Thats basically it...........my memory was vague about it! Thanks Liane!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liane Fenimore" <lfenimore@columbus.rr.com> To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Police > Here is some history from the Phila police department. > > http://www.ppdonline.org/hq_history.php > > The modern force was started in 1850, Sir Robert Peel died that year in > England (b 1788). I don't see that he came to the U.S. - he was a British > Prime Minister, 1834-5 then 1841-6, and member of parliament who is > considered the father of modern policing. They may have used his > principles > in forming the Phila force. > > LIane > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Lynch" <onecrazychick@comcast.net> > To: <larzemail@yahoo.com>; <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 4:28 PM > Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Police > > >> An interesting start would be to do some research on Sir Robert >> Peel........he started the first police department I believe in >> Philadelphia.......... > > > > ********* > 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

Well, there was so much too-ing and froing across the Atlantic, Peel may well have come. Liane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Lynch" <onecrazychick@comcast.net> To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 5:27 AM Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Police > Thats basically it...........my memory was vague about it! Thanks Liane!! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Liane Fenimore" <lfenimore@columbus.rr.com> > To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:45 PM > Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Police > > >> Here is some history from the Phila police department. >> >> http://www.ppdonline.org/hq_history.php >> >> The modern force was started in 1850, Sir Robert Peel died that year in >> England (b 1788). I don't see that he came to the U.S. - he was a >> British >> Prime Minister, 1834-5 then 1841-6, and member of parliament who is >> considered the father of modern policing. They may have used his >> principles >> in forming the Phila force. >> >> LIane >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Barbara Lynch" <onecrazychick@comcast.net> >> To: <larzemail@yahoo.com>; <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 4:28 PM >> Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Police >> >> >>> An interesting start would be to do some research on Sir Robert >>> Peel........he started the first police department I believe in >>> Philadelphia.......... >> >> >> >> ********* >> 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

All I could remember was that he had something to do with it in some shape and form.......... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liane Fenimore" <lfenimore@columbus.rr.com> To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Police > Well, there was so much too-ing and froing across the Atlantic, Peel may > well have come. > > Liane > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Lynch" <onecrazychick@comcast.net> > To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 5:27 AM > Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Police > > >> Thats basically it...........my memory was vague about it! Thanks >> Liane!! >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Liane Fenimore" <lfenimore@columbus.rr.com> >> To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 7:45 PM >> Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Police >> >> >>> Here is some history from the Phila police department. >>> >>> http://www.ppdonline.org/hq_history.php >>> >>> The modern force was started in 1850, Sir Robert Peel died that year in >>> England (b 1788). I don't see that he came to the U.S. - he was a >>> British >>> Prime Minister, 1834-5 then 1841-6, and member of parliament who is >>> considered the father of modern policing. They may have used his >>> principles >>> in forming the Phila force. >>> >>> LIane >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Barbara Lynch" <onecrazychick@comcast.net> >>> To: <larzemail@yahoo.com>; <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 4:28 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Police >>> >>> >>>> An interesting start would be to do some research on Sir Robert >>>> Peel........he started the first police department I believe in >>>> Philadelphia.......... >>> >>> >>> >>> ********* >>> 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 > > > > ********* > 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