Laura: I would like the membership information, and list of books available for purchase. I have asked for and received research from the Crawford County Historical Society in the past and without its help would not have been successful in tracing my heritage. The society provides a valuable service. This is an organization that should be treasured by the community. Finding out where we came from seems to matter to more people than ever. It seems to me that the membership of $15 per year is a very small price to pay, and if possible and if it would be helpful, I for one would be happy to see the dues raised. Please sign me up to be a member. Darla Mader [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Laura Polo [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 8:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Crawf'rd] Crawford County Historical Society Hello All: It is good to hear that you value our library. This organization is 123 years old and exists because folks like you cared about preserving our county's history, personal, instutitional, and professional. Letters of support for the Society are always welcome. We need your support. Many of you are members of the Society. Thankyou. For those of you who are not members, this is your invitation. Benefits of membership include three newsletters per year, 10% discount on books that we sell(including the 1885 Crawford County History which we are reprinting), reduced fees for research that we do for you. But of course, the greatest benefit is that are helping preserve and maintain the records, photos, genealogies, maps and 1,000s of files that hold the stories of the generations that preceded us. Please email me and I will give you info about membership, the books we sell and about our resources for family history research. Thank you. Laura Polo +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura W. Polo Executive Director Crawford County Historical Society 848 N. Main St. Meadville, PA 16335 814.724.6080 www.ccfls.org/historical ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== NO Virus warnings, seasonal greetings or private 'chit-chat' on this list, okay! Other than that, anything pertaining to the lives and times of those we seek goes, but MUST be kept within the *List's Golden Rule*. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I live in WA state and have not been able to get to Crawford co yet, but it has been my number one dream, and I hope that this issue can be worked out to accommodate both parties. All of my roots are there in Crawford co...the Isaac Wright Collins/ Margaret Bennett line...and although Dale and Florence Collins are there on the spot so to speak, i do feel that fresh eyes and a different outlook may come up with something new, which is my goal on this line. I have memberships in the county historical societys of 3 eastern states, and was hoping to include Crawford co next time i am able to join another Society. Washington state is a recent history move for my family(1900) and so i really need all the resources available from other states. There is another idea that may help get staffing... High school students as researchers for high school credits and free research technique training... it has worked here in WA very well, plus it keeps costs down for people needing free or very low cost research help. My niece is a perfect example of the sense of the program. she is a sophomore in high school going for a 2 year college degree concurrently with finishing her high school credits, in a program called running start. I think all college bound students should be required to so some kind of genealogy research , because the benefits are far reaching in many careers , since the correct research techniques really make a difference in how efficient a task gets done. my niece helped me over the summer with research and computer word processing, and it made all the difference to me, and she learned more history than just family lines, a living vital history that applied to her people, and she became proficient in knowing where to research and how to get the info needed from obscure sources. she also learned a lot about analytical thinking , lineal projection, cause and effect, and creative research. Her mother also felt that the experience was positive in the extreme. My nephew ( from another sister) has just begun to take over, and he is a freshman in HS, and we are so far having the same results with him, possibly even more so, because he is a methodical person to begin with, which my niece was not. The CCHS can go to the high school, give a talk, show examples, show the possible benefits to students, and do a pilot program with volunteers to see if it is a viable program in your area. Our history shows us how we got to be not only where we are, but WHO we are. I for one think that is important in considering goals for the future, and since I have been working on genealogy I have been able to overcome a lot of genetic and social conditioning, because of the diversity of my near and far ancestors . I wish Crawford co all the very best in working out this issue. P.S. IL has a similar program using IRAD and College student researchers, and it also works well, and is extremely cost efficient. OR uses students as library interns for credits and free research in some places. This also works for genealogy because OR has many Oregon trail questions on a daily basis, as a required state study for students. gloria lange rodas- WA state. ________________________________________________________________ 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/.

Please send me the information regarding membership, etc. Harrie E. Caldwell 22 Carriage Road Greensburg, PA -----Original Message----- From: Laura Polo <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, September 16, 2002 10:30 AM Subject: [Crawf'rd] Crawford County Historical Society >Hello All: > >It is good to hear that you value our library. This organization is 123 >years old and exists because folks like you cared about preserving our >county's history, personal, instutitional, and professional. > >Letters of support for the Society are always welcome. We need your >support. Many of you are members of the Society. Thankyou. For those >of you who are not members, this is your invitation. > >Benefits of membership include three newsletters per year, 10% discount >on books that we sell(including the 1885 Crawford County History which >we are reprinting), reduced fees for research that we do for you. But >of course, the greatest benefit is that are helping preserve and >maintain the records, photos, genealogies, maps and 1,000s of files that >hold the stories of the generations that preceded us. > >Please email me and I will give you info about membership, the books we >sell and about our resources for family history research. > >Thank you. >Laura Polo > >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >Laura W. Polo >Executive Director >Crawford County Historical Society >848 N. Main St. >Meadville, PA 16335 > >814.724.6080 >www.ccfls.org/historical > > >==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== >NO Virus warnings, seasonal greetings or private 'chit-chat' on this >list, okay! Other than that, anything pertaining to the lives and times >of those we seek goes, but MUST be kept within the *List's Golden Rule*. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi, Guess I will add my two cents to this discussion. I live in Harborcreek (Erie) Pa, so not too far from Meadville. Have gone there many times for research. They do a wonderful job there, but I think they could use more space. I volunteer once a week at the Heritage Room in the beautiful new Blasco (Erie Co. Public) Library. We have a very large section, formerly staffed by just volunteers, now they have a librarian in addition to volunteers. It is very popular! I find it hard to believe the MPL's attitude toward the Crawford Co. Historical Society. I hope they will be able to solve this problem. It is important to so many people...after all it is one of the top hobbies of this nation. Dolores Laughlin-Hickernell

Hello All: It is good to hear that you value our library. This organization is 123 years old and exists because folks like you cared about preserving our county's history, personal, instutitional, and professional. Letters of support for the Society are always welcome. We need your support. Many of you are members of the Society. Thankyou. For those of you who are not members, this is your invitation. Benefits of membership include three newsletters per year, 10% discount on books that we sell(including the 1885 Crawford County History which we are reprinting), reduced fees for research that we do for you. But of course, the greatest benefit is that are helping preserve and maintain the records, photos, genealogies, maps and 1,000s of files that hold the stories of the generations that preceded us. Please email me and I will give you info about membership, the books we sell and about our resources for family history research. Thank you. Laura Polo +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Laura W. Polo Executive Director Crawford County Historical Society 848 N. Main St. Meadville, PA 16335 814.724.6080 www.ccfls.org/historical

Laura, I think that a lot of people would like to know how to become a member. Could you put the information on the site? If not could you please email me with the information. Thank you Bonnie [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Polo" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 8:18 AM Subject: [Crawf'rd] Crawford County Historical Society > Hello All: > > It is good to hear that you value our library. This organization is 123 > years old and exists because folks like you cared about preserving our > county's history, personal, instutitional, and professional. > > Letters of support for the Society are always welcome. We need your > support. Many of you are members of the Society. Thankyou. For those > of you who are not members, this is your invitation. > > Benefits of membership include three newsletters per year, 10% discount > on books that we sell(including the 1885 Crawford County History which > we are reprinting), reduced fees for research that we do for you. But > of course, the greatest benefit is that are helping preserve and > maintain the records, photos, genealogies, maps and 1,000s of files that > hold the stories of the generations that preceded us. > > Please email me and I will give you info about membership, the books we > sell and about our resources for family history research. > > Thank you. > Laura Polo > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Laura W. Polo > Executive Director > Crawford County Historical Society > 848 N. Main St. > Meadville, PA 16335 > > 814.724.6080 > www.ccfls.org/historical > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > NO Virus warnings, seasonal greetings or private 'chit-chat' on this > list, okay! Other than that, anything pertaining to the lives and times > of those we seek goes, but MUST be kept within the *List's Golden Rule*. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I'm planning my first ever trip to Crawford county in June/July 2003. I plan to spend 4 or 5 nights there, using commercial accomodations, restaurants, etc. If someone is working up some anecdotal information on the impact on the economy, please include my planned visit in the tabulation. I have lots of ancestors there from the late 1700's up to 1912 and some later, but there's a huge amount a data I need on them. It's probably going to take more than one such visit to cover all my interests. The Historical Society should be a key part of my research. Genealogy is a rapidly growing field. There will be many more of us in the coming years with a major interest in Crawford County. Bob Calvin South Glastonbury, CT

