The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 2004 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.eogn.com. Vol. 9 No. 24 - June 14, 2004 - World War II Enlistment Records Available Online The following is a press release from the U.S. National Archives and Archives and Records Administration: National Archives Makes World War II Enlistment Records Available Online College Park, MD... World War II enlistment records for over nine million Army soldiers are now available online, the National Archives and Archives and Records Administration (NARA) announced today. The records are in the World War II Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File available through the Access to Archival Database (AAD) section on NARA's web site (www.archives.gov/aad). AAD is the first publicly accessible application developed under the auspices of NARA's Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program. The National Archives scanned War Department microfilmed punch cards on enlistments to support the reconstruction of the military personnel records at its National Personnel Records Center. Because of the age of the microfilm, approximately 1.5 million records could not be scanned. Scanning problems also created some errors in the digital records that present unique searching challenges. To help minimize these problems, NARA staff developed a set of Frequently Asked Questions especially for the Army Serial Number File. Despite these challenges, information about a majority of sixteen million World War II servicemen and women is available via the web site. Each record may have the enlistee's serial number and name, state and county of residence, place of enlistment, date of enlistment, grade, branch, term of enlistment, place of birth, year of birth, race, education, civilian occupation, marital status, and component. Because the records are for Army enlistments during World War II, the file does not include records for Army officers, members of other services or enlistments for other time periods. However, it does contain information on more than 130,000 women who enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. This is the latest of the "born digital" data records related to World War II that the National Archives preserves in a contemporary digital format and makes available through its Access to Archival Databases online resource. The Japanese-American Internee File, 1942 - 1946, has records with personal descriptive data about nearly 110,000 Japanese-Americans whom the War Relocation Authority placed in relocation centers. Another file is the World War II Prisoners of War File, ca. 1942 - ca. 1947, that identifies 143,000 U.S. military officers and soldiers and American and Allied civilians who were prisoners of war and internees. Finally, the Records of Duty Locations for Naval Intelligence Personnel, 1942 - 1945, contain limited data about the military intelligence personnel attached to Naval Group China during World War II.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ReB.2ACI/62.1 Message Board Post: Have you seen those listed on the Clarendon County rootsweb page - http://www.rootsweb.com/~scclaren/cemeteries/cemetery.html Good luck!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ReB.2ACI/70 Message Board Post: this lady born 6 17 1903,manning s.c.husband name clarence, passed away your town 11 may 1996,, lady worked for eastern air craft ww11 tarrytown new york, i have her work record would be of intrest to family pict on it taken date of hire 10 29 1942,will send to family

During the 1880's Rev G W Gardner was the pastor of a Baptist Church in Lancaster SC. Does anyone know the name of the church? Thanks James Nicholson [email protected]

In a message dated 6/17/2004 7:54:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > ANNUAL WORKSHOP > FRIDAY &SATURDAY, JULY 9 - 10, 2004 > SOUTH CAROLINA ARCHIVES AND HISTORY CENTER > So old friend... are you gonna be there? I had not heard about this so have no plans as of now. But you never know. URQ

