Can anyone give me more information about the PA Hospital for the Insane? When was it opened? Are there available records? If so, where? Thanks so much! Natalie ndburrows@verizon.net

B Casilano. Thanks for help!. Yes ,please send me the images! from 1910. Don`t know when ,but once in time ,Hans` address was c/o Edv.........ansell (something missing here) ,2632 Richmond St. in Philadelphia ,PA.....that could have been before 1920. If it had been possible to find a person with forename Edv.....(-ard?) and surname ending on ansell at that address ,maybe it had been possible to find Hans also??? For sure is: He was living in USA 1907 ,kept in touch with relatives in Norway ,and shall have died between 1920 and 1930 sometime ,but no one knows if he ever married or had children. Erik On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 13:40:15 -0500 BCasaleno@netscape.net wrote: > Eric; > There is a Hans Anderson living in Port Richmond, New >York, that is the right age in the 1910 census. He is >living with a Haalstadt family, and his immigration date >is 1907. I can send you a copy of the image offline if >you wish. He is shown as a carpenter. There is also a >Hans Christian Anderson on the 1920 census whose age is >off a couple of years, but the immigration date is the >same. He is living in the Bronx, New York. He is also >shown as a carpenter. There are a number of other Hans >Andersons, but these seem to be the closest. I don't have >access to 1930 census index. > > B Casaleno > > __________________________________________________________________ > Switch to Netscape Internet Service. > As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at >http://isp.netscape.com/register > > Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > > New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer > Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying >pop-ups. > Download now at >http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, >webpages and mailing lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the >weekly RootsWeb Review. To subscribe, start here: >http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > 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 >

can anyone tell me where 56th st and rabbit lane were located in 1920? thanks

From "AMERICA'S MOST HISTORIc HIGHWAY", found at... http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:1yMAXKDC-tcJ:www.libraries.psu.edu/do/digitalbookshelf/28780861/28780861_part_15.pdf+%22rabbit+lane%22+philadelphia&hl=en Just beyond the hospital grounds [Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane], until about thirty years ago, ran Rabbit lane, a diagonal road which originally crossed Market street near Fiftieth, but later had to be entered from Fifty-second and Walnut streets. This road ran in a southwestern direction down to Baltimore avenue, and near the latter road, then the Chadd's Ford turnpike, was an old farm house which had been obtained by a party of well-known horsemen in Philadelphia, such as Captain Joseph Lapsley Wilson, Wayne MacVeagh, A. J. Cassatt, Edward Rogers and Hartman Kuhn. These organized themselves into a driving club called the Rabbit, after the farm on Rabbit lane. From 1867 until 1872 the house on Rabbit lane was occupied by the club, but later the head- quarters were removed to Hay lane, and not so many years ago to a spot near Christ Church Hospital, just outside the bounds of the West Park. ----Original Message Follows---- can anyone tell me where 56th st and rabbit lane were located in 1920? thanks

My husbands family didn't! ~Dolly Beecher http://home.comcast.net/~cdbeech/ <http://home.comcast.net/~cdbeech/> -----Original Message----- From: PhilaResearch@aol.com [mailto:PhilaResearch@aol.com] Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 11:37 AM To: PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAPHL] DICICCO Immigrants from all countries would Americanize their names. E.g. Giuseppe means Joseph. This is common throughout American history. Philadelphia Research ==== 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 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

If anyone has access to the Philly marriage index for 1885-1917, I would appreciate a lookup. SLATER, Mary - (husband unknown) SLATER, Matilda - HEUTZENRODER, Roland SLATER, Nellie - MEINZER, Arthur SLATER, Sarah - (husband unknown) SLATER, Thomas - ____________, Mary SLATER, William - KING ?, Anna Index entry (year, cert. number) would be great. Anything else, and you're an angel. Many thanks. Tom White Paris, France

Immigrants from all countries would Americanize their names. E.g. Giuseppe means Joseph. This is common throughout American history. Philadelphia Research

In a message dated 01 08 2006 10:00:58 PM, PAPHILAD-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Does anyone have any information on this firm at 12,14,16 Letitia St. in 1881 in Phila. PA? Olga >> oooooooooooooooooooo A Letitia St. exists in center city on Market. St[was High St.] near 2nd St. Letitia was the name of a relative of Wm. Penn[daughter?] Milton E. Botwinick [professional genealogist] botwinick@aol.com botwinick@alumni.rowan.edu MEBotwinick@alumni.temple.edu http://hometown.aol.com/botwinick/myhomepage/index.html

Greetings! Your advice is appreciated on where to turn next to fill in gaps on my DICICCO line, and I'd surely love to hear from anyone connected to this line. Here's what I've got to date: Antonio DICICCO: born 21 Feb 1887 in Italy, died Jan 1969 in Pennsylvania. Antonio married Fortunata ROSSI (marriage date unknown). Fortunata ROSSI: born 13 May 1885 in Italy; died 17 Oct 1936. Antonio arrived in the US from Italy in 1909 (exact date & port unknown), though I've not yet found him on the 1910 census. I'm not sure where he was as I don't know where he arrived. Fortunata arrived in the US from Italy with their two children in 1912 in Philadelphia. She was to meet Antonio in 1912 at his residence on Carpenter Street, Philadelphia according to the passenger record. In 1920, Antonio & Fortunata are living on Beulah St. in Phila. with children Marino (aka Manielli and I believe Charles), Joseph (aka Guiseppe), Clementine, Rosina (aka Rose), Catherine, and Carmella (aka Mildred). I've not yet located this family in the 1930 census, so that's my goal this week, but Antonio did fill out his social security application in 1936, and at that time he was living on Patton St. in Phila. I'm curious as to the changing of names. Was this a common practice? Sadly, few members of the family have knowledge of its history, so the best source of all isn't available. Also, any ideas (or links to resources) on other spellings of DICICCO, Anthony/Antonio/Tony, Fortunata? Perhaps some common mispellings that you are aware of that I should look for? Many many thanks, Laurie

You can send for them by regular mail or e-mail. By mail: Send a written request with the person's name, date of death (month, day, year) or burial date and a stamped self-addressed envelope. We will only check two newspapers. The cost of photocopying from microfilm is 50 cents per page with a $1.00 minimum. Maximum of 2 obituaries can be requested at one time. Send request to: Free Library of Philadelphia Newspapers & Microfilm Center 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia PA 19103 Email: Send a written request with the person's name, date of death (month, day, year) or burial date. We will only check two newspapers. The cost of photocopying from microfilm is 50 cents per page with a $1.00 minimum. Maximum of 2 obituaries can be requested at one time. Send request to: erefNEWS@excen.library.phila.gov Happy New Year! Larry B. ----Original Message Follows---- Can someone please tell me if they do look ups for obits? If you do can you please get in touch with me? I am in Texas so I have no way of visiting the library. Thank you, Cindy

Can someone please tell me if they do look ups for obits? If you do can you please get in touch with me? I am in Texas so I have no way of visiting the library. Thank you, Cindy

Does anyone have any information on this firm at 12,14,16 Letitia St. in 1881 in Phila. PA? Olga

I just tried pasting and copying the url to my browser, and had no trouble going to the website. If you're trying to copy & paste one line, then the part that wraps to the next line, try highlighting both lines as a block, then copy & paste the whole block (that's what I did). If you already tried that, I don't know what to suggest. Stephen C. Shisler

In a message dated 01 08 2006 7:02:32 AM, PAPHILAD-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Could someone tell me where I can find the records from St Michael's Lutheran Church and the Old Zion Lutheran Church both located in Germantown? >> 00000 There are some listed records at St. Michael's at hsp. See www.hsp.org for details Milton E. Botwinick [professional genealogist] botwinick@aol.com botwinick@alumni.rowan.edu MEBotwinick@alumni.temple.edu http://hometown.aol.com/botwinick/myhomepage/index.html

In a message dated 1/8/2006 10:17:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, waughtel@oz.net writes: It still wouldn't accept the full url - the "oc.html" (without quotes) should be included with what is highlighted and underlined. don't know why it does this. Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) Antoinette- When a URL/link "wraps" onto a second line it generally isn't clickable for most people. However, it can be copied and pasted into the browser window (making sure that no spaces were inserted by the line break and removing them if any are found at the break) and then going to the URL--it works that way. Joan

Thank you Olga- I tried the links but got screen that it could not be found .... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olga Brigham" <brigham5@msn.com> To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 7:01 PM Subject: St.Michael's & Old Zion Churches > Bill Regli was asking about records from these churches in Germantown,PA. > He might want to try the following: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/1pa/paarchivesseries/series2/paarch2-9toc.html<http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/1pa/paarchivesseries/series2/paarch2-9toc.html> > This is for the above named churches in Phila. I found several German > relatives here for the same time period. Worth a look. > Olga > > ______________________________

Thank you for this information abt. the Lutheran Archives, it appears that they do not conduct paid Research, I live in Fla. and cannot travel.... it appears that hiring a Professional Researcher is the only alternative, does anyone have any further suggestions or something I have missed ? I thought perhaps the Lutheran Archives might have more extensive Records and files, other than the Records of the St Michaels Zion Church in Germantown ( I have those films at my FHC, very hard to read and most in German )...... perhaps there is a List or Index of the Holdings of the Lutheran Archives available somewhere, without having to go in person to the facility...... Thanks for help on this, Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: <ORGANIZR01@aol.com> To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [PAPHL] Germantown Records > The Lutheran Archives is staffed by volunteers, usually two. It is a very > small place and you need an appointment to be able to research there > yourself. > They are open limited hours on limited days. > > It is difficult to get through to them on the phone, which is usually > busy. > You can request research but I waited about 6 months and got no response. > I > found that the records I needed, which is what you are working in, are > copies > of what they have. > > You might persist in calling them and explore with them what they have and > whether it would be worth your making a trip there, assuming, of course, > that > you are in the area. > > Good luck. > Merle > > ______________________________ >

I have a few "Moulder" in my Philadelphia ancestry. They were iron workers who molded wood burning stoves. -- Ken

It still wouldn't accept the full url - the "oc.html" (without quotes) should be included with what is highlighted and underlined. don't know why it does this. Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antoinette Waughtel Sorensen" <waughtel@oz.net> To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 7:14 AM Subject: URL ADDRESS FOR CHURCH RECORDS > Sorry, people, even I goofed when forwarding what I thought would be the > correct address. It didn't "take" all of it - but here is the complete url > ~ ~ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/1pa/paarchivesseries/series2/paarch2-9t > oc.html > > Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) >

Sorry, people, even I goofed when forwarding what I thought would be the correct address. It didn't "take" all of it - but here is the complete url ~ ~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/1pa/paarchivesseries/series2/paarch2-9t oc.html Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington)