Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NY/Niagara/453 Surname: Brown, Steele, Dickson ------------------------- Looking for info on Samuel C. Brown, born c1804, his wife Sophia Steele, born c1805, and their children, George A. Brown, born c1827, Laura A. Brown, born c1832, Daniel Steele Brown, born 12/7/1836, Harriet E. Brown, born c1843. All moved to Newfane, Niagara County c1843 and are buried there. All children were born in Wayne County. Second wife of Samuel was Frances Dickson, born c1820 in England.

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/452 Surname: MITCHELL ------------------------- LOOKING FOR ANY INFO. ON GEORGE MICHELL B. 1901 NY I WAS TOLD HE PLAYED BALL WITH BABE RUTH IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO. PLEASE E-MAIL ME HARRYPAPA@AOL.COM THANK YOU NIAGARA CO NY.

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/450 Surname: Phillips, Swarthout, Barrell, Fox, Scott, Stickels, King ------------------------- Seeking contacts re/ Abraham Phillips (1796-1866)family of Newfane, Niagara Co., NY. He had 3 Wives: Betsy Swarthout, Sarah Tompkins and Elizabeth A. Barrel. He fathered 22 children (family tradition says so as does the 1865 NY State Census). I only know the names of the following: David (1817), Daniel (1825), Betsey Ann (1830 - married Daniel R. Fox), Esquire Chase (1832), James W. (1834), Jerome Everett (1837), Lucinda (1838 - married James W. Scott), Frances Hannah (1840 - married Lyman Stickels), William O. (1842 - died young), George B. (1857), Lillie E. (1858 - died young), Abraman Lincoln (1860 - died young), Frederick (1864), Lena Bell (1866 - married Fred B. King)

Dear Group, In this morning's Niagara Gazette there was an article entitled, "What to Name the Baby" and the subject coincided with a question that one of our list members had just sent me. She asked me, "Is Vee short for something or just a nickname?" Well, first let me answer Cathy's question the same way that I've had to answer that question over these many, many years. Picture this scene-it's late 1934 and I had recently turned three years old. My mother and I are walking down the street when a woman that my mother had met stops to talk with her. The woman looks down at me and asks me, "And what is your name, little girl?" Well, I guess by that advanced age I had already been asked that question before and by then I had an answer already prepared. I simply replied, "My name is Vee-*V* *E* *E*-VEE!! I spelled it out for her so that there wouldn't be any doubt in her mind about my given name, but do you know what? I have an idea that she responded the same way that other people have responded over the entire length of my life. I wouldn't doubt but what her next question to me was, "Yes, but what's your REAL name?" "*V* *E* *E*" I replied in desparation!!! What else could I say-it was my given first name. No Cathy, don't feel embarrassed that you were curious about my name. I was given that name and I know it's an unusual name. But hey, I've always felt that it was fitting that I was given such an unusual name because, as it turned out, I've always been an unusual person! :-) The reason I was probably given that name is that my mother's name was Verna, she didn't like it and so she came up with something that was close. Now regarding today's newspaper article, it lists the most popular names that babies were given over the past year. I must admit I was pleased to read that Michael and Hannah were at the top of the list. But then the article went on to tell of a local couple who decided to name their new baby with a popular name but preferred to give it a different spelling to "person alize" it. Oh heaven help the dear little girl, Ariel Kristyne! Will she even be able to spell it by the time she's three years old?? vee

Whether researching in ERIE COUNTY, NIAGARA COUNTY, ORLEANS COUNTY or the Buffalo EASTSIDE this is very helpful. Click the url. Zona Click here: Burned Courthouse</A> or http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs/ch_burned.htm

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/449 Surname: JACKLIN ------------------------- Researching Niagara Co. NY and province of Ontario Canada for members of the ROBERT JACKLIN family - 1860 and on.

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Wills Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/NiagaraWill/43 Surname: Betsinger, Mower, Pratt ------------------------- Does anyone have access to the wills that are on the list. I am looking for John Bettinger's will. Also Sally Mowers. Thanks.

Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery Niagara County, New York 5871 Military Road Lewiston, NY 14092-0221 Johnny Farmers Branch, TX Alternate E-mail: searchangel@ureach.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Lowrey" <tallow@sympatico.ca> To: <NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 11:56 AM Subject: Memorial Park Cemetery? Hi Niagara NY listers! Does anyone know if Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Niagara Falls, NY? Does anyone know its address? Thanks, Tim Lowrey (Hot on the trail of John H. & Ethel Wells, & William & Alice Hayes!) ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== For a list of Niagara County records microfilmed by the LDS church, see <http://www.familysearch.org>.

Hi Niagara NY listers! Does anyone know if Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Niagara Falls, NY? Does anyone know its address? Thanks, Tim Lowrey (Hot on the trail of John H. & Ethel Wells, & William & Alice Hayes!)

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/447 Surname: GRIMBLE ------------------------- Seeking any information on people with surname of Grimble in Lockport or surrounding communities.

The following url is a search tip page 'posted under the OK Genealogical Society, it pertains to all Research. And, I might add, it is done VERY WELL!' It is a MUST SEE. http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs/ch_burned.htm Zona Researching in these Counties ERIE COUNTY NIAGARA COUNTY ORLEANS COUNTY

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NY/Niagara/446 Surname: McCartney, Reed ------------------------- Would like information re Peter McCartney, wife-Elizabeth Reed and brother, Thomas McCartney who lived in Buffalo, Niagra County in 1840's to 1880's. Started Buffalo Electric Railroad.

Dear Group, I don't know about you but every morning when I get up I dread all of the things that need to be done around the house, my office, my computer, etc., and frankly I'm tired of feeling defeated from morning to night. So much needs to be done that by the end of the day, I end up by doing nothing. So for the past few days I've tried out a new system that I made up. At night when I go to bed, I pick out ONE simple chore that needs to be done the next day and that's the only promise I make. Day before yesterday I did my ONE chore-the laundry. Yesterday, I made a pot of soup and today I went to the post office to buy one cent stamps to go with my leftover roll of 33 cent ones. Tomorrow? Well, my ONE chore is to get my checkbook out and pay up the stack of bills that have been collecting dust on my desk. After all, now that I have the stamps, I have no excuse for not mailing them out. And I know darn well that it won't take me even a half an hour and once that's done, I can do whatever I damned well feel like doing. But do you know what? I've noticed that after I get that ONE chore out of the way I tend to keep on going and doing one more chore and one more chore without a second thought. And when I go to bed at night I feel so good about myself thinking about ALL of the things that I accomplished during the day. I'm certain that the system I just invented is based on some Aesop fable or biblical admonition or some old wise saying-or maybe based on what my Mother used to tell me, "As soon as you straighten out your room you can go out and play." But until you try it yourself and tell yourself that as soon as you do that ONE chore you can play the rest of the day, you don't realize how free you feel to do all sorts of other things that you've been putting off. So tonight when I go to bed I'll be proud of myself for making the effort to go to the post office and I'll also be proud of myself for all of the OTHER good things I accomplished today without a second thought. Let's see, I think for Wednesday my ONE chore will be to disassemble my bare artificial Christmas tree, pack it up and put it away. Oh won't that be nice? vee

Dear Zona, et al, Thanks for sending us the URL of WNYLRC as mentioned by Heidi Bamford. BTW, I've met and talked with Heidi on several occasions and she's a dedicated and charming person. I was just surfing around on the website and looking over the search results for "Porter" when I spotted the entry "Country life New York (State) Porter." When I clicked on the link, I couldn't believe my eyes! Right there on the screen was my name "Vee L. Housman!!" WOW!!! This is what it said: Searching : It happened just down the road / by Vee L. Housman [1993] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- AUTHOR Housman, Vee L. TITLE It happened just down the road / by Vee L. Housman. PUB/DATE Youngstown, N. Y. : Sampler Press, [1993]. DESCRIPT 72 p. ; 28 cm. BIB NOTE Author's notes and sources: p. 68-72. SUMMARY A collection of stories about the Town of Porter's past that are meant be educational and entertaining while at the same time being as historically accurate as possible. SUBJECT Country life--New York (State)--Porter. SUBJECT Porter (N.Y.)--History. LOCAL HGS Lewiston Porter - South FIC HOU LOCAL HGS Lewiston PL 974.798 Hous LOCAL HGS NIOGA Lib System HQ 974.798 Hous LOCAL HGS Ransomville Free Lib 974.798 Hous LOCAL HGS Sanborn-Pekin Free Lib 974.798 Hous LOCAL HGS Wilson Jr-Sr HS 971.3 Hou WOW!! I was so thrilled to see my book mentioned on such a prestigious site. Who, Moi??? :-) (tee hee, blush, blush) But (giggle!) I bet they don't even know that the Sampler Press of Youngstown was actually me with my computer, my printer and my spiral binding machine! :-) vee

This photo was taken in Niagara Falls in 1948 The photo did not include any names Do you know any of these people? Are you in the picture? http://www.fallsview.com/English/pages/NFClown.shtml

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/444 Surname: Caufield ------------------------- I am looking for any information on the CAUFIELD family from Wilson, NY, Niagra County. Please email if you know anything.

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/442 Surname: DOTY, WHITE ------------------------- I found a marriage listing in the Ontario Cnty Times (NY) dated Jan. 4, 1882 for an Erastus DOTY of Ontario Cnty and a Mrs. Julia J. WHITE,the dau. of a Mrs. Bedell. I am not related, but thought this may help someone.

Cynthia To clarify things I wrote to Ms. Bamford, just got this response. Zona --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Heidi Bamford <hbamford@wnylrc.org> To: Zona I Himmelsbach <zona.himmelsbach@juno.com> Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 09:34:51 -0500 Subject: Re: Message-ID: <3A59D00B.43390CDA@wnylrc.org> References: <20010106.174257.-311181.0.Zona.Himmelsbach@juno.com> Dear Ms. Himmelsbach, This is in response to your inquiry. Yes, anyone can come and use the DHP Lending Library and Free Literature resources. No, you do not have to be a member of WNYLRC (actually the members are libraries - the WNYLRC serves primarily library staff) to use DHP resources. The Lending Library titles are online at our website (www.wnylrc.org then click on DHP) and the Free Literature titles are available in hard copy. We have several pamphlets that can be used to help locate family history resources or help guide research. Some are online and others available only in print. The ethnic Heritage Sheets (African, Irish, Polish, Hispanic/Latino) as well as our "Doing Genealogy Research in Western New York" are all available online - I can also send hard copies if needed. We also have pamphlets "Documenting Community Organizations," "Documenting Your Family History" and "Family Folklore and History" that are all available in hard copy. These help you develop research strategies. We also have a guide of local religious (primarily Roman Catholic) repositories called "Guide to Archival Respositories" in hard copy. You can let me know if there are any of these that you would like to receive and I can mail out the copies to your mailing address. If there are titles in the Lending Library you wish to borrow you can request them and I will also mail those out to you with a loan form indicating you can have the materials for a three week period - then you can mail them back to us. Good luck in your research! Sincerely, Heidi A. Bamford

Cemeteries of Niagara County, New York http://www.interment.net/us/ny/niagara.htm

Frustration Alert! Would all you kind souls post the urls of any websites that lists those interred in NIAGARA COUNTY cemeteries? Desparately seeking the cemetery that Pluto BADER is buried in, which is in Niagara County somewhere. Zona