The Lower Path Valley Presbyterian Church is in Fannettsburg. I checked the records, only a few references to Dunkel (all before 1907) and only one to a Varner. Are you perhaps looking for the UPPER Path Valley Church at Spring Run? That church is also still in existance, but the records as far I I can determine have never been published. >From the Franklin County telephone book: No listing for the Lower church, but there is one for the manse. 18065 Fannettsburg Rd, Fannettsburg. Telephone 717-349-2145. For the Upper Church at Spring Run 717-349-2603. -----Original Message----- From: Duane Miller <damiller@journey.com> To: PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com <PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 11:58 AM Subject: [PAFRANKL] New to the list >Hello, > >I'm currently focusing my research in the are of Dry Run PA. What I'm wondering is does the Lower Path Valley Presbyterian Church still exist, what is their adress and phone #. The surnames I'm in search of are Varner and Dunkle. > >Thanks, > >Duane Miller >Merrill, MI >damiller@journey.com > >

To all who responded to my request for the address for Red Run Park - THANK YOU - and Happy Mother's Day. You are great!

We're here Gerald! Just been slow this weekend. Everybody with a mother is probably out shopping! Mary > I just suscribed to this list, and never see any messages. Just testing >

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I need the actual address of Red Run Park so that I can print out a map of exactly where the park is located for our reunion attendees! Does anyone know the actual street address? Thank you in advance for your help.

I am wondering if there are any birth or marriage records available for Montgomery Township, and the Mercersberg area for 1825-1834. I am interested in births recorded with the surnames Rupe/Rupp and Scott. Thanks for any help, Nicky

Can anyone on the list give me some indication where Price's Church Cemetery is? The most info. I have is that it's in Washington Township near Waynesboro. Any help is appreciated. Jeff Satterfield

Hello Fellow Listers: I am just writing to inform some of you who are not members of the Perry Historians that we are having our Annual Meeting and Tour on Saturday, May 20th at The Red Hill Church of God [outside of Newport, Perry Co., PA.]. 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration Refreshments served. 9:00 - 10.15 a.m. Annual Meeting 10:15 - 11:00 a.m. Special Speaker, Rev. Rosenberry of the Church of God Conference to speak on the history of the Red Hill Church of God and the Churches of God in Perry Co. 11:00 - 12:00 a.m Tour of Red Hill C.O.G. Cemetery 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Family Style Meal - All You Can Eat - provided by Perry Valley Grange Menu: Hamloaf, Turkey, Filling, Mashed Potatoes, Baked Corn, Glazed Carrots, Salad, Pie and Icecream, beverage 1:00 - ???? p.m. Car Tour of various points of interested in and around the Newport area - including the oldest house in Oliver Twp. Cost for the days' activities - $14.00 [Covers Registration and Meal]. If interested, please respond as soon as possible! For more information, please contact Donna HELLER ZINN [Member / Director of the Perry Historians] at djzinn@pa.net or call: (717) 776-6403.

I'm trying to find info on Jacob Shonk, b. 1805 in Franklin Co, Penn. I have been unable to find any Shonk surnames during the early 1800's, but have been able to find two different John Shank's that show children old enough to be Jacob. Do any of you know where I could verify that SHANK was changed to SHONK? Also, if you have any other info about these lines I would appreciate it. Regards, Jeff Collins

Hi List Looking for those that are or are doing family genealogy on the Shannon, Dunlap, Jack and Kenley/Kennelly Families. Willing to share. Thank you. Dottie Cote

I have a gr gr grandfather John McDougal who claimed to have been born in PA., Mercersberg. His birthdate would have been abt 1833. Can anybody give me an address to write to or web site or anything to look into the possibility of his birth around that time? Or are there volunteers to do look ups? I am new to this list. Any suggestions at all are welcome. Does anyone know of McDougals who lived in Franklin County about this time era? Thanks much! Steve Pearson Researching: Pearson; Alverson; Inman; Green; McDougal; Martin; Wooten; McCall; Cammack; Coppock; Dennison; Coate; Brock; Rudy; McGuire; Baker; Munch; Goodnight; Kendall; Spillers; Crowel; Rarick; Deeter; Zerbe; Booher; Onkst; Thompson; Sherfey; Miller; Wooten; Gosnell; Griffin; Justice; Chastain; West; Hollingsworth; Wood; Reed/Reid; Morgan; Bryson; Jackson; Whitmire; Smith; Evans and more http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/e/a/Steve-Pearson/index.html

Seeking descendants of William McCALL born abt 1778 who married Jane BRADY who was born abt 1790 in Cumberland or Indiana County, PA. Families lived in surrounding counties down through the generations. Reunion this summer. Thanks, Donna Cuillard Brady Reunion chair

Seeking descendants of Samuel ELDER, born abt 1785 who married Rebecca BRADY. They lived in Indiana & Cumberland Counties in Pennsylvania. Rebecca the dau of James Brady & Rebecca Young. Reunion this summer. Thanks, Donna Cuillard Brady Reunion chair

Does anyone out there have any information about the Steel/Steele family living in Antrim Twp. in the 1840-1850's. A John Steel married a Jane Henderson, possibly the daughter of William Henderson. Any idea where the Steel family is buried? All help appreciated. Thank You, Vicky Tallent Maryville, Tennessee

I have corresponded with everyone who answered to me personally for information on restaurants and for the address of the Chamber of Commerce in Waynesboro. But I also want to thank them publicly. Your help has been wonderful and all I can say is that I hope that you have as great a day as you have made mine! Janet in Baton Rouge, LA

Drove by the historical marker on Snow Hill yesterday, but there was no good place to pull off the road. I did some 'surfing when I got home. Thought this article might be of interest to anyone with ancestors involved with the community. (Note on why the experiment probably died out - All the members were celibate. Apparently they had trouble finding others who wanted to join them.) http://www.cob-net.org/cloister.htm Included on this site is a list of members, although there seems to be no distinction between those at Ephrata and those at Snow Hill, plus a listing of manuscript material at the PA State Archives.

Hello everyone. I've just joined this listserv. My 6x-greatgrandparents were John McCLELLAND and Catherine BUCHANAN HOUSTON. They were in Franklin County before moving on to Milford Township, Juniata Co. I do have some information on the Buchanans from another website, but other than that, what follows is the extent of my information on this family. If anyone can help with my search, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'm keen to find out where they lived, as I'm planning a trip to Pennsylvania next year, and would like to visit the homes of my ancestors! The following information is taken from History of that part of the Susquehanna and Juniata valleys... Edited by F. Ellis and A. N. Hungerford. 1886 "John McCLELLAN had previously lived in Franklin County, He belonged to a family still numerously represented in that region... McCLELLAN's wife was a Widow HOUSTON, whose maiden-name was Catharine BUCHANAN,-a sister of the father of President BUCHANAN. Her first husband belonged to a family of that name in this region, from whom the celebrated Sam HOUSTON, of Texas, was descended. [By her frst marriage she had two daughters,--Jane and Sarah. Jane was the wife of John ELLIOTT...Sarah was the wife of Andrew DOUGLASS... Mrs. Catharine BUCHANAN HOUSTON, by her second marriage, to John McCLELLAN, became the mother of Daniel, Joseph, John Jr., and perhaps other sons, Nancy (wife of James SANDERSON), Catharine (wife of William LYONS and then of James HITE)... Thanks in advance. Kim in Salmon Arm, Canada

Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce 323 E Main Street Waynesboro PA 17268 (717) 762-7123 Dee PAFRANKL-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > PAFRANKL-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 98 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [PAFRANKL] Help in Wayneboro ["Janet Heck" <jeheck@home.com>] > #2 [PAFRANKL] Waynesboro area ["Janet Heck" <jeheck@home.com>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from PAFRANKL-D, send a message to > > PAFRANKL-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [PAFRANKL] Help in Wayneboro > Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:32:22 -0700 > From: "Janet Heck" <jeheck@home.com> > To: PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com > > Does anyone on the list live in or near Waynesboro? We are planning a > family reunion - long distance, and what a challenge - for this summer in > Waynesboro. We have reserved the motel and the park, but are trying to find > a church group that will cater the picnic. We would have it pot-luck, but > so many will be coming from out of town that we thought we could relieve our > selves of the worry of trying to figure out what to take by having a local > ladies group cater it and be able to pick up some extra dollars for their > good works. > > We will also need the name of a nice restaurant where we can have a large > group for dinner together on Friday night. Someplace not too expensive, but > good food and a family atmosphere. > > If you can offer any suggestions, please contact me personally so we don't > clutter the list with this. > > Janet in Baton Rouge, La > jeheck@home.com > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [PAFRANKL] Waynesboro area > Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 07:56:59 -0700 > From: "Janet Heck" <jeheck@home.com> > To: PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com > > Can anyone give me an address for the Chamber of Commerce or the Visitors > Bureau in Waynesboro, PA? I have searched the web and have not had any luck > finding it. > > Janet in Baton Rouge, LA

In Antrium (probably spelled wrong-Antrim) Township, 1850 census I find John Steel 39, wife Jane 38, Robert 13, James 4 and Rachel 15. They are on page 460, house # 375. I believe that this could be a brother to my James M. Steele, b about 1805 in Pa. This James M. Steele lived in Wilkins Twp. Allegheny Co., Pa in 1850 with his wife Lydia Leonard. My reason for believing that this John is the brother of my James is that in 1880 and 1900 census' for Whitley County, Union Township, Indiana---which is where my James M. Steele and wife Lydia migrated to, there was a nephew named James A. Steele living with them who was also born in Pa. We found a death certificate for this James Allen Steele and he stated that his father was John Steele, born Pa and his mother was Jane Henderson also b in Pa. After scanning what seems like thousands of census records, this listing in Franklin County looks like the only promising lead. Next to the family of John Steel and wife Jane in Franklin County is a William Henderson b abt. 1777 and his wife Elizabeth b abt. 1780. Another odd thing is that my James M. Steele b abt. 1805 named a son Zebulon Parke Steele. There is a Zebulon Park buried in the same area and he was born abt 1810 in Pennsylvania. His wife's name was Charlotte. I found this Zebulon Park in the 1850 census for Plum Township, Allegheny Co. Pa. Somehow I think he has to be "family". Why else would someone name a son after him? He seemed to have made the move to Indiana at about the same time as my James M. Steele family did. The mother of Lydia Leonard who married James M. Steele was living with them in Indiana. It appears she may have moved there with them between 1850 and 1854. Her name was Mary C. Leonard and she was born 8/12/1777. As best we can tell, James M. Steele married Lydia Leonard before 1834. Lydia Leonard Steele was born 2/14/1814 in Pa. Now, to complicate things further, Robert Steele b abt. 1838 seems to have returned to his roots and married a Sarah Pyle/Pile abt. 1861. He joined Union forces in the Civil War---and he joined in Maryland. Death certificate for Sarah J. Steele says that she was b 4/28/1843 to John Piles b Pa and ________ Dunn, b Pa. Now, after all of that, does anyone out there have anything that would help me confirm what I think. Ha!! One other note of interest. It appears that when they moved to Indiana that they may have gone with a Michael McGinley. His sister, Marie McGinley who married a Robert Armstrong went too. She was a widow at the time of the move. In 1850 Michael McGinley and his sister Marie McGinley Armstrong lived in Derry Twp., Westmoreland County, Pa. Vicky

Can anyone give me an address for the Chamber of Commerce or the Visitors Bureau in Waynesboro, PA? I have searched the web and have not had any luck finding it. Janet in Baton Rouge, LA