If you are looking for these contact Mary Ellen Tarman @ tarmans@ezonline.com She has an online bookstore and has a supply of Oscar's books, plus many other ones. She is very accommodating and ships same day.

This topic comes up from time to time on just about every list. One method that I use is to take a LARGE sheet of paper (those of you in the IS field, this is a great use for all those wasted greenbar reports - the unbursted paper just goes on for miles!) and some artist's charcoals (very soft). I strongly suggest a calm day for this, too <G>. I hold the paper up over the engraving, and then play that little rubbing game we used to do as kids. If you run the charcoal somewhat lightly over the inscriptions, you can get a remarkably well done "copy" of the stone. I then take canning wax (parafin) and rub it over the finished paper. That keeps the charcoal from being smudged on the ride home - and virtually everafter. There is no contact whatsoever between the charcoal and the stone, and the rubbed image is as crystal clear as any. Plus, if you screw it up, you can do it again on the same trip. Happy Rooting!

----- Original Message ----- From: "Elida" <elida@signature.cc> To: <PABERKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 8:35 PM Subject: [PABERKS] COPE surname - Carol's look-up request > Today's Inquirer > Monday, September 11, 2000 > Industrial advances mixed with rural sights > By Catherine Quillman > INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF > > In the 1800s, Chester County was overwhelmingly rural and agricultural, but it also had pockets of industry dotting the landscape. > > A case in point was the Brandywine Machine Works, a family-run operation also known as E.T. Cope & Sons that overlooked the east branch of the Brandywine in East Bradford Township. > > In early postcards, the focus was typically on the scenic Cope's Bridge, which still crosses the creek at Route 162, near Marshallton. > > The collection of frame buildings stood unobtrusively among a grove of trees on the east bank of the creek. Crossing the bridge, one might see two large signs that ran the length of the buildings. They read "Turbine Waterwheels" and "E.T. Cope and Sons, Machinists." > > The "E.T." was Edge T. Cope, the father of 10 children who came from a long line of inventors and machinists. Two of his sons, Emmor and Ezra, worked in the business that began sometime in the early 1830s and developed many of its major products. > > During its peak in the late 1880s, the Cope firm turned out a range of patented equipment, from items as small as sausage cutters to professional creamery churns, steam engines and cast-iron water troughs. > > There were also a few sideline businesses, such as making farm fertilizer from "ground bones," which was sold in barrels for $42.50 a ton in 1861, according to one newspaper notice. > > Although the company seemed to dabble in everything, its best-known products were two very different items: the turbine waterwheel and the "Buckeye" Mower. > > In 1875, Emmor B. Cope had obtained a patent for a new turbine waterwheel used in mills. It was described as having "a series of chutes and buckets" and the design reduced the water resistance and also worked in combination with several "water-tight" gates. > > An extensive catalogue, complete with "various tables showing dimensions," as one paper noted, offered the mechanical-minded buyer a look at Cope's turbine waterwheels for dairy, flour and paper mills. > > Occasionally, a newspaper notice would report the "enterprise" that went into moving a new waterwheel from the factory by horse-and-wagon. > > A wheel ordered in 1881, for instance, traveled to Cheyney on wagons pulled by two four-horse teams, "so extensive were the wheel and attachments," the paper reported. > > Cope's Buckeye Mower, an improved version of what was called the first circular-knife mower in the country, was described as being made of "white oak" and "Norway iron" for "light-draft" mowing. > > In an illustration on the company letterhead in 1880, the "Buckeye" resembles a small riding mower. It required only two horses to operate, unlike the previous six horse-powered mowers. > > E.T. Cope & Sons apparently suffered no work stoppages, fires, or what was called slow trade in the late 1880s. In fact, judging from descriptions of its buildings and operations, it's a wonder things went so smoothly at "Copetown." > > One newspaper story in 1879, for instance, described a workplace that was almost a land mine of potential disasters, with overhead cranes hoisting buckets of melted ore and automated "tilt-hammers" pounding metal in the "smith shop." > > Apparently the churning of the waterwheels, which operated the plant, the hissing of the steam-heating equipment, and a "large grindstone" that constantly turned in the basement, had no effect on the peaceful Brandywine surroundings. > > The writer describes the sounds of gurgling water and the quiet stretch of Brandywine Creek that disappeared in a sharp curve beyond the bridge. > > But as the turn of the century neared, there were sporadic signs of some trouble in Copetown. > > By 1890, there were reports of a sheriff's sale and employees losing their "accumulated savings," which the company apparently held, but no subsequent notices that the company was sold. In fact, there was a report of "increasing trade" of the "celebrated" turbine waterwheel in 1895. > > It is unclear exactly when the company closed its doors, partly because some of its products were gradually phased out. But by 1907, a reporter wrote of empty rooms strewn with old pamphlets and buildings and machinery "falling into decay." > > An estimated "hundred tons of iron and steel" that had been in storage in the foundry had been removed, its "roof timbers" sold to a builder in Coatesville and much of the machinery was destroyed "with dynamite" and hauled "to West Chester," the reporter noted. > > Although there was talk of converting the buildings, with their turbine waterwheels into a "power house," E.T. Cope & Sons seemed to disappear as gradually as it had been established. > > Only Emmor B. Cope continued to appear in the news. In 1893, he applied his engineering skills on an unprecedented project. He was appointed by the U.S. secretary of war to design "gateways" and "markers" for the Gettysburg Battlefield Commission, a paper reported. > > Catherine Quillman's e-mail address is > cquillman@phillynews.com >

Hi Carol! What a goldmine they must be! Thank you for your generous offer. I am ever researching EBBECKE and MCCANN. Again, Thanks!' Joanne ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mike1Carr@aol.com> To: <PADAUPHI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 10:33 AM Subject: [PADAUPHI] PADAUPHI-D Digest V00 #327 > Hi Everyone, > > I have burial listings for the Dauphin Co. Catholic Cemeteries of Mt Calvary, > Holy Cross and Resurrection. These were generously given to me by the > caretaker. Will do lookups if anyone is interested. > > Carol > > > ==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== > KISS- Keep It Short & Simple >

Hi: THANKS for looking....TOM

RHODES/RHOADS/ROTH Looking for any record of Daniel & Catherine Rhoads, w. Hanover Twp, Dauphin Co., PA, b. abt 1835, m. abt 1855, d. perhaps in Civil War. My G-Greatfather was Willoughby R. Rhoads, b. 26 Oct 1857, w. Hanover Twp, Dauphin Co., PA (& Bapt. 8 Dec 1857) as per Birth & Baptism record, Wenrich Church, Linglestown, PA. His parents were listed as Daniel & Catherine Rhoads. I have his(?) textbook with the following Inscription: "Willoughby Roth's Arithmetic, School No. 6, Dec. 2nd 1859, signature illegible, Teacher". (Family history has held that Roth or Rotz was the original name.) The 1870 Census lists: Roth, Willoughby, Age 14, b. 1856; Servant in household of Charles Zettelmoyer, Berks Co., Greenwich Twp. I don't know if this is my G-Greatfather. His father may well have died in the Civil War & he had to work for this family. Willoughby Rhoads married Margaret Rebecca SHEPLER, b. 15 May 1856, Middle Pacton Twp. Their son (my grandfather) was Irvin Albert Rhoads, b. 22 Jul 1877; Bapt. 22 Dec 1878; parents Willoughby & Maggie Rhoads as per Birth & Baptism record, Wenrich Church. I have Margaret's prayer book, "The Heidelberg Catechism", German Reformed Church in the USA, 1809. On the inside left leaf is written MAGGIE SHEPLER; On the right leaf MAGGIE RHOADS MIDDLE PAXTON TOWNSHIP, DAUPHIN CNTY PA. Margaret died 3 May 1886 (at age 30) & is buried at Wenrich Church Cemetery, Linglestown, PA with HER parents, Samuel & Regina(ALBERT) Shepler. Marker reads: "Margaret R.; b. 15 May 1856; d.3 May 1886; 30.0.15; w/ of Willoughby Rhodes". Willoughby (& Irvin) moved to Springfield, Ohio & remarried. Jerry Rhodes

I am looking for any information regarding: Snavely, Conrad William: b July 2, 1877 Father listed on his death certificate: Joseph Snavely Mother listed on his death certificate: Mary Wagner Conrad's spouse: Leese, Isabella Conrad was born in Hanover or Hanoverdale, Dauphin County Any information in regards to the above mentioned people is appreciated. Carlene gumma3@aol.com

Hi Elida, My Stutzman has been a mystery indeed. All I have is Anna Stutzman b. 1864 PA d. 1891 Pike Twp., Fulton Co., Ohio. She married Emerson Eugene Dunbar 5 Feb 1882. I have a picture of her mother with her three boys. Her mother is dressed in the typical Mennonite dress of that time. I know the family had came from PA originally. Most everyone else was from the same area in PA so I am guessing that the Stutzmans came from there too. It isn't a lot to go on. Kaymarie Elida wrote: > > Hi Kaymarie, > > Which of the elusive STUTZMAN people are you looking for? > > Elida in SC

Phew! Errors corrected, photographs taken Labor Day 2000 added, and I'm done. For right now. Anyone caring to see what we accomplished in cleaning up this old, old cemetery (pre-dates the Civil War era) can do so by going to: CEMETERIES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Sunset.html> Those of you who don't care to do so, just hit delete. Incidentally, all photos have been degraded to speed up downloading time. Regards, -- CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/> BABB - HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html> DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html> ERNST-GRUBER <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html> FIES/FEES Family History Research Site <http://www.fies-fees.org> Forgotten Cemeteries <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html> FRASCELLA -- <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html> HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html> SCHLEGEL-PETERS <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html> SNYDER-JONES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html> WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html> ZIMMERMAN lacks source data

Hi Everyone, I have burial listings for the Dauphin Co. Catholic Cemeteries of Mt Calvary, Holy Cross and Resurrection. These were generously given to me by the caretaker. Will do lookups if anyone is interested. Carol

----- Original Message ----- From: Elida To: chasfies@worldnet.att.net ; PADAUPHI-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 9:51 PM Subject: Re: [PADAUPHI] Cemetery Look-Ups Yourself Charles, These are an amazing collection of cemetery records! You are to be congratulated !!! Job well done !!! Don't know how you did it !!! With appreciation, Elida in SC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles E. Fies, Retired" <chasfies@worldnet.att.net> To: <PADAUPHI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 5:28 PM Subject: [PADAUPHI] Cemetery Look-Ups Yourself > Cemetery Researchers: > > In addition to Susan's generous offer to do look-ups, I have a > bunch of cemeteries on my home pages you can 'do it yourself', available > at:: > > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html>. > > The most recent addition, and largest single cemetery, is:: > > GEYER's <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/GeyerCem.html> > > These Dauphin County cemeteries, principally centered around the > greater Middletown area, contain the documented names, some exact > transcriptions, of the various 'residents' therein. The Geyer's > Hillsdale Cemetery is accessed Alphabetically, each page being a single > sheet. > > I truly hope this helps at least one person (other than myself) > browse through the graveyards without having to suffer the extremes of > sun, wind, poison ivy, icy cold, darkness, hidden roads and nearly > inaccessible lots that so many of us have already gone through. If they > are helpful, let me know. > > In many cases, headstone photographs may be available upon > request, if not already included on the pages. > > Regards, > -- > CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/> > BABB - HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html> > DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html> > ERNST-GRUBER <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html> > FIES/FEES Family History Research Site <http://www.fies-fees.org> > Forgotten Cemeteries <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html> > FRASCELLA -- <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html> > HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html> > SCHLEGEL-PETERS <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html> > SNYDER-JONES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html> > WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html> > ZIMMERMAN lacks source data >

Hi Tom, Sorry, there was no listing for Dunsmore in my book. There are many more cemeteries in Dauphin Co and perhaps you will locate your ancestors in one of them. I have no info on any of them, however. Good luck in your research. Sue susanjf@juno.com On Sun, 10 Sep 2000 16:42:53 EDT Moorey1@aol.com writes: > Hi: Would you pleasr LOOK-Up ....DUNSMORE...thanks very munch...TOM ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hi Ginny, Sorry, there were no listings for Nissley or Nisley in my book. There are many more cemeteries in Dauphin Co and perhaps you will find them in one of those. I have no info on any of them, however. Good luck in your research. Sue susanjf@juno.com On Sun, 10 Sep 2000 22:12:40 EDT Nursegin@aol.com writes: > Susan, Would you please look especially in the United Bretheran > Cemeteries > and see if you have any listings for Nissley or Nisley. I found a > Martin in > one of the Middletown ones but the years don't fit. many thanks. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Mitch Yeager wrote: > http://home.att.net/~chaXXXXfies/Sunset.html > Hello, my name is Mitch Yeager. Looking through your pages I ran across > this. I am not able to view the pictures on this page. The other pages I > have been to load fine. > My family is not in the pages you post, but I wish they were. You are kind > to share this with everyone. > Best Wishes, > Mitch Yeager > http://freeweb.pdq.net/myeager/default.htm Mitch et al: Thank you (profusely) for mentioning the absence of pictures on the Sunset Cemetery page. That told me instantly what rather dumb thing I did while writing the code, and I have since corrected it. The link from Dauphin Co Cem <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/GeyerCem.html> to Sunset Cemetery http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Sunset.html has been corrected, and you can view the pictures correctly now. You may be glad you bothered to revisit this old, old cemetery. We went in and cleaned it up again, took pictures on Labor Day to show how nice and large it is, and they will be added in the near future. I need a break. -- CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/> BABB - HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html> DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html> ERNST-GRUBER <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html> FIES/FEES Family History Research Site <http://www.fies-fees.org> Forgotten Cemeteries <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html> FRASCELLA -- <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html> HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html> SCHLEGEL-PETERS <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html> SNYDER-JONES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html> WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html> ZIMMERMAN lacks source data

We would like to invite you to return to The POORHOUSE STORY (a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American poorhouses) at http://www.poorhousestory.com Today we posted the link and list of microfilmed poorhouse records from the website of the Pennsylvania State Archives. These include records from this county. For those who have not been to the site, DIRECTIONS: homepage/POORHOUSES BY STATE/OTHER States...then PENNSYLVANIA from the table of states. I do NOT have information about how to view or obtain these microfilms...but perhaps you can find that information on their website. Hope you enjoy our site! Linda Crannell (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)

In a message dated 9/10/00 15:51:17 Mountain Daylight Time, jmosman@pa.net writes: [snip] > I have tried shaving cream and a straight edge and it works, but it's a > little messy. > [snip] It is not only messy, but VERY harmful to the stones. Shaving cream contains soaps, oils, organic acids, dyes, and other materials. These penetrate the surface of the stone and result in more rapid weathering. Flour and whipped cream (suggested by others) are nutrients for microorganisms that can also attack the stone. Chalk is abrasive, and should never be used. Please, folks, don't put ANYTHING but light on gravestones. A little water (NOT under pressure) probably won't hurt, but lighting at an angle is even better. As an engineer, I was stunned when I first read about using shaving cream for reading inscriptions. It would never have even occurred to me, because it is so obviously (to me) damaging. I would no more use it than I would use a wire brush or a sandblaster. Even the best genealogists are not necessarily experts in stone preservation. See the Association for Gravestone Studies page at http://www.berkshire.net/ags/ for some useful tips. Gary Vincent

Ancestry Weekly Digest, 09 September 2000 TRICKS FOR READING TOMBSTONES When trying to read old tombstones at a cemetery, it is very useful to bring a flashlight and a large paper bag. Pull the bag over the stone, stick your head and the flashlight inside, and shine the light sideways on the inscription; you may be able to read an inscription you could not read before. This technique is used to study antique rock carvings and should work equally well on old tombstones. Another way is to do what blind people do--use your fingertips. Very often you can feel the inscription you are not able to read. Ulla Kristoffersen. Oslo, Norway

Susan, Would you please look especially in the United Bretheran Cemeteries and see if you have any listings for Nissley or Nisley. I found a Martin in one of the Middletown ones but the years don't fit. many thanks. Ginny Shartle -Nursegin @aol.com

The instructor in our Genealogy course said he uses flour. I have not tried it but he has been more than 15 years researching so he should know.

Rich, Good luck in getting the books carol