In a message dated 7/30/2008 7:38:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I am doing this post to inquire if anyone on the list might have information that they want to pass along about people they descend from or know about who made things in pre 1850 Greensburg or Hempfield township . Have you checked the 1850 Industrial Census? I neglected to do that, myself, or would have found my cooper. He wasn't in Greensburg, but I'm sure his barrels sold far and wide in the county. It wasn't just a one man shop. He apprenticed all his sons to work with him, and 2 of them went to IL and opened their own businesses. . Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)
Shirley / yes, thanx, i did that when i was working on The Greensburg Route. What was the cooper's name ?? ********************** jim miller/621 grove st********************** greensburg pa 15601> From: [email protected]> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:53:04 -0400> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] local industry pre-1850> > > In a message dated 7/30/2008 7:38:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes:> > > I am doing this post to inquire if anyone on the list might have information > that they want to pass along about people they descend from or know about > who made things in pre 1850 Greensburg or Hempfield township .> > > > Have you checked the 1850 Industrial Census? > I neglected to do that, myself, or would have found my cooper. He wasn't in > Greensburg, but I'm sure his barrels sold far and wide in the county. It > wasn't just a one man shop. He apprenticed all his sons to work with him, and > 2 of them went to IL and opened their own businesses. . > > Shirley Maynard> Hampton, VA> > > > **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for > FanHouse Fantasy Football today. > (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_072008