Local News - Lubelski to leave library post http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2002105230218 Ironic - I live in Erie, but prefer Wooster's library, since I have ancestors from there but not the immediate Erie area... Ron http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bauerle/lance/lance.htm

There are some great archival sprays, tapes, encasing plastics, etc. on this website. I use their stuff all of the time and it's top notch. They just sent me an e-mail with a "priority code" but I'm not sure what's on sale: VISIT OUR WEBSITE TODAY Use your Priority Code C4142 http://www.LightImpressionsDirect.com 800-828-6216 Good luck! Alison Scott - researching Baird/Beard/Yoder/Eshleman/Norris/Fordemwalt

Is anyone searching for Prussian immigrants arriving 1847? I cannot seem to find the ship they came over on and was hoping someone else might have. There were several listed in the intent list that was made in Wayne County and they all appeared to be colliers. If you have found anything would you be willing to share. I know mine came from the Saarbrucken area of Prussia where there were mines and must have been experienced miners. I think the original bunch came over in and around 1837. Thanks, Joan

On Tue, 21 May 2002 10:17:30 EDT LAFinken@aol.com writes: > Does anyone know what is the best way to put marriage certificate > measures 11 x 14 that has been rolled up for years and broken on roll > marks back together? Is there special tape or anything like that. It > is dated 1891. > > My only real goal since the original is so far gone is to put > together enough to photocopy it. I went to a lecture once given by an archivist who was talking about how these embrittled, dry documents can be re-hydrogenated by putting some water in the bottom of a sealed can and placing the document in the can (without touching the water). The evaporation would then be absorbed into the paper, making it easier to bend without breaking. I forget how to suspend the document in the can so that it doesn't touch the water though. Don't open the can for a week or two while the process is going on. -- Elissa ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Does anyone know what is the best way to put marriage certificate measures 11 > x 14 that has been rolled up for years and broken on roll marks back > together? Is there special tape or anything like that. It is dated 1891. > My only real goal since the original is so far gone is to put together enough > to photocopy it. > Any suggestions? > Thanks

The Lay Family Genealogical Association Meeting Will hold it's bi-annual meeting June 21-23, 2002 Place: Holiday Inn North, Lexington Kentucky. The Holiday Inn North, 1950 Newtown Pike 40501, is located on the North side of the city next to I-64/I-75. Cost for Holiday Inn North $75.95 Per Night + Tax-(Currently 12.35% ). You must call the hotel directly to receive the negotiated price (1-859-233-0512.) The LFGA has 135+ members from all across the continental U. S., Hawaii and Canada. There will be a dinner speaker Sat June 22. Reservations for the dinner must be received by June 17, 2002. Cost for the dinner will be $30.00 per individual. Dinner reservations should be sent to: Gordon Sloan R. Rt. 1 Box 790 Willcox, AZ. 85643 We urge all interested in Lay, Leigh, Ley, Loy, Leh, ect Families to plan to attend this genealogical meeting. Our members have individual genealogical databases to access. The LFGA also has 70+ family lines which is maintained by our archivest. Anyone interested in more information can contact: Gerald Lay 671 LickFork Lane Pioneer, Tennessee 37847. 1-423-784-8557 email - slim@jellico.net slim@jellico.com The LFGA was organized in 1995 at Caryville Tennessee by ( 7 ) seven Lay descendants At it's second meeting the following year we gained our 100th member. We currently have about 135 members from all across the continental U. S. Plus Hawaii and Canada. Membership is open to anyone worldwide who has interest in the various spelled Lay Families. Visit our website at: www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/8896 MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!! Gerald Lay Lay Family Genealogical Association www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/8896

I am looking for any information on John Sweeney b. abt 1795 Ireland d. bef 1860 (or variations of the surname) and his wife Marilla Andrews. In the 1850 census they are found to be living in Chippewa Twp. Wayne Co. OH. with there 7 children. Thanks Barb Brighton MI

Seeking information on the ancestors, relatives and descendants of George Washington Cook and his wife, Lydia/Lidia Patterson. They were married August 1836 in Wayne Co. OH. Conjecture they remained in this area and their children were born in the Wayne Co. Ohio area. This is what I have and any information will be appreciated. Thank you 1 George Washington Cook 1795 NY � after 1850 OH ..+Lydia Ann Patterson 1805 OH - before 1850 OH 2 George Cook c. 1837 OH � after 1881 IA 2 Lucinda Ann Cook 1838 OH � 1884 IL George B. Harlan 1834 IN � 1856 IL 3 Sarah Irene Harlan 1855 IL � 1930 NE +2nd Husband of Lucinda Ann Cook: +Nathan Coffman Bolin 1833 OH � 1916 IA 3 Ella Lucinda Bolin 1859 IL � 1953 IA 3 William L. Bolin 1861 IL - 1872 IL 3 Ida Belle Bolin 1863 IL � 1958 OK 3 Etta M. Bolin 1865 IL - 1880 IL 3 Cecil Grace Bolin 1875 IL � 1961 IA 2 William Cook c. 1839 OH � after 1881 IA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com

Does anyone know how you could find records of where Ohio men went to enlist to fight for the south? I have a relative who did this and found one name on Ancestry.com that might match but it doesn't say where the man lived originally. Any suggestions?

On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 17:26:34 -0500 Troy Bailey <tbailey@suite224.net> writes: > Looking for proof that John Frase b. 1791 Northampton Co. PA m Eve > Catherine Lase b. 1792. John the son of Henry & Maria A. Weygandt Frase. Cleaning up some old (!) email and wanted to contribute what I have, although I have no proof. We are related through the Weygandt line. -- Elissa Wexford, PA MARIA AGNETTA WEYGANDT (died before Oct. 1799, Washington Co., PA), the daughter of Cornelius Weygandt (b. 7 Mar 1712/13, Osthofen, Germany, d. 1 Oct 1799, Nazareth, Northampton Co, PA) and Maria Agneta Bechtel (b. 19 Sep 1719, Franckenthal, Pfalz, Germany, d. 27 May 1789, Bethlehem, Northampton, PA) married in Northampton Co., PA to Henry Frase (d. Washington Co., PA) went to Washington Co., PA with Henry's brothers Children: 1. John Frase married Catherine Lash 2. Henry Frase married his cousin Susanna Weygandt, daughter of Cornelius II 3. Jacob Frase married Susanna's sister, Mary Weygandt 4. daughter Frase married Jacob Younker 5. daughter Frase (These last two could be Elizabeth and Mary) First four settled in Wayne County, Ohio. There were other children. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Dear Steve, Do you know of anyone willing to do lookups from the Douglas text History of Wayne County ? I cannot easily get to the Wayne County libraries. Thanks. Alan Campbell

Would anyone happen to have information on Moses Eberhart who married Frances Soliday and Moses' family. They are buried in the Plain Lutheran Church Cemetery. I am looking for the relationship between Moses and Joshua Eberhart, who both lived in Plain Township. Joshua later moved to Ashland County. They both named two of their sons Abraham/Abram and it appears the Abrahams were both born in the same year. Would appreciate any help. Trying to find Joshua's parents from Huntingdon County, PA.

Feel free to cross post these wonderful learning opportunities! Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at the Beaver County [PA] Courthouse, second floor, the Beaver County Genealogical Society will have Reed B. Powell speak about the Internet and Genealogy. Free and open to all, regular meetings the first Monday of each month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (in the Oakland section of town), FREE and open to all. Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society (www.WPGS.org) will feature "Sailing into the Sunset: Tips on Finding Your Ancestor's Passenger List" by Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS. Passenger lists can be a wonderful resource for finding out more about the origins of immigrant ancestors. Most people have at least one immigrant ancestor who arrived by ship, but as most of the records are organized chronologically, it may be difficult to find a person without knowing more about them and the records. Various indices, research aides, examples of records and where to find them are all discussed in this presentation, including Internet resources. Understanding these resources and what records exist are keys to your success in finding your ancestor's record. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday May 15 to Saturday May 18, Milwaukee, WI will host the National Genealogical Society's annual conference. For more information and to see the program of over 200 lectures go to www.NGSgenealogy.org and click on "Milwaukee 2002." You can expect the same type of great program from NGS when it will be held in Pittsburgh, PA next year from May 28 - 31, 2003. Mark your calendars now! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. in the Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh, free and open to the public, the North Hills Genealogists will feature "How Did my Pennsylvania Ancestor Get There?" by Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS. For more information email pioneerbook@juno.com. The importance of knowing and understanding migration trails is important in tracing your ancestors. The various ethnic groups such as Germans, Scots-Irish, English, Irish, and Welsh moved west through Pennsylvania for many reasons. And, in doing so, they left behind clues in the areas they passed through. They followed Forbes Road and the National Road (now Route 40) in their westward push to find new opportunities for land, jobs, and family connections. Some men were rewarded with land for military service, and some had a pioneering spirit. No matter what drove them, they were naturalized and married in places where they may NOT have settled. Finding these records can be difficult unless one knows their migration path and the laws and customs of the time. Internet resources will also be identified where appropriate as an aid for these searches. Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS is president of the North Hills Genealogists, and past-president and current program chairperson of the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. She conducts family research and lectures on various genealogical subjects at regional meetings and conferences. CGRS is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board. ( http://www.bcgcertification.org ) -------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m. at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (in the Oakland section of town), FREE and open to all. Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society (www.WPGS.org) will feature "Hookers, Crooks and Kooks, or Aunt Merle Didn’t Run a Boarding House!" by Jana Sloan Broglin. This lively presentation, done in costume, discusses family tradition, court records, military records and little-used records such as jail registers, hospital, and coroner’s inquests, for finding missing ancestors and discovering the black sheep in your family. However, not all were scalawags! A fun evening to wrap up the program year. Jana Sloan Broglin, a northwestern Ohio native, is a professional genealogist, lecturer and freelance writer. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Genealogical Society. As a board member, Jana has been the program chair and conference chair for OGS. She served as conference chair again in 2002. Since joining OGS in 1979, Jana has contributed articles to the OGS publications the "Newsletter," and the "Report," and has indexed books for the OGS library. She was named a "Kentucky Colonel" for more than 30 publications on Kentucky. These publications include abstracts of pension applications for the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and early Indian Wars. Also published for Kentucky is a series of early wills and estates abstracting all the persons mentioned in the documents. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh, FREE and open to the public, the North Hills Genealogists will feature “Using the Resources of the Family History Centers in Your Genealogy Research” by Lorrie Danko Guthrie, Director, Pittsburgh Family History Center. Everyone should be aware of the fantastic resources available through the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and how they can bring those resources to view at their local Family History Center. Lorrie will enlighten us on the process and what is available that will help you in your research. For more information on this program email pioneerbook@juno.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------- June 23-28 in Mansfield, OH, the Ohio Genealogical Society will have a 5-day Genealogy Workshop with 5 lectures per day and time for Library Research. Please see www.OGS.org and click on "Events" for more information and for the schedule. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday, July 16 at 7 p.m. in the Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh, free and open to the public, the North Hills Genealogists will feature "Preserving Genealogy and Family History Materials" by Lynn F. Wohleber, Archivist for the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. For more information on this program email pioneerbook@juno.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, August 15 at 7 p.m. at the Griley Memorial Home, Baltimore, OH, the Fairfield County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will feature "Messages From the Grave: Listening to Your Ancestor's Tombstone" presented by Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS. For more information and an email contact see the Fairfield county listing on www.OGS.org. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, August 20 at 7 p.m. in the Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh, free and open to the public, the North Hills Genealogists will feature “Methodist Church Records, Archives, and Historical Society.” Rev. Jeff Bobin, Western PA Conference United Methodist Church and Betty Anne Stroup, Conference Genealogist. For more information on this program and the following ones, email pioneerbook@juno.com. Tuesday September 17 at 7 p.m. in the Northland Public Library, "Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy in Pittsburgh and the North Hills" Speaker: John Righetti, President, Carpatho-Rusyn Society. (See their web site: www.carpathorusynsociety.org) Tuesday October 15 at 7 p.m. in the Northland Public Library, "Minerd-Miner-Minor Family Web Site, Reunion, Research, Records, Archives, Etc." Speaker: Mark A. Miner, President, National Minerd-Miner-Minor Reunion and Founder of Minerd.Com. (See their web site: www.minerd.com to experience the possibilities of online communications for family genealogy and history. It’s awesome!) Tuesday November 19 at 7 p.m. in the Northland Public Library. Round Table discussion. Tell us about your favorite research source, web site, database, etc. for family genealogy and history. Bring samples. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! 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Any one have any information concerning a Mr. Ed Messimer who lived in West Salem Ohio in 1907? MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!! Gerald Lay Lay Family Genealogical Association www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/8896

Douglas's HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO, p. 680 Isaac ROBBINS was one of the first settlers (before 1815) of Greene Twp., Wayne Co. Anyone have any info on Isaac Robbins. I believe he may be my ancestor (John Robbins) father. Steve

Hello, I am doing research on diners/lunch wagons. My research has brought me to Silver Creek, NY(Ward & Dickinson dining car co) which in turn has brought me to focus on Ohio. They sent many of their diners to Ohio. Some Diner builders in Ohio: Galion dining car co. of Galion, OH and the (Earl Richardson)Rich dining car co. of Dayton, OH, both of these Ohio companies were probably short lived ventures in the 1920's. What I am looking for is any information on past diners in Ohio or these companies(Maybe your relatives worked at/owned these diners or companies) and also, leads on any diners that existed(past or present) in Ohio, as I am only aware of about 10-15 diners in the state. For example, a friend of mine JUST recently heard about a diner in Wellington, OH that has been there since probably 1925. Not only do they have a good breakfast(had to drive out there from eastern NY to check it out!) but it's a type of diner we've never seen before. Since I'm doing my research from a mostly historical standpoint, if you remember a diner "a long time ago" in a certain location, please let me know. Best Regards, Mike Engle speigletown@hotmail.com http://www.nydiners.2ya.com/ _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

Several weeks ago I wrote to this church asking if early records were available. I included a self addressed stamped envelope. As of this date no answer. Has anyone had any luck searching these records? Joan

Thank you for the info, I would be interested in looking at the picture of the blanket/quilt. I understand that he did make quilts and they were worth alot of money and very good quality. Do you know anything more about the family? Do you live in Medina, OH area? Thanks, Sandy

Is there someone who would please check the probate court (and/or any death records at West Salem) for death certificate or other death record for: Jacob BARCH, b. 1817 Pa, d. 16 Aug 1893 West Salem, Wayne Co, Oh. Thanks Mick Burdge Dayton, Ohio

On Sat, 23 Feb 2002 11:36:39 -0500 espowell@juno.com writes: > On Sat, 23 Feb 2002 10:37:38 EST Sanddollar500@aol.com writes: >>Does anyone have any info on the marriage of Daniel Lehr and Elizabeth >>Hartman 5 Mar 1940 in Wayne Co, OH. Does anyone have these pople in >>their family? At a brick wall. Sandy > I have no idea if your Elizabeth Hartman is the same one as the one in > my family tree. The only evidence of possibility is that my Elizabeth's > brother Peter settled in Medina county from Pennsylvania in 1831. A few years ago I had posted that at my grandparents' estate sale I had noticed a blanket/rug that said "Peter and John Hartman. Wooster Ohio. 1838" on it; I doubt it was actually that old, but can't say for sure. I don't know what happened to it - whether it was sold, or somebody in the family kept it. I assume it had been passed down from my LANCE ancestors (Teressa Lance m. Isaac Cressman and settled in Clinton Co, MI), but I don't know of any Lance/Hartman connection. Maybe the Hartmans were in the rug/blanket business? I have a picture of it that I could put on the web if anybody wants to see it... Ron Bauerle http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bauerle/lance/lance.htm