Hi Roy, I have some questions. I have found out that the college across the street may have what I am looking for. I am assuming it will be college kids running the place for the most part. Here's what I know. Donald MCKINNON born 1833 Tiree, Scotland moved with his parents to Ont. Canada when he was 14 (1847) married Anna MCKENZIE from Nova Scotia 1862 moved to the states 1866 where he became a citizen. They had 10 children. Allan J. was born in Alpena, MI 1870. Donald (1922) and Allan(1934) and Allan's wife Winiferd(1971) are buried in Craig, CO. Allan and Winiferd were in Denver, CO in 1905. On the ranch out of Craig, in 1907. At time of Donald's death there were 6 children still living, 4 sons 2 daughters. Here's what I want to know. How to find out who and where the other nine children are. Where Donald and Anna were married Where and when Allan and Winiferd were married. Winiferd's parents and siblings. Find whatever information from the ranch. It was home until 1968 when Dad had to sell because of ill health. We the children still own the mineral rights. Winiferd was one of those who did not want us sticking our noses in where it didn't belong, as she put it, so we know very little about her. What records do I want to look for? What hints do you have for searching for the information needed? Thanks for your help. Alrena >From: Roy Stockdill <roystock@compuserve.com> >To: NEWGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NEWGEN] Postings >Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 10:55:53 -0400 > >COULD I, as a newcomer to the list but a very longtime genealogist, make a >suggestion as to what is wrong here? Of course, some of you may think there >isn't anything wrong (!) and perhaps I am not putting this too well, but in >view of Dr Bill's worries about the lack of traffic and exhortations to us >for more postings I feel there must be. > >I am on about eight lists altogether - admittedly all UK-based, except this >one - and on all of those there is a huge amount of traffic, with lively >and vigorous (sometimes one might say a little too vigorous!) debate about >many aspects of family history and genealogy. There is a constant flow of >newcomers seeking help and guidance and older hands offering it. There is >cut and thrust and argument and controversy. There is a regular trade-off >of information about research techniques and sources. Frankly, I don't see >that here. The list has more the atmosphere of a sedate (and poorly >attended) tea party, with the odd bit of chit-chat, posting of helpful >websites, and that's about it. Sorry, but that's how it strikes me. There >doesn't seem to be the clamour for information or desire to discuss >genealogical techniques and sources that I see so strongly on other lists. > >I don't normally make a habit of promoting my genealogical qualifications >for fear of being thought immodest (not that that normally ever stopped a >Yorkshireman!) but here is my CV..... > >25 years in family history. >Officer of the Guild of One-Name Studies, the world's major organisation >for one-namers, and editor of the quarterly Journal of One-Name Studies >Member of the publications committees of the Federation of Family History >Societies and the Society of Genealogists >Member of half-a-dozen Yorkshire family history societies >Lecturer in various family history topics and in desktop publishing for >family historians >Founder of a family/one-name society for Stockdill/Stockdale and variants >(members in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, America, Canada, >Australia and New Zealand) > >If anyone out there has Yorkshire ancestry, particularly, then I am >generally acknowledged to be one of the leading authorities on the county >(and PLEASE no-one ask "Where is Yorkshire" or I am likely to come over >there and thump you one!!!). However, I have lived for many years in the >south of England, just outside London, and am familiar with most of the >major London records offices. > >Surely there must be something I can help you with? I have offered before >but had little response. Or is it simply the fact that hardly anybody on >this list has managed to get their ancestry back to the UK yet? > >Roy Stockdill >Editor, The Journal of One-Name Studies >The Stockdill Family History Society (Guild of One-Name Studies, FedFHS) >STOCKDILL PREST YELLOW BOLTON WORSNOP >GIBSON MIDGLEY BRACEWELL SHACKLETON BRADLEY MOODY in Yorkshire North & >West Ridings >MEAD YOUNG in Somerset, Wiltshire & Gloucestershire >Web page of the Stockdill Family History Society:- >http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/roystock >”Never ask a man if he comes from Yorkshire. If he does he will tell you. >If he does not, why humiliate him?" - Canon Sydney Smith (scholar and >humorist 1771-1845) > > >==== NEWGEN Mailing List ==== > ROOTSWEB..............R.I.P. > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.