What We Had: 70 years ago there were pack saddles, pack horses and by ways over the mountains over which salt, pig metal and store goods were packed. 70 years ago we had tender boxes, flints, steel rasps, powder and tow with which we kindled fire. 70 years ago we had the flail, the sickle, the large wood fire, wooden forks, wooden plows, wooden wagons and sleds and lots of hard work at grubbing, making nails, chopping, burning brush and such like labor. 70 years ago we had two months school per year – an old cabin, puncheon floors, long narrow windows, greased paper lights, high round wooden benches and a roaring wood fire. 70 years ago we had pine-knots, dipped or mould tallow candles, iron lamps, with hog’s lard and other contrivances for light. 70 years ago we had for reading, in large prayer books, psalm books and bibles printed in large type so that old people could see to read without spectacles. 70 years ago we had tents for churches, preaching in the open woods, or in old round log cabins with slab seats and a board platform for a pulpit. 70 years ago we had herb tea, rye coffee, home made sugar mush and milk, ye bread, buttermilk and cheese, pork and mutton. 70 years ago we had fox hunts, militia musters and reviews, apple butter boiling sometimes, raisings, rolling frolics, scotching frolics, chopping frolics, grubbing matches and coon hunts. 70 years ago we carded the wool with hand cards, spun it on wheels, kicked it thick instead of pulling it, dyed it with barks and wore it in wamnses. 70 years ago we had linen shirts, linen dresses, tow cloth pants, linen sheets and pillow slips, linen table cloths and home made garments to go to church in. 70 years ago we had water mills or tread mills and often we lived on hominy or pounded the grain into meal and cooked or baked it in metal ovens over a wood fire. 70 years ago we had cabin houses, cabin barns, cabin stables, clapboard roofs, weight poles, trees and stumps, lots of hard work, frequent visits, plenty of strong course food and mannerly children. 70 years ago Ohio State was the backwoods, inhabited chiefly by Indians, as were all the other states and territories west of that region. Oh, Dear!, What 70 years have done! (signed) Rob Roy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cambria Freeman, March 16, 1872 70 Years Ago What We Had Not Being somewhat ancient myself I wish to inform some of your most youthful readers how people lived 70 years ago, in order that the spirit of discontent so noticeable among young people at the present day may be somewhat assuaged. 70 years ago there was no Cambria County and very few inhabitants where Cambria County is now situated 70 years ago there were no turnpikes, no stage coaches, no canals, no railroad and no telegraph. 70 years ago there were no Lucifer matches, no carbon oil, no gas, no coal fires, no stoves - not even a cooking stove – no plastered nor papered rooms, and but little carpet. 70 years ago there were no steam engines, steam boats, steam mills, no threshing machines, no reaping machines, no mowing machines, no patent hay forks and no patent locks on wagons. 70 years ago there were no daguerreotypes, no photographs, no lithographs, no chromos, no albums, no fancy valentines and no bandbox children. 70 years ago there were no fancy school houses, no common schools, no cherry desks, no graded books, no printed copy-books, no ruled paper, no envelopes, no lead pencils and no steel or metallic pens. 70 years ago there were no rotary printing presses, no daily papers, no pictorial papers, no Sunday schools, no school cards, no ladies’ hats and no gentlemen’s shaws. 70 years ago we had no massive churches, no velvet cushioned pews, no choirs, no church organs, no melodeons, no pianos (I mean in this part of the State). 70 years ago we had no candy stores, no clothing stores, no hardware stores, no fancy stores and no strychnine whiskey. 70 years ago we had no house insurance, life insurance or other insurance companies, no pegged shoes, no sewing machines, no Yankee clocks, no gold watches, no metallic coffins, no patent clothes pins or clothes lines. 70 years ago we had no skates, no skating rinks, no agricultural fairs, no theaters, no masquerade balls, no false hair and no artificial paints or cosmetics. 70 years ago we had no oysters, ice creams, pound cakes, jelly cakes, canned fruits, tomatoes, cranberries, saleratus, soda, browned coffee or crushed sugar. 70 years ago we had no impudent boys and girls that imagined they knew more about the world than their parents, teachers, or anybody else.

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Estella B. Lallemand, married twice at least, To Wm. Mitchell, To Wm G. Conrad. The Lampus children below are confusing? -----Original Message----- From: Mary Hoffherr Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:26 PM To: 'Jack O'Connor' ; 'PA List' Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] Obit-William G. Conrad Can anyone tell the name of his wife who was the mother of the Conrad children? Mary Conrad-Hoffherr mho4@comcast.net How will our children know who they are if they don't know where they came from? Ma in Grapes of Wrath -----Original Message----- From: pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jack O'Connor Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 3:30 AM To: PA List Subject: [PACAMBRI] Obit-William G. Conrad Saturday, January 12, 2013, Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Blair, PA William G. Conrad Jan. 18, 1927 - Jan. 11, 2012 William G. Conrad, 85, Elmora, died Friday. He was born in St. Augustine, son of Wilfred and Minerva (Adams) Conrad. Surviving are five children: Donald, Alan, Gail Fox, Cindy Vallery and Thomas; three stepsons: David, Mark and William Lampus; numerous grandchildren; and two sisters: Gladys Kline and Dolly Ott. He was preceded in death by seven siblings: Clarence, Lester, Woody, James, Paul, Mary Freda Simon and Hazel Eckenrode. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. At William's request, there will be no visitation or service. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home Inc., Carrolltown. Jack - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't have that. > From: mho4@comcast.net > To: seanroconnor@hotmail.com; pacambri@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [PACAMBRI] Obit-William G. Conrad > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:26:45 -0500 > > Can anyone tell the name of his wife who was the mother of the Conrad > children? > > > > > Mary Conrad-Hoffherr > mho4@comcast.net > > How will our children know who they are if they don't know where they came > from? > Ma in Grapes of Wrath > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Jack O'Connor > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 3:30 AM > To: PA List > Subject: [PACAMBRI] Obit-William G. Conrad > > > > > > > Saturday, January 12, 2013, Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Blair, PA > > William G. Conrad > > Jan. 18, 1927 - Jan. 11, 2012 > > William G. Conrad, 85, Elmora, died > Friday. He was born in St. Augustine, son of Wilfred and Minerva (Adams) > Conrad. Surviving are five children: Donald, Alan, Gail Fox, Cindy Vallery > and Thomas; three stepsons: David, Mark and William Lampus; numerous > grandchildren; and two sisters: Gladys Kline and Dolly Ott. He was preceded > in death by seven > siblings: Clarence, Lester, Woody, James, Paul, Mary Freda Simon and Hazel > Eckenrode. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. At William's request, there > will be no visitation or service. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home > Inc., Carrolltown. Jack > > > - - - - - - - - - - > > Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: > http://www.camgenpa.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Can anyone tell the name of his wife who was the mother of the Conrad children? Mary Conrad-Hoffherr mho4@comcast.net How will our children know who they are if they don't know where they came from? Ma in Grapes of Wrath -----Original Message----- From: pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jack O'Connor Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 3:30 AM To: PA List Subject: [PACAMBRI] Obit-William G. Conrad Saturday, January 12, 2013, Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Blair, PA William G. Conrad Jan. 18, 1927 - Jan. 11, 2012 William G. Conrad, 85, Elmora, died Friday. He was born in St. Augustine, son of Wilfred and Minerva (Adams) Conrad. Surviving are five children: Donald, Alan, Gail Fox, Cindy Vallery and Thomas; three stepsons: David, Mark and William Lampus; numerous grandchildren; and two sisters: Gladys Kline and Dolly Ott. He was preceded in death by seven siblings: Clarence, Lester, Woody, James, Paul, Mary Freda Simon and Hazel Eckenrode. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. At William's request, there will be no visitation or service. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home Inc., Carrolltown. Jack - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Blair, PA Joseph E. Ivory July 12, 1923 – Jan. 13, 2013 {photo} Joseph E. Ivory, 89, Altoona, passed away Sunday at home. He was born in Altoona, son of the late Zerby and Cora (Baughman) Ivory. He married Grace M. Leamer on June 12, 1948. Surviving are his wife of 64 years; two daughters: Regina L. Ivory and Diane K. Gomes; four sons: Joseph E. Jr. (Betty), David L. (Becky), James M. (Joann) and Dennis J. (Mary Jo); 10 grandchildren: Ashley, Christine, Justin, Natalie, David, Julie, Arlene, Victoria, Ariel and Aspen; three great-grandchildren: Kaelyn, David Jr. and Bailee; two sisters: Alice Scoboria and Adeline Cassarly; and a brother, Leo. He was preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Hannah. Joe was a 1941 graduate of Altoona High School. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, where he participated in the D-Day Invasion and was awarded a Bronze Star. He retired from Conrail in 1983 as a supply clerk after 35 years of service. Joe was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church and the A&J Iaia American Legion Post. He enjoyed camping and traveling. Friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Santella Funeral Home, where a vigil for the deceased will be held. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Committal will be at Canoe Creek Cemetery with full military honors. Donations may be made to the Mount Carmel Restoration Fund in memory of Joe. Jack

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does anyone know the maiden name of mabel hite obit 4 Jan 1981 in Johnstown Tribune obit index? hoping she was Mabel Evans married 1st to Luther Beynon. Elaine

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Thank you all for the replies. I think I'll go with Rigger as the most plausible occupation. The census taker that did the enumeration had his own form of shorthand when it came to writing given names. It made it difficult to search because he only used 3 or 4 letters to write the name.   Bar for Barbara Lou for Louisa Lyd for Lydia Jam for James   So now when searching names I may try entering the name that way.   Thank you again, Marcia ________________________________ From: "bobbyp2000@netzero.net" <bobbyp2000@netzero.net> To: jctripp@charter.net; houstonjm@verizon.net Cc: pacambri@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] 1860's occupation, "Rigner of Stone" Jane and Marcia, My father worked in outdoor advertising. Riggers would set up scaffolding, pulley systems, cranes, etc. Back in the "old" day, to construct churches and stone on buildings hoists and pulleys some times called (block and tackle) where used to lift large cut stone into place. This approach was used back through the ages in Europe and elsewhere.  The concept of a Stone Rigger makes perfect sense not only to securely rope it together but make sure the rigging is able to handle the load. Bob Poppy       ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "JCTripp" <jctripp@charter.net> To: <pacambri@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] 1860's occupation, "Rigner of Stone" Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:37:01 -0600 Hi Marcia, Thanks for all you do to host Susquehanna Township on the PaCambria website. I'm sending a guess, but with confidence. A Stone Rigger is an alternate name of a stone mason's apprentice. The enumerator could have bad handwriting or problems hearing the interviewee. Was he living in the home of a stone mason? or boarding with others in the masonry field? Regards, Jane Tripp ________________________________ From: Marcia <houstonjm@verizon.net> To: "pacambri@rootsweb.com" <pacambri@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 11:57 AM Subject: [PACAMBRI] 1860's occupation, "Ringer of Stone" Hello All, Anyone come across the occupation listed as "RIGNER of stone"? Researching my husband's side and found Daniel Hunt in Philadelphia in 1860 with that occupation listing. Any ideas of what Daniel would be doing? Thanks, Marcia Fronk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________ NetZero now offers 4G mobile broadband. Sign up now.

Saturday, January 12, 2013, Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Blair, PA William G. Conrad Jan. 18, 1927 – Jan. 11, 2012 William G. Conrad, 85, Elmora, died Friday. He was born in St. Augustine, son of Wilfred and Minerva (Adams) Conrad. Surviving are five children: Donald, Alan, Gail Fox, Cindy Vallery and Thomas; three stepsons: David, Mark and William Lampus; numerous grandchildren; and two sisters: Gladys Kline and Dolly Ott. He was preceded in death by seven siblings: Clarence, Lester, Woody, James, Paul, Mary Freda Simon and Hazel Eckenrode. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. At William's request, there will be no visitation or service. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home Inc., Carrolltown. Jack

http://dig.lib.niu.edu/ISHS/ishs-1956spring/ishs-1956spring-007.pdf Go to page 13 (upper right hand corner of document) Don Callihan Royal Oak, MI -----Original Message----- From: pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pacambri-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rainalda Dukeman Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 11:29 PM To: millich84@hotmail.com; pacambri@rootsweb.com Subject: [PACAMBRI] Mrs. Lincoln and "Tad" article Does anyone have the entire article about Mrs. Lincoln and Tad? If possible could it be posted on the Cambria line? Thanks, Rainalda - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone have the entire article about Mrs. Lincoln and Tad? If possible could it be posted on the Cambria line? Thanks, Rainalda

Jane and Marcia, My father worked in outdoor advertising. Riggers would set up scaffolding, pulley systems, cranes, etc. Back in the "old" day, to construct churches and stone on buildings hoists and pulleys some times called (block and tackle) where used to lift large cut stone into place. This approach was used back through the ages in Europe and elsewhere. The concept of a Stone Rigger makes perfect sense not only to securely rope it together but make sure the rigging is able to handle the load. Bob Poppy ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "JCTripp" <jctripp@charter.net> To: <pacambri@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] 1860's occupation, "Rigner of Stone" Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:37:01 -0600 Hi Marcia, Thanks for all you do to host Susquehanna Township on the PaCambria website. I'm sending a guess, but with confidence. A Stone Rigger is an alternate name of a stone mason's apprentice. The enumerator could have bad handwriting or problems hearing the interviewee. Was he living in the home of a stone mason? or boarding with others in the masonry field? Regards, Jane Tripp ________________________________ From: Marcia <houstonjm@verizon.net> To: "pacambri@rootsweb.com" <pacambri@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 11:57 AM Subject: [PACAMBRI] 1860's occupation, "Ringer of Stone" Hello All, Anyone come across the occupation listed as "RIGNER of stone"? Researching my husband's side and found Daniel Hunt in Philadelphia in 1860 with that occupation listing. Any ideas of what Daniel would be doing? Thanks, Marcia Fronk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________ Woman is 53 But Looks 25 Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/50ef1e85ec54e1e853759st04duc

Hi Marcia, Thanks for all you do to host Susquehanna Township on the PaCambria website. I'm sending a guess, but with confidence. A Stone Rigger is an alternate name of a stone mason's apprentice. The enumerator could have bad handwriting or problems hearing the interviewee. Was he living in the home of a stone mason? or boarding with others in the masonry field? Regards, Jane Tripp ________________________________ From: Marcia <houstonjm@verizon.net> To: "pacambri@rootsweb.com" <pacambri@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 11:57 AM Subject: [PACAMBRI] 1860's occupation, "Ringer of Stone" Hello All, Anyone come across the occupation listed as "RIGNER of stone"? Researching my husband's side and found Daniel Hunt in Philadelphia in 1860 with that occupation listing. Any ideas of what Daniel would be doing? Thanks, Marcia Fronk - - - - - - - - - -

The occupation was "RIGNER of stone". My brain automatically transposed the letters.   MF ________________________________ From: Marcia <houstonjm@verizon.net> To: "pacambri@rootsweb.com" <pacambri@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 11:57 AM Subject: [PACAMBRI] 1860's occupation, "Ringer of Stone" Hello All,   Anyone come across the occupation listed as "Ringer of Stone"?   Researching my husband's side and found Daniel Hunt in Philadelphia in 1860 with that occupation listing. Any ideas of what Daniel would be doing?   Thanks,   Marcia Fronk - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello All,   Anyone come across the occupation listed as "Ringer of Stone"?   Researching my husband's side and found Daniel Hunt in Philadelphia in 1860 with that occupation listing. Any ideas of what Daniel would be doing?   Thanks,   Marcia Fronk