There are other things that you don't see on the national news, and it is not all bad news. I live in Austin, TX. We currently have close over 800 people from the New Orleans area living here. Many left before the storm and have been here 7-10 days. I belong to an e-mail list that has set up a list of people, who are willing to house families. Hundreds have signed up to do this. The Red Cross will not work to help with the housing effort because of the legal issues, which is understandable. People in Austin are driving over to the shelter and taking people home with them. The people from New Orleans are very grateful for the help and are now thinking they might want to stay and live in our city. One of our local industries has provided jobs. We don't need as many city buses on the weekend as we do during the week, therefore a caravan of our city buses left today to go to New Orleans for more. The same thing is happening in San Antonio and Dallas and many cities in between. An individual resident of Austin donated $10,000 to the Red Cross today. Everyone I talk to has made a financial donation. Children are giving their allowance. Complaining will not get us anywhere. Choose what you will do and do it. Bettye Austin, TX

Judith, I forgot to reply to all when I sent the first reply to your naturalization papers question. I have had great luck with the local County Records Archives Department for Naturalization Records - sometimes you can get a person who will really search for the records ( with variant name spellings etc.) Also if any ancestors were in the Civil War the discharge papers ( which I also found at my local county archives) are a good source of finding out where they were born. Furthermore the pension applications for Civil War veterans may also contain good info. However, I believe the form to complete has changed at the National Archives you may want to give them a call or go directly to their web site. One more place to find where? women immigrated from I have had some luck with the birth registry in larger cities. Some asked where the mother and father were born as well as where the mothers maiden name. Julia info on civil war records try, www.oz.net/~cyndihow/pensions.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith Brown" <mombrown1@verizon.net> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 2:40 PM Subject: [Sc-Ir] Naturalization records >I contacted the NARA in Philadelphia looking for the naturalization papers > for my family. They found my three uncles but not my mother and > grandparents. I was surprised that my uncles waited 15 years before > becoming citizens. > > Obtaining them is so easy. You email them with the information and you > get > a message that they have received your request. A week later an email > arrived with what they found. It will cost $10 to obtain the three > records > they found. > > Where do I go next to find my grandparents and mother? > > Judith Brown > > www.pafairtax.org > > "We need true tax reform that will at least make a start toward restoring > for our children the American dream that wealth is denied to no one, that > each individual has the right to fly as high as his strength and ability > will take him." - Ronald Reagan > > "The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the > principles on which it was founded." --C. L. De Montesquieu > > > >

I contacted the NARA in Philadelphia looking for the naturalization papers for my family. They found my three uncles but not my mother and grandparents. I was surprised that my uncles waited 15 years before becoming citizens. Obtaining them is so easy. You email them with the information and you get a message that they have received your request. A week later an email arrived with what they found. It will cost $10 to obtain the three records they found. Where do I go next to find my grandparents and mother? Judith Brown www.pafairtax.org   "We need true tax reform that will at least make a start toward restoring for our children the American dream that wealth is denied to no one, that each individual has the right to fly as high as his strength and ability will take him.” – Ronald Reagan   “The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded." --C. L. De Montesquieu

Saw on TV this morning. A young woman walked through the water to ask if she could use a cell phone. The ones she asked happened to be reporters for their local (plus national) TV They let her take the phone, but when she told of her predicament, they helped her back to the hotel where she was staying with her mother. The hotel was deserted, but even though she had a white towel hanging out the window , no one came to her rescue. There was no air conditioner, couldn't open the windows, which made it bad for mother since she had a heart condition & she was without medication. The daughter sat fanning her mother because there was no air. They said they had survived by finding food (snacks, chips) they found in other rooms. The reporters took pictures, but when they left they took the couple with them. They drove them to a place where relatives (or friends) were waiting for them to take them back to Atlanta, (GA) The mother was horrified when she saw the devastation . But they were luckier than some. They are finally getting more troops in New Orleans.to prevent anarchy. But some of the people who have medical problems have been dying right on the sidewalks for lack of water & food (hopefully not too many). Some of us wonder why it took so long to send food & water since they had 90 o F & had to stay in the hot sun. But things seem to be moving along now. They say this is the worse devastation that America has ever had & by the TV, they are right. Whole towns have been wiped out. Janet New England USA

Hi Judy, it depends on whether they were naturalized before or after 1906. The way you find out is check the 1930 census. After 1906 there is a federal index because after a Sept. date "While naturalization proceedings could have taken place in any U. S. District Court, or in any court of record, all proceedings were required to be recorded by the clerk of the court and a copy sent to a central office". The URL with the URL for that office is here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson16.htm Before that it's a problem determining which court naturalized them. IF they were naturalized. You would still start with the censuses to get an idea when/if they were naturalized. There's some few naturalization record indexes here: http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/naturalization.html You can get more from LDS....as I know from an endless search for my great grandfather in Michigan. Depending on teh date women may have had derivative naturalization because the husband was naturalized or a minor daughter was naturalized when her father was. ALl depends on the dates as the laws changed rather quickly. Best of luck, Linda Merle ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Judith Brown" <mombrown1@verizon.net> Reply-To: <mombrown1@verizon.net> Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:40:24 -0400 >I contacted the NARA in Philadelphia looking for the naturalization papers >for my family. They found my three uncles but not my mother and >grandparents. I was surprised that my uncles waited 15 years before >becoming citizens. > >Obtaining them is so easy. You email them with the information and you get >a message that they have received your request. A week later an email >arrived with what they found. It will cost $10 to obtain the three records >they found. > >Where do I go next to find my grandparents and mother? > >Judith Brown > >www.pafairtax.org >  >"We need true tax reform that will at least make a start toward restoring >for our children the American dream that wealth is denied to no one, that >each individual has the right to fly as high as his strength and ability >will take him.” – Ronald Reagan >  >“The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the >principles on which it was founded." --C. L. De Montesquieu > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net

-----Original Message----- From: John Saillant, W. Michigan Univ. <john.saillant@WMICH.EDU> To: H-OIEAHC@H-NET.MSU.EDU Sent: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:25:17 -0400 Subject: Striking quotations by/about Virginia immigrants From "Ayres, Edward S." <edward.ayres@jyf.virginia.gov> Sent Tuesday, August 30, 2005 11:08 am To john.saillant@wmich.edu Subject Striking quotations by/about Virginia immigrants The Yorktown Victory Center of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is planning a new permanent exhibit entitled "A Nation of Immigrants" that will open in the late Summer of 2006. This exhibit will focus on immigration to Virginia primarily during the period from 1700 to about 1860, with a special emphasis on the post-Revolutionary and early National periods. The exhibit team would like to identify four or five contemporary, "quotable" statements ca 1700-1830 by or about Virginia immigrants or groups, their experiences, and what drew them to Virginia or drove them to leave their homeland. Even statements that do not specifically refer to Virginia, but would nevertheless be valid, could be useful. Any examples or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Edward Ayres, Historian Yorktown Victory Center Yorktown, Virginia ph (757) 847-3129 fax (757) 887-1306 email: edward.ayres@jyf.virginia.gov

This maybe considered a bit political and if so I apologize. I was not intending this come across this way. Mary Lou -----Original Message----- From: Scotch-Irish-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:Scotch-Irish-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tannich, Mary Lou Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 10:10 AM To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [Sc-Ir] More on HURRICANE Saw this this morning. Good points, huh? Mary Lou Tannich World stunned as US struggles with Katrina By Andrew Gray 1 hour, 14 minutes ago LONDON (Reuters) - The world has watched amazed as the planet's only superpower struggles with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with some saying the chaos has exposed flaws and deep divisions in American society. World leaders and ordinary citizens have expressed sympathy with the people of the southern United States whose lives were devastated by the hurricane and the flooding that followed. But many have also been shocked by the images of disorder beamed around the world -- looters roaming the debris-strewn streets and thousands of people gathered in New Orleans waiting for the authorities to provide food, water and other aid. "Anarchy in the USA" declared Britain's best-selling newspaper The Sun. "Apocalypse Now" headlined Germany's Handelsblatt daily. The pictures of the catastrophe -- which has killed hundreds and possibly thousands -- have evoked memories of crises in the world's poorest nations such as last year's tsunami in Asia, which left more than 230,000 people dead or missing. But some view the response to those disasters more favorably than the lawless aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. "I am absolutely disgusted. After the tsunami our people, even the ones who lost everything, wanted to help the others who were suffering," said Sajeewa Chinthaka, 36, as he watched a cricket match in Colombo, Sri Lanka. "Not a single tourist caught in the tsunami was mugged. Now with all this happening in the U.S. we can easily see where the civilized part of the world's population is." SINKING INTO ANARCHY Many newspapers highlighted criticism of local and state authorities and of President Bush. Some compared the sputtering relief effort with the massive amounts of money and resources poured into the war in Iraq. "A modern metropolis sinking in water and into anarchy -- it is a really cruel spectacle for a champion of security like Bush," France's left-leaning Liberation newspaper said. "(Al Qaeda leader Osama) bin Laden, nice and dry in his hideaway, must be killing himself laughing." A female employee at a multinational firm in South Korea said it may have been no accident the U.S. was hit. "Maybe it was punishment for what it did to Iraq, which has a man-made disaster, not a natural disaster," said the woman, who did not want to be named as she has an American manager. "A lot of the people I work with think this way. We spoke about it just the other day," she said. Commentators noted the victims of the hurricane were overwhelmingly African Americans, too poor to flee the region as the hurricane loomed unlike some of their white neighbors. New Orleans ranks fifth in the United States in terms of African American population and 67 percent of the city's residents are black. "In one of the poorest states in the country, where black people earn half as much as white people, this has taken on a racial dimension," said a report in Britain's Guardian daily. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, in a veiled criticism of U.S. political thought, said the disaster showed the need for a strong state that could help poor people. "You see in this example that even in the 21st century you need the state, a good functioning state, and I hope that for all these people, these poor people, that the Americans will do their best," he told reporters at a European Union meeting in Newport, Wales. David Fordham, 33, a hospital anesthetist speaking at a London underground rail station, said he had spent time in America and was not surprised the country had struggled to cope. "Maybe they just thought they could sit it out and everything would be okay," he said. "It's unbelievable though -- the TV images -- and your heart goes out to them." (With reporting by Reuters bureaux around the world)

