John: Thanks for answering Karen's question about the location of the Grave-yard at Gravelly Lake. I certainly wouldn't have been able to answer her. Gloria Lester [email protected] >>^. .^<< ________________________________________________________________ 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.

Hi all - The March meeting of the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society will be this Tuesday, April 10, 2001. Dr. Ron Magden will be presenting "Tacoma/Pierce County Japanese Genealogy". He currently has a new book out on this subject. Our meetings are held in the Olympic Room at the Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, Washington. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~watpcgs/meetings.htm for a map and driving directions. Meetings begin at 6:45 pm, preceded by a social "cookies & coffee" time which begins at 6:30 pm. Guests are always welcome! Meetings are generally adjourned at 8:30pm. Cheers - Mark -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [email protected]

Just one note: The exit sign does actually say Gravelly Lake Drive. Anna John Wm Sloniker wrote: > The 2nd exit south of Hwy 512 should mention Ponders Corner & McChord > (been some time since I've been by there) and you want the roadway > that is away from McChord, which should become Gravelly Lake Dr, that > runs in a northerly direction from there. [snip]........

On Thu, 5 Apr 2001 [email protected] wrote: > Gloria -- thank you so much for posting this listing -- I finally > found a great-great uncle who I knew died in Steilacoom but I > didn't know where he was buried. > > Now -- where is the graveyard at Gravelly Lake???? > > Karin Morey > Oregon City OR Karin, Checking my 'Thomas Guide' I see what you may want. Gravelly Lake is by the community of Ponders Corner, which is on the west side of I-5 across from McChord Air Force Base. The 2nd exit south of Hwy 512 should mention Ponders Corner & McChord (been some time since I've been by there) and you want the roadway that is away from McChord, which should become Gravelly Lake Dr, that runs in a northerly direction from there. Follow Gravelly Lake Dr. as it circles the west side of Gravelly Lake past Lakewold Gardens at the intersection of Veterans Dr till you get to the intersection of Washington Blvd. Turn west, about a 1/2 mile, to the intersection of 83rd Ave SW. On my map there is a small cemetery on the NE corner of the intersec- tion, though no name is given for it. Hopefully it's the right one. Washington Blvd connects with Military Rd, which leads to Steilacoom. That cemetery is about two miles from Ft. Steilacoom where the state hospital known as Western Washington Hospital is located. 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 # *===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*

Heritage Quest Research Library is proud to present: BILL DOLLARHIDE, Author, Genealogy Columnist, and Editor of the Genealogy Bulletin. Bill will present 4 sessions during the all day Heritage Quest Open House. Saturday, April 14th, 2001 at Heritage Quest 909 Main St, #5, Sumner, WA and Sumner Public Library located across Traffic Ave. from Heritage Quest. Doors open and registration begins at 8:00 am. Program will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm 1) 9:00-10:00 Wagon Roads in Colonial America Identifies the earliest migration routes 2) 10:30-11:30 County Boundary Changes The impact of county formations and boundary changes on genealogical research - which county has the records now? Lunch Break 11:30-1:00 A list of local area restaurants will be provided. Afternoon Sessions 3) 1:00-2:00 Forgotten Public Land Records The steps to obtaining case files of land transactions which can be a genealogical treasure-trove. 4) 2:30-3:30 Using Deeds to Trace the Trails of Your Ancestors The genealogical results from using deeds to identify land ownership; confirming a particular name, date and place; and clues to an ancestor’s travels. For additional information and directions visit our Web Site at: http://members.aol.com/hqrl/index.htm Due to Limited Seating Reservations are strongly recommended. Call 253-863-1806. Reservation and credit card payment may be made by phone 253-863-1806, during open hours, 11-4 every day and from 9-9 on Wednesdays. You may pay in person, or by mail, prior to the class at: Heritage Quest 909 Main Street Suite 5 Sumner WA 98390 There will be Door Prizes, Free Use, and Refreshments all day long at Heritage Quest. We will be kicking off our annual raffles. Raffle for Beautiful handmade Crazy Quilt. Raffle for 2001 Heritage Quest Salt Lake City Research Trip with Leiland Meitzler. We look forward to you joining us.

