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    1. Genealogy Coming Events
    2. Bill Frank
    3. Monday Nov 1, Cuyahoga Valley Genealogy Society, will hold their meeting at the Independence Civic Center at 7:30 p.m. The program is "Exploring the Genealogy Department at the Akron Library". Presented by Marie Herlevi, Librarian in the Genealogy Dept. Akron-Summit County Public Library, Akron Monday Nov 1, East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society will hold its meeting at the Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6307 Marsol Road, Mayfield Heights. The program is unknown at this time. Thursday Nov. 11, Southwest Cuyahoga Chapter of OGS will hold their meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Old Town Hall at 18825 Royalton Road (82). The program is unknown at this time. Saturday Nov 13, NEOCAG (North East Ohio Computer-Aided GenealogySocitey) will hold its meeting at 9:00 A.M. at the St. Bartholomew'sEpiscopal Church, SOM Center Road. Program topic is unknown at this time. Monday Nov. 15, The Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society will hold their meeting at 7:00 P.M. at the Fairview Park Library at 21255 Lorain Road, Fairview Park. The program "Land Records & Ohio History 1888-1930". Presented by John Daley. Wednesday, Nov. 17, The Cuyahoga West Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet at 7:00 p.m. in the Porter Room, at Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd., Westlake. Program topic is unknown at this time. The general public is invited, at no charge. For additional information, call 440-899-9201. Wednesday, Nov. 17, Hungarian Genealogical Society will hold their meeting at 7:30 P.M. at the Lyndhurst Community Center, Parkview Drive, north off Mayfield Road, behind Lyndhurst City Hall. The program will be "Donauschwaben Migration from Germany to Hungary and the United States." Presented by Hans Kopp. Saturday Nov. 20, CAGG (Computer Assisted Genealogy Group) will hold their meeting at 9:30 A.M. in the Fairview Park Library at 21255 Lorain Road, Fairview Park. The morning program : "Wonderful World of Census" Presented by Mary Lou Bregitzer. The afternoon session "Census Online" with Jean Hoffman." Sunday Nov. 21, The Brooklyn Genealogy Club will meet at 2:00 at the Brooklyn Branch of the Cuyahoga County Library System, 4480 Ridge Road, Brooklyn. The program will be "Beyond the Headcount - the Census Non-Population Schedules." Presented by Robert L. Kneener. The public is invited to all these programs. If you know of any other group or other genealogical information that could be listed here, please send it to me. I will include the information about the program. ________________________________________________________________ Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up blocker! Only $14.95/ month - visit http://www.juno.com/surf to sign up today!

    10/30/2004 06:55:31
    1. Re: [OHCUYAHO] Where is/was Stanton Street?
    2. Dennis, My book says "Stanton Ave., SE, From E. 71st st to E. 79th st". There is also Stanton Ct. N. of Stanton Ave., from E. 75th st. eastward. A current street atlas shows that it is still there bordering on Woodland Cemetery and E. 79th. Alice Gillihan -------------- Original message -------------- > I found an ancestor in the 1894 Cleveland City Directory living at 92 > Stanton (Street). > > Does anyone know where this street is or was in the Cleveland area? City? > Ward? etc. > > Dennis Murphy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 5:04 AM > Subject: OHCUYAHO-D Digest V04 #307 > > > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== > Please remember to change your subject lines to correspond with your message and > capitalize all surnames. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

    10/30/2004 09:55:11
    1. Re: [OHCUYAHO] Where is/was Stanton Street?
    2. Lorraine Newsome
    3. Dennis, The only info on a Stanton is: Stanton Av., SE: From E. 71st st., eastward to E.79th st. Stanton Ct., SE: North of Stanton av., from E. 75th st., eastward from the 1906 Street Name Changes Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/maps/streets/sstreets.html Hope this helps.. Lorraine At 07:53 AM 10/30/2004, you wrote: >I found an ancestor in the 1894 Cleveland City Directory living at 92 >Stanton (Street). > >Does anyone know where this street is or was in the Cleveland area? City? >Ward? etc. > >Dennis Murphy >

    10/30/2004 05:13:32
    1. Ohio death notices
    2. R. H.
    3. Ohio death certificates for the years 1908 to 1944 may be obtained from the Akron Library and they only cost .05. If you find your relatives on the Ohio death index then send the information to speccollections@ascpl.lib.oh.us If they were found in a death notice then tell the library when the death notice was posted.

    10/30/2004 03:38:38
    1. Where is/was Stanton Street?
    2. Dennis Murphy
    3. I found an ancestor in the 1894 Cleveland City Directory living at 92 Stanton (Street). Does anyone know where this street is or was in the Cleveland area? City? Ward? etc. Dennis Murphy ----- Original Message ----- From: <OHCUYAHO-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <OHCUYAHO-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 5:04 AM Subject: OHCUYAHO-D Digest V04 #307

    10/30/2004 01:53:19
    1. Re: Look-ups at Archives
    2. Dennis Murphy
    3. Karen et al: It is indeed a shame that one cannot donate specifically to the Archives as they do so much with so little. I too have tried to offer money for their cause to no avail. Being of little mind in such political things, I wonder if some sort of private fund could be established for donations to the Archives from grateful researchers such as us. Anyone in favor of a "grass roots" movement? Dennis Murphy ----- Original Message ----- From: <khorne@adelphia.net> To: <OHCUYAHO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 2:19 AM Subject: Look-ups at Archives > Went to archives again today. So, if you haven't heard from me > personally, I didn't get a chance to look. I will keep on file for the > next time I go. Time sure flies when you are doing research. I think I > overwhelmed myself trying to get all that was requested. It was too > confusing, so next time I think I will just do one interest at a time. It > will probably be alot easier just doing births, then next time deaths, > etc. > > Also, some GREAT volunteers indexed the various volumes they have for some > of the years of birth! Around 1875 -1889 (Not really sure of the yrs, but > those were the years I needed for my relatives)I found three of my own > family today because of them! > > For everyone's information, the births go from 1849 - 1908. Those early > years have very, very few entries. > > The deaths go from 1840-1908. So, for those that requested later years, > if you find them on the death index at www.ohiohistory.org , and print out > the forms, the Ohio Historical Society is very efficient. I have > requested numerous death's and have had no problems. Last I knew, it was > $6. > > Also, as of last month, copies of the Archive are now free (if you go in) > up to 40 and then only .03 each after that! I was surprised! I asked > about making a donation to them and they said everything goes into a > general fund through the Treasurer's office and they are not guaranteed > any donations, even if you want it to go to them. > > Karen >

    10/30/2004 01:47:30
    1. Re: [OHCUYAHO] Where is/was Stanton Street?
    2. Robert Jerin
    3. Stanton St is now Townsend St. off E 79th St. Best place to find out about name changes is at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~officer/Clev1906Streets.html And a good place to search for streets is at: http://www.mapquest.com/ Robert Jerin Croatian Heritage Museum Cleveland Ohio Dennis Murphy <dmurphy595@alltel.net> wrote: I found an ancestor in the 1894 Cleveland City Directory living at 92 Stanton (Street). Does anyone know where this street is or was in the Cleveland area? City? Ward? etc. Dennis Murphy ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 5:04 AM Subject: OHCUYAHO-D Digest V04 #307 ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== Please remember to change your subject lines to correspond with your message and capitalize all surnames. ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

    10/30/2004 01:29:14
    1. Look-ups at Archives
    2. Went to archives again today. So, if you haven't heard from me personally, I didn't get a chance to look. I will keep on file for the next time I go. Time sure flies when you are doing research. I think I overwhelmed myself trying to get all that was requested. It was too confusing, so next time I think I will just do one interest at a time. It will probably be alot easier just doing births, then next time deaths, etc. Also, some GREAT volunteers indexed the various volumes they have for some of the years of birth! Around 1875 -1889 (Not really sure of the yrs, but those were the years I needed for my relatives)I found three of my own family today because of them! For everyone's information, the births go from 1849 - 1908. Those early years have very, very few entries. The deaths go from 1840-1908. So, for those that requested later years, if you find them on the death index at www.ohiohistory.org , and print out the forms, the Ohio Historical Society is very efficient. I have requested numerous death's and have had no problems. Last I knew, it was $6. Also, as of last month, copies of the Archive are now free (if you go in) up to 40 and then only .03 each after that! I was surprised! I asked about making a donation to them and they said everything goes into a general fund through the Treasurer's office and they are not guaranteed any donations, even if you want it to go to them. Karen

    10/29/2004 08:19:23
    1. Re: Fw: [OHCUYAHO] Cuyahoga county 1890 Civil War census
    2. In a message dated 10/29/2004 9:27:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, rsawyer@triad.rr.com writes: I got a copy of this CD Congratulations & good luck. Can you tell us where you got a copy of the CD. Thanks, Bob McKeon

    10/29/2004 05:01:33
    1. Fw: [OHCUYAHO] Cuyahoga county 1890 Civil War census
    2. Robert Sawyer
    3. Just thought I send a word of thanks to James for this and to everybody for all the good stuff on this site. I've known for a long time that my g-grandfather emigrated from Germany to the Cleveland, and that his name was originally something other than Sawyer (Sawyer is not very German!). Thanks to James, I got a copy of this CD, got some additional info about his Civil War service, and was able to get his service record from the National Archives. His name was originally John Scheuer. When he enlisted in the Navy the enlistment officer wrote down "Sawyer" instead, and the rest is history! A 30-year mystery solved. Bob Sawyer ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Fischer" <fischer44512@yahoo.com> To: <OHCUYAHO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 8:14 PM Subject: [OHCUYAHO] Cuyahoga county 1890 Civil War census > > Just ran across this on Ebay, and thought that someone here might be > interested. > > This is an auction for a CD containing the Civil War census that was taken > in Cuyahoga county in 1890. Looks interesting . . . > > Here is the link: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20927&item=5511455214 > > James > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== > Please visit the Cuyahoga County GenWeb website at > (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyaho/cuyaoh.htm) > > ============================== > 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 >

    10/29/2004 03:26:29
    1. Re: [OHCUYAHO] Consent to marry
    2. Michelle
    3. I don't know over there in the USA...but I know the Catholic Church here near me still has the copies of the consents in their marriage book. Hope this helps Michelle ----- Original Message ----- From: <ZJanxyJim@aol.com> To: <OHCUYAHO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 11:46 AM Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Consent to marry > HI > I don't know about that late in Cuyahoga County, but last summer in Belmont > County we were told that the Marriage Consent for a 1847 marriage would not > have been saved for very long. Apparently they didn't keep them long after the > marriage was confirmed. > Janet > > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== > Please remember to change your subject lines to correspond with your message and capitalize all surnames. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

    10/29/2004 11:22:13
    1. Re: [OHCUYAHO] Nottingham WAS a town that rivaled Euclid!
    2. In a message dated 10/29/2004 10:55:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jad331@bellsouth.net writes: > Does anybody remember the Wm H Brett Elementary School? I attended there > from 3rd-6th grades, and I went to Collinwood HS for one year before we moved > away from the city in 1954. > > Hi Judy! I remember hearing the name of Wm H Brett School but I am not sure of its location. Was it near Holy Redeemer? Collinwood is still there of course. I have a friend who teaches there. I wouldn't have the nerve. I enjoy being a primary teacher... LOL! Ceal

    10/29/2004 11:00:30
    1. Re: [OHCUYAHO] Nottingham WAS a town that rivaled Euclid!
    2. LynneC13
    3. I went to William H Brett from Kindergarten through half of second grade. (Moved to South Euclid in 1954.) It's kind of sad to drive by and find they've torn down the building. Electric street cars were very prevalent in the Five Points area. Does anyone have a Time Machine!!! Lynne in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: <jad331@bellsouth.net> To: <OHCUYAHO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Nottingham WAS a town that rivaled Euclid! I remember well those red-brick streets in my home town of Cleveland, and the electric streetcars that used to run on them when I was a child. How nice to hear some of them have been preserved! I lived off St. Clair, between 152nd and 185th Streets in the 1940s and early 1950s, and this thread brings back many fond memories. Does anybody remember the Wm H Brett Elementary School? I attended there from 3rd-6th grades, and I went to Collinwood HS for one year before we moved away from the city in 1954. Judy in Georgia > > From: CEAL611@aol.com > Date: 2004/10/28 Thu PM 08:00:03 EDT > To: OHCUYAHO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Nottingham WAS a town that rivaled Euclid! > > > > Thanks, Robert! That is great information as I still live in the area > right now. I know there was a grain mill at the corner of East 185th Street > and > St. Clair. Perhaps that is the grain mill that you were referring to. > Nottingham Rd. is off of Lake Shore Blvd. with some of the East 170 Streets > off of it > as well as named streets. It lost quite a bit of it when the freeway came > through. There use to be a Nottingham School here, but it went with the > freeway > as well. We preserve a bit of the past as my street as well as a few others > are the original hand-laid red brick. > > Ceal > > > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== > Please remember to change your subject lines to correspond with your message > and capitalize all surnames. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== Please visit the Cuyahoga County GenWeb Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyaho/cuyaoh.htm ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

    10/29/2004 06:28:53
    1. Re: [OHCUYAHO] I'm visiting Cuyahoga County Archives
    2. If you have time, I'm looking for naturalization information on James Hopkins, about 1870. His year of immigration about 1866. Thank you. Alice Gillihan -------------- Original message -------------- > Just wanted everyone to know that I went to the County Archives today and didn't > get much accomplished! Time sure flies. If you haven't personally heard from > me then I haven't done the research yet. I did mainly marriage certificates > today. I plan on going back tomorrow. > > Karen > > > From: > > Date: 2004/10/25 Mon PM 05:33:34 EDT > > To: OHCUYAHO-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [OHCUYAHO] I'm visiting Cuyahoga County Archives > > > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I plan on going to the County Archives one day this week, if anyone needs any > look ups for marriage, birth, naturalizations, city directories, etc. (I only > have one of my own look-ups and I hate to go out there for just one!) If you > have volume #, etc, that would help. I know I promised a few people look-ups a > while back, so please write back with info. > > > > Karen > > > > > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== > > Please remember to change your subject lines to correspond with your message > and capitalize all surnames. > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== > Please visit the Cuyahoga County GenWeb website at > (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyaho/cuyaoh.htm) > > ============================== > Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

    10/29/2004 05:51:03
    1. Re: [OHCUYAHO] I'm visiting Cuyahoga County Archives
    2. If you have time, I'm looking for naturalization information on Mathias Schmidt, His year of immigration about 1866. Thank you. Bonnie Henson in Ca. also city directories, for Mansfield,Ohio & Xenia,Ohio

    10/29/2004 05:11:23
    1. Re: [OHCUYAHO] Nottingham WAS a town that rivaled Euclid!
    2. I remember well those red-brick streets in my home town of Cleveland, and the electric streetcars that used to run on them when I was a child. How nice to hear some of them have been preserved! I lived off St. Clair, between 152nd and 185th Streets in the 1940s and early 1950s, and this thread brings back many fond memories. Does anybody remember the Wm H Brett Elementary School? I attended there from 3rd-6th grades, and I went to Collinwood HS for one year before we moved away from the city in 1954. Judy in Georgia > > From: CEAL611@aol.com > Date: 2004/10/28 Thu PM 08:00:03 EDT > To: OHCUYAHO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Nottingham WAS a town that rivaled Euclid! > > > > Thanks, Robert! That is great information as I still live in the area > right now. I know there was a grain mill at the corner of East 185th Street and > St. Clair. Perhaps that is the grain mill that you were referring to. > Nottingham Rd. is off of Lake Shore Blvd. with some of the East 170 Streets off of it > as well as named streets. It lost quite a bit of it when the freeway came > through. There use to be a Nottingham School here, but it went with the freeway > as well. We preserve a bit of the past as my street as well as a few others > are the original hand-laid red brick. > > Ceal > > > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== > Please remember to change your subject lines to correspond with your message and capitalize all surnames. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

    10/29/2004 04:54:30
    1. Adolph Allardt, Min.
    2. Thanks, German Bob for your help with Adolph Allardt. Sally

    10/29/2004 04:44:21
    1. Re: [OHCUYAHO] Re: Nottingham
    2. The Western Reserve Historical Society has copies of the Nottingham Citizen. Nancy On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 03:27:51 -0700 (PDT) Robert Jerin <rjerin26@yahoo.com> writes: > Cleveland Public Library > > http://catalog.clevnet.org/web2/tramp2.exe/log_in/guest?SETTING_KEY=CLEVN ET > > Robert Jerin > Croatian Heritage Museum & Library > Eastlake Ohio > > Lmsvo@aol.com wrote: > Since we're on the subject of the Collinwood area, does anyone on > the list > have info on a "Nottingham Citizen" newspaper in the late > 1890s-early 1900s???? > Know where I can find info re old copies for info? Not on > Ancestry.com. > > Thanks, Lynne > > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== > Virus warnings > > RootsWeb's mailing lists are filtered and attachments are not > allowed. A virus that is distributed as an attachment will not reach > you through a RootsWeb mailing list. > > A recent virus, and several imitations of it, may result in your > receiving an e-mail (or a greeting card) with a virus attached, that > appears to come from RootsWeb or from an address you are familiar > with. Some virus will send a message to all the unread messages in > the infected person's mailbox folders; another will use addresses > found in the infected person's address book. They send messages > using a forged address (for instance, using RootsWeb or the infected > person in the return address). The subject line may be from a > message that was recently received, making it even more credible. > While it may appear to come from RootsWeb, that is only an illusion > of the virus -- our address and the subject line is a forgery. > > What can you do? Protect yourself by never opening an attachment > from someone you do not know, or that look suspicious. If an > unexpected attachment comes from someone you do know, write to > confirm that the attachment was sent by them prior to opening it. If > you have an e-mail from RootsWeb, and there is an attachment of any > kind, don't open it. Use a virus protection program. Know what > viruses are out there so you will recognize one when if you get it. > There are sites that will help you, including those shown below. > > http://housecall.antivirus.com/pc_housecall/ > http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ > http://www.stanford.edu/group/partners/hoaxes.shtml > http://kumite.com/myths/ > http://www.mcafee.com/centers/anti-virus/default2.asp > http://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/newapt.htm > > Remember, if you do not open the attachment, you can not get > infected with the virus. Delete it. Then empty the trash bin to make > sure it is gone. If you are using an e-mail program that stores > attachments elsewhere on your computer, such as Eudora, find it > there and delete it too. > > ============================== > New! OneWorldTree. Building Trees. Connecting Families. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx > > > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== > Register your surnames and queries at > (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyaho/cuyaoh.htm) > > ============================== > Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > ________________________________________________________________ Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up blocker! Only $14.95/ month - visit http://www.juno.com/surf to sign up today!

