I heard yesterday that the PA-Roots site was having some problems again. I do not know the current status though. At 01:10 PM 9/1/2004, you wrote: >Hi > >Is anyone else having trouble getting into the Treasures of the Past site. >I used http://www.pa-roots.com/~treasures - I got this message >"Welcome to the website of Treasures of the Past.""This page is a place >holder for the home page of your own website." >Thanks DCJJ >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sapphire Geenie" <sapphiregeenie@hotmail.com> >To: <PAINDIAN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 8:47 AM >Subject: [INDIANA] Treasures of the Past Update! > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > It has been a while since I have updated Treasures. First of all to >let you know that I already know that the links for Greenwood and Oakland >Cemeteries in White Twp Indiana Co PA don't work and neither does the links >for Edgewood Cemetery in Conemaugh Twp Indiana Co PA. I do appreciate those >who have emailed to let me know but I did that on purpose and will let you >know when they are back up and in working order. > > > > This update is another mixture for several different states, some of you >may not know but I am half Northern and half Southern, and I have to say >that I think when you have ancestors from both parts of the country life is >more interesting in doing research. Especially when you come from an >interesting background such as mine and my half sister, who also is half >northern and half southern also, we don't have the same father but are >trying to prove that our fathers are related. > > > > In doing research it is amazing at what you find in your background that >just adds all the more color to your family tree. Recently in trying to >search down my one line I found an uncle and aunt who had actually gone to >the courthouse and made out a deed for selling their slaves back in 1861, >when I called the courthouse in Wakulla Co FL, they first told me the >courthouse had burned in 1892 and that very few records had survived, but I >told them that I knew this one had as someone else had seen it, so they dug >it up for me and called me to let me know they had indeed found it and they >had never seen such a document before themselves, although I'm sure most of >us have heard of that these things went on. Copies of these documents are >up on Treasures under the Bird/Byrd surname on the Florida page. > > > > We recently went and placed a Civil War marker at Bolivar, Fairfield Twp, >Westmoreland Co, PA for a grandfather of ours by the name of Marshall L >McDermott Sr. Earlier in May we placed two Revolutionary War markers in >Antrim Twp, Franklin Co, PA for a grandfather Robert Clugston (Jane Huey's >father) and an uncle John Clugston. We are hoping to soon send for a >Revolutionary War marker for William Marshall Jr who is buried at Glade Run >at Dayton PA. > > > > Also recently my sister, Marcia, my mother, Connie and I were in the >Blairsville Dispatch for the 4th of July celebration. They had contacted us >about doing an article on us and what we do and on the DAR, because my >sister is a member. I have put this article along with the article that was >done last October in the Indiana Gazette, up on the site for all to read. >Both articles include photos. > > > > The History of Indiana County Her People Past and Present by Stewart is >being transcribed and part of it has been put up on the Indiana County PA >page of the site, along with some of the photos out of the book. > > > > I am hoping to now start working on the two Indiana County PA websites >that I maintain and get them updated. And start on another update for >Treasures as I have much more to add to the site. > > > > Carla > > > > Treasures of the Past > > http://www.pa-roots.com/~treasures > > treasures@www.pa-roots.com > > > > Indiana County PA Gen Web > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paindian > > indianacountypagenweb@hotmail.com > > > > Indiana County PA Archives > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/indiana/ > > indianacountypaarchives@hotmail.com > > > > > > > > ==== PAINDIAN Mailing List ==== > > Visit the "NEW" Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana Co. website. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paicgs/ > > > > > > >==== PAINDIAN Mailing List ==== >Visit the INDIANA County, PA USGen website > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paindian/