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Where do you live? -- Carmel, California What Ghost Town or area are you interested in? - Tyner, Ohio What county was your Ghost Town located in? - Guernsey Are there any remnants left of the town? - I don't know Foundations? Buildings? Cemeteries? Do you have any information about the time line of the town? -- Only that it was extant in the late 1800s Did it have a post office? - Yes, at least for a time If a cemetery is there is it currently maintained? - I don't know Has it been surveyed and is it posted on the internet? - Haven't found any such survey What's the link? - n/a Do you know if the State has posted a Historic Sign or Marker noting the town or area? - No, I do not Step Tyner -----Original Message----- From: oh-ghosttowns-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oh-ghosttowns-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of oh-ghosttowns-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 12:01 AM To: oh-ghosttowns@rootsweb.com Subject: OH-GHOSTTOWNS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 1 Today's Topics: 1. GHOST TOWN TALK (Dittmar, Frederick M.) 2. Re: GHOST TOWN TALK (JTewell@aol.com) 3. Re: GHOST TOWN TALK (Don Firsdon) 4. Re: GHOST TOWN TALK (Joe Schell) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:33:51 -0600 From: "Dittmar, Frederick M." <dittmar_ksa@ou.edu> Subject: [OH-GHOSTTOWNS] GHOST TOWN TALK To: "OH-GHOSTTOWNS@Rootsweb.com" <OH-GHOSTTOWNS@Rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <953EE97C3E9E704A93204207A9FD6A314F5B57AC5A@XMAIL2.sooner.net.ou.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Greetings to all Ohio GhostTowners. In order to stimulate my quiet lists I'm writing to ask some questions of you the subscribers. No one on the list bites or says Boo to any questions or comments so feel free to write and talk with others. There are 70 subscribers to this list at the moment. Where do you live? What Ghost Town or area are you interested in? What county was your Ghost Town located in? Are there any remnants left of the town? Foundations? Buildings? Cemeteries? Do you have any information about the time line of the town? Did it have a post office? If a cemetery is there is it currently maintained? Has it been surveyed and is it posted on the internet? What's the link? Do you know if the State has posted a Historic Sign or Marker noting the town or area? Please cite any sources (book, publication, family history) you find the information in. Thank you all. This is your mail list and it only works when you post and others answer and add to it. Fred - Mail List Administrator Frederick M. Dittmar Diggin' Deep Genealogy Research Service PO Box 2601 Norman, Oklahoma 73070 http://frederick.dittmar.org Member: Association of Professional Genealogy - http://www.apgen.org Board Member - Oklahoma Genealogical Society - http://rootsweb.com/~okgs Board Member - OKOLHA - http://www.okolha.net ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:55:06 EST From: JTewell@aol.com Subject: Re: [OH-GHOSTTOWNS] GHOST TOWN TALK To: oh-ghosttowns@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <c8b.23bf03ae.34e7481a@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" In a message dated 2/15/2008 9:34:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dittmar_ksa@ou.edu writes: Where do you live? Central Ohio What Ghost Town or area are you interested in? Any where I can metal detect. What county was your Ghost Town located in? --- Are there any remnants left of the town? ------ Foundations? Buildings? Cemeteries? ----- Do you have any information about the time line of the town? No Did it have a post office? ------ If a cemetery is there is it currently maintained? ----- Has it been surveyed and is it posted on the internet? ---- What's the link? Do you know if the State has posted a Historic Sign or Marker noting the town or area?--- I am simply looking for places to detect that might have some artifacts, coins or jewelry. Thanks, Jt **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565) ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:14:05 -0500 From: Don Firsdon <don-shrlky@juno.com> Subject: Re: [OH-GHOSTTOWNS] GHOST TOWN TALK To: oh-ghosttowns@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20080215.151406.856.0.Don-ShrlKY@juno.