Thanks everyone for your thoughtful replies! Susan

I always thought my grandmother and 3 siblings landed in Philadelphia between 1895 and 1912. Turns out each landed in New York. The passenger lists indicated Philadelphia as the "final" destination but they got off in NY. Never assume - and check both places. Linda ----- Original Message ----- Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:55:40 +0000 From: Susan Abramson <suenstu@hotmail.com> Subject: [Phly-Rts] Immigration Lists on Family Search To: PhillyRoots Rootsweb <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> I have a question about how other Philadelphia researchers make use of these on-line lists for immigrants into the Port of Philadelphia.

Sue- The message was directed to the LIST -- so EVERY "Susan" subscribed to the list will get the message. :) Thanks! Joan, admin PHILLY-ROOTS@rootsweb.com In a message dated 2/27/2012 10:48:40 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, sfacciol@yahoo.com writes: To Bev W., Your message was sent to the wrong person. You may want to contact the philly-roots rootswebmaster and see that they clear up this matter. The person you intended to reach is the person named below. Susan Abramson <suenstu@hotmail.com> Hope this clears up the misdirection. Sue F.

Liane, I'm sorry, but your information is being directed to the wrong Susan. Please contact the philly-roots webmaster and see if they can correct this problem You want to be connecting with Susan Abramson; email suenstu@hotmail.com I have sent this message to philly-roots and Susan Abramson. Sincerely, Susan Facciolli ________________________________ From: lfenimore <lfenimore@columbus.rr.com> To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Immigration Lists on Family Search Susan, The Philadelphia immigration lists should all be on Ancestry.  Your local public library may have a subscription and they are indexed.  It takes some patience because people don't always arrive the year they say in the census. You can see the original passenger list, too.  Finding someone who arrived before 1821 will be difficult as those lists are not plentiful. Using Ancestry is much easier than the old indexes and those huge microfilm reels. Liane ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

To Bev W., Your message was sent to the wrong person. You may want to contact the philly-roots rootswebmaster and see that they clear up this matter. The person you intended to reach is the person named below. Susan Abramson <suenstu@hotmail.com> Hope this clears up the misdirection. Sue F. ________________________________ From: "user917826@aol.com" <user917826@aol.com> To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 6:08 AM Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Immigration Lists on Family Search Hi Susan, It is fairly clear that these search engines from Family Search are often not complete.  I have been going over a set of State census records.  There is a search engine that has actually reflects about 10% of the total number of entries.  This  forces me to go through the rolls, which (thankfully) are online.  It is my hope that one day, Family Search will complete its search engine for this census as well as for many of the other records that it is attempting to get on line with some haste.  There are many parish records that have come online, but the original cannot be viewed as yet.  Again, I hope, one day, original images will be added. As with Ancestry, it often pays to return to a site every few months as additions are always possible. These are my thoughts. Bev W -----Original Message----- From: Susan Abramson <suenstu@hotmail.com> To: PhillyRoots Rootsweb <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, Feb 26, 2012 11:56 am Subject: [Phly-Rts] Immigration Lists on Family Search I have a question about how other Philadelphia researchers make use of these on-line lists for immigrants into the Port of Philadelphia.I'll list the three lists here for reference, and then to each one I'll add an example for each list, showing why I have not been able to extract the information from these on-line lists.First, there's the "Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1822."  Example:  I'm looking for Elizabeth Curry who was born in England in 1804 and married in Philadelphia in 1821.  These lists are arranged by date of entry into the Port of Philadelphia.  There are 30 individual NARA rolls for that time period and, with each roll, hundreds of records.  How can this be useful, since the information I actually seek is, in fact,  "the date of entry into the Port of Philadelphia."Second, there's the "Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945."  Example:  I'm looking for Margaret Allison who was born in Ireland in 1870 and immigrated to the US in 1897.  Again, this list is organized by date of entry.  Even though I have a specific year of immigration, there are two NARA rolls for that year, roll no. 1 containing over 700 names, and role no. 2 with 400 names.Third and last, there's the "Philadelphia Passenger Lists Index Cards, 1883-1948."  Example:  I'm looking for Keith Kennedy Skene who was born in Scotland in 1856 and immigrated to the US in 1890.  This collection is organized by Soundex Code (S500 for Keith Skene).  There are two parts that contain S500, Part I containing 5,000 names and Part II, also with 5,000 names.  Upon review of these records, the S500s appear randomly throughout these two parts, making the finding of Mr. Skene nearly impossible.I realize that I can order specific films from FamilySearch individually, but the cost becomes prohibitive when you have over 12 immigrant names.If anyone out there has any suggestions, I would appreciate hearing from you.  Thanks in advance.Susan                              *********Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS*********-------------------------------To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message   ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Susan, It is fairly clear that these search engines from Family Search are often not complete. I have been going over a set of State census records. There is a search engine that has actually reflects about 10% of the total number of entries. This forces me to go through the rolls, which (thankfully) are online. It is my hope that one day, Family Search will complete its search engine for this census as well as for many of the other records that it is attempting to get on line with some haste. There are many parish records that have come online, but the original cannot be viewed as yet. Again, I hope, one day, original images will be added. As with Ancestry, it often pays to return to a site every few months as additions are always possible. These are my thoughts. Bev W -----Original Message----- From: Susan Abramson <suenstu@hotmail.com> To: PhillyRoots Rootsweb <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, Feb 26, 2012 11:56 am Subject: [Phly-Rts] Immigration Lists on Family Search I have a question about how other Philadelphia researchers make use of these on-line lists for immigrants into the Port of Philadelphia.I'll list