    10/29/2004 04:00:48
    1. Re: [OHCUYAHO] Re: Nottingham
    2. Michelle
    3. Hi there ladies, Have you tried looking at the USGenWeb site and following it to the Ohio GenWeb site? I have found this very helpful and it does have a town locator part on it. Michelle ----- Original Message ----- From: <BHurst1948@aol.com> To: <OHCUYAHO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 6:39 AM Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Re: Nottingham > Well, thanks for the lesson - but it doesn't say anything about Nottingham, > Cuyahoga Co., Ohio in the site that the U.S. Town/County database brings up. > > > > There is a Nottingham, Ohio in Cuyahoga and Harrison Counties. > > Hmmm...... > > Anyway, I went to the homepage of http://rootsweb.com and then on the > > left side of the page under the heading of "Search Engines and Databases" > > I > > then clicked on "U.S. Town/County Database (Locations)" and then I typed in > > > > Nottingham, Oh. and 2 listings came up. > > Joyce > > > > > > ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== > Register your surnames and queries at (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyaho/cuyaoh.htm) > > ============================== > New! OneWorldTree. Building Trees. Connecting Families. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx > >

    10/29/2004 01:32:55
    1. Re: [OHCUYAHO] Re: Nottingham
    2. Robert Jerin
    3. Cleveland Public Library http://catalog.clevnet.org/web2/tramp2.exe/log_in/guest?SETTING_KEY=CLEVNET Robert Jerin Croatian Heritage Museum & Library Eastlake Ohio Lmsvo@aol.com wrote: Since we're on the subject of the Collinwood area, does anyone on the list have info on a "Nottingham Citizen" newspaper in the late 1890s-early 1900s???? Know where I can find info re old copies for info? Not on Ancestry.com. Thanks, Lynne ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== Virus warnings RootsWeb's mailing lists are filtered and attachments are not allowed. A virus that is distributed as an attachment will not reach you through a RootsWeb mailing list. A recent virus, and several imitations of it, may result in your receiving an e-mail (or a greeting card) with a virus attached, that appears to come from RootsWeb or from an address you are familiar with. Some virus will send a message to all the unread messages in the infected person's mailbox folders; another will use addresses found in the infected person's address book. They send messages using a forged address (for instance, using RootsWeb or the infected person in the return address). The subject line may be from a message that was recently received, making it even more credible. While it may appear to come from RootsWeb, that is only an illusion of the virus -- our address and the subject line is a forgery. What can you do? Protect yourself by never opening an attachment from someone you do not know, or that look suspicious. If an unexpected attachment comes from someone you do know, write to confirm that the attachment was sent by them prior to opening it. If you have an e-mail from RootsWeb, and there is an attachment of any kind, don't open it. Use a virus protection program. Know what viruses are out there so you will recognize one when if you get it. There are sites that will help you, including those shown below. http://housecall.antivirus.com/pc_housecall/ http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ http://www.stanford.edu/group/partners/hoaxes.shtml http://kumite.com/myths/ http://www.mcafee.com/centers/anti-virus/default2.asp http://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/newapt.htm Remember, if you do not open the attachment, you can not get infected with the virus. Delete it. Then empty the trash bin to make sure it is gone. If you are using an e-mail program that stores attachments elsewhere on your computer, such as Eudora, find it there and delete it too. ============================== New! OneWorldTree. Building Trees. Connecting Families. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx

    10/28/2004 09:27:51