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CdB.2ACE/156 Message Board Post: SOUTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL WORKSHOP FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 9 - 10, 2004 SOUTH CAROLINA ARCHIVES AND HISTORY CENTER This is your reminder about “Research and Reunions” in South Carolina. It’s time to make your plans to attend one of the best kept secrets in the South: two summer days devoted to genealogy research, learning, and networking. We continue to schedule this Workshop during the week when many families plan reunions, homecomings or family picnics. We hold it in the facilities of the South Carolina State Archives, which is just “down the road” from several major Southern and Carolina research facilities. We plan activities that will appeal to the beginner and the expert. We focus on things that are important to people who volunteer their time to help others enjoy family history and genealogy. And of course, we love it when “long lost” cousins are discovered during the Workshop. Here are the “basics” about the workshop and a special session for the public. And don’t forget to visit the SCGS website for updates about the program, registration materials, and hotel reservations - www.scgen.org ________________________________________ The 33rd Annual Workshop of the South Carolina Genealogical Society (SCGS)* will be held Friday and Saturday, July 9th – 10th, at the South Carolina Archives and History Center, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia. This year’s Workshop has a special session “Treasures from the Attic” which is open to the public. It begins on Friday at 10:00 and continues through the early afternoon. This is your opportunity to have a one-on-one consultation with experts in the history and preservation of family heirlooms. Individuals with family Bibles, photographs, quilts, documents, military memorabilia and other family heirlooms will be matched with an expert from either the South Caroliniana Library, South Carolina State Museum, or the Lexington County Museum for a consultation. Harvey S. Teal, author of Partners With The Sun: SC Photographers, 1840 – 1940, will also be available to examine antique photographs. Experts will guide individuals in the “next steps” to take in preserving family heirlooms. A small fee of $5.00 per item is requested to defray the costs of the event. Advance reservations may be made to insure adequate time is available with appropriate experts. However, SCGS and its partners will try to accommodate “walk-ins” on a first-come, first-served basis. (If you can’t make the Workshop, but have a relative who wants help in preserving heirlooms or other sentimental items from a family or organization – this is the place to send them for assistance.) The Genealogy Session begin with Registration at 12:00 noon on Friday. Friday’s afternoon sessions begin with SCGS Workshop’s featured speaker, Tony Burroughs. Here is a listing of presenters and sessions for Friday afternoon. Pat Crowe (Preserving Family Memories), Sherry Cawley (Beginning Genealogy), Dr. Lloyd Johnson (Gideon Gibson: Colonial Free Person of Color), Horace Harmon (Genealogical Research Through Textiles), Steven D. Tuttle (SC Archives On-line), Brent H. Holcomb (German Research in SC), John H. Smith (NC Religious Repositories), and Brenda J. Smothers (Genealogical Case Study: SC to AL). When you finish, join us at the Speakers’ Reception and a Booksigning. Then perhaps top your evening off with dinner and late night “real live chats” with other participants. On Saturday morning, we’ll begin with some early morning networking. We can confirm at least one roundtable at this point, knowing others may develop in the coming weeks. The African–American Genealogical Roundtable will featuring Tony Burroughs, Brenda Smothers and Scott Wilds. Saturday’s opening general session will begin at 9:30 a.m. The sessions on Saturday will feature nationally recognized speakers including Harvey S. Teal (History of SC Photography), Tony Burroughs (Identifying Slave Owners). Other presenters will include Chloe Tonney, Shaunette Crawford and Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. as well as speakers from Friday’s sessions. Saturday’s include: Beginning Genealogy, Fundraising for Genealogical Programs and Projects, Family Legends, On-line African – American Genealogy, SC Equity Case Study, SC Genealogical Records in Virginia, and Organizing Paper Files in Computer Age. Numerous displays featuring genealogical books, software, maps, charts, and information from all areas of the state will also be featured. The cost of pre-registration is $22.00 for SCGS members and $27.00 for non-members. Registration fees include all workshop materials and access to the Archives Research Room on Saturday (normally closed to the public). A catered lunch on Saturday is offered for an additional $8.00. Registration the day of the event is an additional $5.00. For additional information contact: Lynn W. Lee, Registrar 2004 SCGS Summer Workshop P.O. Box 175 Hartsville, SC 29551 (843) 383-5212 Want help in travel planning? Bringing kids? A spouse that would rather play golf or shop than sit at a microfilm reader? The Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau is ready to assist you. Let them know you are coming for the SCGS “Genealogy” Workshop. Call 1-800-264-4884 or visit their website at www.columbiacvb.com. *SCGS is a nonprofit organization.