Hello all, My name is Mark Love and I am a mature-age PhD Candidate (Anthropology/History) at the University of Queensland. My dissertation includes a substantial section on the history of Presbyterian missionaries in my two case-study locales: Lelepa/Mangaliliu, Havannah Harbour, north west Efate; and, South West Bay, Malekula. I am looking for information on, and perhaps assistance in finding the relatives of, Rev. Conrad. G. Stallan and Mrs. Christina Stallan. They were originally LMS missionaries in Samoa and were later employed by The John G. Paton Mission Fund (JGPMF) between 1940-1946 as the Presbyterian missionaries for South West Bay (Wintua), Malekula, before returning to London. If anyone knows anything at all about this adventurous family I would be most grateful. I can be contacted directly on: mark.love@uqconnect.edu.au. Kind Regards, Mark Love PhD Candidate The University of Queensland AUSTRALIA

>From the most recent copy of The Bulletin of the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland: "Owing to the building work in Church House, the library of the Presbyterian Historical Society will be closed for the foreseeable future. Urgent inquiries are best made by email-- _Librarian@presbyterianhistoryireland.com_ (mailto:Librarian@presbyterianhistoryireland.com) -- or letter care of Church House, Fisherwick Place, Belfast, BT1 6DW, N. Ireland. I Is mise le meas, Gobnait Cast a cold eye On life, on death. Horseman, pass by! W.B.Yeats' tombstone _www.johnaalogan.com_ (http://www.johnaalogan.com/) _www.theorangepiguk.com_ (http://www.theorangepiguk.com/)

This may be something your already know, but thought I'd send it just in case. Rev. Samuel Mills Tenney began a life-long effort to preserve the records of the PCUS (Southern Presbyterian church) in Texas in about 1903, which continued to the founding of the Historical Society in Montreat as the Archives of the southern church. Whether or not Rev. Tenney was able to convince the Galveston church to send their records to Montreat, I don't know. After the PCUS and PCUSA combined, the southern records were still kept at Montreat. Then in 2006, PCUSA closed the Montreat archives and moved the records-- some to the original churches, some to Columbia Theological Seminary in Athens, GA and most to Philadelphia. IF (big if) the Galveston records (or copies of them) were at Montreat, then contacting the PCUSA Historical Society in Philadelphia would be a good move. This is the link to the PCUSA Historical Society http://www.history.pcusa.org/ If you choose from the links at the top of the home page, you can search their catalog database, etc. You can also contact them directly via the "contact" link. This is the link to the library at Columbia Theological Seminary http://www.ctsnet.edu/Library.aspx You'll see the link to the catalog and also one to the Montreat Collection. Having dealt with our church's records of the period you're looking for, may I say that the church didn't seem to be the record-keeper for marriages and funerals in those early days, as much as was the pastor. So you might also search for any journals kept by Rev. R. F. Bunting and Rev. Dan McNair. These may or may not have been archived under the name of the church; also, some personal journals have been published by genealogy-minded descendants of early pastors. I Googled R. F. Bunting and found that his letters are in the University of Texas library. The papers occupy .41 linear feet of shelf space, and numbers approximately 150 items. and other references. www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/manuscripts/findingaids/411.pdf - Googled Dan McNair, and found that by tracing his wife's membership, he left First Presbyterian Church of Galveston, Texas and went back to Thibodeaux LA, where he was Stated Supply, and then her membership was moved to Prytania Street Church in New Orleans. A reference indicated that he may have died there: Daniel McNair from The Southwestern Presbyterian, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1883. . So a search for his papers might be from LA instead of TX. I hope some of this proves helpful, and if it is, I'd like to hear about it. Adding to the store of genealogical sources is never a waste of time. Bettie Sarver Crockett, TX bwsarver@gmail.com

Have you tried the Presbyterian Historical societies? A list appears at: http://www.phcmontreat.org/links.htm ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:13:33 -0600 >From: Peter Stines <pete1832@hotmail.com> >Subject: Re: [PRESBYTERIAN] Texas Presbyterian Records >To: <presbyterian@rootsweb.com> > > >Yes, I know all too well about the 1900 storm. I live on the Gulf coast. My grandparents were both born in Galveston. My grandmother's people went through the storm and took photos. The problem is that the Presbyterian church in Galveston claims they sent all their records to Rosenberg library. Rosenberg has SOME records but has tried for years to get the REST of them. They do survive, it's a matter of getting around the church red tape > >> From: User116712@aol.com >> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:09:06 -0500 >> To: presbyterian@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [PRESBYTERIAN] Texas Presbyterian Records >> >> >> >> In a message dated 1/27/2010 9:54:03 A.M. Central Standard Time, >> pete1832@hotmail.com writes: >> >> >> I'm looking for marriage records from the 1st Presbyterian Church of >> Galveston Texas. Friends have searched in vain on the island but all we get is >> run-around. Rosenberg Library does NOT have these records. >> >> You may not be getting the run around. Galveston has been victim of >> several hurricanes and nearly wiped out by two. The worst of its kind back then, >> the Sept 8, 1900 storm propelled a fifteen-foot surge of water before it; >> swamping the 8.7-foot-high island that Galveston called home. Together, the >> wind and the water destroyed everything in their path and created the worst >> natural disaster in America's history. In stories about the storm the >> prevailing theme is of mass destruction. A Catholic Church and orphanage were >> destroyed killing all the nuns and children. Reports say after the storm >> that blocks on which large homes had stood were totally vacant and one story >> tells of a young man who was saved from drowning by grabbing on to a house >> that was floating by. So records from the 1870s may not have been saved. >> >> >> _____________________________ >> To contact the list admin send an email to: PRESBYTERIAN-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRESBYTERIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >_________________________________________________________________ >Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. >http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/ >_____________________________ >To contact the list admin send an email to: PRESBYTERIAN-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRESBYTERIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Margie Cowan mcowan@erols.com

In a message dated 1/27/2010 9:54:03 A.M. Central Standard Time, pete1832@hotmail.com writes: I'm looking for marriage records from the 1st Presbyterian Church of Galveston Texas. Friends have searched in vain on the island but all we get is run-around. Rosenberg Library does NOT have these records. You may not be getting the run around. Galveston has been victim of several hurricanes and nearly wiped out by two. The worst of its kind back then, the Sept 8, 1900 storm propelled a fifteen-foot surge of water before it; swamping the 8.7-foot-high island that Galveston called home. Together, the wind and the water destroyed everything in their path and created the worst natural disaster in America's history. In stories about the storm the prevailing theme is of mass destruction. A Catholic Church and orphanage were destroyed killing all the nuns and children. Reports say after the storm that blocks on which large homes had stood were totally vacant and one story tells of a young man who was saved from drowning by grabbing on to a house that was floating by. So records from the 1870s may not have been saved.

Yes, I know all too well about the 1900 storm. I live on the Gulf coast. My grandparents were both born in Galveston. My grandmother's people went through the storm and took photos. The problem is that the Presbyterian church in Galveston claims they sent all their records to Rosenberg library. Rosenberg has SOME records but has tried for years to get the REST of them. They do survive, it's a matter of getting around the church red tape > From: User116712@aol.com > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:09:06 -0500 > To: presbyterian@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PRESBYTERIAN] Texas Presbyterian Records > > > > In a message dated 1/27/2010 9:54:03 A.M. Central Standard Time, > pete1832@hotmail.com writes: > > > I'm looking for marriage records from the 1st Presbyterian Church of > Galveston Texas. Friends have searched in vain on the island but all we get is > run-around. Rosenberg Library does NOT have these records. > > You may not be getting the run around. Galveston has been victim of > several hurricanes and nearly wiped out by two. The worst of its kind back then, > the Sept 8, 1900 storm propelled a fifteen-foot surge of water before it; > swamping the 8.7-foot-high island that Galveston called home. Together, the > wind and the water destroyed everything in their path and created the worst > natural disaster in America's history. In stories about the storm the > prevailing theme is of mass destruction. A Catholic Church and orphanage were > destroyed killing all the nuns and children. Reports say after the storm > that blocks on which large homes had stood were totally vacant and one story > tells of a young man who was saved from drowning by grabbing on to a house > that was floating by. So records from the 1870s may not have been saved. > > > _____________________________ > To contact the list admin send an email to: PRESBYTERIAN-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRESBYTERIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/

I'm looking for marriage records from the 1st Presbyterian Church of Galveston Texas. Friends have searched in vain on the island but all we get is run-around. Rosenberg Library does NOT have these records. I need to find the curch marriage record for Marion Smith Stines & Ellen Campbell. Married March 18, 1872 by Rev. R.F. Bunting. Also need to find the marriage record for Anna M. Stines and Frederick Wolfean. Married in the same church Nov. 9, 1870. Rev. Dan McNair performed the rites. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/

I am considering a new website to show photos of Places of Worship and information about each one. To do so, I need assistance from a programmer/developer using PHP. Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated. Jim

October 3, 2009 Meeting at the Springdale United Presbyterian Church, Springdale, PA at 10:30 a.m. Corner of Pittsburgh and School Streets phone number for the church is 724-274-8310 A chance to learn some local Presbyterian history. Contact the Reverend Hugh Crawford, 820 S. Main Street Apt 301, Washington, PA 15301. Current issue of the newsletter has an article about the "Ulster-Scot Presbyterians." Is mise le meas, Gobnait Cast a cold eye On life, on death. Horseman, pass by! W.B.Yeats' tombstone _www.johnaalogan.com_ (http://www.johnaalogan.com/) _www.theorangepiguk.com_ (http://www.theorangepiguk.com/)