Gloria -- thank you so much for posting this listing -- I finally found a great-great uncle who I knew died in Steilacoom but I didn't know where he was buried. Now -- where is the graveyard at Gravelly Lake???? Karin Morey Oregon City OR

The Puget Sound Genealogical Society is pleased to present: MYRA GORMLEY Certified Genealogist - Genealogy Columnist in an all-day Genealogy Seminar Saturday, April 28th, 2001 at the Givens Community Center 1026 Sidney, Port Orchard, WA Doors open and registration begins at 8:00 A.M. Program from 9:00 A.M to 4:00 P.M. Topics are: "The Farmers Daughter" "Potholes & Quagmires on the Genealogy Trail" "Finding Immigrant Ancestors" "Beyond the Web" For additional information and a resigtration form visit our Web Site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wapgsdgs/homepage.htm/ Information for those who will be coming via Tremont Street from SR16. There has just been another street light added on Tremont Street and Sidney Avenue is now at the 4th street light vice the 3rd street light. Hope to see you all there. Larry Harden President, Puget Sound Genealogical Society Serving Kitsap and North Mason Counties

There is a copy of the Washington State Death Index at the WAGS library in Wenatchee. Library hours are Tuesday - 1 to 4 Thursday - 1 to 4 Saturday - 1 to 4 If you are coming some distance to visit the library - would be wise to check the web page - we will be moving this late spring and will be closed for at least 2 weeks.

The Washington Death Index is on 12 microfilms from 1907 - 1979 and then on microfiche from 1980 - 1997. There is an overlap of records between the two mediums. The Washington State Archives has it and the Tacoma Library's Northwest Room. I'm sure there are other libraries that also have it. Some LDS Family History Centers have it on indefinite loan and if your local FHC doesn't they can order the microfilm you need for your lookup. What are you looking for Melissa? Gloria Lester [email protected] >>^. .^<< ________________________________________________________________ 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.

The Puyallup Washington South Stake Family History Center at 13420 94th Ave. E. also has the Washington State Death Index on microfilms. Our center is closed this week but will be open again starting Tuesday April 10th. Open Hours: Tues thru Thurs 10 am to 4 pm and 6pm to 9pm Fridays 10 am to 4 pm 2nd & 3rd Saturdays 10 am to 1 pm Sue Foster Co-Director Family History Center Puyallup Washington South Stake

The Everett History Center also has the death indexes. Dana ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:56 AM Subject: RE: Washington State Death Index The Puyallup Washington South Stake Family History Center at 13420 94th Ave. E. also has the Washington State Death Index on microfilms. Our center is closed this week but will be open again starting Tuesday April 10th. Open Hours: Tues thru Thurs 10 am to 4 pm and 6pm to 9pm Fridays 10 am to 4 pm 2nd & 3rd Saturdays 10 am to 1 pm Sue Foster Co-Director Family History Center Puyallup Washington South Stake

Hi Ida, Seems that our emails passed in vapor space. Thanks very much for your reply. Will send off a note to the SGS and Dan Carney. Would also like to learn about their Irish SIG. Academic libraries are very familiar territory for me, so there's no problem there. Thanks again. Pat Wood Fircrest, WA

The Washington Death Index is available at the Seattle Public Library and probably most larger public libraries in the state. It is probably also available at most if not all the LDS Family History Centers in the State of Washington. For those outside the state or in remote areas, an interlibrary loan request could be made through their local public librarian for these rolls of microfilm and microfiche from the Washington State Archives. BTW, Seattle Public Library's Central Library is scheduled to close June 9 through July 6 for moving to its temporary quarters. --Ida Skarson McCormick, [email protected], Seattle At 02:33 PM 04/03/2001 -0400, Susan Hudgens wrote: >The Washington State Death Index is on microfilm in the collection of >Heritage Quest Research Library, 909 Main St #5, Sumner, Washington.

