I will be darned if I can figure out what LDS films to order for the McKeeport WWI draft registration cards. Can someone help? Thanks. Carole

Looking for help in searching Smithfield Church Records can anyone tell me if they are on line or on Microfilm and can be rented, or viewed in som other means Derek

Cari You could be right , as the family seems to have history in Chambersburg but is buried in Smithfield, and Homewood Cemeteries. I am told there are many references in the Smithfield Church records( but have yet to find how to access them). Thank for your help Derek At 10:46 PM 9/23/02 -0700, Carolyn \"Cari\" Thomas wrote: >Chambersburg, Pennsylvania is a large city in Franklin County about 25 miles >WNW of Gettysburg in South-Central Pennsylvania. You just might discover a >migration pattern to Pittsburgh via Chambersburg.... > >Good luck >Cari Thomas > > >Can some tell me the relationship of Mckeesport, Chambersburg, > Smithfield and >White Oak. I am research a Dingeldein/ Dingledine and now have these >locations to try to figure out I know Mckeesport is just south of Pittsburgh >and think Smithfield is in the same general area or was but the others not >sure. > > >==== PAALLEGH Mailing List ==== >All RootsWeb lists are archived and are searchable at: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Derek, McKeesport is approximately 17 miles southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. White Oak is a border of McKeesport. Here are a few websites that might help you out.. http://www.woboro.com/ http://www.mckeesport.org/

I am in need of a geography lesson Can some tell me the relationship of Mckeesport, Chambersburg, Smithfield and White Oak. I am research a Dingeldein/ Dingledine and now have these locations to try to figure out I know Mckeesport is just south of Pittsburgh and think Smithfield is in the same general area or was but the others not sure. If anyone can help Ii could use the assistance. Derek

I am researching both the Bode and Dingledine families. I am told the Dingledine have been associated with the Smithfield German Evangelical Protestant Church. which is associated with the Homewood Cemetery. In section 9. 3 lot 5 I will find a John Henry Bode and Wife Elizabeth (Dingledine) could some one provide me with the dates for these two. Also does anyone know if there are any Dingledine buried in Homewood as well. Are there any records for Smithfield German Evangelical as this may help build a family group If anyone can help Ii would appreciate the kindness Derek

Derek, Here's some info from one of the members on the McKeesport Message Board: As far as I know along time ago the Dingeldein family had a feud,The TRUE Dingeldeins kept the German spelling & the others used the dine ending.Alot of the family lived in the Bryn Mawr part of White Oak.The Ackerbergs were also related.My Grandfather Philip built a house on Wesley St. in the Grandview area,I was born in that house! He was a Mck.fireman.Still have a cousin George Dingeldein living on Monongahela Ave. in Amherst Terrace. His sister is Bette Ford,who used to be a bullfighter & now an actress.Their dad was Charlie Dingeldein who was killed by a Daily News truck YEARS ago in front of Johnnie Who's on Walnut St.The only young ones left are my sons,one in Irwin & one in VA. Roy.Dingeldein Barbara Jo Firda (searching surnames: COATES,FIRDA,GIRMAN,JAMNICKY,LOGAN,POLLACK,SCHULTE,TKACH,VOELKER WebSites: Genealogy: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/i/r/Barbara-J-Firda/ ==== PAMCKEESPORT Mailing List ==== Try the "All Things McKeesport Web Ring" If your Web Site is about McKeesport or owned by a McKeesporter....Join!! http://www.geocities.com/geojenk/ If your Web Site is Owned by a McKeesporter...Join!! ==============================

Looking for help locating information on a Dingledine/ Dingeldein family that Immigrated from Germany to USA in about 1837 and latter settled in McKeesport area. I have very little else to go on and could use some help . I believe the McKeesport is a suburb of Pittsburgh today but an not 100% sure. Any assistance would be appreciated Derek

I recently bought an official seal for a lodge . I am hoping someone can identify what organization this might be . The seal is round with these words around the edge . " Tube City Lodge 2290 - K & L of H - McKeesport ,Pa . In the center is a triangle with an anchor in the center of it .There are two crossed spears behind the triangle .In the points of the triangle are letters -- M , O & A. I believe K & L of H may stand for Knights and Ladies of Honor. I am wondering if this Lodge could be a part of a larger organization such as the Masons or Elks or Eagles etc. Thanks for help--Donna F

Source: The Daily Mail, Friday, July 25, 2002, Hagerstown, MD. Linda Catherine MEEHLEIB, 53. Born July 17, 1949 in McKeesport. Parents: Late Paul DUNBAR and Stella RUFFING DUNBAR. Other surnames: WALTERS, WARDLE, Service Sunday, at 10 a.m. Jefferson Chapel Funeral Home. Ranson, WV. The full obit can be found at" <http://www.herald-mail.com> Jerry Dittman Boonsboro, Md. Researching in the McKeesport area: DITTMAN, GROOMS, MADDEN, BERGMAN, WEBER and DUGAN.