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hello, My grandfather came from England to Canada where he met and married my Grandmother in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. In 1892 they left Canada and were living in Bowling Green, Ohio in 1900. I was later born in Toledo so I am interested in Ghost towns in Lucas or Wood Counties. I live in Florida in the winter and Lexington, KY in the summer so I have very little chance to explore but I am interested in listening to accounts of ghost towns in these two areas. I have many relatives in both counties. Cheers,,,,,,,Don Firsdon in Inverness, FL ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:28:47 -0500 From: Joe Schell <joecoin@verizon.net> Subject: Re: [OH-GHOSTTOWNS] GHOST TOWN TALK To: oh-ghosttowns@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <47B63C4F.5030308@verizon.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Dittmar, Frederick M. wrote: > Greetings to all Ohio GhostTowners. > > In order to stimulate my quiet lists I'm writing to ask some questions of you the subscribers. > > No one on the list bites or says Boo to any questions or comments so feel free to write and talk with others. There are 70 subscribers to this list at the moment. > Where do you live?* Milan,OH* > What Ghost Town or area are you interested in?* Any within 50 miles* > What county was your Ghost Town located in? *Erie* > Are there any remnants left of the town? > * Foundations* > Do you have any information about the time line of the town? *yes* > Did it have a post office? *no* > If a cemetery is there is it currently maintained? N/A > Has it been surveyed and is it posted on the internet? *No* > What's the link? > Do you know if the State has posted a Historic Sign or Marker noting the town or area? > > Please cite any sources (book, publication, family history) you find the information in. > *I am in the process of researching more about it.* > > Thank you all. This is your mail list and it only works when you post and others answer and add to it. > > Fred - Mail List Administrator > > > > > Frederick M. Dittmar > Diggin' Deep Genealogy Research Service > PO Box 2601 Norman, Oklahoma 73070 http://frederick.dittmar.org > > Member: Association of Professional Genealogy - http://www.apgen.org > Board Member - Oklahoma Genealogical Society - http://rootsweb.com/~okgs > Board Member - OKOLHA - http://www.okolha.net > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OH-GHOSTTOWNS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------ To contact the OH-GHOSTTOWNS list administrator, send an email to OH-GHOSTTOWNS-admin@rootsweb.com. 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Dittmar, Frederick M. wrote: > Greetings to all Ohio GhostTowners. > > In order to stimulate my quiet lists I'm writing to ask some questions of you the subscribers. > > No one on the list bites or says Boo to any questions or comments so feel free to write and talk with others. There are 70 subscribers to this list at the moment. > Where do you live?* Milan,OH* > What Ghost Town or area are you interested in?* Any within 50 miles* > What county was your Ghost Town located in? *Erie* > Are there any remnants left of the town? > * Foundations* > Do you have any information about the time line of the town? *yes* > Did it have a post office? *no* > If a cemetery is there is it currently maintained? N/A > Has it been surveyed and is it posted on the internet? *No* > What's the link? > Do you know if the State has posted a Historic Sign or Marker noting the town or area? > > Please cite any sources (book, publication, family history) you find the information in. > *I am in the process of researching more about it.* > > Thank you all. This is your mail list and it only works when you post and others answer and add to it. > > Fred - Mail List Administrator > > > > > Frederick M. Dittmar > Diggin' Deep Genealogy Research Service > PO Box 2601 Norman, Oklahoma 73070 http://frederick.dittmar.org > > Member: Association of Professional Genealogy - http://www.apgen.org > Board Member - Oklahoma Genealogical Society - http://rootsweb.com/~okgs > Board Member - OKOLHA - http://www.okolha.net > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OH-GHOSTTOWNS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >
Hello, My grandfather came from England to Canada where he met and married my Grandmother in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. In 1892 they left Canada and were living in Bowling Green, Ohio in 1900. I was later born in Toledo so I am interested in Ghost towns in Lucas or Wood Counties. I live in Florida in the winter and Lexington, KY in the summer so I have very little chance to explore but I am interested in listening to accounts of ghost towns in these two areas. I have many relatives in both counties. Cheers,,,,,,,Don Firsdon in Inverness, FL
