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 ???

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