the three lists here for reference, and then to each one I'll add an example for each list, showing why I have not been able to extract the information from these on-line lists.First, there's the "Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1822." Example: I'm looking for Elizabeth Curry who was born in England in 1804 and married in Philadelphia in 1821. These lists are arranged by date of entry into the Port of Philadelphia. There are 30 individual NARA rolls for that time period and, with each roll, hundreds of records. How can this be useful, since the information I actually seek is, in fact, "the date of entry into the Port of Philadelphia."Second, there's the "Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945." Example: I'm looking for Margaret Allison who was born in Ireland in 1870 and immigrated to the US in 1897. Again, this list is organized by date of entry. Even though I have a specific year of immigration, there are two NARA rolls for that year, roll no. 1 containing over 700 names, and role no. 2 with 400 names.Third and last, there's the "Philadelphia Passenger Lists Index Cards, 1883-1948." Example: I'm looking for Keith Kennedy Skene who was born in Scotland in 1856 and immigrated to the US in 1890. This collection is organized by Soundex Code (S500 for Keith Skene). There are two parts that contain S500, Part I containing 5,000 names and Part II, also with 5,000 names. Upon review of these records, the S500s appear randomly throughout these two parts, making the finding of Mr. Skene nearly impossible.I realize that I can order specific films from FamilySearch individually, but the cost becomes prohibitive when you have over 12 immigrant names.If anyone out there has any suggestions, I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks in advance.Susan *********Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS*********-------------------------------To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Heading for my local library tomorrow to check out what Ancestry has to offer! I just thought that since FamilySearch and Ancestry are connected, the format for the Philly Immigation lists would be the same in both places. Thanks! > From: lfenimore@columbus.rr.com > To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:00:29 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Immigration Lists on Family Search > > Susan, > > The Philadelphia immigration lists should all be on Ancestry. Your local > public library may have a subscription and they are indexed. It takes some > patience because people don't always arrive the year they say in the census. > > You can see the original passenger list, too. Finding someone who arrived > before 1821 will be difficult as those lists are not plentiful. > > Using Ancestry is much easier than the old indexes and those huge microfilm > reels. > > Liane > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have a question about how other Philadelphia researchers make use of these on-line lists for immigrants into the Port of Philadelphia. I'll list the three lists here for reference, and then to each one I'll add an example for each list, showing why I have not been able to extract the information from these on-line lists. First, there's the "Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1822." Example: I'm looking for Elizabeth Curry who was born in England in 1804 and married in Philadelphia in 1821. These lists are arranged by date of entry into the Port of Philadelphia. There are 30 individual NARA rolls for that time period and, with each roll, hundreds of records. How can this be useful, since the information I actually seek is, in fact, "the date of entry into the Port of Philadelphia." Second, there's the "Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1883-1945." Example: I'm looking for Margaret Allison who was born in Ireland in 1870 and immigrated to the US in 1897. Again, this list is organized by date of entry. Even though I have a specific year of immigration, there are two NARA rolls for that year, roll no. 1 containing over 700 names, and role no. 2 with 400 names. Third and last, there's the "Philadelphia Passenger Lists Index Cards, 1883-1948." Example: I'm looking for Keith Kennedy Skene who was born in Scotland in 1856 and immigrated to the US in 1890. This collection is organized by Soundex Code (S500 for Keith Skene). There are two parts that contain S500, Part I containing 5,000 names and Part II, also with 5,000 names. Upon review of these records, the S500s appear randomly throughout these two parts, making the finding of Mr. Skene nearly impossible. I realize that I can order specific films from FamilySearch individually, but the cost becomes prohibitive when you have over 12 immigrant names. If anyone out there has any suggestions, I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks in advance. Susan

Susan, The Philadelphia immigration lists should all be on Ancestry. Your local public library may have a subscription and they are indexed. It takes some patience because people don't always arrive the year they say in the census. You can see the original passenger list, too. Finding someone who arrived before 1821 will be difficult as those lists are not plentiful. Using Ancestry is much easier than the old indexes and those huge microfilm reels. Liane

Has anyone had any experience with research at the PA German Society with regards to membership records? If so would their records show this type of info? I have found an Andrew Burkhard who became a member in 1773 and a Samuel Burkhard in 1796. I think they are father and son and think they are mine. I would be looking for some sort of notation that might show occupations and perhaps when Samuel came in it would state son of Andrew. I would also be looking for perhaps a mention at a meeting that Andrew had died (1812) and again showing his occupation. I believe his occupation would be different between those time frames. Thanks, Brenda

Thanks Mary. I used to be on that list...I guess I need to re-subscribe! Amy -----Original Message----- From: Mary Finley Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 8:24 AM To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Sarah Ann Morrison of Early Philadelphia Amy, Are you on the Delaware County Rootsweb List? Someone from thata list may be able to help. Regards, Mary McCanney Finley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Kirkpatrick" <amy.kirkpatrick1@verizon.net> To: <PHILLY-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 7:59 AM Subject: [Phly-Rts] Sarah Ann Morrison of Early Philadelphia > Hello, > > I am looking for the family of Sarah Ann Morrison. She was born around > 1817 and married William Gorman at the Union Methodist Episcopal Church in > Philadelphia on 13 January 1835. She also seems to have been a member of > the Sunday School Classes there as early as 1828. The couple later moved > to Kingsessing where they had a farm and gave birth to 9 children. In the > 1850 and 1860 census Sarah gave her place of birth as Delaware but the > informant on her death certificate (4 Jan 1861) stated that she was born > in Maryland. If she was not born in Pennsylvania, I tend to lean toward > Delaware as her obit has a note for Delaware papers to copy. Later in > life, Sarah was a member of Darby Methodist in Delaware County and was > buried at the Darby Methodist Burial Ground. > > The 1820 census shows 5 Morrison families in Philadelphia and 7 Morrison > families in Delaware. Is anyone familiar with any of these early > families? > > Thank you, > Amy Kirkpatrick > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Amy, Are you on the Delaware County Rootsweb List? Someone from thata list may be able to help. Regards, Mary McCanney Finley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Kirkpatrick" <amy.kirkpatrick1@verizon.net> To: <PHILLY-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 7:59 AM Subject: [Phly-Rts] Sarah Ann Morrison of Early Philadelphia > Hello, > > I am looking for the family of Sarah Ann Morrison. She was born around > 1817 and married William Gorman at the Union Methodist Episcopal Church in > Philadelphia on 13 January 1835. She also seems to have been a member of > the Sunday School Classes there as early as 1828. The couple later moved > to Kingsessing where they had a farm and gave birth to 9 children. In the > 1850 and 1860 census Sarah gave her place of birth as Delaware but the > informant on her death certificate (4 Jan 1861) stated that she was born > in Maryland. If she was not born in Pennsylvania, I tend to lean toward > Delaware as her obit has a note for Delaware papers to copy. Later in > life, Sarah was a member of Darby Methodist in Delaware County and was > buried at the Darby Methodist Burial Ground. > > The 1820 census shows 5 Morrison families in Philadelphia and 7 Morrison > families in Delaware. Is anyone familiar with any of these early > families? > > Thank you, > Amy Kirkpatrick > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello, I am looking for the family of Sarah Ann Morrison. She was born around 1817 and married William Gorman at the Union Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia on 13 January 1835. She also seems to have been a member of the Sunday School Classes there as early as 1828. The couple later moved to Kingsessing where they had a farm and gave birth to 9 children. In the 1850 and 1860 census Sarah gave her place of birth as Delaware but the informant on her death certificate (4 Jan 1861) stated that she was born in Maryland. If she was not born in Pennsylvania, I tend to lean toward Delaware as her obit has a note for Delaware papers to copy. Later in life, Sarah was a member of Darby Methodist in Delaware County and was buried at the Darby Methodist Burial Ground. The 1820 census shows 5 Morrison families in Philadelphia and 7 Morrison families in Delaware. Is anyone familiar with any of these early families? Thank you, Amy Kirkpatrick

I suspect these messages were directed to our list by accident. I've initiated removal from the list archives. I hope the posters will complete the process when they receive the confirmation emails. Thanks! Joan, admin _PHILLY-ROOTS@rootsweb.com_ (mailto:PHILLY-ROOTS@rootsweb.com) In a message dated 2/21/2012 4:18:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tjphilly@hotmail.com writes:

Marian There is only one death certificate for Bridget Owens (using familysearch.org), the "Return of Death in the Philadelphia Hospital". The other document is a weekly report of deaths at the Almshouse, likely Blockley Almshouse, co-located with the Philadelphia Hospital in West Philadelphia near present-day University of Pennsylvania. The article below provides some background. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockley_Almshouse The almshouse report of deaths includes a signature notation ("per Evans") and I note that the Resident Physician on the "Return of Death" is listed as E. Matlack (or Matlock ?). I wonder if they are one and the same. Was 2307 Franklin Street a residence associated with the Owens family? It may have been her former (or formal) residence. Tom White ---------------------You wrote: Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:39:45 -0500 From: "mom mchale" <mommchale6@msn.com> Subject: [Phly-Rts] Almshouse To: "philly-roots" philly-roots@rootsweb.com Bridget Owens died September 1886, one death certificate lists 7th ward 2307 Franklin Street the other lists Almshouse. Anyone have an ideas where Almshouse would be and if they would have any information on Bridget. Thanks, looking for any way to go from here. Marian in Virginia Beach

My third Great Grandfather entered and was discharged from the Blockley Alms House ( later known as Philadelphia General Hospital) several times. He finally died and was buried there. The "Poorhouse Story" is a very good website. This Alms house was where the University of Pennsylvania is now located. Family History Centers can access the Alms House records that were microfilmed from the Philadelphia Archives. Bob Marlton, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan McIntyre" <sbmc2@chartermi.net> To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Almshouse > Your posting reminded me of a site I bookmarked a number of years ago > titled "The Poorhouse Story". > http://www.poorhousestory.com/ > If you click on the "Poorhouses by State". Choose Pennsylvania - then > Philadelphia you will find some very interesting history on some > Philadelphia poorhouses. Clicking on "Collections of the Philadelphia > City Archives" in the Records section will give you some idea of what > records are available to help your research. > > Good Luck, > Susan McIntyre > > > > On 2/19/2012 5:39 PM, mom mchale wrote: >> Bridget Owens died September 1886, one death certificate lists 7th ward >> 2307 Franklin Street the other lists Almshouse. >> Anyone have an ideas where Almshouse would be and if they would have any >> information on Bridget. >> Thanks, looking for any way to go from here. >> Marian in Virginia Beach >> >> > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

The first certificate is a list of those who died, the week ending Sept. 3, 1886 in the Almshouse. (see top of certificate). The next is death of Sept. 2, 1886, that fits to the first one. Good luck. Jane -----Original Message----- From: mom mchale Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 7:47 PM To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Almshouse Thanks for all your help, I think the two certificates are for the same person. ----- Original Message ----- From: rhamilton<mailto:rhamilton26@tampabay.rr.com> To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com<mailto:philly-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Almshouse Marian, Do not find an obiturary notice for Bridget Owens, but the second death certificate states she is buried, Sept. 6, 1886 in Cathedral Cemetery. Jane -----Original Message----- From: mom mchale Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 5:39 PM To: philly-roots Subject: [Phly-Rts] Almshouse Bridget Owens died September 1886, one death certificate lists 7th ward 2307 Franklin Street the other lists Almshouse. Anyone have an ideas where Almshouse would be and if they would have any information on Bridget. Thanks, looking for any way to go from here. Marian in Virginia Beach ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS> ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com/> Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4819 - Release Date: 02/19/12 ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS> ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4819 - Release Date: 02/19/12

Thanks for all your help, I think the two certificates are for the same person. ----- Original Message ----- From: rhamilton<mailto:rhamilton26@tampabay.rr.com> To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com<mailto:philly-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Almshouse Marian, Do not find an obiturary notice for Bridget Owens, but the second death certificate states she is buried, Sept. 6, 1886 in Cathedral Cemetery. Jane -----Original Message----- From: mom mchale Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 5:39 PM To: philly-roots Subject: [Phly-Rts] Almshouse Bridget Owens died September 1886, one death certificate lists 7th ward 2307 Franklin Street the other lists Almshouse. Anyone have an ideas where Almshouse would be and if they would have any information on Bridget. Thanks, looking for any way to go from here. Marian in Virginia Beach ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS> ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com/> Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4819 - Release Date: 02/19/12 ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS> ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Marian, Do not find an obiturary notice for Bridget Owens, but the second death certificate states she is buried, Sept. 6, 1886 in Cathedral Cemetery. Jane -----Original Message----- From: mom mchale Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 5:39 PM To: philly-roots Subject: [Phly-Rts] Almshouse Bridget Owens died September 1886, one death certificate lists 7th ward 2307 Franklin Street the other lists Almshouse. Anyone have an ideas where Almshouse would be and if they would have any information on Bridget. Thanks, looking for any way to go from here. Marian in Virginia Beach ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4819 - Release Date: 02/19/12

Your posting reminded me of a site I bookmarked a number of years ago titled "The Poorhouse Story". http://www.poorhousestory.com/ If you click on the "Poorhouses by State". Choose Pennsylvania - then Philadelphia you will find some very interesting history on some Philadelphia poorhouses. Clicking on "Collections of the Philadelphia City Archives" in the Records section will give you some idea of what records are available to help your research. Good Luck, Susan McIntyre On 2/19/2012 5:39 PM, mom mchale wrote: > Bridget Owens died September 1886, one death certificate lists 7th ward 2307 Franklin Street the other lists Almshouse. > Anyone have an ideas where Almshouse would be and if they would have any information on Bridget. > Thanks, looking for any way to go from here. > Marian in Virginia Beach > >