In a message dated 2/15/2008 9:34:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dittmar_ksa@ou.edu writes: Where do you live? Central Ohio What Ghost Town or area are you interested in? Any where I can metal detect. What county was your Ghost Town located in? --- Are there any remnants left of the town? ------ Foundations? Buildings? Cemeteries? ----- Do you have any information about the time line of the town? No Did it have a post office? ------ If a cemetery is there is it currently maintained? ----- Has it been surveyed and is it posted on the internet? ---- What's the link? Do you know if the State has posted a Historic Sign or Marker noting the town or area?--- I am simply looking for places to detect that might have some artifacts, coins or jewelry. Thanks, Jt **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565)
Greetings to all Ohio GhostTowners. In order to stimulate my quiet lists I'm writing to ask some questions of you the subscribers. No one on the list bites or says Boo to any questions or comments so feel free to write and talk with others. There are 70 subscribers to this list at the moment. Where do you live? What Ghost Town or area are you interested in? What county was your Ghost Town located in? Are there any remnants left of the town? Foundations? Buildings? Cemeteries? Do you have any information about the time line of the town? Did it have a post office? If a cemetery is there is it currently maintained? Has it been surveyed and is it posted on the internet? What's the link? Do you know if the State has posted a Historic Sign or Marker noting the town or area? Please cite any sources (book, publication, family history) you find the information in. Thank you all. This is your mail list and it only works when you post and others answer and add to it. Fred - Mail List Administrator Frederick M. Dittmar Diggin' Deep Genealogy Research Service PO Box 2601 Norman, Oklahoma 73070 http://frederick.dittmar.org Member: Association of Professional Genealogy - http://www.apgen.org Board Member - Oklahoma Genealogical Society - http://rootsweb.com/~okgs Board Member - OKOLHA - http://www.okolha.net
Please disregard this spam message........I did not write it. jamie -----Original Message----- From: Jamie <senorasimcox@aol.com> To: Ohio <OH-GHOSTTOWNS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 7:12 pm Subject: [OH-GHOSTTOWNS] senorasimcox@aol.com has invited you to have a 3D avatar chat From: Jamie Avatar: Guest_senorasimcox To: Ohio Hey Ohio,Jamie has added you as a friend on IMVU. Is Jamie your friend? Please respond or Jamie may think you said no :) IMVU is the world's greatest 3D chat! Dress up your Avatar with 3D clothes. Chat with your friends & meet new ones. Decorate your own 3D Room with furniture. FREE to download & use! ! http://www.imvu.com Copyright © 2006-2007 IMVU, Inc. 411 High Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301. This email was sent via IMVU by Jamie (senorasimcox@aol.com) to OH-GHOSTTOWNS-L@rootsweb.com. If you want to prevent any future emails from IMVU, you can remove yourself by pointing your web browser to http://www.imvu.com/catalog/web_nonregisteredoptout.php?code=033b0f&email=OH-GHOSTTOWNS-L@rootsweb.com. Your unsubscribe confirmation code is 033b0f ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OH-GHOSTTOWNS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com
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I have never heard of Crescent Bend, Ohio. I have no idea of where it is. I tried some Ghost Town web sites and still didn't see it. Jt ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
Is Crescent Bend a Ghost town in Darke County, OH? Located South East of Union city about 1 mile (probably on/near hiway 571) Thank you. Carroll - VA
