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    1. [NYWYOMIN] Attention Sheldon (St. Cecilia's) researchers...
    2. Scott Barvian
    3. For almost 30 years, researchers and historians have used the family history notebook of Mrs. Josephine Almeter (1908-1976). She copied the St. Cecilia's parish records in the early 1970's - perhaps the only lay person to see the original records before they were microfilmed in the early eighties. From the raw records, she compiled an impressive 225-page handwritten notebook of family histories. As I have researched my own ancestry and that of other Sheldon families, I have found numerous errors in online trees, web sites, etc. that can ultimately be traced back to Mrs. Almeter's notes. I have been thinking about how to produce and distribute a list of corrections. Rewriting the entire book is probably out of the question and right now I'm not sure what the best approach would be. The notes have been distributed through the grapevine far and wide. If you have a copy of this notebook and have corrections you would like to share, or are interested in the final result, or have other thoughts on this matter, may I hear from you? Thanks. Scott Barvian Phoenix, AZ http://wc.rootsweb.com/~sbarvian

    06/11/2003 10:29:58