Thanks for your interest. The books are $46.85 each which includes shipping and a limited supply will be available around December first. You may order your copy by calling our office at 570-888-9643. Regards, Ted Mike, Publisher, Morning Times

For those of you who missed this the first time around, the newly-renamed Sayre PA "Morning Times" will reissue their "Memories" book, a 100 + page stroll via glossy black and white photographs from the early 1900s to the 1950s. This book is a must-have for Bradford, Chemung, and Tioga (N.Y.) County residents and ex-residents who care. Mike http://www.eveningtimes.com/

Thanks to everyone who wrote about the sign on Evergreen cemetery. The most logical one is about snakes and insurance. There is a dead end sign on a driveway on the road over the mountain between Bethel and Rochester VT with a trash can and a manakin upside down in the trash can. Thanks Jim Avery

Near the cemetery in Walton, NY there is a sign DEAD END. A friend and I giggled and tee heed all day after we saw that. Chris

Great sign -- Someone had a lighthearted approach to it. Name of Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery - Albany Township Read By: Kenneth Chapman, Jr., Kevin Chapman, Pat Raymond Date Read: July.29,1999 Typed By: Pat Raymond Location: Village of Evergreen on Rte. SR2010 Other comments: Very well kept and neat - Some very old stones that were hard to read JMT Comment about sign at left. OK, Even the River Styx has a sign that says "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." ----- Original Message ----- From: <WolfordGen@aol.com> To: <PABRADFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 7:29 PM Subject: [Tri-Counties] Evergreen cemetery >I was surfing thru the Evergreen cemetery and wonder why the sign "Enter at > your own risk". Do evil spirits guard the place? > > Jim in Vermont > > > ==== PABRADFO Mailing List ==== > Tri-Counties Site includes nearly 700 Cemetery Listings available from the > township pages and from the Cemetery Index at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/jmtindex.htm > >

I was surfing thru the Evergreen cemetery and wonder why the sign "Enter at your own risk". Do evil spirits guard the place? Jim in Vermont

I recently purchased a copy of Susan Miller's well presented compilation of newspaper and court accounts surrounding the 1905 murder of Maggie (BENJAMIN) Johnson and her niece Annie Benjamin by Maggie's husband Bigler Johnson and his family. The murder of Maggie led to the hanging of Bigler in 1905 and his brother Charles in 1907. Charles' hanging was the last performed in the county. Ms. Miller has done a superb job in presenting a lot of material without interfering with the continuity of events by insertion of her personal comments. The book is a vignette of life in Bradford County at the turn of the 20th century. It reflects the pride and the prejudices of the times. There is a wealth of both local history and genealogy within, and there is a detailed index of over 250 names contained in the text. The following description was found on the web. Some of the surnames listed below are dealt with in detail; others are mentioned in passing: This year September 18, 2004 earmarks the 100 anniversary of a historical event ……….. "Bradford County's Last Hangings - A Family Affair" Murder, arson and the last public hanging in Bradford County. It was one of the most sensationalized events ever recorded in the county history. Never before in local history, had five members of a family stood accused of murder. Sophia Merritt, her two adult sons Bigler and Charles, and twins Nancy and Alanson aged fifteen. Maggie (Benjamin) Johnson, wife of Bigler Johnson and her niece Annie Benjamin were killed on September 18, 1904 at Macedonia, Asylum Township, Pennsylvania. Was it that Bigler had to pay $6.00 per month for alimony or that he had been paying attention to another woman? Because of their crime, two brothers were hung in the Bradford County Jail yard. The story is based on actual newspaper accounts and courthouse records transcribed from the original copy. These sources were complied and edited to be understood in today's English speaking language. It lacked the proper flow of grammar and punctuation used today. However, some testimonies and interviews given by individuals have remained intact and followed with quotation marks to convey the language of that time or to show a distinctive dialect that some of the characters had. Actual court testimony is also quoted to add further authenticity. The book is a black hardcover and contains 314 pages with 84 photos and 249 surnames. Just to name a few of the surnames included are: Allen, Barnes, Benjamin, Bergstresser, Campbell, Chilson, Coolbaugh, Crowley, Davis, Dimock, Elsbree, Essenwine, Fanning, Fell, Griffin, Head, Heeman, Hicks, Homet, Horton, Johnson, Kerrick, Lamb, Manley, Matthews, McCracken, Means, Mills, Newell, Ott, Platt, Powers, Robinson, Stevens, Sturdevant, Tabor, Thompson, Vanderpool, VanNess, Watson, Williams, Woodburn, Wright and Zurn. If you would like to add this book to your collection of historical references or you are an avid book reader, please contact me at susan@sosbbs.com -- Dick McCracken Towanda, PA Plan your Work... Work your Plan...

Hi, I just joined the list in hopes someone here has access to obituaries for Elbert CARDWELL (8/21/1982) and his wife, Ellen Prashaw CARDWELL (11/20/1984). Both were buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, NY, Here's hoping to find living relatives!!! Amy Bodily Corinne, Utah

Pre-Civil War genealogy records of 1,690 enlisted soldiers who served in the U.S. Army at the short-lived Buffalo Barracks can be searched for free at: http://www.buffalonet.org/army/rolcal.htm I spent the better part of today looking through this website and found the information very interesting. Many of the men listed went on to serve in other areas: Mexican War, Indian uprisings, etc, but this is a good place to check. They even offer a complete description of the person and include pictures and other ephemera of some of the subjects that families have provided. Judy Neu Springwater, NY

Today was Galeton's day to observe the Bicentennial of Potter County. There was just a small turnout at the community building but a very nice display of historic memorabilia. I'm sorry that the event was not better covered by the media. One of the items on display was the family Bible for the O'Neil family 1870. It's in great shape and looking for an owner! I told the gal that I'd let the folks know this on the mailing list. So if you're an O'Neil or Herrington descendant contact me and I'll tell you how to get in touch with her. There are two photos in the Bible. One is named Mrs. Mildred O'Neil and the other simply says Aunt Libby's father. Thank you. Patsy Pifer ppifer@verizon.net Galeton, PA

For the past four or five days I've tried posting two different messages to the list. One is quite long, the other not. They don't bounce and they don't appear on the list. This is to once again test the system. -- Dick McCracken Towanda, PA Plan your Work... Work your Plan...

Bradford County: Sunday, Oct. 3, from 11 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. (rain or shine). This will be a 20-mile self-guided driving tour through State Game Lands 12 and 36, and will take about two hours to complete. The route will start at the parking lot on top of Wheelerville Mountain along Route 154 just south of Canton, Bradford County. Roads are passable for most vehicles. Since the tour goes by Sunfish Pond County Park, a picnic lunch may be the order of the day! The local history of the mountain and the Game Commission's refuge system is intriguing. A tour guide packet that is full of information and old Game Commission photographs will be given to each vehicle at the start of the tour. The theme of the tour this year is the 75th Anniversary of Pennsylvania Game News, the agency's monthly publication. -- Dana Richter der4@cornell.edu

Does anyone have any information on a Citnah Mooney who married John A Laughlin, She was born 1850 in Dushore and died in Pittston, Luzerne Co in 1906. She died of dropsy (Defluxion), a collection of water in the body. Not the same illness that killed the Irish on the Famine Ships. Died at Brother Jerry's. She and John had a son named Charles I believe. Thanks John L Laughlin

I'm unsure what I'd read in your post, were they gone from the area by 1850 or ? I did not find them on 1850 census, maybe didn't know where to look. If you'd like a look at the Troupsburg's 1855 NY state census, and a whole lot more, try here, it's a goldmine: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/8841/TburgIndex.htm Kaye in Texas > Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 16:25:19 EDT > From: KarenFayeF@aol.com > To: PABRADFO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: re: Searching for Millers in Tioga Cty, PA 1848 circa > > Erasmus Darwin Miller and Amanda Rood (Rude?) were married in Troupsberg, > Steuben County, NY in l838. They had 9 children all totaled but only one was > born in Tioga County, Brookfield: Nancy Jane Miller born May 5, 1848, > Eramus served in the Civil War and lost one son, Erasmus D. Miller, Jr. who > is > buried in Wisconsin. > > Nancy Jane Miller, my great great grandmother was an intrepid woman ... > married William Oates, went to England and lived there for years until his > death > and then returned to the States where in she married two more times. > > Does anyone have access to the census which would cover 1848 for this area > and would you be willing to do a lookup just to prove on paper that Nancy > Jane > was born in that area to the Miller family? I would be ever so grateful!!! > > I'm not sure if the Tri-State site would be able to cover Erasmus D. Miller, > born in > 1820 in Howard, New York (Steuben County) to Andrew Miller and wife Esther. > If that is possible, I'd love a lookup for them also. They married February > 13, 1838 > in Steuben County, NY, Troupsberg where their first four children were born: > Esther Ann, Erasmus D., Mary and Dolly Marie. > > Thank you for any help you can give me!!! Karenfayef@aol.com _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com

Karen-- I have sent you the correct address which I keep in my address book at AOL. Since you and I use the same ISP, I thought it would be easier if you add the address to your book and that should bypass the SPAM Control you are using and the MAIL CONTROLS that AOL has for possible SPAM. PABRADFO-L@rootsweb.com Let me know if you have more problems. Judy Neu Springwater, NY

LeRoy Heritage Museum Reservation Deadline, October 1 The deadline for the submission of reservations for the LeRoy Heritage Museum annual dinner meeting is Friday, October 1, 2004. All members who plan on attending this event should return their reservation form with $10 per person by this date. Anyone who becomes a member prior to October 1 is also welcome to make reservations for the dinner meeting. This years dinner will be held in the annex of the LeRoy Independent Baptist Church, LeRoy, PA, with dinner catered by Mrs. Fran Martin. The evening will include an update on the museum renovation project, which began in August, and the work that has been done in the previous year to preserve the history of LeRoy Township, in Bradford County. A program will be given by museum president, Matt Carl, entitled “The Legacy of the Lewis Brothers”, highlighting the history of the Lewis family of LeRoy, Bradford County, PA. The Lewis brothers, George, Harrison, and E. Lloyd, along with their brother-in-law, H.L. Stone, operated the Lewis Hotel, Lewis Lumber Company, and Lewis Brothers General Merchandise Store in LeRoy. According to Staley Clarke’s “The Romance of Old Barclay”, the Lewis Brothers provided the lumber to build the Laquin sawmill. Several doorprizes will be given away during the evening including books, framed photographs, and more. For information about the museum or its membership donations, go to: <www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/articles/leroymus.htm>. Email <leroymuseum@frontiernet.net>. Thanks, Matt Carl, President LeRoy Heritage Museum

Please let me know how to submit a query to the pabradfo-L@rootsweb.com list. My name is karenfayef@aol.com.

Please let me know how to submit a query to the pabradfo-L@rootsweb.com list. My name is karenfayef@aol.com.

Hello ... I must have signed in twice with my email address to the Quikcop spam mail people. Now nothing is getting through. Please help me! Karenfayef@aol.com

Erasmus Darwin Miller and Amanda Rood (Rude?) were married in Troupsberg, Steuben County, NY in l838. They had 9 children all totaled but only one was born in Tioga County, Brookfield: Nancy Jane Miller born May 5, 1848, Eramus served in the Civil War and lost one son, Erasmus D. Miller, Jr. who is buried in Wisconsin. Nancy Jane Miller, my great great grandmother was an intrepid woman ... married William Oates, went to England and lived there for years until his death and then returned to the States where in she married two more times. Does anyone have access to the census which would cover 1848 for this area and would you be willing to do a lookup just to prove on paper that Nancy Jane was born in that area to the Miller family? I would be ever so grateful!!! I'm not sure if the Tri-State site would be able to cover Erasmus D. Miller, born in 1820 in Howard, New York (Steuben County) to Andrew Miller and wife Esther. If that is possible, I'd love a lookup for them also. They married February 13, 1838 in Steuben County, NY, Troupsberg where their first four children were born: Esther Ann, Erasmus D., Mary and Dolly Marie. Thank you for any help you can give me!!! Karenfayef@aol.com