Hi Listers, I do lookups for obituaries and special newspaper articles. Please email me direct mytree22@q.com<about:blank> Thank you, Michelle

Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:08 PM THIS WAS SENT TO ME FROM HOLLAND BY A ULSTERSCOT FRIEND Subject: The Inevitable Laws of Genealogy WHO LIVES THERE. I CAN A TEST TO ABOUT HALF OF THESE PERSONALLY GORDON CROOKS The Inevitable Laws of Genealogy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The records you need for your family history were in the courthouse that burned. John, son of Thomas, the immigrant whom your relatives claim as immigrant ancestor, died on board ship at the age of twelve. The public ceremony in which your distinguished ancestor participated when the platform under him collapsed....... they didn't tell you he had a rope around his neck. Records show that the grandfather, whom the family boasted, "He read the Bible at four years and graduated from college at sixteen," was at the foot of the class. Your grandmother's maiden name for which you've searched for years was on an old letter in a box in the attic all the time. When at last you've solved the mystery of the skeleton in the closet, the tight-lipped spinster aunt claimed, "I could have told you that all the time. You never asked your father about his family because you weren't interested in genealogy while he was alive. The family story your grandmother wrote for the family never got past the typist. She packed it away "somewhere" and promised to send you a copy, but never did. The relative who had all the family photographs gave them to her daughter who had no interest in genealogy and no inclination to share. A great-uncle changed his surname because he was teased in school. He moved away, left no address, and was never heard from again. Brittle old newspapers containing the information you desired have fallen apart on the names, dates, and places. The only record you find for your great-grandfather is that his property was sold at a sheriff's sale for insolvency. The portion of the index you need is continued in the next issue, only the publisher died prior to publication. When you find the obituary for your grandmother, the information is garbled. Her name is exchanged with her daughter's, the whereabouts of her sons is unknown, the date for her father's birth indicates he was younger than she. The only surname not found among the three billion in the Mormon Archives is yours. The vital records director sends you a negative reply, having just been insulted by a creep calling himself a genealogist. The 4 volume, 4,800 page history of the county where your great-grandfather lived is not indexed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2655 - Release Date: 01/29/10 09:08:00

I'm getting ready for a trip up to Franklin County this summer, so was trying to organize my family information for the RING and WALKER families, both of which came out of Washington County, MD. I knew of Andrew and his wife Nancy WALKER RING, and the following children: William (b 1793 MD), Margaret (born either MD or PA in 1796), Mary (1800 PA), Eliza Jane (1803 PA, my ancestory), Andrew (1808 Pa) and James Walker RING. But info was scarce and hard-to-find. I got very little from my hard work. The brief (unsourced) info I got from a distant relative pointed to the Presbyterian faith. So this week, I began looking at the churches in Franklin County. I found a listing of Fendrick Library databases. No RINGs. Bah. Then I got creative. I looked through all of the Rs. And guess what. Andrew RINY. Imagine transcribing handwriting and it's easy to imagine that a G and a Y could look alike. I had a date of April 1840 for his death, the church record had April 6 1840! And the age was right! Score! Next, on the the baptisms. No RING, nothing in the Rs. But - I checked KING. Why did I search KING? I've found through experience that those transcribing the rarer RING often think it is KING, and the R and the K are often mixed up. And there were baptisms! On Dec 5 1813, Nancy KING (her husband didn't join the church until the 1830s) had three children baptized, Mary, Eliza and Andrew. Eliza! My ancestor! One year later, James Walker KING. Definitely the right family. One of Nancy's grandchildren later had James Walker as his first two names, and circumstantial evidence (land records in MD) are pointing to James WALKER as Nancy's probable father (to be proven.) So thinking outside of the box worked for me. I will look at the microfilm/book of the records if they are available as I'd like to see them myself, but I'm happy with what I found. Heck, I'm delighted. The only other thing I wanted from the RING family is a marriage between 1824-1829 of Eliza Jane RING and William KEMP, which remains elusive. I can now concentrate more on the WALKERs when I come up there, which will be trickier, as it's a more common name and there are WALKERs there who aren't related to mine. Sorting them out will be a challenge. So think outside of the box, especially when it comes to transcriptions. I'm very grateful to those who do them. I know how hard it can be, as I volunteer for the LDS indexing project. Bonz

Today, we updated our online family database with about 5,000 new names since our last update in November. Our online database total is now over 618,000 linked individuals. We have oodles of Frederick, Washington, and Franklin County families in our database. You can see what we have added at: http://familyhart.info Thanks! Don & Jeanine Hartman FamilyHart http://familyhart.info twitter-@familyhart Rootsweb List Admins for: Pennsylvania, PADutchGenONLY, Penna-Dutch, PAYork, PA-York-Gen, MD-Fred-Gen, MDWashin, Burket, Dierdorff, Gotshall, Glattfelder, Hartman, Kohr, Kaufman, Shirk, Sturm USGENWEB CCs for: Adams Co., PA; Franklin Co., PA: Lancaster Co., PA; York Co., PA; Frederick Co., MD; Washington Co., MD Any genealogical information sent to FamilyHart grants permission to use that information for any genealogical purposes by FamilyHart.

Thanks to all who answered. I had tried veromi.com (like this one as it gives ages and relatives), whitepages.com - a few addresses, but most are only available when you subscribe, intelius.com (lists relatives, but must subscribe to get addresses) and usa-people-search.com All give clues, but all also want you to subscribe for more info. Thanks so much for the lead to dogpile.com. That was a new one for me! I found two people with full addresses and phone numbers so will start there. Carolyn

I have used whitepages.com and there was no charge, and got phone and address, Shelley

I am trying to contact cousins who went to California from Franklin County many years ago. I have not found them on any of the free sites, but I have located some 'possibles' on whitepages.com and a couple of other people search sites. They all want money up front and promise to send information 'if they have it' Has anyone ever used any of these sites do they come through with current information such as telephone numbers and/or addresses? Thanks, Carolyn

