History Detectives" "Did Your Family Make Its Mark On History?" Is your family history connected to a significant moment in America's history? Let "History Detectives" in on the story! If your genealogy research has turned up clues that your ancestors played a key role in a history-making event, "History Detectives" wants to help you piece the puzzle together. You and the ghosts of ancestors past could appear on PBS' hit series this summer! Submit your family's genealogy mystery online. History Detectives needs more ideas for the third season. They should have strong historical thread, and still waiting to be solved - a documented subject isn't mysterious at all. But an old house, family heirloom, or local legend might contain a fascinating conundrum from our nation's past. Tell us about your mystery, and please include the key facts you already know, and what you hope to learn by investigation. www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/submit/index.html ************************************************************************* History Detectives tackle these new cases in the third episode of the 2004 season. In California, a photograph collector owns four small images of women taken in Chicago in the 1890s. On the back of one are the woman's personal details and comments about her inheritance, leading their owner to believe these aren't just ordinary portraits but advertisements for mail order brides. Could he be right? History Detectives visits California and Chicago to investigate the Victorian marriage industry and discovers a shocking story of late nineteenth century extortion and corruption. www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/case/203_index.html ************************************************************************* History Detectives tackle these new cases in the second episode of the 2004 season. A San Francisco archive has discovered a set of watercolor paintings of what appears to be a prison camp. Piecing them together shows they were painted on the back of a Japanese-American internment notice from 1942. What is the story behind these paintings? Who was the artist? And what was his or her fate? History Detectives travels to the West Coast to solve the puzzle, uncovering the dramatic story of one of the 120,000 Americans citizens who spent years behind barbed wire, guilty only of being of Japanese descent. www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/case/202_index.html Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com <mailto:sallypavia2001@yahoo.com> "Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors." .. Carl Sagan List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com <mailto:GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com> Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"
History Detectives" "Did Your Family Make Its Mark On History?" Is your family history connected to a significant moment in America's history? Let "History Detectives" in on the story! If your genealogy research has turned up clues that your ancestors played a key role in a history-making event, "History Detectives" wants to help you piece the puzzle together. You and the ghosts of ancestors past could appear on PBS' hit series this summer! Submit your family's genealogy mystery online. History Detectives needs more ideas for the third season. They should have strong historical thread, and still waiting to be solved - a documented subject isn't mysterious at all. But an old house, family heirloom, or local legend might contain a fascinating conundrum from our nation's past. Tell us about your mystery, and please include the key facts you already know, and what you hope to learn by investigation. www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/submit/index.html ************************************************************************* History Detectives tackle these new cases in the third episode of the 2004 season. In California, a photograph collector owns four small images of women taken in Chicago in the 1890s. On the back of one are the woman's personal details and comments about her inheritance, leading their owner to believe these aren't just ordinary portraits but advertisements for mail order brides. Could he be right? History Detectives visits California and Chicago to investigate the Victorian marriage industry and discovers a shocking story of late nineteenth century extortion and corruption. www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/case/203_index.html ************************************************************************* History Detectives tackle these new cases in the second episode of the 2004 season. A San Francisco archive has discovered a set of watercolor paintings of what appears to be a prison camp. Piecing them together shows they were painted on the back of a Japanese-American internment notice from 1942. What is the story behind these paintings? Who was the artist? And what was his or her fate? History Detectives travels to the West Coast to solve the puzzle, uncovering the dramatic story of one of the 120,000 Americans citizens who spent years behind barbed wire, guilty only of being of Japanese descent. www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/case/202_index.html Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com <mailto:sallypavia2001@yahoo.com> "Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors." .. Carl Sagan List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com <mailto:GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com> Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"
