Hello: Would someone please direct me to the main site of Rootsweb. I have used this site to contact area's of England, canadian provinces and the US with much success. I cannot seem to find the link again. Thanks for your help. Maggi --- On Mon, 3/8/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: ONTARIO Digest, Vol 5, Issue 60 > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 12:01 AM > > > Today's Topics: > >    1. Re: Help dating photgraph (Barbara > Millar) >    2. Family Search (V.M. Burness) >    3. British Home Children (Dawn Hicks) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 08:29:36 -0500 > From: "Barbara Millar" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Help dating photgraph > To: <[email protected]>, > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > charset="iso-8859-1"; >     reply-type=original > > Colleen > > What a generous offer - I am working right now but will be > off on Monday - I > will do it then. > > Thanks again. > > Barbara > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 2:29 PM > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Help dating photgraph > > > > Hi, > > > > If you could scan the pictures, I'd be glad to look at > them.  I've written > > two popular books on the subject, and am one of the > leading authorities. > > > > I will be glad to help if I can. > > > > Colleen > > ------Original Message------ > > From: Olive Tree Genealogy > > Sender: [email protected] > > To: Barbara Millar > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: [email protected] > > ReplyTo: [email protected] > > ReplyTo: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Help dating photgraph > > Sent: Mar 6, 2010 5:09 AM > > > > > > > > On 6 Mar 2010 at 7:16, Barbara Millar wrote: > > > >> > >> Could someone help me date a series of photographs > that I > >> have - the men all have outer jackets that have > one single > >> button closing just below the tie. > >> > >> In another photo the men have beards that only > along the jaw > >> line the rest of the face is clean shaven. > >> > > > > Barbara > > > > See http://olivetreegenealogy.com/LostFaces/ > for help > > dating old photographs. There are many clues you can > use > > besides clothing. In fact dating men's clothing is > > extremely difficult, but other clues such as size of > photo, > > photographer's mark on the verso (back) etc can > indicate > > timeframes > > > > You can identify ancestor photos by understanding the > Types > > of Early Photographs and during what time period each > was > > used. > > > > http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/photos/photo-types.shtml > > will get you started. > > > > Lorine > > -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze > > > > * Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/LorineMS > > * Olive Tree Genealogy > > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ > > * Naturalization Records > > http://naturalizationrecords.com/ > > > > > > [email protected] > or > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > *********** > > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://tr.im/hBAy > > > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > > > > *********** > > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://tr.im/hBAy > > > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 11:18:28 -0500 > From: "V.M. Burness" <[email protected]> > Subject: [ONTARIO] Family Search > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain;    > charset="Windows-1252" > > Searching for information re family of Florence Ethel > Mewhiney born in 1907 died 1996 in Florida. Maiden name > Pepper. Parents John T. Pepper and Emily Etta (Black) > Pepper. Florence was a resident on Browning Ave in Toronto > in 1931 and there were 3 living siblings. Sometime prior to > 1931 name was Florence Pepper Wood. No details of marriage > to Wood can be located. Residence was on Browning > Ave.Toronto. Also on Browning was a David Gardner and a John > Burnet.  Florence next married Harold Gordon Mewhiney > and resided in Mississauga. She also had a brother Alfred > born in 1906. > All information re this family would be appreciated. > V.M.Burness > East York, ON > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 13:20:59 -0500 > From: "Dawn Hicks" <[email protected]> > Subject: [ONTARIO] British Home Children > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain;    > charset="us-ascii" > > Hi all, > Just to mention that I recently found two British Home > Children who were > living with a cousin of mine.  One was adopted by the > family, but the other > retained his own name. > > I found them on this site : > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~britishhomechildren/ > > Perry Snow who is the creator, helped me verify that these > were the correct > children.  Now to find out what happened to > them.  One was in the military > as I found his attestation papers. > > I am wondering if anyone has any connection to them? > > The names were: > Charles HANN b. 1903 Middlesex, England.  Came to > Canada 1911 aboard the > Tunisia - retained his own name > James Harris WOODWORTH b. Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, > England. Came to > Canada 1909 aboard the Corsican - adopted > > Both were Bernardo Children and lived with Robert J. & > Mary (Nevils) CARR. > As mentioned, Charles retained his own name and James was > adopted, using his > adoptive name CARR.  They lived in Elmvale > ON.   I took a photo of the Carr > tombstone a couple of years ago, but no sign of the boys. > > Dawn (Smyth) Hicks > > > > > >   _____  > > avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound > message clean. > > > Virus Database (VPS): 100307-0, 03/07/2010 > Tested on: 3/7/2010 1:20:59 PM > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ONTARIO list administrator, send an email > to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the ONTARIO mailing list, send an > email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of ONTARIO Digest, Vol 5, Issue 60 > ************************************** >

Hi Maggi, Here it is: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Enjoy, laurie At 09:01 AM 08/03/2010, you wrote: >Hello: Would someone please direct me to the main site of Rootsweb. >I have used this site to contact area's of England, canadian >provinces and the US with much success. I cannot seem to find the >link again. Thanks for your help. >Maggi > >--- On Mon, 3/8/10, [email protected] ><[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > Subject: ONTARIO Digest, Vol 5, Issue 60 > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 12:01 AM > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Help dating photgraph (Barbara > > Millar) > > 2. Family Search (V.M. Burness) > > 3. British Home Children (Dawn Hicks) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 08:29:36 -0500 > > From: "Barbara Millar" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Help dating photgraph > > To: <[email protected]>, > > <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > > charset="iso-8859-1"; > > reply-type=original > > > > Colleen > > > > What a generous offer - I am working right now but will be > > off on Monday - I > > will do it then. > > > > Thanks again. > > > > Barbara > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]>; > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 2:29 PM > > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Help dating photgraph > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > If you could scan the pictures, I'd be glad to look at > > them. I've written > > > two popular books on the subject, and am one of the > > leading authorities. > > > > > > I will be glad to help if I can. > > > > > > Colleen > > > ------Original Message------ > > > From: Olive Tree Genealogy > > > Sender: [email protected] > > > To: Barbara Millar > > > To: [email protected] > > > Cc: [email protected] > > > ReplyTo: [email protected] > > > ReplyTo: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Help dating photgraph > > > Sent: Mar 6, 2010 5:09 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > On 6 Mar 2010 at 7:16, Barbara Millar wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> Could someone help me date a series of photographs > > that I > > >> have - the men all have outer jackets that have > > one single > > >> button closing just below the tie. > > >> > > >> In another photo the men have beards that only > > along the jaw > > >> line the rest of the face is clean shaven. > > >> > > > > > > Barbara > > > > > > See http://olivetreegenealogy.com/LostFaces/ > > for help > > > dating old photographs. There are many clues you can > > use > > > besides clothing. In fact dating men's clothing is > > > extremely difficult, but other clues such as size of > > photo, > > > photographer's mark on the verso (back) etc can > > indicate > > > timeframes > > > > > > You can identify ancestor photos by understanding the > > Types > > > of Early Photographs and during what time period each > > was > > > used. > > > > > > http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/photos/photo-types.shtml > > > will get you started. > > > > > > Lorine > > > -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze > > > > > > * Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/LorineMS > > > * Olive Tree Genealogy > > > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ > > > * Naturalization Records > > > http://naturalizationrecords.com/ > > > > > > > > > [email protected] > > or > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > *********** > > > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > > http://tr.im/hBAy > > > > > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > > > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > > [email protected] > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > > > > > > > *********** > > > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > > http://tr.im/hBAy > > > > > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > > > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > > [email protected] > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 11:18:28 -0500 > > From: "V.M. Burness" <[email protected]> > > Subject: [ONTARIO] Family Search > > To: <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; > > charset="Windows-1252" > > > > Searching for information re family of Florence Ethel > > Mewhiney born in 1907 died 1996 in Florida. Maiden name > > Pepper. Parents John T. Pepper and Emily Etta (Black) > > Pepper. Florence was a resident on Browning Ave in Toronto > > in 1931 and there were 3 living siblings. Sometime prior to > > 1931 name was Florence Pepper Wood. No details of marriage > > to Wood can be located. Residence was on Browning > > Ave.Toronto. Also on Browning was a David Gardner and a John > > Burnet. Florence next married Harold Gordon Mewhiney > > and resided in Mississauga. She also had a brother Alfred > > born in 1906. > > All information re this family would be appreciated. > > V.M.Burness > > East York, ON > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 13:20:59 -0500 > > From: "Dawn Hicks" <[email protected]> > > Subject: [ONTARIO] British Home Children > > To: <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; > > charset="us-ascii" > > > > Hi all, > > Just to mention that I recently found two British Home > > Children who were > > living with a cousin of mine. One was adopted by the > > family, but the other > > retained his own name. > > > > I found them on this site : > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~britishhomechildren/ > > > > Perry Snow who is the creator, helped me verify that these > > were the correct > > children. Now to find out what happened to > > them. One was in the military > > as I found his attestation papers. > > > > I am wondering if anyone has any connection to them? > > > > The names were: > > Charles HANN b. 1903 Middlesex, England. Came to > > Canada 1911 aboard the > > Tunisia - retained his own name > > James Harris WOODWORTH b. Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, > > England. Came to > > Canada 1909 aboard the Corsican - adopted > > > > Both were Bernardo Children and lived with Robert J. & > > Mary (Nevils) CARR. > > As mentioned, Charles retained his own name and James was > > adopted, using his > > adoptive name CARR. They lived in Elmvale > > ON. I took a photo of the Carr > > tombstone a couple of years ago, but no sign of the boys. > > > > Dawn (Smyth) Hicks > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound > > message clean. > > > > > > Virus Database (VPS): 100307-0, 03/07/2010 > > Tested on: 3/7/2010 1:20:59 PM > > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > To contact the ONTARIO list administrator, send an email > > to > > [email protected] > > > > To post a message to the ONTARIO mailing list, send an > > email to [email protected] > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the > > subject and the body of the > > email with no additional text. > > > > > > End of ONTARIO Digest, Vol 5, Issue 60 > > ************************************** > > > > > > > >*********** >Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > >Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message