I would like to announce our new MailList on the BILYEU / BILLIOU families, which would include those here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest - I know there's lots! We would love to see you join us. BILYEU. A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the Bilyeu surname and variations (e.g., Billiou, Balew, Ballou, Belieu, Belew, Boileau) in any place and at any time. Mailing address for postings is bilyeu-l@rootsweb.com. To subscribe send the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message to bilyeu-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or bilyeu-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode). Also, a brand new URL for our BILYEU / BILLIOU families too! http://www.genealogy.bilyeu.com/default.htm -- \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) -oOOo-(_)-oOOo- Rose CAUDLE TERRY, Washington state BILYEU Listowner/Listmother (genealogical) & Proud RootsWeb Sponsor RMTerry@prodigy.net or cxwp57@prodigy.com http://www.genealogy.bilyeu.com/default.htm

What time does the TPCGS meeting start on Tue and will they be having cookies? Arnold on Fidalgo Island near La Conner, WA

I am not sure if this is your DOTY, but my grandmother Dorothy Elise Fulmer (Smith) family lived in Port Angles, and her cousin Mariel Fulmer daughter of Henry Elton Fulmer married Ralph E. DOty But he was in Pullman. This is her obt. DOTY also lived to be 103 Dear Editor, I read with interest the article in the recent Hilltopics (June 1994) about Floyd Raymond Smith, 103, the oldest alumnus of record at the time of his death Feb 11, 1994. Another WSU graduate, my mother Mariel Fulmer Doty, also died at age 103, Oct. 22, 1994. She was the daughter of ELton Fulmer, mentioned in the Hilltopics article as the teacher of one of Smith's favorite classes, organic chemistry. Mother was born Feb. 7, 1891 in Lincoln, Neb., and when she was two moved with her family to Pullman, where Professor Elton Fulmer chaired the chemistry department and was dean of the faculty for many years until he died in a train wreck in 1916. Mother graduated from what was then the State College of Washington in 1912 with a major in literature and music. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She taught English and German in schools at Coupeville, and Garfield (Whitman County) for several years. She Married Ralph Doty, who was working in Pullman , and in 1918 they moved to Portland, Ore., where she resided for 60 years. After my father's death she worked for the Oregon Department of Welfare as a case worker, retiring in 1956. In 1978, she moved to the Panorama City retirement community in Lacey, where she resided until just a few months prior to her death. Myron E. Doty Hope this is of some use to you donna Potts Walling rwalling@greatnorthern.net

I'm Looking For any Info on the Doty family that came to Port Angeles . That married into the Wait family . My Great Grandmother was Floy Queen Doty .Her parents were Ida Morrell and William ADoty . There was a Sanborn and a Vanhorn, If you have anything please let me know Becky

In a message dated 11/8/98 3:54:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, RMTerry@prodigy.net writes: << Rose CAUDLE TERRY, Washington state >> Rose, What Terry family are you (or your husband) from? The maternal side of my family are called the "Terry Girls". My greatgrandfather was Laurance Terry, his father was Frank Terry. Cheryl Hawley

I forgot to proofread the "Birthday for Edmonds port" article but it is out in cyberspace now complete with all my errors, etc. Here we go again -: The Herald, Sat Nov 7, 1998 Sec C, SATURDAY Live! p. 1C only. QUOTED AS FOLLOWS: Large, very beautiful PIX entitled: The North Head lighthouse at Fort Canby State Park near Ilwaco was built in 1898. (100 yrs ago! Good Ol' "CC." Photo good enough to frame!). Back to the beach The lights stay on for winter on Washington's coast By Andrew Wineke Herald Writer Photo by Michael O'Leary Herald Photographer LONG BEACH - The beach doesn't disappear at the end of summer. The 28-mile-long stretch of sand and grass on the Long Beach Peninsula in southwest Washington still demarcates the line between land and sea even when no tourists show up to stare at it and no children dare to dip a toe in the Pacific. The lighhouses guarding the mouth of the Columbia River at Cape Disappointment and North Head stand just as tall and proud after the ice cream shops close u for the winter. Although the wind is cold and the weather chancy on the coast, the rough conditions only highlight the power of the waves and the beauty of the cliffs. November, after fall has stripped the beaches bare of kite fliers but before snow beckons skiers to the mountains, is a perfect time to visit the ocean. And, aside from the expected long walks on the beach and majestic views of storm-tossed swells, there are still a few things to see in the Long Beach area. X Lighthouses. The oldest lighthouse still operating on the West Coast, the Cape Disappointment light was built in 1856, just 51 years after Lewis and Clark (not a relative, darn it ! - "CC.") reached the cape. The light is about a half-mile walk from the parking lot on the loop drive through Fort Canby State Park. The North Head light is enjoying its centennial this year. The lighthouse was built in 1898 to assist vessels coming down the coast from the north. It sits down a short trail from the parking space. Both lighthouses can be seen from the end of the North Jetty. Tours of North Head are conducted during summer. Call Fort Canby State Park; 360-642-3078. XLewis & Clark Interpretive Center. With a sweeping view of the mouth of the Columbia River and out across the Pacitfic Ocean, the interpretive center is worth visiting just for the view. Inside the free museum are displays of journal entries from the famous expedition and a slide show. Located just off the loop road through Fort Canby State Park, open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weather permitting . 360-642-3029. XWord Kite Museum. A kite is not yhour average childhood toy - kites have some history. (Recall Ben. Franklyn's experiments with lightning and his kite to prove a point. Could have been "curtains" for him but he was "well grounded" in what he wanted to do! Is this where the connotation "Sparks" came from among ship radio oprs.? "LOL" or LAFF . Hi Hi ! - "CC."). Ships in World War II sometimes flew bomb-laden kites to deter dive bombers. Lifting men aloft below kites was once a popular sport for daredevils. A kite was used to string a line across Niagara Falls, from which a cable was passed over and then a bridge built. There are all sorts of odd kite facts to learn at the little museum, as well as displays of antique and modern kites from around the world. Admission is onluy $1.50 for sdults and it's well worth a stop when the weather prevents a more hands-on approach to kite flying. The museium is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday; 112 Third St.NW, Long Beach; 360-642-4020. XCranberry Museum. When budget cuts threatened the closure of the Washington State University cranberry research station in 1992, local growers bought the test farm and established the Pacific Coast Cranberry Research Foundation to manage the center, one of onlyh two in the country. In retur, WSU kept its resercher in Long Beach. The free museum offers a tour through the region's cranberry growing history, which began in the 1870s. Tours of the bogs in which the cranberries grow are available by prior arrangement. From Long Beach, head north on Highway 103 nd turn right on Pioneer Road. Open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, May through December. Call 360-642-3638. XIwaco Heritage Museum. The 1t-year old museum highlights the area's history with a restored baggage depot from the Ilwaco Railroad and Navigation Company, charts of the region and exhibits on fishing, logging and cranberry farming. $3 admission. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 115 SE Lake Street., Ilwaco; 360-642-3446. For more information, call the Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau, 800-451-2542. END OF ARTICLE FROM THE HERALD. * * * 30 * * * Comment: I love Lighthouses and pix of lighthouses. I have 4 excellent lighthouse prints in our home, plus an excellent poster sized print of Washington State Lighthouses - 32 of them by Bev. Schriber (signed) 1990 with a story about each of those lighthouses bedise each one which were paintings. I have always been fascinated by the various lighthouses in time - Egypt, Greece, et al. They appear to be so symbolic not only of their task but of Life itself! Carroll of Snohomish. & & & 30 & & & ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Hello Fred (and group), I have just ordered a book by Willard Espy from Amazon. It's called something like "Roads to my Grandfather's Village". My great grandmother was in Oysterville in 1860 as a 1 year old. The census says she was born in Washington Territory, but not whether it was in Oysterville itself. Her parents were both from Connecticut and that is where she always said she was from, so they must have returned to the east coast. The names I am interested in are Hoyt (father's name) and Briscoe (suspected maiden name of mother). I think I A Clark, one of the founders also married a Briscoe - hope so anyway. Is the book you have the same one as the above? Is it indexed? I can wait for it to arrive, but must admit I'm getting impatient already. I've found a couple of websites re Oysterville, and it looks like a place I'll have to visit one day. I saw a picture of a "Crellin" house built by a John Crellin. There are a bunch of Crellins on my couple of 1860 census pages, including 2 adult Johns. Hope this has unconfused things a bit. Rosemary in Sydney, Australia

The Herald, Sat. Nov 7, 1998 Sec. B, Local News pp. 1B, 4B QUOTED AS FOLLOWS: PIX (no source given) Captioned: The Port of Edmonds small boat harbor is under construction in this photo from the early 1960s. Birthday for Edmonds port Facility observes 50th year since shift from shingle mills By Kate Reardon Herald Writer EDMONDS - The waterfront here began to make a transition from an industrial area to a place for recreation about 50 years ago. Shingle mills lined the waterfront from thre 1890s to the early 1950s. A port district was formed in 1948 not only to stimulate economic development in the Edmonds area, but to also fulfill a dream of building a marina and harbor, said Christopher W. Keuss, deputy executive director at the port. In 1961, the port district began building what was then called the Edmonds Boat Harbor, which later became the Edmonds Marina. The Port District of the Port of Edmonds will celebrate its 50th anniversary at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Edmonds Yacht Club. Local dignitaries, business leaders and community members will attend, Edmonds Mayor Barbara Fahey will give a proclamation commemorating the event and other people from the port's past will give insight into the port's development and history. The Edmonds Historical Museum will have displays of news, coverage and historical photographs. The University of Washington Studio Jazz Ensamble will play. Tours will also be available. "What we have today is a culmination of dreams to meet the fishing and charter needs and later a recreational facility," Keuss said. Sen. Henry M. Jackson helped dedicate the newly completed marina in 1962. The Por of Edmonds owns about 38 acres of uplands and 18 acres of water. It has 729 moorage slips in the water and about 350 spaces for dry boat storage. The port leases property to business owners on the waterfront. The port district, a specialized taxing area, operates on a $3.3 million annual budget and collects 23 center per $1,000 assessed valuation from property owners living within the port district's boundaries. A 100-year storm in 1996 wiped out most of the covered marina, sinking 300 boats and damaging more than 100 more, Keuss said. That damage was the most devastating event the Port of Edmonds has faced. Rebuilding the marina cost $13 million. Ben Cain, who has served as a port commissioner since 1992, said port property has provided recreational activities for boaters in the area as well as public access to the waterfront. "There's nothing more relaxing to me than being by the water," Cain said. "I know a lot of people who like to go to the water. It's a big strong dose of nature," Cain added. He said the port has also contributed to the area's economic development with shops, restrauants and other businesses. Today, 60 business (sic. - CC.) are part of the port-owned Harbor Square complex.\ "Some people believe that without that waterfront and the port keeping it a safe and friendly interesting place to go, property values would be less," Cain said. Jerry Blanton, who served as port commission from 1990 to 1994, said the Edmonds waterfront has changed significantly over the 25 years he has lived in the area. "I think the port has always been very accommodating to the residents in trying to have services available down there, whether it be a sportsman or someone who wants to stroll through the neighborhood," Blanton said. "It's an interesting place to visit whether your're looking for a nice overlook to Puget Sound for the sheer beauty or whether you're looking for a pleasant place to dine," Blanton added. Blanton, who has a 26-foot fishing boat at the port's marina, said he visits the waterfront area three or four times a week to fish, walk, eat or watch the sunset. Al Holte was just 29 years old in 1948 when he became one of two port attorneys. "I served there while we made the contract with the stat of Washington to build the ferry dock," Holte said. "I think the impact of the port has brought a lot of money to the area. It has also made an impact on the quality of life here. I think generally it's had a good impact on the area." Youj can contact Kate Reardon by phone at 425-339-3455 or by e-mail at reardon@heraldnet.com END OF QUOTED ARTICLE FROM THE HERALD. * * * Comment: I know that I have said this before, but it bears repetition, do visit the Edmonds Historical Society Museum in downtown Edmonds, as it is what I would call a first class Museum. The staff there will greet you and they will guide you and answer questions concerning the items on display. When I was there, there was a fine working railroad panoramic display of early Edmonds on the first floor among the many displays on that floor of interest. Then, take the elevator down and you step out into a room chock full of excellent displays of every description. I had a limited amount of time to view it the day I first saw it, but it is a museum that I would go back many times to see. The glass covered displays were so professionally done as to make you marvel at the fine job that was done there. If you like history, history of the area, and if you like to photograph items of special interest, this is the place to do it, as the lighting, displays, and the whole organization of that museum is an historians dream come true. We are very fortunate to have Edmonds among our many attractions in the Pacific NW and the town of Edmonds appeals to the nautical interest and presents a neat, clean , and highly interesting place to visit at any time of the year. It is most commendable to see how those boat spaces have been rebuilt - better than ever, after the devastating catastrophe that went on there as a result of the storm of 1996. Carroll of Snohomish. * * * 30 * * * ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

