Helene, I think yere's a good possibility that this street in Germantown, transcribed from the 1900 City Directory (below), is the one you're looking for. 1900-Gopsill's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania General & Business Directory -MEEHAN (Gtn), N fr 6813 Gtn av to Sprague, N of Pleasant, & (Pittsville) fr Mansfield av to Woolston Regards, Bob Lightcap ---------------<hdauria@sbcglobal.net> wrote------------------ >I need some help. According to his birth record, my great-grandfather was >born on Jan 16, 1892 in Philadelphia at 2271 Michan St. That's how it reads >on the typed copy of the certificate I got from the city archives. I can't >find Michan St. on modern maps of Philadelphia so I was wondering if anyone >had any clues for me where this street might have been. The address of the >doctor who delivered him is given as 5560 Main St. > >Thanks for any ideas anyone may have! > >Helene

Want years do the Philadelphia Photo Volumes cover.? My great grandfather had a Pipe shop at 16 N. 6th in 1890. I found it in the Phil. City Directory, 1890 as Charles H. Jaep & Co. (segars) I would love to have a picture of that area then. Ann On 5/10/06, jodyb <bponk@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I was wondering if anyone had a photo of Schillings---a bakery, I believe? > My dad speaks very fondly of their cheesecake in his reminiscences. I have > both the Philadelphia photo volumes and was disappointed that neither had a > picture of the building! > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > Visit City and County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at: > http://www.pa-roots.com/~philadelphia/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > -- Ann Brown " Cookie"

We must have had a lot of ancestors who started out as bakers. I am looking for a photo of a bakery at 134 Vine Street -- first named Nagle's and later (I think) Deuber's. The Nagles owned a family chain so other bakeries may bear that name. The years would be 1870-1900. Thanks for any help! Natalie ndburrows@verizon.net

In a message dated 5/10/2006 12:53:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, bponk@yahoo.com writes: I was wondering if anyone had a photo of Schillings---a bakery, I believe? My dad speaks very fondly of their cheesecake in his reminiscences. I have both the Philadelphia photo volumes and was disappointed that neither had a picture of the building! Do you mean the bakery that was located at Frankford Avenue and Clearfield Street in Kensington? Kate

Thanks again, everyone who helped on this. McKean is a strong possibility. I'm going to have to track down that original, I guess! Second question: on my great-grandmother's birth certificate I am completely stumped by what is written in for her residence address. Aside from being illegible to me, it doesn't look like an address. There's no number at all. Would anyone be willing to have me e-mail them the scanned document and see what you think? I'd very much appreciate it! Helene -----Original Message----- From: Marjorie B. Winter [mailto:marjw@cox.net] Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 7:29 AM To: PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [PAPHL] Looking for a Street Helene: According to McElroy's 1839 Philadelphia Directory, McKean Court ran South from 4 Locust. I can only assume that means 4th and Locust since no other explanation is given. That would be in the vicinity of Washington Square on the West, 3 or 4 blocks from the Delaware River Waterfront on the East, and about 8 short blocks (1/2 mile) south of High Street (Market Street.) Definitely, old Philadelphia. Marj in NC -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/335 - Release Date: 5/9/2006

There were thousands of bakeries in Philadelphia. When I grew up in a Philadelphia neighborhood in the 1940s and 1950s there was a bakery every three blocks through the neighborhood.

I was wondering if anyone had a photo of Schillings---a bakery, I believe? My dad speaks very fondly of their cheesecake in his reminiscences. I have both the Philadelphia photo volumes and was disappointed that neither had a picture of the building!

Thank you so much. I am developing a research plan for a visit to PA in the future. I will try them then, or will try for online card files for information. Barbara Edkin Livingston, CA

This is for Wanda or whoever can help me with this. Wanda answered the message below so I am writing to her to see if she can help. Whoever can help, thanks. >Wanda: Would you be kind enough to see if there is a picture in Still >Phila. of the GEPHART WAGON WORKS on Frankford Ave. I saw a picture of it >a number of yrs ago in a book at the Phila. Public Library bookstore and >at that time I did not know that the owners had something to do with my >family. The family name is GEBHARDT or GEBHART or GEBHARD. Now I can't >find the book anywhere and the stupid Library doesn't have any copies of >any of their books that they had in the bookstore or so they say. I >really don't know the name of the book that the picture was in only that >it was. I am not dreaming it as I sometimes think that I am. Thanks much >for any help you can give me. >X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1147189193-11022-336-0 >X-Barracuda-URL: http://ms4.tcnoc.com:80/cgi-bin/mark.cgi >Resent-Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 09:39:49 -0600 >X-Original-Sender: beasterd@eastern.edu Tue May 9 09:39:49 2006 >X-Sender: beasterd@mail.eastern.edu >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 >Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 11:37:40 -0400 >Old-To: PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com >From: Barbara Easterday <beasterd@eastern.edu> >X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: [PAPHL] RE: shop >Subject: Re: [PAPHL] RE: shop >X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 >To: PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/19026 >X-Loop: PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: PAPHILAD-L-request@rootsweb.com >X-Virus-Scanned: by MS4 - Tangent Barracuda at tcnoc.com >X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 >X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using global scores of >TAG_LEVEL=2.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=2.5 KILL_LEVEL=3.5 tests= >X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.02, rules version 3.0.12385 > Rule breakdown below pts rule name description > ---- ---------------------- > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > >At 11:31 AM 5/9/2006 -0400, you wrote: >>I have a book titled, Still Philadelphia, A Photographic History , >>1890-1940 by Frederic M. Miller, Moris J. Vogel, Allen F, Davis. >> >>I would think view it at the library and then let me know if you would >>like some of the pictures or data pages and I would copy and send to >>you. I also have Revolutionary Patriots of DE 1775-1783 and Supplement >>to The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage-1614-1775. >> >>I will be off the computer till May 17th and would be happy to do some >>lookup's after that. >>Wanda >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "eile" <eile@comcast.net> >>To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:13 PM >>Subject: [PAPHL] RE: shop >> >> >>> > This is what was at that address in 1890. Does that help? >>>Bossing Jacob A. milliner 2252 N Front, h 2143 Howard >>>Kensington Enterprise newspaper 2143 N Front >>>Kensington Sun newspaper 2143 N Front >>> >>>Thanks, but sorry, my photo would be after 1905. >>> >>>Paul >>> >>> >>>==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >>>FREE: unlimited webspace! >>>http://freepages.rootsweb.com/ >>> >>>============================== >>>Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>>Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >>>http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> >> >> >>==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >>FREE: Upload your GEDCOM to WorldConnect >>http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >> >>============================== >>View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >>marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > >==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >FREE: Search the SSDI [Social Security Death Index] >http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

I don't see it here . Have you tried WillowBend. see below. They usually have good book on geneology. The book I have has a lot of reading material and I just don't have time to go through it all but if someone has an idea of page no. , I can scan very easily and send. A lot of the info in this book seems to be South Philly also. First picture was of Goldman's one price Boots & Shoes and it looks like the address was 243?7 on 200 vloxk od Aourh Arewwr in rhw mis 1890's I will be back on the 17th . Wanda http://www.willowbend.net/index.asp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Easterday" <beasterd@eastern.edu> To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [PAPHL] RE: shop > Wanda: Would you be kind enough to see if there is a picture in Still > Phila. of the GEPHART WAGON WORKS on Frankford Ave. I saw a picture of it > a number of yrs ago in a book at the Phila. Public Library bookstore and > at that time I did not know that the owners had something to do with my > family. The family name is GEBHARDT or GEBHART or GEBHARD. Now I can't > find the book anywhere and the stupid Library doesn't have any copies of > any of their books that they had in the bookstore or so they say. I > really don't know the name of the book that the picture was in only that > it was. I am not dreaming it as I sometimes think that I am. Thanks much > for any help you can give me. > > > At 11:31 AM 5/9/2006 -0400, you wrote: >>I have a book titled, Still Philadelphia, A Photographic History , >>1890-1940 by Frederic M. Miller, Moris J. Vogel, Allen F, Davis. >> >>I would think view it at the library and then let me know if you would >>like some of the pictures or data pages and I would copy and send to you. >>I also have Revolutionary Patriots of DE 1775-1783 and Supplement to The >>Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage-1614-1775. >> >>I will be off the computer till May 17th and would be happy to do some >>lookup's after that. >>Wanda >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "eile" <eile@comcast.net> >>To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:13 PM >>Subject: [PAPHL] RE: shop >> >> >>> > This is what was at that address in 1890. Does that help? >>>Bossing Jacob A. milliner 2252 N Front, h 2143 Howard >>>Kensington Enterprise newspaper 2143 N Front >>>Kensington Sun newspaper 2143 N Front >>> >>>Thanks, but sorry, my photo would be after 1905. >>> >>>Paul >>> >>> >>>==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >>>FREE: unlimited webspace! >>>http://freepages.rootsweb.com/ >>> >>>============================== >>>Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>>Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >>>http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >>> >> >> >> >>==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >>FREE: Upload your GEDCOM to WorldConnect >>http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >> >>============================== >>View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >>marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > FREE: Search the SSDI [Social Security Death Index] > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

Wanda: Would you be kind enough to see if there is a picture in Still Phila. of the GEPHART WAGON WORKS on Frankford Ave. I saw a picture of it a number of yrs ago in a book at the Phila. Public Library bookstore and at that time I did not know that the owners had something to do with my family. The family name is GEBHARDT or GEBHART or GEBHARD. Now I can't find the book anywhere and the stupid Library doesn't have any copies of any of their books that they had in the bookstore or so they say. I really don't know the name of the book that the picture was in only that it was. I am not dreaming it as I sometimes think that I am. Thanks much for any help you can give me. At 11:31 AM 5/9/2006 -0400, you wrote: >I have a book titled, Still Philadelphia, A Photographic History , >1890-1940 by Frederic M. Miller, Moris J. Vogel, Allen F, Davis. > >I would think view it at the library and then let me know if you would >like some of the pictures or data pages and I would copy and send to >you. I also have Revolutionary Patriots of DE 1775-1783 and Supplement to >The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage-1614-1775. > >I will be off the computer till May 17th and would be happy to do some >lookup's after that. >Wanda > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "eile" <eile@comcast.net> >To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:13 PM >Subject: [PAPHL] RE: shop > > >> > This is what was at that address in 1890. Does that help? >>Bossing Jacob A. milliner 2252 N Front, h 2143 Howard >>Kensington Enterprise newspaper 2143 N Front >>Kensington Sun newspaper 2143 N Front >> >>Thanks, but sorry, my photo would be after 1905. >> >>Paul >> >> >>==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >>FREE: unlimited webspace! >>http://freepages.rootsweb.com/ >> >>============================== >>Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > > >==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >FREE: Upload your GEDCOM to WorldConnect >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

I have a book titled, Still Philadelphia, A Photographic History , 1890-1940 by Frederic M. Miller, Moris J. Vogel, Allen F, Davis. I would think view it at the library and then let me know if you would like some of the pictures or data pages and I would copy and send to you. I also have Revolutionary Patriots of DE 1775-1783 and Supplement to The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage-1614-1775. I will be off the computer till May 17th and would be happy to do some lookup's after that. Wanda ----- Original Message ----- From: "eile" <eile@comcast.net> To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:13 PM Subject: [PAPHL] RE: shop > > This is what was at that address in 1890. Does that help? > Bossing Jacob A. milliner 2252 N Front, h 2143 Howard > Kensington Enterprise newspaper 2143 N Front > Kensington Sun newspaper 2143 N Front > > Thanks, but sorry, my photo would be after 1905. > > Paul > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > FREE: unlimited webspace! > http://freepages.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

Thanks to those who answered my query. I am sure you are right. The name Elethgoe, Philadelphia Co., appears in the will of Margaret Hamer, d. 1724 and Olicoah, Phila. Co., in the will of her husband, James Hamer, d. 1715. I believe Joseph Richardson may have married one of their daughters. He is named as overseer and witness in James Hamer's will. Natalie ndburrows@verizon.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe patterson" <jpatter@comcast.net> To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [PAPHL] location of old towns > Natalie Burrows wrote: > >>I am trying to find out the location of two old towns in Philadelphia >>County in the early 1700's: Elethgoe and Olicoah. Both should be near >>Providence. >>Thanks so much. >>Natalie >>ndburrows@verizon.net >> >> >>==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >>FREE: Search the SSDI [Social Security Death Index] >>http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi >> >>============================== >>Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >>areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >>Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> >> > JOSEPH RICHARDSON AND INFORMATION ON HIS CHILDREN > > Joseph purchased a 1,000 acre plantation called "Olethgo" in Providence > Twp. from his brother-in-law Abraham Bickley in 1710, and lived there > until his death in 1752. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/montgomery/stjamesperkiomen/richardsonfam.html > > I doubt what you are looking for were towns, but rather large > plantations..... > There are links to maps of the area showing who else was there in the > 1700's > > hope this helps > > Joe > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > Search RootsWeb and Ancestry: http://www.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >

Try the Atwater Kent Museum, 34 S. 7th St., and/or the Main Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library. Perhaps also the Urban Archives at Temple University. In a message dated 5/8/2006 8:42:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, AEdkin@aol.com writes: Does anyone know the publication dates for these two newspapers, and/or if they are on microfilm (and where)? My "people" were in Kensington and died, I think, there in 1853 and 1889. In a message dated 5/8/2006 2:09:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, reginanau@msn.com writes: Bossing Jacob A. milliner 2252 N Front, h 2143 Howard Kensington Enterprise newspaper 2143 N Front Kensington Sun newspaper 2143 N Front Thank you for any hints, as this family is one of my "brick walls" (Andrew Getts/Getz and wife Elizabeth Bartel/Barthel Getz - his is the earlier death date). Philadelphia Research

Does anyone know the publication dates for these two newspapers, and/or if they are on microfilm (and where)? My "people" were in Kensington and died, I think, there in 1853 and 1889. In a message dated 5/8/2006 2:09:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, reginanau@msn.com writes: Bossing Jacob A. milliner 2252 N Front, h 2143 Howard Kensington Enterprise newspaper 2143 N Front Kensington Sun newspaper 2143 N Front Thank you for any hints, as this family is one of my "brick walls" (Andrew Getts/Getz and wife Elizabeth Bartel/Barthel Getz - his is the earlier death date). Barbara Edkin Livingston, CA AEDKIN@aol.com

> This is what was at that address in 1890. Does that help? Bossing Jacob A. milliner 2252 N Front, h 2143 Howard Kensington Enterprise newspaper 2143 N Front Kensington Sun newspaper 2143 N Front Thanks, but sorry, my photo would be after 1905. Paul

They aren't town names. Perhaps the names of estates. Sndtenterprises Genealogical and Historical Research

Natalie Burrows wrote: >I am trying to find out the location of two old towns in Philadelphia County in the early 1700's: Elethgoe and Olicoah. Both should be near Providence. >Thanks so much. >Natalie >ndburrows@verizon.net > > >==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >FREE: Search the SSDI [Social Security Death Index] >http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > JOSEPH RICHARDSON AND INFORMATION ON HIS CHILDREN Joseph purchased a 1,000 acre plantation called "Olethgo" in Providence Twp. from his brother-in-law Abraham Bickley in 1710, and lived there until his death in 1752. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/montgomery/stjamesperkiomen/richardsonfam.html I doubt what you are looking for were towns, but rather large plantations..... There are links to maps of the area showing who else was there in the 1700's hope this helps Joe

I am trying to find out the location of two old towns in Philadelphia County in the early 1700's: Elethgoe and Olicoah. Both should be near Providence. Thanks so much. Natalie ndburrows@verizon.net

This is what was at that address in 1890. Does that help? Bossing Jacob A. milliner 2252 N Front, h 2143 Howard Kensington Enterprise newspaper 2143 N Front Kensington Sun newspaper 2143 N Front >From: eile <eile@comcast.net> >Reply-To: PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com >To: PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [PAPHL] shop >Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 06:34:09 -0700 > >I have an address (2143 N Front St) and a photo from maybe 100 years ago of >a relative (we think) standing outside a shop that he owned. > >Is there any resource that I could use to confirm the existence of the shop >and the owner? Gopsill's? > >Thanks. > >best, >Paul Carr > > >==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== >Helpful abbreviations: (APS)American Philosophical Society, [ARI]Annenberg >Research Institute,(BI)Balch Institute,[DU] Drexel University Library, >FLP)Free Library of Philadelphia, [GHS] Germantown Historical Society, >GSP)Genealogical Society of PA, (HSP)Historical Society of PA, LC)Library >Company, [NARS] National Archives Regional Branch-Philadelphia, >PCA)Philadelphia City Archives,(PCH)Philadelphia City Hall, >(PJAC)Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center, (RWA)Register of Wills >Archives,(TU)Temple University, (UP)University of Pennsylvania Libraries >and Archives > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >