Amy, I'm about to begin my own search for land records. Can you give me some pointers as to the best way to go about it? Are they indexed alphabetically by name and then date? Appreciate any info you can give me. Thanks Garthe Benjamin in NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Donohoe" <adonohoe@pcom.net> To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Any suggestions?! > Shawn, > > Thanks for remembering. I have not received the Deed I was > looking for to date. The property address is 1037 Oak Street > and the family name is Moran (most likely Patrick named as > owner). I believe they lived in that home as early as 1883 or > thereabouts and the house remained in the family until some > time in the 1940s or 50s (possibly even later). I have traced > the 11 children of Mary and have most of their information, > but she is my problem. I am curious about her (and her parents, > etc.) because obit lists her as "one of the best known and most > highly respected residents of this section". While I know it was > her family who probably gave this information, as I said before > they most have based it on something other than their love for her. > I remember my great aunt telling me that she (mary) died of blood > poisoning and they would bleed her and hang her upside down to try to > drain the poison. Aren't you happy modern medicine has made > the strides it has?! > > If you get a chance while you are there and can get me a copy > of the Deed great, if not don't worry. I know how quick the > time goes when you are there. I have been down twice and > still have not gotten everything I need. I'd be happy to reimburse > you for any costs related. > > Thanks, and good luck in your research efforts. > > Amy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shawn Presner" <spresner@hotmail.com> > To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 7:22 AM > Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Any suggestions?! > > > > Hello Amy > > A while back you had sent a request for a look up on Oak Street at the > > courthouse. Have you received this? I am going to the Courthouse > tomorrow > > and would try and look this up for you. > > Do you have info on Mary Moran's children? If you have any names and > dates, > > perhaps I can look for them in the marriage records. > > Let me know today, please. We are leaving tomorrow morning. > > Regards, Shawn Presner > > > > > > >From: "Amy Donohoe" <adonohoe@pcom.net> > > >Reply-To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: [PA-LAC] Any suggestions?! > > >Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 17:26:31 -0400 > > > > > >I have hit a large brick wall with my great grandmother. Her name was > Mary > > >McNulty Moran and she lived in Scranton for her entire life. She was a > > >member of the Holy Rosary Church and from her > > >obituary very active in the community & church. While I know that the > obit > > >was probably written by > > >her family, I would like to believe there is some truth upon which it is > > >based. She lived in the "notch" area of Scranton on Oak Street for most > of > > >her adult life. She married Patrick Moran and was the daughter of > Patrick > > >McNulty & Helen Ryan. She was born in 1862 and died in 1928. She had 11 > > >children, all of whom she raised in Scranton. Any suggestions of any > more > > >information I can get on her other than birth, death and census. Does > > >anyone know if the societies of Holy Rosary kept any records and how > > >helpful they would be? Any other suggestions? I believe at one point > she > > >had some sort of business of her own, but no one is quite sure what that > > >was or where it may have been located. Any thoughts would be greatly > > >appreciated. > > > > > >Thanks, > > > > > >Amy > > > > > > > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > > >Visit the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society > > >http://rootsweb.com/~panepgs/ > > >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Genealogical Research Society of Northeastern PA > http://www.cfrobbins.com/grsnp/ > > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > >

My recollection is that there are two sets of books---Grantors------and ----Grantees They are sort of Alphabetical in that the A's are altogether and the B's and so on, but they are in date order within the Main Alpha heading-------So one book might cover 1920 to 1923 in this manner------It takes getting used to the recorders handwriting also---It's time consuming, but interesting work---have fun "Garthe L. Benjamin" wrote: > Amy, > I'm about to begin my own search for land records. Can you give me some > pointers as to the best way to go about it? Are they indexed alphabetically > by name and then date? Appreciate any info you can give me. Thanks > > Garthe Benjamin in NJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Amy Donohoe" <adonohoe@pcom.net> > To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 6:37 PM > Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Any suggestions?! > > > Shawn, > > > > Thanks for remembering. I have not received the Deed I was > > looking for to date. The property address is 1037 Oak Street > > and the family name is Moran (most likely Patrick named as > > owner). I believe they lived in that home as early as 1883 or > > thereabouts and the house remained in the family until some > > time in the 1940s or 50s (possibly even later). I have traced > > the 11 children of Mary and have most of their information, > > but she is my problem. I am curious about her (and her parents, > > etc.) because obit lists her as "one of the best known and most > > highly respected residents of this section". While I know it was > > her family who probably gave this information, as I said before > > they most have based it on something other than their love for her. > > I remember my great aunt telling me that she (mary) died of blood > > poisoning and they would bleed her and hang her upside down to try to > > drain the poison. Aren't you happy modern medicine has made > > the strides it has?! > > > > If you get a chance while you are there and can get me a copy > > of the Deed great, if not don't worry. I know how quick the > > time goes when you are there. I have been down twice and > > still have not gotten everything I need. I'd be happy to reimburse > > you for any costs related. > > > > Thanks, and good luck in your research efforts. > > > > Amy > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Shawn Presner" <spresner@hotmail.com> > > To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 7:22 AM > > Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Any suggestions?! > > > > > > > Hello Amy > > > A while back you had sent a request for a look up on Oak Street at the > > > courthouse. Have you received this? I am going to the Courthouse > > tomorrow > > > and would try and look this up for you. > > > Do you have info on Mary Moran's children? If you have any names and > > dates, > > > perhaps I can look for them in the marriage records. > > > Let me know today, please. We are leaving tomorrow morning. > > > Regards, Shawn Presner > > > > > > > > > >From: "Amy Donohoe" <adonohoe@pcom.net> > > > >Reply-To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com > > > >To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com > > > >Subject: [PA-LAC] Any suggestions?! > > > >Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 17:26:31 -0400 > > > > > > > >I have hit a large brick wall with my great grandmother. Her name was > > Mary > > > >McNulty Moran and she lived in Scranton for her entire life. She was a > > > >member of the Holy Rosary Church and from her > > > >obituary very active in the community & church. While I know that the > > obit > > > >was probably written by > > > >her family, I would like to believe there is some truth upon which it > is > > > >based. She lived in the "notch" area of Scranton on Oak Street for > most > > of > > > >her adult life. She married Patrick Moran and was the daughter of > > Patrick > > > >McNulty & Helen Ryan. She was born in 1862 and died in 1928. She had > 11 > > > >children, all of whom she raised in Scranton. Any suggestions of any > > more > > > >information I can get on her other than birth, death and census. Does > > > >anyone know if the societies of Holy Rosary kept any records and how > > > >helpful they would be? Any other suggestions? I believe at one point > > she > > > >had some sort of business of her own, but no one is quite sure what > that > > > >was or where it may have been located. Any thoughts would be greatly > > > >appreciated. > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > > > > > >Amy > > > > > > > > > > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > > > >Visit the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society > > > >http://rootsweb.com/~panepgs/ > > > >To unsubscribe: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > > > Visit the Genealogical Research Society of Northeastern PA > > http://www.cfrobbins.com/grsnp/ > > > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > > > > > > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > > Visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList > > > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Search the Lackawanna pages: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/search.html > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList