I haven't been on this list for some time, but sure could use your help now. A few years back I stumbled upon an old 'tax token' at my parents house. It says "Tax Commission State of Washington, Sales Tax Token. There is no year and the same information is repeated on each side. I vaguely remember using tax tokens when I was a kid in the late '40's and into the '50's growing up in Seattle. Can someone refresh my memory as to how they worked. What was there value? I seem to remember back when tax was 3 percent, but that's as far back as my memory goes. Was each token worth one cent? I would appreciate any information about this "old memory" so I can place the appropriate significance on this 'coin'. Many thanks, Bonnie Menzer Barnes Perth, Western Australia

If my memory is correct, in the late 1930's the Washington sales tax rate was 3%. The state issued round aluminum tax tokens with a hole in the middle, presumably so they could collect tax on sales of less than 34 cents. They were worth 3 for a penny, so a ten cent purchase would cost you a dime and a token with no tax on purchases of less than ten cents. The tokens were often used as washers, at least in my household, because they had so little value. During the war when aluminum was scarce, the tokens were made of green plastic - without a hole. My view was that they were worthless, because you couldn't even use them as washers! Bus tokens also come to mind, as growing up in Seattle I rode the city buses a lot. They were the size of a dime, with an off-center D-shaped hole. They sold 3 for a quarter and you could ride the bus for either a dime or a token. Ralph Seefeld Archivist Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island Bonnie Barnes wrote: > > I haven't been on this list for some time, but sure could use your help now. > > A few years back I stumbled upon an old 'tax token' at my parents house. It > says "Tax Commission State of Washington, Sales Tax Token. There is no year > and the same information is repeated on each side. > > I vaguely remember using tax tokens when I was a kid in the late '40's and > into the '50's growing up in Seattle. Can someone refresh my memory as to > how they worked. What was there value? I seem to remember back when tax > was 3 percent, but that's as far back as my memory goes. Was each token > worth one cent? > > I would appreciate any information about this "old memory" so I can place > the appropriate significance on this 'coin'. > > Many thanks, > Bonnie Menzer Barnes > Perth, Western Australia

HI Ron, As I remember the first tax tokens were small paper slips worth 1/5 of a cent. The aluminum ones came after that and increased in value as the years went by. During WWII the aluminum was replaced with green plastic. Have a good one....Syd [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Bestrom" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 11:17 PM Subject: Re: Tax Tokens > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bonnie Barnes" <[email protected]> > > A few years back I stumbled upon an old 'tax token' at my parents house. > It > > says "Tax Commission State of Washington, Sales Tax Token. There is no > year > > and the same information is repeated on each side. > > Can someone refresh my memory as to > > how they worked. What was there value? I seem to remember back when tax > > was 3 percent, but that's as far back as my memory goes. Was each token > > worth one cent? > > http://vip.hpnc.com/~johnoste/tax.htm > http://www.surfinamma.com/Tokens.html > http://www.bobscoins.com/taxtoken.htm > > >

On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, Bonnie Barnes wrote: > > A few years back I stumbled upon an old 'tax token' at my parents > house. It says "Tax Commission State of Washington, Sales Tax Token. > There is no year and the same information is repeated on each side. > > I vaguely remember using tax tokens when I was a kid in the late '40's > and into the '50's growing up in Seattle. Can someone refresh my memory > as to how they worked. What was there value? I seem to remember back > when tax was 3 percent, but that's as far back as my memory goes. Was > each token worth one cent? > During those years I lived in Missouri and our tax tokens were 10 for 1 cent. That means for each 10 cent candy bar we also paid 3 tokens for tax, or handed over 11 cents, and got 7 tokens in change. John *===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===* # John Wm Sloniker <[email protected]> Seattle, WA # *===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Barnes" <[email protected]> > A few years back I stumbled upon an old 'tax token' at my parents house. It > says "Tax Commission State of Washington, Sales Tax Token. There is no year > and the same information is repeated on each side. > Can someone refresh my memory as to > how they worked. What was there value? I seem to remember back when tax > was 3 percent, but that's as far back as my memory goes. Was each token > worth one cent? http://vip.hpnc.com/~johnoste/tax.htm http://www.surfinamma.com/Tokens.html http://www.bobscoins.com/taxtoken.htm

You might try looking in the library at the city directories. Follow out the family in the area.If you are before 1920 it will list the wife and husband including the children in some of these directories. They also include not only the address but occupation and place of employment. I hope you have as good success as I have. You might try contacting the Tacoma Library as well. They keep records of newspapers and other items of the area. Again they have been a great help to me.