Saw this this morning. Good points, huh? Mary Lou Tannich World stunned as US struggles with Katrina By Andrew Gray 1 hour, 14 minutes ago LONDON (Reuters) - The world has watched amazed as the planet's only superpower struggles with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with some saying the chaos has exposed flaws and deep divisions in American society. World leaders and ordinary citizens have expressed sympathy with the people of the southern United States whose lives were devastated by the hurricane and the flooding that followed. But many have also been shocked by the images of disorder beamed around the world -- looters roaming the debris-strewn streets and thousands of people gathered in New Orleans waiting for the authorities to provide food, water and other aid. "Anarchy in the USA" declared Britain's best-selling newspaper The Sun. "Apocalypse Now" headlined Germany's Handelsblatt daily. The pictures of the catastrophe -- which has killed hundreds and possibly thousands -- have evoked memories of crises in the world's poorest nations such as last year's tsunami in Asia, which left more than 230,000 people dead or missing. But some view the response to those disasters more favorably than the lawless aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. "I am absolutely disgusted. After the tsunami our people, even the ones who lost everything, wanted to help the others who were suffering," said Sajeewa Chinthaka, 36, as he watched a cricket match in Colombo, Sri Lanka. "Not a single tourist caught in the tsunami was mugged. Now with all this happening in the U.S. we can easily see where the civilized part of the world's population is." SINKING INTO ANARCHY Many newspapers highlighted criticism of local and state authorities and of President Bush. Some compared the sputtering relief effort with the massive amounts of money and resources poured into the war in Iraq. "A modern metropolis sinking in water and into anarchy -- it is a really cruel spectacle for a champion of security like Bush," France's left-leaning Liberation newspaper said. "(Al Qaeda leader Osama) bin Laden, nice and dry in his hideaway, must be killing himself laughing." A female employee at a multinational firm in South Korea said it may have been no accident the U.S. was hit. "Maybe it was punishment for what it did to Iraq, which has a man-made disaster, not a natural disaster," said the woman, who did not want to be named as she has an American manager. "A lot of the people I work with think this way. We spoke about it just the other day," she said. Commentators noted the victims of the hurricane were overwhelmingly African Americans, too poor to flee the region as the hurricane loomed unlike some of their white neighbors. New Orleans ranks fifth in the United States in terms of African American population and 67 percent of the city's residents are black. "In one of the poorest states in the country, where black people earn half as much as white people, this has taken on a racial dimension," said a report in Britain's Guardian daily. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, in a veiled criticism of U.S. political thought, said the disaster showed the need for a strong state that could help poor people. "You see in this example that even in the 21st century you need the state, a good functioning state, and I hope that for all these people, these poor people, that the Americans will do their best," he told reporters at a European Union meeting in Newport, Wales. David Fordham, 33, a hospital anesthetist speaking at a London underground rail station, said he had spent time in America and was not surprised the country had struggled to cope. "Maybe they just thought they could sit it out and everything would be okay," he said. "It's unbelievable though -- the TV images -- and your heart goes out to them." (With reporting by Reuters bureaux around the world)

Hi Antoinette, My realtor's husband (here in MASS) is helping with a website being set up to help people connect with one another. I think he donated the servers. Just north of it? They in Memphis? A newspaper article about a New England couple who rode it out in a hotel that was then evacuated via car said things weren't normal till they hit Memphis. Linda Merle ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Antoinette Waughtel Sorensen" <waughtel@oz.net> Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 08:44:44 -0700 >Linda thank you for that url. I read it completely. Although I have a son, >daughter-in-law & grandson just north of that area I am in touch via e-mail >(due to my hearing I don't use a phone) and it is terrrible. He said last >night he nor any of them will ever complain about anything the rest of their >lives. He mentioned that if any of us wanted to help just use the Red Cross >~ >Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Linda Merle" <merle@mail.fea.net> >To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 6:55 AM >Subject: [Sc-Ir] More local news on New Orleans > > >> Hi folks, >> >> Here's a local news site for New Orleans. It's extremely >> upsetting, so be forwarned, but you can at least get >> information about local areas. Also has a weblog for reporting >> where abouts as well as missing people. >> >> http://www.nola.com/ >> >> Apparently 100 died after the hurricane and flood while >> waiting evacuation from a nearby parish -- and apparently >> doctors are having to selectively decide what patients >> to let live or die at a hospital. >> >> This website shows the shortcomings of national news >> coverage quite clearly (as well as a few other agencies). >> >> Linda Merle (Admin) >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________ >> Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net

Linda thank you for that url. I read it completely. Although I have a son, daughter-in-law & grandson just north of that area I am in touch via e-mail (due to my hearing I don't use a phone) and it is terrrible. He said last night he nor any of them will ever complain about anything the rest of their lives. He mentioned that if any of us wanted to help just use the Red Cross ~ Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Merle" <merle@mail.fea.net> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 6:55 AM Subject: [Sc-Ir] More local news on New Orleans > Hi folks, > > Here's a local news site for New Orleans. It's extremely > upsetting, so be forwarned, but you can at least get > information about local areas. Also has a weblog for reporting > where abouts as well as missing people. > > http://www.nola.com/ > > Apparently 100 died after the hurricane and flood while > waiting evacuation from a nearby parish -- and apparently > doctors are having to selectively decide what patients > to let live or die at a hospital. > > This website shows the shortcomings of national news > coverage quite clearly (as well as a few other agencies). > > Linda Merle (Admin) > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net > > > > > > >

Hi folks, Here's a local news site for New Orleans. It's extremely upsetting, so be forwarned, but you can at least get information about local areas. Also has a weblog for reporting where abouts as well as missing people. http://www.nola.com/ Apparently 100 died after the hurricane and flood while waiting evacuation from a nearby parish -- and apparently doctors are having to selectively decide what patients to let live or die at a hospital. This website shows the shortcomings of national news coverage quite clearly (as well as a few other agencies). Linda Merle (Admin) ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net

The correct link should be http://www.ulsterancestry.com/survey2005.html Sorry! Robert _________________________________________________________________ Winks & nudges are here - download MSN Messenger 7.0 today! http://messenger.msn.co.uk

Hi folks, from another list, >There is a video at http://www.wlbt.com/ shot by the Jackson, MS NBC >affiliate that shows Beauvoir. [CSA President Jefferson Davis' > last home which is across US 90 in Biloxi] > It's in bad shape. It is on the 2nd flyover >video. Beauvoir is the white home with green shutters although they wait almost until they move to the next place to identify it. Much better video than the national TV stations are providing. More sensitive and more local for those wondering about specific towns. Our hearts go out to all. Linda Merle ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net

People with the name "Lovell", in some old church records you will find this name spelt "Level". My sympathy is with the people of the Gulf Coast of the USA, people have lost their homes and businesses, everything, then income the looters. The 900 or so Iraqis, who died on their way to a religious service, what a waste of life in both cases.

Hi Rob, My "common sense" tells me that, if Katrina followed the Mississippi River north .. eventually more water will go into New Orleans ! Betty (near Lowell, MA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Hilliard" <rth@mackinengineering.com> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 3:25 PM Subject: RE: [Sc-Ir] Scotch Irish List and Hurricane Best Wishes > Linda, > That cuzzin is back here now too, so please stop telling everyone we're > related. And, yes, we're preparing for a Katrina butt-kicking here in > W. PA now. Not everyone has recovered from hurricane flooding LAST > fall, but apparently Katrina don't care. > > Rob > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linda Merle [mailto:merle@mail.fea.net] > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 2:09 PM > To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Sc-Ir] Scotch Irish List and Hurricane Best Wishes > > Hi folks, > > It's been quiet, so if you are wondering, you are on the Scotch Irish > list. On another list I'm on are a number of genealogical 'major > players' who are slowly checking in. > Feel free to let us all know you are OK if you're down in the south in > particular. > > Someone spoke to Elizabeth Mills by phone in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She > has a tree in her office, several other trees where they don't belong, > damage to the deck, and no internet access. It could be up to a week > before the internet service is back....they say. (I'm on a list that > she's on but I'm afraid to say much!). > > I hope our our list members are okay. I know I've been worrying!! > Visited one down in New Orleans a few years ago. > We had a great evening together in the French Quarter at an Irish pub > (where else??). The hangover's almost gone.... > > I heard from Ruth McFarland in Alabama (Hi Ruth!). > > I'm up here in Massachusetts where we get the rest of it tomorrow. My > parents are in its path in Western Pennsylvania. > On the up side I think I got a buyer for my house and will be moving to > Western PA around Sept 30. Having been laid off from high paying, high > stress job in 2001, I've been slowly learning to do professional > genealogy, but all my business is in PA and VA and what the hey am I > doing here? Esp when my parents are in PA and my dad's 84. > One cuzzin (related a couple ways) cheered me up by reminding me about > selling houses: "You only have to find one sucker". > ....I think I did!! Yahoo! > > I also found my parents are willing to help find the new place (driving > around to determine number of drive by shooting in immediate > neighborhood). Motivation?? My 3 cats and one dog!!! I guess if they > slack off I'll adopt a few more <grin>. > > Linda Merle (List Admin) > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net > > > > >

Hi Linda, I just mentioned the "survivors of Katrina" on the MA List, and someone wrote back to remind me that those down in the area who totally "lost" their homes - might have also lost ALL of their "genealogy files" - one way or another ! They could have lost boxes of papers and photos and documents, etc. OR, they could have their entire computer - "gone out to sea" or floating in a street someplace, or buried in mud someplace ! It's very sad ! And, after watching an interview on the TODAY show this morning, I'd like to start a fund for "Toilet Paper to Katrina Survivors." Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. I have finally heard back from the County Sligo Heritage Centre in Ireland, and they were not able to find birth or marriage records for my KERR and HENDERSON ancestors. So, they were either married in the outlying parts of County Sligo, or in another county in Ireland. So, the many researching studying them don't really have to start from scratch, but we do have to consider other alternatives - for which part of Ireland this "family group" left in the 1820's ! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Merle" <merle@mail.fea.net> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 2:09 PM Subject: Scotch Irish List and Hurricane Best Wishes > Hi folks, > > It's been quiet, so if you are wondering, you are on the > Scotch Irish list. On another list I'm on are a number of > genealogical 'major players' who are slowly checking in. > Feel free to let us all know you are OK if you're down > in the south in particular. > > Someone spoke to Elizabeth Mills by phone in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She has a tree in her office, several other trees where they don't belong, damage to the deck, and no > internet access. It could be up to a week before the internet service is back....they say. (I'm on a list that she's on > but I'm afraid to say much!). > > I hope our our list members are okay. I know I've been > worrying!! Visited one down in New Orleans a few years ago. > We had a great evening together in the French Quarter at > an Irish pub (where else??). The hangover's almost gone.... > > I heard from Ruth McFarland in Alabama (Hi Ruth!). > > I'm up here in Massachusetts where we get the rest of it > tomorrow. My parents are in its path in Western Pennsylvania. > On the up side I think I got a buyer for my house and will > be moving to Western PA around Sept 30. Having been > laid off from high paying, high stress job in 2001, I've > been slowly learning to do professional genealogy, but all > my business is in PA and VA and what the hey am I doing > here? Esp when my parents are in PA and my dad's 84. > One cuzzin (related a couple ways) cheered me up by reminding > me about selling houses: "You only have to find one sucker". > ....I think I did!! Yahoo! > > I also found my parents are willing to help find the new > place (driving around to determine number of drive by shooting > in immediate neighborhood). Motivation?? My 3 cats and one > dog!!! I guess if they slack off I'll adopt a few more <grin>. > > Linda Merle (List Admin) > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net > > > > > > ______________________________

Hi folks, thought some of y ou might want to 'weigh in' on this topic. Linda Merle ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Books Ulster" <booksulster@btopenworld.com> Reply-To: booksulster@btopenworld.com Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:45:13 +0100 Join our mailing list to receive free updates of all the latest Irish books and articles being added www.LibraryIreland.com Dear Library Ireland subscribers, We have more material for the library in hand and will hopefully have it uploaded by next week. However, it would be helpful for us to know what sort of material you would like to see on the library and also to have feedback on how else we can improve it. At some point in the future we may develop a forum specifically for this purpose but, in the meantime, if you wish to let us know your preferences for material or send feedback, you can do so via the Books Ulster forum:- http://www.booksulster.com/discussion/ All you need to do is register as a user, giving a username and password, then click on `new topic' Your feedback will be important to us so that we can create online books and articles which are relevant to the interests of subscribers. We apologize if we cannot reply to all messages but, rest assured, they will all be read and the comments taken on board, and where possible we will act on them. Thank you. MAILING ADDRESS Books Ulster 12 Bayview Road Bangor County Down BT19 6AL Northern Ireland United Kingdom Tel (UK): 02891 470310 Tel (INT): +44 2891 470310 Email: orders@booksulster.com Website: http://www.booksulster.com ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net

