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