pleeeeeease don't make me type in that whole url again. I found the error....there is no slash after the Photo.....it's PhotoDB.html ---------- > From: Joe Wilson <jawilson@lvnworth.com> > To: OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: Thanks for the advice! > Date: Thursday, February 04, 1999 9:13 PM > > Sandra, the address regarding the civil war data base. I can't > Get in. The message say wrong URL. Can you help? > > Joe > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sandra Ferguson [mailto:ferg@wvinter.net] > Sent: Thursday, February 04, 1999 12:08 PM > To: OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Thanks for the advice! > > If you're still into the civil war, I have a great site for you. It is a > searchable database of civil war photographs. I entered my maiden name, > Newlin, and it tode me that there were 2 Newlin photos...I clicked on the > 1st, and lo and behold, it was a listing for a photo of my > grgrgrandfather,who I had no idea served in the war. He was a Quaker, > from Pa, and it never entered my mind that he might have been involved! > You may purchase a copy of these photos for $13.50 . I asked, on line, for > information on how to obtain my copy, and the information came in the mail, > less than 48 hours after I requested it.....renewed my faith in the > Federal Government! > http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/Photo/DB.html > I would have no idea about scholarship monies available....perhaps someone > else knows the answer to that one. I wouldn't even know where to ask! > > Sandra > ---------- > > From: Ed Durbin <durbin@cecomet.net> > > To: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@wvinter.net> > > Subject: Thanks for the advice! > > Date: Thursday, February 04, 1999 2:38 PM > > > > Hi Sandra, > > Thanks for the information, especially about Ohio Historic Village. > > I've visited the State Capital to gather information about my > > grandparents' Civil War information. However, I wasn't into genealogy > > research. > > Did you know that there was/is a small scholarship/grant for college > > students whose direct ancestor(s) from Ohio who fought in the Civil War? > > It isn't much, but every dollar helps. My youngest brother was the one > > who benefited from that; I had already graduated. > > We'll put Ohio Historic Village on our research trip this summer. I'll > > also check with Sandy about which of the several newspapers might have > > been likely to have carried the obituary. I'm quite certain that the > > mine was located in the immediate Adena area. > > Thanks! > > Ed Durbin > > > > Sandra Ferguson wrote: > > > > > > Ed, I would imagine that it world have been listed in the newspaper > > > servicing the area, but one just never knows with obituaries...I am not > > > familiar with the Adena area, and so have no idea what the newspaper > would > > > be...perhaps they would know at the Schiappa. Why don't you drop Sandy > a > > > note and ask her if she knows the name of the likely paper, and if they > > > have the aprox dates you want. Was he killed in the Adena area, or > > > somewhere else?...if elsewhere, check for newspapers in both places. I > > > visited Columbus last fall, and the Archives at the Ohio Historic > Village > > > had an entire huge room full of filing cabinets with nothing but Ohio > > > Newspapers on film. If Sandy can help you with the newspaper name, > perhaps > > > you could check to see what they might have on file there You know > > > thedate, which is a big help. The whold library/archives at Columbus > would > > > bewell worth a visit for you! > > > Good luck. > > > Sandra > > > ---------- > > > > From: Ed Durbin <durbin@cecomet.net> > > > > To: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@wvinter.net> > > > > Subject: Sorry to lose you from the List! > > > > Date: Thursday, February 04, 1999 11:48 AM > > > > > > > > Hi Sandra, > > > > I wish to thank you for all the information that you have provided > us > > > > via the Jefferson County List. I'll miss your posting. > > > > I don't wish to burden you in any way, but I wonder if you could > help > > > > me. Although I was born and raised in Adena, OH from June 17, 1932 > > > > until my family moved to Cadiz where I spent the last 3 years of high > > > > school, I have many blank spaces in my family tree information. I > have > > > > a good memory of the things I experienced and the people and places > > > > there while I was living there, there is an item that I haven't been > > > > able to recover. > > > > I live in Southwestern NY State and get to Ohio to Visit members of > my > > > > family, most who now live in the Canton, OH area, but I find very > little > > > > opportunity to do "hands on" research in Jefferson and Harrison > > > > Counties. > > > > I've been to the Schiappa Library and courthouses in both counties, > > > > but always run out of time. Julia Krutilla is a cousin of mine by > > > > marriage through our Heaton line. > > > > The informations that I need is any information on the death of my > > > > only uncle on my father's side of the family: William Ernest Durbin, > > > > born in 1900 (I have no month or day) and was killed instantly in a > coal > > > > mine on 19 Nov, 1923. Would you have any idea whether the death > would > > > > have been reported in one of the newspapers serving the Adena area? > I > > > > believe that his obituary should contain his birthrate, the mine > where > > > > he was killed and the nature of the cause of his death. > > > > My wife and I hope to spend time in the area this Summer, but any > > > > guidance as to where to search and how would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks again for your many kindnesses to people researching their > > > > families in that area. > > > > Cordially, > > > > Ed Durbin > > > ==== OHJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Searching for a "lost" place?? Visit > > > > ==== OHJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Searching for a "lost" place?? Visit