Linda, That cuzzin is back here now too, so please stop telling everyone we're related. And, yes, we're preparing for a Katrina butt-kicking here in W. PA now. Not everyone has recovered from hurricane flooding LAST fall, but apparently Katrina don't care. Rob -----Original Message----- From: Linda Merle [mailto:merle@mail.fea.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 2:09 PM To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Sc-Ir] Scotch Irish List and Hurricane Best Wishes Hi folks, It's been quiet, so if you are wondering, you are on the Scotch Irish list. On another list I'm on are a number of genealogical 'major players' who are slowly checking in. Feel free to let us all know you are OK if you're down in the south in particular. Someone spoke to Elizabeth Mills by phone in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She has a tree in her office, several other trees where they don't belong, damage to the deck, and no internet access. It could be up to a week before the internet service is back....they say. (I'm on a list that she's on but I'm afraid to say much!). I hope our our list members are okay. I know I've been worrying!! Visited one down in New Orleans a few years ago. We had a great evening together in the French Quarter at an Irish pub (where else??). The hangover's almost gone.... I heard from Ruth McFarland in Alabama (Hi Ruth!). I'm up here in Massachusetts where we get the rest of it tomorrow. My parents are in its path in Western Pennsylvania. On the up side I think I got a buyer for my house and will be moving to Western PA around Sept 30. Having been laid off from high paying, high stress job in 2001, I've been slowly learning to do professional genealogy, but all my business is in PA and VA and what the hey am I doing here? Esp when my parents are in PA and my dad's 84. One cuzzin (related a couple ways) cheered me up by reminding me about selling houses: "You only have to find one sucker". ....I think I did!! Yahoo! I also found my parents are willing to help find the new place (driving around to determine number of drive by shooting in immediate neighborhood). Motivation?? My 3 cats and one dog!!! I guess if they slack off I'll adopt a few more <grin>. Linda Merle (List Admin) ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net

Hi folks, It's been quiet, so if you are wondering, you are on the Scotch Irish list. On another list I'm on are a number of genealogical 'major players' who are slowly checking in. Feel free to let us all know you are OK if you're down in the south in particular. Someone spoke to Elizabeth Mills by phone in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She has a tree in her office, several other trees where they don't belong, damage to the deck, and no internet access. It could be up to a week before the internet service is back....they say. (I'm on a list that she's on but I'm afraid to say much!). I hope our our list members are okay. I know I've been worrying!! Visited one down in New Orleans a few years ago. We had a great evening together in the French Quarter at an Irish pub (where else??). The hangover's almost gone.... I heard from Ruth McFarland in Alabama (Hi Ruth!). I'm up here in Massachusetts where we get the rest of it tomorrow. My parents are in its path in Western Pennsylvania. On the up side I think I got a buyer for my house and will be moving to Western PA around Sept 30. Having been laid off from high paying, high stress job in 2001, I've been slowly learning to do professional genealogy, but all my business is in PA and VA and what the hey am I doing here? Esp when my parents are in PA and my dad's 84. One cuzzin (related a couple ways) cheered me up by reminding me about selling houses: "You only have to find one sucker". ....I think I did!! Yahoo! I also found my parents are willing to help find the new place (driving around to determine number of drive by shooting in immediate neighborhood). Motivation?? My 3 cats and one dog!!! I guess if they slack off I'll adopt a few more <grin>. Linda Merle (List Admin) ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net

Many of the original Scotch-Irish were Presbyterians and started many of the early churches in PA, NC, SC and GA.....from my research some whole congregations came over to US together and formed soem of the early communities..........they tended to stay close to each other as most were related and if they relocated.............they ALL would move together. One case in the Fleming line when they left the frontier of PA and relocated down in safer areas of York Co. SC and first thing, established the Bethesda Presbyterian Church in MCConnells, SC.......most members are same ones who all came over together. One our trip recently to NI we went to a Presbyterian Church in CO. Tryrone where it is bellieved my Flemings were living and attending church. Many of the families connected to ours had loved ones in the cemetary. Only problem is not many records from 1720-30s exist. All have been burned in wars etc. Good idea to look in those records if available.. Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: <Scotch-Irish-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <Scotch-Irish-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 9:00 AM Subject: Scotch-Irish-D Digest V05 #151 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.14/79 - Release Date: 8/22/05