Mrs. Frank Wojcik's name was printed with the list in the Genealogical Forum of OR bulletins, indicating her assistance. That simple. Sherry ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 7:37 PM Subject: Re: Oregon Trail Lists > Dear Sherry and others out there: > Thank you for mentioning this. I am not clear about your statement: > "Mrs. Frank Wojcik made additions and > corrections in the bulletins of this time period." > Should I assume you mean Mrs. Wojcik made corrections, additions about > things other than the "Rock Inscriptions," ... Mrs. Wojcik wrote the > book: 1845 Overlanders and she was certainly knowledgeable about our > pioneer wagon train people of 1845 and their family genealogies. > > I am bemused by the name Alfred Gains on the "Rock Creek Camp, Idaho," > contributed by Mrs. Milton W. Belsher. I would also be interested in > knowing if Mrs. Wojcik ever commented about that name as listed. Unless > proven wrong, I will bet my dog spot that this was actually *Albert > Gaines*.......He and wife Sarah (Barlow) were with the 1845ers. Wonder > if anyone actually took photos of these names? > > Am wondering if Albert couldn't spell his own name? Guess we'll never > know! > Jackie (from state of Washington) > --------------------------------------- > > On Sat, 3 Jun 2000 05:50:56 -0700 "Sherry Kaseberg" > <[email protected]> writes: > > > > Genealogical Forum of Portland, OR, in their bulletin, February 1970 > > published "Rock Inscriptions of the Old Oregon Trail," by Mrs. > > Milton W. Belsher...lists of people who inscribed their names on > > rocks along the way. Register Cliff, Wyoming. Courthouse Rock. > > Chimney Rock. Rock Creek Camp in Idaho. Independence Rock. She > > included a list made in 1936 by George O. Houser, Editor of the > > Wheatland newspaper. Mrs. Frank Wojcik made additions and > > corrections in the bulletins of this time period. Worth a trip to > > the Forum library in Portland! > > > > For example: > > James Bacon > > Wm. Buffum > > Wm. Berry > > Spencer Buckley > > Richard Farwell > > Alfred Gains > > William Gant > > Samuel Gilmore - 1844 > > Carmey Goodrich > > Wm. Gesner > > Andrew Hood > > Wm. Knighton > > Abe Locke > > Joel Palmer > > Theophilus Powell > > Wm. Rector > > Mary Fetter Center [widow with three children] > > Rev. Lewis Thompson > > Presley Welch [traveled with Joel Palmer]. > > > > Submitted by Sherry Kaseberg. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. >