THE DAYS of MAKEMIE OR, THE VINE PLANTED. A.D. 1680-1708 WITH AN APPENDIX. BY THE Rev. L. P. BOWEN, D. D. 1885 Frances Makemie was one of the first Presbyterian ministers in the Maryland/ Virginia area. This is the history of his ministry as it was affected by the Church of England, Presbyterian Church and the Quaker Church in the early days of the colonies. Bowen tells what is happening in England, Ireland and the Colonies with respect to the C. of E. and how those things affect the Presbyterians and Quakers. Rev. Makemie jailed and put on trial for not preaching the doctrine of the Church of England. Also, in case anyone is interested in learning the dialect of the Nanticokes Indians, this will give you a start. This book is 568 pages with a short index. Here is the information on the book. If your local library does not have it and you cannot borrow it from the loaning library, you might want to check into this website. dmkheritage.com we have it on CD. INDEX: Ackworth, Adams, Addison, Alexander, Alexanders, Alleine, Allen, Almoner, Alsop, Anderson, Andersons, Andrews, Andros, Ash, Askew, Aydelotts, Backus, Bacon, Baily, Balch, Ballard, Banes, Barnabe, Barns, Barons, Barret, Barrets, Barrett, Bartholomew, Bartow, Baxter, Baynex, Baynums, Beall, Beau, Beauchamp, Beauchamps, Bekely, Benston, Bently, Berkeley, Berkley, Betts, Beverly, Bishop, Blackiston, Bladen, Blair, Blakiston, Boggs, Boggses, Bolton, Bonnewell, Boom, Boston, Bostons, Bowen, Bowens, Bowman, Bownas, Boyd, Bozman, Bradford, Bragg, Brandhurst, Bray, Brays, Brechin, Breekin, Brittinghams, Brown, Browne, Browns, Brugh, Bunyan, Burnet, Burt, Burton, Burwell, Butt, Buzzard, Cabot, Calvert, Cameron, Campbell, Camplin, Cardale, Cardwell, Carrell, Cartwright, Chalkley, Chambers, Chariton, Cheseldine, Cheseldyn, Chichely, Cillock, Clarendon, Clarke, Clarkes, Clayborne, Clayton, Clouds, Cohanzy, Coke, Colbourn, Colbourns, Colburn, Coldin, Collier, Collins, Colman, Coman, Congreve, Coode, Coodes, Cook, Copley, Corbin, Corbins, Cornbury, Cornelius, Cornish, Cornwallis, Corry, Cottman, Cotton, Coverdale, Covington, Covingtons, Cowman, Cox, Craighead, Crane, Cranmer, Crier, Cromline, Cromwell, Cropper, Crow, Culpeper, Curremuccos, Custis, Custises, Dashiel, Dashiell, Dashiels, Davies, Davis, Day, De Vries, Defoe, Dennis, Dennises, Dent, Dentons, Dents, Denwood, Dickinson, Dickinsons, Dickson, Divine, Dixon, Dixwell, Dorman, Dorsey, Doughty, Draper, Drummond, Dryden, Drydens, Du Moulin, Dubois, Dyer, Echo, Edgar, Edmundson, Edwards, Elgate, Elzey, Elzeys, English, Erskines, Evelyn, Evernden, Everndons, Fasset, Fassett, Fassetts, Fausett, Fendal, Fenton, Fentons, Finney, Fitz-Walter, Flavel, Fleet, Flemingses, Fletcher, Fontaines, Fookes, Fookses, Foord, Foote, Foreman, Fowace, Fowkes, Fox, Franklin, Frankling, Franklins, Freeman, Galbraith, Galbraiths, Gardener, Gay, Giffing, Gillett, Glass, Glover, Goddin, Godwin, Godwyn, Goffe, Goodall, Goode, Goodhue, Gookins, Gordon, Gray, Green, Guthrie, Hackston, Hale, Haliday, Hall, Hallet, Hamilton, Hamiltons, Hammond, Hampton, Handys, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Harvey, Haskins, Hast, Hawks, Heart, Heathcote, Heckewelder, Hempstead, Hempton, Henderson, Hendersons, Henry, Herman, Hewetson, Hewett, Hicks, Higby, Hill, Hodge, Hogue, Holden, Holland, Hooper, Hope, Hopes, Hopkins, Hopkinses, Horsey, Horseys, Horswell, Howard, Howards, Howe, Hubbard, Hudson, Hudsons, Humphreys, Hutchinson, Innis, Ives, Ivy, Jackson, Jacob, James, Jamison, Jarman, Jefferson, Jeffreys, Jenifer, Jenkins, Jenkinses, Johnson, Johnstone, Jollies, Jones, Joneses, Jowles, Keith, Kemp, Kemps, Kennedy, Ker, Key, Keyes, Kidd, Killen, King, King Daniel, King Wynicaco, Kings, Knox, Knusonum, Langford, Laronex, Latimer, Lauron, Law, Lawson, Layfield, Layfields, Leatherberry, Lee, Lenapes, Leonard, Lewis, Lingan, Liston, Littleton, Littletons, Livingston, Locke, Lowe, Loyd, Luff, Lyle, Mackay, Mackemy, Mackennan, Mackensie, Mackie, Macnish, Maddux, Madduxes, Magee, Makemie, Makemius, Manlove, Manton, Marshall, Martyr, Matchacoopah, Mather, Mathers, Matix, Maynard, McClelland, McDonald, McKemie, Mckemy, McMahon, McMaster, MCNISH, McSherry, Meade, Melyen, Middleton, Middletons, Milbourn, Miller, Milligan, Milton, Milward, Minifie, Miskell, Mompesson, Moncrieff, Monro, Moore, Moreau, Morgan, Morris, Morumsco, Morurnsco