Darla, Would you be able to check your crawford County Directory to see if there is a listing for a George Stevens? Thank you so much! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darla Mader" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:59 PM Subject: [Crawf'rd] Crawford County Directory 1879-1880 > I have a Directory of Crawford County, PA 1879-1880. It supposedly > lists every one in the county at that time and also has a few > biographies. > > I will be happy to do look ups in this book if any one wants one. > > Darla in Fort Collins, CO > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kathy Barnes [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 8:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Crawf'rd] just a hint > > Another friend who does, "random acts of genealogical > kindness"!!! > > Kathy > Always trying to help, in > Michigan > > > --- gloria m rodas <[email protected]> wrote: > > Lurking on the rootsweb lists, I receive and read > > the posts, > > and I've seen so many lose the faith, going so far > > as to > > unsubscribe > > > > A month gone by, and my-oh-my , not a hint of my > > family do I find > > > > So I prod and pick at random, someone else's brick > > to break... > > > > > > <BG>This has got to be the world's worst prose, but > > I just want to > > remind everyone on the lists that it feels GREAT to > > volunteer, and thanks > > to a lady in SD who needed material from my neck o' > > the woods, I have > > just had the thrill of breaking down a brick wall, > > and even if it wasn't > > mine, the feeling is still the same!!! I plan to do > > this more often, and > > because I had forgotten how good it feels I thought > > I'd share some tips > > on how you can help, in general or in particular, > > especially since most > > of my lists aren't too hoppin' right now... If > > anyone else has good tips > > on what to look for I would love to hear from you. > > > > Go to your local library and look at old obits, and > > copy a few to post > > to the appropriate lists > > Go to a Historical museum and look at the > > collections, then go to the > > county genweb and post the contents, entrance price, > > and research fees, > > if any are available, so that other states can know > > what the museum > > offers. > > Go to a funeral home that has been in business for > > many years and ask if > > you can transcribe some of their oldest records for > > the surname, state, > > or county sites. > > Go to your local county clerk and ask what kinds of > > records are available > > from that office and from what years, and post to > > the county. > > Make phone calls locally to find out which > > cemeteries have caretakers on > > site and if they have a records office , and the > > hours of business for > > those who need help finding a grave site, and post > > to lists. > > Go to a local monument maker and find out a general > > price list for simple > > markers and post to the county involved, so that > > people can place a > > marker on their ancestors unmarked graves. > > Pick a surname, any surname, and go around looking > > for all you can find > > in your town about the people who had that name long > > ago, and post it. > > I do suggest one thing if you decide to do something > > on a volunteer > > basis. Put" FYI only, no relation" in your posts, > > and if you are willing > > to send someone a copy of something you have found , > > say so. > > Spring is coming, and I hope you all find the > > elusive ones in your > > family...and in someone else's!!! > > hugs > > gloria in WA state, land of liquid sunshine > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. 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