Pat and all - I found the original source of the info for the Lemieux Library. I received it from Ida Skarson McCormick in June 1997. See that portion of her note below. Ida is active on this list, so perhaps she can add more to this discussion. Good luck, Cyndi P.S. And most people mock me when they hear that I have kept every e-mail I ever sent or received. <G> >Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 20:39:46 -0700 >From: "Ida S. McCormick" <[email protected]> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win16; I) >To: Cyndi Howells <[email protected]> >CC: [email protected] >Subject: listing of libraries on TPCGS page > >Cyndi: > >(2) The SU Lemieux Library is misspelled. With academic libraries like >this, I think it is important to show the use to which it can be put for >genealogy. In this case, Lemieux is useful for ADVANCED Irish >research. I used to have a copy of Dan Carney's list of Irish resources >in Lemieux. Maybe someone in the Irish Interest Group of SGS still has >the list (e.g., Robert Theisen [[email protected]]?). ><snip> >--Ida Skarson McCormick, [email protected] >Chair, SGS Computer Interest Group

At 09:22 PM 4/3/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Cyndi > >You asked for feedback .... :) > >According to the footnote re the Seattle U.'s Lemieux Library ... there >are excellent resources there for ADVANCED Irish research. > >Well, I'm a reasonably experienced Irish researcher, and have tried >Lemieux's on-line catalog several times to locate resources that >intermediate and advanced Irish researchers would expect to find. No >success at all. Tried authors, topics, subjects ... They do seem to >have a nice collection re literature and history, however. <snip> Pat - Let me check into this for you. I can't recall *exactly* who contributed that, but will go through my old e-mail. The list was originally put together 2-3 years ago. I'll see what I can find. Cyndi

Pat: I was the contributor of this tidbit to Cyndi's online list. Dan Carney was the original proponent and expert on the Irish resources he found at Seattle University's Lemieux Library. He emphasized that beginners in Irish research should not go to Lemieux Library. People who go to academic libraries should not expect librarian assistance and should be engaged in historical research. Ask the Seattle Genealogical Society (206-522-8658 or PO Box 75388, Seattle, WA 98125-0388) if there is a copy of Dan Carney's ca. 1975 lecture handout in the vertical files or on the shelves. Or perhaps the SGS Irish Interest Group has a bibliography from one of subsequent presentations by Dan. SGS is in the midst of a move to the Sand Point Way area, so this may not be the best time to ask. Perhaps a reader of this list has a personal copy of one of Dan's handouts. Another possible source of info is a book of bibliography for Irish resources in the Puget Sound Area published in probably the 1970s by the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society, organized by library, as I recall. --Ida Skarson McCormick, [email protected], Seattle At 09:22 PM 04/03/2001 -0700, Pat Wood <[email protected]> wrote: >According to the footnote re the Seattle U.'s Lemieux Library ... there >are excellent resources there for ADVANCED Irish research.<snip>

Cyndi You asked for feedback .... :) According to the footnote re the Seattle U.'s Lemieux Library ... there are excellent resources there for ADVANCED Irish research. Well, I'm a reasonably experienced Irish researcher, and have tried Lemieux's on-line catalog several times to locate resources that intermediate and advanced Irish researchers would expect to find. No success at all. Tried authors, topics, subjects ... They do seem to have a nice collection re literature and history, however. So, either the Lemieux search engine has me beat, or else the person who identified that facility as a resource for Advanced Irish research has something else in mind. Would it be possible to put me in touch with the person who gave you this comment .... or get some examples of what they are referring to ? I would really like to make use of the Lemieux, but don't care to make a fruitless trip up there. Thanks very much. Pat Wood Fircrest, WA On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 13:57:20 -0800 Cyndi Howells <[email protected]> writes: > Hello all - > > I would like to be sure that the references we have online at the > TPCGS web > site for Puget Sound Genealogy Resources are all current and > correct. If > anyone on PSRoots knows of corrects, updates or deletions that I > should > make on this web page, please let me know: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~watpcgs/pugetres.htm > > Thank you for your time and help, > Cyndi > > > Cyndi Howells > TPCGS Webmaster > [email protected] > TPCGS web site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~watpcgs/tpcgs.htm > Cyndi's List > http://www.CyndisList.com > > Pat Wood Fircrest, WA

Melissa: I didn't know that one existed. Please share any information you may receive. Eileen > Hi~! Can anyone tell me how to access the Washington State Death Index? Thanks! >melissa

The Washington State Death Index is on microfilm in the collection of Heritage Quest Research Library, 909 Main St #5, Sumner, Washington. Hope this helps. Susan Hudgens

Hi~! Can anyone tell me how to access the Washington State Death Index? Thanks! melissa