Learning opportunities described in detail below: Oct. 10: National Archives Records and shortcuts (finding aids). FREE LECTURE Oct. 16: Genealogical records and organization of materials. FREE LECTURE Oct. 20: Passenger Lists. FREE TO Historical Society members; admission fee for others Nov. 3: Seminar including Census Records, Research Methodology, and Cemetery Research Nov. 10: What the Historical Society of Western PA Library and the Archives Service Center of the University of Pittsburgh have for genealogists. FREE LECTURE Please note: Lecture Handouts cannot be mailed to those who cannot attend. However the WPGS does abstract the programs they have permission for and prints them in their monthly newsletter. ================================================================== Wednesday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m. at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Free and open to the public. http://www.clpgh.org/clp/Pennsylvania/wpgs.html Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society will feature a presentation by Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CGRS, CGL of Washington, DC on "Using Records in the National Archives: A Researcher’s View." This very special Wednesday night program will cover National Archives records that are most often used by genealogists. Many of these records are available, on microfilm, in locations through out the U.S. The main thrust of the lecture is to describe the all-important finding aids to NARA records. The session deals more with how to locate the records rather than the information contained in the records. By describing the finding aids and how they work it is then possible for the researcher to locate records other than census, pension, bounty land and complied military service records. There is a brief mention of the finding aids that are available on the Internet. There is an explanation of how and why the records are arranged the way they are. So many different government agencies created the same or very similar types of records that even if the records desired are missing there many be other records that would furnish the same type of information. Time is spent on an explanation of "archijive." These are the short cut phrases used by archivists, which genealogists need to be familiar with, in order to understand what they are being told. A small case study is used to show the additional amount of information that can be obtained on a soldier who attended the U.S. Military Academy. Proper source citation is also included. Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CGRS, CGL, is a full-time researcher since 1979, specializes in Union and Confederate records at the National Archives, Washington, D.C. She was certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists in 1980 as a Genealogical Records Specialist and in 1995 as a Certified Genealogical Lecturer, and is currently a BCG Trustee. She has been the Assistant Director and a lecturer for the National Institute on Genealogical Research [NIGR] since 1987. She has lectured at NGS and FGS conferences since 1988. She lectured at Samford University's IGHR special Military Track. Marie joined the Association of Professional Genealogists [APG] in 1983, and has served as vice president, and trustee. Marie received APG's Graham Smallwood Award of Merit in1999. She was a co-director for the NGS Research Trips to Dublin, Ireland in 1999 and 2000. Marie has been one of the Co-Directors and a lecturer at the Irish Genealogical Congress in 1997 and 2001, held in Dublin, Ireland. ================================================================== Tuesday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. at the Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh, PA by the North Hills Genealogists. Free and open to the public. "Find Your Roots Before You Are Planted" Every person has a family, and every family has a history. This program will give you the beginning steps of collecting, organizing, and analyzing that history for clues to who your ancestors were, what they did, when and where they lived. Reasons to do family history will be discussed as well as different records available, preservation, and the Internet as a research tool. This lecture should give the beginner a solid foundation of how to record the information they gather with source citations and gives them many tips on staying organized with preservation of materials and artifacts for future generations in mind. It will also be a good refresher for anyone who has been doing genealogy for awhile. Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS is a past president of both the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society and the North Hills Genealogists [of Pittsburgh] as well as a past newsletter editor for each. She is a co-compiler of the "Pioneer Cemeteries of Allegheny County, PA" series. She is currently the President of the North Hills Genealogists, the Program Chairperson for the Western PA Genealogical Society, and a Trustee for the Association of Professional Genealogists (2000-2001). Certified in 1995 by the Board for Certification of Genealogists as a Certified Genealogical Record Specialist, she is one of only nine certified associates residing in the state of Pennsylvania. Elissa is a genealogy instructor at two local community colleges. She is a frequent speaker at national and regional genealogy conferences and appears in Episode 207 "Cemetery Records" of the PBS TV station KBYU's "Ancestors 2" series. ------------------ CGRS, and Certified Genealogical Records Specialist are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified associates after periodic competency evaluations. ================================================================== Saturday, October 20, 5:30 p.m. at the Sen. John Heinz Regional History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh. Free for members; otherwise an admission charge. http://www.pghhistory.org Come early and enjoy the exhibits before the lecture. "Sailing into the Sunset: Tips on Finding Your Ancestor's Passenger List" presented by Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS (see Biography above). Passenger lists are 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 the records that have been kept over the years are mostly chronological. This lecture reviews the history of why passenger lists were recorded in an attempt to understand what types of records exist. Various indices, research aides, examples of records and where to find them are all discussed. Internet sources will also be presented including the new Ellis Island Database. Reservations are required by calling (412) 454-6369. ================================================================== Saturday, November 3, 2001, Mahoning County Chapter, OGS held at Boardman, Ohio in St. Charles Church auditorium, located on USRoute 224 just west of the intersection with Ohio Route 7. The location is very near the Southern Park Mall. The building is handicap accessible. The mailing address is 7325 Westview Dr. Registration will start at 8:30am and the first session at 9am with the day ending at 3:00pm. A continental breakfast and box lunch will be included. The admission fee per person will be $18.00 for Mahoning Chapter members and $20.00 for non-members. Registration deadline is October 25 and should be sent to: Mahoning County Chapter, OGS PO Box 9333 Youngstown, OH 44513-9333 There are 2 morning sessions and 2 afternoon. Judy Bishara will start the morning and Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS will do 3 sessions: "Dancing Around the Neighborhood with the Census Taker," "Research Cycle, Don't Pedal Backwards" and "Message from the Grave, Listening to Your Ancestor's Tombstone" For more information, contact [email protected] ================================================================== Saturday, November 10, 2001, 10:00 a.m, Carnegie Public Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 "Family Archives at the Western PA Historical Society Library" By Steve Doell and David Grinnell "Can I Do Research in the Archives of Industrial Society?" By Dennis East This special Saturday morning program will give you insight into two of Pittsburgh's repositories for family history research that you may not use frequently. The Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Library is located at 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA in the Sen. John Heinz Regional History Center. Two archivists will relate how to access the archives as well as what types of family information is available to researchers. Records of historical importance to western Pennsylvania may be found here, including over 3500 archival collections in the library. Current, on-line initiatives like the Historic Pittsburgh Project and the Jewish Cemetery Database will also be presented. Some of the resources at the Archives Service Center of the University of Pittsburgh, 400 North Lexington Avenue, as well as current projects regarding some of those collections, will be discussed in the second part of this program. The Archives of Industrial Society is the name of a body of 600+ collections related to the ethnic, industrial, social, political, cultural, and environmental history of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Some of these are the Allegheny county Coroner’s records, church, city, county, business, and fraternal organization records. Steve Doell has been the Director of Archives of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania for over three years. He has worked as an archivist with the Historical Society since 1993. He holds a M.A. in History, a B.A. in American Studies and is a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists. David R. Grinnell is currently the Acquisitions Archivist of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. He is responsible for arranging the transfer of books, publications, photographs and manuscript collections to the History Center from the individuals and company officials who are donating these items. A native of Michigan, David can trace most branches of his ancestry to the pioneers of that state, who settled there prior to 1840. For the last 25 year, he had researched and compiled a great amount of information on his family. He moved to Pittsburgh in late 1995. Since 1998, David has been an archivist at the History Center. Including Genealogy, his major interests include the history of religious organizations, abolitionist in Western Pa, and African-American history. He is a member of the Mid Atlantic Archives Conference, the Archives and History Team of the Western PA Conference of the United Methodist Church, the Board of Directors of the Allegheny City Society. Dennis East has been head of the Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh since May 1999. In 1988, he took advantage of early retirement from his position as Associate Dean of Libraries and Learning Resources at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. During his ten years at Bowling Green he was in charge of the special collection libraries, fund raising, grant writing, and facilities management. Prior to coming to Bowling Green, he served two weeks shy of twelve years as State Archivist and Chief of the Archives-Library Division at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus. In that capacity he oversaw the state and local government records program, manuscripts, library, microfilming, and conservation departments. Between his graduate degrees, he served as Supervisor of Field Service for the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. ________________________________________________________________ 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/.

2001 Tarentum Genealogical Society Genealogy Conference Saturday, October 6, 2001 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Clarion Inn Conference Center 300 Tarentum Bridge Road New Kensington, PA 15068 Speakers: Luanne R. Eisler - Nineteenth Century Newspapers: An Overlooked Genealogical Resource Audrey Iacone - From Almshouse to Asylum: Orphanages in Allegheny County Jean S. Morris - Beyond Wills and Deeds Blanche McGuire - Building Bridges Across Miles and Years Costs: $20.00 - Tarentum Genealogical Society Members $25.00 - Non-Members Includes buffet lunch. Questions or to register contact Barbara Diller at [email protected] Mickey [email protected]

I have the following recent original obits available from the Indiana Gazette. If you are interested in one, please send a SASE to the address below. Excessive requests or requests for all of one surname will NOT be honored. This is all about sharing with others. Please be considerate of others! PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ME OR THE LIST! Sonya Stewart 186 47th Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Jonalee Freeman Altrogge Charles Ray Baldwin Nancy Butera Baroni Esther A Peace Beatty Sarah "Sally" Belle Lorenz Bly George E Blystone Catherine H Hoyas? Canton Pearl Susan Uncapher Cecconi Lois Kathleen Brickell Chesko Tammy L Clawson Harry E "Chub" Cochran Mredith "Dede" Scurfield Crusan Bertha Agnes Brewer Cunningham Edna Isabelle Harmon Darnley James B DePauli Paul R Deyarmin, Sr William Joseph Ellis John L Enderlein Charles W Farris Betty Isabell Moore Filippini Clair Dean Fleming Violet "Peny" Rose Lilly Fleming Paul L Fletcher Marian F Frazier Freed Velma May Gamble Frank Andrew Geneva Robert G "Bob" Goodrich Russell Delroy Hall, Jr Donna Jean Sill Hartley Mae Pearl Helterbran Russell S Henry Anna Grace Altimus Hill Emma Lorraine Jones Hoak Michael Hodak Leonard W Hollis Dorothy E Hudson Walter D Hutchko Joseph L Jones Joseph M Kahl Betty J Wise LaMantia Andrew "Sticky" Leysock Patrick Michael Liptak Dennis Robert Lowman Charlotte Rith Anderson Lydic Reath I Carns Materkowski Jacob Milliron Bertha Kovach Mizerak Andrew McClelland Montgomery Richard C Mumau Vivian J "Maxie" McCoy Nedrewski John H O'Hare Ray Petterson Harold "Lem" Pennington Harriet M Petrosky Rosina Maria "Rose" Pugliese Reschini Raymond D Rugh Beulah Burd Simpson Timothy J "Timmy" Singel Helen Theresa Kowchuck Skoff Robert E Slenker Leoy V Smeal Steve Smilo Martha Harris Snover Eleanor Morris Stuby Stanley F Sulkosky David W Talerico Anna Mae Adami Tocci Laura E Trout Riva Lee Gibson Vaughan David Vehovic Patrick M Voytek Ralph J Walker Audrey E Neely Williams Corinne Carson Wilmouth __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com

I have the following original obits available from the Indiana Gazette from the 1990's. If you are interested in one, please send a SASE to the address below. Excessive requests or requests for all of one surname will NOT be honored. This is all about sharing with others. Please be considerate of others! PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ME OR THE LIST! Sonya Stewart 186 47th Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Doris M Phillips Burkey Catherine G Burkhart Aldine Byers Burkholder Elma Lois Spiers Burkley Dr. George G Burkley Rose Anna "Peg" Gray Burkley Catherine M Burnheimer Fred Burnheimer Sherd J Burnheimer L Blanche Park Burns H Clayton Burns Mae Viola Buterbaugh Burns Virginia M Sadler Burns David R Burt George Dabid Burtick Jesse C Burton Lee Clyde Busch Margaret Alice Martin Busch Maxwell R "Boots" Busch Delmont Llyod Bush Debra Denise Bush Edna Mildred Hamilton Bush Edward G Bush Lottie A Coleman Bush Sara M Smith Bush Thlia H Ansley Bush Wilfred Bush Frank Busi John "Jack Busi Louise E Bevilacqua Busi Gladys Marie Busony Michael Busony Andrew Busovicki Joseph Butchkoski Richard A Butchkoski Betty J Watkins Butchkoskie Anetta Winifred Kerr Buterbaugh Arthur G Buterbaugh Beula Elizabeth Buterbaugh Calvin J Buterbaugh Eleanor Truedale Buterbaugh Elmer E Buterbaugh Evangeline Catherine Elmira Buterbaugh Frances E Armstrong Buterbaugh Harvey "Pete" Buterbaugh John Henry Buterbaugh Lawrence Albert Buterbaugh Mary V Donahue Buterbaugh Mona Jane Gilhausen Buterbaugh Robert Earl Buterbaugh Twila G Marsh Buterbaugh Wilda Harriet Mumau Buterbaugh William M Buterbaugh Zella E Waltermire Buterbaugh Arthur Guy Butler, Jr Betty Jane Bickford Butler Francis F Butler Mary Elizabeth Showalter Butler Mary Eva Bell Butler Peter L Butler Ruth A Henry Butler Loraine Butterbaugh Lois Stewart Buyers William C Buzzard Albert "Doc" Buzzelli Rose M Buzelli Minnie V Bennett Buzzinotti Evelyn Ayers Byerly Irvin L Byers Robert Somerville Byers William F Byers, Sr Eli E Byler Herman S Byrne Mable E Stiffler Byrne Teresa C Koenig Byrne Lavanes G "Bunny" Byrnes Marie Rose Price Bytnar George A Scubon __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com

Thanks to Nancy C. Knepper, Lisa Strobel, and Mickey Cendrowski bios of the following have been added to the Beers Project: Albert E. Bower, M.D. James R. Wright John Martin Dosch, Sr. Olynsca C. Rairigh John Funk Nulton Thomas Lemmon Daniel Gosser Thomas Hays James Christopher MacGregor Ivan Dalton Doverspike Russell Rudolph, D. D. S. -- Alice J. Gayley Clearfield County Genealogy Project Coordinator http://www.pa-roots.com/~clearfield Armstrong County Genealogy Project Co-Coordinator http://www.pa-roots.com/~armstrong Jefferson County Genealogy Project Coordinator http://www.pa-roots.com/~jefferson Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ PA-Roots.com Co-Host http://www.pa-roots.com

Thanks to Fred Held and Vaughn Davis, the following biographical sketches have been added to the Beer's History project at http://www.pa-roots.com/~armstrong Jacob F. Held Trollinger, Robert M. John D. Galbraith William M. Herche Lewis Einsel Baumgardner James Howard McFarland David O. Thomas, M. D. William Reuben Rumbaugh Enjoy! -- Alice J. Gayley Clearfield County Genealogy Project Coordinator http://www.pa-roots.com/~clearfield Armstrong County Genealogy Project Co-Coordinator http://www.pa-roots.com/~armstrong Jefferson County Genealogy Project Coordinator http://www.pa-roots.com/~jefferson Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ PA-Roots.com Co-Host http://www.pa-roots.com

Thanks to Vaughn Davis, the following biographical sketches have been added to the Beers Project at: http://www.pa-roots.com/~armstrong James S. Claypool Camden C. Cochran William P. Lauster William A. Louden Edgar K. Shumaker, M.D. Philip W. Shumaker, M.D. Henry Shaner James B. Smail Fred W. Turner Enjoy! -- Alice J. Gayley Clearfield County Genealogy Project Coordinator http://www.pa-roots.com/~clearfield Armstrong County Genealogy Project Co-Coordinator http://www.pa-roots.com/~armstrong Jefferson County Genealogy Project Coordinator http://www.pa-roots.com/~jefferson Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ PA-Roots.com Co-Host http://www.pa-roots.com

Thanks to Janet Miller, Lisa Strobel and Vaughn Davis, the following bios have been added to the Beers Project section of the Armstrong County USGenWeb Project site at: http://www.pa-roots.com/~armstrong Samuel Maguires Thomas Brown John T. Deemar, M.D. Thompson C. Wolfe John Harvey Mateer Benjamin Franklin Mateer Jacob A. Myers, Esq. Edward S. Golden William A. Patton James C. Wally The Ellermeyer Family Enjoy! -- Alice J. Gayley Clearfield County Genealogy Project Coordinator http://www.pa-roots.com/~clearfield Armstrong County Genealogy Project Co-Coordinator http://www.pa-roots.com/~armstrong Jefferson County Genealogy Project Coordinator http://www.pa-roots.com/~jefferson Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ PA-Roots.com Co-Host http://www.pa-roots.com

Am interested in corresponding with anyone on the following family: 1. Cyrus and Lulu (Schucker) Wayland, born c1890. Childred were Ercilla, Curtin, Roger, born c1920. Resided in Freeport, PA.

