ROOTSWEB REVIEW: Genealogical Data Cooperative News Vol. 2, No. 1, 6 January 1999; Circulation: 247,200+ Copyright (c) 1998 RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative Editors: Julia M. Case and Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG <RWR-Editors@rootsweb.com> * * * * * CONTENTS. News and Notes from RootsWeb (IIGS Newsletter; HelpDesk Tips); FreeBMD Hosted by RootsWeb; Geek Speak; Connecting through RootsWeb; Peering into the Future; New Mailing Lists; New Web Sites; New GenConnect Boards; U.S. Census Transcriptions Uploaded to USGenWeb Census Archives; Cemetery and Mortuary Records; Humor; Reprint Policy; Unsubscribe Instructions. * * * * * NEWS AND NOTES FROM ROOTSWEB IIGS (tm) NEWSLETTER. The January 1999 issue is now available at <http://www.iigs.org/newsletter/index.htm.en>. Articles include "Genealogy As Story," "Another Great Library Resource," "No Shelves Here!" (about the completely digital Odessa Library, an online resource for German-Russian researchers), "Starting Your Research the Right Way," and "Query With Precision." * * * HELPDESK TIPS. Your new computer is connected, you've ventured onto the Internet, you've discovered RootsWeb, but where should you begin? RootsWeb has a Web page especially for "newbies" at <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~help/help/start.html>, and the HelpDesk is always available at <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~help/index.htm>. * * * * * FreeBMD HOSTED BY ROOTSWEB by Camilla Gemmingen von Massenbach <camilla@algroup.co.uk> FreeBMD co-Leader <http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com/> FreeBMD stands for "Free Births, Marriages, and Deaths." The FreeBMD project's objective is to provide free Internet access to the Civil Registration index information for England and Wales. For more information see <http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com/> (please note the new URL). Why did we decide to ask RootsWeb to host the system? FreeBMD is a huge project with upwards of 120 million records to transcribe and store, all needing double keying, search engines, bandwidth to support the access requirements, Web space, and so on. RootsWeb is the future of free data access on the Internet. RootsWeb can supply the hardware we need today and is dedicated to scaling for next year and the year after. RootsWeb is responsive to system administration needs, providing software and technical support on the servers as well as on the associated mailing lists. RootsWeb is there in an emergency. We can confidently leave the running of the system to the staff and volunteers in our temporary absence. Because it's RootsWeb, people will find it and know it's a real project. Thank you, RootsWeb, and all RootsWeb contributors who make this possible. * * * * * * * * * * DONATIONS TO HELP SUPPORT ROOTSWEB ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED. 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NEW SURNAME MAILING LISTS BALLERSTEDT (BALLENSTEDT, BALLERSTADT, BALLENSTADT, BALLERSTEADT) BANDY BASSETT BASTABLE BEARSE (BEARCE) BEAUREGARD (BEAUREGARD dit JARRET; dit VINCENT of Quebec; BEAUREGARD dit DAVIGNON of Quebec; BEAUREGARD Toutant of Louisiane) BETTS BUZZARD CADDELL (CADDEL, CADELL, CADDLE, CATTELL) CARRICO CHECKLEY (CHECKLY, CHICHELE, CHICHELEY) CHIDDY DANNAR (DANNER) DECOSTE DITTMAN (DITTMANN) DONAGHY (DONEGHY, MacDONAGH, O'DONAGHY, McDONOUGH) DUNLAP FARQUHAR (FARQUHARSON) FEATHERS (FEATHER, FETTER, FETTERS, FETHER, VETTER) GAULDING (GAULDIN, GOULDING, GOULDIN) GRALEY (GRAYLEY, GRAILIE) GUTHRIE HALFACRE (HALFAKER, HUFFAKER) HASLETT HATHAWAY HECTOR HENDERSON-CANADA -- HENDERSON lines of Canada HERD (HEARD, HIRD, HURD) HUBER JACO JANES JEFFERS LANGHORN (LANGHORNE) LARRABEE LAYZELL (LAZELL, LASELL, LAYZELL, LAYSELL, LASELL, LAZELLE, LASCELLES) LEDLOW (LEDLOWE, LEDLOE, LEDLO, LEADLOW, LETLOW, LETLOWE, LETLOE, LETLO, LUDLOW, LUDLOE, LUDLO) LIGON LINTNER MACDOUGALL (McDOUGALL, MacDOUGAL, McDOUGAL, MacDOWELL, McDOWAL) MARDORF (MORTORFF, MURTIFF, MONDORF) MASTIN (MASTEN and MASTON) MATZ (MOTTS, MOTZ) MCCOLLUM MCELWEE MCKEON (McKEOWN, McKEONE) MCLEES NEEP NEGRYCH (NEGRICH) from Galicia (western Ukraine) ODOR (ODER) OSTROM (OSTRUM); OOSTEROOMs of New Netherland PEDLEY PEEK PENCE (PENTZ, PENSE, BENTZ) in the U.S.A. RADLEY (RADLY) RASEY REMINGTON RENNIE (RAYNIE); a diminutive of REYNOLDS RICKER SCOBEE SHEEHAN SPECK STAPLES TEVAULT (DEVOLT) TOCA TOTTY TOWNER TREAT TYO WALTON WINELAND (WEINLAND) YEAGER (YAGER, YAEGER) NEW REGIONAL MAILING LISTS U.S.A. CAAMADOR -- Amador County, California CABUTTE -- Butte County, California CACALAVE -- Calaveras County, California CAELDORA -- El Dorado County, California CAIMPERI -- Imperial County, California CASUTTER -- Sutter County, California CATUOLUM -- Tuolumne County, California INUNION -- Union County, Indiana LAEVANGE -- Evangeline Parish, Louisiana MDCAROLI -- Caroline County, Maryland MNWILKIN -- Wilkin County, Minnesota MODALLAS -- Dallas County, Missouri MOMACON -- Macon County, Missouri MSNEWTON -- Newton County, Mississippi NCHAYWOO -- Haywood County, North Carolina NDHETTIN -- Hettinger County, North Dakota NDCAVALI -- Cavalier County, North Dakota NVCARSON -- Carson County, Nevada NVCLARK -- Clark County, Nevada NVDOUGLA -- Douglas County, Nevada OHPERRY -- Perry County, Ohio PACARBON -- Carbon County, Pennsylvania TNROBERT -- Robertson County, Tennessee UTDAVIS -- Davis County, Utah UTSALTLA -- Salt Lake County, Utah MSWILKIN -- Wilkinson County, Mississippi UTUTAH -- Utah County, Utah UTWEBER -- Weber County, Utah VANEWKEN -- New Kent County, Virginia NEW ETHNIC, SPECIAL INTEREST, and MISCELLANEOUS MAILING LISTS AL-MOBILEBAY -- Mobile Bay (Alabama) area genealogy BYEGONE-TOWNS -- Extinct towns, communities, settlements GEN-TRIVIA-UNIVERSAL -- Genealogy trivia from any country (an offshoot of the GEN-TRIVIA-ENG list for sharing ancestral recipes, poems, rhymes, ditties, slang words, sayings, etc.) GHFHC-NEWS -- Newsletter for Geneva Heights Family History Center, Orem, Utah KY-DAR -- Kentucky State Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) members and potential members MGS-MEMBERS -- Mobile Genealogical Society (Alabama) members NC-ALEXANDER-ROOTS -- Alexander Co., North Carolina genealogy NC-IREDELL-ROOTS -- Iredell County, North Carolina genealogy NJ-MEMORIES -- For reminiscing about New Jersey TOLPUDDLE -- Ancestors/descendants/siblings/families related to James and George LOVELESS, two English Tolpuddle Martyrs WARBRIDES -- World War II war brides and their children * * * * * NEW WEB ACCOUNT REQUESTS. Please see the instructions at <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~help/help/websites.html>. NEW WEB SITES. Some of these might not yet be accessible. If one that interests you isn't up yet, please check again in a few days or a week. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~[account name]>. Note that the ~[tilde] before the account name is required and will work for most. If not, you'll find most of them at USGenWeb <http://www.usgenweb.org> or WorldGenWeb <http://www.worldgenweb.org>. For example, to visit the page for Cabarrus County, NC, go to: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccabarr/>. U.S.A. flpolk -- Polk County, Florida nccabarr -- Cabarrus County, North Carolina HOME PAGES Ted CASH. Genealogy of BREMER and CASH families; also ANDERSON, BAHLMAN, BATTERMAN, COBLE, CORNELIUS, THISIUS <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cash/> CLIMBING the Branches. MCPHERSON, HARMAN, BRINSON, COLSELL, DEWHURST. <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~guile164/Default.htm> GUILE, GILE, GUILES; especially descendants of Samuel GUILE of Haverhill, Massachusetts. <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~guile164/Default.htm> HAKMILLER Genealogy. Includes BRADEN, CARLE, COLLINS, EDEN, LAWSON, and WEST. <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~kh3500/> HOMME. <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~alberta/> Bernard W. HORN, A Tribute to. Dedicated to information about individuals who received the Purple Heart. <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sebring/index.htm> JOHNSON Acres. Clay County, Kentucky genealogy of surnames EVERSOLE, BROUGHTON, JOHNSON, HUNTER, BYRD, and ISAACS. <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~johnson/index.html> Elton and Bonnie LACEY's Family Home Page. BRICE, CLENDENIN, COVEY, HUSTON, LACY, LACEY, and YANCEY. <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~elacey/> PARKER. <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~twparker/> Samuel Henry PHELPS Family of Cordell, Washita Co., Oklahoma. <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lpproots/Phelps/> PRYOR. <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lpproots/Pryor/> Annette WOMACK. ESTES, GREENWOOD, BEVILLE, and HAND. <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~acwomack/acwindex.html> * * * * * NEW GENCONNECT BOARDS. Link to GenConnect Fun Facts at <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/stats.html>. 654 new GenConnect boards were activated 12/27/98 to 1/2/98, as follows: ARCHIVES 6 <http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/> BAHAMA ISLANDS 6 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/index/BahamaIslands.html> IRELAND 6 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/index/Ireland.html> POLAND 5 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/index/Poland.html> U.S.A. Ar 4 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Ar.html> Ca 3 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Ca.html> Co 1 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Co.html> Fl 24 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Fl.html> Ga 12 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Ga.html> Ia 2 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Ia.html> Il 1 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Il.html> In 5 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/In.html> Mi 4 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Mi.html> Ms 3 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Ms.html> NC 6 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/NC.html> ND 1 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/ND.html> Ne 1 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Ne.html> NJ 6 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/NJ.html> NY 3 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/NY.html> Oh 14 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Oh.html> Ok 2 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Ok.html> Pa 6 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Pa.html> Tn 2 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Tn.html> Tx 8 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Tx.html> Va 16 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Va.html> Wi 18 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/Wi.html> WV 14 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/WV.html> SURNAME BOARDS 475 <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/FamAssoc.html> * * * * * U.S. CENSUS TRANSCRIPTIONS UPLOADED TO USGENWEB CENSUS ARCHIVES <ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/>. ARKANSAS. 1880 Sharp County (Lebanon and Strawberry Townships) <ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/ar/sharp/1880/> * * * * * AND NOW, A WORD FROM THE CORPORATE SPONSOR. CEMETERY AND MORTUARY RECORDS (Part 1 of 2) by Brian Mavrogeorge, Senior Development Manager The Learning Company <bmavrogeorge@palladium.net> Americans rely heavily on the censuses for family group information. But when searching for children or women who lived prior to 1900 in the United States, these records are not reliable. Infant mortality was high, and children who were born and died between census enumerations don't appear on the census. If you are looking for a woman in the U.S. who died before the 1850 federal census enumeration, the only information you'll find under her own name might be on her tombstone or in a cemetery card file. Tombstone inscriptions, cemetery records, or undertaker records might be the only tangible evidence of these lives. The Family Tutor for Basic Genealogy Records <http://www.uftree.com>, by Johni Cerny, offers this advice. Start your cemetery search by finding the names and addresses of churches in areas where your ancestor may have died. The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution has a Web site for locating cemeteries: <http://www.sar.org/geneal/cemtmaps.htm>. Churches with affiliated burial grounds usually kept records of interments in their ecclesiastical registers (sometimes called "Sexton's Books"). The local minister might be able to tell you where these registers are now -- in the original meetinghouse, a central church archive, in the possession of the heirs of the then-presiding minister, or at the office of the current minister. Also, thousands of church burial registers have been microfilmed and can be found in genealogical collections, or at the LDS Family History Library and Family History Centers. * * * * * PERMISSION TO REPRINT articles from ROOTSWEB REVIEW is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, PROVIDED (1) The reprint is used for non-commercial, educational purposes. (2) This notice must appear at the end of the article: Written by <author's name, e-mail address, and URL, if given> Previously published by RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative, RootsWeb Review, Vol. 2, No. 1, 6 January 1999. Please visit RootsWeb's main Web page at <http://www.rootsweb.com>. * * * * * ROOTSWEB REVIEW is e-mailed on Wednesdays to all RootsWeb Members, subscribers to RootsWeb-hosted mailing lists, submitters to the RootsWeb Surname List (RSL), and other RootsWeb users. DOWNLOAD BACK ISSUES FROM <ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review>. 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