Ann; No unfortunately, his name was Joseph Dietrich, from Riverside,NJ. The first name of Riverside was Prospertown. The size of Riverside is 1 1/2 sq. mile---------Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Brown" <cookiebrown11@gmail.com> To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [PAPHL] Access to OLD Post Office employment records > Albert, > I too have a great, great grandfather who was a postmaster in the small town > of Belvidere, NJ 1873-1881. He died in 1896. We aren't speeking of the same > gentelman, are we ? > > Ann > > > On 1/23/06, Albert F. Dietrich <aldietrich@verizon.net> wrote: > > > > I was looking for my great Uncle, who was a postmaster in a small town in > > NJ. I called U.S. Postal Library Headguarters in Washington, DC. They gave > > me the History of my G-uncle tenure, he died in 1895. The phone number is > > 1-202-268-2904. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "l faris" <phillyirish2003@yahoo.com> > > To: <PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 9:29 PM > > Subject: [PAPHL] Access to OLD Post Office employment records > > > > > > > Hello, > > > An ancestor worked for the post office in 1860. Does anyone know if > > there are records from that time? Where should I look? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Yahoo! Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, & more on > > new and used cars. > > > > > > > > > ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== > > > TO CONTACT THE LIST ADMIN, WRITE TO: > > > PAPHILAD-admin@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 ==== > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > Ann Brown " Cookie" > > > ==== 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 >