New York City Tax Photographs, 1939-1941 When I received my great grandparents' marriage certificate from New York City they informed me that the City of New York had photographs of all the buildings in the city. You need the block and lot numbers, which can be obtained from the city maps at the Municipal Archives. I sent for a photo of the building we lived in during the 1940s. The photo is in black and white, and it is very sharp. Ruth Schweitzer Editor's Note: More information on ordering these tax photographs and other prints from around the city can be found online. Milk Crates and Cemetery Photography For the vertically challenged headstones can be quite large, so to get the whole thing in a photograph you may have to stand on your tiptoes. I've found that standing on a milk crate gives me the added distance away from the marker that I need. Be sure to take one of these the next time you visit a cemetery. DJ Kopp Send Tape Recordres to Family When you send a tape recorder to older relatives, include a list of things that happened that will jumpstart their memories. I am fortunate to have completed biographies of my grandmother and mother, and to have my own autobiography. As the keeper of family history, I look forward to sharing this information with my children. Sincerely, Catherine Margaret Fairbanks Stone Gustavson Request for Help Scanning Tin Types This is not a tip-it is actually a request for a tip. I have seen some tips on working with photos, but none on working with tin types. I have a tin type of my grandfather that comes out blue when scanned. Any ideas? BJ Scott

I will check the next few newsletters and let you know. Thanks for the reply. Nancy

Cathe125@aol.com wrote: >pertaining to the "best" and most "informative" site >for searching is? It could be very expensive to subsribe to them all to try, >but I need to know which one is the better informed and most helpful? I >haven't been into this very long... >Or is there one that has as much info that is free? >Thanks, Cathey > > > It's very tempting to subscribe to one of these companies in the hope of getting fast information, but you should keep in mind that by their very nature, they are subject to many errors and still not to be considered primary evidence in your research. Haste makes waste. There's a tremendous amount of at least equally good free resources available through sites connected with Rootsweb, the USGenWeb, and countless others, not to mention the free lookups available through the 26,904 mailing lists on Rootsweb and the thousands of other mailing lists available through Yahoo groups and others. You can now even access images of almost all US census records for free via remote access from home to Heritage Quest Online through various libraries. If your financial resources are limited and you "haven't been doing this very long", I would stick to the free sites as long as possible and save my limited finances for such things as the best record-keeping software you can get (I prefer TMG), good reference books for your home that you can't find online, obtaining primary documents such as birth, death, and marriage certificates, copies of military records, etc. (all of which have rising fees), copies of courthouse records, memberships in the most advantageous genealogical organizations for you, and much, much more. There is much to be found in primary documents and books that cannot be found in indices of them online, not the least of which is the positive proof that only a primary document can give. As you research more and more you'll find that it's not at all difficult when you run into a bump in the road to simply change directions temporarily and still utilize free resources to make significant progress in your research and result in a truly quality product. Diane

I would not subscribe to any of these sites or magazines on genealogy until you have all of the information on your parents and grandparents. You can get as much free information out of rootsweb and ancestry now. Family search usually has a family history church close by and usually keep free computer discs of the state and city you are in and has a list of cd's you can order for about $5 and use in their library. They have local census on micro film you can search their indexs and search on micro film which you can copy. Your local library probably has a genealogy department that has books on census by state and federal census. They would have histories of your cities, probably the whole state and states next to yours. The library usually has ancestry.com plus on their computes. Then you can search ancestry.com getting into information you would have to pay for. There is a volunteer in the library to show you how to search, copy and get information. If you have a college library in town they have more information. They also have genealogy magazines you can read or copy articles on your family or other free websites. Join a local genealogy society and they will help you get information and local sites on the internet that can help you. This is all free-free-free. Then after you use these areas of genealogy, you can decide to pay for a website. All you have to pay for is copies which is 5 or 10 cents. Earl Gates

It all depends on where and whom you are searching for -- each has different attributes, both strengths and weaknesses. Aloha Wayne, NH6K -----Original Message----- From: Cathe125@aol.com [mailto:Cathe125@aol.com] Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 4:08 AM To: ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [RC-ROOTS] Genealogy.com vrs. Ancestary.com,etc.???? I am sure this has probably been addressed before, but I am wondering what the opinion of the list is, pertaining to the "best" and most "informative" site for searching is? It could be very expensive to subsribe to them all to try, but I need to know which one is the better informed and most helpful? I haven't been into this very long.......so some of you ole' timers might help????? Or is there one that has as much info that is free? Thanks, Cathey ==== ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS Mailing List ==== HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM LIST MODE: please click here and send: mailto:ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I am sure this has probably been addressed before, but I am wondering what the opinion of the list is, pertaining to the "best" and most "informative" site for searching is? It could be very expensive to subsribe to them all to try, but I need to know which one is the better informed and most helpful? I haven't been into this very long.......so some of you ole' timers might help????? Or is there one that has as much info that is free? Thanks, Cathey

In a message dated 6/15/2003 8:30:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, Quilt5000@aol.com writes: > I would like to know if anyone else who is on the roots D form is having > the > problem that I am having. When I get the D it repeats the same messages > over > a number of times. Don't know why this happens but it is a pain. > Nancy > Nancy- I think if you look real closely at the messages in a digest that you think are being repeated you will find that they are replies to previous messages that quote all or part of the message to which they are replying. Let us know if that is NOT what you are seeing. Joan

In a message dated 6/15/03 6:00:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl I would like to know if anyone else who is on the roots D form is having the problem that I am having. When I get the D it repeats the same messages over a number of times. Don't know why this happens but it is a pain. Nancy

Hello List......What is all this about Rootsweb not being there? I've just finished working almost 3 hours on Rootsweb.....just put in my surname and went right to the list. Did you use: www.Rootsweb.com? It has ALWAYS worked for me. Happy Searching.

turned out it was another site with a URL very close to Rootsweb's so DON'T leave the "s" out of Rootsweb when you type it in that thing which comes up if you do, will try to take over your computer curses on those who put it up C

In a message dated 6/15/2003 12:06:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, blbailey@sk.sympatico.ca writes: > subscription to Ancestry.com isn't any help either, i subscribed and when > i > want to search, all i get is the page saying if you want to subscribe do > such and such !! and there is no place to say let me in, i've all ready > subscribed, so i've paid for nothing ----BVB > It sounds as it you are not being properly logged in which means you have lost your cookie most likely. Be sure you are logged in under your user name and password associated with your subscription account. If you don't remember them--click on the FORGOT MY PASSWORD link and have them emailed to you. If you still have trouble contact customer support at Ancestry: http://ancestry.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/ancestry.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php? Joan

In a message dated 6/14/03 7:18:03 PM Central Daylight Time, av8ryx@yelmtel.com writes: > ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > >

Thank you Gene. Gold ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Wallace" <genewallace@mindspring.com> To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 5:54 PM Subject: Re: [RC-ROOTS] WHAT IS ADDRESS TO SEND FOR BROOKLYN DEATH CERT FOR 1902 > Gold and interested others, > > To get information about the location of resources in the various > states, go to your nearest LDS Family History Center and pick up a > copy of the Research Guide for the particular state you are > interested in. There will be a small fee to purchase the Guide, but > these guides are well worth it. To find the location of Family History > Centers in you area go to www.familysearch.org . On the home page > click on the" Library" tab then click on " Family History Centers" , then follow instructions to find your nearest Family History Center. > Good hunting, > Gene Wallace > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gold" <Silver9876@earthlink.net> > To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 9:24 PM > Subject: [RC-ROOTS] WHAT IS ADDRESS TO SEND FOR BROOKLYN DEATH CERT FOR 1902

In a message dated 6/14/2003 8:18:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, av8ryx@yelmtel.com writes: > I don't know what happened -- duhhhhh - > but the nice friendly Rootsweb main site seems to have > disappeared > > "morphed" into a site with what appears to be nothing but > advertising > > couldn't do a standard list-search to save my life ... > > anyone else find this? > The main RootsWeb homepage hasn't changed in some time other than the addition of the popup ads. However, if you want to do a list search start here: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Select the list you want to search and type in your keyword or phrase and search for matches among the messages in the list archives. If you mean you want to search for a list of insterest to you, start here: http://lists.rootsweb.com Joan

Be sure you are at http://rootsweb.com/ and scroll below the first search field and search in the block at the left that is entitled "Search RootsWeb" -- do not use the other blocks unless you want to and you have an Ancestry subscription. I searched Slepicka and received the following WorldConnect 69 Social Security Death Index 119 Rootsweb Surname List 4 Search for a living SLEPICKA in the MyFamily People Finder Vital Records Matches California Death Index 13 Texas Death Index 1 Other Searches Matches Web Site Search 67 BLM/GRO Land Records 1 Newspaper Indexes 1 Obituary Daily Times 7 Those results appear to be free databases. Elaine The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. --H. L. Mencken Hello Candy On Saturday, June 14, 2003, you wrote > I don't know what happened -- duhhhhh - > but the nice friendly Rootsweb main site seems to have > disappeared > "morphed" into a site with what appears to be nothing but > advertising > couldn't do a standard list-search to save my life ... > anyone else find this?

subscription to Ancestry.com isn't any help either, i subscribed and when i want to search, all i get is the page saying if you want to subscribe do such and such !! and there is no place to say let me in, i've all ready subscribed, so i've paid for nothing ----BVB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Candy and Bruce Hughes" <av8ryx@yelmtel.com> To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 7:19 PM Subject: Re: [RC-ROOTS] Re: our friendly Rootsweb site has gone crazy > I got in via > http://archiver.rootsweb.com > and by > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > but everytime I tried > http://www.rootsweb.com > > or even > http://searches2.rootsweb.com > > up came this messy commercial site which drove me nuts; > I dislike "cookies" at the best of times, and a popup ad > which asks me to pick it as my new home page just > infuriates me > > I miss the quaint cross-stitched original Rootsweb site; > it appears to have disappeared; I guess I will have to > ask for an Ancestry.com or GenealogyLibrary.com > subscription for my birthday ... > > C > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ETM (State of Virginia)" <etm1935@yahoo.com> > To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: June 14, 2003 06:37 PM > Subject: Re: [RC-ROOTS] Re: our friendly Rootsweb site has gone crazy > > > > Be sure you are at > > > > http://rootsweb.com/ > > > > and scroll below the first search field and search in the block > > at the left that is entitled "Search RootsWeb" -- do not use the > > other blocks unless you want to and you have an Ancestry > > subscription. > > > > > ==== ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > To find SURNAME LISTS: > http://lists.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I got in via http://archiver.rootsweb.com and by http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com but everytime I tried http://www.rootsweb.com or even http://searches2.rootsweb.com up came this messy commercial site which drove me nuts; I dislike "cookies" at the best of times, and a popup ad which asks me to pick it as my new home page just infuriates me I miss the quaint cross-stitched original Rootsweb site; it appears to have disappeared; I guess I will have to ask for an Ancestry.com or GenealogyLibrary.com subscription for my birthday ... C ----- Original Message ----- From: "ETM (State of Virginia)" <etm1935@yahoo.com> To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: June 14, 2003 06:37 PM Subject: Re: [RC-ROOTS] Re: our friendly Rootsweb site has gone crazy > Be sure you are at > > http://rootsweb.com/ > > and scroll below the first search field and search in the block > at the left that is entitled "Search RootsWeb" -- do not use the > other blocks unless you want to and you have an Ancestry > subscription.

Maybe I don't understand what you are trying to do -- but when I go to http://www.rootsweb.com/, I get two search boxes just below the menu bar -- One says Search Rootsweb.com and the other says Search Ancestry.com. When I put in a search for William Hewlett in the Rootsweb.com box, I get a completely different result than what I do when I do the same in the Ancestry.com box. I am also subscribed to Ancestry,com and can get into any of the data bases I have subscribed for. Aloha Wayne, NH6K -----Original Message----- From: Beulah Bailey [mailto:blbailey@sk.sympatico.ca] Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 6:05 PM To: ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RC-ROOTS] Re: our friendly Rootsweb site has gone crazy subscription to Ancestry.com isn't any help either, i subscribed and when i want to search, all i get is the page saying if you want to subscribe do such and such !! and there is no place to say let me in, i've all ready subscribed, so i've paid for nothing ----BVB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Candy and Bruce Hughes" <av8ryx@yelmtel.com> To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 7:19 PM Subject: Re: [RC-ROOTS] Re: our friendly Rootsweb site has gone crazy > I got in via > http://archiver.rootsweb.com > and by > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > but everytime I tried > http://www.rootsweb.com > > or even > http://searches2.rootsweb.com > > up came this messy commercial site which drove me nuts; > I dislike "cookies" at the best of times, and a popup ad > which asks me to pick it as my new home page just > infuriates me > > I miss the quaint cross-stitched original Rootsweb site; > it appears to have disappeared; I guess I will have to > ask for an Ancestry.com or GenealogyLibrary.com > subscription for my birthday ... > > C > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ETM (State of Virginia)" <etm1935@yahoo.com> > To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: June 14, 2003 06:37 PM > Subject: Re: [RC-ROOTS] Re: our friendly Rootsweb site has gone crazy > > > > Be sure you are at > > > > http://rootsweb.com/ > > > > and scroll below the first search field and search in the block > > at the left that is entitled "Search RootsWeb" -- do not use the > > other blocks unless you want to and you have an Ancestry > > subscription. > > > > > ==== ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > To find SURNAME LISTS: > http://lists.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS Mailing List ==== HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM DIGEST MODE: please click here and send: mailto:ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Gold and interested others, To get information about the location of resources in the various states, go to your nearest LDS Family History Center and pick up a copy of the Research Guide for the particular state you are interested in. There will be a small fee to purchase the Guide, but these guides are well worth it. To find the location of Family History Centers in you area go to www.familysearch.org . On the home page click on the" Library" tab then click on " Family History Centers" , then follow instructions to find your nearest Family History Center. Good hunting, Gene Wallace ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gold" <Silver9876@earthlink.net> To: <ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 9:24 PM Subject: [RC-ROOTS] WHAT IS ADDRESS TO SEND FOR BROOKLYN DEATH CERT FOR 1902

I don't know what happened -- duhhhhh - but the nice friendly Rootsweb main site seems to have disappeared "morphed" into a site with what appears to be nothing but advertising couldn't do a standard list-search to save my life ... anyone else find this?