Go to the best, Cyndi's List for Pennsylvania. http://www.cyndislist.com/pa.htm Tom Nagy On 25 Sep 01, at 10:56, gretchenb wrote: > Hi Listers, > Hope someone can help, Ithink the original message came from this list. > About 2 weeks ago someone said there is now a lot of Pa. info on line and gave the website or link for it. Unfortunately my son used Gateway go-back to correct a mess he got in to without telling me he was about to do it and he erased 4 days of email on me. This one was in there. If I picked the right list could someone send it again? > Thanks, > Gretchen > > > ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== > > >

Hi Listers, Hope someone can help, Ithink the original message came from this list. About 2 weeks ago someone said there is now a lot of Pa. info on line and gave the website or link for it. Unfortunately my son used Gateway go-back to correct a mess he got in to without telling me he was about to do it and he erased 4 days of email on me. This one was in there. If I picked the right list could someone send it again? Thanks, Gretchen

I have the following original obits available from the Indiana Gazette from teh 1990's. If you are interested in one, please send a SASE to the address below. Excessive requests or requests for all of one surname will NOT be honored. This is all about sharing with others. Please be considerate of others! PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ME OR THE LIST! Sonya Stewart 186 47th Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Doreen C Balogh Mildred L Brogden Domenick W "Cue Stick" Bruno Viola I Baroni Bucco Betty Keller Buchanan Catherine Bindas Buchanan Helen Trainer Buchanan John Cris Buchanan Robert J Buchanan W Eugene Buchanan Karl Frederick Buchholz Edward Buchinsky Caroline I Buchkoski Josey Christian Buchleitner Annie Mae Irwin Buck John W Buck Anna Ford Buckley Arthur C Buckley Lt. Col. (Ret) Francis R Buckley Rhoda L Carnahan Buckley William D Buckley Glenn Lewis Buckshaw Martin A Buckshaw Thomas M Buckshaw, Jr Charles J Buckovich Lucille M Buech Robert Buell Cleora J Duxbury Buffington John K Buffington Adeline M Talleri Buffone Joseph R Buffone Joseph M Bugay Matthew Lynn Bugay John J Buggey Beatrice Margaret Buggs Mildred E Buggy Frank A Bukoskey, Sr. Margaret "Buksy" Bukovskey Stephen B Bukovskey Anna Tomasko Bukosky Arthur Ray Bunn George Burack Ida Buratti C Robert Burd Pauline C Burd Andrew D Burda John W Burda Alyce Vernick Burg Enid Lucille Koontz Burggraff Robert W Burggraf Dr. Walter Burgin, Sr Irene Lamoreaux Buriok Stoney Burke Dorothy Silbaugh Burkett Freda E Haag Burkett Harold E Burkett Howard J Burkett James L Burkett Margaret L Patterson Burkett Mary E McClafferty Burkett Melvin M Burkett Pauline M Neil Repine Burkett Robert Burkett __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

I have the following original obits available from the Indiana Gazette. If you are interested in one, please send a SASE to the address below. Excessive requests will NOT be honored. This is all about sharing with others. Please be considerate of others! PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ME OR THE LIST! Sonya Stewart 186 47th Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Frank B Amundson Ben J Bittner Lois Irene Fyer Kiem Bollinger Robert F Croyle Dolores J Elliott DeLuca Andrew Melvin Dick Clair Dean Fleming James Paul Iseman Florence Irene Chilenksi Lawer Rev E E "Bud" Mansell Cooper R McCoy John Pozar Roger Alan Schork Edith Mae Lowman Short Evelyn Streams Steele Florence I Stambaugh Stiffler Riva Lee Gibson Vaughan E Leora Burnheimer Whipple __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

Wendy, Has anyone helped you with this yet? If not let me know. I will give it a try & I am a subscriber of the 1900 census. What state are you looking for them in? Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: "wendy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 1:24 PM Subject: [PAARMSTR-L] Help with a look-up Please > Hello > Is there someone on the list with access to Genealogy.com's 1900 index? that would be willing to look up one "loose family" > > I've already blown my budget this month sending for cert.'s and can't subscribe to the site for quite a while. > one came in showing his father's birth in COLORADO of all places!! (he was Military so it's probably right), his grandfather was a miner, so It does make sense. > > This is the family: Elijah Powel(l) b. abt.1852, wife Margaret b. 1855, dau. Sarah J. b.1878, son William b. 1880, dau Florence b.1882, dau. Mary Ann b.1884, son Thomas E. b. 1886, Dau. May Belle b. 1890 > Thank you > Wendy Temple > > > ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== > > >

Thanks to Lisa Strobel, the following biographies have been added to the Beers Project section of the Armstrong County site: William Bertram George H. Burns William A. Jack M. J. McQuade Alice J. Gayley Co-Coorinator, Armstrong County USGenWeb Project http://www.pa-roots.com/~armstrong/

Hello Is there someone on the list with access to Genealogy.com's 1900 index? that would be willing to look up one "loose family" I've already blown my budget this month sending for cert.'s and can't subscribe to the site for quite a while. one came in showing his father's birth in COLORADO of all places!! (he was Military so it's probably right), his grandfather was a miner, so It does make sense. This is the family: Elijah Powel(l) b. abt.1852, wife Margaret b. 1855, dau. Sarah J. b.1878, son William b. 1880, dau Florence b.1882, dau. Mary Ann b.1884, son Thomas E. b. 1886, Dau. May Belle b. 1890 Thank you Wendy Temple

Local Genealogy Conference Sponsored by the Tarentum Genealogical Society Saturday, October 6, 2001 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Clarion Inn Conference Center 300 Tarentum Bridge Road New Kensington, PA 15068 724-335-1859 Speakers: Luanne R. Eisler - Nineteenth Century Newspapers: An Overlooked Genealogical Resource Audrey Iacone - From Almshouse to Asylum: Orphanages in Allegheny County Jean S. Morris - Beyond Wills and Deeds Blanche McGuire - Building Bridges Across Miles and Years Costs: $20.00 - Tarentum Genealogy Members (includes buffet lunch) $25.00 - Non-Members (includes buffet lunch) $30.00 - Non-Members who wish to become a Tarentum Member (includes buffet lunch and Tarentum Membership) The Clarion Inn is located on the New Kensington side of the Tarentum-New Kensington Bridge at 300 Tarentum Bridge Road. From Rt. 28 take Exit 14 and follow the signs for New Kensington. Cross over the bridge, and turn left at the first light. The Clarion in on the left. For further information please contact Barbara Diller at the address below or by email at [email protected] Please get your reservations in early, seating is limited. Tarentum Genealogical Society P. O. Box 66 Tarentum, PA 15084-0066 Hope to see lots of you there! Mickey [email protected]

We've added new photos in the Armstrong County section of Western PA Old Photos!  Come and see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawphoto/armstrong (and if you can use the clickable link - <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawphoto/armstrong">here it is</A>) Here's what's new! >From Phyllis Copenhaver Slonecker Copenhaver Boys Percy and Elsie Copenhaver Family Percy Clair Copenhaver >From David J. Huffman Unknown Man - maybe you can identify him and a photo of the Academy, Kittanning, PA Also, new photos were added in many of the other counties, bring our total photo count (all counties) to 2483 - and there's still more photos to add!  Stop by and check us out when you get a chance. Teri Western PA Old Photos    http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawphoto

Subject: Prayer for the country This was forwarded to me and I felt the need to share it with you. We must all pull together during a time of crisis. Please pass on and show all that we are a country united and that our belief in faith stands strong. **************************************************************************** *** Dear Heavenly Father, We are moved by the alarming news and crisis that our country is facing. This, the greatest nation, founded in the belief that "In God We Trust" & the "Land of the Free". Please have mercy on those suffering, hurting and in fear, and give wisdom & strength to those who are assisting. May the forces of evil be broken by your power and may we humble before thee, our strength and refuge. Give wisdom to all our President & our leaders and bring your comforting peace through the power of your Holy Spirit. Help us here to reach to those that have been affected by this tragedy. AMEN Please send this to all your friends and create a prayer chain throughout this nation.

Can anyone help me locate the burial place of Elizabeth Hannah Gray Taylor? She was born in Harrisburg, Pa. on 15 Oct 1862, married John Taylor in 1892/93, and died 5 March 1899. She was living in Apollo, Pa at the time of her death and may have died in Pittsburgh. Thanks for any assistance you may be able to provide. Dennis Leebel