Dear Listers, Can someone tell me where to look for a death index or obit in King County? The 1920 Census shows my great grandmother, Dorthea(Doris) Luppy Lund living with her son Henry C. Lund in Enumeration district #87 on N63rd, house #2138. After that I have no information. In 1923 the family was living in Kitsap County but no Dorthea (Doris). Any help will be appreciated. Doris Beck Watson Bremerton, WA, USA

Sun Jul 15, 2001 is the CLARK - SORENSEN REUNION 1934 - 2001 ! I didn't discover my Clark Line Family that held the Reunions until 1983 when I became interested in Genealogy. It was pure Clues, Determination, and Footwork that brought us together. My branch of our Clark Family, apparently didn't know or didn't attend those Reunions usually held somewhere near the Columbia River in WA. The Story of how I was able to Find them, and Join them is long, so I won't elaborate here, but it was one of those "They Want to Be Found" stories that I cherish among my Gen. Experiences. The Following are Our Line of Clarks, and why we celebrate our Legacy each Year: 1.James CLARK b. Eng. c. 1609; m. 1)__2) wid. Ann WAKEFIELD of New Haven Colony CT. ( NHvn= New Haven, CT) 2. Samuel CLARK b. 1656 CT; m. 1672 NHvn CT Hannah TUTTLE (mat. LANE). 3. Samuel CLARK b. 1673 NHvn; m. 1698 Mary BROWN, resided Southington CT. , (mat. VINCENT). 4. Capt Abraham CLARK b. 1699 CT; m. 1721 Martha TYLER ( mat. LATHROP Line). 5. Rufus CLARK b. 1730 Southington CT; m. Mary NEAL (mat. STRICKLAND of Hartford, CT). 6. Joel CLARK b. 1763 Southington CT; m. Phebe SQUIRE(S) 1784 Southington CT.(mat. EDWARDS) [Note: I have SQUIRE(S) GEN. back to George SQUIRE b. 1618 Peterboro ENG & was in Concord, MA. by 1641; then Fairfield CT by 1644 as a Sergeant in the Trainband there + the SQUIRE Gen. Line, early on. E-Mail for the Squire(s) Line is: [email protected] BROWN GENEALOGY is highly allied to the SQUIRE(S) LINE, also. 7. Archibald CLARK b. Bristol, CT 1794; m. Nancy POPE Ontario Co. NY 1816; Nancy is said to have been b. in CANADA because her parents may have been visiting relative there however the parents are said to have been living in possibly what has become known as "upper State NY". The POPE Gen. goes back via Job POPE 6 (Richard5; Seth4, Lemuel 3, Seth2, Thomas!1,b. circa.Sept 27,1619 ENGland; d. Dartmouth, MA. 1683; Hwf was Sarah Jenney. The Immigrant, Thomas POPE arr. from ENG. aboard the "Mary and John" - he settled at Dorchester, MA 1630. 8. Jason SQUIRE CLARK b. 1819 IN. Switzerland Co.; m. 1838 IN, Decatur Co. Anna MICHAEL (desc. Germ. Palatine Line from Paulus Michael ;possibly Mikel, Michel back before they sailed to Amer. 1700s). It is the CLARK & MICHAEL Lines that we gather with our SORENSEN FAMILIES to Honor our Common CLARK ancestor we know of the most since he is the branch to most of us, at least of the Clark Line - Jason S. Clark, buried near the Columbia River on the Washington side at HARTLAND, WA, or better known to the Ones Who Lived and Farmed There as HIGH PRAIRIE ! The location is 12 miles North of LYLE, WA. on the Columbia River, just a bit West of The Dalles, OR. on the River. At High Prairie, or Hartland ( It had a P.O. turn of the former Century) was a small farming community - the warm, friendly type. Nearby, was the Lone Pine Cemetary, yes, CemetAry, it sez, but God Bless the person who painted that sign over the entrance to that Pioneer & Indian cemetery ! I HOPE that nobody EVER changes that sign as it is truly a legacy of the times and of the Love that the People there had for each other. If there WAS friction, it could be mended with Time. There are those Clark Branches follow, including mine, but I will end this List or account here. I tried to furnish Info so that Others seeing this might find a "tie" or even a "clue" in their own Search for those elusive Lines. Thank you for Reading ! I hope this will provide clues or ties for you and yours. Carroll Clark, (male) Snohomish, WA. 30 mi. NE of Seattle [email protected] * * * 30 * * * ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

REMINDER: SGS Computer IG on 7/14/2001 abt NGS Meeting For the Computer Interest Group of the Seattle Genealogical Society (SGS) meeting, Dick Anderson will share his personal perspective on the National Genealogical Society (NGS) Meeting held this past May in Portland, OR. He will begin with an overview of the NGS meeting, since the program included much more than just computer topics. He will share important insights on doing Internet research that he gained from several papers presented there. He also attended the Advanced TMG (The Master Genealogist) Workshop and he discovered several interesting computer products at the conference, both of which he will tell us about. Besides discussing computers, he found the topics "solving difficult problems" and "certification of genealogists" worthy to share with us. NOTE OFF-SITE MEETING LOCATION!!! We will meet Saturday, July 14th, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Broadview branch of the Seattle Public Library, located at 12755 Greenwood Avenue North in Seattle. It is situated on the southwest corner of Greenwood Ave. N. and N. 130th St., just a few blocks west of Aurora Ave. N. On the No. 5 bus line. Auto drivers please park on the street to leave the parking lot for library patrons. This program is not sponsored by the Seattle Public Library System. The Computer Interest Group looks forward to begin meeting at the new SGS Offices located at 6200 Sand Point Way NE as soon as the facility is ready to accommodate a group of our size. We hope that this will be true in time for our August 11th meeting. The SGS Computer Interest Group is the first established computer genealogy group in the US (January 1981) and second in the world (one in Sweden was first). David Ault, Chair, Seattle Genealogical Society Computer Interest Group Computer Interest Group E-mail: mailto:[email protected] SGS Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~waseags/ SGS Phone: 206-522-8658 SGS Office & Library: 6200 Sand Point Way NE, #101, Seattle, WA 98115 ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Not sure where this came from originally! Andi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Hull" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:34 AM Subject: GREAT NEWS - Just in from another list...... > GREAT NEWS!! > > <[email protected]> > > We just got word that Senator Orrin Hatch has drafted > a resolution to officially make October Family History > Month. Am running the following in tomorrow's Ancestry > Daily News. Feel free to share this info. > > Best, > Juliana >

Just a reminder that the Seattle TMG Users Group will meet this coming Saturday, July 14, 2:30-4:30 p.m., at the Broadview Library. There will be a short presentation on basic TMG concepts, followed by a demonstration of TMG data entry (new repositories, new sources, new people, new events). Everyone interested in learning about the basics of TMG is welcome. (If you plan to come, please let me know by Replying to this message, if you did not see the earlier message. Thanks.) Broadview Library (a branch of Seattle Public Library) is located at 130th & Greenwood Ave. N. Please park on the street, as the library parking lot is reserved for library patrons. Those taking Metro transit should be aware that the #5 route may be significantly delayed in both directions, due to earthquake damage (in February) to the Alaska Way Viaduct. PREVIEW: The August meeting will focus on one of TMG's best features - customization. Custom flags, custom tag types, custom source types ... and so on. Do you want to keep track of all of the known left-handed or red-haired people in your database? Do you want to create tag types for events not covered by TMG's default tag types, such as attendance at Mariners games?<g> Then plan on coming to our meeting on August 11!