James, Mossom, Mulberry, Murray, Murry, Nearn, Neill, Newbold, Newton, Nichol, Nicholson, Noble, Nock, Norwood, Nott, Noyes, Oates, Palmer, Parker, Parkers, Parnell, Parris, Peden, Peel, Penn, Perkins, Perrin, Perry, Peterson, Phesey, Philpot, Pickman, Piper, Pipers, Pitt, Pitts, Pocohontas, Pool, Pope, Pory, Poulson, Poulsons, Powell, Power, Powhatan, Price, Prior, Prudden, Pullen, Purnell, Ramsey, Randolph, Ratcliff, Ratcliffe, Raymond, Reckliffe, Regniere, Reid, Renny, Renshaw, Renwick, Revell, Richards, Richardson, Richardsons, Richebourg, Riddel, Ridley, Rintaughton, Robbeson, Roberts, Robin, Robins, Robinson, Robinsons, Rodgers, Roe, Rogers, Round, Rounds, Rowat, Rowatt, Rule, Sandford, Sanfords, Sangster, Sangsters, Scanderet, Scarborough, Schofield, Schofields, Scholfield, Scott, Scotts, Selby, Semple, Seward, Seymour, Sharp, Shepherd, Sidney, Simcock, Sly, Smith, Sorrel, Spence, Spences, Spicer, Sprague, Squifortum, Stanfield, Stanton, Starret, Stephens, Stevens, Stevenson, Stevensons, Steward, Stewart, Stewarts, Stiles, Stockdale, Stockly, Stoddard, Stone, Story, Strawbridge, Stuart, Swift, Tailzior, Talbot, Tanguawton, Taylor, Taylors, Teackle, Temple, Tennent, Theobalds, Thomas, Thomson, Thorne, Tillotson, Titus, Toaf, Tomehawk, Trail, Trotter, Trueman, Truitt, Tull, Tully, Turlinge, Turvale, Upshur, Urquhart, Van Lear, Vanhorn, Vaughn, Venable, Venables, Vesey, Vigerous, Wale, Wales, Wali, Walker, Wallace, Waller, Wallis, Wallop, Walton, Ward, Wardrope, Warren, Warring, Washington, Wasposson, Watson, Watts, Weatherby, Webster, Weegnonah, Welburne, Welsh, Weningominsk, 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Ed I think you were responding to one of the others on this subject line -- my comment pertained only to the link to cheap(i.e., economical) lodgings1 On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Ed Waggoner <emwagg@starband.net> wrote: > Patricia, > > My experience with the PHS: > If you write the PHS they will tell you (1) if they have the church records > and (2) they do not do research for you but will give you a list of local > professional researchers knowledgeable with their holdings. I hired one for > a reasonable fee with good results. > Ten years later I visited them in person, they were extremely helpful > > > Another possible source: During the 1930s depression the WPA did a > make-work project of inventorying all church records. > You can find their reports at major genealogy libraries and at LDS family > history centers. > It is old stuff but I got some leads from the reports. > > If any body is researching early Western Pennsylvania Presbyterian > ministers > I have a copy of History of Erie Presbytery, published1865, > with biographies and parish histories. Will do look-ups. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia Hickin" <pph929@gmail.com> > To: <presbyterian@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 11:55 AM > Subject: Re: [PRESBYTERIAN] Presbyterian Church Records > > > > Wow -- thanks a million for this -- the lodgings link even includes some > > cheapo options -- so RARE! > > I guess the good old Scottish blood is still making its mark. Maybe I > > can > > even make a little trip this year -- since I'm turning decades in 2 > > weeks -- > > I'm hoping to have a more or less year-long observation! Cannot tell you > > how very much I appreciate your post of linkto the PHS website which I'd > > not looked at for a long time! > > > > Pat > > > > On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Bettie Sarver > > <bsarver@hcecwildblue.com>wrote: > > > >> The Presbyterian Historical Society has the archived church records, IF > >> the church sent them to them. Try this website to find out more: > >> http://www.history.pcusa.org/research/ > >> Bettie > >> > >> >New to list here. Please correct me if I do this incorrectly. > >> > >> >I'm looking for specific church marriage records. The couple I'm > >> >searching were married in the Joliet Central Presbyterian Church in > >> >1873. I know the church moved to New Lenox and I'm planning to > >> >contact them. My question is: Is there a central archive for old > >> >Presbyterian church records? > >> >Patti Wilcox > >> >Oregon > >> _____________________________ > >> To contact the list admin send an email to: > >> PRESBYTERIAN-admin@rootsweb.com > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> PRESBYTERIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Pat > > _____________________________ > > To contact the list admin send an email to: > > PRESBYTERIAN-admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > PRESBYTERIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > _____________________________ > To contact the list admin send an email to: > PRESBYTERIAN-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRESBYTERIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Pat

