Dear fellow researchers, I would like to take this opportunity to correct a fairly innocent mistake made in 2007 and highlight the problems associated with posting from online sources and copyright issues. In 2007, I posted the following obituary from an "email this article to a friend" button from an online version of The Caledonian Record, St. Johnsbury, VT. I posted the obituary since it was well written and gave a detailed look at the life of a Sackett woman and history of her era. She was quite a remarkable woman and I felt that her story needed to be recorded in our archives. Although times have improved, it is still difficult to research women due to their surname changes and other factors. I also knew that this online issue would be deleted within 60 days from TCR's database. (On a personal note, I am still researching Samantha Sackett and have yet to be able to fully document her parentage or determine her first husband.) In my haste to post this obituary, I unfortunately did not followup to check that it posted properly. Somehow no reference was made to the obituary's source. This fact was brought to my attention yesterday. Unfortunately there is no way to change or delete an archived posting after the year has ended. So the lesson is be aware and check your postings for their accuracy. Make sure that your online sources are properly documented. Rootsweb should try to change this inability in their software, as I am sure there are other postings that people would like to change or delete. It seems the only way to ammend is to refer to the prior posting by posting it again and correcting the error. So here is the obituary for Dorothea Sackett, written by Bill Sackett and published in the online version of The Caledonian Record about October 12, 2007: Dorothea Sackett > Mrs Dorothea V. (Baird) Sackett, died Oct. 10, 2007, of cancer, at 90 > years of age, at North Country Hospital in Newport, Vt. She was the widow > of Lawrence G. Sackett (d.1990). Mrs. Sackett was a life-long resident of > Island Pond, Vt. She is survived by her two sons, Bill Sackett of Ottawa, > Ontario, Canada, and Donald Sackett of Island Pond; as well as by five > grandchildren, Mrs. Sydney (Sackett) Williams of Dubai, United Arab > Emirates, Sandra Inutiq of Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, Sonia Sackett of > Irasburg, Vt., Lawrence Inutiq-Sackett of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and > Jessi Sackett of Island Pond. > > Mrs. Sackett was the daughter of William George Baird and Anastasia > Cecelia (White) Baird of Island Pond and was predeceased by her husband, > Larry Sackett; and by her five brothers and sisters, Lucille, Donald, > Muriel, Bernard and Bernadette. > > Dorothea Sackett was a teacher by profession. She graduated from St. > Mary's High School in Island Pond in 1933, and from Farmington College in > 1935. She began her teaching career at a one-room school house in Norton, > Vt., at the age of 18, where she taught for two years. She recalled having > 19 students in eight grades, and communicating in French with those who > were learning in second-language English, all in one room, which she took > in stride as that was the norm of the times. She said there was no > electricity in the building, the bathroom was an outhouse, and the janitor > fired up the stove in the morning. She was paid $18 a week, and boarded > with a family in Avril, spending weekends with her parents in Island Pond. > > From 1937 to 1942, Dorothea Sackett taught grades 1 and 2 at the Canaan > public school, again boarding with a local family. She taught at the > Brighton School starting in 1947. Thirty-three years after graduating from > St. Mary's she returned there to take a teaching position from 1966 to > 1969, which saved the elementary school from shutting down for lack of > staff. > > She traveled by train to Louisiana to marry Lawrence Gideon Sackett on > July 2 of 1942. They were married at Camp Claiborne, in Alexandria by the > camp chaplain and spent several days together in New Orleans before her > husband shipped off to World War II in Europe. They would not see one > another again until the fall of 1945 after the war. > > Mrs. Sackett went to work in 1942 at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft in > Hartford, Conn., to contribute to the war effort. The plant built engines > for bombers. She did administrative work on an all-night shift, living at > a near-by rooming house with a group of friends, returning to Island Pond > when the war ended. > > Dorothea Sackett's children and grandchildren take immense pride in her > achievements. At a time when very few women entered institutions of higher > learning, she graduated both from high school and from what was then > called Teachers College. > > It is no small feat that she not only achieved this, but did so during > height of the Great Depression. Her teaching methods were far ahead of > their time and her dedication to her profession, her family and her Roman > Catholic faith was selfless. > > She was an unshakable optimist to the end, constantly telling those around > her, "Look at the bright side." > > Dorothea Sackett was one of the last of the group best described as "The > Great Generation." All who knew her are saddened by her passing. > > Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday Oct. 12, 2007, at the > Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 1199 Railroad St. in Island > Pond. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, at > the St. James Catholic Church in Island Pond with the Rev. William Morgan > celebrating a mass of Christian burial. Interment will follow at the > Lakeside Cemetery in Island Pond. Arrangements are entrusted to the care > of Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes locally family owned and > operated. Cindy Cairns

Hello Sackett Searchers, Concerning the obituary posted by Cindy; we have a problem making a connection for this Sackett family. I have contacted Bill Sackett for the information he has for his ancestry and it seems to hit a "brick wall" at his gr-grandfather Gideon Shepard Sackett, b. Aug. 1858 in Canada. Bill's information: Father: Lawrence Gideon Sackett, b. July 14, 1917 in Kalurah, NY; d. 1990 Mother: Dorthea V. Baird, b. 1917; d. 10 Oct 2007 Grandfather: Clarence Edward Sackett, Sr.; b. 20 Apr 1886 in Richland, NY; d. 17 Oct 1950 in Tupper Lake Grandmother: not supplied at this time Gr-grandfather: Gideon Shepard Sackett; b. Aug. 1858 in Canada Gr-grandmother: Minnie Reese; b. May 1868 in NY. Gr-gr-grandmother: Hannah _______; b. about 1835 in NY. Census data I have for this family line: 1880 Census; Albion, Oswego, New York Family History Library Film: 1254913 NA Film Number: T9-0913 Page Number: 3B Hannah SACKETT, Self, W, Female, W, 45, NY, Keeping House, NY, NY Gideon S. SACKETT, Son, S, Male, W, 20, CAN, R.R. Track Hand, NY, NY ------ 1900 Census; Clifton Town, St. Lawrence County, New York SD No. 6; ED No. 81; Sheet No. 10A; 23 June, 1900 166/168 Sackett, G. S., Head, W, M, Aug. 1858, 41, M, 15, Canada Eng, Un[known], New York, immigrated 1865, Natruralization: Na, Carpenter Sackett, Minnie, Wife, W, F, May 1868, 32, M, 15, 4-4, New York, New York, New York, --- Sackett, Clarence, Son, W, M, Apr. 1886, 14, S, New York, New York, New York, At School Sackett, Porter, Son, W, M, May 1890, 10, S, New York, New York, New York, At School Sackett, Francis, Daughter, W, F, May 1895, 5, S, New York, New York, New York, --- Sackett, Mable, Daughter, W, F, Mar. 1898, 2, S, New York, New York, New York, --- According to the 1880 census; Gideon's father was born in New York while his father's birthplace is given as Unknown in the 1900 census. Also, according to the 1900 census, Gideon immigrated from Canada in 1865 so he should show up in the 1861 Canadian census. Maybe his father was still alive at that time. At this time, I do not have enough information to make a connection with anyone in the Sackett Database. Any help will be appreciated Thurmon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Cairns" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 11:20 AM Subject: [SACKETT] Hazards of posting from online sources/ Dorothea SackettObituary > Dear fellow researchers, > > I would like to take this opportunity to correct a fairly innocent mistake > made in 2007 and highlight the problems associated with posting from > online sources and copyright issues. > > In 2007, I posted the following obituary from an "email this article to a > friend" button from an online version of The Caledonian Record, St. > Johnsbury, VT. I posted the obituary since it was well written and gave a > detailed look at the life of a Sackett woman and history of her era. She > was quite a remarkable woman and I felt that her story needed to be > recorded in our archives. Although times have improved, it is still > difficult to research women due to their surname changes and other > factors. I also knew that this online issue would be deleted within 60 > days from TCR's database. (On a personal note, I am still researching > Samantha Sackett and have yet to be able to fully document her parentage > or determine her first husband.) > > In my haste to post this obituary, I unfortunately did not followup to > check that it posted properly. Somehow no reference was made to the > obituary's source. This fact was brought to my attention yesterday. > Unfortunately there is no way to change or delete an archived posting > after the year has ended. So the lesson is be aware and check your > postings for their accuracy. Make sure that your online sources are > properly documented. Rootsweb should try to change this inability in > their software, as I am sure there are other postings that people would > like to change or delete. > > It seems the only way to ammend is to refer to the prior posting by > posting it again and correcting the error. So here is the obituary for > Dorothea Sackett, written by Bill Sackett and published in the online > version of The Caledonian Record about October 12, 2007: > > Dorothea Sackett >> Mrs Dorothea V. (Baird) Sackett, died Oct. 10, 2007, of cancer, at 90 >> years of age, at North Country Hospital in Newport, Vt. She was the widow >> of Lawrence G. Sackett (d.1990). Mrs. Sackett was a life-long resident of >> Island Pond, Vt. She is survived by her two sons, Bill Sackett of Ottawa, >> Ontario, Canada, and Donald Sackett of Island Pond; as well as by five >> grandchildren, Mrs. Sydney (Sackett) Williams of Dubai, United Arab >> Emirates, Sandra Inutiq of Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, Sonia Sackett of >> Irasburg, Vt., Lawrence Inutiq-Sackett of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and >> Jessi Sackett of Island Pond. >> >> Mrs. Sackett was the daughter of William George Baird and Anastasia >> Cecelia (White) Baird of Island Pond and was predeceased by her husband, >> Larry Sackett; and by her five brothers and sisters, Lucille, Donald, >> Muriel, Bernard and Bernadette. >> >> Dorothea Sackett was a teacher by profession. She graduated from St. >> Mary's High School in Island Pond in 1933, and from Farmington College in >> 1935. She began her teaching career at a one-room school house in Norton, >> Vt., at the age of 18, where she taught for two years. She recalled >> having >> 19 students in eight grades, and communicating in French with those who >> were learning in second-language English, all in one room, which she took >> in stride as that was the norm of the times. She said there was no >> electricity in the building, the bathroom was an outhouse, and the >> janitor >> fired up the stove in the morning. She was paid $18 a week, and boarded >> with a family in Avril, spending weekends with her parents in Island >> Pond. >> >> From 1937 to 1942, Dorothea Sackett taught grades 1 and 2 at the Canaan >> public school, again boarding with a local family. She taught at the >> Brighton School starting in 1947. Thirty-three years after graduating >> from >> St. Mary's she returned there to take a teaching position from 1966 to >> 1969, which saved the elementary school from shutting down for lack of >> staff. >> >> She traveled by train to Louisiana to marry Lawrence Gideon Sackett on >> July 2 of 1942. They were married at Camp Claiborne, in Alexandria by the >> camp chaplain and spent several days together in New Orleans before her >> husband shipped off to World War II in Europe. They would not see one >> another again until the fall of 1945 after the war. >> >> Mrs. Sackett went to work in 1942 at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft in >> Hartford, Conn., to contribute to the war effort. The plant built engines >> for bombers. She did administrative work on an all-night shift, living at >> a near-by rooming house with a group of friends, returning to Island Pond >> when the war ended. >> >> Dorothea Sackett's children and grandchildren take immense pride in her >> achievements. At a time when very few women entered institutions of >> higher >> learning, she graduated both from high school and from what was then >> called Teachers College. >> >> It is no small feat that she not only achieved this, but did so during >> height of the Great Depression. Her teaching methods were far ahead of >> their time and her dedication to her profession, her family and her Roman >> Catholic faith was selfless. >> >> She was an unshakable optimist to the end, constantly telling those >> around >> her, "Look at the bright side." >> >> Dorothea Sackett was one of the last of the group best described as "The >> Great Generation." All who knew her are saddened by her passing. >> >> Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday Oct. 12, 2007, at the >> Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 1199 Railroad St. in Island >> Pond. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, >> at >> the St. James Catholic Church in Island Pond with the Rev. William Morgan >> celebrating a mass of Christian burial. Interment will follow at the >> Lakeside Cemetery in Island Pond. Arrangements are entrusted to the care >> of Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Homes locally family owned and >> operated. > > Cindy Cairns > SACKETT is a Discussion list for Sackett/Sacket Family Genealogy. > Associated URL's for this surname: http://www.sackettfamily.info/ > If you need any help, email the List Admin at: [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message