This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8320.1 Message Board Post: You are a little early for vital records as the state did not require them until 1881, and then the early years were said to be sketchy. Baptismal records could substitute if you have any idea of the religion, but even then NYC would have had lots of churches and if you mean NYS, you will need to try to determine the town where he lived.. Have you looked for a death certificate? That may give parent's names and other clues.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Westaway, Hyde, Vanderbogart, Lawrence Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8320 Message Board Post: I'm looking for a birth record for a James (Jim) Westaway born in New York on July 18, 1880. He later moved to Allegan, Michigan, with Elbridge & Charlotte (Vanderbogart) Hyde. I don't know his father's name, but his mother's maiden name MAY have been Charlotte Bazzard (or possibly Charlotte Vanderbogart???). The Vanderbogarts & Hydes were from Franklin/Essex/Clinton counties. Thanks in advance for any info!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Swan/Fiveash Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2RB.2ACE/6218.1 Message Board Post: Hi, Saw that your William Swan died in 1903. There were Swan's who married into my Fiveash line. Just wondering if your William and mine were the same. What was your Williams parents names? Your help would be appreciated. Thanks Sandy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//2RB.2ACE/8319.2 Message Board Post: The town clerk might have a death certificate that would have more info. Town clerks are listed 'roster of officials' at the county site under usgenweb.org. You might also ask the SLCHA (St. Lawrence county historical society) if they would search their cemetery and funeral home records. For more info from their website, search 'slcha' at google. If you can make a trip to the county seat (Canton, NY) you can search wills, land records, probate and more. Plus, the county courthouse is a short walk from the historical society. Hope this helps - Russ Sprague Kensington, Maryland

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8319.1 Message Board Post: http://news.nnyln.net/ You may have this link, since you saw it in the paper. In the Potsdam-St. Lawrence, the same death notice shows somewhat like you wrote, but tells a little more. It was Aug. 21, 1903 Lots of LaDuke articles. One article calls him Joe. Canton Commercial and Potsdam Herald are also St. Law.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/835.438.2 Message Board Post: I have a little bit of info for you. Agnes Lamora was born 30 Nov 1885 in Metclafe, Carleton, Ontario, Canada and died before 1920 in Madrid, St. Lawrence, NY. She married Hugo J. Arno 1 May 1904 in Waddington, St. Lawrence, NY, son of Theofiel Arneault and Christiana Raymo. They had six children: Albert, b. 12 Mar 1905, died 13 Dec 1905. He wass Baptized 1 Apr 1905 at St. Mary's RC Church. Kenneth William, born 19 May 1906, Clarence H. born about 1907, Alvin Frederiche, b. 14 Sept 1910 as was his twin, Albert Charles. Albert Chas. died 10 Feb 1990. Isabella Agnes was born 22 Jan 1914, m. Mr. Snyder and then Leo William LaBaff 22 Jun 1984, Norfolk, St. Lawrence, NY. All children born in Waddington, St. Lawrence, NY. In my family, the story told is that my grandfather was very close to this sister and brother-in-law, so he named his son, Charles Arno Lovers. My grandmother had her son baptized by her brother a German minister, so changed it to Charles Arnold Lovers. That's my dad.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/835.440.1 Message Board Post: Sorry I did not respond sooner. I have not checked rootsweb for a long time. I would love to share information with you. If you are still out there please reply to ChristinaDixon@cox.net

