Vee, Happy Birthday (a day late)! You don't know me, I'm one of the quiet ones who sit back and read the list but seldom respond. But I wanted to tell you that I truly enjoy your ramblings and wish you the best of health and happiness. From Rose in Holt, Michigan NYNIAGAR-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > NYNIAGAR-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 172 > > Today's Topics: > #1 LOST PARENTS & ANCESTORS [Norma Lockwood <marlyn1@bellsouth.] > #2 Re: Nuclear Waste, Schoelkopf Plan ["Vee L. Housman" <housman@adelphia] > #3 PS to Ellen and Group ["Vee L. Housman" <housman@adelphia] > #4 A selfish message ["Vee L. Housman" <housman@adelphia] > #5 Niagara County Cemetery Listings ["Daniel B. Cooley" <danbcooley@hom] > #6 Re: Niagara County Cemetery Listin ["Vee L. Housman" <housman@adelphia] > #7 Civil War Records ["D. Sue Kissel" <dskissel@cybertra] > #8 Re: A selfish message ["Janice Wilson" <jwilson@xtra.co.n] > #9 COLBY/ LINES ["Janice Wilson" <jwilson@xtra.co.n] > #10 "Burned-Over" Web site ["R. Kyser" <sorryken@worldnet.att.] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from NYNIAGAR-D, send a message to > > NYNIAGAR-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: LOST PARENTS & ANCESTORS > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 07:42:04 -0700 > From: Norma Lockwood <marlyn1@bellsouth.net> > To: NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com > > Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NY/Niagara/276 > > Surname: LOCKWOOD > ------------------------- > > Searching for the parents or any ancestor of Jacob Lockwood. Jacob was > born somewhere in New York in 1776,and I am hoping that it could be in > Niagara County. He came to eastern Kentucky in 1797. In 1798 he married > Elizabeth White, dau.of David & Nancy White. Jacob & Elizabeth became the > parents of 8 children that we know of: David, Ephraim, William,Deadema, > Jacob Jr., Susannah, Sarah & Mary. All born in Kentucky.Any information > would be appreciated. This brick wall seems to have been covered with concrete. > Thank you. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Nuclear Waste, Schoelkopf Plant, Where to go when Visiting the Area > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 19:35:20 -0400 > From: "Vee L. Housman" <housman@adelphia.net> > To: NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear Ellen, et al, > > Wow, you sure know how to write an informative message to the list! :-) I > couldn't have dug up that sort of information (re the Schoelkopf Plant) > unless someone had written a Master's thesis on the subject at Niagara > University or some such. Darn, and just when I thought I either knew it all > or had the information at hand in old history books! Don't you just hate it > when something like that happens to you?? :-) > > Re your suggestions as to the places to go for research in this area, I > agree with you 100%. I just might add that anyone visiting the Niagara > County Historical Society will find themselves in the same building as the > Niagara Co. Genealogical Society. One word of caution. Call ahead to check > what days/hours they're open. > > from vee, who's barely hanging in here! :-) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: A. Robert & Ellen E. Colangelo <apri@pcom.net> > To: <NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 7:58 PM > Subject: Re: Nuclear Waste, Schoelkopf Plant, Where to go when Visiting the > Area > > > HI, group, > > > > I've been off for a while because I was writing a book for the JOHNSON > line > > of my family. We had a reunion on the 2nd. (Unless you come from Central > > New York, I can guarantee you that we are not related. In the 1850's, the > > name was JOHANSEN. When Hans came to this country, he americanized it. > He > > and Lene had 2 chldren; one died and the other was my g-grandfather.) > And, > > I've had a minor but painful health problem. So as you can see by my > > "subject", I've a few things to add. > > > > 1. The Simond Saw Co. was just taken over by the Corps of Engineers, in > > order to "study" any contamination. > > > > 2. The Schoelkopf Power Station collapsed because of the greed and > > ignorance of man. When one sees some of the very old pictures of that > > particular side of the City of Niagara Falls, one cannot help but notice > the > > several factories (for want of a better description) at the top of the > > gorge. Beside each of these buildings are raceways of water. There were > > many channels dug to connect what is called the upper river with the lower > > river; and to give power for the industry. (This just means one side of > > town with the other. The City of Niagara Falls is shaped somewhat like a > > triangle with each leg along the river.) As the factories went out of > > business some of the channels were filled as best and cheaply possible. > > There are still buried channels that are frequently found when the > > untilities are digging. Anyway, as we all know from physics class :), > water > > will seek the path of least resistance. Sometimes this takes decades. > The > > Schoelkopf was built at the base of the gorge. An elevator shaft was dug > > down to the plant for accessability. My dad was a mechanic for Otis > > Elevator Co. and my grandfather was the District Representative for Otis. > > Unless he was on a call, Dad always was home by 5 for dinner at 5:15 PM. > > The afternoon