This is something I send out from time to time. -- John ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 12:44:43 -0800 (PST) From: John Wm Sloniker <[email protected]> To: INDIAN-ROOTS List <[email protected]> Subject: Census & Archives Locations Hello all Rooters, For those that haven't heard, census records from 1800 to 1920 can be seen in many places, with two types of indices. 1880 has a partial index, called the SOUNDEX. It lists "households" with children ten years old, or younger. The SOUNDEX for 1900 and 1920 are for all "households". NOTE: The 1910 SOUNDEX hasn't been completed for all states. There have been index books printed, one for each state per census year, for the years of 1800 thru 1860. Now, you have to find out who has the money to buy all those books. Some local libraries will have portions of local interest, perhaps donated. Those books list only the "head" of the household, so you may have to watch for uncles or grandparents names as well. In Seattle the Federal Archives has many of those books. Perhaps the Fed Archive nearest you will have the full set. Here is information for finding the thirteen Regional Archive Branches. http://www.nara.gov/ (NARA homepage) http://www.nara.gov/nara/nsrmenu.html (menu of 13 archives, below) http://www.nara.gov/nara/menus/genealog.html (genealogy items) gopher://clio.nara.gov:70/11/about/publ/micro/amind (Native Americans) When you get the web page showing the 13 archives below, click on the one that interests you and you will find information about who is in charge, as well as what is held there. In addition to the main census reports they will have things specific to their area. On the homepage you will find a (NAIL) item to search for what interests you. Happy hunting. 1 * National Archives-New England Region, Waltham, Massachusetts 2 * National Archives-Pittsfield Region, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 3 * National Archives-Northeast Region, New York, New York 4 * National Archives-Mid Atlantic Region, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5 * National Archives-Southeast Region, East Point, Georgia 6 * National Archives-Great Lakes Region, Chicago, Illinois 7 * National Archives-Central Plains Region, Kansas City, Missouri 8 * National Archives-Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas 9 * National Archives-Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, Colorado 10 * National Archives-Pacific Southwest Region, Laguna Niguel, Calif. 11 * National Archives-Pacific Sierra Region, San Bruno, California 12 * National Archives-Pacific Northwest Region, Seattle, Washington 13 * National Archives-Alaska Region, Anchorage, Alaska The regional offices hold records that were created or received by the Federal courts and over 60 Federal agencies, and are unique evidence of the impact of Federal government policies and programs in the regions as listed below. 1) Waltham, MA holds records for states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. 2) Pittsfield, MA has Naturalization Records, Military Service, Pension, and Bounty Land Warrant Records. 3) New York, NY holds records for New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 4) Philadelphia holds records for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia 5) East Point, GA has records for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee. 6) Chicago, IL holds records for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin 7) Kansas City, MO has records for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri & Nebraska 8) Fort Worth, TX holds records for Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas. 9) Denver, CO holds records for Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. 10) Laguna Niguel, CA holds records for Arizona, southern California, and Clark County, Nevada. 11) San Bruno, CA holds records for northern California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada (except Clark County), American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 12) Seattle, WA holds records for Idaho, Oregon and Washington 13) Anchorage, AK holds records for Alaska. For additional information, check the web page for the regional office that interests you. This is only the basics listed. Many other records are held that focus on personalities such as Henry Ford, Susan B. Anthony, the Birdman of Alcatraz Robert Stroud, Alexander Graham Bell, and many others. Happy to help anytime, John You wanna discuss it? Try: Indian-Heritage discussion list *====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====* # John Wm Sloniker <[email protected]> Seattle, WA # # (206) 789-6663 7323 - 19th Ave NW 98117-5612 # # =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # # I have Ancestors, Aunts, Cousins, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters. # # Some are very good, some are very bad, but they're all mine. # *====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > Where do I write to find out about records of Bremerton Navy Base? > Anything past thirty years old is kept in another location but where? I was > told they only keep records for ten years and then send them to storage but > where? > I am looking for records of civilian employees. > Civilian employees are different. All personnel records for civilians are kept for use by the employing agency. If a civilian transfers to another agency, the records follow the employee to that agency. When a civilian resigns or retires, the records go to the National OPM personnel record center in St. Louis, Missouri. Base records are also sent on to the National centers; depending on retention values. The base historians office can identify certain history items; but they have little if none on persons.

Where do I write to find out about records of Bremerton Navy Base? Anything past thirty years old is kept in another location but where? I was told they only keep records for ten years and then send them to storage but where? I am looking for records of civilian employees.

On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 [email protected] wrote: > Where do I write to find out about records of Bremerton Navy Base? > Anything past thirty years old is kept in another location but where? > I was told they only keep records for ten years and then send them to > storage but where? > I am looking for records of civilian employees. > Federal records are kept at federal agencies, and eventually end up at the Federal Archives. They usually are 50 to 75 yrs old before they go to the archives (NARA). The NARA for this area is on Sandpoint Way in Seattle. They probably can tell you where to find 30 yr old records. Happy to help anytime, John You wanna discuss it? Try: INDIAN-HERITAGE discussion List *===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===* # John Wm Sloniker <[email protected]> Seattle, WA # # (206) 789-6663 7323 - 19th Ave NW 98117-5612 # *===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*

Delores: A matron in a British hospital is the equilivant of a head floor nurse. Eileen > I have an ancestor who is listed as a "Matron" in a branch of the Army in 1861, what does this mean? I have heard that it means she was a nurse but I am not sure. > Delores > >

I have an ancestor who is listed as a "Matron" in a branch of the Army in 1861, what does this mean? I have heard that it means she was a nurse but I am not sure. Delores

The Following may seem detached from Genealogy, but is it. Our Northwest WA has a lot of History, and a Part of that History is of its People and what they did as an occupation and what they accomplished along the way. The Present - Air Force One was pruduced by engineering, and by people of the Northwest, though not exclusively perhaps. The various persons who had a part of this project are proud of their accomplishment, and they are rightly so. The Past - There have been a number of Air Force One planes for Presidents of the United State of America, and not always were they called Air Force One, but by other tags. Boeing built, Everett built planes have a Legacy to leave for Past and Future generations to know. PBS has a Story they would like for us to see: Ref. THE HERALD - Everett, WA. Date: Tue July 10, 2001 Section: Arts & Entertainment Page(s): D5 Author: James Endrst, The Hartford Courant (CT) Site: http://www.heraldnet.com/search/ Article: White House with wings inspires awe Presidents, crews recall life on Air Force One in PBS special Read the Article, and if possible, see the National Geographic Special "Air Force One" on CHannel 9 KCTS at 8 p.m. Wed. evening July 11th. I plan to. COMMENTARY: Boeing built at Everett, WA. Air Force One is a Special Edition of a 747 jet. Designated as a 747-200B, it is as LONG as a city block, taller than a five-story building and has all the facilities that a President needs, including a personal suite, offices, a medical facility, complete with oerating table and pharmacy. I was able to see the brand new Air Force One being painted in the huge paint hangar. Each day more colors were added, and the lettering that applied denoting its special significance - and therefore, Historical Significance! The many, many persons who were involved in the inception - to the finished product - must be very proud to have been a part of this history. 73, or Best Regards, Carroll CLARK, W7IML, Snohomish, WA. (1924). [email protected] * * * 30 * * * "30" old Morse telegraphic news symbol for: end of an article, to separate from other articles among the same group of news or other informational articles. Finis. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

I would suggest to the library and get the address for cemetery. They don't have a e-mail address. My grandfather is buried there. Hope this helps. Bonnie

Bev, Call (360)-426-2152 between 10am-2pm week days. That is the only time the office is open. There address in the phone book is 1605 Van Buren St., Shelton, WA 98584 Roger Shelton, Washington <<<<<<<<<< Genealogist Work Backwards! <<<<<<<<<<