Hi All, Anybody else working on the Place family line? I am trying to find information on an Asa Place who was born in the late 1700's or early 1800's and lived in Tioga County. He married Nancy Dutcher and eventually moved to Clearfield County. I am trying to find his parents. I have most of his descendants if anyone needs it. Rick Place

Hello all Bradford County friends, I have just put up several new Web pages with old photographs of ancestors that I have not been able to identify, and which may very well be known to you or to an older relative of yours. Please review these web pages and see if you can help me figure out who they are. I will be glad to share any genealogical information I have with you. Some of the last names of these people are: BRINK, BRUSH, EASTABROOK, FEE, FERRY, HYDECKER, MORROW, NESBIT, POTTER, ROCKWELL, STEVENS, WALKER, WARD, or WHITE. The Unknown Bradford County Ancestors Web site is at: http://www.geocities.com/vbenson_2000/unk_brad.htm Happy Ancestor Hunting and THANKS! Bill Benson Son of Bradford County

Hi All, I have just added six new deeds to the Legal Documents section of <A HREF=" http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/jmtindex.htm ">Tri-Counties Genealogy & History Sites of Joyce M. Tice</A> You can reach them from the Wills, Deeds and etc. page which you can access from Box 6A of the Online Research Library. The new ones are at the bottom of the page. Joyce M. Tice

Hi All, I have just added FOUR new cemetery listings to the site. Three of them are in Overton township which you can reach from the Township Index of the site. these are McCann, Heverly, and St. Pauls. I have also added Warburton Hill in Fox Township, Sullivan County. Since this is not within our own eight townships, you have to reach that form the second page of the Tri-County Cemetery Index. Many thanks to Sue Edminster for sending them in and for her great patience in my taking so long to get them online. Joyce M. Tice <A HREF=" http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/jmtindex.htm ">Tri-Coun ties Genealogy & History Sites of Joyce M. Tice</A>

Hi All Friends and Guests of <A HREF=" http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/jmtindex.htm ">Tri-Counties Genealogy & History Sites of Joyce M. Tice</A> I have just uploaded several more pages of flagholders to that part of the site. I went "hunting" yesterday and found several new organizations and additional examples of flagholders for organizations already represented. Actually my camera battery was acting up so I lost the last two full disks of photos and have to go back again to get the Rosicrucians and some others that I lost. Some of the organizations are not identified or explained so those of you who are helping me with that, and those of you who enjoy solving a mystery, will want to go take a look and see what you can track down. I'll be uploading some more as the day progresses. It is raining here again today - the usual state - so I will be staying at the keyboard. Joyce M. Tice

For the person who asked to locate White Deer Valley: ( lost your email somehow) There is a town of White Deer and a White Deer Creek nearby south of Williamsport in Northumberland County. See this URL: (If it blue on your screen, just click on it and you'll be taken to the site. If any problem, just use the shortened form below and fill out the right blanks. http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_find?link=btwn%2Ftwn-map_topo_results&random=406&event=topo_search&uid=u7p315ken3q8i7de%3Arnuzy0d68&SNVData=3mad3-9.fy%2528at2u67_%2529f82u67%253bah7-%253d%253a%2528_%253d%253abad672%253d%253d1su672%253d0%2Crb%253b7&place=White+Deer&statefips=42&Find+Map=Get+Map http://www.mapquest.com Carlton Wheeler

I'm trying to contact Don von Wolfradt and Howard J. Merrill. Please email me directly concerning the Merrill family cemetery in Litchfield. Thanks Lewis Townsend

Lee, A few months ago the Discovery Channel aired a program on Volcanos. They said about 1815-20, a volcano, somewhere half way around the world, filled the atmosphere with an immense amount of smoke and ash. It had a major impact on weather around the world. The northeast part of the US had frost all through the summer, virtually wiping out all crops. The program mentioned this to be a cause of migration from the northeast into the Ohio Valley. This may be a reason for some of the movement into Tioga/ Bradford area. Living in TX, I can't see much difference in PA and NY weather, but maybe there is. Both cold. Hope this helps. Tom Sisolak Fort Worth, TX Leela826@aol.com wrote: > Along the same question as Cindy had: I was wondering if anyone knows why > there was such a large migration from NY to Bradford/Tioga counties the early > part of 1800s. Have run across several families that did that -- then some > returned to NY later. > > Would appreciate knowing this. Thanks. > > Lee J.

Words cannot truly express my gratitude to Joyce and her fine team of volunteers and workers -- there should be a word cloned just for them! You have spoiled us! Other county webpages merely maintain the message boards. It always gives me pleasure to tell someone "go to Joyce's site, you're in for a real treat as she knows what genealogy is all about." THANKS. Lee J: Phoenix, AZ

I am searching for information on Peter McAvoy who attended Potter Brook High School. When did this school exist? Is this the right name for it? If not, what school would people form Potter Brook attended? I have very few dates other than a birth around 1844 in Ireland and family stories that he came here without his family when he was 12-14. He has been found in the Cattaraugus County, NY census in 1875 and 1880 at the ages of 31 and 36 respectively. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Suggestions on where to go to look for info would help too! Thank you. "Keep the Faith" Alexis

http://www.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Historical_Museum/postcards/postcards.htm > > This site was sent to me and I felt like it was well worth the time for each > card to open......since I collect antique postcards it was extra special. > Sent to me by a new friend. > Rose >

A month or two ago, someone contacted me regarding information about Sarah Dennison in Tioga County, town of Liberty, in Pa. I would like that person to contact me please. I also have a cousin who connects to the Blair family in Tioga County. She has sent me some information that I am willing to share with anyone interested. I am researching the Wylie family that lived in Liberty, Pa mid 1800's. Names associated with them are Christopher, Pangle, Pritchet, Clarke, Todd, Robison, Dennison, Blair. David and Isabella Rollo Wylie emmigrated to Pa. in Mar of 1868. They had 8 children, all of whom lived in Tioga or Bradford County for the most part. They were David, John, Drummond, James, Mary Ann, Andrew, Robert, and Jessie. If anyone can connect, please write. Thankyou, Pam Wylie

Lots of experience and then you still might make an error. J. Kelsey Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Brasington" <madamemab@yahoo.com> To: <PABRADFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 5:47 PM Subject: [PABRADFO] Cemetery Readings > Greetings from Philadelphia, > What are the guidelines for reading a cemetery? There > must be some do's and don'ts that should be followed > for the best results. Marie Baumgartner-Brasington > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. > http://invites.yahoo.com/ > >

Greetings from Philadelphia, What are the guidelines for reading a cemetery? There must be some do's and don'ts that should be followed for the best results. Marie Baumgartner-Brasington __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/

Does anyone know if Pigeon Lake, Tioga County still exists?? If so, where is it. If not, where was it?? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Marion Scherer

Good morning listers! I have been working on the Dann genealogy and was unable to attend the reunion the first weekend of Aug. to get the recent births and deaths. It was brought to my attention that Mrs. Donna Goss Olin Dann died sometime this spring. The Star Gazette obituaries start July 1 and I have been unable to find the notice of her death. If there is someone on the list who knew Donna and would send me the information I would appreciate it. Thank you! Miriam Foster Hayes 2247 Albany Ave., West Hartford, CT 06117-2706. An email with the date and place would be fine - iehmfh9@Juno.com Thank you again!

Thank you to all who helped me figure out the saying it goes like this: TO STORE APPLES FOR THE WINTER'S RUN, PICK BEFORE KISSED BY THE SEPTEMBER SUN. Now I shall add it to my grandfather's notes pages so I will always have it. Thanks again. Marlene Andes

Hi All, I have just added a page with a little history on the family of Sarah Buckbee and Hiram Roushy of Southport. You can reach it from the Southport Township page of <A HREF=" http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/jmtindex.htm ">Tri-C ounties Genealogy & History Sites of Joyce M. Tice</A> The page also includes beautiful photographs of both thanks to site guest Charlotte PARKS Stevens. Joyce M. Tice

Sorry if this seems out of place but I love it. Rose >From a book called "When My Grandmother was a Child" by Leigh W. Rutledge, which begins, "In the summer of 1900, when my grandmother was a child......" The average life expectancy in the United States was forty-seven. Only 14 percent of the homes in the United States had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was ten mph. Alabama, Mississippi, Iowas and Tennessee were each more heavily populated that California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the twenty-first most populous state in the Union. The tallest sructure in the world was the Eiffel Tower. The average wage in the US was twenty-two cents an hour. The average US worker made between $200.00 and $400.00 per year. A competant accountant could expect to earn $2000.00 per year , a dentist $2500., a veterinarian between $1500. and $4000. per year and a mechanical engineer about $5000. per year More than 95 percent of all births in the United States took place at home. Ninety percent of all US physicians had no college education. Instead, the attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by the governament as "substandard". Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee cost fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason, either as travelers or immigrants. The five leading causes of death in the US were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarreah 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. Drive by sootings--- in which teenage boys galloped down the street on horses and started randomly shooting at houses, carriages or anything else that caught their fancy---were an ongoing problem in Denver and other cities in the West. The population of LasVegas, Nevada was thirty. The remote deset community was inhabited by only a handful of ranchers and their families. Plutonium, insulin and antibiotics hadn't been diescovered yet. Scotch tape, crossword puzzles, canned beer and iced tea hadn't been invented. There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. One in ten US adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Some medical authorities warned that professional seamstresses were apt to become sexually aroused by the steady rhythm, hour after hour, of the sewing machine's foot pedals. They recommended slipping bromide--which was thought to diminish sexual desires--into the women's drinking water. Marijuana, heroin and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the comp;esion, gives bupyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, infact, a perfect guardian of health". Coca-cola contained cocaine instead of caffeine. Punch-card data processing had recently been developed and early predecessors of the modern computer wre used for the first time by the governament to help compile the 1900 census. Eighteen percent of households in the United Sates had ar least one full-tie servant or domestic. There were about 230 reported murders in the US annually.

Marion, You did not mention the approximate geographical vicinity of the cemetery (s) in question, but if they are in close proximity to any State park or historical landmark, perhaps a grassroots (no pun intended) effort could bring the situation to the attention of the Department of Parks. However, it might be easier to find a Veteran's organization, such as the American Legion, or the Marine Corps League, to take on sponsorship of rehabilitation and maintenance of the site. They do a lot of care and recognition activities for burial sites of other military people. Let me know where it is and perhaps I can motivate one or more of the organizations to take it on, since I belong to all except the VFW. Katherine Van Gorder, Collegeville, PA