My McClintock family was in Hancock Co., IL. Do they happen to be mentioned in your collection? Thanks, Eileen [McClintock] VanAllman -------------------------------------------------- From: "Barb Shave" <bjshave@shaw.ca> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 4:31 PM To: <PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: [PAFRANKL] Collection of Pioneer Letters > I have 80 letters, poems, receipts, and indentures, involving three > generations of four inter-related, 19th Century families. Children of > Scots-Irish settlers in Fannettsburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, > resettled as farm neighbours in Fountain Green Township, Hancock County, > Illlinois in the mid 1830s. They founded the Presbyterian Church there to > replace their beloved Lower Path Valley Presbyterian Church in > Fannettsburg. They built the first schools and a new society in Hancock > County, and together they now lie there in the "stone-free" soil of a > rural Illinois cemetery. To this day, distant relatives back in > Pennsylvania disbelieve that "stone-free" claim. > > These Illinois pioneers wrote letters to their Pennsylvania relatives. The > earliest in the Pennsylvania collection is regional, however -- a front > line report from a War of 1812 soldier. That writer was uncle to the > teenaged girls who sent appeals for niceties to their Pennsylvania aunts > from the wilds of the War of 1812 Bounty Lands in Illinois. These > Pennsylvania-saved, pioneer letters began in 1837 and continued throughout > the lives of the writers who gave accounts of pioneer hardships and > fellowships as well as Gentile perspectives on the Mormon peiod, including > the murders of Joseph and Hiram Smith in Carthage. The preservation of > these letters in Pennsylvania for nearly 200 years seems a miracle. > > However, the Illinois settlers also prized the returning letters from > Pennsylvania. Over successive decades, more were added -- love letters > and accounts of Civil War war battles, Lincoln's funeral train, and Gen. > George Armstrong Custer. The preservation of the Illinois collection > seems another miracle. > > That these letters were even written, when most people were illiterate and > signed documents with an X, is an amazement. Furthermore, the bulk of > these letters were written by women who managed to acquire an education > 100 years before women were allowed to vote. > > Perhaps the greatest miracle is that these two collections are now > reunited! The families had become so distant in time and geography that > the writers and their familial connections had been forgotten. Modern > genealogy machines like rootsweb provided the necessary links. > > The Illinois collection had come to me because I was next in the family > line. The Pennsylvania collection was given to me in 2006 with the > instruction: "Write the book!" That instruction brings me to the last of > the unlikelihoods that I believe compels me to that task -- I just happen > to be something of a writer. I have published 300 magazine articles, two > books of short stories, and several genealogies. (www.raventricks.com) I > also just happen to be the only person who can reconstruct the > relationships and tell something of the individual histories because of my > lifelong fascination with history, particularly family history. > > The unlikelihoods of this combined collection make it incomparable. The > contents are a historical bonanza. The collection must be published for > the sake of the 13 souls before me who preserved these letters since 1812 > for some purpose greater than themselves. > > All elements are in place for an epic book, save one -- a publisher who > would work with me to create the most effective presentation. I live too > far away (British Columbia, Canada) from the publication houses of > Illinois and Pennsylvania to make effective, first-person appeals, my > writing isn't known there, and my letters have failed to attract interest. > There are urgencies. I am feeling my years; I don't have forever. > Furthermore, soon I intend to pass this collection of 80 fragile letters > to an eager university archive for future preservation and public access. > > Thus I ask subscribers for referrals to regional publishers of historical > materials who have the means to give offer broad recognition for their > books. > > Thank you. > > Barbara J. Shave > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Joan: I have been in contact with Klaus and have done a partial burial search and nothing for far. I know they were Lutheran, so I am going to have to search a few Litheran burial ground, also I am looking for them in the U S Census if 1830. Also I have dim memory of seeing the name Scherb some where, if I can find them again it should give me an indication of where they actually lived. I think he is talking about Fannett Twp.and thats where I am looking. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Majtenyi" <jmajtenyi@wowway.com> To: "Klaus-Peter Hölzer" <kpholz@gmx.de>; <PAFRANKL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Johann Georg GOEBEL, 8 Sep 1789 >I have a little German and this means table ?. I don't find anything that > could resemble gerorn. The closest is from rohren, which means to fit with > tubes? Maybe tunnels? Do these words ring any bells with those of you > familiar with the terrain around Fannettburg? Joan > > > On 1/24/10 7:44 AM, "Klaus-Peter Hölzer" <kpholz@gmx.de> wrote: > >> Hello, > > I am looking for Johann Georg Göbel, who emigrated with wife and five >> > children from Reinheim, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany in 1827 to >> North-Amerika. > > Johann Georg Göbel was born on 8 Sep 1789, > his wife Anna >> Katharina, nee Ramge was born on 23 Jun 1787, > son Johann Peter, * 31 Mar >> 1810, > daughter Anna Margarete, * 27 Apr 1813, > daughter Elisabeth Katharine, * >> 8 Nov 1815, > daughter Anna Katharine, * 20 Feb 1819, > son Johann Georg, * 28 Aug >> 1823. > > In 1833 he wrote a letter about heritage to his father in Germany, but >> > pretty difficult to read. I think I am right in reading that he roomed > near >> a hill named as like „tisch gerorn“ near Fannetsburg. As witnesses > signed >> this letter, too: Georg Weinmann (Winemann), Johann Jacob Scherb > and Matthew >> Wineman. > > I appreciate any help and assistance. Thank you very much. > > Best >> regards, > > Klaus-Peter Hoelzer, Reinheim, Germany > > >> > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an >> email to PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2642 - Release Date: 01/24/10 07:33:00

Looking for Davis researchers in Franklin County, PA. I have a Joseph B. Davis born in 1838 in Chambersburg, his father is William Davis, if you know of any other information or places to search for more info, please let me know, thanks Shelley

I have a little German and this means table ?. I don't find anything that could resemble gerorn. The closest is from rohren, which means to fit with tubes? Maybe tunnels? Do these words ring any bells with those of you familiar with the terrain around Fannettburg? Joan On 1/24/10 7:44 AM, "Klaus-Peter Hölzer" <kpholz@gmx.de> wrote: > Hello, I am looking for Johann Georg Göbel, who emigrated with wife and five > children from Reinheim, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany in 1827 to > North-Amerika. Johann Georg Göbel was born on 8 Sep 1789, his wife Anna > Katharina, nee Ramge was born on 23 Jun 1787, son Johann Peter, * 31 Mar > 1810, daughter Anna Margarete, * 27 Apr 1813, daughter Elisabeth Katharine, * > 8 Nov 1815, daughter Anna Katharine, * 20 Feb 1819, son Johann Georg, * 28 Aug > 1823. In 1833 he wrote a letter about heritage to his father in Germany, but > pretty difficult to read. I think I am right in reading that he roomed near > a hill named as like „tisch gerorn“ near Fannetsburg. As witnesses signed > this letter, too: Georg Weinmann (Winemann), Johann Jacob Scherb and Matthew > Wineman. I appreciate any help and assistance. Thank you very much. Best > regards, Klaus-Peter Hoelzer, Reinheim, Germany > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have 80 letters, poems, receipts, and indentures, involving three generations of four inter-related, 19th Century families. Children of Scots-Irish settlers in Fannettsburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, resettled as farm neighbours in Fountain Green Township, Hancock County, Illlinois in the mid 1830s. They founded the Presbyterian Church there to replace their beloved Lower Path Valley Presbyterian Church in Fannettsburg. They built the first schools and a new society in Hancock County, and together they now lie there in the "stone-free" soil of a rural Illinois cemetery. To this day, distant relatives back in Pennsylvania disbelieve that "stone-free" claim. These Illinois pioneers wrote letters to their Pennsylvania relatives. The earliest in the Pennsylvania collection is regional, however -- a front line report from a War of 1812 soldier. That writer was uncle to the teenaged girls who sent appeals for niceties to their Pennsylvania aunts from the wilds of the War of 1812 Bounty Lands in Illinois. These Pennsylvania-saved, pioneer letters began in 1837 and continued throughout the lives of the writers who gave accounts of pioneer hardships and fellowships as well as Gentile perspectives on the Mormon peiod, including the murders of Joseph and Hiram Smith in Carthage. The preservation of these letters in Pennsylvania for nearly 200 years seems a miracle. However, the Illinois settlers also prized the returning letters from Pennsylvania. Over successive decades, more were added -- love letters and accounts of Civil War war battles, Lincoln's funeral train, and Gen. George Armstrong Custer. The preservation of the Illinois collection seems another miracle. That these letters were even written, when most people were illiterate and signed documents with an X, is an amazement. Furthermore, the bulk of these letters were written by women who managed to acquire an education 100 years before women were allowed to vote. Perhaps the greatest miracle is that these two collections are now reunited! The families had become so distant in time and geography that the writers and their familial connections had been forgotten. Modern genealogy machines like rootsweb provided the necessary links. The Illinois collection had come to me because I was next in the family line. The Pennsylvania collection was given to me in 2006 with the instruction: "Write the book!" That instruction brings me to the last of the unlikelihoods that I believe compels me to that task -- I just happen to be something of a writer. I have published 300 magazine articles, two books of short stories, and several genealogies. (www.raventricks.com) I also just happen to be the only person who can reconstruct the relationships and tell something of the individual histories because of my lifelong fascination with history, particularly family history. The unlikelihoods of this combined collection make it incomparable. The contents are a historical bonanza. The collection must be published for the sake of the 13 souls before me who preserved these letters since 1812 for some purpose greater than themselves. All elements are in place for an epic book, save one -- a publisher who would work with me to create the most effective presentation. I live too far away (British Columbia, Canada) from the publication houses of Illinois and Pennsylvania to make effective, first-person appeals, my writing isn't known there, and my letters have failed to attract interest. There are urgencies. I am feeling my years; I don't have forever. Furthermore, soon I intend to pass this collection of 80 fragile letters to an eager university archive for future preservation and public access. Thus I ask subscribers for referrals to regional publishers of historical materials who have the means to give offer broad recognition for their books. Thank you. Barbara J. Shave

Hello, I am looking for Johann Georg Göbel, who emigrated with wife and five children from Reinheim, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany in 1827 to North-Amerika. Johann Georg Göbel was born on 8 Sep 1789, his wife Anna Katharina, nee Ramge was born on 23 Jun 1787, son Johann Peter, * 31 Mar 1810, daughter Anna Margarete, * 27 Apr 1813, daughter Elisabeth Katharine, * 8 Nov 1815, daughter Anna Katharine, * 20 Feb 1819, son Johann Georg, * 28 Aug 1823. In 1833 he wrote a letter about heritage to his father in Germany, but pretty difficult to read. I think I am right in reading that he roomed near a hill named as like „tisch gerorn“ near Fannetsburg. As witnesses signed this letter, too: Georg Weinmann (Winemann), Johann Jacob Scherb and Matthew Wineman. I appreciate any help and assistance. Thank you very much. Best regards, Klaus-Peter Hoelzer, Reinheim, Germany

Lee: Couple of questions. Looking at your email addres you must be Canadian. I can check some of my records for you but in order to do so I would like the know. 1. What religion were they ? Where do you think the family originated from? What cemetery did you find the graves? Once I have that I will give it a shot ! Gordon Crooks ----- Original Message ----- From: "LEE-PIERRE SHIREY" <lpshirey@rogers.com> To: <PAFRANKL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 1:10 AM Subject: [PAFRANKL] Message > Hello ALL~ > > I have just signed up to be part of this group! I have been doing > research on my family tree for four years and am still a beginner. I > recently discovered that my great grandfather was from Greencastle in > Franklin Co., PA. I visited there in Oct. 2009 and found his grandparents > graves as well as other family members. > > If any other "members" have information on the Shirey surname, I would > appreciate hearing from you! > > Blessings, > Lee-Pierre Shirey, son of > Jacob Lee Shirey, son of > Howard Lee Shirey, son of > Elmer Charles Shirey, son of > Charles Henry Shirey, son of > Augustus Shirey, son of > John Shirey, son of > ??? > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2636 - Release Date: 01/21/10 07:34:00

Hi Lee-Pierre, Welcome! There are some very knowledgeable researchers on this list. You need to know that this list operates differently than most lists. If you want your reply to go to everyone on the list, you have to click on "reply to all". If you just click on "reply", your message only goes to the individual who posted the message you are answering. Then your reply message won't get archived on Rootsweb and others who may be able to assist you won't be able to see the message thread. Also, when posting messages, please put the surname you are posting about on the subject line in capital letters. That is the traditional method used in most lists. There are a couple of reasons. One is that many people subscribe to multiple lists and only open messages with surnames that might connect to their research. Also, when your message is archived with Rootsweb.com, other researchers will be able to find your message thread by searching on the surname. If the surname isn't there, they can't find it and you may miss an important connection. One final recommendation is to include dates when you post questions, to the extend you know them. Even estimates will help to place the individuals in the right century or decade. With so many duplicate names, the dates will help others on the list determine if they have information that might help you. I think you will find that your research skills will improve as you follow the information that gets posted on this list. Even when I have no connection to the family in question, I read all the messages because I often learn about resources I can use and new strategies for searching, to take a run at one of my brick walls. Good luck in your searches. Tink At 10:10 PM 1/21/10, LEE-PIERRE SHIREY wrote: >Hello ALL~ > >I have just signed up to be part of this group! I have been doing >research on my family tree for four years and am still a >beginner. I recently discovered that my great grandfather was from >Greencastle in Franklin Co., PA. I visited there in Oct. 2009 and >found his grandparents graves as well as other family members. > >If any other "members" have information on the Shirey surname, I >would appreciate hearing from you! > >Blessings, >Lee-Pierre Shirey, son of >Jacob Lee Shirey, son of >Howard Lee Shirey, son of >Elmer Charles Shirey, son of >Charles Henry Shirey, son of >Augustus Shirey, son of >John Shirey, son of >??? > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello ALL~ I have just signed up to be part of this group! I have been doing research on my family tree for four years and am still a beginner. I recently discovered that my great grandfather was from Greencastle in Franklin Co., PA. I visited there in Oct. 2009 and found his grandparents graves as well as other family members. If any other "members" have information on the Shirey surname, I would appreciate hearing from you! Blessings, Lee-Pierre Shirey, son of Jacob Lee Shirey, son of Howard Lee Shirey, son of Elmer Charles Shirey, son of Charles Henry Shirey, son of Augustus Shirey, son of John Shirey, son of ???

----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Crooks@verizon.net" <gordoncrooks@verizon.net> To: <Mid-AntrimGenealogy@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:45 AM Subject: Web site > This came to me from a friend in Ireland, the web site might interest some > of you with ancestrors from Antrim, N. Ireland > > Gordon > > >> >> Have you checked out this website ;- >> http://www.storyfinders.co.uk/?tabindex=1&tabid=1881 >> >> There is lots of links to this page, Ive only recently discoverred this >> page and was impressed. >> >> http://www.northantrim.com/Derrykeighan.htm >> >> >> >> > . >> >> >> >> Don Johnston wrote: >>> >>> >>> Y’know I’m pretty impressed with the grips all of you have come >>> together, in some way or another, I’m pretty chuffed to that I share >>> from Australia, so many things in common, or at least in recent >>> history, moreso as a “Niche Group” it honestly doesn’t get much >>> better, in fact at this day in the 21^st century it’s the best of the >>> best >>> >>> I’d like to encourage each and every one of you to take time out and >>> put you hand over your back and pat it “Well Done” >>> >>> Now, I really have a problem which is I just cannot prove my ancestors >>> in the village of Derrykeighan, I can prove they left there in 1873, I >>> can prove some siblings were born there, I can prove one married there >>> [to the infamous Hemphill line-said tongue in cheek, obviously]. >>> >>> Over 30 years of searching has led to pretty much zero, my cousin >>> Gillian in Adelaide AU has also been on this case for longer. >>> >>> I appreciate that I’m not looking for stalwart Irishmen nor those with >>> an Irish surname or longetivity, it’s difficuit, I mean Johnston is >>> almost but not quite looking for Smith, as you would know. >>> >>> I’ve pondered on the though of simply creating a Derrykeighan >>> Database, the whole village and building on that but I also realise >>> that there are/were many, many townland’s bordering. >>> >>> Anyone have any thoughts or ideas or leads? Please? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Don >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> The data in this email is confidential and is for the information of the >> recipient only. No part of this email is to be copied or forwarded to >> organisations or persons who are not members of NALIL without the >> permission of the originator.Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nalil/ >> >> <*> Your email settings: >> Individual Email | Traditional >> >> <*> To change settings online go to: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nalil/join >> (Yahoo! ID required) >> >> <*> To change settings via email: >> nalil-digest@yahoogroups.com >> nalil-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com >> >> <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >> nalil-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com >> >> <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: >> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2634 - Release Date: 01/20/10 > 09:12:00 >

On the first Friday of each month (next is Feb. 5), Dills Tavern is open to the public for entertainment and food. Local entertainment is present (this could be Bluegrass, Jazz, folk music . . . or in the case of Feb. 5, an 18th century Vaudeville act . . . (read more below), and there is food and drink for all. One must be 21 years and older to attend because the public is allowed to BYOB. The evening runs from 7 to 10 p.m., all lit by candlelight and usually there are 18th century reenactors roaming around. Travel back in time to the year 1775 when America is beginning to test its muscle against the power, culture, and traditions of Great Britain. Enjoy an evening by candlelight in the company of local residents as they gossip with their neighbors, find companionship in contemporary songs and jokes, and discuss their views on the impending crisis. Ask questions about their attire and livelihoods, engage your predecessors in debate about the upcoming conflict, and be entertained with their anecdotes. Don't miss this historic evening! The price of admission to First Fridays is $10 which defrays the cost of the food and entertainment. Dill Tavern is located near the Route 15 and 74 split in Dillsburg PA. Some descendants of Matthew Dill live in the Chambersburg area.