Meadville Area Chamber of Commerce 211 Chestnut Street Meadville PA 16335

To answer Bob Todd: County Commissioners Crawford County Court House 903 Diamond Park Meadville, PA 16335 Meadville City Council Meadville City Hall 984 Water St. Meadville, PA 16335 Editor Meadville Tribune 947 Federal Court Meadville, PA 16335 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [Crawf'rd] Library issue > Jo Ann and everyone else, WE and all others who utilize the CCHS library, > need to start an old fashion letter writing campaign. E-Mail are to easy to > lose. Just hit the DELETE button and their gone. That is the reason that I > asked Annette for addresses yesterday. > > Ready to start writing, Todd > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 5:14 PM > Subject: [Crawf'rd] Library issue > > > > I do hope someone is printing all of these letters to this site so that > you > > have proof of how important this issue is to all of us. It would be good > for > > the library, county commissioners, city government etc, to get copies of > this > > as well as the newspaper. > > > > Jo Ann Clark > > Texas > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > > ~~ The List GOLDEN RULE ~~ > > Keep to genealogy, history, anything ancestor! Keep it clean & cool. > > Treat others as you want them to treat you...Positively *NO* selling! > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > ----------> ALL CAPS or UPPER CASE Letters Permissible Use <---------- > When typing a surname? YES! Absolutely! A must! For general text? NO! > It's shouting, bad manners (Netiquette) and hard to find surnames. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Amy, The link to the Chamber of Commerce is no more so they must be redoing it or something. But try this: Charlie Anderson, Chamber of Commerce, Chestnut ST. Meadville, Pa. 16335. He is nice person, has lived there all of his life and knows most everyone around. Another; Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau 211 Chestnut St. Meadville, Pa. 16335 Crawford Co., like a lot of the areas have been hurting economically and when folks talk about money usually folks listen. Who are you grandparents? Good luck, Jean

Jo Ann and everyone else, WE and all others who utilize the CCHS library, need to start an old fashion letter writing campaign. E-Mail are to easy to lose. Just hit the DELETE button and their gone. That is the reason that I asked Annette for addresses yesterday. Ready to start writing, Todd ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 5:14 PM Subject: [Crawf'rd] Library issue > I do hope someone is printing all of these letters to this site so that you > have proof of how important this issue is to all of us. It would be good for > the library, county commissioners, city government etc, to get copies of this > as well as the newspaper. > > Jo Ann Clark > Texas > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > ~~ The List GOLDEN RULE ~~ > Keep to genealogy, history, anything ancestor! Keep it clean & cool. > Treat others as you want them to treat you...Positively *NO* selling! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I do hope someone is printing all of these letters to this site so that you have proof of how important this issue is to all of us. It would be good for the library, county commissioners, city government etc, to get copies of this as well as the newspaper. Jo Ann Clark Texas

Jean, Do you have or can get a hold of an address for Charlie Anderson?I would really like to write to him.My ggreatgrandparents I was told lived in Meadeville. Thank you, Amy from MD

I have to agree with George's letter below. I have also used the Meadville Library and Courthouse for much of my research. I am also putting money into the Meadville ecomony as I am coming down from Canada to search for information on my family lines. The area hold many family ties and I really appreciate the help and researches available to all of us through the collection held at the Library. Most libraries hold a small or large selection of Genealogical section within their halls, isn't that what a library is for - to house our books and history? I hope that someone from the Crawford County Historical Society, the Conneaut Valley Historical Society and others in the area take these vast e-mails to the Meadville Public Library. Let those peolple involved with making the decisions at the Library know what others from outside the community know. That there is a great need and interest in the books held in the within their walls and that it brings people from all over the country to their fair city who would not travel there otherwise. Nancy Donald Ontario, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: George Rupp <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 12:53 PM Subject: [Crawf'rd] Libaray Discussion > I am from Phoenix, Arizona and have been back to the Library in Meadville to use the Genealogy section to find information on my family. I found the Genealogy Society area very helpful, more so then the library it self. No one asked where I was from. I thank they would be surprised how many people from out of state use the Genealogy Society and library in Meadville. We stayed in Meadville for 3 nights and 4 days at a cost of about $500.00 to the economy of Meadville. > > If it had not been for the genealogy Societies collection I would have only been there one day or not stayed at all. So they are missing out on money for the city. It is a same that they are so backward in thanking. I have done a lot of Genealogy research all over then USA and find most of the information in library's that have a large Genealogy section. > > > I hope that they make room for the History and Genealogy section of Crawford County in the library. > > George Rupp > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.385 / Virus Database: 217 - Release Date: 09/04/2002 > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the *NEW* RootsWeb/Ancestry Message Boards yet? Take a > tour soon & learn how time-saving those "Gateway" messages are compared > to trying to find the *new* ones on your own. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

The POWER BLOCK built in 1868 and owned by the family that settled the town of Conneautville burned 14 September 2002. One of the older buildings in Conneautville, the mason and brick work were done by Carpenter and Matthews. The tin roof was put on by Krick and Sturtevant. The iron columns of yesteryear and castings were by Moulthrop and Sons. The carpenter was R. K. Dunn. Painting was done by A. S. Pond. All are memories of the past. A big thanks to all of the volunteer fire departments and their staff who came to town yesterday. -- ********************************* Patricia Butterfield Vedner, http://www.toolcity.net/~vedner Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society, 1625 Main St., Conneautville, PA 16406 Open 12-2:00 on Saturdays - Come visit us at http://www.cvahs.org