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ReB.2ACI/69 Message Board Post: SOUTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL WORKSHOP FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 9 - 10, 2004 SOUTH CAROLINA ARCHIVES AND HISTORY CENTER This is your reminder about “Research and Reunions” in South Carolina. It’s time to make your plans to attend one of the best kept secrets in the South: two summer days devoted to genealogy research, learning, and networking. We continue to schedule this Workshop during the week when many families plan reunions, homecomings or family picnics. We hold it in the facilities of the South Carolina State Archives, which is just “down the road” from several major Southern and Carolina research facilities. We plan activities that will appeal to the beginner and the expert. We focus on things that are important to people who volunteer their time to help others enjoy family history and genealogy. And of course, we love it when “long lost” cousins are discovered during the Workshop. Here are the “basics” about the workshop and a special session for the public. And don’t forget to visit the SCGS website for updates about the program, registration materials, and hotel reservations - www.scgen.org ________________________________________ The 33rd Annual Workshop of the South Carolina Genealogical Society (SCGS)* will be held Friday and Saturday, July 9th – 10th, at the South Carolina Archives and History Center, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia. This year’s Workshop has a special session “Treasures from the Attic” which is open to the public. It begins on Friday at 10:00 and continues through the early afternoon. This is your opportunity to have a one-on-one consultation with experts in the history and preservation of family heirlooms. Individuals with family Bibles, photographs, quilts, documents, military memorabilia and other family heirlooms will be matched with an expert from either the South Caroliniana Library, South Carolina State Museum, or the Lexington County Museum for a consultation. Harvey S. Teal, author of Partners With The Sun: SC Photographers, 1840 – 1940, will also be available to examine antique photographs. Experts will guide individuals in the “next steps” to take in preserving family heirlooms. A small fee of $5.00 per item is requested to defray the costs of the event. Advance reservations may be made to insure adequate time is available with appropriate experts. However, SCGS and its partners will try to accommodate “walk-ins” on a first-come, first-served basis. (If you can’t make the Workshop, but have a relative who wants help in preserving heirlooms or other sentimental items from a family or organization – this is the place to send them for assistance.) The Genealogy Session begin with Registration at 12:00 noon on Friday. Friday’s afternoon sessions begin with SCGS Workshop’s featured speaker, Tony Burroughs. Here is a listing of presenters and sessions for Friday afternoon. Pat Crowe (Preserving Family Memories), Sherry Cawley (Beginning Genealogy), Dr. Lloyd Johnson (Gideon Gibson: Colonial Free Person of Color), Horace Harmon (Genealogical Research Through Textiles), Steven D. Tuttle (SC Archives On-line), Brent H. Holcomb (German Research in SC), John H. Smith (NC Religious Repositories), and Brenda J. Smothers (Genealogical Case Study: SC to AL). When you finish, join us at the Speakers’ Reception and a Booksigning. Then perhaps top your evening off with dinner and late night “real live chats” with other participants. On Saturday morning, we’ll begin with some early morning networking. We can confirm at least one roundtable at this point, knowing others may develop in the coming weeks. The African–American Genealogical Roundtable will featuring Tony Burroughs, Brenda Smothers and Scott Wilds. Saturday’s opening general session will begin at 9:30 a.m. The sessions on Saturday will feature nationally recognized speakers including Harvey S. Teal (History of SC Photography), Tony Burroughs (Identifying Slave Owners). Other presenters will include Chloe Tonney, Shaunette Crawford and Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. as well as speakers from Friday’s sessions. Saturday’s include: Beginning Genealogy, Fundraising for Genealogical Programs and Projects, Family Legends, On-line African – American Genealogy, SC Equity Case Study, SC Genealogical Records in Virginia, and Organizing Paper Files in Computer Age. Numerous displays featuring genealogical books, software, maps, charts, and information from all areas of the state will also be featured. The cost of pre-registration is $22.00 for SCGS members and $27.00 for non-members. Registration fees include all workshop materials and access to the Archives Research Room on Saturday (normally closed to the public). A catered lunch on Saturday is offered for an additional $8.00. Registration the day of the event is an additional $5.00. For additional information contact: Lynn W. Lee, Registrar 2004 SCGS Summer Workshop P.O. Box 175 Hartsville, SC 29551 (843) 383-5212 Want help in travel planning? Bringing kids? A spouse that would rather play golf or shop than sit at a microfilm reader? The Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau is ready to assist you. Let them know you are coming for the SCGS “Genealogy” Workshop. Call 1-800-264-4884 or visit their website at www.columbiacvb.com. *SCGS is a nonprofit organization.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5gC.2ACE/751 Message Board Post: I have just posted the results we have so far: www.bradfordgenealogy.org This is really interesting. Out of our 5 results there are 3 distinct 'family groups' so the need for more paricipants is very evident. At the same time it has given several researchers a direction in which to concentrate, eliminating the need to research every Bradford family that immigrated to America. (Many of which lived & stayed in South Carolina.) An example of related Bradford interest: KIT 20963 who doesn't match anyone in the project, (to this point), exhibits the haplotype R1b, who evidently immigrated to the British Isles earlier than the Celtic Language and is the most common haplotype in western Europe. [See discussion on the DNA-L Rootsweb list.] He also has over 100 exact matches at 12/12 in the database for REO (Recent Ethnic Origin) whereas the three related participants in our project only have 5 matches in the same database. Our other non-match, kit 20873, has 20. The I haplogroup of these last four is described as probably Viking/Scandanavian. Interesting. Many more benefits than appear on the surface. Regards, Becky

