Someone from another list was kind enough to send me the URL for the Random Acts page. It is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/index.htm There are no volunteers listed for either Oneida or Otsego counties :-( Marsha

Hello all! There is a new page on the WEB at: http://www.xmission.com/~famties/cemeteries/usa-m-o.htm that is kind of a meeting place/"swap shop" for people willing to take pictures of gravestones for others in all parts of the USA-- well, in the world, now, actually! You might want to check it out; it seems really neat -- especially if your ancestors are buried in other counties or other states. So far, the following NYS counties are represented -- do you notice some serious omissions (like almost all of central NYS!) -- hope some of you will use this service and also be able to become a volunteer -- New York Allegany U.S. Alicia Howland Alleganyco@aol.com New York Cayuga U.S. Joan Kilmer Jasper@webtv.net New York Cayuga U.S. Merry Gantley Mgantley@msn.com New York Oswego U.S. Merry Gantley Mgantley@msn.com New York Lewis U.S. Grace Parsons gparsons@epix.com Possibly New York Niagara U.S. Nancy Webb Sewitsnan@yahoo.com New York Onondaga (part) U.S. Joan Kilmer Jasper@webtv.net New York Ontario U.S. Grace Parsons gparsons@epix.com Possibly New York Saratoga U.S. C. Wald Cwald36709@aol.com New York Senaca U.S. Grace Parsons gparsons@epix.com Possibly New York Steuben (part) U.S. Alicia Howland Alleganyco@aol.com New York Tompkins U.S. Sherry Nichols bookwoom13@aol.com New York Yates U.S. Grace Parsons gparsons@epix.com I know there already was one request for Herkimer County and I know these five counties are where virtually all my ancestors are. Don't forget, you will be able to get photos of your ancestors in return -- hopefully with as much care as you will put into your "random act of geneological kindness" [come to think of it, there is a page for *that* too, whose URL I have temporarily misfiled! :-)] Anyway, I hope you will check out this list and receive back lots of wonderful pictures! Marsha Strong Gainesville, FL

Hello my kind, warm, wonderful Oneida County friends! :-) I need a favor concerning the 1910 and/or 1920 US censuses for Utica, New York. I attempted to view the indexes to these from my local FHC today and was told I would have to order four microfilm rolls from St. Lake just to look at the index, when I am not even sure the family I seek is listed there. Didn't make me a happy camper, I must say. Anyway, if anyone has access to the indexes, could you tell mew if a family by the last name of EMERSON is listed in either census. This EMERSON family would include a wife's name of EDNA (Edna Best Emerson, actually) who would have been born in Frankfort, NY in February, 1887. They *might* have a son named Harvey; then again, maybe not! :-) If anyone can help me with this lookup, I will be most grateful and I will, ummmmmmm ........ do something nice back for you! [not sure what yet, but it will be nice, I promise! :-)] Thanks so much! Marsha Strong Gainesville, FL

Three cheers for Agnes! > The joy of this genealogical chase to me is in the discoveries I make >for myself. > > Agnes Cloninger Edwin Ernest Coad III Casselberry, Florida eecoad@iag.net Researching: COAD, CARNE, HARRIS, SWEET Devon/Cornwall England VAUGHAN, WILLIAMS, OWENS, HUGHES Anglesey Wales OWEN(S), Oneida, NY DAVID, Ireland BRINKERHOFF, BOSLEY, DAVID, CROFTON - NYC, NY CALKINS, OWEN(S), HUGHES, HARRIS Luzerne County, PA

Phil What census years are you looking for? They are public domain and are available all over the country not just in New York State. There is a index to all of the census from 1790 through 1860 and/or 70 and for some 1880, 1900 - 1910- 1920. Some specifics would be helpful. Let us know what you want and maybe someone can do the index for you - the best way is the do-it- yourself rather than blanketing the public servants for it. They are getting justifibly touchy about these things and so the records offices are charging more ane more for their services, and a lot are just refusing to do any searches at all. The one I work for is over run with blanket requests and does not hurry to get them done. I would be glad to help you and I have access to most NY Federal Census index books and a lot of the census itself and can tell you how to access them on your own.The state census is another matter but can be accessed through the facility of the Family History Centers, nationwide, no problem. The joy of this genealogical chase to me is in the discoveries I make for myself. Agnes Cloninger >From: >To: NYONEIDA-L@rootsweb.com > > hi groups , I am wondering something ........ Is there by chance any ' >town clerks / historians on this list ?? , I have a couple of questions >..... Do you have copies of the Fed . census for your town in your files you >use to look up those people that did live in your areas if somebody should >write and ask about one of them ???? , Phil , in Lynnwood , now writing a >draft of the letter he plans on sending to just about every town clerk / >historian in New York state > >--------------------------------

Greetings! I wonder who the COLE is in your list if you have further info. Regards, David in N.W. Florida a native Oneidan

To whomever it was who replied to my recent post regarding info on William Kneale/Kneil who settled in Utica 1827: Can you please re-send your reply? In a hurry I quit my mail program before I saved your post and lost it. Many thanks - and my apologies to the list. Tom Kneil Wichita KS

hi groups , I am wondering something ........ Is there by chance any ' town clerks / historians on this list ?? , I have a couple of questions ..... Do you have copies of the Fed . census for your town in your files you use to look up those people that did live in your areas if somebody should write and ask about one of them ???? , Phil , in Lynnwood , now writing a draft of the letter he plans on sending to just about every town clerk / historian in New York state

Hi, The Sauquoit Coal Co. was run by my Grandfather George Jury in the 1930s. As the new Rte 8 has taken the land on which it once stood, does anyone know if any pictures exist of the building and if so where I might try to locate same? Or any type of records or receipts etc on this particular business. Old George had a diary farm back in the 1920s in Litchfield, N.Y. also. He was the father of Fred [my father] and William . He died in 1948 at the home of my father in the Town of Floyd, but still maintained his home above the coal office. Thank you for any help. Claire Jury Cranford North Carolina

BOWNE Researching Bowne Surname World Wide, especially N.Y. State and the Town of Clayville, N.Y. Below is a list of the maiden surnames of the wife's of the male BOWNE family members Allen Ashley Antrim Alivard Apgar Ackerly Arthur Ament Burling Barton Brown Bennett Bird Billings Berg Butterworth Burns Beady Barber Beardsley Bickerstaff Beckett Brinstool Berry Beach Beam Bonney Conover Cornell Carpenter Cole Clark Cronce Craft Conklin Caffers Clune Cocks Cox Card Clamer Clever Corman Chaffin Curtis Cloke Cornell Clevinger Cramer Debowe Deacon Draper Duncan Deats Davis Daly Doberty Dietrick Dangler Emerson Erickson Freeman Nevius Newbold Newton Owen Owens Orvis Pell Pancoast Pearsall Provost Place Powers Perry Potts Parker Perrine Quinby Rodman Reid Robinson Robbins Rivers Rives Roe Rodgers Rockafellow Rowland Stout Saulter Shotwell Saint John Sands Skinner Satterwaite Scholefield Storm Smith Shove Southgate Stevers Stringham Slaughton Thomas Thompson Tiger Toalson Titus Thorpe Tomer Taylor Travers Tagg Thorne Underhill Van Dyke Worden Wilson Willett Woodward Williams Whitner Winning Watson Wood Wallcutt Willivier Weiden Weigel Walling

hi groups , this note has a shotgun attached , but it`s the only way I know to reach the widest possible audience ...... I would like to know if anyone reading this has a POTTER family in the State of N Y , 1830s ...... If so , I would like to ' talk ' to you ..... I have a very long list of Potters that just might be the parents of my GG-Grandmother , And if I can eliminate a few of them by knowing who their children were , it will really help me in my search ......... Now , please please don`t be writing with helpfull suggestions , I have plan of attack underway , that I have been working on for many years , Just for the record , I am looking for Emma Mira Potter`s record of birth ....., some of you probably have seen my previous posts , Thanks , Phil in Lynnwood WA

Hello Cherry Wrightsettlement (I think it's one word here) is just a few miles north east of Rome. It's just a crossroads now with a building which used to belong to the Grange and is now a church. There are a couple of houses but not much else. The address of the county courthouse in Rome is at 302 N. James St. Rome, NY 13440 or you might try the Rome Historical Society at 200 Church st. Good luck. Neal Carrier MarcoBee@aol.com wrote: > Do any of you helpful people know where Wright Settlement is or was? Audrey > Bowne had it on her helpful list of villages. > Is there a courthouse in Rome where a letter of intent might be filed? I've > tried the National Archives for the State of NY and the Oneida Co. Clerks > office to no avail. What next? > This is a great newsletter! > Cherry McCurn MarcoBee@aol.com > > ==== NYONEIDA Mailing List ==== > Contact the List Manager at judjack@rocketmail.com or judjack@hotmail.com For List Rules visit http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1006 click on Mailing List Visit the Oneida Co NYGenWeb Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida -- Neal F. Carrier Holland Patent, NY WAGS #776 Listowner CARRIER-L Mail List Rootsweb.com Contributor

William Kneale, his wife Margaret and five children, William, 17; Margaret,15; John,13; Thomas, 11; and Christina,8, arrived in Utica in 1827 from the Isle of Man (between Ireland and Scotland). John and Thomas were "bound out to the tobacco trade" (indentured?) and both left Utica in 1837 to enter the tobacco/cigar business in Westfield, MA. I don't know what happened to any of the others. I have some questions as to why they settled in Utica: Was there a Manx community there as there was in Cleveland? Is it likely that they traveled on the Erie Canal until their money ran out or that they paid for passage as far as their money would take them, hoping later to move on? The second question is probably unanswerable without a diary, but can anyone tell me if there were other Manxmen in the area? Christina presumably married a man named Garrett when she was in her 40s - Garrett is a name common to the Isle of Man - last known they lived in Newfield, NY. William Sr. presumably died 1862 in Utica. Any comments or observations would be welcome. Tom Kneil Wichita, KS

Good Evening... Somebody on the list made mention of Wright's Settlement a short while back. Would those interested please contact< McKirby@terragon.com> Thank you, Erwin Kirby of Grants Pass, Oregon.

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Do any of you helpful people know where Wright Settlement is or was? Audrey Bowne had it on her helpful list of villages. Is there a courthouse in Rome where a letter of intent might be filed? I've tried the National Archives for the State of NY and the Oneida Co. Clerks office to no avail. What next? This is a great newsletter! Cherry McCurn MarcoBee@aol.com

Also found these sites: (1) http://www.oneida.com/theoneid.htm (2) at: http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/toddhome/microtxt/utop-mic.html Oneida Community Books, Pamphlets and Serials 1834-1972 MFM 478 The Oneida Community was established by John Humphrey Noyes (1811-1886) as a communal organization in Oneida, N.Y. The manufacture of steel animal traps, sale of silk thread, fruit-preserving, and later the silverware business, provided income. In this collection four reels contain books and pamphlets printed by or for the Oneida Community and eleven reels are the serials published by the Community. The printed guide gives a history of the Community and a detailed reel list. Format: Microfilm - 15 reels Access: Printed Oneida Community Books, Pamphlets and Serials, 1834-1972, in MFM Guides (3)at: http://www.nyhistory.com/central/oneida.htm The Oneida Community THE SHAKERS/ONEIDA COMMUNITY by Randall Hillebrand (supposedly there is a link at the bottom for a longer article, but I could not get it to work!) (4) at: http://www.opengroup.com/open/cubooks/014/0140239308.shtml is a place where you can order a book called "Without Sin: The Life And Death Of The Oneida Community" by Klaw/Spencer for #13.95

At 11:43 AM 5/21/99 -0400, you wrote: Hi Mary! I lived near Oneida all my life and have some info on the Oneida community. My uncle worked there all his working life and, as a result, I have lots and lots of Oneida Silverware! :) The "commune" was one of the best and most successful attempts at communal living in the US -- it was founded by a religious community (the Shakers, if I am not mistaken). PBS aired an *excellent* documentary on it several years ago; maybe you could get a copy of that on tape (?). I'll ask my mother if she knows more; hope this will help for now. I feel sure there must have been a lot written on it in any NYS history book -- did you try an internet search? I would guess the "bare bones" info would even be in Encarta or any other on-line encyclopedia. Let me know what else you might want to know. Marsha Strong Gainesville, FL PS -- what was your ggrandfather's name?? --------------------- original message: >It has recently come to my attention that my ggfather may have been a >member of the Oneida Commune in the late 1800's. Does anyone know anything >about this commune or know where I can look for information regarding it? >It's my understanding this Commune was the beginning of the Oneida Silver >Company... > >Any help would be welcome. >Mary

Hi Mary! Try WWW.Oneida.Com as I think that is where I saw it. Regards, David in N.W. Fla. a native Oneidan

It has recently come to my attention that my ggfather may have been a member of the Oneida Commune in the late 1800's. Does anyone know anything about this commune or know where I can look for information regarding it? It's my understanding this Commune was the beginning of the Oneida Silver Company... Any help would be welcome. Mary