Will get back to you, off line, sometime next week on this. Have all seven of my adult children and their spouses & children here this week. The end comes on Sunday. Last of the month, married grandchildren & thier famiies arrive. TTYL --- Judy <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Nancy. I had not heard of Crandall > before. I would like to > learn more about the area surrounding the > Crandall Post Office and > specifically Stop 7 - can you suggest some > reading material? > Thanks, > Judy > > Nancy Meyers wrote: > > >Yes, Judy, St.Theresa Avila in Sheffield > Village > >is the church I was referring too. Crandall > was > >the name of the post office in that area from > 9 > >July 1857 until 31 May 1900. > >Nancy > > > > > > > > > > > >==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > >Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > >http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Search the Archive of Messages for OHLORAIN > Mailing List > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHLORAIN > > Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH OGS Life Member http://www.ogs.org/ Genealogy Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen

The Lorain County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet on Monday, July 11, 2005 at the Duck Pond of Carlisle Reservation in the Lorain County Metro Parks, 12882 Diagonal Road - LaGrange, Ohio. Bring a dish to share! The coals will be hot if you wish to grill! 5:30pm to ?? All are invited! Questions?? Contact Margaret at [email protected]

Nancy - Are you referring to St Theresa Avila in Sheffield Village? Thanks, Judy Nancy Meyers wrote: >In this time frame, in a rural the area between >Elyria & Lorain, consider St. Theresa's located >at Crandall. Many of The Catholic churches were >not established until after the time frame you >need. Of course there were several within cities. > >Nancy > > >Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH >OGS Life Member http://www.ogs.org/ >Genealogy Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > > >==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== >Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page >http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > > > > >

Yes, Judy, St.Theresa Avila in Sheffield Village is the church I was referring too. Crandall was the name of the post office in that area from 9 July 1857 until 31 May 1900. Nancy

TWO SPECIAL EVENTS AND AN INVITATION On Saturday July 16 at the Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. High Street, Akron, OH there will be two events to which the public is invited. At 10 a.m. anyone interested in learning more about the Board for Certification of Genealogists and the certification process is welcome to come to this Q and A conducted by Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS. The exact requirements for the process will be presented along with an open discussion. Other topics concerning professional genealogists may be discussed in our time together including marketing yourself, client reports, and professional education opportunities. For more information contact Bob Keener [email protected] or Elissa Powell [email protected] At 1 p.m. the Summit County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society will have their meeting and program. "Rubik's CubeR Genealogy: A New Twist on Your Old Data" will be presented by Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS. Twisting your data through the three dimensions of source, geography and chronology lets you perceive holes and discrepancies, and allows you to see further clues and conclusions you may have missed before. Some of the items to be discussed are: timelines, genograms, lineage society applications, land platting, and writing the family narrative. First Families of Western Pennsylvania lineage program will also be discussed with the membership requirements. For more information please contact Donna Wurm [email protected] NORTH HILLS GENEALOGISTS (OF PITTSBURGH) BUS TRIP TO WASHINGTON, DC You and your friends and relatives are cordially invited to join the North Hills Genealogists on their bus trip to Washington, DC Sunday September 25 through Thursday September 29. Everyone is welcome to come and with the open schedule you don't have to do research all four days. Our bus will pick us up in Cranberry Twp. at the confluence of I-76 (the turnpike), I-79, and Rt. 19. Free parking is available at the pick-up site. A buffet dinner is provided on our arrival Sunday evening with two orientation presentations afterward. We will have a librarian from the Library of Congress and a DAR member talk about their respective libraries. The hotel is within walking distance of the National Archives (1.5 blocks) and not far from the DAR library. The Library of Congress is about 1 mile away. The metro stop is about 1 block from the hotel. If you share with one to three friends in the room (all individual beds) you can go for the entire four days, the bus, and one meal for between $205 to $295! (Single rates also available.) For more information email [email protected] The website at www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org has full information, itinerary, links to maps and information you will need to know in Washington.

Thank you, Nancy for taking the time to look into this and for offering the good suggestions for further research. I recalled that the Slovaks frequented Holy Trinity, but that church wasn't established until 1906. A childhood friend belonged to the Catholic Sokols, but I couldn't recall where the hall was located. I know that I had such fun at many of their athletic events. Thanks for the reminder! We've been so lucky to live in an area of such diverse cultures, but even in the 1950s I do recall that the nationalities still preferred their own churches! Hope you and Elmer are enjoying your summer. Jean

In this time frame, in a rural the area between Elyria & Lorain, consider St. Theresa's located at Crandall. Many of The Catholic churches were not established until after the time frame you need. Of course there were several within cities. Nancy Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH OGS Life Member http://www.ogs.org/ Genealogy Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen

Dear jean, Lorain Co. Czechs's were quickly assimilated into the American culture, beause their numbers were small & so they did not establish strong institutions of their own. They also split religiously into two antagonistic groups....the Catholics & the free thinkers. Most stayed with the latter group. The remaining Catholic Czechs merely joined with established Catholic churches in the area. There was no one single church to unify the Czech descendants. Some ideas to consider: 1- If you look at the Czech areas of the city, in the time frame you are interested in, you can cross reference the address within a county or city directory and find the nearest Catholic church. It might be a reasonable starting point if you have no other clues. 2- check where their in-laws or Czech co-workers attended for worship services. 3- marriage certificates or newsaper announcements of marriages often give the name of the clergy person who performed the cerermony. Then you can easily check the church affliation of the presiding clergyman. There was a Czech society, the Sokol Hall in 1908, located at 2402 Kelly Place. Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH OGS Life Member http://www.ogs.org/ Genealogy Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen

Does anyone know what Catholic Church a person of Czech descent would have attended while living in the Lorain/Elyria boarder area around 1897? Thanks, Jean

The East Cleveland Township Cemetery Foundation has updated it calendar of events for 2005. Please follow the following link to learn about our September and October upcoming events. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuycem/2005_calendar_of_events.htm Hope to see you there. Nancy

Lorain Public library has local newspaper microfilm with obituaries. It's pretty up to date. Check their website and email a librarian. http://lorain.lib.oh.us/mail.html for information. -- Sue Strick, Lorain County Coordinator for OHGenWeb Lorain County Genealogy Page, http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen L.C. Mailing List, http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen/mail.htm

Marilyn, Try the following website. www.newspapers.com Click on Ohio on the map and then click on the newspaper's name. Audrey -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 11:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [OHLORAIN] Recent obits I have been to the Elyria Public Library and unfortunately the late 2004 and 2005 obits are not available due to a computer something or other Any hints as to where to access these obits. I do not have ancestry.com Marilyn ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen

I tried the newspaper archives first(Chronicle Telegram) but most the pages were unavailable, I was able to shag one from the archives in the newspapers though. Thanks for the suggestion. I think there is an obit website that the funeral homes put the obits into I just have not been able to locate it. The records at the EPL are up just unavailable - a computer clitch I think the librarian said. Thanks any and all suggestions are most appreciated..

Fellow researchers, It is a good idea to try different things online. Try this site, even if you do not need it for yourself. This link is to locate military burial sites for military, veterans and their wives. http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH OGS Life Member http://www.ogs.org/ Genealogy Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen

The Chronicle Telegram has online archives which should include obituaries for 2004 and 2005 at this website: http://www.chroniclet.com/archives.html You may find archives as well for the Lorain Morning Journal: http://morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1699&pag=628&cat_id=402 Good Luck, Margaret [email protected] wrote on 6/26/2005, 2:02 PM: > I have been to the Elyria Public Library and unfortunately the late > 2004 and > 2005 obits are not available due to a computer something or other > > Any hints as to where to access these obits. I do not have ancestry.com > Marilyn > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen >

I have been to the Elyria Public Library and unfortunately the late 2004 and 2005 obits are not available due to a computer something or other Any hints as to where to access these obits. I do not have ancestry.com Marilyn

The Lorain Co. Chapter of OGS is sponsoring a special showing of the off Broadway comedy hit, "The Foreigner" by popular playwright Larry Shue. Saturday - July 23, 2005 - - Curtain time: 3:00 pm. Workshop Players Theater, 44820 Middle Ridge Road (1 mile east of SR 58), Amherst, Ohio Laugh along as you travel to a rural fishing lodge in the backwoods of Georgia where a group of devious locals confide their schemes to the "foreign" guest whom they think doesn't understand English! Enjoy a comical look at human nature and watch the action develop! Tickets are $10.00. The Workshop Players Theater is a small, intimate theater-in-the-round housed in an old one room schoolhouse. The theater is air conditioned. *Note - The theater has steps and is not wheelchair accessible. For tickets and information, contact: - Margaret Cheney at 440-323-5080 or [email protected]; - Jean Copeland at 440-949-5167 or [email protected] Hope to see you there! Jean Copeland VP, Lorain Co. Chapter of OGS

It seems I saw someone requesting an obituary for a family member that was Mennonite - this is a real wealth of information, Go to the section regarding obituaries www.goshen.edu/mcarchives

Was someone looking for a Toledo reference I found a site Marilyn

I believe that Carlisle Cemetery has changed to another name. Can someone shed some light on this? Appreciate the help ; ) Mona Caldwell Orlando, Fla. Visit my webpage at _FTM:MENNELL / NICHOLS_ (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/l/Romona-Louise-Caldwell/index.html) Researching the Azeltine, Caldwell, Crow(e), Felt, Gage, Haven, Mennell, Nichols, Palmateer, Stickney, Taylor and many, many more.