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CdB.2ACE/124.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I have posted on the message board in Reily, in So. Carolina, in Mississippi, in Louisiana---- and I post in the county and parishes. Did you get my email were I am doing some things on Ancestry.com Family Tree? Let me know. I can set you up as a guest to view the Family Trees I am posting and working on. Tell me how we are related. I know it is distant, but I would like to konw your line. You can send me regular emails: [email protected] Thanks Wain Reily

fyi...for sale at ebay.com 1888 CHARLESTON S.C. PLANTATION DOCUMENT. Item number: 2250828954 Description E22219 1888 CHARLESTON S.C. PLANTATION DOCUMENT. Large document pertaining to Plan of Two Acres of Land a part of Springwood (?) Plantation lying near Santee River in St. Johns Parish-Berkley County of South Carolina. Diagram dated April 2d, 1888 attached with straight pin to a large printed form pertaining to the real estate, filled in by hand. Handwritten with pencil notation approximately 6 X 6", folds, light aging and soiling. Large printed form filled in by hand, 8-1/2 X 13-3/4", folds with small notations. GUARANTEED "ANTIQUE", PRINTED 110+ YEARS AGO.

I have an ancestor whose Last Will and Testament was recorded (for some reason) in a Conveyance Book in 1787 in 96th District of SC (later Spartanburg District). My question relates not so much to why the document is found in a conveyance book but, rather, to the likelihood that the signature is really the testator's? signature. Can anyone advise as to what the chances that the Wills recorded in the conveyance books from that period might reflect the actual signature of the testator or that of a court clerk who transcribed the document into the book? Thanks, David

Have you tried Laurens County yet? I know thats where my Conners come from. Do you have Knights in your line? EBN ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 11:59 PM Subject: [SC] alfred Conner > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: conner > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5gC.2ACE/749 > > Message Board Post: > > my great gradad was a Alfred sexton conner married to a susie Parthena (McDonald) ? not sure about the laST NAME > she was blind they lived for a while on my grandad's place in stonewall Co Tx at oreanna my grandad name was John Henry Bilberry his wife was Alfreds daughter her naME WAS > lucinda Elizabeth (Conner) Bilberry her brother was James edward Conner had sisters name Julie Johnson > Maudie Rogers right now I cant remember the rest but would love any info on my family I can not find them anywhere like they never existed. thsnk alot Jalena (Bilberry) Peck can be reached at [email protected] > > > ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== > SCRoots Forum > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~scroots/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5gC.2ACE/750 Message Board Post: I'm not related. I just recently purchased an old copy of National Genealogical Society Quarterly, June 1965, Vol. 53, Pt. 1, Number 2. One article by Wm. H. Dumont lists records of the various amounts of money Gov. Pickens paid out from the Governor's Contingent Fund to various individuals and business concerns. For example: "No. 6, 27 March 1817. To O. B. Trimmier, $500, for contingent expenses in surveying into Tracts the Land ceded by the Cherokee Indians to the State of S.C., as Commissioner appointed for that purpose."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: mcleod kilpatrick Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CdB.2ACE/155 Message Board Post: info. on e e mcleod of shiloh , or lynchburg s.c. married henrietta hinson children; caroline {carrie{ 1850 sarah b1848; julia b. 1846; james, john, carrie mcleod married thomas kilpatrick buried in pres. cemetry lynchburg