In a message dated 3/14/2009 12:42:58 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, emwagg@starband.net writes: If any body is researching early Western Pennsylvania Presbyterian ministers I have a copy of History of Erie Presbytery, published1865, with biographies and parish histories. Will do look-ups. Wonderful! Would you be so kind as to look up Charles Roane Smith born 1813 in VA. Did his studies at Princeton. I am hoping to find something about his wife, whose name was Rosalinda C. born 1815 NC, and also looking for his parents. Thanks so much for your offer and your time. Jo **************Need a job? Find employment help in your area. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000005)

Patricia, My experience with the PHS: If you write the PHS they will tell you (1) if they have the church records and (2) they do not do research for you but will give you a list of local professional researchers knowledgeable with their holdings. I hired one for a reasonable fee with good results. Ten years later I visited them in person, they were extremely helpful Another possible source: During the 1930s depression the WPA did a make-work project of inventorying all church records. You can find their reports at major genealogy libraries and at LDS family history centers. It is old stuff but I got some leads from the reports. If any body is researching early Western Pennsylvania Presbyterian ministers I have a copy of History of Erie Presbytery, published1865, with biographies and parish histories. Will do look-ups. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Hickin" <pph929@gmail.com> To: <presbyterian@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [PRESBYTERIAN] Presbyterian Church Records > Wow -- thanks a million for this -- the lodgings link even includes some > cheapo options -- so RARE! > I guess the good old Scottish blood is still making its mark. Maybe I > can > even make a little trip this year -- since I'm turning decades in 2 > weeks -- > I'm hoping to have a more or less year-long observation! Cannot tell you > how very much I appreciate your post of linkto the PHS website which I'd > not looked at for a long time! > > Pat > > On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Bettie Sarver > <bsarver@hcecwildblue.com>wrote: > >> The Presbyterian Historical Society has the archived church records, IF >> the church sent them to them. Try this website to find out more: >> http://www.history.pcusa.org/research/ >> Bettie >> >> >New to list here. Please correct me if I do this incorrectly. >> >> >I'm looking for specific church marriage records. The couple I'm >> >searching were married in the Joliet Central Presbyterian Church in >> >1873. I know the church moved to New Lenox and I'm planning to >> >contact them. My question is: Is there a central archive for old >> >Presbyterian church records? >> >Patti Wilcox >> >Oregon >> _____________________________ >> To contact the list admin send an email to: >> PRESBYTERIAN-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PRESBYTERIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > -- > Pat > _____________________________ > To contact the list admin send an email to: > PRESBYTERIAN-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRESBYTERIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Wow -- thanks a million for this -- the lodgings link even includes some cheapo options -- so RARE! I guess the good old Scottish blood is still making its mark. Maybe I can even make a little trip this year -- since I'm turning decades in 2 weeks -- I'm hoping to have a more or less year-long observation! Cannot tell you how very much I appreciate your post of linkto the PHS website which I'd not looked at for a long time! Pat On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Bettie Sarver <bsarver@hcecwildblue.com>wrote: > The Presbyterian Historical Society has the archived church records, IF > the church sent them to them. Try this website to find out more: > http://www.history.pcusa.org/research/ > Bettie > > >New to list here. Please correct me if I do this incorrectly. > > >I'm looking for specific church marriage records. The couple I'm > >searching were married in the Joliet Central Presbyterian Church in > >1873. I know the church moved to New Lenox and I'm planning to > >contact them. My question is: Is there a central archive for old > >Presbyterian church records? > >Patti Wilcox > >Oregon > _____________________________ > To contact the list admin send an email to: > PRESBYTERIAN-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRESBYTERIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Pat

The Presbyterian Historical Society has the archived church records, IF the church sent them to them. Try this website to find out more: http://www.history.pcusa.org/research/ Bettie >New to list here. Please correct me if I do this incorrectly. >I'm looking for specific church marriage records. The couple I'm >searching were married in the Joliet Central Presbyterian Church in >1873. I know the church moved to New Lenox and I'm planning to >contact them. My question is: Is there a central archive for old >Presbyterian church records? >Patti Wilcox >Oregon