of the collapse, Dad came in, said he had to leave right a > > way, that he heard on the radio there had been an accident at the > > Schoelkopf. (This scared Mom, my brother and me because 2 years before > he, > > Gramps, and the man referred to as their "Helper" [in the elevator > business > > a Helper was the same as an apprentice] had missed being killed by about > 10 > > mins. when the Prospect Point fell at the Falls. This is another story.) > He > > told us later that he had to park on the shoulder of the road, and jumped > > the fence to get to the entrance. > > The elevator worked and most of the men were accounted for but until they > > took a count they wouldn't know for sure, was what he said. Later, it was > > reported that one man died. The water seeped down through the rock and > > shale until it found its path of least resistance. When it gushed out, > > circuits were blown and the plant basically blew up. The remains can be > > seen from a viewing point above. > > > > 3. When visiting this area as well as the cemeteries, etc., I suggest > that > > one never miss the Niagara County Historian's Office, Niagara St. @ Hawley > > St., Lockport, NY 14094 (716) 439-7324; Niagara Falls Library, Local > > History 1425 Main St., Niagara Falls, NY 14302 (716) 286-4899; Lockport > > Public Library, 23 East Ave., Lockport, NY 14094 (716) 433-5935; and > > Niagara County Historical Society, 215 Niagara St., Lockport, NY 14094 > > (716) 434-7433. > > > > I hope I've helped, not overstayed my welcome, and not bored anyone. > > > > Ellen Colangelo > > > > > > > > ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== > > Were your ancestors in Niagara County by 1860? You might find their > > names at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyniagar/extras/1860.html>, > > transcribed from 1860 county maps! > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: PS to Ellen and Group > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 20:05:19 -0400 > From: "Vee L. Housman" <housman@adelphia.net> > To: NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear Group, > > Ellen, sorry to hear you're still in pain. With me, well I guess we're in > the same boat on that subject. But I've had a bit of a setback lately > (today) and it looks like it will be pretty much of a long term process for > my incision to heal properly. And in the meantime, I'm not dealing very > well with it all mentally. I know that the worst of it is over, but with my > having to rely on others to do even simple things for me that recently I was > quite capable of doing for myself, it has taken a toll on even my ability to > respond decently to emails that I receive or to keep promises that I have > made regarding lookups or such. > > My Inbox is overloaded with unanswered messages and the reason I'm posting > this to the list is to let you know that if you have asked me a family > research or history question or even just a nice message that I would like > to reply to, the reason why you haven't received a response from me is that > for most of the day I'm pretty much a mental cripple. > > It's only on rare moments such as this one that I can focus on what means > the most to me--local families and local history. The rest of each day is > spent trying to cope with getting throught it all--one moment and one day at > a time. > > vee > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: A selfish message > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 23:03:55 -0400 > From: "Vee L. Housman" <housman@adelphia.net> > To: NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear Group, > > I know that this message is totally inappropriate and selfish on my my part, > but if any of you would care to respond to it with a Happy Birthday message > to me, I know that it will brighten up my day tomorrow, September 12. > Birthdays are so special to everyone and even though I've already received a > birthday card from my sister Norma and my Aunt Edna (90 years old) in the > mail, I guess I still need some warm hugs. > > You people mean a lot to me, I want to contribute so much more to our > list--and I CAN--but right now all that I know is that tomorrow is my > birthday and it won't be an easier day than today was for me (TRUST ME and > don't ask me why! :-)) But I have an idea that I'll get through tomorrow > much better than I did today if a few of you would just wish me a Happy > Birthday tomorrow. > > A little 68-year-old girl going on 69, > vee > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Niagara County Cemetery Listings > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 20:15:02 -0700 > From: "Daniel B. Cooley" <danbcooley@home.com> > To: NYNIAGAR-D@rootsweb.com > > Dear List Members > > My g3-grandfather, Noah Cooley, settled in Niagara County upon Holland > Land Purchase land. I have no further information about him after that > but I have assumed he did NOT leave, i.e. Niagara County was his "final > resting place". With that in mind, are there published cemetery lists > especially for Wilson, Newfane, Cambria and Lockport? > -- > Dan Cooley > San Mateo, California > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Niagara County Cemetery Listings > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 23:23:14 -0400 > From: "Vee L. Housman" <housman@adelphia.net> > To: NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear Dan, > > For what