As a "newbie", I have decided to coin a new "nomie" (nomenclature) on here and that is "LAFF" - it doesn't stand for anything more than what it communicates. When I used the LOL in my communications with my Friend in Wales (of the "Hell" fame article), he queried just as all of us have at one time or another, probably; what is LOL ? Such abbreviates do tend to make us wonder when it doesn't translate into meaningful sense, and then when we first hear of the translation, many of us think, what "corn" ( Please see Dictionary of Slang at local Library) ! I know I have said this before, but I will repeat ( like a "broken record" or a "warped groove") that in Ham Radio, using telegraphy we expressed laughter by sending "Hi Hi!" plus all the other expressions such as "lid" meaning poor operator, or poor telegraphy. All these expressions were extremely "corny" when 1st heard but in time they become a part of the "slanguage" that we take for granted, and "newbies" or outsiders can't make sense of it. Instead of saying, "Our Name is. . ." we learned in those earlier days of ham radio to say, "Our Handle is . . . " - even the "Our" part was corny because the our was referring to only one person, the operator, not plural! This expression eventually sifted down to the inception of "CB" and "CBers" or the Citizen Band operators which NOT AT ALL the same as Ham Radio operators. So, it goes - Boeing Co. has its nomenclature full of abbraviations, NO END! and if you move from one AREA of your job there, you must learn a whole new meaning of the nomenclature, and abbreviates for that area. Even tho' the letters may look exactly the same, but they take on a whole different translation in the other area. AOG = Airplane On Ground (crashed, stalled, non-moving, etc.) is a common one. BCAP - might translate to Boeing Commercial Airplane Part, or it might have a different meaning depending on what area or kind of work one does. On my Tuttle gen. on my rootsweb surname site, I just ran into "TAG" used in some communications. I wondered what that meant - Tuttle Annotated Genealogy or what? Then, I saw where others wondered the same thing - what does TAG stand for. Well, I am sure that many of you are quite familiar with that one, but we "Newbies", "slow learners", "environmentally impaired" etc. were to "learn" that TAG = The American Genealogist, "obviously"! So, let us all have a big "LAFF" over the whole thing - including our news coverage, via the "rags" and via the "BOOB TOOB" ! I liked this issue of PSRoots Digest mode (for me) that I printed all 12 pp. (but, I put p 12 back into the Printer "crib" ( My Scotch ancestry frequently "takes over"!) as it was so interesting. All the various (and "tongue in cheek" ) retorts as to the meaning of LOL. And one enterprising "soul" with my sense of humour (sic.) contributed the "ROFALMAO" (Ref. Msg #11, NOT LISTED among my Treehistn Friend's List) of Tattered and Dusty Manuscripts of Cyberspace slanguage used for "Rapid Transit" of communications by those who are savvy, and not "newbies" like some of us still are. With that I shall QRT or Stop Sending in order to type a couple of articles that might be of interest to some. Carroll. * * * 30 * * * ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Grant County was not formed until 1909, no records prior to that will be found at the courthouse in Ephrata, but Douglas County in Waterville would have governmental and court records after 1883. The Catholic Diocese for this area is probably Yakima, but it may have been Spokane. Settlement in this area did not occur until about 1883, or a little later. Is it possible that this home was in an older or more populated part of the Territory? I find it very difficult to believe that such a home would have been inside present day Grant County before 1890. Kevin Fraley Swimref@cmc.net At 01:05 PM 11/7/98 -0800, you wrote: >On Sat, 7 Nov 1998, bookstorelady wrote: > >> Hi. I really don't have the answer to that question so I am sending your >> note onto the lists that will. Darilee >> >> ---------- >> > From: LGut800427@aol.com >> > To: BookstoreLady@PRODIGY.NET >> > Subject: lookup question >> > Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 11:23 PM >> > >> > I would like to find out where the orphanages/ girl's schools/boarding >> > homes were located in the Grant County area, or for that matter any >> > where during the period between 1870-1890. If there were any, where >> > might the records if any be? I just discovered my grand mother was in >> > either a Masonic Children's home or a Catholic one. >> > Thanks, Leona >> > >Since Grant is an eastern WA county, for Catholic records first check at >the Diocese office in Spokane (I think) or the Archdiocese office here in >Seattle. If they don't have the records they should know who does. > >Sorry, I can't help with Masonic records. > >Grant county seat is Ephrata, WA > >John in Seattle >

Kenn, If you haven't already received an offer of help on the request you posted on the PS Roots Mailing List, I would be happy to see what I can find for you on Father Allain. I live within an hour's driving distance of St. Martin's (in fact, my sister received her masters degree from St. Martin's College, which is on the same site as the Abbey), and can get you pictures of the tombstone, if they allow public access to the cemetery at the Abbey. I can check that out, and also check if they might have any information on him in their library. Do you have a copy of his obituary? I can easily get that from microfilm of the Tacoma newspapers. Can also get the census information. Do you know where he was between 1909 and 1929? You mentioned that he died in Oregon but was residing in Tacoma. Have you already checked any sources in Washington (so I don't duplicate things you have already done)? Not that it matters, but I'm curious whether you are researching this as an archivist for that area of NB, or as a personal genealogical project. It's an interesting story, and since I've not done any research in Catholic records, it will be a new experience for me. I may not be able to provide quick results, since I work full-time and am also president of our genealogical society (which takes up much more time than I was lead to believe), but I will work away at it. Colleen Rockwell Coanrock@aol.com

John At that time, the Grant County was a part of Douglas County with the County Seat at Waterville. I have not heard of a girls or boys boarding school in this area -- but that doesn't mean there wasn't one. Possibly write the Grant County Genealogical Society in Ephrata -- Just an idea! Fred Pflugrath > On Sat, 7 Nov 1998, bookstorelady wrote: > > > Hi. I really don't have the answer to that question so I am sending > your > > note onto the lists that will. Darilee > > > > ---------- > > > From: LGut800427@aol.com > > > To: BookstoreLady@PRODIGY.NET > > > Subject: lookup question > > > Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 11:23 PM > > > > > > I would like to find out where the orphanages/ girl's > schools/boarding > > > homes were located in the Grant County area, or for that matter > any > > > where during the period between 1870-1890. If there were any, > where > > > might the records if any be? I just discovered my grand mother was > in > > > either a Masonic Children's home or a Catholic one. > > > Thanks, Leona > > > > Since Grant is an eastern WA county, for Catholic records first check > at > the Diocese office in Spokane (I think) or the Archdiocese office here > in > Seattle. If they don't have the records they should know who does. > > Sorry, I can't help with Masonic records. > > Grant county seat is Ephrata, WA > > John in Seattle

Here are a couple quotes; "The Internet has put so many resources at our fingertips that it amazes those of us from the slide rule generation. I can research, record and share the details of my family tree in a fraction of the time I used to spend on digging up information, and without having to leave my home." "Many sites on the Internet allow you to search for data such as Social Security and census records. Search engines now allow you to contact people whom you have been unable to find using old fashioned means." Those quotes come from the free Nov. "Computer User" found at many computer supply stores. The article "Discover Your Roots" by John Farmer makes those claims, and more. Have I missed something? Does he mean I no longer need a library card or a trip to the Federal Archives? Does he also mean we no longer need to search for Cemetery locations? When did all this happen? John *====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====* # John Wm Sloniker <johnwms@serv.net> Seattle, WA # # (206) 789-6663 7323 - 19th Ave NW 98117-5612 # *====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*====*

On Sat, 7 Nov 1998, bookstorelady wrote: > Hi. I really don't have the answer to that question so I am sending your > note onto the lists that will. Darilee > > ---------- > > From: LGut800427@aol.com > > To: BookstoreLady@PRODIGY.NET > > Subject: lookup question > > Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 11:23 PM > > > > I would like to find out where the orphanages/ girl's schools/boarding > > homes were located in the Grant County area, or for that matter any > > where during the period between 1870-1890. If there were any, where > > might the records if any be? I just discovered my grand mother was in > > either a Masonic Children's home or a Catholic one. > > Thanks, Leona > Since Grant is an eastern WA county, for Catholic records first check at the Diocese office in Spokane (I think) or the Archdiocese office here in Seattle. If they don't have the records they should know who does. Sorry, I can't help with Masonic records. Grant county seat is Ephrata, WA John in Seattle

Before I retired, I thought that BTW meant Back To Work. Thanks for the acronym list. Earl Armbrust Earl N. Armbrust, Jr. 1743 Blodgett Rd. Mount Vernon, WA 98274-5043 (360)428-0319 armbrust@fidalgo.net

Hi everyone... Just wanted to let you know about a research tool you may not have heard about. There is a website called WebRing. They have a program that links websites together. You can go to their main website at http://www.webring.com and use their search to find a subject. Then it lists all the webrings that relate to your search criteria. When you go to the specific webring's home page, most of them have an index to all the sites that are in their webring. For example, if you are looking for graphics to help you build your website, search on the word graphics. The search results brings up the different webrings that have to do with graphics. If you go to the homepage of the ring and click on the first site in their index it will take you to that site. Once at the first site (or any other in the ring) you will find a "next" button that will take you to the next website in the ring. It's a great way to find many sites that are related to whatever research you are doing. Try it out with a specific location or subject you are looking for, such as Civil War, Immigration, Books, Libraries, etc. Thanks, Cheryl Hawley http://www.echoesarchive.com http://www.chrislist.com http://www.webbergroup.com

Yesterday someone asked for some information from the book, Oysterville by Willard R. Espy. I have the book at home. What do you need from the book? (Sorry, I misplaced your e-mail address.) Fred Pflugrath Peshastin, WA

Hi. I really don't have the answer to that question so I am sending your note onto the lists that will. Darilee ---------- > From: LGut800427@aol.com > To: BookstoreLady@PRODIGY.NET > Subject: lookup question > Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 11:23 PM > > I would like to find out where the orphanages/ girl's schools/ boarding homes > were located in the Grant County area, or for that matter any where during the > period between 1870-1890. If there were any, where might the records if any > be? I just discovered my grand mother was in either a Masonic Children's home > or a Catholic one. > Thanks, Leona

If I am still on, LOL- This in from Australia. Does anyone out there have Oysterville info. If so, perhaps someone out there may be able to help Rosemary Peeler out with her Clark kin. I need to go back into my archives to look . I do know of a Wheeler lady that lived in early Oysterville who is a relative of mine but there again I will have to dig that info out to enlarge on it. I do recall seeing a green cover book about Oysterville in one or more libraries when I was researching years ago, so I know that there is a book about Oysterville's history. Carroll, Snohomish. * * * 30 * * * --------- Begin forwarded message ---------- From: rmpeeler@real.net.au (Rosemary Peeler) To: clarkw7iml@juno.com (Carroll H Clark) Subject: Those Clarks are everywhere (even travel guides)!!!!!!! Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 20:19:54 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <199811060919.UAA02613@december.real.net.au> Hi Carroll, Just thought I'd let you know of a little discovery I just made. You may remember that the Clark in my stuff was I A Clark, who married first my ggm's Aunt Henrietta, then a Sarah ?. From births of his children in the IGI, it seems his name was Isaac Alonzo Clark. Well, I picked up the "Lonely Planet Guide" in the newsagent and looked up Oysterville. Seems I A Clark was one of the two founders of Oysterville. I didn't buy the book, but I'm going to do a search on the net, and once I've moved to Melbourne in a month or so, I'll order the census film for 1860. I already have a copy of the page my ggm is on, but I think I need to see the rest of it. Bye for now. Rosemary in Sydney, Australia --------- End forwarded message ---------- ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Well, here's to ROTF-LOL. George Rolling On The Floor - Laughing Out Loud "Arnold K. Stewart" wrote: > Thanks gang for the answers to my inquiry about "LOL". I received 6 > answers as follows: > Little Old Lady > Laughing On Line > Lots Of Luck > Laughing Out Loud (3 answers) > > So, I guess Laughing Out Loud wins. The variety of the answers has > convinced me not to use abbreviations in a message. > > Arnold on Fidalgo Island near La Conner