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Hi all. I'm relatively new genealogist, so pardon me if I sound inexperienced, though that would be a correct assessment. My quest began with a footlocker full of my grandparents' pictures and papers that were given to me by my father about 15 years ago. We didn't have much of a relationship so I didn't take advantage of the knowledge he might have had, and I only poured through the pictures a couple of times until this Spring. I began my research knowing next to nothing about my Hull's. but that began to change when I became curious about two photographs I found in the mountain of old pictures. Theses photos were some of the few that had obvious clues on them; one being a photo of Santoy Hospital, the other of Santoy House. Through online research, I have discovered some of the better known history of Santoy: the fires in the mines, the "wild, wooly" ways of some of the saloon-goers, etc. I also found out through census data that my great-grandparents were the proprietors of the Santoy House, which I'm told was the only hotel in this small village. Through this cascade of discoveries and ordering of documents, I also found out that my grandfather was born in Santoy and that my great great grandmother died there. I would love to chat with anyone who has information about Santoy. I can truly say that this ghost town breathed life into my family history! Teresa-Portland, Oregon
Greetings to all GhostTown subscribers from Norman, Oklahoma. I'm Frederick Dittmar and I'd like to introduce myself as your new Mail List Administrator of the Ohio ( OH-Ghosttown ) mail list. I'm a member of the Association of Professional Genealogist, Genealogy Speakers Guild, NEHGS, & NGS nationally, on a local level the Plymouth County Genealogical Society, MA., & I'm on the Board of the Oklahoma Genealogical Society and the OKOLHA - Oklahoma Outlaw Lawmen History Association. I administrator 21 Ghosttown, 15 Surname and 27 miscellaneous mail lists. I would like to stimulate this mail list by asking if anyone has any GhostTown books for your state or other states? Would you be willing to list them and do lookups for fellow subscribers? BTW, there are 60 subscribers on this mail list. Does anyone know of a book about Ghost Towns in Ohio and how many towns have been designated as Ghost Towns? Do you live near a location that would be considered a Ghost Town? Would you be interested in writing a short story about it? Facts, History, Superstitions etc. Where do you live (State/Town/ your First name)? What is your Ghost Town interest? These are the Ghost Town books that I have: 1. 'Ghost Towns of the West' by Lambert Florin Promontory Press 1970 2. 'Ghost Towns of Oklahoma' by John W. Morris, University of Oklahoma Press 1977/80 3. 'Ghost Towns of Arizona" by John E & Barbara H Sherman, University of Oklahoma Press 1969 4. 'Small Town Ghost Memories of Oklahoma' OECO www.OK-Living.org 5. 'Oklahoma Post Offices' by Richard Helbock - Raven Press Lake Oswego, Or. 6. 'Oklahoma Place Names" by George Shirk - University of Oklahoma Press 3rd 1980 http://www.oupress.com/ Enjoy and Let's talk. Mail lists only work if the subscribers post. Thank you, Fred Frederick M. Dittmar, Diggin' Deep Genealogy Research Service PO Box 2601 Norman, Oklahoma 73026 http://frederick.dittmar.org Member: Association of Professional Genealogy http://www.apgen.org Mail List Administrator: 64 Mail Lists 2 Message Board - County Coordinator - Beckham County Oklahoma Web Page Board Member & Genealogical Assistant Oklahoma Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs 21 Ghost Town mail lists.
I am searching for information about MARTINSBURGH or MARTINSBURG on the Sandy & Beaver Canal. The Ohio Patriot of July 3, 1835 has an article about the public auctioning of lots. I have found mentioning of it in both Mack's and Gard's history of Ohio. And the wonderfull web pages of Jerry King. What information I am looking for is, did anyone ever live there, for how long, and who is John F Henderson, William M Davidson, but especially JAMES McLAUGHLIN that was mentioning in the article. Is McLaughlin the same man that was supposed to have a mill on the West Fork of Beaver Creek? How is he related to the Rev. War soldier James MacLachlan who is burried at Wayne Bethel Cemetery? M Kemp
I will be back to the Wood County area in August. Are there some interesting ghost towns in Wood County??? Don Firsdon in KY
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I was wondering if anyone had any info on Doanville,Ohio which is in York Township in Athens COunty. Or any info on Oakfield,Ohio which is in Pleasent Township in Perry County. Thanks!
Mary, Thank you for answering my email, isn't exactly what I was looking for, but I do appreciate it, now I do know the times of when beggars night is, thank you again. jamie
Perhaps this will help you find something. I found this on Google. Mary http://www.wsny.net/halloween.asp