I have negatives of it , that my Dad took. They are dated June 8, 1947. There are no street signs, but a sign that says Fleetwing. I'm coming to Pa next week; maybe I'll take them to the library. Barbara -------------- Original message -------------- > I think the tornado was 1947 it hit the west side of Sharon. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "teri" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:09 PM > Subject: [PAMERCER] message boards::: MILKOS Farrell - Sharon Tornado 1947 > *response* > > > > Forwarded from the message boards. If you can help, please respond back > > to the person requesting the information on the board through the link > > listed below. (If you hit reply, your response comes to me - and not the > > person looking for the information.) > > > > **** response to a previous post*** > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ldB.2ACI/2483.1.1.2.1.1.1.1 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Hi Krista, > > > > Sorry for the delay in responding. About your line, unfortunately none of > > those locations mean anything to me. But you didn't mention were the " > > Mesaros" line is from. Were they also from Czech?...Maybe these are just > > common names? > > > > I have one possible surname for my group, "Miklos". > > > > I have two postcards from 1947 from Sharon/Farrell. They very quickly > > state things like we are ok, will be release from hospital soon, etc. > > When I check the dates with the national papers, it appears ther was a > > tornado a few before the cards were written. So I must assume, the writer > > and his family were injured in the toranado. > > > > Maybe the local papers would have a list of wounded? Or a parh of the > > tornado, so I could see who was affected? > > > > Paul > > > > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > > Any questions or problems regarding the PAMERCER-L list, e-mail Teri at > > sanchoinc@houston.rr.com... For more Mercer County info, visit our web > > site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer > > > > > > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > Any questions or problems regarding the PAMERCER-L list, e-mail Teri at > sanchoinc@houston.rr.com... For more Mercer County info, visit our web site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer >
Some photos of the tornado are on line: http://www.familyoldphotos.com/pa/mercer2/tornado_photos.htm Teri ----- Original Message ----- From: <jimbarbfrancis@comcast.net> To: <PAMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [PAMERCER] message boards::: MILKOS Farrell - Sharon Tornado 1947 *response* >I have negatives of it , that my Dad took. They are dated June 8, 1947. >There are no street signs, but a sign that says Fleetwing. I'm coming to Pa >next week; maybe I'll take them to the library. Barbara > > -------------- Original message -------------- > >> I think the tornado was 1947 it hit the west side of Sharon. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "teri" >> To: >> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:09 PM >> Subject: [PAMERCER] message boards::: MILKOS Farrell - Sharon Tornado >> 1947 >> *response* >> >> >> > Forwarded from the message boards. If you can help, please respond back >> > to the person requesting the information on the board through the link >> > listed below. (If you hit reply, your response comes to me - and not >> > the >> > person looking for the information.) >> > >> > **** response to a previous post*** >> > >> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> > >> > Classification: Query >> > >> > Message Board URL: >> > >> > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ldB.2ACI/2483.1.1.2.1.1.1.1 >> > >> > Message Board Post: >> > >> > Hi Krista, >> > >> > Sorry for the delay in responding. About your line, unfortunately none >> > of >> > those locations mean anything to me. But you didn't mention were the " >> > Mesaros" line is from. Were they also from Czech?...Maybe these are >> > just >> > common names? >> > >> > I have one possible surname for my group, "Miklos". >> > >> > I have two postcards from 1947 from Sharon/Farrell. They very quickly >> > state things like we are ok, will be release from hospital soon, etc. >> > When I check the dates with the national papers, it appears ther was a >> > tornado a few before the cards were written. So I must assume, the >> > writer >> > and his family were injured in the toranado. >> > >> > Maybe the local papers would have a list of wounded? Or a parh of the >> > tornado, so I could see who was affected? >> > >> > Paul >> > >> > >> > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== >> > Any questions or problems regarding the PAMERCER-L list, e-mail Teri at >> > sanchoinc@houston.rr.com... For more Mercer County info, visit our web >> > site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== >> Any questions or problems regarding the PAMERCER-L list, e-mail Teri at >> sanchoinc@houston.rr.com... For more Mercer County info, visit our web >> site at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer >> > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > Did your great - great grandfather serve in the Civil War? Add him to our > Ancestral Heroes - soldiers from Mercer County who served during the > Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, World War > I, World War II, Korea and the Vietnam War. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer >