Fred, Thanks so much for all you do, an invaluable service to tons of folks allover. Seeing it is already the New Year down there in OZ, all good wishes it started well, and contnues to be a good and properous. May we all find elusive Ancestry in 2001!!! Sheila // Firehair Happy New Year, Everybody!! "What you accept, you teach" This is a subscribed/requested mailing by the participants, not Spam mail under AOL TOS. If you wish to be added /removed, please notify [email protected], you'll be deleted/added immediately. I'm in no way responsible for the forwarding of email I send to others who are not subscribers/requesters. This letter can't be considered Spam as long as a Remove Link is included.

Hi! The following was mentioned on the PA census mailing list in reference to PA petitions in the Congressional Record. There are many familiar names, and some local. Actual page images can be printed out. Very interesting. http://www.geocities.com/lydick_1999/Journals/America.html Giving credit where due, info on site says it is edited by a Connie Mayo. Apologies if this is all "old news;" the site was new to us. Elaine dickey.cumbo.resseguie [email protected] ============================ =============================== Starrucca, Wayne County, PA http://rivercountry.freeyellow.com/index.html McDevitt/Smiths (w/Dickey), Sterling, PA http://community.webtv.net/ncdickey The Resseguie Family Web Site http://pages.prodigy.net/royjnagy/elaine.htm Wayne County PA Query Forum http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Pa/Wayne Starrucca page, Wayne Co PAGenWeb http://rivercountry.freeyellow.com/StarruccaGW.html ================================ . ------------------------------------------------------------ Email Provided By http://www.draac.com/ Free Graphics http://gifs123.tripod.com/

The same here...I have been rather sick since June. I now seem to be getting better, I even had 9 days in a row with bearable pain. I have diabetic neuropathy. So, please keep me in your prayers. ....Happy Holidays to All....

In a message dated 12/24/00 1:52:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Firehair, > Thought you might enjoy this--from another list--Sun Danze > > An Indian Prayer Christmas Day > > by Larry Kibby > > > > > Great Spirit Grandfather > I send these words to you > To Father Sun > Grandmother Moon, > To Mother Earth, > > To all you have created, > To all our relations > And to the four Sacred Winds. > > Grandfather, > Today you gave > The breath of life > To an Indian child > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child > Will walk amongst his people > With his head held high, > With dignity and pride, > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child, > Will stand before his people, > With honor And respect, > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child, > Will be strong, > With wisdom, knowledge > And understanding, > That will come from > The heart, soul > And mind > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child, > Will come before > A humble Nation of people > And like his brother > The Eagle, > And like the Sacred Buffalo > This Indian Child > Will be their strength > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child > You gave to us > In a Sacred Way, > > And with his eyes, > Will see all that is good > > And with his ears, > Will hear all that is good > > And the words > That he will speak, > Will be strong and powerful > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child > That you have > Brought before us, > Your Native People, > Will be like his Ancestor's > That have gone before him on their journey, > In that he > Will always travel > Within the Sacred Circle of Life > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child, > Will use, > His Eagle Feathers, > His Sacred Pipe, > His drum, > His Cedar, > His Sage, > His Sweetgrass, > > Within the Sun Dance, > Within the Sweat Lodge, > Within all of his Traditional Ceremonies > In a most Sacred Way. > > Grandfather, > This Indian Child, > Will be strong within, > His Tradition, > His Culture, > in a most sacred way > > Grandfather, > Thank you for each breath of life, > That you have given to our young. > For tomorrow, > Another Indian Child > Will come before us > And he too > Will have been born > > The Indian Way. > > By Larry Kibby, Copyright - All rights reserved > > > > Larry Kibby > 1581 Pinenut Circle > Elko, Nevada 89801 > > E- Mail: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] "What you accept, you teach" This is a subscribed/requested mailing by the participants, not Spam mail under AOL TOS. If you wish to be added/removed, please notify [email protected], you'll be deleted/added immediately. I'm in no way responsible for the forwarding of email I send to others who are not subscribers/requesters. This letter can't be considered Spam as long as a Remove Link is included.

To all on List: Happy Holidays and best wishes for a wonderful New Year! All the best, Lisa Carey Larchevesque http://www.advsolutions.com/carey http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/l/a/r/Lisa-A-Larchevesque http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawayne

Good morning and Merry Christmas I'm new to the list and thought I would share the names I am researching. If you have any interest/connection with them please contact me. My family history begins in the Pike, Wayne, Susquehanna and Lackawanna area (for that reason if you subscribe to those list I apologize if you've received this more than once). I've visited the area and have had considerable luck in my research and even greater luck with the good people of the area who helped me. I am located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. If for any reason you need something looked up locally here, please feel free to call upon me. Anthony Tormey TORMEY, BOLAND, SPELLMAN, BRANNAN, PERRINGTON, KILPATRICK, CONRAD, ORR, VAIL, KEARY, REIDY

Hello all With the posting of the data for Dyberry Township Wayne County, only the the relatively populous townships of Texas and Honesdale remain to be done for Wayne county - 1850. Hopefully, these last two townships will be done in the new year. Because of their size I will plan on posting "in-progress" work. Before that I plan on working on some townships in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties containing groups of my ancestors and also to start to bring the data for Pike County on-line. And the work in Susquehanna County will continue (I haven't forgottten the request for Middletwon Twp :-) All for 1850 census year. I want to thank all those people who have contributed family data during the year. This allows the census data to be linked to information on "real" families. It is my hope that in the coming year I will be able to better support links within my lineage pages to other pages documenting the early individuals and families of the area. If you have web pages that are dedicated to an individual or family, please let me know, so that the lineage data can be posted and / or a cross-link can be included. Best wishes for a happy holiday season and a successful year ahead in searching for your ancestors. Fred -- _-_|\ Frederick W. Myers [email protected] / \ 187 Mondurup St Mt Barker WA 6324 Australia \*.-._/ Perhaps your most distant relative :-) v http://www.dsdata.com.au/genealogy/nepa

Alvah, the Abraham KIZER that served in the Civil War was born October 20, 1837. he died September 25, 1910. He was the son of Jacob and Mary EMORY KIZER He was married to Lucetta SWINGLE Abraham E. KIZER was born October 4, 1861 and died June 6, 1936. He was married to Anna M. STEELE He was also known as "Colonel" He was the son of Zachariah and Mary Bartlow KIZER Zachariah was also the son of Jacob and Mary EMORY KIZER I hope this helps. If you need anything else, let me know and I will help if I can. Faye KIZER Robbins

I have been away from this for awhile and slowly trying to get back into the swing of things again. Does anyone have the Birth and death dates of Jacob E. Shaffer. He is the son of Jacob and Susan (Enslin) Shaffer. Eldred's book on the Shaffer Family has birth as April 1841 and died 1917. He was married to Martha Jane Conners (while I am asking does anyone have information on her). Any help is appreciated. Mike Daly

Am still trying to get my Kizer info organized. Right now am having trouble with a dod for Abraham E.Kizer. Do you have one? 1910 was the dod for Abraham F. Kizer, b. 1865. He certainly didn't fight in the Civil War. ---------- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [PAWAYNE-L] ROLLCALL >Date: Sun, Jun 11, 2000, 7:13 PM > >Alvah, > >I would love to see that info too if you wouldn't mind. > >Both KIZER and MEGARGEL. Well actually all of the above are in my >family. > > >Faye Kizer Robbins > > >==== PAWAYNE Mailing List ==== >If you can't visit the area you are researching, check with your local >Family History Center. They may be able to get the records you require >on microfilm. > >============================== >Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >

To all listers who are not members of Ancestry.com: They are offering free access to everyone from Dec. 7 through Dec. 21. This includes all records. I'm offering this information as an aid to list members. I am not recommending membership nor do I gain anything from this, on the contrary, it makes it more difficult for me to access records because of the increase in traffic. But, have at it if it will help you. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays Mike Mike Mattes El Paso, Texas [email protected] Searching for: MATTES, DINAN, DONOUGHUE, TUFFY, KEANLE/KIENLE Germany, Ireland, Wayne Co., PA, Brooklyn and Queens, NY I think my ancestors were born under a bridge and buried in the backyard.

Kellam Book Update New information has been sent, quite a bit. A gift of both 1880 and 1900 NY and PA census soundex rolls, has occurred, these will supply some missing pieces (or add new puzzles). Information from varying kin of this generation has yet to come in-----one of the cousins mentioned in the packet received yesterday--"procrastination--and time got away." Happens-- been there, wore out that T-shirt myself. :-) My printer got bogged down in the Holiday rush with one machine down, pushing everyone back. End result: My new date with the printer is 26 January, with a 2 week turn around . (the photos are coming along nicely--they'll be ready in advance for the limited edition). Mailed directly after I pick them up. (padded envelopes addressed/stamped ready to "go." Cut off date for this Vol. I is 15 January 2001. If your updated/new info hasn't hit my desk by then, sorry---Vol. II will carry add ons, corrections. If this isn't satisfactory, please let me know, I'll refund your check. It has been so GREAT to be in touch with new cousins, lost cousins, play catch up. The enthusiasm and support have meant a LOT. My at home and away from home kids said, "We have enough in this state alone to have a mini reunion! Between Kellam, Hopkins/Noble descendants, we sure do. Even turned up an Elijah George Desc. on the NC Beach area, who sharedher entire line and work. (One more hurricane, she may head back to PA.) If you have anything to add to your last communique, found someone who "belongs," ----figured Dec. was too late--nope - reprieve all the way around. Good thing I've developed patience in the past 20 years----my first dealings with printers was a life lesson. :-) Everyone wants to do a manuscript from a disk--I want the printed and proofed, on paper, version run. Then I KNOW the index and the pages match, the photos go where planned. Supposedly. Maybe. Weeeeeeellllllllllll -- (best laid, and all that) Later, and, to those I may not be in touch with until 2001, Happy Holidays, stay safe, together with those who mean the most to you. Sheila---Firehair Box #99 Bunn, NC 27508 [email protected] 919-496-1604 "Families of Southern Tier New York - NE Pennsylvania" Adams, Hopkins, Jenson, Kellam, Lord, Parsons, Tyler, others. 400 plus pages, full index, photos, $40 incl. mailing "What you accept, you teach"

Greetings to all The latest update to the web site census data includes the entries of 1850 for Canaan Township in Wayne County. This township is the home of the SWINGLE family, whose descendants are very active on the areas mailing lists. Hopefully some of them will find data of interest, since 165 names (out of the almost 2000 new entries) have the SWINGLE surname. Perhaps one of those many people can assist in this cross referencing of the census data with lineage data also included on the site. The following SWINGLE families are listed in the census but I have no family data. First name Age http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0can10 Chauncey 23 http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0can26 Aaron 29 http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0can27 Abram 48 http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0can28 Henry 45 http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0can32 Joseph 25 http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0can49 Joseph 47 http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0can59 Harman 37 http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0can154 Bar 57 http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0can162 Ephraim 35 http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0can293 Otha 40 ? http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0can299 Benson 31 http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0can324 Anson 25 http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0sal225 Horatio 25 http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/1850house.cgi?wayne0sal235 Israel 48 This will add to the 138 people (mostly SWINGLEs) in 21 familes (from the new census entries) have already been linked into the site's family database. Can you help document the SWINGLE family members from the above links? Researchers contributing data on a new person to the lineage area are recognized by the inclusion of their name and email address. Enjoy... Happy holidays and thanks for your help Fred -- _-_|\ Frederick W. Myers [email protected] / \ 187 Mondurup St Mt Barker WA 6324 Australia \*.-._/ Perhaps your most distant relative :-) v http://www.dsdata.com.au/genealogy/nepa

Thanks to Peg for her postings on the Lackawanna list. I've found 2 matches & would be happy to share information with anyone connected to the EATON or STONE families. I'm looking for more descendants! John W. EATON, 77, prominent resident of Waymart, died 31 Dec 1929 at the home of his son George W. EATON 1500 Schlager St., Scranton. Wife of Lillie L. HUDSON, father of William & George. Brothers James, Scranton; Herman, Waverly; Charles, Allentown. Sisters Mrs. William KLEES, Scranton, Misses Margaret and Alzina, Danville. Three grandchildren. Burial Keens Cemetery. Frank Hudson STONE, 81, 220 Fairmont St., Clark's Summit, died 23 Dec 1929 in his home. Wife Hattie MILLS. Daughter Alice at home. Son William STONE, Philadelphia. Brothers Oscar Hudson STONE, Waverly; Harry & Bert STONE, Clark's Summit. Sister Mrs. (Eva A.) Giles A. FIKE, Dundaff. Son of Emory & Catherine Stansbury (HUDSON) STONE, originally of Waymart. Burial Clark's Green Cemetery.

Dear List, Is anyone researching the SHARP family in Wayne Co and before? John SHARP was born in CT (he says on the census) abt 1797. He married Phoebe SEELEY. His daughter, Abigail married Andrew SWINGLE (my gggrandfather). Does anyone know anything more about John's ancestry? Greetings of the Christmas and Holiday season to all! Janet Thomas Sunny So Cal

Has anyone come across these names while doing cemetery research? I believe they died between 1880 and 1885 probably in Wayne County but I've not been able to come any closer than that. Their son, Jeremiah Foster, resided in South Canaan and is buried in the Bible Protestant Cemetery there. His parents were living with him in 1880. I would love to know where their bodily remains reside at the present... Any help would be appreciated. Joy

Anthony Corey died 28 June 1893 in Olyphant. Bridget Corey died on 3 Mar 1895 in Olyphant. Could anyone do a lookup for these obituaries or death records? If not, could anyone lead me in the right direction to find them myself? I live in Washington State and do not have access to this stuff that has to be done in person. Thanks a bunch! Joy

Mary MANGAN GERRITY d November20, 1932 Posted by <<A HREF="mailto:[email protected]"><Walt</A> <[email protected]> on Fri, 24 Nov 2000 Surname: MANGAN, GERRITY Death certificate states Mrs. Mary GERRITY of 112 N. Main Ave Scranton died November 20, 1932. She was widowed about 60, born in Hawley, PA. Her parents Patrick MANGAN (?) and mother ????? were born in Ireland. The informant was Miss Mary GERRITY of 112 N. Main St. She is interred in Cathedral Cemetery November 23, 1932.

Patrick J. MANGAN d April 21, 1920 Posted by <<A HREF="mailto:[email protected]"><Walt</A> <[email protected]> on Fri, 24 Nov 2000 Surname: MANGAN, GERRITY Death certificate states Patrick J. MANGAN formerly of 110 N. Main Ave. Scranton died April 21, 1920. He was single, born in May 1864 in Hawley, Pennsylvania. He worked in a hotel. His parents Edward MANGAN and Julia MANGAN were both born in Ireland. The informant was Mary GERRITY of 110 N. Main Ave. He is interred in Cathedral Cemetery April 24, 1920.

ROGER D. JOSLYN, CG, FASG BORN IN NEW YORK, BUT WHERE IN NEW YORK SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2000 10:30 A M Orange County Genealogical Society 1841 Historic Courthouse 101 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924 Working back from the 20th to the 17th, century the focus of this presentation is on sources, which help identify research on an individual or family when only "born in New York" may be know. Discussion concentrates on records of the 19th century---most researchers' "brick wall" ---and includes in-depth coverage of certain key sources. About our speaker Roger D. Joslyn, CG, FASG, is a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists and the Utah Genealogical Association. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Davis. A full-time genealogist since 1978, he became a Certified Genealogist in 1981. He is a member of numerous genealogical organizations, including the New England Historic Genealogical Society, where he was a part-time staff member from 1978 to 1982; the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, where he serves on the Education and Publication Committee and the Library Committee; and the National Genealogical Society, where he served on program committees for that organization's annual Conference in the States; the Orange County Genealogical Society. A genealogical writer, his articles have appeared in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, the American Genealogist, The Genealogist, The New England Historic and Genealogical Resister, the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, The Mayflower Descendant, and several other national publications. He is the author of the Mid-Atlantic state chapters in Ancestry's Red Book. Roger has lectured widely on New York topics. Mr. Joslyn lives in the Hudson Valley of New York with his wife, Barbara, two sons, and three cats. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Reservations are not mandatory, but to allow for sufficient handouts to be available for all those in attendance, we ask that you advise us in advance of your interest in this program. You may send a post card to the address listed above or send an e-mail to <[email protected]>