At 06:41 PM 11/23/1999 EST, you wrote: The Pottstown Public Library (High & Washington Streets) has copies of the old Pottstown newspapers, and there's a Pottsgrove Historical society just east of Pottstown in Sanatoga (Lower Pottsgrove), on "old 422" (either E. High Street or Ridge Pike; I'm not sure where the street changes its name as it passes through the townships). Also, the Limerick Historical Society on Ridge Pike has a fair library of local information. If any of your Pottstown area ancestors were from northern Chester County (the Coventries, the Vincents, Warwick, etc), try the Chester County Historical Society in West Chester (200 block of High Street, which is PA 100). They have a "world class" library (imo) and they do research for a reasonable fee if you can't get there to do it yourself. I got a lot of articles from their clipping files last week; many from Pottstown papers. Their website: http://www.chesco.com/~cchs/index.html Library Mail Research Service: Chester County Historical Society 225 N. High Street West Chester, Pa. 19380-2691 (610) 692-4800

Just an addition to last message Re: Archives location. It is in a shopping center. I had difficulty finding it, because I was looking for a government-type building. The people there were VERY nice and Very helpful. You might want to ask for a Carol Faust, and please tell her I say HI. (Hope she's still there). Hope this helps. HAPPY HUNTING. Rose Catherine MESSERSCHMIDT POSTHUMUS -----Original Message----- From: PAMONTGO-D-request@rootsweb.com <PAMONTGO-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: PAMONTGO-D@rootsweb.com <PAMONTGO-D@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, November 29, 1999 8:27 PM Subject: PAMONTGO-D Digest V99 #350

I also have LIGHTCAP in my family line.. They were from Pottstown, Montgo co and on the 1870 Census I have: Samuel Lightcap age 52 locomotive engineer Mary age 43 leeping house Dutton age 13 Samuel age 8 Dutton Lightcap married Minerva SAVAGE from E Coventry, sister-in-law of Daniel W Landis, my gr gr grandfaher. Diana

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Hi, Thanks for the info and I will ask my dad if he knows of that name, He would be in the same age group as his and graduated around the same time in conshohocken, Thanks, Lynne

Diana, thanks for sharing your LIGHTCAP line. Does son, Dutton, indicate the possibility that your Samuel married Mary DUTTON? Just food for thought? Gerre Engard Byrd

Hi, I am only familiar with a person named Edward Ricci that graduated with me at Conshohocken High, 1966 I see him at various reunions Edie@aol.com

In a message dated 11/27/1999 8:40:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, RicciGenealogy@aol.com writes: << I have a Rosa or Rose Staley in Montgomery Co, Pa who married Ernest Erhlinger. I don't have any further info but she would be in the same time frame as your Staley and possibly her brother, I hope! >> Hmmm. We've both hit a brick wall. I'm not familiar with the ERHLINGER line. Gerre

--WebTV-Mail-11539-387 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit I found the Upper Dublin link last night in fact. Mary Jane Lightkep b. 12-27-1844 was married to Henry Frith 1-14-1848 . I found the link on the www.familytreemaker.com to a book about the Levering family history writen in 1898. It had my Grgrgrandfather Henry Frith listed as Firth but none the less it is Frith for I have his Civil War Pention records to prove the spelling. Mary Janes parents were Abraham 9-29-1815 and Eliza F. Fenton 2-7-1823. Eliaza's parents are Randal and Maria Holgate. Do any of these names Match up to yours? --WebTV-Mail-11539-387 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-102-5.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.31) by postoffice-199.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Sat, 27 Nov 1999 14:36:03 -0800 (PST) Received: by mailsorter-102-5.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) id 4560C3B2D; Sat, 27 Nov 1999 14:36:03 -0800 (PST) Delivered-To: billcannon@webtv.net Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by mailsorter-102-5.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B5763C9D; Sat, 27 Nov 1999 14:36:02 -0800 (PST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id OAA19894; Sat, 27 Nov 1999 14:34:39 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 14:34:39 -0800 (PST) From: Ggengard@aol.com Message-ID: <0.6583d450.2571b66f@aol.com> Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 17:34:23 EST Subject: Re: [PAMONTGO-L] These are the surnames I'm looking for with Phila.connection Old-To: PAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 45 Resent-Message-ID: <yTTUT.A.s2E._xFQ4@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: PAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: PAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: PAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <PAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2282 X-Loop: PAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: PAMONTGO-L-request@rootsweb.com In a message dated 11/27/1999 3:26:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, BILLCANNON@webtv.net writes: << LIGHTKEP >> Tell me more. LIGHTKEPS m: into ENGARDS. I believe they are listed in Yesterday's People, the Upper Dublin Story. Are these yours? Gerre Engard Byrd ==== PAMONTGO Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe first check and see if you are getting list or digest mode then e-mail PAMONTGO-L-request@rootsweb.com or PAMONTGO-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe in message. ============================== Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi --WebTV-Mail-11539-387--

Hi, I have two Staley lines, one on each of my parents side. Gee, I hope they aren't connected some 100 or so years ago!! Anyway, the Staley line from Montgomery Co, Pa is what I am trying to figure out. I have a Rosa or Rose Staley in Montgomery Co, Pa who married Ernest Erhlinger. I don't have any further info but she would be in the same time frame as your Staley and possibly her brother, I hope! Thanks, Lynne

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In a message dated 11/27/1999 7:35:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, RicciGenealogy@aol.com writes: << Does anyone have a connection to Ricci or Staley's in Conshohocken, Montgomery Co, Pa? If so, please email me. >> I might have STALEYs. Just haven't moved them back. James Staley married into my ENGARDS who migrated from Montgomery Co., PA to Botetourt Co., VA abt 1799. Descendants of James STALEY 1 James STALEY ... +Arabella ENGARD b: Bet. 1820 - 1830 m: October 30, 1845 in , Botetourt, VA Let me know what you think, Lynne. Gerre Engard Byrd

Does anyone have a connection to Ricci or Staley's in Conshohocken, Montgomery Co, Pa? If so, please email me. Thanks, Lynne

In a message dated 11/27/1999 6:13:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, BILLCANNON@webtv.net writes: << I found the Upper Dublin link last night in fact. Mary Jane Lightkep b. 12-27-1844 was married to Henry Frith 1-14-1848 . I found the link on the www.familytreemaker.com to a book about the Levering family history writen in 1898. It had my Grgrgrandfather Henry Frith listed as Firth but none the less it is Frith for I have his Civil War Pention records to prove the spelling. Mary Janes parents were Abraham 9-29-1815 and Eliza F. Fenton 2-7-1823. Eliaza's parents are Randal and Maria Holgate. Do any of these names Match up to yours? >> I suspect my Henry LIGHTKEP is brother to your Abraham. Here's the chart: Descendants of Henry LIGHTKEP 1 Henry LIGHTKEP b: Abt. 1823 ... +Ann UNKNOWN ..... 2 Catharine LIGHTCAP b: Abt. 1845 in PA d: February 17, 1926 .......... +John ENGARD b: June 1842 in PA m: November 30, 1865 in Phila., Phila., PA ............. 3 Benjamin F. ENGARD b: October 1866 in PA ............. 3 George ENGARD b: January 1869 ..... 2 David LIGHTCAP b: Abt. 1847 ..... 2 Benjamin F. LIGHTCAP b: Abt. 1849 Sure would like to know these descendants and their descendants. Someone may know something about this John ENGARD. Bill, I'm not at all familiar with your other surnames. Neither HOLGATE nor FRITH are mentioned in the 1850 census of this book I have. However, I do know that LEVERINGS married into the CLEAVERS. Gerre Engard Byrd

In a message dated 11/27/1999 3:26:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, BILLCANNON@webtv.net writes: << LIGHTKEP >> Tell me more. LIGHTKEPS m: into ENGARDS. I believe they are listed in Yesterday's People, the Upper Dublin Story. Are these yours? Gerre Engard Byrd

This is the surname I am looking into: PETERMAN THanks

Terry, Is there any connection between the Smith and Long that you mention? My gr grandfather Soloman Long was in a livery business with a Smith in the 1860's-1870's. Soloman killed himself in 1871, leaving his business partner stuck - not to mention the wife and 10 children! This was in Norristown, although Soloman was earlier from Trapp. I'm not sure if Smith was a relative or not, so I'm wondering if yours are conected. Thanks. Langdon

Good Day All List Members! This message is directed to June Fenstermacher Wyse, the grand daughter of Harvey H. Blank. One of the siblings of Harvey was Oliver. The info below may be of interest to you: Anna May Musselman BLANK, b. 7 July 1902, Franconia Twp., Montgomery Co., Pa., dau of OLIVER BLANK, b. 2 July 1871, d. 14 Sep 1950 and Katie Musselman, b. 7 June 1870, d. 17 Aug 1954, mar 14 Oct 1893. Anna May Musselman BLANK mar on7 Dec 1931 at Old Goshenhoppen Lutheran Church to Esrom Paul Scholl Barndt. Both bur at Indianfield Lutheran Ch. Cem, Earlington, Pa. source: The Johann Peter, Elizabeth Schmidt Gerhart Family, by Ross Gordon Gerhart, Pub by Gateway Press A tract of land in Franconia Twp., Montgomery Co., Pa was sold to Christian Young of Saucon Valley about the year 1845, With him came several families of Musselmans. Henry Musselman, a son-in-law, built the premises now owned by OLIVER H, BLANK. The farm was held in the Musselman family until about 1898. Source: History of Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, by James Y. Heckler, 1901, reproduced in 1992 by Adams Apple Press, Bedminster, Pa. 1891 >From a descendant of Sebasten Blank, Mary in Florida

---------- >From: Terrycraft@aol.com >To: PAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PAMONTGO-L] Pottstown Historical Society >Date: Tue, Nov 23, 1999, 6:41 PM >Terry...I have father and son James THOMSON and brother John who were all papermakers in Reading, and Royersford about 1854-65. The younger James married Elizabeth MCCOY while there. I cannot find out anything about this lady. I wonder too ifg anyone has any information on the mill at Royersford which was supposed to be the first in the country to use wood pulp. > > >==== PAMONTGO Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe first check and see if you are getting list or digest mode >then e-mail PAMONTGO-L-request@rootsweb.com or >PAMONTGO-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe in message. > >============================== >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >