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"