Marshall, I am pleased to volunteer for the indexing of this map, although I don't have a copy. Have you visited the newly renovated Hunterdon County Library at Flemington? In the new reading room there is a very old, framed county map on the wall - very large. Is this the 1851 Cornell Map? Maybe we can seek permission to convene at the library and use the map for indexing. Of course, for folks that can't get to Flemington, we will need hard copies. What do you think? Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough Holland Township, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Lake" <mlake@mlake.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 11:25 AM Subject: [NJHUNTER] 1851 Cornell Map of Hunterdon Co > > Does anyone know of the existence of an index to the 1851 Cornell Map of > Hunterdon Co? > > If not, would anyone here be interested in helping to create such an > index? I think it would be necessary for a helper to own the map (or have > access to a copy) since the printing is pretty small (at least on the copy > that I have). I don't believe a scan or a digital photograph of the map > would be usable for indexing. > > With enough volunteers this map would be relatively easy to index (aside > from the small print). > > If interested in helping drop me a note. > > -- > Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Have not been to the main branch of the library recently but if memory serves me correctly, there was what looked like an original 1851 Cornell map at the county historical society on Main st. in Flemington. It's been a couple of years probably since I saw it but it was on the left wall as you walked in the door, to the left of the front window. It is a good size map... maybe 27" by 36"? (Mine is framed so that is a guess being edges are covered. I found my copy at the Red Mill Museum gift shop in Clinton. That was a couple of years ago for $8.00. Looks terrific on the wall but I would like another copy that I can lay flat and work with. So I just called the gift shop and while they are closed for the season until April, they will be open this weekend for a civil war encampment. Silly me,calling from my office with other things on my mind, I didn't ask if they still had the map...just when they would be open. I may run down there this weekend, if I can get within a mile of the place...parking is generally horrible on a regular day, let alone an event during a holiday shopping Saturday. So, for anyone who is determined enough... you could call first to see if they still have it. The number is 908-735-4101. Dana Bowers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough" <bmcdon@ptd.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] 1851 Cornell Map of Hunterdon Co > Marshall, > > I am pleased to volunteer for the indexing of this map, although I > don't have a copy. Have you visited the newly renovated Hunterdon > County Library at Flemington? In the new reading room there is a very > old, framed county map on the wall - very large. Is this the 1851 > Cornell Map? Maybe we can seek permission to convene at the library > and use the map for indexing. Of course, for folks that can't get to > Flemington, we will need hard copies. > > What do you think? > > Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough > Holland Township, NJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marshall Lake" <mlake@mlake.net> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 11:25 AM > Subject: [NJHUNTER] 1851 Cornell Map of Hunterdon Co > > > > > > Does anyone know of the existence of an index to the 1851 Cornell > Map of > > Hunterdon Co? > > > > If not, would anyone here be interested in helping to create such an > > index? I think it would be necessary for a helper to own the map > (or have > > access to a copy) since the printing is pretty small (at least on > the copy > > that I have). I don't believe a scan or a digital photograph of the > map > > would be usable for indexing. > > > > With enough volunteers this map would be relatively easy to index > (aside > > from the small print). > > > > If interested in helping drop me a note. > > > > -- > > Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net > > > > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and > the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >