HI All.... Just as a follow-on to what Lindsey had to say in the following message... Recently someone sent out a message about some Strongs from "Durham". As I followed the messages it finally became clear that they concerned Durham, Conneticutt. However, initially I was confused. Please try to remember that there are MANY locations called Durham... there is a Durham, North Carolina; a Durham County and Region in Ontario, and not least, the original Durham in England... and there are probably others as well. I know of Strongs in at least the Ontario and English Durhams....and there may be some in North Carolina for all I know. The POINT is that it would help if you could be Specific in identifying WHICH Durham, or any other place name to which you are referring! Thanks David B. "Dave" Strong Email: [email protected] Website, "Researching Strong(e)s and Strang(e)s in Britain & Ireland" http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530 **************** -----Original Message----- From: Lindsey DiCosola <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 12:16 PM Subject: Locations >Wilma and all; > >Been watching the postings today re New York Strongs and, at the last >one, I grabbed my atlas to locate Washington County and had a >thought..... >Whenever you KNOW the location of a town or county, it may be helpful to >the rest of the list to see that in your message. Such as >md 2 July 1812 Granville, Washington NY WHICH IS THE AREA NEAR LAKE >GEORGE, GLENNS FALLS, HUDSON FALLS, FORT EDWARD AND KINGSBURY. > >I realize you won't always know that kind of thing but naming other >nearby towns might get the attention of someone who never heard of >Granville but had a great grandmother in Glenns Falls! > >I know that for myself, I can usually spot names of towns in Jefferson >and Oswego counties AND I WATCH FOR THAT but, I don't know much about >other counties so would not necessarily pay close attention to a message >naming a town I am unfamiliar with. > >For this particular Lydia M. STRONG, I notice on the map that Granville >is also very close to the VT border.....Rutland VT. People with branches >in Rutland are a good place to look for Lydia. > >Lindsey >[email protected] > > >==== STRONG Mailing List ==== >======================================================== >STRONG FAMILY ASSOCIATON OF AMERICA (SFAA) web site: >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/4715 > >Strong(e)s of Somerset, Dorset, and Devon Counties, England, >including ancestors of "Elder" John Strong; queries about >descendants of "Elder" John Strong answered by the SFAA >Historian, Robert Sheldon ("Bob") Strong, from his extensive >electronic database. >==========================================================