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: conner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5gC.2ACE/749 Message Board Post: my great gradad was a Alfred sexton conner married to a susie Parthena (McDonald) ? not sure about the laST NAME she was blind they lived for a while on my grandad's place in stonewall Co Tx at oreanna my grandad name was John Henry Bilberry his wife was Alfreds daughter her naME WAS lucinda Elizabeth (Conner) Bilberry her brother was James edward Conner had sisters name Julie Johnson Maudie Rogers right now I cant remember the rest but would love any info on my family I can not find them anywhere like they never existed. thsnk alot Jalena (Bilberry) Peck can be reached at [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Taylor Allen Jones Burris Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.msn.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5541/CdB.2ACE/82.1.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: I'm also a descendent from Joseph Benenhaley and Elizabeth William M. Taylor & Locadia Benenhaley James Holmes Taylor & Emmaline Creamer Robert Jefferson "Will" Taylor & Armenta Gardenhire Leonard P. Taylor & Hazel D. Burris. I would love to share information also. e-mail [email protected] Pamela Clauson

Hi Nan, I have found these hints, mostly from a French genealogist very helpful in photographing microfilm with a digital camera. Adjust the microfilm viewer image down to small size (say 8" X 10") in order to help reduce the lighting variation. (Also might need to adjust the bulb position to minimize variation, if there is such an adjustment.) Place a good sheet of white paper on the viewing surface where the image is projected. Paper with a smooth, but not glossy, surface work best (like a "clayed" for inkjet printers). Use a small tape to hold the sheet in place. Adjust focus on paper. Turn off the camera flash and subdue the room light coming onto the viewing surface if possible. Mount camera on tripod and lean tripod in so that it is almost inside and at the top of the hood. Too far in and it blocks the light in some viewers. Also, you want to be able to see the lcd image on the camera. Zoom in on the image to fill the view finder and photograph away. Takes as many pictures as you want as they are almost free. Transfer them to you PC and use good image editing software to crop and adjust brightness, light and dark thresholds, contrast etc. For backup, save the good files to CDR's. Print using a regular black and white printer if desired. Ray > > Have you used your digital camera to take photos of microfilm on one of > these readers? If so, are there any tips that I should be aware of? I > have a bunch of memory cards and rechargeable batteries and could take > lots of photos. I'm wondering about the light on the reader, should I > use my flash? If you have any thoughts for me, I would welcome them with > great appreciation. Thanks for taking the time to assist me. > > God bless, > > Nan

Read the discussion and agree with it, but you should also use the camera's time delay feature to minimize camera movement which has the additonal benifit of better focusing & lighting adjustment. I have a clamp-on tripod from long ago that works very well. Bob [email protected]

I am cross-posting, hoping to find some descendants of this couple. In checking various sources for information on the Stewart family, I wondered what if James Stuart's surname had been originally spelled "Stewart". Many Scot survivors of the Jacobite "uprising" began using the English spelling in succeeding generations and/or after immigrating to America. James' father was Francis and, from my estimation, is the son of John "Bailie John" Stewart, of Kinchardine and Christiana MacLeod of Inverness, Scotland. Francis and his father were Jacobites and after the battle of Culloden, Francis wrote a revealing account of the slaughter of many of the losing Jacobites and their sympathizers by the victors. Anyone interested may find details of Francis' notes by entering "Bailie John Stewart" in GOOGLE search engine. It might be interesting to see who these Stewarts are related to. Or, maybe this is already well-known to most of those related to James & Anne. Edward

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Reily/So. Carolina/Mississippi/Louisiana Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ReB.2ACI/68 Message Board Post: Book: "A Cavalryman's Reminiscences of the Civil War", by Howell Carter. Has information about S.W. Reily in the Civil War and a picture of him.