Steel Mill Employee's aid in 1924…. Lots of original reports, telegrams and correspondence from The National Tube Co. covering years 1924-1926 were recently donated to the Black River Historical Society. I was so excited to find names of ordinary working men listed. The National Tube Co., with headquarters in Pittsburgh PA, was asked in 1924 by Lorain's Mayor to help their employees in the Lorain area who had sustained losses due to the tornado. These pages of lists contain names of over four hundred men who filed loss claims along with their street addresses. An added plus for researchers, in many cases, the occupation title and number of year employed by the National Tube Company. is given. Their claim amounts are listed and the amount of recommended percentage of financial relief is also listed. This effort was coordinated in part by the Red Cross. Some claims were denied. Until January 31st, I will be happy to look for your steel mill ancestor. Can do this only if you PLEASE include a first & last name. Do not want to overflow this genealogy electronic list so please send your request mailto:nmmeyers@centurytel.net -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://www.raogk.org Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

Please accept my apologies for the erroneous message. It was supposed to be directed to another list. sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandi Hutchins" <whutchins@kscable.com> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:27 PM Subject: Re: [OHLORAIN] Steel Mill Employee's financial aid > Boy, the mail is really messed up. I sent three messages a couple of hours > ago. Two showed up right away....the other is still missing. > I've been getting answers hours before the questions. We all need to leave > just a little of the original message at the bottom of our reply. I'm > usually sitting here with a "what????" expression when I read the mail. > sandi.....who is sure Sydney is having the same problem > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "NM Meyers" <nmmeyers@centurytel.net> > To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:16 PM > Subject: [OHLORAIN] Steel Mill Employee's financial aid > > > > Steel Mill Employee's aid in 1924.. > > Lots of original reports, telegrams and correspondence from The National > > Tube Co. covering years 1924-1926 were recently donated to the Black > > River Historical Society. > > I was so excited to find names of ordinary working men listed. > > The National Tube Co., with headquarters in Pittsburgh PA, was asked in > > 1924 by Lorain's Mayor to help their employees in the Lorain area who > > had sustained losses due to the tornado. > > These pages of lists contain names of over four hundred men who filed > > loss claims along with their street addresses. An added plus for > > researchers, in many cases, the occupation title and number of year > > employed by the National Tube Company. is given. > > Their claim amounts are listed and the amount of recommended percentage > > of financial relief is also listed. > > This effort was coordinated in part by the Red Cross. Some claims were > > denied. > > Until January 31st, I will be happy to look for your steel mill > > ancestor. > > Can do this only if you PLEASE include a first & last name. Do not want > > to overflow this genealogy electronic list so please send your request > > mailto:nmmeyers@centurytel.net > > -- > > Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH > > Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > > A proud RootsWeb Supporter > > Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://www.raogk.org > > Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/ > > > > > > ==== 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://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >

Boy, the mail is really messed up. I sent three messages a couple of hours ago. Two showed up right away....the other is still missing. I've been getting answers hours before the questions. We all need to leave just a little of the original message at the bottom of our reply. I'm usually sitting here with a "what????" expression when I read the mail. sandi.....who is sure Sydney is having the same problem ----- Original Message ----- From: "NM Meyers" <nmmeyers@centurytel.net> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:16 PM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Steel Mill Employee's financial aid > Steel Mill Employee's aid in 1924.. > Lots of original reports, telegrams and correspondence from The National > Tube Co. covering years 1924-1926 were recently donated to the Black > River Historical Society. > I was so excited to find names of ordinary working men listed. > The National Tube Co., with headquarters in Pittsburgh PA, was asked in > 1924 by Lorain's Mayor to help their employees in the Lorain area who > had sustained losses due to the tornado. > These pages of lists contain names of over four hundred men who filed > loss claims along with their street addresses. An added plus for > researchers, in many cases, the occupation title and number of year > employed by the National Tube Company. is given. > Their claim amounts are listed and the amount of recommended percentage > of financial relief is also listed. > This effort was coordinated in part by the Red Cross. Some claims were > denied. > Until January 31st, I will be happy to look for your steel mill > ancestor. > Can do this only if you PLEASE include a first & last name. Do not want > to overflow this genealogy electronic list so please send your request > mailto:nmmeyers@centurytel.net > -- > Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH > Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > A proud RootsWeb Supporter > Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://www.raogk.org > Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/ > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > >

The Slovak Year Book has been sold to Nancy Meyers, to be included in her free research library. I'll keep my eye out for more flea market "treasures". Carl J. Jasinto

I picked up a book - year book type - at Jamies Flea Market the other day, entitled : "50 Years - The First Catholic Slovak Union of The USA" Inside face page states: "The Golden Jubilee Book. In commemoration of Fifty Years of Loyal Service. The Catholic Slovak Women of America. Published by The First Catholic Slovak Ladies Union 3756 Lee Road Cleveland, Ohio July 1942" Its in Slovakian apparently. There is a Xeroxed map of Cleveland's Calvary Cemetery with 2 locations marked on it. Also contain is some newspaper articles about John Hvasta's escape from behind the Iron Curtain. Also had a velum(?) membership application from 1913 or 43??? In Slovakian and a little English. There is water damage to it but it is usable. Loaded with pictures, names, etc. Yours for the price I paid for it - $1.00. I have no use for it, but thought of this list when I saw it, plus it was a bargain! E-mail me back if interested. Carl J. Jasinto mailto:carlj@erienet.net

Thank you Dave for enlightening us on this list about Beulah Farm in Oberlin. An interesting story that I not heard before. -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH

Pension papers are wonderful resources for Family History. I sent away for a pension record for Lousia L. Hitchcock, wife of Frederick Hitchcock, who served in Company A, 150th OVI. While I am looking for information on a Frederick, mine has parents of Jabez Hitchcock and Lovina Unknown. This Frederick's parents are Lucius and Strelman(?). Frederick died 20 March 1874 in Cleveland at the age of 45. He was married to Lousia L. Seekins, 20 January 1853 in Elyria. I would be happy to make copies for anyone doing research with these people. Bobbi in Sparta, MI

Lady Macabees.... Abstracted this from a copy of an old newspaper article last night at the AHS meeting. It is possession of Mr. Roth who owns an actual stamping "seal" of the Macabees. ...."The Mystic Hive No.12 of the Lady Macabees of the World was organized on February 10, 1893. The meeting was organized by Lady LUSTER of North Ridgeville and held at Plato Hall. Charter members in are: Lady BOUGHTON, Lady DUTE, Lady EARLY, Lady BARBER,Lady BEMIS, Lady PATERSON, Lady SCHILLER, Lady CHANLER, Lady HULBERT, Lady SANDERS, Lady NICHOL, Lady LINN, Lady LINN, Lady BELDEN, Lady CORNWALL. Dr. N. CORNWALL was elected medical examiner".... -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH

Quarries of LC seems to have generates a lot of interest. A Mr. Brown of the Cleveland Metro Parks system, is the scheduled speaker for Quarries program at the February 27, 2002 meeting of the Amherst Historical Society. Hopefully Paul J., our own LC quarry researcher will be able to join us. He originally started his quarry research project in the mid to late 80's. Meeting time is 7:30 and monthly meetings are held in the old Grange Hall of Amherst. It is located at the northwest corner of Milan Ave. & N. Lake. Just go west on Milan Avenue out of downtown Amherst. Actually it is two doors west of the intersection. When looking at a current county map, you will see that Milan Avenue is the dividing line between N.Lake & S.Lake Avenue. On the southwest corner of Milan & Lake, is the Quigley House, the museum for the AHS. The office for AHS is yet at a 3rd location on Jefferson & that office will be moving soon. -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen A proud RootsWeb Supporter Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://www.raogk.org Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/

My mother who is now 92 years old always told me "change your mind often and keep it clean." You will notice I have incorporated it into my signature. -- Lola Mom says to change my mind often and keep it clean!

And my husband hauled many, many semi loads of stone out of there. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Diane Nott <dnott.geo@yahoo.com> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:31 AM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Cleveland Quarries > Lots of my mom's family worked in the quarrries in > North Amherst (Now South Amherst) when they immigrated > here in 1900 (right after the census). My great > grandfather Ignatz Huja (Huya) and my grandfather > Ignatius Huya worked in the quarries and I think my > great grandfather's brothers worked in the quarries > also. They came from Slovokia. > > Diane > > > ===== > A good landing is one you can walk away from, > A great landing is one where you can rent the plane afterwards. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! > http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen >

Thanks Dave: for contacting a friend who could explain about the Beulah Farm. What an interesting place it must have been. Please tell your classmate thanks from all of us. Nancy Plain www.ohioparks.net/countrystage ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Maynard" <dmaynard35@home.com> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 5:20 PM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Fwd: Re: Beulah Farm > > > > Hello; > > I wrote to a classmate of mine who lived on Hamilton St. while we were in > school andd received this reply. > > snip*** > > Yes that farm was two over from our farm...Moe Walker who was in our > >class and passed away lived on that farm with his family.....The > >Walkers. His father was a minister and they set the farm up with church > >on it for homeless kids to come live etc. The walkers had Moe,(Lorenzo) > >, Joe(who is still living I think), Robert who lives in Oberlin and is a > >minister. They had one sister Nelie. Joe and Moe played on the football > >team with me. > > They the walkers also bought the Racliey farm and the Super farm at > >the end of Hamiliton and Quary. I still believe the place is a home for > >children with out parents etc. Moe died in the 60's I think. Joe was > >hauling steel. It was call the Almighty Church Buela Farm....They took > >that over in the early 1950's...Not very good farmers but they tried. > >Held loud singing church there on sundays as I use to sneak over there > >and set in corn field and listen to them sing and holler or preach...LOL > > snip*** > > David Maynard > Franklin NC > dmaynard35@home.com

Thanks Jjennifer. It seems when my family came over in 1914 they went to work right away for Elyria Lace. I will waiting to here what you can find out about them. Did they really make Lace. I know grand dad came from a part of England that was famous for their lace making. Ruth

Hello; I wrote to a classmate of mine who lived on Hamilton St. while we were in school andd received this reply. snip*** > Yes that farm was two over from our farm...Moe Walker who was in our >class and passed away lived on that farm with his family.....The >Walkers. His father was a minister and they set the farm up with church >on it for homeless kids to come live etc. The walkers had Moe,(Lorenzo) >, Joe(who is still living I think), Robert who lives in Oberlin and is a >minister. They had one sister Nelie. Joe and Moe played on the football >team with me. > They the walkers also bought the Racliey farm and the Super farm at >the end of Hamiliton and Quary. I still believe the place is a home for >children with out parents etc. Moe died in the 60's I think. Joe was >hauling steel. It was call the Almighty Church Buela Farm....They took >that over in the early 1950's...Not very good farmers but they tried. >Held loud singing church there on sundays as I use to sneak over there >and set in corn field and listen to them sing and holler or preach...LOL snip*** David Maynard Franklin NC dmaynard35@home.com

Linda, My mother-in-law used to warn me that all the stitches I made on Sunday I would have to take out with my nose before I could go to heaven. Although her parents were both born in Lorain County, German was spoken in their home. She did not learn to speak English until she started school. Dawn

Yes The Lace Company was on Taylor Street on the south side just past The General Industries on the north side. It went out of business around circa 1956. The reason it went out of business was the Eisenhower administration decided the Lace industry wasn't important. They tool off the protective tariff . Belgium Lace could be imported for less money than American Industry could make it for. The reason was tin Belgium it was a cottage industry. some of the lace machines were sold to Argentina and some were broken up by the Hyman Salvage company and sold for scrap metal. The reason I know all this is my father-in-law was a lacemaker and worked there. ----- Original Message ----- From: jennifer pluta <mrs_pud@yahoo.com> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 11:33 PM Subject: Re: [OHLORAIN] Elyria Lace > > I know my husband's grandmother worked there also. Probably in the early to mid 20s. I will ask around to see what I can find out. I believe it was on Taylor Street. > > ~Jennifer Pluta > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail. > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Search the Archive of Messages for OHLORAIN Mailing List > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >

Lots of my mom's family worked in the quarrries in North Amherst (Now South Amherst) when they immigrated here in 1900 (right after the census). My great grandfather Ignatz Huja (Huya) and my grandfather Ignatius Huya worked in the quarries and I think my great grandfather's brothers worked in the quarries also. They came from Slovokia. Diane ===== A good landing is one you can walk away from, A great landing is one where you can rent the plane afterwards. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/

I know my husband's grandmother worked there also. Probably in the early to mid 20s. I will ask around to see what I can find out. I believe it was on Taylor Street. ~Jennifer Pluta --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail.

Bet that Phyllis H., Judy K., Pat H. or Cal D., all who are local Oberlin area folks on this list might know. Am curious myself -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH

It seems my grandparents both worked at Elyria Lace and I was wondering if someone out there could tell me something about it. Ruth Ann