I haven't been following this conversation real close but would like to say that my Grandad, Robert Welch, was born in Steubenville-1894, I have a journal with pictures and documentation of a canoe trip he and a friend, Harry Strong, took the summer of 1914 from Steubenville to the Little Kanawha River in WVa. They then created a camp along the Little Kanawha which they later took a number of kids from the Steubenville YMCA. My Grandad, was at that time, the physical director there. I am not willing to take this book apart but if anyone has a good idea how to copy it so it's clear, I would be willing to post the photos. It shows some dams and notes other things along the river. It's fairly interesting. He has an account of all their costs, etc. My ggrandfather also swam the Ohio at Steubenville regularly in the early 1900's over to the Half-Moon Farm. Christine Welch Long cwelch@neo.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry Dillon" <hsdlsd@earthlink.net> To: <ohbelmon@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 10:34 PM Subject: Re: [OHBELMON] Ohio River >I wonder where I'd locate old photos of the Ohio River before any of the > dams? > > Henry S. Dillon > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Dalton" <rnbill@centurytel.net> > To: <ohbelmon@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 4:36 PM > Subject: Re: [OHBELMON] Ohio River > > >> severnside2@comcast.net wrote: >> >>>my grandfather [born 1892 Waverly WVA] ] told me a similar story: His >>>father owned a livery stable and before the dams they could drive a horse >>>and buggy across the Ohio R in the summer when the water was low. >>>W. C. Triplett >>> >>>-------------- Original message -------------- >>>From: "Henry Dillon" <hsdlsd@earthlink.net> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Interesting, fascinating stories regarding the Ohio River. My dad was >>>>born >>>>and raised in Lawrence Co., at the southern tip of Ohio. He has done >>>>many >>>>of the things that have been discussed including swim racing other farm >>>>boys >>>>across the river, involved in auto races on the ice, even across the >>>>river >>>>and back. This would have been before 1920 and shortly after. But to me >>>>the most interesting was my dad describing wading the river (obviously >>>>before the dams) in the summer time when the Ohio River was no more than >>>>waist deep. The river we see today is not the same river without the >>>>dams. >>>> >>>>Henry S. Dillon >>>> >>>> >>>>------------------------------- >>>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>>quotes in >>>>the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> >> As an example of the extremes that could be encountered, according to >> the Civil War history, John Hunt Morgan crosses the Ohio - presumably >> without boats or a pontoon bridge. When my gggrandfathers regiment, the >> 41st OVI, went by boat from the Gallipois {spelling?} area to Memphis, >> the river was so high that the boat was tied up to trees tops at night. >> >> Bill Dalton >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/784 - Release Date: 5/1/2007 >> 2:57 PM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Could you take digital pictures and post them? Welch - Do you have ancestors from Belmont County, that came from PA about 1810? My maiden name is Welsh.....my ggg-grandfather James Welch/Welsh followed a younger brother to Belmont County, Ohio. The brother was Crawford Welch/Welsh - they were probably born in York County, PA. James moved to Ohio from Dauphin County,PA. Any connection? SueEd --- cwelch <cwelch@neo.rr.com> wrote: > I haven't been following this conversation real close but would like to > say > that my Grandad, Robert Welch, was born in Steubenville-1894, I have a > journal with pictures and documentation of a canoe trip he and a friend, > > Harry Strong, took the summer of 1914 from Steubenville to the Little > Kanawha River in WVa. They then created a camp along the Little Kanawha > which they later took a number of kids from the Steubenville YMCA. My > Grandad, was at that time, the physical director there. I am not willing > to > take this book apart but if anyone has a good idea how to copy it so > it's > clear, I would be willing to post the photos. It shows some dams and > notes > other things along the river. It's fairly interesting. He has an account > of > all their costs, etc. > > My ggrandfather also swam the Ohio at Steubenville regularly in the > early > 1900's over to the Half-Moon Farm. > > Christine Welch Long > > cwelch@neo.rr.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Henry Dillon" <hsdlsd@earthlink.net> > To: <ohbelmon@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 10:34 PM > Subject: Re: [OHBELMON] Ohio River > > > >I wonder where I'd locate old photos of the Ohio River before any of > the > > dams? > > > > Henry S. Dillon > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bill Dalton" <rnbill@centurytel.net> > > To: <ohbelmon@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 4:36 PM > > Subject: Re: [OHBELMON] Ohio River > > > > > >> severnside2@comcast.net wrote: > >> > >>>my grandfather [born 1892 Waverly WVA] ] told me a similar story: His > >>>father owned a livery stable and before the dams they could drive a > horse > >>>and buggy across the Ohio R in the summer when the water was low. > >>>W. C. Triplett > >>> > >>>-------------- Original message -------------- > >>>From: "Henry Dillon" <hsdlsd@earthlink.net> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Interesting, fascinating stories regarding the Ohio River. My dad > was > >>>>born > >>>>and raised in Lawrence Co., at the southern tip of Ohio. He has done > > >>>>many > >>>>of the things that have been discussed including swim racing other > farm > >>>>boys > >>>>across the river, involved in auto races on the ice, even across the > >>>>river > >>>>and back. This would have been before 1920 and shortly after. But to > me > >>>>the most interesting was my dad describing wading the river > (obviously > >>>>before the dams) in the summer time when the Ohio River was no more > than > >>>>waist deep. The river we see today is not the same river without the > >>>>dams. > >>>> > >>>>Henry S. Dillon > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>------------------------------- > >>>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >>>>OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > >>>>quotes in > >>>>the subject and the body of the message > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>>------------------------------- > >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >>>OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >>>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> As an example of the extremes that could be encountered, according to > >> the Civil War history, John Hunt Morgan crosses the Ohio - presumably > >> without boats or a pontoon bridge. When my gggrandfathers regiment, > the > >> 41st OVI, went by boat from the Gallipois {spelling?} area to > Memphis, > >> the river was so high that the boat was tied up to trees tops at > night. > >> > >> Bill Dalton > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/784 - Release Date: > 5/1/2007 > >> 2:57 PM > >> > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHBELMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Unfortunately, rootsweb isn't set up to accept attachments or photos on any of these gen. lists. Sandra " Could you take digital pictures and post them?"