A couple years ago I found an article at ancestry.com regarding the ability to search thru ships manifests at Ellis Island. A Dr.Steve Morse has written a program that enables us to key in a month and year and manually read thru the ships manifests microfilmed at Ellis Island. It is fantastic. http://stevemorse.org is the URL Happy Hunting to all. Ruth Sprowls

Forwarded with the permission of Julie Miller. Yolanda Campbell Lifter Malabar, FL [email protected] http://www.ohiofamilyresearch.com http://www.LifterFamily.com ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julie Miller" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 3:03 PM > Subject: Re: [APG] Proposed Legislation Would Wreak Havoc for Genealogists > > > > FGS/NGS Records Preservation and Access Committee has been monitoring and > reporting on this legislation since November on the Web site under National > Reporting at http://www.fgs.org/rpa/ > > > > The most recent information on this bill which hasn't been posted on the > Web site yet is that the House Judiciary Committee approved the bill. Then > on 3 March 2004, House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted unfavorably by > voice vote. > > > > If you are ever in doubt about whether the committee is aware of a > problem, please check the Web site, then send a message to > [email protected] for national issues or your state liaison for state and > local issues. > > > > Julie Miller > > FGS/NGS > > Records Preservation and Access Committee Member > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margie Pearce" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 8:15 PM Subject: [OHFAIRFI-L] New bill in congress on copyrights > I got this from another researcher and have written to both my senator and > house representative in opposition to the bill. > > The following is from Dick Eastman's newsletter, Vol. 9 No. 11 - March 15, > > > 2004. > > > > > > Proposed Legislation Would Wreak Havoc for Genealogists > > > > > > A new bill before the U.S. Congress proposes to overturn one of the most > > > fundamental concepts of the present copyright laws. If passed, facts > would > > > become copyrighted for the first time in U.S. history. The Database and > > > Collections of Information Misappropriation Act (HR3261) would make it a > > > crime for anyone to copy and redistribute a substantial portion of data > > > collected by commercial database companies and list publishers. At > first, > > > that sounds like a good idea. However, a bit more thought shows that > > nobody > > > would be able to republish stock quotes, historical health data, sports > > > scores, or voter lists. In fact, a lot of genealogy information could > not > > be > > > republished.If passed, Google and all the other search engines would be > > > crippled, probably driven out of business. These are online databases > that > > > collect information, or facts, from other online sites so that the user > > can > > > quickly find the information they seek. If Google and the others are not > > > allowed to collect facts that are now copyrighted, how will they be able > > to > > > index the Web for you? Art Brodsky, spokesman for public advocacy group > > > Public Knowledge, says the bill would let anyone drop a fact into a > > database > > > or a collection of materials and claim monopoly rights to it. This would > > > contradict the core principle of the Copyright Act, which states that > mere > > > information and ideas cannot be protected works. > > > Let's say that a commercial genealogy service such as Ancestry.com or > > > OneGreatFamily.com publishes the fact that your great-great-grandparents > > had > > > a child named John. Once that "fact" has been published by any > commercial > > > service, that original publisher would hold the copyright on the fact, > and > > > no one else would be allowed to publish it again. The Family History > > > Library, the New > > > England Historic Genealogical Society, Genealogical Publishing Company, > > and > > > others would be prohibited from publishing that information again in any > > of > > > their online or printed works. In fact, private individuals would > > similarly > > > be barred from publishing the information in their own derivative works. > > If > > > a commercial site publishes a fact about your ancestors, you would not > be > > > able to place that fact on your own Web site or in any book or report > that > > > you give to others. The language in this proposed legislation > contradicts > > > the core principle of the present copyright acts, which state that mere > > > information and ideas cannot be protected works. You can read more about > > > this proposed legislation in Wired News at > > > http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,62500,00.html > >

I got this from another researcher and have written to both my senator and house representative in opposition to the bill. The following is from Dick Eastman's newsletter, Vol. 9 No. 11 - March 15, > > 2004. > > > > Proposed Legislation Would Wreak Havoc for Genealogists > > > > A new bill before the U.S. Congress proposes to overturn one of the most > > fundamental concepts of the present copyright laws. If passed, facts would > > become copyrighted for the first time in U.S. history. The Database and > > Collections of Information Misappropriation Act (HR3261) would make it a > > crime for anyone to copy and redistribute a substantial portion of data > > collected by commercial database companies and list publishers. At first, > > that sounds like a good idea. However, a bit more thought shows that > nobody > > would be able to republish stock quotes, historical health data, sports > > scores, or voter lists. In fact, a lot of genealogy information could not > be > > republished.If passed, Google and all the other search engines would be > > crippled, probably driven out of business. These are online databases that > > collect information, or facts, from other online sites so that the user > can > > quickly find the information they seek. If Google and the others are not > > allowed to collect facts that are now copyrighted, how will they be able > to > > index the Web for you? Art Brodsky, spokesman for public advocacy group > > Public Knowledge, says the bill would let anyone drop a fact into a > database > > or a collection of materials and claim monopoly rights to it. This would > > contradict the core principle of the Copyright Act, which states that mere > > information and ideas cannot be protected works. > > Let's say that a commercial genealogy service such as Ancestry.com or > > OneGreatFamily.com publishes the fact that your great-great-grandparents > had > > a child named John. Once that "fact" has been published by any commercial > > service, that original publisher would hold the copyright on the fact, and > > no one else would be allowed to publish it again. The Family History > > Library, the New > > England Historic Genealogical Society, Genealogical Publishing Company, > and > > others would be prohibited from publishing that information again in any > of > > their online or printed works. In fact, private individuals would > similarly > > be barred from publishing the information in their own derivative works. > If > > a commercial site publishes a fact about your ancestors, you would not be > > able to place that fact on your own Web site or in any book or report that > > you give to others. The language in this proposed legislation contradicts > > the core principle of the present copyright acts, which state that mere > > information and ideas cannot be protected works. You can read more about > > this proposed legislation in Wired News at > > http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,62500,00.html

The Fairfield County auditor has a site on line that lists properties but unlike Franklin county it does NOT include a map of the property; but all of the details such as a sketch of the residence, the value, taxes and owners etc. are available. Go to http://realestate.co.fairfield.oh.us . Type in the property owners name or do an address search. There is an excellent plat book for sale that shows large tracts in Fairfield County Ohio and the owner. The book can be purchased from the Fairfield Soil and Water Conservation District, 831 College Ave, Suite B, Lancaster Ohio, 43130, (740) 653-5320. They can also be ordered on line from http://platmaps.com . The on-line price on line is $15 plus P&H. They are cheaper at the Conservation Distrit office. It's published every few years and the latest is 2002. I have a copy of the latest so, if want me to look one up, just describe the property as best you can and I'll do my best. Hope this helps Hank Cradduck -----Original Message----- From: dhayes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OHFAIRFI-L] property maps online Good evening..........was wondering if a site exists in Fairfield Co that has property maps online? Franklin Co has one on the auditors site. Thank you for your time! Linda

Good evening..........was wondering if a site exists in Fairfield Co that has property maps online? Franklin Co has one on the auditors site. Thank you for your time! Linda

Click here: eBay item 2231745243 (Ends Mar-18-04 17:30:00 PST) - CIVIL WAR LETTER-SOLDIER KILLED-OHIO 118TH-NR This is a very neat letter written by a Civil War Soldier to his mother. His surname was SCOTT.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pletch, Plitch, Mueller, Muller Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2VB.2ACE/113.1.1 Message Board Post: Louise, I haven't found the surname spelled that way--occasionally it is spelled Bletch or Pletsch. Mueller is a very common German name but there still could be a connection. I will let you know if I find any additional information that would connect them to your family. Also, I don't have a John Pletch in any of my records.