We share space in an old court house in Orange County NY in the same building as the County Historian. The Historian and the County government appreciate the "service" we are providing. We are manned by volunteers and it costs the county nothing except the electricity for lights and copy machines etc. They forward all genealogical letters to us to handle thus freeing up their personel. We fund ourselves mainly by republishing old historical books etc and making a small profit on them and use it to publish more books etc and have programs. Dan Burrows Otisville NY

Hello all, I have been reading with interest the discussion about the Library and the Genealogy folks and Historical Society. I was born and raised in Meadville and have a nephew still there. You must understand the Meadville "mentality" and I am not sure that is the correct word to use and I don't understand it well enough to put it in writing. But as I read all of this I chuckle and think "yup, that is Meadville." My feelings are that the College is on a "give and take," mostly take, relationship with the town and has been for many, many years. Charlie Anderson is President of the Chamber of Commerce and is truly civic minded from what I have known and seen about him. He also was born and raised there and his roots go back some generations. He may be the person to write to and put a bee in his bonnet. As in every town money talks and hopefully someone will make the appropriate folks wake up and smell the coffee. Keep it going folks, Jean in Texas

Need the descendants of John and Catherine Gevin McGuire (married 6/22/1820) to enlarge the descendants of Pierre/Peter and Catherine (Dom) Chavin/Gevin [Original posted on Crawford Co website. Pierre Chavian was anglicized to Peter Gevin upon arrival in Crawford County. Thanks in advance. Bob Todd

Diana, 1. Were Arthur's parents named in his obit? ( In my manuscript, I include the spouses and the spouse's parents. Also maiden names if available.) 2. Was there any indication Blanche Gibson Platt had any siblings and/or children? 3. Who were the parents of Max Alvinza Platt? This is genealogy. You get the answers to one question and you get 12 more questions. Payback time. If you have items which need looked up in the DAR library in Washington, DC, let me have them. I do these favors on a time available basis. The only line I draw on these are they need to be defined so they can be completed in less than 30 minutes. Thanks, Todd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana L. Watson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [Crawf'rd] Parents of Arthur Gibson > I found the death of Arthur Gibson on May 31, 1933. Tribune Repub June 1, > 1933 pg 5 col 1 > > I found the death of Viola Gibson, died at home of daughter Mrs. M. A. Platt > Mar 14, 1931 Tribune Republic Mar 16, 1931 pg 4 col 3 > > Platt, Max Alvinza (Conneautville) Husband of Blanche Elizabeth Gibson Platt > died at home Feb 1, 1968 age 76 buried Conneautville Cem. Meadville Tribune > Feb 2, 1968 pg 2 col 2. > > Blanche Elizabeth Gibson Platt d., 10-26-1984 Meadville Tribune pg 8 col 1. > > Let me know if I can be of further assistance. If you want copies of obits > or whatever. > > Diana > Crawford Co PA researcher > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 8:33 PM > Subject: [Crawf'rd] Parents of Arthur Gibson > > > > Who were the parents of Arthur Gibson (1868-1933), who is buried in the > McDowell Cemetery? > > > > Did Arthur and Viola A Gevin Gibson have any children? > > > > Thanks in advance, Todd > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > > ----------> ALL CAPS or UPPER CASE Letters Permissible Use <---------- > > When typing a surname? YES! Absolutely! A must! For general text? NO! > > It's shouting, bad manners (Netiquette) and hard to find surnames. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > *** Tired of this LIST? Going on vacation, a business trip? *** > Send an email with one word, UNSUBSCRIBE, in the Subject and Message > area to: [email protected] Digest? Replace "L" with "D". > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Diana, If that is the page on the Website, I have it. Thanks again ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana L. Watson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [Crawf'rd] Parents of Arthur Gibson > I forget I also found a whole page of Gevin's buried in McDowell cemetery. > This may be family or a place to start. Let me know if you want me to send > this to you. > > Diana > Crawford Co Researcher > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 8:33 PM > Subject: [Crawf'rd] Parents of Arthur Gibson > > > > Who were the parents of Arthur Gibson (1868-1933), who is buried in the > McDowell Cemetery? > > > > Did Arthur and Viola A Gevin Gibson have any children? > > > > Thanks in advance, Todd > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > > ----------> ALL CAPS or UPPER CASE Letters Permissible Use <---------- > > When typing a surname? YES! Absolutely! A must! For general text? NO! > > It's shouting, bad manners (Netiquette) and hard to find surnames. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > This List is dedicated to Crawford County, Pennsylvania. If have a problem, question, need direction or to report a virus, please contact Kathleen off-list at [email protected] Thanks. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >