A bouquet to you, Jan Cortez. I wonder how many others are doing the same, if not for the community, for their descendants. I am developing a personal time line and plan to do a video of me relating my life and events, I guess what they call an oral history, only with video, for my kids, grandkids and, when they come, great grandkids. I already scanned many photos from way back and gave each of the kids a CD with the photos on it. Any other ideas on what we can do as the ancients for the future generations? They will look to us because our ancestors had to work hard just to remain alive. It is only since WWII that many of the gains we have achieved have come to fruition: modern homes, good roads, fast cars, TV, cheap phone service, computers, air travel, most household electrical appliances and the list goes on. Cliff Hayes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Cortez" <cristian@netonecom.net> To: <NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 6:45 PM Subject: Re: [NYOTSEGO] Suggestion for a new form of tithing - genealogy wise > Well Cliff, I think its an excellent idea, as I have been doing that for > some time. Guess I thought everyone did. I've even done a history on the > township in MI, where I'm a township clerk, putting the old with the new. > This is the way it looked back then, this is what I'm seeing today, and what > is happening with the different families, businesses, government, etc. In > this history, I ask that some one will update it again in another 50 years, > just to keep current. > > Jan Cortez > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clifford Hayes" <cliff.hayes@earthlink.net> > > > > It seems everyone is searching for this, that or the other ancestor - > asking for help and/or giving it. What are each of you doing for your > descendants when 50 or 150 years from now they are looking for you? I > suggest that we tithe and give ten percent of the time we spend searching > for our ancestors putting our lives on line and giving our descendants some > insight as to what we are doing, what problems we are facing, how we live, > etc. Sure, they can read the newspapers and magazines for the BIG picture. > We can do the same for our ancestors but does the BIG picture tell us how > great great grandma or her peers lived? > > > > It will be interesting to see what, if any, comment this suggestion > inspires. > > > > Cliff Hayes, (a leftover from WWII). > > > > ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with > the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message > to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

It seems everyone is searching for this, that or the other ancestor - asking for help and/or giving it. What are each of you doing for your descendants when 50 or 150 years from now they are looking for you? I suggest that we tithe and give ten percent of the time we spend searching for our ancestors putting our lives on line and giving our descendants some insight as to what we are doing, what problems we are facing, how we live, etc. Sure, they can read the newspapers and magazines for the BIG picture. We can do the same for our ancestors but does the BIG picture tell us how great great grandma or her peers lived? It will be interesting to see what, if any, comment this suggestion inspires. Cliff Hayes, (a leftover from WWII).

Thanks to all of you who answered my plea for a new email addy. I even heard from Mark. His new address and website are now listed on the Otsego County Historian's page. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Goodspeed" > Hi Jan, > Mark's email is simmark@stny.rr.som. His website is > www.Oneontahistorian.com > Mark's columns appear in The Daily Star (website www.thedailystar.com) > twice weekly. > On Saturday his colulmn focuses on the area during the depression & before. On > Monday his columns focus local history after the Depression. > > I can tell you that Mark says he doesn't do genealogy research...he's into > history of Oneonta and surrounding area. I told him I'd be glad to check all > my databases if someone contacts him. Mary Harris, the Huntington Library NYS > Room Librarian, says that Mark passes genealogy related questions to her. I > do volunteer indexing for Mary and I have some databases she doesn't have. > Hope this is of help to you. > > Sandy Goodspeed > Oneonta Plains Cemetery Historian > > Jan Cortez wrote: > > > I am told that the email for Mark Simonson, Oneonta Historian is bouncing. > > Does anyone have a current one that I can add to the Otsego County website? > > > > Thanks for any help you can give me. > > > > Jan > > Otsego County Coordinator > > > > ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with > > the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message > > to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with > the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message > to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Jan, I tried but I could not get his column though. marilyn Jan Cortez wrote: >Thanks to all of you who answered my plea for a new email addy. I even >heard from Mark. His new address and website are now listed on the Otsego >County Historian's page. > >Jan > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sandy Goodspeed" > > > >>Hi Jan, >> Mark's email is simmark@stny.rr.som. His website is >>www.Oneontahistorian.com >>Mark's columns appear in The Daily Star (website www.thedailystar.com) >>twice weekly. >>On Saturday his colulmn focuses on the area during the depression & >> >> >before. On > > >>Monday his columns focus local history after the Depression. >> >> I can tell you that Mark says he doesn't do genealogy research...he's >> >> >into > > >>history of Oneonta and surrounding area. I told him I'd be glad to check >> >> >all > > >>my databases if someone contacts him. Mary Harris, the Huntington Library >> >> >NYS > > >>Room Librarian, says that Mark passes genealogy related questions to her. >> >> >I > > >>do volunteer indexing for Mary and I have some databases she doesn't have. >>Hope this is of help to you. >> >> Sandy Goodspeed >> Oneonta Plains Cemetery Historian >> >>Jan Cortez wrote: >> >> >> >>>I am told that the email for Mark Simonson, Oneonta Historian is >>> >>> >bouncing. > > >>>Does anyone have a current one that I can add to the Otsego County >>> >>> >website? > > >>>Thanks for any help you can give me. >>> >>>Jan >>>Otsego County Coordinator >>> >>>==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== >>>To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with >>>the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message >>>to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com >>> >>>============================== >>>Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >>>Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >>>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >>> >>> >>==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== >>To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with >>the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message >>to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com >> >>============================== >>Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >>Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> >> > > > >==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with >the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message >to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Hi Marilyn, I assume you're talking about The Dailey Star. When you get to the first page, click on Local News on the left. When the next page comes up, go down to under Local columns and guest commentary and you'll see Mark Simonson. Click on that. Then when you get that page, click on whichever article you want to read. It goes all the way back to March 19, 2001. I had a time finding it myself. ;) Sandy Marilyn Demas wrote: > I'm sorry Sandy, I got to the Front Page but could not find where to go > to find Mark's column. Any suggestions? > Thanks! > marilyn > > Sandy Goodspeed wrote: > > >Hi Jan, > > MarkSimonson's website is www.Oneontahistorian.com > > Sandy Goodspeed > > Oneonta Plains Cemetery Historian

Thank you Sandy! marilyn Sandy Goodspeed wrote: >Hi Marilyn, > I assume you're talking about The Dailey Star. When you get to the first >page, click on >Local News on the left. When the next page comes up, go down to under Local >columns and >guest commentary and you'll see Mark Simonson. Click on that. Then when you get >that page, >click on whichever article you want to read. It goes all the way back to March 19, >2001. >I had a time finding it myself. ;) Sandy > >Marilyn Demas wrote: > > > >>I'm sorry Sandy, I got to the Front Page but could not find where to go >>to find Mark's column. Any suggestions? >>Thanks! >>marilyn >> >>Sandy Goodspeed wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hi Jan, >>> MarkSimonson's website is www.Oneontahistorian.com >>> >>> > > > >>> Sandy Goodspeed >>> Oneonta Plains Cemetery Historian >>> >>> > > > >==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with >the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message >to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Hi Jan, Mark's email is simmark@stny.rr.som. His website is www.Oneontahistorian.com Mark's columns appear in The Daily Star (website www.thedailystar.com) twice weekly. On Saturday his colulmn focuses on the area during the depression & before. On Monday his columns focus local history after the Depression. I can tell you that Mark says he doesn't do genealogy research...he's into history of Oneonta and surrounding area. I told him I'd be glad to check all my databases if someone contacts him. Mary Harris, the Huntington Library NYS Room Librarian, says that Mark passes genealogy related questions to her. I do volunteer indexing for Mary and I have some databases she doesn't have. Hope this is of help to you. Sandy Goodspeed Oneonta Plains Cemetery Historian Jan Cortez wrote: > I am told that the email for Mark Simonson, Oneonta Historian is bouncing. > Does anyone have a current one that I can add to the Otsego County website? > > Thanks for any help you can give me. > > Jan > Otsego County Coordinator > > ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with > the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message > to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

I'm sorry Sandy, I got to the Front Page but could not find where to go to find Mark's column. Any suggestions? Thanks! marilyn Sandy Goodspeed wrote: >Hi Jan, > Mark's email is simmark@stny.rr.som. His website is >www.Oneontahistorian.com >Mark's columns appear in The Daily Star (website www.thedailystar.com) >twice weekly. >On Saturday his colulmn focuses on the area during the depression & before. On >Monday his columns focus local history after the Depression. > > I can tell you that Mark says he doesn't do genealogy research...he's into >history of Oneonta and surrounding area. I told him I'd be glad to check all >my databases if someone contacts him. Mary Harris, the Huntington Library NYS >Room Librarian, says that Mark passes genealogy related questions to her. I >do volunteer indexing for Mary and I have some databases she doesn't have. >Hope this is of help to you. > > Sandy Goodspeed > Oneonta Plains Cemetery Historian > >Jan Cortez wrote: > > > >>I am told that the email for Mark Simonson, Oneonta Historian is bouncing. >>Does anyone have a current one that I can add to the Otsego County website? >> >>Thanks for any help you can give me. >> >>Jan >>Otsego County Coordinator >> >>==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== >>To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with >>the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message >>to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com >> >>============================== >>Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >>Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> > > >==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with >the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message >to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >

I am told that the email for Mark Simonson, Oneonta Historian is bouncing. Does anyone have a current one that I can add to the Otsego County website? Thanks for any help you can give me. Jan Otsego County Coordinator

Dear Karen, Thank you, it is very interesting even without any of my family on it. Fills in some history from the area where they lived. Thanks, Laura Seward ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Eddy" <CapnScupsGGD@msn.com> To: <NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 5:55 AM Subject: [NYOTSEGO] clarifying > I have just sent out the 19 emails to a total of 29 people, of whom 1 didn't get anything. Apparently late last night MSN decided not to have anything to do with AOL and I can't send anything to my friends on AOL. So those of you on AOL who have requested this little booklet, please bear with me. I will keep trying. > > I would also like to clarify once again, that there are NO publication dates, NO title page, NOTHING. The 19 pages that I sent out, which includes the foreward, is the sum total of this little booklet. The only clue that we know when it was written is that the author mentions the death of his wife in 1947 and I found that he died in 1977. This is why I can't post it to the list, because I don't know if the copyright has expired. > > Karen Flanders Eddy > > > ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with > the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message > to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Please add my address to your list for the distribution of the information found in your "little book" Surnames: Kennedy, Sheldon and perhaps a few more if these are included!! Thanks so much for your time and effort. trimedbj@aol.com Barbara J. Jensen Tri-Medical Corporation 17555 SW 65th Avenue Lake Oswego OR 97035 (503) 620-5625 Fax (503) 620-5626 (800) 777-0090

Dear Karen: I, like Sue, am on AOL and I also received all of the booklet. Thanks very much! Jayne perllan987@aol.com

In a message dated 3/1/2004 4:57:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, CapnScupsGGD@msn.com writes: Apparently late last night MSN decided not to have anything to do with AOL and I can't send anything to my friends on AOL. So those of you on AOL who have requested this little booklet, please bear with me. I will keep trying. Hi Karen, I am on AOL and I did recieve all of the booklet. Thanks so much! You must have sent it to me before MSN decided not to send to AOL? Sue Susan M. Hillier Roe Seal Beach, CA SueMHR@aol.com "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead, 1901-1978

I want to thank her also! It gave me a lot of Unadilla history that I didn t know. Thanks again, Karen Rene' -------Original Message------- From: chitwood@surfree.com Date: 03/01/04 11:24:50 To: NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYOTSEGO] Karen Eddy I just wanted to thank Karen so much for all the work she did in transcribing the book and sending it on. Really enjoyed reading it. Julie ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this list in list mode send an email with the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message to the following address: NYOtsego-l-request@rootsweb.com ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Karen, I did get the e-mails on the booklet and printed them out. and I am on aol but it was very early Mon. AM. thank you. It may help me in my research for my g. grandfather David Ogden b. 1799 Otego and/or for his wife Huldah Rowe b. 1800 whose mother may have been an Indian girl married to Peter Rowe. In Otsego Co. guess it might be the Delaware tribe? Elizabeth in Ft.Wayne,IN

Hi, I have just updated my Smith family genealogy on my website and added many new names. If you have any Smith ancestors, especially from Middlefield, please take a look at it and see if you can make any connections. If you have any information on any of my Smith's I would love to hear from you. Here is the address: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~puzzle/smith/contents.htm Thanks, Kathy

Mary--what's the rest of your connection to the Coffins? I'm also descended from Stephen and Elizabeth through their daughter Sarah--then the Doles who came to Otsego via Nabby (Dole) Colman. Sara Campbell

In a message dated 2/29/2004 11:53:53 AM Mountain Standard Time, Debbah@aol.com writes: > Please email me a copy Thanks Muffy

Hi Karen, Thanks for your kind offer to transcribe this book. I would like to have a copy. Art Burch aburch@isoc.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Eddy" <CapnScupsGGD@msn.com> To: <NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 29 February 2004 13:17 Subject: [NYOTSEGO] tell you what I'm going to do > I have decided to type up this little book as an email. If anyone would like me to email it to you, please send me your email addy. I will be doing it in 19 emails. This way you can read it, toss it or print it, do whatever you want with it. When I am done, the original will go to the Gilbertsville Free Library. Leigh and I have a relationship that goes back several years so she is the one who gets this. > > Karen Eddy > > > ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list in list mode send an email with the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message to the following address: NYOtsego-l-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

I just wanted to thank Karen so much for all the work she did in transcribing the book and sending it on. Really enjoyed reading it. Julie