I saw this on another web site and am just opassing it on for those who might be interested. Gordon Crooks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blah BlahBlah" <olgc1964@gmail.com> To: <md-fred-gen@rootsweb.com>; <mdcarrol@rootsweb.com>; <mdfreder@rootsweb.com>; <mdwashin@rootsweb.com>; <baltocity@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:34 AM Subject: [MDFR] FYI: DAR Genealogical Research System now available & also an online index to GRC Index database (20million names and counting) > Happy New Year, everyone. > > Thought this might be of interest to some. > > Sam > > ============================================== >>From the Dec. 2009 newsletter of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania: > > DAR Releases Genealogical Research System > The Daughters of the American Revolution have posted the DAR > Genealogical Research System (GRS) on its site. The GRS includes > information collected by the DAR since its inception in 1890 organized > in three databases: one each for: ancestors, members, and descendants. > > The ancestor database contains information from verified membership > applications and supplemental applications. The member database allows > limited searching of members ancestor records, while the descendants > database indexes names from the lineage page of DAR applications and > supplementals. > > At present the descendants database includes lineage information from > original applications with national numbers 370001 through 868280 > along with lineages from 120000 supplemental applications; > approximately 4500 new names are added to this database daily, so > check back often. > > [end of article] > > Not given in the article: The URL is: > http://www.dar.org/library/online_research.cfm and the descendants > database as of today has over 7,100,000 names. > direct link to the ancestors database: > http://216.36.105.133/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=1 > direct link to the descendants database: > http://216.36.105.133/DAR_Research/Search/ > > =========================================== > http://216.36.105.133/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=6 > > Info about the GRC Index: > > GRC Database Overview > The GRC Database is an every name index of the GRC Books housed in the > DAR Library. Currently, volunteers to the Genealogical Research > Committee have indexed 20% ofthe books and have entered more than 20 > million names. > > These typescripts contain a tremendous amount of unique genealogical > material, much of it gleaned from gravestones, family Bibles, and > personal collections. DAR members gather together information > accessible to them where they live, through family connections, or in > their own genealogical papers. In the course of a year, approximately > 300 new reports arrive at the GRC office of the DAR Library for > addition to the collection. > > Each entry in the database is linked to the library catalog. Click on > the link and users can find more information about the book in which > the name was found. > Visit www.MidMdRoots.com > for Old Court Records, Tombstone > Inscriptions, Old Newspaper items, etc > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDFREDER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 270.14.136/2616 - Release Date: 01/12/10 07:35:00

Folks: I recently signed up for Md.Frederick web site listed below as I wanted to try and find some old Frederick Co. cousins. The column below is listed almost daily with various tid bits of information. I wonder why PAFRANKL doesn't have something similar as it seems very morbid bound these days. Gordon crooks From: "john Ashbury" <wasps1965@verizon.net> To: <MDFREDER@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 5:25 AM Subject: [MDFR] History Moment - 1-11-10 > On January 11, 1750, the Rev. Daniel Wagner, pastor of the German Reformed > Church on West Church Street in Frederick from 1802 to 1810, was born in > Eibelshausen, Germany. > > > > On January 11, 1843, Francis Scott Key, author of "The Defence of Ft. > McHenry," which became our national anthem in 1931, died of pneumonia and > pleurisy in Baltimore at the home of his daughter. He was originally > buried > at Old Saint Paul's Episcopal Church graveyard in that city but was > removed > to Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick in 1866. > > > > On January 11, 1887, Middletown Valley Savings Bank was organized. It > opened > for business on February 7. > > > > On January 11, 1898, a meeting was held in Independence Hall in Frederick > for the purpose of organizing a lodge of the International Order of Odd > Fellows. > > > > On January 11, 2004, former Frederick City Alderman William O. Lee, Jr., > retired principal of West Frederick Middle School and author of a book on > the black history of Frederick in the 20th Century, died at his McMurray > Street home after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born on West All > Saints Street, Frederick, on May 7, 1928. > > > > If anyone can add information to these History Moments, > > or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, > > please contact me privately. > > > > John W. Ashbury > > wasps1965@verizon.net > > > > Visit www.MidMdRoots.com > for Old Court Records, Tombstone > Inscriptions, Old Newspaper items, etc > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDFREDER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 270.14.132/2611 - Release Date: 01/10/10 07:35:00