>The book I found in the library was : OHIO MARRIAGES Recorded in >County Courts Through 1820: An Index >(compiled and published by the Ohio Genealogical Society - 1996) > >I am sorry, I made the mistake of stating that the marriages were >for mid 1800's. I will respond individually to those that made >requests. >Ruth Sprowls There is now the second volume 1821-1830 or something like that. Our library has it. M Calvin

The book I found in the library was : OHIO MARRIAGES Recorded in County Courts Through 1820: An Index (compiled and published by the Ohio Genealogical Society - 1996) I am sorry, I made the mistake of stating that the marriages were for mid 1800's. I will respond individually to those that made requests. Ruth Sprowls

A change in plans- the library was closed today. booo So I will be going first thing Monday morning to do the lookups. Ruth Sprowls

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5538/2VB.2ACE/113.1 Message Board Post: Hi my name is Louise. My ancestors are Plitsch which is very similar to Pletch. They came across from Germany in the 1840's to Newark, Nottinghamshire in England. On the same street lived a Muller family and other germans who must have came across on the same boat. I noticed a coincidence with the surnames on your family tree. I have a John Plitsch who vanishes and I always wondered if he may have gone to the states. Thanks Louise Sharpe [email protected]

I live in Madison Ohio and my library has a book of Fairfield County Marriages. I will be going to the library tomorrow specifically to look up marriages for my family (now that I have more names in my tree). I will look up marriages for anyone while I am there. I do not recall what the specific years are, but do know they covered about 1830's and further into the 1800's. Please email me privately. I will post what I find to the list as well as to the individual who submits it. You never know who might make a connection. My address is [email protected] Sincerely, Ruth Sprowls

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: VanRensselaer, Schuyler, Van Schuyler, Tjercks, Jansz, Harrimans Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2VB.2ACE/98.107.110.2.1 Message Board Post: Hello Lorayne Sorry, but it is not in my family, My family, for your benefit, was the Germaan family vs. the English side. Our original spelling of the last name was Neu. I do have the books American Nyes of German Origin, Vol. 1&2, by Bert Nye. I checked both Vol.'s and find nothing on this Peter Nye. There was only one Peter M. Nye and he did not match the information at all. Wish I could help a little more. Good luck in your search Cliff Nye

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/2VB.2ACE/98.107.110.2 Message Board Post: I am looking for info about a Peter M Nye dob unknown. He married Susan Churchman in 1892 in Warren/Polf Co, IA (he listed this as 2nd marriage), his parents were listed as Peter Nye and Annie Pelts. I cannot locate any other info on him. Any relation to your line? Thanks in advance for anything even if no relations

It has been several years since I have posted for information on this family. I am searching for any information on the parents and siblings of Minerva HOOD, born 16 Oct 1839 in OH according to her death certificate which lists her parents as George HOOD and Sarah ---. She married Llewellyn Wesley LANE on 1 Jan 1867 and died 23 Dec 1932 in Caroll, Fairfield County. Does anyone know of her mother's maiden name and who her siblings were? Surely would like to break through this brick wall. Thanks. Jeanne T. Lane

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/2VB.2ACE/426 Message Board Post: Will do microfilm and county records lookups in Fairfield County. E-mail me: [email protected]

I thought I had sent a link that you could access, but I'll copy and paste the actual address. The last letter in the address, before .htm is the first letter of the last name, so change it to go to a different last name. This is the link to the M page. Change biom to bios for instance is you want to go to the S page. (Kathy, I didn't find any Raders on the R page.) http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tfisher/fphfairfieldbiom.htm Ida If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it.

Ida, I have been to that website before, but never saw that MILLER info there! I thank you so much. I've got to do some searching through those MILLERS!!! Again, THANKS! Velma

Click here: 1883 History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio, Fairfield Surnames, "M" There are several Millers listed here with some genealogical info about them. Ida If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it.

Kathy, Do you know who Peter MILLER'S father was? The reason I ask: I have a Mary MILLER (born 1811 in Fairfield Co.). I have not been able to find out who her father was. I suspect Samuel MILLER, but I can't prove that. I thought maybe your Peter MILLER might be my Mary MILLER'S brother (or cousin). Velma