Does anyone recognize this description as a location in SWPA? Through a waterfall, down a ledge, to a pond below, past a log home, beyond a garden, to a small cemetery. I don't know exactly when the description is supposed to depict, I think it would be sometime between 1800 and 1845. Laurie Beth Roman

Was told to look in the McKeesport area for information on ancestors listed in the 1870 as living in Elizabeth. Received information that while looking for shipbuilders and other families in the 1870 census in Elizabeth (AlleghenyCounty), PA, they came across Finley ALLSHOUSE and his family. Also, in the same borough was a Jackson & Henrietta ALTSHOUSE and their family. We were under the misunderstanding that they had always been coal miners, so the shipbuilding is something we need to look into for more information. Would like to know more about their lives while living in that area. Have information to share with anyone else researching the Allshouses. Laurie Beth Roman

Hello Listers, I am seeking ancestors, descendants, relatives, neighbors, or anyone that is familiar with the ORLOWSKI or MARCUS or BOZYCZSKI (BOZECKA) or RAZNY names in the McKeesport/Port Vue/Glassport areas. -- Scott Orlowski Elizabeth, PA scotto@attbi.com www.monval.com

Dear Listers, I have added all the rest of the available names, at this time, to the Elizabeth Cemetery Site. They are from the two sources you can read about on the description part. Sometime I'm going to see if more can be added from 2 other sources that I wish to check out but it will take me over the summer to do so. Also remember to check out my new item on the Missouri people from SW PA. Enjoy, Ellen (ETHS) email: ellen@b-n-s.com Visit my web site: http://www.geocities.com/ellenj3

DEAR LISTERS, WOULD LIKE TO CONNECT WITH ANYONE WHO HAS KNOWLEDGE OF MICHAEL TIMKO m. ANNA POMJBA. (POMYBA) . FAMILY HISTORY. THROUGH THIS FAMILY HISTORY WILL KNOW A LITTLE MORE OF MY GRANDMOTHER, ULARA TIMKO .SHE MARRIED A JAN,JOHN BALLY,BAILLE, BALEY. I BELIEVE SHE WAS A SISTER TO THIS MICHAEL TIMKO. THEY LIVED ON HAZEL STREET IN MCKEESPORT, PA. GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHT TO SOME FAMILY HISTORY OF THESE TIMKOS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOD BLESS VERA LAS VEGAS.

We've added new McKeesport photos at Allegheny County Old Photos..... http://www.familyoldphotos.com/pa/allegheny Here's what's new: >>From Marc Stauffer Miller Sisters Earl Van Patten and Glenn Stauffer McKeesport Tin Plate Company Workers Nancy Jane Peters Parks Elliott Copeland Stauffer and Lucy Belle Parks Stauffer Rev. Dr. Marcus G Stauffer Clarence Scott Stauffer and Sophia Harrington and family John Herman Stauffer William Allen Stauffer and family Rev. Thomas Fleming Stauffer obituary For a complete list of all the new photos added, go to http://www.familyoldphotos.com/pa Stop by and see us when you have a chance. Teri

If you have a problem getting to my site it might just be temporary. Some more work is being done on it but if the problem persists I'll let all know when it's okay. We may be taking the entire site to another location in the future. Regards, Ellen (ETHS) email: ellen@b-n-s.com Visit my web site: http://www.geocities.com/ellenj3

Dear Listers, I came across a newspaper article from 1887 that has an item in it about people from Western PA. I saw names that I've seen asked about on here & thought you would be interested in seeing this item. The names are listed by what counties they came from - Allegheny, Fayette, Washington & Westmoreland. You can see the entire article by going to my website below. Enjoy! Ellen (ETHS) email: ellen@b-n-s.com Visit my web site: http://www.geocities.com/ellenj3

Dear Melodie, Contact the McKeesport Heritage Center. They are located right in what we call "Renzie Park"!!!! Their address & phone number is as follows: McKeesport Heritage Center 1832 Aboretum Drive, McKeesport, PA `(412) 678-1832 Good luck & take care, Nancy PS: I live right over the hill from the park!

Hi Melodie, I can't tell you any history of "Renzie" Park, but I can tell you that I spent many hours at the pool as a teenager in McKeesport. I don't think the pool is there anymore though. We also had many family picnics there and lots of Fourth's of July were spent there watching the fireworks. There used to be a kiddie pool with the overhead spray that my daughter loved as a child. And the playground was great. They had day camps there in the summer. This was all in the 60's and 70's. The last time I was in Pa. we went to the International Village still held at the park every year. I was surprised to find that the Park is not like it used to be and saddened that the pool is gone. Linda G.