Apparently there is a miscue in the URL I posted earlier. This is a follow-up message: Go to the U of Pittsburgh site at http://www.library.pitt.edu/libraries/drl/ Under the tab ""Find Books and More", will be PITTCat. Click on "take me to PITTCat Classic" Use the Quick Search and enter "History of Allegheny County Pennsylvania" and search by title. This opens a page with a list of holdings with that title. The second one shows its location as being online; click on that title and the next page that opens is your entry to the book. Scroll down to Contents and select the chapter or whatever you wish to see and voila! Pioneer Life, and Churches will be good chapters to start with. However, the search engine primed with "Presbyterian" will give you a great list of pages with the sentence using the word and then just click on its location (page .xxx) and you will have the whole context. This is the URL of this page. http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?idno=00afq9167m&view=toc&c=pitttext Perhaps it won't open without going through the University page first. Hope this is as enjoyable for you as it was for me. Bettie ======= Earlier message: The URL: http//:digital.library.pitt.edu/p/pittext/ is the home page for the full-text collection of books on historic Pittsburgh that can be viewed online. One is a two-volume set of the History of Allegheny County, published in 1889. Absolutely filled with great information - sections on religion, churches, etc. Many of the early pastors are named. There are lots of other books, too. Well indexed, searchable, etc. You may find a lead to the church records you need. Bettie

New to list here. Please correct me if I do this incorrectly. I'm looking for specific church marriage records. The couple I'm searching were married in the Joliet Central Presbyterian Church in 1873. I know the church moved to New Lenox and I'm planning to contact them. My question is: Is there a central archive for old Presbyterian church records? Patti Wilcox Oregon

Not that this site is all-inclusive but the Early American Presbyterian's site does not list a Rev. William Ray. http://mal.net/EarlyPresbyterians/ --- On Thu, 3/12/09, RKMacmaster@aol.com <RKMacmaster@aol.com> wrote: From: RKMacmaster@aol.com <RKMacmaster@aol.com> Subject: [PRESBYTERIAN] [S-I] Rev. William Ray` To: PRESBYTERIAN@rootsweb.com, scotch-irish@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 7:23 PM Does anyone know anything about a Rev. William Ray in America c.  1765? This man was a graduate of Glasgow University and licentiate of the Tyrone  Presbytery in 1759.  He was ordained in 1761 as minister at Dundonald Co.  Down and resigned in 1765 to go to America. He advertised the sale of his property in the Belfast News Letter, April 5,  1765, adding that he was to sail for Philadelphia on the New Hope, a ship  belonging to his brother(in-law?) Robert Wills.  The ship arrived at  Philadelphia 10 July.  A number of passengers signed a letter of thanks to  the captain published in the Belfast News Letter November 1, 1765.  There  is a James Ray on this list, not William. Did he return home again? 

Does anyone know anything about a Rev. William Ray in America c. 1765? This man was a graduate of Glasgow University and licentiate of the Tyrone Presbytery in 1759. He was ordained in 1761 as minister at Dundonald Co. Down and resigned in 1765 to go to America. He advertised the sale of his property in the Belfast News Letter, April 5, 1765, adding that he was to sail for Philadelphia on the New Hope, a ship belonging to his brother(in-law?) Robert Wills. The ship arrived at Philadelphia 10 July. A number of passengers signed a letter of thanks to the captain published in the Belfast News Letter November 1, 1765. There is a James Ray on this list, not William. Did he return home again? Richard MacMaster **************Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare00000002)

In a message dated 3/12/2009 7:41:22 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, bsarver@hcecwildblue.com writes: The URL: http//:digital.library.pitt.edu/p/pittext/ is the home page for the full-text collection of books on historic Pittsburgh that can be viewed online. Would you please check the URL to see if it is correct? I can't get it to work. Poupeejo **************Need a job? Find employment help in your area. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000005)