may come early and work but the library will be cleared of patrons at regular closing time. Another change, there will be computers available on second floor as well as the third floor, and the timers will be on so that more people will be able to use them. Opening second floor computers about doubles the computer capacity, and since there will be time limits on the computers similar to normal business hours, more will be able to use them. The Ancestry available at the library is the World version, and there are British, Canadian and some other European records available. Ancestry recently bought the Swedish data base service GenLine, and we're waiting to see if that becomes available also (if you do use GenLine, be aware that only the headings to the research data bases is in English. The records are untranslated Swedish...but hey, I've got one of my Swedish lines into the 1500s now thanks to GenLine. If I can do it, you may be able to do it as well. The downer is that not all parishes go back that far. (Email me with Swedish Questions if you like.) There will be several librarians on duty, there will be a tour available of the facility if you are new to the Omaha genealogy department, and several members of the Greater Omaha Genealogical Society will be available to try to help with genealogy programs, resource questions, research questions. There are two marvelous collections of information that are kept behind the information desk that they will be happy to get for you if the topic or people you're interested in is listed. Just ask. We've got all Omaha/So Omaha city directories, several sets of marriage microfilms from various Nebraska counties, over 8,000 books about a wide variety of states, counties, ethnicities, immigrations, etc and newsletters from about 125 different genealogy societies around the country. The lock-in will be over at 9 PM. There is no charge for this event, although we'll have a donation jar to help pay for the guard (this is outside the normal library budget which they keep cutting on the city council.) If you can help, we appreciate it. If not, the Society will fund the guard's salary. If we get enough donations after the guard salary is paid, we'll buy more stuff for the library. IF you heard Roger Minert a couple years ago at a Spring conference, you'll find that we have all of his books at the present time. If you have questions, you can email me. Second: The annual fall conference/workshop (30 Oct 2010) flyer has been uploaded to the G.O.G.S. web site: _www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com_ (http://www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com) (right hand of the page, a ways down.) If you're on the mailing list, they should hit the mail next week. Four speakers (brief synopsis, you can get more from the flyer): Lynn Farr will be discussing land records Lucille Saunders will be discussing oral histories/story telling Cyndy Salzman will discuss how to organize our records Jeff Ramsell will discuss the uses of digital cameras in genealogy research. This is one of the two major genealogy conferences that we sponsor each year. Any profits that may be made over the conference expenses will be turned into materials at the W. Dale Clark Library. (Yeah, when they cut the library budget by 7.5% this year, we got hit yet again in genealogy.) There are discounts for pre-registering, and for being a member of the Greater Omaha Genealogical Society (in fact, if you attend both conferences, it's almost like we're giving you the Society membership free because you get a $10 discount at each conference if you are a member.) You don't need to be a member to attend the conference. We always have a lot of fun. There's a bake sale, raffles, genealogy stuff and white elephants for sale. Lunch is available for a nominal fee, or you can go out to lunch. Hope to see you at both upcoming events. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

1. October 1 is our second annual genealogy lock-in which will be held at the W. Dale Clark library in downtown Omaha. There a couple of changes from last year. The event will begin at 6:30, and doors will be closed at 6:45. If you are at the library beforehand, we suggest you have a bite of supper at one of the area restaurants (Cranes & Jimmy John's are just across the street to the south.) You may come early and work but the library will be cleared of patrons at regular closing time. Another change, there will be computers available on second floor as well as the third floor, and the timers will be on so that more people will be able to use them. Opening second floor computers about doubles the computer capacity, and since there will be time limits on the computers similar to normal business hours, more will be able to use them. The Ancestry available at the library is the World version, and there are British, Canadian and some other European records available. Ancestry recently bought the Swedish data base service GenLine, and we're waiting to see if that becomes available also (if you do use GenLine, be aware that only the headings to the research data bases is in English. The records are untranslated Swedish...but hey, I've got one of my Swedish lines into the 1500s now thanks to GenLine. If I can do it, you may be able to do it as well. The downer is that not all parishes go back that far. (Email me with Swedish Questions if you like.) There will be several librarians on duty, there will be a tour available of the facility if you are new to the Omaha genealogy department, and several members of the Greater Omaha Genealogical Society will be available to try to help with genealogy programs, resource questions, research questions. There are two marvelous collections of information that are kept behind the information desk that they will be happy to get for you if the topic or people you're interested in is listed. Just ask. We've got all Omaha/So Omaha city directories, several sets of marriage microfilms from various Nebraska counties, over 8,000 books about a wide variety of states, counties, ethnicities, immigrations, etc and newsletters from about 125 different genealogy societies around the country. The lock-in will be over at 9 PM. There is no charge for this event, although we'll have a donation jar to help pay for the guard (this is outside the normal library budget which they keep cutting on the city council.) If you can help, we appreciate it. If not, the Society will fund the guard's salary. If we get enough donations after the guard salary is paid, we'll buy more stuff for the library. IF you heard Roger Minert a couple years ago at a Spring conference, you'll find that we have all of his books at the present time. If you have questions, you can email me. Second: The annual fall conference/workshop (30 Oct 2010) flyer has been uploaded to the G.O.G.S. web site: _www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com_ (http://www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com) (right hand of the page, a ways down.) If you're on the mailing list, they should hit the mail next week. Four speakers (brief synopsis, you can get more from the flyer): Lynn Farr will be discussing land records Lucille Saunders will be discussing oral histories/story telling Cyndy Salzman will discuss how to organize our records Jeff Ramsell will discuss the uses of digital cameras in genealogy research. This is one of the two major genealogy conferences that we sponsor each year. Any profits that may be made over the conference expenses will be turned into materials at the W. Dale Clark Library. (Yeah, when they cut the library budget by 7.5% this year, we got hit yet again in genealogy.) There are discounts for pre-registering, and for being a member of the Greater Omaha Genealogical Society (in fact, if you attend both conferences, it's almost like we're giving you the Society membership free because you get a $10 discount at each conference if you are a member.) You don't need to be a member to attend the conference. We always have a lot of fun. There's a bake sale, raffles, genealogy stuff and white elephants for sale. Lunch is available for a nominal fee, or you can go out to lunch. Hope to see you at both upcoming events.

We have in the past published the surnames our members have been looking for in paper copies, but there are so many members and so many surnames that it was becoming very expensive to print and mail over 30 pages of names to everyone, and it still didn't get the potential links that we hoped for. SOOO... We've put the surname lists on our _www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com_ (http://www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com) web site. Anybody can go look at the list (LINK IS AT THE TOP OF THE FIRST SCREEN), and if you find a possible match, email the address provided and we'll hook you up with the person or persons who are researching that surname/surnames. (Some are realistically skittish about putting their email address out for the whole world to view and reply to, so we're hoping this will reassure them that it's OK to post their surnames and perhaps link with new relatives.) I'm not sure how many names there are posted at the present time but they're from our new membership year, and there will be more added as the renewals and new members come in. Whether you are a member or not, you're allowed to contact us to connect with possible matches. If you want YOUR surnames listed, you're welcome to join the Society. (10 newsletters a year, at least 12 ezines, discounts on attendance at the two major workshops we have each spring and fall, and pre-publication discounts on new items that we develop--like the latest "Remains to Be Found" that just came out (includes excerpts from the diary of an immigrant ancestor of one of our members detailing some of the events he experienced in coming to America. Other people's ancestors probably had similar experiences, AND it gives some interesting insights into the process. Made me really glad I was born here and in the 20th century.) Happy hunting. Karen

Greater Omaha Genealogy Society presents: Mar 17th 7:00 PM Crown Point Retirement Center 2820 S 80 St, Omaha, NE Guests are always welcome. "The Irish in Nebraska" Sorry, no green beer, but I understand they're getting a cake decorated for St. Patrick's day. April 21st: We will hear from the new library director in Omaha and hear what he envisions for the library system here. (And what he is willing/able to do for the area genealogists). Don't forget our all day conference on April 10th, with another genealogy professor from BYU. Download a flyer at _www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com_ (http://www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com) if you didn't get one in the mail. There's still time to get your reservation in at the early bird price. Also, we've added more names to the _www.Sarpymarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.Sarpymarriages.wordpress.com) site and to the _www.Omahamarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.Omahamarriages.wordpress.com) site in the last couple days. It's worth checking both places if you can't find your folks in their home county, as many, many people travel to other counties to marry. Karen

I sent this off without getting it proofread. If you want to call in your registration for the classes, the correct number is 402-706-1453. Sorry, but sometimes I forget to go back to proofread, and I've gotten my fingers twisted around and type something off the wall. Hope to see lots of folks there. We always have fun at the classes. Karen In a message dated 1/6/2010 8:28:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, sahara346@aol.com writes: I just added more marriages to the Sarpy, Hall and Douglas county web sites. As always, it's important to remember that not everyone marrying in the county lived there. Also, I want to invite people to attend our annual genealogy classes to be held 3rd Saturday mornings from Jan thru Jun at 9:15 AM at the Mormon Trail Center here in Omaha. If you want to come, please call 402-706-1453 or email _Genehelper@aol.com_ (mailto:Genehelper@aol.com) . They are free, but because we sometimes get over 100 people, we need to know how many handouts to make so we don't run out (or have dozens of leftovers.) Jan 16: My History through the Ages: a discussion of getting started, the types of records to look for at home, how to record the data, and the importance of documentation. Feb 20: Vital Records for the Vital Events of our Lives and Substitutes for Vital Records. Since vital records didn't start in most American states until the 20th century, we'll spend time on both aspects of this subject so that you can get a handle on how to find those important birth, marriage and death dates & places. Mar 20: Making Sense of the Census Most of the focus will be on the US census, but we will mention some aspects of other censuses throughout the world. Censuses are a must for the time periods that there were no vital records, if one exsists. Apr 24th (note, this is the 4th Saturday) Searching the World's Records Without Leaving Omaha: Using the resources of the LDS Family History Centers, Family Search labs, and the Family Search. A vast resource of millions of reels of microfilm from around the world, being indexed and put on line. Pt 2: Googling your ancestors: a discussion on finding your ancestors on the web May 15: What's Hiding at the Courthouse? There is a wealth of information at courthouses besides the vital records that everyone craves. Many of these records are considered public records, and privacy laws that affect vital records do not apply Pt 2: The Name Game: We'll spend time discussing naming customs and patterns for a variety of ethnic groups, nicknames, & spelling variations. Jun 19: What's Black and White and Read All Over? What might be found in historic newspapers and where to find them. Pt 2. Cemetery Research: Just as there's more to the courthouse than the vital records, there's more to be discovered in the cemetery than the names & dates carved on the tombstone.

Thank you! -----Original Message----- From: nedodge-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nedodge-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sahara346@aol.com Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:12 AM To: nedodge@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NEDODGE] Updated web sites & free genealogy classes _www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com) _www.sarpymarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.sarpymarriages.wordpress.com) _www.hallcomarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.hallcomarriages.wordpress.com) _www.thurstonmarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.thurstonmarriages.wordpress.com) _www.omahaobits.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahaobits.wordpress.com) _www.omahabirths.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahabirths.wordpress.com) I have not done anything to differentiate between new & old entries on the web site. They're all alphabetical according to the way it gets spelled in the document (I know, sometimes the handwriting is illegible & it's a guess, or it gets mistyped.) It's very easy to do a "control & find" on any of the pages to find something that you may be looking for. That's one of the reasons the women who were on second marriages have the (Mrs.) behind the name when I catch it, so that it's easier to find alphabetically. In a message dated 1/7/2010 10:03:29 A.M. Central Standard Time, jwinet@ma.rr.com writes: How do I get to these websites and how do I tell what's new? -----Original Message----- From: nedodge-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nedodge-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of sahara346@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 9:28 PM To: nedougla@rootsweb.com; NEBRHeritage@rootsweb.com; nebrroots@rootsweb.com; nesarpy@rootsweb.com; nedodge@rootsweb.com; ne-gen-societies@rootsweb.com Subject: [NEDODGE] Updated web sites & free genealogy classes I just added more marriages to the Sarpy, Hall and Douglas county web sites. As always, it's important to remember that not everyone marrying in the county lived there. Also, I want to invite people to attend our annual genealogy classes to be held 3rd Saturday mornings from Jan thru Jun at 9:15 AM at the Mormon Trail Center here in Omaha. If you want to come, please call 402-706-1452 or email _Genehelper@aol.com_ (mailto:Genehelper@aol.com) . They are free, but because we sometimes get over 100 people, we need to know how many handouts to make so we don't run out (or have dozens of leftovers.) Jan 16: My History through the Ages: a discussion of getting started, the types of records to look for at home, how to record the data, and the importance of documentation. Feb 20: Vital Records for the Vital Events of our Lives and Substitutes for Vital Records. Since vital records didn't start in most American states until the 20th century, we'll spend time on both aspects of this subject so that you can get a handle on how to find those important birth, marriage and death dates & places. Mar 20: Making Sense of the Census Most of the focus will be on the US census, but we will mention some aspects of other censuses throughout the world. Censuses are a must for the time periods that there were no vital records, if one exsists. Apr 24th (note, this is the 4th Saturday) Searching the World's Records Without Leaving Omaha: Using the resources of the LDS Family History Centers, Family Search labs, and the Family Search. A vast resource of millions of reels of microfilm from around the world, being indexed and put on line. Pt 2: Googling your ancestors: a discussion on finding your ancestors on the web May 15: What's Hiding at the Courthouse? There is a wealth of information at courthouses besides the vital records that everyone craves. Many of these records are considered public records, and privacy laws that affect vital records do not apply Pt 2: The Name Game: We'll spend time discussing naming customs and patterns for a variety of ethnic groups, nicknames, & spelling variations. Jun 19: What's Black and White and Read All Over? What might be found in historic newspapers and where to find them. Pt 2. Cemetery Research: Just as there's more to the courthouse than the vital records, there's more to be discovered in the cemetery than the names & dates carved on the tombstone. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

_www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahamarriages.wordpress.com) _www.sarpymarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.sarpymarriages.wordpress.com) _www.hallcomarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.hallcomarriages.wordpress.com) _www.thurstonmarriages.wordpress.com_ (http://www.thurstonmarriages.wordpress.com) _www.omahaobits.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahaobits.wordpress.com) _www.omahabirths.wordpress.com_ (http://www.omahabirths.wordpress.com) I have not done anything to differentiate between new & old entries on the web site. They're all alphabetical according to the way it gets spelled in the document (I know, sometimes the handwriting is illegible & it's a guess, or it gets mistyped.) It's very easy to do a "control & find" on any of the pages to find something that you may be looking for. That's one of the reasons the women who were on second marriages have the (Mrs.) behind the name when I catch it, so that it's easier to find alphabetically. In a message dated 1/7/2010 10:03:29 A.M. Central Standard Time, jwinet@ma.rr.com writes: How do I get to these websites and how do I tell what's new? -----Original Message----- From: nedodge-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nedodge-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of sahara346@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 9:28 PM To: nedougla@rootsweb.com; NEBRHeritage@rootsweb.com; nebrroots@rootsweb.com; nesarpy@rootsweb.com; nedodge@rootsweb.com; ne-gen-societies@rootsweb.com Subject: [NEDODGE] Updated web sites & free genealogy classes I just added more marriages to the Sarpy, Hall and Douglas county web sites. As always, it's important to remember that not everyone marrying in the county lived there. Also, I want to invite people to attend our annual genealogy classes to be held 3rd Saturday mornings from Jan thru Jun at 9:15 AM at the Mormon Trail Center here in Omaha. If you want to come, please call 402-706-1452 or email _Genehelper@aol.com_ (mailto:Genehelper@aol.com) . They are free, but because we sometimes get over 100 people, we need to know how many handouts to make so we don't run out (or have dozens of leftovers.) Jan 16: My History through the Ages: a discussion of getting started, the types of records to look for at home, how to record the data, and the importance of documentation. Feb 20: Vital Records for the Vital Events of our Lives and Substitutes for Vital Records. Since vital records didn't start in most American states until the 20th century, we'll spend time on both aspects of this subject so that you can get a handle on how to find those important birth, marriage and death dates & places. Mar 20: Making Sense of the Census Most of the focus will be on the US census, but we will mention some aspects of other censuses throughout the world. Censuses are a must for the time periods that there were no vital records, if one exsists. Apr 24th (note, this is the 4th Saturday) Searching the World's Records Without Leaving Omaha: Using the resources of the LDS Family History Centers, Family Search labs, and the Family Search. A vast resource of millions of reels of microfilm from around the world, being indexed and put on line. Pt 2: Googling your ancestors: a discussion on finding your ancestors on the web May 15: What's Hiding at the Courthouse? There is a wealth of information at courthouses besides the vital records that everyone craves. Many of these records are considered public records, and privacy laws that affect vital records do not apply Pt 2: The Name Game: We'll spend time discussing naming customs and patterns for a variety of ethnic groups, nicknames, & spelling variations. Jun 19: What's Black and White and Read All Over? What might be found in historic newspapers and where to find them. Pt 2. Cemetery Research: Just as there's more to the courthouse than the vital records, there's more to be discovered in the cemetery than the names & dates carved on the tombstone. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

How do I get to these websites and how do I tell what's new? -----Original Message----- From: nedodge-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nedodge-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of sahara346@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 9:28 PM To: nedougla@rootsweb.com; NEBRHeritage@rootsweb.com; nebrroots@rootsweb.com; nesarpy@rootsweb.com; nedodge@rootsweb.com; ne-gen-societies@rootsweb.com Subject: [NEDODGE] Updated web sites & free genealogy classes I just added more marriages to the Sarpy, Hall and Douglas county web sites. As always, it's important to remember that not everyone marrying in the county lived there. Also, I want to invite people to attend our annual genealogy classes to be held 3rd Saturday mornings from Jan thru Jun at 9:15 AM at the Mormon Trail Center here in Omaha. If you want to come, please call 402-706-1452 or email _Genehelper@aol.com_ (mailto:Genehelper@aol.com) . They are free, but because we sometimes get over 100 people, we need to know how many handouts to make so we don't run out (or have dozens of leftovers.) Jan 16: My History through the Ages: a discussion of getting started, the types of records to look for at home, how to record the data, and the importance of documentation. Feb 20: Vital Records for the Vital Events of our Lives and Substitutes for Vital Records. Since vital records didn't start in most American states until the 20th century, we'll spend time on both aspects of this subject so that you can get a handle on how to find those important birth, marriage and death dates & places. Mar 20: Making Sense of the Census Most of the focus will be on the US census, but we will mention some aspects of other censuses throughout the world. Censuses are a must for the time periods that there were no vital records, if one exsists. Apr 24th (note, this is the 4th Saturday) Searching the World's Records Without Leaving Omaha: Using the resources of the LDS Family History Centers, Family Search labs, and the Family Search. A vast resource of millions of reels of microfilm from around the world, being indexed and put on line. Pt 2: Googling your ancestors: a discussion on finding your ancestors on the web May 15: What's Hiding at the Courthouse? There is a wealth of information at courthouses besides the vital records that everyone craves. Many of these records are considered public records, and privacy laws that affect vital records do not apply Pt 2: The Name Game: We'll spend time discussing naming customs and patterns for a variety of ethnic groups, nicknames, & spelling variations. Jun 19: What's Black and White and Read All Over? What might be found in historic newspapers and where to find them. Pt 2. Cemetery Research: Just as there's more to the courthouse than the vital records, there's more to be discovered in the cemetery than the names & dates carved on the tombstone. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I just added more marriages to the Sarpy, Hall and Douglas county web sites. As always, it's important to remember that not everyone marrying in the county lived there. Also, I want to invite people to attend our annual genealogy classes to be held 3rd Saturday mornings from Jan thru Jun at 9:15 AM at the Mormon Trail Center here in Omaha. If you want to come, please call 402-706-1452 or email _Genehelper@aol.com_ (mailto:Genehelper@aol.com) . They are free, but because we sometimes get over 100 people, we need to know how many handouts to make so we don't run out (or have dozens of leftovers.) Jan 16: My History through the Ages: a discussion of getting started, the types of records to look for at home, how to record the data, and the importance of documentation. Feb 20: Vital Records for the Vital Events of our Lives and Substitutes for Vital Records. Since vital records didn't start in most American states until the 20th century, we'll spend time on both aspects of this subject so that you can get a handle on how to find those important birth, marriage and death dates & places. Mar 20: Making Sense of the Census Most of the focus will be on the US census, but we will mention some aspects of other censuses throughout the world. Censuses are a must for the time periods that there were no vital records, if one exsists. Apr 24th (note, this is the 4th Saturday) Searching the World's Records Without Leaving Omaha: Using the resources of the LDS Family History Centers, Family Search labs, and the Family Search. A vast resource of millions of reels of microfilm from around the world, being indexed and put on line. Pt 2: Googling your ancestors: a discussion on finding your ancestors on the web May 15: What's Hiding at the Courthouse? There is a wealth of information at courthouses besides the vital records that everyone craves. Many of these records are considered public records, and privacy laws that affect vital records do not apply Pt 2: The Name Game: We'll spend time discussing naming customs and patterns for a variety of ethnic groups, nicknames, & spelling variations. Jun 19: What's Black and White and Read All Over? What might be found in historic newspapers and where to find them. Pt 2. Cemetery Research: Just as there's more to the courthouse than the vital records, there's more to be discovered in the cemetery than the names & dates carved on the tombstone.

Upcoming conference here in Omaha Nebraska will be October 24th. We will be talking about wills & probate records, Civil War pensions, have a panel discussion to discuss some of the attendee's research problems (you have to send in your problem with your registration and tell what you've done and what you know about your problem for the panel to have half a chance at figuring out further ways to help you), and have an Antiques Roadshow type of event as well (so you can bring a family heirloom to find out more about it.) Place: Again at the Nebraska Methodist College, Josie Harper campus. Registration is in progress. If you did not get a flyer in the mail, you can download one at _www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com_ (http://www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com) (look on the sidebar for the button to click). You'll want to get your registration in soon so that you can qualify for the pre-registration price (otherwise, the price goes up $10 at the door, whether you're a Society member or not...and we offer the pre-registration special so that we know how many hand outs to prepare.) The first class starts at 9:00, so you'll want to come early (doors open at 8:15). There will be a bake sale, and lunch will be served at a nominal fee. If you missed our first ever Genealogy Lock-In, you missed a good time. We introduced over 60 folks to the resources that are at the W. Dale Clark Library, (had snacks, which are not commonly acceptable on 3rd floor), and people had access to 14 computers there on 3rd, whereas the genealogy room has two that usually can be used without reservations to do genealogy research without reservations. There were people there from GO-PAF who helped answer genealogy program & computer questions. It was generally decided that we need to do another one, so we will, but not for a few months. Sorry if you missed it...so don't miss the Workshop too!

New Genealogy Blogs September 12, 2009 GeneaBloggers has reached another milestone - over 600 genealogy blogs on our blog roll! This week we offer 20 new genealogy and family-history related blogs and we now list 603 in our blog list! Remember to try and help out these new blogs by: Read more: http://www.geneabloggers.com/genealogy-blogs-september-12-2009/#ixzz0QulJllM8 Obituaries from American Citizen Newspaper, Omaha, Nebraska http://nmancuso.blogspot.com/ Blog type: Death records and obituaries, Italian genealogy, Nebraska genealogy The obituraries listed are from the American Citizen newspaper, a semi-monthly newspaper published from July 4, 1938 to October 14, 1985 in Omaha Nebraska by a member of the Sons of Italy. This was an Italian language newspaper. This paper told the Italian people what was happening back in Italy and in America. This was one way of communicating with each other. Obituaries from Omaha and Douglas County Nebraska, Newspapers http://italianmomomaha.blogspot.com/ Blog type: Death records and obituaries, Nebraska genealogy Obituaries listed below are from the Cass County Echo Newspaper published in Plattsmouth,Nebraska; the South Omaha Sun Newspaper published in South Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, and the World-Herald Newspaper published in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska with Omaha Bee and Daily News. I would like to thank GeneaBloggers for recognize my two Obituaries Blogs. Nancy Mancuso

Thank you very much! I had almost given up hope. Bless you. They are buried in section G. A Google search for Fremont Memorial Cemetery provided me with a section map of the cemetery that I can send you by e-mail if you give me your e-mail address. There was also an index where I found my father and grandparents listed as being on page 13. People on pages 1-17 (or so) are buried in section G. I hope that helps at least a little. Valerie

This is very helpful information. Yes, please email me the map information you found. Then I will also have your email to send you the photos when I get them. Deb debhammer@huntel.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <VALSUSAN@aol.com> To: <nedodge@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 9:23 PM Subject: Re: [NEDODGE] NEDODGE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 15 > Thank you very much! I had almost given up hope. Bless you. > > They are buried in section G. A Google search for Fremont Memorial > Cemetery provided me with a section map of the cemetery that I can send > you by > e-mail if you give me your e-mail address. > > There was also an index where I found my father and grandparents listed > as > being on page 13. People on pages 1-17 (or so) are buried in section G. > > I hope that helps at least a little. > > Valerie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for sharing. I do volunteer work for Find A Grave. They send me an email of requests within 60 miles of where I live. They are sent out as random requests. Find a Grave is a pictorial of headstones. After you receive a request, you can ignore it or claim it. This is way easier and wouldn't be as overwhelming as the RAOGK volunteers. My appreciation does go out to all volunteers for their time and efforts in researching genealogy. Without volunteers, where would genealogy be today? ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sahara346@aol.com> To: <nedodge@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 7:41 AM Subject: Re: [NEDODGE] NEDODGE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 13 > RAOGK stands for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness. They have over > 4,000 volunteers (last time I was on their list) who are willing to do an > act > of kindness for folks. The only cost is what it costs to get the copy or > photo, postage & $1 for gas. They can not charge for time, and they are > entitled to reimbursement for their financial outlay in our behalf. > You're > only supposed to have to do one a month, but that's not always the way it > works either--sometimes you get quite a few at a time. > > I was on for awhile. Problem is, there are too many people out there > than > when they find RAOGK, think they've found a gold mine. One person asked > a > friend of mine to send her xerox copies of two or three different > surnames > in the Omaha city directories for about a ten year span. It involved > quite a bit of time, copy money, postage money, and way exceeded the > "act" of > kindness. What they were asking was "research". When I was on the list, > I > would get lots of requests, and people wouldn't reimburse me for > expenses. > Well, I'm retired now and on a fixed income--so that became a hardship. > Volunteers were supposed to only have to do one a month, but I was > getting > inundated at times. I would also get a request, spend time & money > obtaining what they asked for, contact the person only to have them tell > me they'd > already gotten it from someone else. (They've now got a clearing house > so > that the request only can go to one person, so that's been helped > somewhat.) But when I was helping, they didn't and it got to be too > much, so I > quit. I noticed that the overload hasn't stopped either. One of the > ladies at > the library yesterday had several requests from RAOGK and several of them > were asking for several obit copies. When they're on microfilm, it can > be > quite time consuming to get them (in the early days, obits/death notices > can be anywhere on a page, even in the gossip columns), even if they're > on > the Omaha obit index. An act of kindness is AN ACT, not several > different > items. > > It can be a boon to find things that you normally wouldn't have access to > when it isn't abused by a few, and when they don't overwhelm a person with > too many requests. That can easily happen when they only have a > volunteer > or two in a geographic area and a lot of people want things. > > Karen > Karen > > > > In a message dated 9/8/2009 10:28:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > debhammer@huntel.net writes: > > Can you explain what RAOGK is? I am unfamilar with that. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <nancymancuso_2000@cox.net> > To: <nedodge@rootsweb.com> > Cc: <VALSUSAN@aol.com> > Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 9:28 PM > Subject: Re: [NEDODGE] NEDODGE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 13 > > >> Have you ask RAOGK for that county. >> >> >> ---- VALSUSAN@aol.com wrote: >>> I have a long distance request and would appreciate any help I could > get >>> on obtaining the obituaries of my paternal grandparents and pictures >>> of >>> their graves. >>> >>> My paternal grandparents lived and died in Fremont, Dodge County, >>> Nebraska, and although my father died in Louisville, Kentucky, he is >>> buried with >>> his parents at Fremont Memorial Cemetery. >>> >>> I live in Louisville, Kentucky, and I have never seen my father's >>> grave >>> nor the graves of my grandparents. I have never even seen a picture > of >>> their >>> graves. You have no idea how much it would mean to me to finally see > my >>> father's grave. He killed himself in our Louisville home in 1962 when > I >>> was >>> 10 years old. >>> >>> My father was Glenn L. Ernst. He was born July 12, 1918, and died >>> August >>> 3, 1962. My grandparents were Ira Ernst (died September 5, 1976), and >>> Nettie (Enyeart) Ernst (died December 6, 1971). >>> >>> There aren't any words to express how much it would mean to me to have > >>> the >>> pictures and the obituaries. >>> >>> Can anyone help me? I would be glad to pay for your time and costs. >>> >>> Valerie Ernst Locke >>> _valsusan@aol.com_ (mailto:valsusan@aol.com) >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

RAOGK stands for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness. They have over 4,000 volunteers (last time I was on their list) who are willing to do an act of kindness for folks. The only cost is what it costs to get the copy or photo, postage & $1 for gas. They can not charge for time, and they are entitled to reimbursement for their financial outlay in our behalf. You're only supposed to have to do one a month, but that's not always the way it works either--sometimes you get quite a few at a time. I was on for awhile. Problem is, there are too many people out there than when they find RAOGK, think they've found a gold mine. One person asked a friend of mine to send her xerox copies of two or three different surnames in the Omaha city directories for about a ten year span. It involved quite a bit of time, copy money, postage money, and way exceeded the "act" of kindness. What they were asking was "research". When I was on the list, I would get lots of requests, and people wouldn't reimburse me for expenses. Well, I'm retired now and on a fixed income--so that became a hardship. Volunteers were supposed to only have to do one a month, but I was getting inundated at times. I would also get a request, spend time & money obtaining what they asked for, contact the person only to have them tell me they'd already gotten it from someone else. (They've now got a clearing house so that the request only can go to one person, so that's been helped somewhat.) But when I was helping, they didn't and it got to be too much, so I quit. I noticed that the overload hasn't stopped either. One of the ladies at the library yesterday had several requests from RAOGK and several of them were asking for several obit copies. When they're on microfilm, it can be quite time consuming to get them (in the early days, obits/death notices can be anywhere on a page, even in the gossip columns), even if they're on the Omaha obit index. An act of kindness is AN ACT, not several different items. It can be a boon to find things that you normally wouldn't have access to when it isn't abused by a few, and when they don't overwhelm a person with too many requests. That can easily happen when they only have a volunteer or two in a geographic area and a lot of people want things. Karen Karen In a message dated 9/8/2009 10:28:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, debhammer@huntel.net writes: Can you explain what RAOGK is? I am unfamilar with that. ----- Original Message ----- From: <nancymancuso_2000@cox.net> To: <nedodge@rootsweb.com> Cc: <VALSUSAN@aol.com> Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [NEDODGE] NEDODGE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 13 > Have you ask RAOGK for that county. > > > ---- VALSUSAN@aol.com wrote: >> I have a long distance request and would appreciate any help I could get >> on obtaining the obituaries of my paternal grandparents and pictures of >> their graves. >> >> My paternal grandparents lived and died in Fremont, Dodge County, >> Nebraska, and although my father died in Louisville, Kentucky, he is >> buried with >> his parents at Fremont Memorial Cemetery. >> >> I live in Louisville, Kentucky, and I have never seen my father's grave >> nor the graves of my grandparents. I have never even seen a picture of >> their >> graves. You have no idea how much it would mean to me to finally see my >> father's grave. He killed himself in our Louisville home in 1962 when I >> was >> 10 years old. >> >> My father was Glenn L. Ernst. He was born July 12, 1918, and died >> August >> 3, 1962. My grandparents were Ira Ernst (died September 5, 1976), and >> Nettie (Enyeart) Ernst (died December 6, 1971). >> >> There aren't any words to express how much it would mean to me to have >> the >> pictures and the obituaries. >> >> Can anyone help me? I would be glad to pay for your time and costs. >> >> Valerie Ernst Locke >> _valsusan@aol.com_ (mailto:valsusan@aol.com) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness -----Original Message----- From: nedodge-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nedodge-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Deborah Hammer Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 12:32 AM To: nedodge@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NEDODGE] NEDODGE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 13 Can you explain what RAOGK is? I am unfamilar with that. ----- Original Message ----- From: <nancymancuso_2000@cox.net> To: <nedodge@rootsweb.com> Cc: <VALSUSAN@aol.com> Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [NEDODGE] NEDODGE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 13 > Have you ask RAOGK for that county. > > > ---- VALSUSAN@aol.com wrote: >> I have a long distance request and would appreciate any help I could get >> on obtaining the obituaries of my paternal grandparents and pictures of >> their graves. >> >> My paternal grandparents lived and died in Fremont, Dodge County, >> Nebraska, and although my father died in Louisville, Kentucky, he is >> buried with >> his parents at Fremont Memorial Cemetery. >> >> I live in Louisville, Kentucky, and I have never seen my father's grave >> nor the graves of my grandparents. I have never even seen a picture of >> their >> graves. You have no idea how much it would mean to me to finally see my >> father's grave. He killed himself in our Louisville home in 1962 when I >> was >> 10 years old. >> >> My father was Glenn L. Ernst. He was born July 12, 1918, and died >> August >> 3, 1962. My grandparents were Ira Ernst (died September 5, 1976), and >> Nettie (Enyeart) Ernst (died December 6, 1971). >> >> There aren't any words to express how much it would mean to me to have >> the >> pictures and the obituaries. >> >> Can anyone help me? I would be glad to pay for your time and costs. >> >> Valerie Ernst Locke >> _valsusan@aol.com_ (mailto:valsusan@aol.com) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can you explain what RAOGK is? I am unfamilar with that. ----- Original Message ----- From: <nancymancuso_2000@cox.net> To: <nedodge@rootsweb.com> Cc: <VALSUSAN@aol.com> Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [NEDODGE] NEDODGE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 13 > Have you ask RAOGK for that county. > > > ---- VALSUSAN@aol.com wrote: >> I have a long distance request and would appreciate any help I could get >> on obtaining the obituaries of my paternal grandparents and pictures of >> their graves. >> >> My paternal grandparents lived and died in Fremont, Dodge County, >> Nebraska, and although my father died in Louisville, Kentucky, he is >> buried with >> his parents at Fremont Memorial Cemetery. >> >> I live in Louisville, Kentucky, and I have never seen my father's grave >> nor the graves of my grandparents. I have never even seen a picture of >> their >> graves. You have no idea how much it would mean to me to finally see my >> father's grave. He killed himself in our Louisville home in 1962 when I >> was >> 10 years old. >> >> My father was Glenn L. Ernst. He was born July 12, 1918, and died >> August >> 3, 1962. My grandparents were Ira Ernst (died September 5, 1976), and >> Nettie (Enyeart) Ernst (died December 6, 1971). >> >> There aren't any words to express how much it would mean to me to have >> the >> pictures and the obituaries. >> >> Can anyone help me? I would be glad to pay for your time and costs. >> >> Valerie Ernst Locke >> _valsusan@aol.com_ (mailto:valsusan@aol.com) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I won't be able to find the obituaries, but I would love to help by getting the pictures of the graves for you! I get to Fremont about twice a month. I have done several volunteer photos for Find A Grave, which Fremont Memorial Cemetery only has one current posting on this web page. My challenge when I get to a cemetery is to find where the graves are located in the cemetery. Not all large cemeteries have "Master Location Lists". I recently went to a cemetery with over a 1000 headstones, and no way of finding the one I was looking for. Most libraries have this information. Unfortunately, I work when the libraries are open and do most my research on Sunday afternoons. One cemetery in West Point, Nebraska, you have to go the an attorney's office for the master grave location markers. They close at 4:00 and since they volunteer their time to help with the map, you have to work on their schedule. My next trip to Fremont will be around September 20th. I will do my best to find these graves for you! Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: <VALSUSAN@aol.com> To: <nedodge@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [NEDODGE] NEDODGE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 13 >I have a long distance request and would appreciate any help I could get > on obtaining the obituaries of my paternal grandparents and pictures of > their graves. > > My paternal grandparents lived and died in Fremont, Dodge County, > Nebraska, and although my father died in Louisville, Kentucky, he is > buried with > his parents at Fremont Memorial Cemetery. > > I live in Louisville, Kentucky, and I have never seen my father's grave > nor the graves of my grandparents. I have never even seen a picture of > their > graves. You have no idea how much it would mean to me to finally see my > father's grave. He killed himself in our Louisville home in 1962 when I > was > 10 years old. > > My father was Glenn L. Ernst. He was born July 12, 1918, and died August > 3, 1962. My grandparents were Ira Ernst (died September 5, 1976), and > Nettie (Enyeart) Ernst (died December 6, 1971). > > There aren't any words to express how much it would mean to me to have > the > pictures and the obituaries. > > Can anyone help me? I would be glad to pay for your time and costs. > > Valerie Ernst Locke > _valsusan@aol.com_ (mailto:valsusan@aol.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEDODGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message