Thanks for the information...you're right...our dollar is worth less. Makes me think of buying power in terms of time rather than dollar amount. For example...going to the doctor with a $20.00 copay takes so many work hours to pay for. --- Charlie Hazlett <[email protected]> wrote: > > I did a quick "google" for "inflation calculator" > and came up with > the site that has such a thing: > > http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ > > It is interesting to put in various dollar amounts > and see how they > compare to today's money. For instance, my first > job at the A&P paid > me $1.45 an hour in 1962 and that is equal to $9.44 > today. So, the kids > working at McDonalds are doing about as well, or as > poorly, as I did. > > Interesting stuff...........and food for > thought.....as things go up in > price your money is worth less. Is that a good > thing? What causes it? > How can it be stopped? > > > > > On 4/9/2007, "Wendy Fischbach" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Hello, how did you figure the dollar conversion > >between 1865 and 2006? I was thinking this would > also > >be helpful with understanding census property > values. > > > > > >--- Charlie Hazlett <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> For what it's worth, that $255 in 1865 would be > the > >> same as $2801 in > >> 2006 ! > >> > >> It probably hurt Pvt Spears and his family a > >> lot......... > >> > >> > >> > >> On 4/8/2007, "Linda Trent" > <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >I found the following to be rather sad. It > comes > >> from the Gallipolis Journal August 10, 1865, at > >> least they apparently caught the fellow. The > >> company was mustered out July 25, 1865 at > Knoxville, > >> TN., it was only 11 days after being mustered > out, > >> and probably 9-10 days after arriving home. > >> > > >> >"John Spears, private in co. G, 1st Ohio Heavy > >> Artillery, mustered out and paid off with the > >> regiment, was robbed in Gallipolis on Saturday > night > >> [August 5] last, of about $225 in 'greenbacks.' > He > >> resides near Patriot, in this county, and by this > >> robbery loses his earnings of the whole war. A > man > >> by the name of Johnson from that section of the > >> county, quite an elderly man, has been arrested > and > >> lodged in jail, charged with the theft. His > >> preliminary examination, leaves hardly a doubt of > >> his guilt." > >> > > >> >A quick search of the census of 1860 shows a > >> William Johnson aged 68 living in Perry Twp. The > >> only others living in Perry were a 28 and 39 year > >> old, so it was probably this William. Anything > >> dealing with the 117th OVI A.K.A. 1st Ohio Heavy > >> Artillery is of particular interest to me since > >> these are the boys who served with my great > >> grandfather. > >> > > >> >Linda Trent > >> >[email protected] > >> >http://topefamily.homestead.com/Topes.html > >> > > >> >"It ain't what you know that gets you into > trouble. > >> >It's what you know that just ain't so." Mark > >> Twain. > >> > > >> >------------------------------- > >> >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email > >> to [email protected] with the word > >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and > >> the body of the message > >> > >> ######## > >> NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the > >> National Security > >> Agency may have read this email without warning, > >> warrant, or notice. > >> They may do this without any judicial or > legislative > >> oversight. 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