Hi, Received this in another mail list this morning.Looks pretty helpful and interesting.I've been going through it myself for the past hour.Many references to family surnames I have seen on various lists.Hope it helps someone.Message is below. Denise The following is an article about online books that I just received. > > The message is incredibly cool! You can go to the Brigham Young University > website http://www.lib.byu.edu/ and do searches of over 5000 books which the > Family History Library has put online.* ... the LDS Family History Library has > announced that it has begun the process of digitizing and making available > on the Internet all of the Family History books in their collection. These are > primarily books in the "929.273Series" that are currently housed on the > first floor of the Family History Library (previously housed on the fourth floor > of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building). At the present time (September 2005), > about 5000 books have been digitized and are available, and they have > announced that they are adding about 100 titles a week to the on-line collection. > Copyright issues are playing a role in determining the order in which they > progress through this task; books out of copyright are being done first. > > As these Family History books are digitized and placed on-line, an entry is > being placed in the Family History Library on-line catalog with a hyperlink > to the digitized image. By going to the FHL On-Line Catalog, you can search > for a specific name, find a book that has been indexed using the name, and view > it on-line, flipping through the pages as separate "pdf" images, much the > same as if you were on the first floor of the Family History Library. = > > Of course, the indexing that is available through the FHL Catalog is only as > good as the human indexers made it; typically they only include the "top" 4 > to 6 names that appear in each book in their indexing efforts. But there is > even better news! > > The digitized images of these Family History books are actually being stored > on the electronic servers at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.= > > By going directly to the BYU web site to view the images, there are several > additional possibilities that provide genealogists functionality that they > have never had before. You are now able to do full-text searches on each book, > and on every digitized book in the collection. Now you can locate the small > two-paragraph entry on Grandpa Ebenezer McGarrah that is buried in one of the > Family History books that you would have otherwise never thought to look at > before. This can open up a huge new possibility for extending lines, getting > past brick walls, and uncovering new relatives!= > > > How to Find The Digitized Images? > > Go to the web site of the Harold B. Lee Library at BYU at > http://www.lib.byu.edu/ on their home page, follow the links "Find Other > Materials/Electronic/On Line Collections at BYU". Click on the "Text Collections" tab and select > the "Family History Archive" from the list of collections that are displayed. > > You would then normally want to use the "Search All" feature with the > "Search Full Text" box checked, although the "Advanced Search" will allow very > high-powered searches that will allow certain phrases to be searched for and > other words to be used to exclude potential hits. As you make selections from the > "hits" that are displayed, you will need to use the "Click Here to View > Item" button near the top of the screen to display the actual image of the page. > You can page through the entire document using the index displayed on the > left side of the screen. Each page may be printed after being viewed. > > One interesting sidelight is, when you are at the first web page for the > Family History Archive (the page that lets you begin a search), click on the > "Browse the Collection" button. This will display every Family History book that > has been digitized and is available in the collection. > > You can scroll through this list much the same as if you were walking up and > down the stacks at the library. At the top of the first page of the search > results, it displays the number of hits, which (in this case) is the number of > books in the collection. If you keep track of this number, you can get a > pretty good idea of how fast they are adding titles to the collection as you > revisit the web site from time to time. I think you will want to visit this site > often as the collection grows!" > > > --

Here is an exciting announcement that I recently put on my BLOG. Check out my website and BLOG site for current happenings in UpstateNew York Genealogy.Dick Hillenbrand website: www.ny-genes.comblog: http://ny-genes.blogspot.com/ LDS Digitizing Books, on-line NOW at BYU !!! Oh BOY, here we go! A dream coming true. The Family History Library is starting todigitize their book holdings, mostly family histories to date, andthey are putting them on-line, fully search able by any word oradvanced search combinations. Five thousand plus of these books are on the Brigham Young UniversityLibrary servers and readily accessible, NOW! Here is a partial clip of an announcement I just received and I haveonly made a quick check of how to find them and how to search, but itis very exciting "…the LDS Family History Library has announced that it has begun theprocess of digitizing and making available on the Internet all of theFamily History books in their collection. These are primarily books inthe "929.273Series" that are currently housed on the first floor ofthe Family History Library (previously housed on the fourth floor ofthe Joseph Smith Memorial Building). At the present time (September2005), about 5000 books have been digitized and are available, andthey have announced that they are adding about 100 titles a week tothe on-line collection. Copyright issues are playing a role indetermining the order in which they progress through this task; booksout of copyright are being done first." Go to the web site of the Harold B. Lee Library at BYU athttp://www.lib.byu.edu/ , then on the home page, follow the links:Find Other Materials; Electronic; On Line Collections at BYU; TextCollections tab; Family History Archive from the list of collectionsthat are displayed. The search box on the left seems to be he one tofind your books at and the search box on the right is for searchingwithin the pages on screen. I have not used it enough yet to be proficient, but you bet I'll bechecking this little treasure out, a lot!--Dick Hillenbrand website: www.ny-genes.comblog: http://ny-genes.blogspot.com/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Towne,Clintsman,Vansant,Perry,Bouchard,Fountain, Flanagan Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2RB.2ACE/8318.1 Message Board Post: Contact Marie Rocca the Russell Town Historian at pmrocca@tds.net . I'm sure she has information on Russell Atwater, who Russell was named after and a picture of the Atwater home in Russell.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2RB.2ACE/8318 Message Board Post: Though I am not related to him, I am interested in information on the life of Russell Atwater, b. Blandford, MA, about 1761, living in Norfolk, NY, in 1840. Was also connected with the two of Russell, NY. He and some of my ancestors were closely connected in business. It would be better to reply to me at my e-mail address.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2RB.2ACE/8317.1.1.1 Message Board Post: You can probably get a copy of that page of the records from the church (if it is stil there). You can go to google and search 'Methodist church' and probably click thru to NY state then Nicholville or use www.411.com 'business listings' and see if there is still a church there. I put records on line as I get access to them. Russ Sprague Kensington, Maryland

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2RB.2ACE/8317.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you. At least its norrowed down to Methodist. Its better than what I had.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Phelps, Santimaw, Tambling Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2RB.2ACE/8317.1 Message Board Post: That name seemed familiar to me so I checked some of the church records I have put on line. A D.L. Phelps is listed among the roster of ministers for the Methodist Church in Norfolk, NY 1897-1898. This is about 10 years subsequent to the marriage you noted but I think I saw his name listed for other Methodist churches. I don't have a master index to all the church records, but each set of church records I put on line has its own index. I don't believe I have records from Nicholville but if you have access to them and could make copies, I would add them to my site. They are at www.usgenweb.org, click 'NY' then 'choose a county' and choose St. Lawrence county. If you have not visited that site before be sure to check out the extensive cemetery and census records, newspaper, church, voter and more. Hope this helps - Russ Sprague Kensington, Maryland

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Phelps Santimaw Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2RB.2ACE/8317 Message Board Post: My ggrandparents were married by D L Phelps, Official Station Minister, Residence Nicholville. Does anyone know what church he may have been from? The wedding was 10/8/1888 between Andrew Santimaw and Phillinda Tambling.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smithers Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/133.2330.2 Message Board Post: Mark Smithers is the son of Thomas and Maria (Stevens) Smithers. They are buried in Hillcrest Cemetery in Heuvelton, NY. The usgenweb site for Saint Lawrence county has the cemetery information and pictures of the tombstones. Hope this helps.

Hello all, Does anyone on this list have a access to older copies of the SLVGS News? I am hoping to obtain a copy of an article about the Bateman Rowley family which appeared in the Spring 1994 (Vol. 11, issue 1) of the SLVGS News. Many thanks, David Morehouse Hopkins, MN

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8315.1 Message Board Post: http://news.nnyln.net/ lots of moultons. These are the St. Lawrence newspapers: Pottsdam Herald Reporter Pottsdam St. Lawrence Herald Canton Commercial Advertiser The Pottsdam Herald Reporter has the most about Elwin. Type his name in parenthesis. "elwin moulton" Let article fully load. It will show up in blue. click on plus/minus at top to read. If you can't figure out how to print an article, let me know.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moulton, Gardner, Riggs Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8315 Message Board Post: Hi, I am looking for information on Ernest A. Moulton son of Horace A. Moulton and Elzina Lucia Riggs who married Lena H. Gardner. I have no dates on them. I am also looking for there children including a son Elwin Moulton, born November 28, 1915 and died December 16, 1971 and is buried in St. Mary;s Cemetery in Potsdam, New York. Elwin married Veroncia Doutre. I am looking for information them and there children if possible. Thank you, Michael A. Hunter 102 Wayne Hunter Road Waddington, New York 13694-3139 315-322-4319 mahunterny@westelcom.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moulton, Gardner, Riggs Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8314 Message Board Post: Hi, I am looking for information on Ernest A. Moulton son of Horace A. Moulton and Elzina Lucia Riggs who married Lena H. Gardner. I have no dates on them. I am also looking for there children including a son Elwin Moulton, born November 28, 1915 and died December 16, 1971 and is buried in St. Mary;s Cemetery in Potsdam, New York. Elwin married Veroncia Doutre. I am looking for information them and there children if possible. Thank you, Michael A. Hunter 102 Wayne Hunter Road Waddington, New York 13694-3139 315-322-4319 mahunterny@westelcom.com