it's worth, your Noah Cooley doesn't show up in the records that I > have on the North Ridge Cemetery in Town of Cambria. > > Good luck in your research, > vee > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Daniel B. Cooley <danbcooley@home.com> > To: <NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 11:15 PM > Subject: Niagara County Cemetery Listings > > > Dear List Members > > > > My g3-grandfather, Noah Cooley, settled in Niagara County upon Holland > > Land Purchase land. I have no further information about him after that > > but I have assumed he did NOT leave, i.e. Niagara County was his "final > > resting place". With that in mind, are there published cemetery lists > > especially for Wilson, Newfane, Cambria and Lockport? > > -- > > Dan Cooley > > San Mateo, California > > > > > > ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== > > Looking for a dead-end Niagara County ancestor? Check the WorldConnect > > Project, <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/>, to see if an unknown > > cousin may be able to help! > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Civil War Records > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 20:50:56 -0700 > From: "D. Sue Kissel" <dskissel@cybertrails.com> > To: NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi, > I just returned from a week in Salt Lake where I attended the FGS/UGA > conference. One of the classes I attended was on NY research taught by > Gordon L. Remington. He mentioned a set of records that I was not aware of > and thought I would pass the information along to the group. > > Town clerks had registers of men who served in the Civil War. These records > include such information as individuals, full name, residence, date and > place of birth and parents names. Since Lockport is not on the film I did > not find the information I was looking for, however it does give info on the > towns of Somerset, Hartland, Pendleton and Newfane. The Salt Lake Family > History Library film number for Niagara County is: 1993420 > > Sue > dskissel@cybertrails.com > D. Sue Crowder Kissel > 3299 Rose Lane, > Prescott, AZ 86305 > Researching: > Crowder (CAN>NY>MI>SD), Keene(ME>MI), Kissel (PA>IA>NE>KS)Long(CAN Fr>NY>MI) > Lutzke(GER>MI), Lou©ks(CAN>MI), Mc(A)Fee(CAN>NY>MI), > Paine(ME>MI)Smith(NY>MI) > http://doors.cybertrails.com/~dskissel/ > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: A selfish message > Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 16:08:17 +1200 > From: "Janice Wilson" <jwilson@xtra.co.nz> > To: NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com > > HAPPY BIRTHDAY Vee !!! > Hope you have a wonderful day. > >From Janice in New Zealand > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vee L. Housman" <housman@adelphia.net> > To: <NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 3:03 PM > Subject: A selfish message > > > > > Dear Group, > > > > I know that this message is totally inappropriate and selfish on my my > part, > > but if any of you would care to respond to it with a Happy Birthday > message > > to me, I know that it will brighten up my day tomorrow, September 12. > > Birthdays are so special to everyone and even though I've already received > a > > birthday card from my sister Norma and my Aunt Edna (90 years old) in the > > mail, I guess I still need some warm hugs. > > > > You people mean a lot to me, I want to contribute so much more to our > > list--and I CAN--but right now all that I know is that tomorrow is my > > birthday and it won't be an easier day than today was for me (TRUST ME and > > don't ask me why! :-)) But I have an idea that I'll get through tomorrow > > much better than I did today if a few of you would just wish me a Happy > > Birthday tomorrow. > > > > A little 68-year-old girl going on 69, > > vee > > > > > > ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== > > Crossing the border into Canada? For Ontario resources, see > > <http://www.cyndislist.com/ontario.htm>. > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: COLBY/ LINES > Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 19:01:14 +1200 > From: "Janice Wilson" <jwilson@xtra.co.nz> > To: NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi group, > Anyone researching the names COLBY & LINES please contact me > My GGGUncle William LINES & Mary Ann GRAY from Huntingdon, England > moved to Lockport and were market gardeners. Their daughter Emma Eliza LINES married a COLBY and they had 6 children, Emma, Etta, Maie, Harry, Daisy and Elsie COLBY. > Could someone please tell me are there many cemeteries near Lockport as both William & Mary were buried locally. > Regards, > Janice Wilson > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: "Burned-Over" Web site > Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 03:24:00 -0500 > From: "R. Kyser" <sorryken@worldnet.att.net> > To: NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com > > I've been on this list since last Nov. 17, but don't recall anyone mentioning this wonderful Website: > > http://olivercowdery.com/census/BurntCen.htm > > Yes, some nameless angel has posted the index for three censuses (1810-30) for 13 counties. And this particular page gives us a clear, graphic picture of the evolution of the counties of the "Burned-Over District" (i.e., everything west of Seneca Lake): > > http://olivercowdery.com/census/BurnEvlv.htm > > Cheers, > Ron Kyser