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. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

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. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ==== 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