The Data Banks on Italian emigrants to the United States, Argentina and Brazil http://213.212.128.168/radici/ie/defaultie_e.htm USA The United States data bank was created by Temple University - Balch Institute - Center for Immigration Research (Philadelphia), directed by Ira Glazier. It contains the files on about 200,000 Italian emigrants recorded in the Ship Passenger Lists who arrived in New York between 1880 and 1891. ARGENTINA In Argentina work was conducted by the Centro de Estudios Migratorios Latino Americanos, directed by Luigi Favero. The Argentinian data bank is made up of 1,020,000 files on Italians who arrived in Buenos Aires between 1882 and 1920. The information is taken from the disembarkment lists (Registro general de los inmigrantes and Lista de inmigrantes). BRAZIL Work in Brazil was directed by Aurelia Castiglioni (University of Espirito Santo) and Mauro Reginato (University of Turin). The data bank is mainly based on information taken from the embarkment registers of ships leaving Italy, to which have been added checks and additions through other archive sources. The information covers about 27,000 Italian emigrants who arrived in Vitoria between 1858 and 1899. The Giovanni Agnelli Foundation publishes a semiannual journal dedicated to the Italian emigration and communities in the world, "Altreitalie". You can get a free Internet subscription to "Altreitalie" at the following address: http://www.fondazione-agnelli.it/altreitalie Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com <mailto:sallypavia2001@yahoo.com> "Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors." .. Carl Sagan List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com <mailto:GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com> Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"
Peoplestribute.co.uk is brought to us by Allan Storey. Did write to ask if there were specific dates covered and he told me no, you could go as far back as you had info. Really looks like a good site. Sally Peoples Tribute is based in the UK and enables you, family members or friends to register your tributes to your loved ones and record their family tree. http://www.peoplestribute.co.uk/default.asp <http://www.peoplestribute.co.uk/default.asp> REGISTRATION IS COMPLETELY FREE. In TWO EASY STEPS you can create an on-line virtual memorial and begin the family tree. Our aim is to help you and future generations remember the memorial tributes and family history of a relative or friend. Simply SEARCH and REGISTER SEARCH for an on-line memorial tribute ..... FREE if it cannot be found; REGISTER an on-line memorial tribute ........ FREE The idea of this virtual memorial site is to allow all of us to record free uk death records, personal memories of someone special to us. It also enables a simple way to initiate a family history and over a period of time build a family tree. By linking into this virtual memorial the characters and personalities of our ancestors are instantly accessible to family and friends around the world, similar in concept to a traditional newspaper, death notice or obituary. Grandad and Grandma are no longer just names in the past, but characters with personalities, whom future generations will be able to read about. When we were much more community orientated it was easy to visit family burial plots in the local churchyard and piece together family history. Family plots linked relatives in close unity. Today in our global society, families are dispersed and these links have gone. Peoplestribute.co.uk hopes to revive the idea of the family burial plot on line by recording virtual tributes. The virtual tribute can be written in several formats Chronological order i.e. life story approach beginning with place and date of birth education occupation/marriage family membership of professional/charitable organizations travelling achievements latter years who survives Reverse chronological order working backwards from death, around Around the person's major passions, commitments illustrated with anecdotes and stories. Whichever format you decide to write a tribute also bear in mind the following ten points: Who will read it, family/friends Whilst being honest are there certain issues to avoid Be factual, check places, names and dates Avoid personal opinions Draw attention to their commitments, passions, interests, likes and dislikes Describe their happy times Describe their challenging times - how did they cope What did you really like about them Say something (if appropriate) you would like to say to them if they were still with you How would they like to be remembered It helps that we do not forget those taken from us; that we express our sorrow as well as celebrating their life with our positive virtual memorials of them. Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com "Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors." .. Carl Sagan List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"
Have a 16 page list. If you're interested, just let me know and will send it right away. Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com <mailto:sallypavia2001@yahoo.com> "Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors." .. Carl Sagan List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com <mailto:GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com> Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"
http://www.thinkbabynames.com Think! Baby Names DESCRIPTION: Baby names resource on the meaning, origin, history, religious significance and popularity of first names. Glory Gospel Group http://glorygospelgroup.homestead.com/Welcome.html CadesCove Site http://cadescove.homestead.com/cadescove.html -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004
US GenWeb Family Group Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ Search Engine Tips Search Tips: 1) Searches are not case sensitive. 2) Use the asterisk * as wildcard. 3) Search for phrases by enclosing search terms in quotation marks Examples: 1) John AND Ruffin retrieves fgs in which the words John and Ruffin both appear somewhere in the fgs. 2) "John Ruffin" (with quotes) retrieves fgs where the word John appears next to the word Ruffin. 3) John Ruffin (without quotes) finds fgs where either the word John or the word Ruffin appears. 4) John ANDNOT Ruffin retrieves fgs that contain the word John but not the word Ruffin. 5) Richards* finds all words beginning with Richards, including Richards, Richardsen, Richardson, etc. "fgs" = Family Group Sheet
Hi everyone. I havent posted for quite a while. Been out of town. Hope we see a good 2005. ITs been a GREAT year for my families research..finding so many more things. Remember with the Internet you have to try the names over and over to see what has been added. Its not like books that don't change print. There is new information coming on line all the time. Last week I was "googling" some names and lo and behold there was a photo and short bio on one of my great great Uncles in a Stockmans magazine some kind soul had put online. It was added only a few months back. I found it by putting in only the surname and location: Hyde + Kansas I was looking for his daughter in laws obituary so it was a nice surprise. Maybe its time to do a little re checking of your names. HAPPY HUNTING IN 2005! Sue Ellen Remember all the lost and injured in this Tsunami, and other world disasters of 2004. We still have families in tents in the south from our Fall hurricanes. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/04
Here's a good site telling about the orphans and how they were placed... It's very interesting.... Hope it can give someone information. Bunny http://www.orphantrainriders.com/Menu.html
She lived her life to the fullest every day.... she enjoyed life..... Hope this helps someone... Bunny According to the Gerontology Research Group at the University of California at Los Angeles, she was the fourth-oldest documented American and 10th-oldest documented person in the world. http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-560467.html
Bunny, The best to you and everyone at Newgen for a Healthy, Happy and Successful 2005!! HAPPY NEW YEAR Gay
Oh Bunny and Happy New Year to you too & to all the Newgen listers. Hugs Gloria Glory Gospel Group http://glorygospelgroup.homestead.com/Welcome.html CadesCove Site http://cadescove.homestead.com/cadescove.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "bunny" <bunny@lightstream.net> To: <NEWGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 11:04 PM Subject: [NEWGEN] New Years... > Here's wishing each and everyone a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New > Year. > > I'm snuggled here on my puter waiting for 2005.... > > HAPPY NEW YEAR.... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004
Here's wishing each and everyone a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year. I'm snuggled here on my puter waiting for 2005.... HAPPY NEW YEAR.... Bunny SHARING works.... try it..... just once... you could reap the benefits ! ! ! ! !.
The Sunday Times - Britain November 14, 2004 Heroes website deluged by hits GARETH WALSH AND PETER DAY A WEBSITE that lets families read their ancestors first world war medal records received more than 1m hits in the week before its official launch today, on Remembrance Sunday. An explosion of interest in genealogy has led to the site being deluged by relatives curious to uncover the poignant records of 5.5m servicemen. For more than 80 years countless individual acts of bravery, often by junior ranks, have lain forgotten because of the obstacles that faced amateur researchers. Until today they have had to travel to the National Archives in Kew, west London, to find the records. Now the National Archives internet database offers the first comprehensive roll-call of all soldiers and airmen who fought overseas. Royal Navy records may be added later. Among medal cards on the database are those of the future Duke of Windsor, Winston Churchill, Wilfred Owen, the war poet, and Ralph Vaughan Williams, the composer. The database also includes the details of 84 privates called Tommy Atkins. Previous sources usually concentrated on soldiers who died or on officers, sidelining the millions of other ranks who returned from the front. Medal cards reveal only basic details of service record and medals. About 60% of the full individual service records, which were stored separately, were destroyed by second world war bombing. Although the site was still running only on a trial basis last week, it had received 1.5m hits, 30% from overseas. The charge for downloading an image of an individuals card is £3.50, approx $6.25, but few have done this. The site is at: www.DocumentsOnline.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Virtual Wheeling Area Trolley Museum http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwags/trolley/trolley-train.htm DESCRIPTION: A history of the Trolley Transportation System in Wheeling, WV and Belmont County, Ohio and the surrounding area. Approx. 100 photos, some with persons identified. Photos from the collection of the late William Gwinn. =~=~=~= http://www.wvepostcards.com WVePostcards.com DESCRIPTION: West Virginia statewide directory of vintage postcards and photographs of historic community landmarks. A valuable research tool for geneaologists and preservationists. =~=~=~= http://www.wvrailroads.com TITLE: WVRailroads.com DESCRIPTION: West Virginia railroads once served our ancestors as the only means of transportation in the Mountain State's rugged terrain. Categories include museums, historic sites, and a directory of organizations to facilitate historical research. =~=~=~= URL: http://wvexp.com TITLE: West Virginia Cyclopedia DESCRIPTION: User driven directory for West Virginia cultural and natural history. Includes directories by city, county, and historical period as well as directories for waterways, mountain ranges, and natural areas. Glory Gospel Group http://glorygospelgroup.homestead.com/Welcome.html CadesCove Site http://cadescove.homestead.com/cadescove.html -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004
The Canadian Naturalization databases contain references to about 200,000 people who applied for and received status as naturalized Canadians from 1915 to 1932. During that period, the Government of Canada published the lists of names of those naturalized subjects in the annual reports of the Secretary of State (Sessional Papers) and in the Canada Gazette. These two databases, produced by the Jewish Genealogical Societies of Montreal and Ottawa, make it possible to search those annual lists by name. www.genealogie.gc.ca/06/0603_e.html ============================================================ Saving Canadian Graves .. A collaborative effort of cemetery preservation advocates working to increase public awareness and activism in preserving, protecting and restoring endangered and forgotten historic cemeteries worldwide. www.savinggraves-ca.org/ ============================================================ Canadian Naturalization .. The Canadian Naturalization databases contain references to about 200,000 people who applied for and received status as naturalized Canadians from 1915 to 1932. During that period, the Government of Canada published the lists of names of those naturalized subjects in the annual reports of the Secretary of State (Sessional Papers) and in the Canada Gazette. These two databases, produced by the Jewish Genealogical Societies of Montreal and Ottawa, make it possible to search those annual lists by name. In 1901, there were 5.3 million Canadians, of which only one in 20 were not "British-born," a term that was used for Canada, England and other countries of the British Commonwealth. By 1911, due to a wave of immigration from continental Europe and the United States, one in 10 Canadian residents were from non-Commonwealth countries. http://www.genealogie.gc.ca/06/0603_e.html <http://www.genealogie.gc.ca/06/0603_e.html> ============================================================ Alphabetical Listing of the Filles du roi <http://www.freegendata.com/cgi-bin/1/jump.cgi?ID=5760> .. The filles du roi, or King's Daughters, were some 770 women who arrived in the colony of New France (Canada) between 1663 and 1673, under the financial sponsorship of King Louis XIV of France. http://www.fillesduroi.org/Daughters/Filles/filles.html <http://www.fillesduroi.org/Daughters/Filles/filles.html> Examples: Abraham, Marguerite, m. 1: Nadeau, Ozanie-Joseph, dit Lavigne, contract Nov. 6, 1665, m. 2: Chartier, Guillaume, Jan. 31, 1678 Adam, Anne, m. Poliquin, Jean, Nov. 7, 1671 Agathe, Marie-Anne, m. Armand, Laurent, Oct. 16, 1663 Albert, Marie, m. Chauveau, Jean, dit Lafleur, Oct. 29, 1663 Allence, Marie, m. Tardif, Louis, contract Nov. 13, 1669 Amiot, Jeanne, m. 1: Pion, Nicolas, dit Lafontaine, Sep. 19, 1673, m. 2: Chicoine, François, Nov. 12, 1704 Ancelin, Françoise , m. Valade, Guillaume, dit Asselin, Nov. 10, 1669 André, Louise, m. Bossu, Nicolas, dit Le Prince, Jan. 18, 1672 Andrieu, Marguerite, m. Augran, Pierre, dit Lapierre, Sep. 19, 1673 Angelier, Marie, m. Rochereau, Vivien, Mar. 17, 1670 Anthoine, Denise, m. 1: Buy, Laurent, dit Lavergne, contract Oct. 11, 1670, m. 2: Banlier, Mathurin, dit Laperle, before 1704 ============================================================ CemIndex http://ogs.andornot.com/CemeteryIndex.htm ============================================================ Ontario Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.on.ca/ ============================================================ The Canadian Military Heritage Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/?o_xid=0040956421&o_lid=0040956421 This site is dedicated to presenting Canadian military history ~ the wars, uprisings and conflicts in which Canadians participated. Our goal is to preserve the records and memories of Canadians who served their country, and to ensure that their sacrifices are not forgotten. Through the Canadian Military Heritage Project we hope to maintain the tradition of remembrance and to foster pride in our military heritage. Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com "Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors." .. Carl Sagan List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"
The Sunday Times Britain November 14, 2004 Heroes website deluged by hits Gareth Walsh and Peter Day A WEBSITE that lets families read their ancestors first world war medal records received more than 1m hits in the week before its official launch today, on Remembrance Sunday. An explosion of interest in genealogy has led to the site being deluged by relatives curious to uncover the poignant records of 5.5m servicemen. For more than 80 years countless individual acts of bravery, often by junior ranks, have lain forgotten because of the obstacles that faced amateur researchers. Until today they have had to travel to the National Archives in Kew, west London, to find the records. Now the National Archives internet database offers the first comprehensive roll-call of all soldiers and airmen who fought overseas. Royal Navy records may be added later. Among medal cards on the database are those of the future Duke of Windsor, Winston Churchill, Wilfred Owen, the war poet, and Ralph Vaughan Williams, the composer. The database also includes the details of 84 privates called Tommy Atkins. Previous sources usually concentrated on soldiers who died or on officers, sidelining the millions of other ranks who returned from the front. Medal cards reveal only basic details of service record and medals. About 60% of the full individual service records, which were stored separately, were destroyed by second world war bombing. Although the site was still running only on a trial basis last week, Nov 2004, it had received 1.5m hits, 30% from overseas. The charge for downloading an image of an individuals card is £3.50, but few have done this. The site is at www.DocumentsOnline.nationalarchives.gov.uk
TIME Magazine's Articles Since 1923 Now Online The following is an announcement from TIME Magazine although I changed a few words to BOLD font for emphasis: NEW YORK, Dec. 20 -- TIME magazine's archive is now available on TIME.com, bringing to life over 81 years of history as reported by the world's largest newsmagazine. The archive (http://www.timearchive.com) provides one of the most comprehensive news resources on the web with over 266,000 articles dating back to TIME's inaugural issue in March 1923. To help archive users navigate the vast resource, TIME editors have organized thousands of articles into collections of research on popular topics such as TIME's Person of the Year, the British Royals, Love and Sex, World War II, Space Travel and Illegal Drugs. TIME's extensive coverage of health issues is organized into easy-to-use collections of articles on diet and nutrition, heart disease, infectious diseases, cancer, cloning, psychological diseases and learning disabilities. TIME will add new collections on additional topics based on feedback from archive users. The archive is available for free to TIME subscribers. "This is an invaluable resource that spans our collective history since 1923, and it's a history that is often surprisingly relevant to the issues we face every day," said Joshua Macht, TIME.com's Editor and General Manager. The TIME archive is built on HP server and storage technology. "Transforming more than 80 years of paper content into an instantly accessible online tool is unprecedented," said Gary Elliott, vice president of global brand marketing at HP. "By turning analog content into digital information, this project unlocks the vast resources of TIME magazine, giving anyone with a PC and a bit of curiosity immediate access to how the great events and trends of our time were first reported." Other features of the archive include: * TIME covers archive: Archive visitors can search all of TIME's covers since 1923 by date, keyword and topic. Covers can be framed and purchased as gifts, home or office decoration. * Find Your Birthday Cover: The Find Your Birthday Cover feature allows users to find the TIME cover that was on newsstands the day they were born. * First Mentions: The 'First Mentions' section will cite the first mentions of such well-known people as Bruce Springsteen, Osama bin Laden, Elvis and Princess Diana. * Ask the Archivist: The archive has an interactive feature called "Ask the Archivist" which allows users to interact with the archive editors. * Feedback: Archive users are invited to provide feedback on archive to TIME.com editors in the "Feedback" section.
Georgian Index Weights and Measures .. Good site http://www.mimanet.com/webs/adults/heather/measure.html Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com "Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors." .. Carl Sagan List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"
The "Making of America" (MoA I) Digitized Library has been available for abt 5 yrs now and these are free databases and searchable on line. Making of American; Part 1: http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/moa_search.html Making of America; Part II: http://www.diglib.org/standards/dlfmoaii.htm http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/MOA2/